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The December 30 2018 election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which was widely acknowledged to have been rigged, declared Felix Tshisekedi as the winner over Martin Fayulu, who got the most votes.
It is understood that Tshisekedi's election was the result of a deal made with former president Joseph Kabila, whose rule since 2001 was characterised by conflict, corruption, authoritarian rule and human rights abuses.
The DRC remains the African country with possibly the greatest untapped potential – with great mineral wealth but an underdeveloped economy and an impoverished nation.
The African Development Bank said real GDP growth was an estimated 4.0% in 2018, up from 3.7% in 2017, due to higher commodity prices and increased mining production. It expected growth of 4.5% in 2019 and 4.6% in 2020.
Mining was expected to be the key driver of growth, while the outlook could be positively affected by firm commodity prices, positive election results (including acceptance of the results), progress in the security situation in the conflict-ridden central and eastern parts of the country, control of the Ebola epidemic, "and a start to diversification in the fabric of production".
The mining sector accounts for 99% of the value of exports, 34% of total government revenue, and two GDP points. But diversifying the economy requires some improvement in the infrastructure deficit and a more facilitative business environment. The DRC ranks 184 out of 190 countries on the World Bank's Doing Business 2019 report.
The DRC's National Strategic Development Plan aims for it to become a middle-income country by 2022, mainly through transformation of the agricultural sector.
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Despite calls for action following the election result, SADC, South Africa, the EU and US have not voiced concerns over the election outcome.
The EU had extended sanctions on a number of officials just prior to the election while the US had imposed sanctions in June last year. Tshisekedi is reported to have called for sanctions to be lifted.


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What Are the Undying Lands in The Lord of the Rings?
By: Author Jessica Suess
While most of the Lord of the Rings action happens on Middle Earth, it is only one of the many lands of Arda, the "Earth" created by Tolkien. We hear of a few of the other continents throughout the story, but perhaps the most compelling is the Undying Lands.
The Undying Lands is a realm west of Middle-Earth consisting of the continent of Aman and the island of Tol Eressëa. Also known as Valinor, the Undying Lands are inhabited by immortal beings such as Valar, Maia, and Elves. Only these beings are permitted to live here, with the expectation of the ringbearers Bilbo and Frodo.
The Undying Lands are mentioned several times in the Lord of the trilogy. They are the lands to which the Elves travel at the end of the Return of the King, with Bilbo and Frodo.
The Undying Lands are further explored in Tolkien's other works. Sam and Gimli are also invited to the Undying Lands due to their role in the ring quest. They later traveled there with Legolas as their guide.
The Location of the Undying Lands
The continent of Aman and the island of Tol Eressëa are located to the west of Middle Earth, separated by the great sea Belegaer. It is a long, crescent moon-shaped continent that stretches along the world's western edge between the two poles.
Undying Lands on the left
On its far west coast, Aman faces Ekkaia, the Encircling Sea, which Tolkien imaged marked the edges of his world. The continent's northernmost point is very close to the north-western tip of Middle Earth, but the two lands are separated by a frozen region of crashing ice known as the Helcaraxe.
Unlike he did for Middle Earth, Tolkien never created any detailed maps of Aman. Karen Wynn Fonstad made the maps based on some rough sketches Tolkien made of Arda and its landmasses and the information about Aman given in the Legendarium – Tolkien's collection of mythopoetic writings.
Who Lives in the Undying Lands?
The Undying Lands are principally the home of the Ainur, a race of demigods primarily responsible for shaping the world – the Ainur include both the Valar and the Maiar. The Ainur allow immortal beings, such as the Elves, to live there alongside them. Mortals are blocked from sailing to Aman, with exceptions made for a few, such as the ringbearers.
Aman is also often called Valinor, after the Valar. These demigods existed before creation. A group of them decided to descend on Arda when it was still in its nascent form to complete its development.
While most of the Valar are benevolent, Melkor, also known as Morgoth, represents darker forces. While the other Valar tried to create beauty and balance within the world, Melkor intentionally corrupted it.
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The Valar initially settled on the Isle of Almaren, an island in the middle of Arda, to do their work. However, it was destroyed due to their ongoing conflict with Melkor. As a result, the Valar withdrew to Aman and created a new home for themselves there.
Also, read our guide on who the Valar are in The Lord of the Rings.
Maiar
Another group of beings that descended to Arna with the Valar and then accompanied them to Aman are the Maiar. They are lesser than the Valar, and each is attached to an individual Vala, but they are still powerful. Collectively the Valar and the Maiar as known as the Ainur.
The Maiar are important because some of them were sent to Middle Earth to help protect the world. Gandalf and Saruman number among them.
As life continued to flourish on Arna, the Elves eventually emerged on the westernmost continent of Middle Earth known as Cuivienen. After being discovered by the Valar, the Valar invited them to live on the continent of Aman.
This invitation split the race of Elves into two. Those who accepted the summons of the Valar became known as the Eldar. Those who did not became known as the Avari.
However, some of the Eldar still dwell in Middle Earth. Some never made it to Aman, as the journey was treacherous. The clans that did were the Vanyar, Noldor, and Teleri. They became collectively known as Calaquendi. Also, later a group of Noldor returned to Middle Earth from Aman.
Also Read: 11 Most Powerful Elves in Middle Earth History
The Geography of the Undying Lands
The Valar came to Aman after their previous home was destroyed, so they had reason to build some fortifications. They constructed the mountain range of the Pelori along Aman's eastern border to protect the continent and established their settlement in the west, beyond the range.
Their principal city is called Valmar. On a large green mound just to the west of the city were the Two Trees of Valinor, Telperion (white tree), and Laurelin (golden). The Vala Yavanna created these to bring light to Aman.
Here is a teaser image of Valmar and the Two Trees in Valinor which was released by Amazon for The Lord of the Rings TV series:
The Elves settled in the lands on the eastern side of the Pelori mountain range. Their principal port city is called Alqualonde, which means Haven of Swans. It has mansions of pearls, and to enter the harbor, you pass beneath a natural rock arch to a beach strewn with gems.
They also established a city for themselves just off the west coast of Aman on an island called Tol Eressea that sits in the Bay of Eldamar.
They have yet another city at the Pelori mountain pass called Tirion. It faces the Two Trees and the Starlit Seas. It has a central square at the top of a hill and a tower called Mindon Eldalieva, which holds a beacon visible for as far away as the isles in the east.
A Brief History of the Undying Lands
The Settlement of Aman
The history of the Undying Lands begins when the Valar settle there after the destruction of their previous home. They lived there alone for more than 10,000 years until one of the Valar discovered the Elves.
This discovery urged the Valar to finally deal with Melkor, as they saw the threat that he posed to the Elves. He was defeated and brought back to Aman as a prisoner.
After this, the Valar invited the Elves to join them on Aman. Some of the Elves, which then became known as the Eldar, chose to join them.
The Destruction of the Two Trees
Melkor only remained in prison for around 3,000 years, after which he was released. Soon after his release, Melkor and Ungoliant destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor that bring to Arda, plunging the continent into darkness.
Melkor & Ungoliant destoring the Two Trees – Artist: Unknown
This caused chaos, especially since one of the Noldor Elves, Feanor, had captured some of the light of the Two Trees in two jewels called the Silmarils. He refused to hand over the jewels to restore light in the land, and then they were stolen by Melkor.
Desperate to retrieve his treasures, Feanor assembled an army of Noldor. They killed many of the Teleri kin and stole their ships to sail to Middle Earth in pursuit.
When the Two Trees died, they left behind a silver flower and a golden fruit, and these were set aloft in the sky to create the sun and the moon. It is said that the first Men awoke in Arna when the sun first rose.
At this time, the Valar also increased the fortifications of Aman. They raised the Pelori mountains to even greater heights and left open only one small passage. They also set a chain of dark rocks in the Great Sea to enchant mariners and divert them.
The Defeat of Melkor
While the Valar were fortified on Aman, Melkor, known as Morgoth, was causing trouble elsewhere. Eventually, many beings of Middle Earth tried to reach Valinor to ask the Valar for help in the fight against Morgoth.
Eventually, the half-Elf half-Man Earendil was able to reach their shores with the assistance of a Silmaril. When he arrived, he prayed to the Valar to show mercy on the Men and Elves of Middle Earth and forgive the Noldor Elves who had abandoned Aman and help them.
The Valar agreed and captured Melkor again. This time they cast him out of the world through the Door of Night, banishing him to the Void beyond.
Attack on Aman
The main villain from the Lord of the Rings, Sauron, apprenticed himself to Melkor and came into his own after his master was expelled.
An island off the east coast of Aman, within sight of Tol Eressea, was occupied by Men after the sun's rising. These Men were the Dunedain and became known as the Men of Numenor.
These Men were not allowed to sail to Aman, but the Elves would often visit them. It was not long before the Men became jealous. After a time, Sauron made his way to this island and began corrupting these Men. He convinced them to launch an assault on Aman and capture it for themselves.
Image by Jeff LaSala
The Numenor made it as far as the city of Tirion. But then the Valar used their powers to bury the army alive and trap them beneath the earth, where legend says they will remain until the end of the world.
They also sank the island of the Numenor, forcing the remaining Dunedain to Middle Earth. To ensure that nothing similar would happen again, they also removed Aman from the plane of mortal existence. Mortal mariners traveling west will find only barren lands, while immortals can still navigate the Blessed Realm.
The Undying Lands in the Lord of the Rings
The Valar and Aman had already removed themselves from the mortal realm by the time of the events described in the Lord of the Rings. But the Valar did not wholly abandon the rest of the world.
When the Valar withdraw, they choose five Maiar to travel across the sea and act as emissaries to help combat evil in the mortal realm. These Maiar took the form of men and were forbidden to reveal their true nature. They became known as the Astari, five wizards with the appearance of men.
Also Read: Who are the Five Wizards in The Lord of the Rings?
They play a significant role in the defeat of Sauron and the events of the War of the Ring. This success allows Gandalf to return to Aman, with many Elven companions, and Bilbo and Frodo.
As mortals, Bilbo and Frodo should not be able to enter the Undying Lands, but an exception is made for them. The corrupting influence of the One Ring means that they no longer belong in the mortal realm, so space is made for them among the blessed.
Do Elves die in the Undying Lands?
Elves are immortal, and they continue to be immortal when they dwell in the Undying Lands. The journey there is probably better characterized as a kind of ascension. They leave behind the strife and grief of the mortal realm to live in a world of peace and harmony created by the Valar.
Are the Undying Lands heaven?
The Undying Lands have a heavenly quality since demigods and immortals inhabit them, but they are not heaven.
Can anyone sail to the Undying Lands?
Only immortals can sail to the Undying Lands, mortals will find their way blocked. In the times portrayed in the Lord of the Rings, only the Elves and Maiar (wizards like Gandalf) can sail to Aman.
Why didn't Aragorn go to the Undying Lands?
Mortals are not allowed to live in the Undying Lands, with few exceptions. No exception seems to have been made for Aragorn. This may have been partly his own choice, as he had work to do on Middle Earth restoring the world of Men. But he may also have been unwelcome, as a descendent of the men of Numenor.
Why didn't Sam go to the Undying Lands?
At the end of the Return of the King, we see Bilbo and Frodo accompanying the Elves to the Undying Lands. A notable exception has been made for these mortals to dwell there. Their experience with the One Ring means that there was no longer a place for them on Middle Earth.
Sam Gamgee does not go with them at this time as he was not corrupted by the One Ring and still has ties to the mortal realm. He stays in the Shire and marries his sweetheart Rosie.
After Rosie's death in the year 61 of the Fourth Age, Sam, Gimli, and Legolas traveled to the Undying Lands, reuniting with Frodo.
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Die heutigen Kfz-Kennzeichen der Färöer (färöisch nummarspjaldur, plural nummarspjøldur), die 1996 eingeführt wurden, besitzen einen weißen Grund, der blau umrahmt ist. Die Schrift ist dunkelblau.

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Am linken Rand befinden sich ein blaues Band mit dem Nationalitätszeichen FO sowie die Nationalflagge Merkið.

Politisch gesehen gehören die Färöer zu Dänemark. Jedoch haben die Inseln im Nordatlantik einen Autonomiestatus und führen deswegen eigene Kfz-Kennzeichen. Im Gegensatz zu Dänemark gehören die Färöer nicht zur Europäischen Union.

Die ersten färöischen Kfz-Kennzeichen wurden ab 1930 ausgegeben. Sie waren schwarz mit einer maximal dreistelligen Ziffernfolge in weißer Schrift, von 1949 bis 1950 mit den Anfangsbuchstaben FØ und ab 1950 mit den Anfangsbuchstaben Fø. 1976 folgten die weißen Kennzeichen mit schwarzer Schrift und dem Anfangsbuchstaben F, gefolgt von einer fünfstelligen Zahlenfolge, bei der die Nummern für Pkw den Zahlenbereich von 60.000 bis 89.999 umfassten. Als 1992 alle diese Kombinationen erschöpft waren, wurde der Zahlenbereich von 50.000 bis 59.999 freigegeben. Die Nummern der Lastwagen waren niedriger (siehe Foto), und Anhänger hatten vierstellige Nummern.

Das alte Nationalitätszeichen (tjóðarmerki) war FR. Es wurde 1996 in FO geändert, um eine Verwechslung mit Frankreich auszuschließen, zumal Frankreich die Top-Level-Domain .fr erhielt.

Im Oktober 2007 wurde auf den Färöern das erste blaue Diplomaten-Nummernschild CD 100 vergeben. Das wurde notwendig, nachdem Island Anfang 2007 ein Generalkonsulat auf den Färöern errichtete und Eiður Guðmundsson erster isländischer Generalkonsul auf den Färöern wurde. Die Konsuln genießen auch auf den Färöern internationalen Diplomatenstatus.

Siehe auch
 Kfz-Kennzeichen (Dänemark)

Weblinks

 Olavsplates.com - License plates of the Faroe Islands (auf Englisch)
 Gesetz über die Zulassung von Kfz (auf Färöisch)
 Thomas Thorsen: Færøske bilnummerplader (in Dänisch); abgerufen 17. Juni 2013

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Faroer
Straßenverkehr (Färöer)

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My brother dropped by my house and says 'we are going to Windward Point.' Windward Point? Yes to Windward Point.
So we hopped into his jeep, my brother at the wheel along with his girlfriend and my mother. It was a rainy afternoon and we started the trip towards Island Harbour which is on the eastern end of Anguilla. The good thing about being in Anguilla is that 90 percent of the time it doesn't rain long enough for it to be too much of an inconvenience. Between the laughing and the talking and the drops of water running down the windows we reached Island Harbour in no time. Shortly after, we were screwing down the windows because the rain stopped.
We passed through Island Harbour and arrived at the Junks Hole road overlooking Savannah Bay. In the distance we could see our destination highlighted by the little iron light house on the hill. From here on the road changed from the smooth pavement of the main road to a hard packed and peaceful dirt road with a few houses at the beginning that soon disappeared. After that our only company were the electrical poles that take you as far as Captain Bay where you can see Exclusivity Villa. Here on out the poles also disappeared and we continued on the winding dirt road that exists only on a few maps. It is not well maintained so a car will have problems getting there but on the plus side you will get to experience the natural sea grape walls along the road.
We arrived at our destination and hopped out of the vehicle. Windward point is an amicable place with little to trouble you other than the salt spray that comes from the Atlantic Ocean, so do wash your vehicle as soon as you get a chance once you leave Windward Point. It is also a perfect place to see the white sands and greenery of Scrub Island as well. (Check on this link for my previous adventure on Scrub Island). We then hiked to the light house. It was well worth it because we got a great view.
It was an unforgettable experience for all of us and a great adventure for my mom who was visiting Anguilla. Another bonus was that we ate quite a bit of edible pink popes from the many cactus plants on the way.
If you want a little adventure, I would definitely recommend going to Windward Point on your schedule.
Do check out Sherise's post on Windward Point which offers a different route and perspective.
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The Promise of Federal Consistency Under §307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act
by Michael C. Blumm and John B. Noble
This Article represents an anticipatory exercise in analytic environmental law. It is anticipatory in the sense that the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (hereafter referred to as CZMA) has yet to have an on-the-ground impact on land and water use decisions in the nation's coastal areas. Thus, this Article is designed to facilitate understanding of how that Act will function once the state programs created pursuant to it are implemented, as well as to illustrate the potentials and pitfalls for the states that may lie hidden in its statutory structure.
Because the CZMA contains a number of provisions designed to result in federal accommodation to state interests, it can be viewed as a unique attempt to provide the states with leverage over the activities of federal agencies. Moreover, these provisions represent one of the fundamental incentives offered to the states to implement their CZM plans, which are now in the process of being developed. Consequently, the Article begins with an assessment of the provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act in general, and proceeds to outline the federal-state coordinative mechanisms of the Act in particular. The heart of these coordinative mechanisms are the federal consistency provisions of §307, and these are analyzed in detail. A section of the Article also explains the exceptions to the consistency provisions written into the Act.
NEPA Off the Top: The Supreme Court Interprets Impact Statement Requirement
The United States Supreme Court has undercut recent judicial1 and scholarly2 attempts to expand the use of programmatic impact statements under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in order to inject environmental factors more deeply into agency policymaking. In Kleppe v. Sierra Club,3 Justice Powell, writing for a seven-member majority, specifically disapproved the D.C. Circuit's attempt to quicken program impact statement timing by requiring commencement of statement preparation where programmatic major federal action is shown to be imminent, even though the agency denies that it is contemplating a program. The Court also concluded that, except in rare cases, agencies determinations of the proper geographical scope of such impact statements in situations involving multiple private proposals for action are entitled to judicial deference. And it rejected the suggestion, discussed with favor by the court of appeals, that NEPA imposes substantial comprehensive planning duties on federal agencies.
High Court Concludes Water Act Was Not Intended to Affect Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Jurisdiction
In one of the most closely reasoned of its many end-of-term environmental law decisions, the Supreme Court held on June 1, 1976,1 that Congress did not intend the 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCA)2 to transfer regulatory authority over nuclear materials in nuclear power plant effluents from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)3 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Atomic Energy Act of 19544 gave the NRC broad regulatory authority over what it called "source materials,"5 "special nuclear materials,"6 and "by-product materials,"7 in short, all the substances involved in the nuclear fuel process for nuclear power plants. The FWPCA empowered the EPA (and states acting under its control) to regulate, through a permit program, discharges of all "pollutants" into the nation's waters, and it defined pollutants to include, inter alia, "radioactive materials."8 When the EPA Administrator issued regulations establishing the permit program, he explicitly excluded the NRC-regulated nuclear materials, citing the legislative history of the FWPCA.9
Supreme Court Confirms Supremacy of Federal Authority to Manage Wildlife on Federal Lands
With its recent unanimous decision in Kleppe v. New Mexico,1 the Supreme Court has probably written its last chapter in a half-century old controversy concerning the authority of the federal government to manage wildlife on federal lands. The issue decided by the Court was the constitutionality of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (Act),2 a measure enacted in 1971 to protect all unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros on public lands of the United States as "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West."3
The Act protects such animals by declaring them to be "an integral part of the natural system of the public lands" and by directing the Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture "to protect and manage [them] as components of the public lands." Criminal penalties are provided for anyone who maliciously kills a protected horse or burro or converts it to private use without authorization from the appropriate Secretary. Further, if a protected horse or burro strays onto private land, and the owner thereof wishes to have the animal removed, the must notify federal authorities to arrange for its removal.
Other End-of-Term Supreme Court Decisions
In addition to its rulings in Kleppe v. Sierra Club,1 Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group,2 and Kleppe v. New Mexico,3 which are individually analyzed elsewhere in this issue, the Supreme Court rendered several other significant decisions in environmental cases as part of its end-of-term flurry of activity. Resolving a split in authority among the judicial circuits,4 the Court ruled on June 7 that while federal facilities must comply with air and water pollution control standards and compliance schedules adopted by states pursuant to the Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (FWPCA), such installations need not obtain state-issued discharge permits required of other dischargers under these same statutes.
In reaching its decisions in Hancock v. Train5 and Environmental Protection Agency v. California,6 the Court started from the basic premise that any congressional action to subject federal installations to state regulation must be "clear and unambiguous." The two specific provisions at issue, §118 of the Clean Air Act7 and §313 of the FWPCA,8 respectively, call in identical language for federal compliance with "requirements respecting control and abatement of . . . pollution to the same extent that any person is subject to such requirements." This, the Court concluded, was not specific enough.
Garrison Diversion Faces New Challenges
The Garrison Diversion Unit (GDU), a massive $496 million irrigation project in North Dakota sponsored by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, continues to receive widespread criticism because of its alleged adverse economic and environmental impacts. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Natural Resources (Subcommittee) have requested a moratorium on project construction, of which 20 percent has been completed, pending full analysis of ecological hazards.1 Other organizations, including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the South Dakota Legislature, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and The Institute of Ecology have challenged the need for further work on the project. The most formidable challenge, however, may be a suit recently filed by the National Audubon Society which seeks to enjoin project-related purchases, site preparation, and construction because of alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental statutes.2
Fallout From the California Nuclear Initiative
In a mixed portent for the future, California voters recently closed the first act in what is likely to be a long-running power play. On June 8th, California voted, by a two-to-one margin, against a ballot proposal, known as Proposition 15 or the California Nuclear Initiative, that was the first of a series of state plebiscites challenging the continue expansion—or even further use—of nuclear power as an energy source. Similar referenda are now on the ballot in Oregon and Colorado for the November election and are being put forward in about 20 other states. The fights there promise to be no less vehement, and the partisans no less dedicated, than those surrouncing Proposition 15. As is often the case in American policy decisions, however, lawyers may have the last word: the nuclear initiative battle may ultimately turn on the legality of such proposals in light of the existing federal regulatory scheme set up by the Atomic Energy Act.
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The stage when ink is put on the hands (such expressive endings) enables, in spite of the recurrences of the protocol and the anonymity of the participants, to feel the humanity of the attitudes and to perceive individual reactions to an undifferentiated violence. These either strong or discreet gestures both offer and reveal the tale of the essential mechanism of colonial power: dependence, dispossession of time and space, invasion of intimacy.
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Jessica Krueger, a math teacher at Lake Shore Middle School, resigned after the school learned of allegations that she had an inappropriate relationship with a student at her previous school in Texas.
A Lake Shore Middle School teacher has resigned after district officials learned of an alleged inappropriate relationship she had with a student at her previous job.
The Mequon-Thiensville School District told parents in a Jan. 23 letter that it had put Jessica Krueger, a math specialist, on administrative leave after learning from a report on a Dallas TV station that she allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student while teaching at a Dallas high school in 2014 and 2015. Krueger resigned shortly after the district's decision.
The letter said a substitute teacher worked with Krueger's students Jan. 23, and the district was working to find a permanent replacement.
Krueger's job was to work mostly with staff; contact with students was limited to one math class and some intervention support for students.
"We place the highest priority on the safety and well-being of our students and have zero tolerance for any type of inappropriate activity," the district said in its letter to parents.
The district also said that before hiring Krueger, the district conducted a rigorous background check, which included a national search of any criminal history.
The district had also spoken with a representative of the Milwaukee school where she had taught most recently, along with two other references. All references were positive, the district said, and no indication of the situation was on her record. There was also no indication of any problem during Krueger's time with the district, and believes no district students were affected.
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Boy, 16, playing the 'big man' in front of his pals killed a man with a single punch
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WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Connor Stewart took one swing at drunken Michael Rhodes and sent him crashing to the ground, where he suffered a fatal head injury, in Blackpool
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A teenager killed a drunk man with a single punch after showing off to friends and playing the 'big man'.
Connor Stewart 'shadow boxed' as victim Michael Rhodes staggered and tried to hold off the 16-year-old.
Stewart lashed out hitting him with a punch that left him mortally injured with a fractured skull.
The teenager has been sent to a young offender's institution after admitting manslaughter for the attack in May.
In mobile phone footage from the scene, Mr Rhodes, 47, holds his hands up in defence and tries to walk away from any brewing trouble.
Stewart then punches him in the face, sending him falling onto the pavement and smacking his head hard on the concrete.
As Stewart runs off with a number of other youths, Mr Rhodes is left lying motionless on the ground, while one person can be heard shouting: "Oi, he's bleeding. His head's bleeding."
And another voice says: "He's killed him."
The footage was played in court as Stewart was sentenced on Monday morning. He is said to have shown little emotion as the judge watched the footage of the drug addict's death.
The court was told Stewart, who initially told police he had acted in self-defence but later admitted a charge of manslaughter, returned to the scene and urged his victim to "wake up", before fleeing once more.
The sickening footage was widely shared on social media in the days and weeks that followed the brutal assault on Saturday, May 20.
He was sent to a young offenders' institute for three years after admitting manslaughter
Mr Rhodes was a former plasterer and chef, his mother said, who was battling addiction
The teenager will serve a sentence of three years in a young offenders' institute after admitting killing Mr Rhodes outside a shop in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancs.
He can be named after a challenge by the press on reporting restrictions.
Wearing a black hooded top, Stewart sat staring at the floor as the court heard how Mr Rhodes was "baited and abused" by youngsters after rowing with staff inside a corner shop.
Stewart, from Blackpool, wasn't one of the youths abusing Mr Rhodes, but arrived in the street as it continued.
"Perhaps the easiest way to describe the defendant's actions is to say he was playing the big man in front of this group," Mr McEntee said.
"We know the victim was a subject of fun because he was known to be a drug abuser.
"He was referred to there as a crackhead.
"He was, though, not wholly intoxicated, and not steady on his feet. He was an easy target."
Mr Rhodes suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
He was taken to Royal Preston Hospital, where he remained in a critical condition for weeks before his death on Sunday, June 11, more than three weeks later.
In a statement read before the court, his mum Margaret said Mr Rhodes was a former plasterer and chef who had battled problems with drink and drugs.
She described her son "struggling to cling to life", and doctors telling the family that, even if he did survive his ordeal, he would never have any real quality of life.
Defending, Julie Taylor said Stewart was a troubled youngster, she said he had been exposed to domestic violence growing up, before his mother and father separated when he was a young teenager.
"The fact the video exists and was circulated on social media has nothing to do with the defendant. He was very distraught and he has been unable to watch it," she said.
His Honour Judge Mark Brown said Stewart would receive full credit for his early guilty plea, and that his age and troubled past would be taken into account.
He said: "This is obviously a very tragic case and I accept you did not intend to kill Mr Rhodes or do him really serious harm.
"However, you were prepared to use force and did so showing off to your friends, and he died because of your violent conduct towards him.
"Although he had issues with drugs and alcohol, he was not a violent person and would always shy away from conflict."
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Structure–property relationships of Thai silk–microcrystalline cellulose biocomposite materials fabricated from ionic liquid
Kelsey DeFrates, Theodore Markiewicz, Kayla Callaway, Ye Xue, John Stanton, David Salas-de la Cruz, Xiao Hu
Biomaterials made from natural proteins and polysaccharides have become increasingly popular in the biomedical field due to their good biocompatibility and tunable biodegradability. However, the low miscibility of polysaccharides with proteins presents challenges in the creation of protein-polysaccharide composite materials. In this study, neat 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCl) ionic liquid was used to regenerate Thailand gold Bombyx mori silk and microcrystalline cellulose blended films. This solvent was found to not only effectively dissolve both natural polymers, but also preserve the structure and integrity of the polymers. A single glass transition temperature for each blend was found in DSC curves, indicating good miscibility between the Thai silk and cellulose molecules. The structural composition as well as the morphology and thermal stability of blend films were then determined using FTIR, SEM and TGA. It was found that by varying the ratio of Thai silk to cellulose, the thermal and physical properties of the material could be tuned. Blended films tended to be more thermally stable which could be due to the presence of hydrophobic–hydrophobic or electrostatic interactions between the silk and cellulose. These studies offered a new pathway to understand the tunable properties of protein-polysaccharide composite biomaterials with controllable physical and biological properties.
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AU - Hu, Xiao
N2 - Biomaterials made from natural proteins and polysaccharides have become increasingly popular in the biomedical field due to their good biocompatibility and tunable biodegradability. However, the low miscibility of polysaccharides with proteins presents challenges in the creation of protein-polysaccharide composite materials. In this study, neat 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCl) ionic liquid was used to regenerate Thailand gold Bombyx mori silk and microcrystalline cellulose blended films. This solvent was found to not only effectively dissolve both natural polymers, but also preserve the structure and integrity of the polymers. A single glass transition temperature for each blend was found in DSC curves, indicating good miscibility between the Thai silk and cellulose molecules. The structural composition as well as the morphology and thermal stability of blend films were then determined using FTIR, SEM and TGA. It was found that by varying the ratio of Thai silk to cellulose, the thermal and physical properties of the material could be tuned. Blended films tended to be more thermally stable which could be due to the presence of hydrophobic–hydrophobic or electrostatic interactions between the silk and cellulose. These studies offered a new pathway to understand the tunable properties of protein-polysaccharide composite biomaterials with controllable physical and biological properties.
AB - Biomaterials made from natural proteins and polysaccharides have become increasingly popular in the biomedical field due to their good biocompatibility and tunable biodegradability. However, the low miscibility of polysaccharides with proteins presents challenges in the creation of protein-polysaccharide composite materials. In this study, neat 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCl) ionic liquid was used to regenerate Thailand gold Bombyx mori silk and microcrystalline cellulose blended films. This solvent was found to not only effectively dissolve both natural polymers, but also preserve the structure and integrity of the polymers. A single glass transition temperature for each blend was found in DSC curves, indicating good miscibility between the Thai silk and cellulose molecules. The structural composition as well as the morphology and thermal stability of blend films were then determined using FTIR, SEM and TGA. It was found that by varying the ratio of Thai silk to cellulose, the thermal and physical properties of the material could be tuned. Blended films tended to be more thermally stable which could be due to the presence of hydrophobic–hydrophobic or electrostatic interactions between the silk and cellulose. These studies offered a new pathway to understand the tunable properties of protein-polysaccharide composite biomaterials with controllable physical and biological properties.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.103
DO - 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.103
JO - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
JF - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
DeFrates K, Markiewicz T, Callaway K, Xue Y, Stanton J, Salas-de la Cruz D et al. Structure–property relationships of Thai silk–microcrystalline cellulose biocomposite materials fabricated from ionic liquid. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2017 Nov;104:919-928. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.06.103


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← Putting Down Roots (Again)
Ancient Artifice →
Going Medieval on Medieval
Ralph Shelton's Medieval, a reimplementation of Richard Berg's Medieval, knows enough about Medieval life to understand that it was crummy, capricious, and lasted at least three centuries too long.
What neither Medieval understands is that none of these attributes are desirable in a game.
Conspiracy theories.
If you were designing a game about Medieval politics — think high-stakes court intrigues, religious infighting, crusades, plagues, and a very motivated band of horsemen rampaging across the eastern half of the known world — what role would you assign your players? If your answer is "shadowy secret societies," then you're sharing company with both Medieval and the set-just-a-scooch-later banking houses of Pax Renaissance.
In both games, the foremost advantage of this historical jiggery-pokery is that there's no need to shackle yourself to a doomed ship. Not only are heavy hitters like Spain, France, and the Holy Roman Empire more renowned than Polovtsy, the Bulgars, or the Latin Kingdom, they're also less likely to be burnt to cinders by passing Mongols. As a shorthand for why you're unifying England one minute and launching a naval invasion of Venice the next, it's perfectly functional. There's no need to worry about logistics, the difficulty of spanning great distances, or hereditary succession preventing certain countries from ever congealing when your answer for everything is "Something something Knights Templar something."
Yet Medieval fumbles where Pax Renaissance set itself apart as a surprisingly insightful portrayal of Europe cartwheeling through an era of change. And it's all because of a little thing we like to call control.
The Mongols, they approach.
To illustrate my point, let me take you on a tour of the decisions you'll make during your average turn of Medieval.
First, the map of Europe is divided into rectangular zones. At the outset, a number of these zones are shadowed beneath inaccessible tiles. In order to access them — and chances are that you'll want to, since living in the cracks between blocked-off zones becomes rather claustrophobic — you can opt to draw a map card at the expense of some of that turn's upcoming actions. Then you either take your turn as normal or collect income from the territories you've put under your sway.
The main portion of each turn is dominated by two different types of decisions: attacks and cards. The attacks are boilerplate. You pick an origin, a destination, and then invest some coins into helping the invasion succeed. There are some eccentricities to parse, like whether somebody can intercept a naval invasion or when certain cards activate, but the process is clear, leads up to a climactic roll of dice, and leaves somebody disappointed and somebody else elated.
Cards, on the other hand, represent many of Medieval's more intricate possibilities. The Knights of Christ can invade far-off lands, while having the ear of the Pope can mean excommunicating a rival or gambling on a crusade. An Assassin can take out a rival leader, or a Civil War can plunge a disaster-ridden country into further decay. And playing a card matching one of the map's countries can give you total control over it, along with its income, geographical position, and a generous heap of victory points.
Wait. What was that? Never mind, we'll circle around.
Lastly, you'll draw more cards and immediately play any that are earmarked as mandatory. Disasters, rulers dying of old age or hunting accidents, the Mongols getting bold and spilling into Russia — you slap down the card, resolve its table of dice results, and there you have it. A turn.
Strategy Guide: Get Lucky.
Okay. Let's get back to control.
I've always had a deep fondness for games that force tactical play over long-term perfect manipulation of information, engines, or resource conversion. And a not-insignificant aspect of tactical play is randomness. When each turn provides different options, whether a flowing selection of market cards, changing diplomatic realities, a new hand drawn from a deck, or even something as crass as an event system, players are forced to make do with what they can accomplish that turn under those conditions. Done well, this is a balancing act between long-term planning and moment-to-moment adaptability. There's nothing wrong with forcing a card pull, die roll, or event resolution, provided the player can enter into those moments with a broad awareness of their repercussions — and potentially back out to perform some other action if they decide that the risks outweigh the potential rewards. Control isn't about having perfect knowledge that action A will always lead to outcome B; it's about being able to enter into an action with eyes open, aware of where that action's success or failure will deposit you as a player.
Not to keep singing praises for Pax Renaissance, but it's a perfect example. Every turn's options are largely refreshed from previous turns, but the individual outcomes of each option are easy to parse, feed into the game's various avenues to victory, and, crucially, do exactly what you'd expect. A crusade will use these pieces, while a conspiracy will use these ones. Conquering the Holy Roman Empire will leave your armies depleted; a Reformation in England can destabilize a theocracy elsewhere; raising Islamic troops for defense may leave you open to a jihad.
Another example is found in Inis, which revels in what can be accomplished with carefully-tuned control. The cards in your hand are only partially under your sway. But because the selection is so compact, the import of every card is readily apparent. Battles can be mitigated or swayed, territories are lost or gained after distinct sequences of rising action, and every bid for victory is accompanied by clear stakes, often after everybody has voluntarily exhausted themselves by focusing their attentions elsewhere.
Of course, not every game needs strict control. Greenland and Neanderthal are about the capriciousness of weather and society and even genetics. Fief: France 1429 succeeds in highlighting the hellishness of living in a century when unexpected bumps on one's genitals could signal the end of a royal family.
But some measure of control would seem to feed well into the whole secret society angle. And in Medieval? Shit just sorta happens. And often to a degree of volatility that even those other games would stare numbly at.
Preparing to annoy some fools.
Take those country cards, for instance. Playing one of these babies can result in a contest to seize that country's provinces. But that's only if they've already been claimed. If even a single province is open, the person who played the card takes automatic command. If the entire country is bare, that player gets it all. And in a game where the only measure of success is how much geography you've put your stamp on, claiming a country can represent an enormous swing in points.
Similarly, those mandatory cards I mentioned? Picking up one means immediately playing it, which means your hand will be one card smaller next turn. Picking up four? The math isn't difficult. Worse, other than the Mongol cards, which you can nudge in the direction of your rivals, most mandatory cards select their targets at random. In theory these random events might average out over time, but in practice even a single rotten hand can represent a non-trivial setback, especially since collecting taxes effectively skips the meat of a turn. Add in the random map cards, the uncertain outcome of battles, and the odds of not being struck dumb by every passing event and you have a game that slaps a saddle upon your back rather than the other way around.
Of course, diving in headfirst can provide something resembling a good time, provided everybody is onboard with the fact that success or failure has very little to do with their choices. I could raise the problem of the downtime between turns, but those are usually the moments when somebody else is suffering worse than you. There are occasional sparkles of greatness, especially once the Mongols begin chewing through Central Europe and everybody claws for space farther west. But all it takes is a single naysayer to complain the game back into staleness. At that point, you'll practically cheer when the Mongols use Hungary to bake their s'mores. After all, once those ragamuffins appear seven times the game is finally concluded.
Surprise! Nobody expects a jihad.
Medieval evokes Medieval life. Traveling across the sea is dangerous. Religious wars occur for ambiguous reasons. Your fate is rarely in your own hands.
Unfortunately, that sense of accuracy does little to make Medieval a worthwhile play experience. Like a life of splendor in the thirteenth century, even its triumphs are hounded by the possibility of pooping yourself to death.
(If what I'm doing at Space-Biff! is valuable to you in some way, please consider dropping by my Patreon campaign. You won't poop yourself to death. Guaranteed.)
A complimentary copy was provided.
Posted on August 20, 2018, in Board Game and tagged Board Games, HGN Games, Medieval, The Fruits of Kickstarter. Bookmark the permalink.	4 Comments.
leemc13 | August 21, 2018 at 8:53 pm
Now you're writing public service announcements reminding us to play better games like Pax Ren and Inis? And you're thoughtfully reminding publishers about SEO pitfalls for generic game names?
Are you being forced to work community service hours for some bad deed you did? Have you been rage quitting games and flipping tables at your FLGS?
The Innocent | August 21, 2018 at 9:06 pm
Whenever I write a negative review, I get one or two messages or comments asking, "Well, if this isn't good, then what scratches the same itch that's better?" This is my effort to preempt that a little bit. This game was already too old for its time when it released in 2003. In 2018, there are more formidable options.
john daniel | September 16, 2018 at 11:46 pm
Thank you for this article. I think it was definitely something I needed to read today! A good reminder that I should put myself and my health first and get organized .So many good ideas i could apply on my life at home and at work. Balancing all the things to achieve successful life.
The Innocent | September 17, 2018 at 10:08 am
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Short Answers : You will be given eight (8) terms, and you will complete six (6). You will be expected to identify and then clarify their significance for the study of our subject. These
answers should be about a paragraph in length (3 or 4 sentences). The significance is the most
important part of these answers. Please be as concrete as possible.
1. Russian Revolution a. Russian Revolution: Pre-Bolshevik Russia i. Poor leadership (civilian and military) ii. Lack of material iii. Utter priation on the homefront iv. 1917 strikes in major cities and factories and peasant uprisings in the
provinces b. From the February to October Revolution i. Based in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) 1. Strikes shut down the city in March 1917 ii. Czar abdicated on March 15, 1917 iii. Return of Lenin in April 1. April Thesis a. Lenin's promises i. Bread, peace, and land 1. Give people food, get Russia out of the war, give peasants land c. July Days and the rise of Kerensky
d. Storming of Winter Palace on November 7, 1917
e. Aftermath i. Power transferred to Soviets ii. Nationalization of banks; seizure of private accounts iii. Church property expropriated iv. Foreign debt repudiated v. Factories under soviet control; 8 hour work day vi. Russian Civil War 2. Great Depression a. Great Depression as the proximate though not necessarily most significant cause of the authoritarian turn b. Great Depression in numbers i. By 1933, six million Germans are unemployed ii. 25% of Americans unemployed 1. 5000 banks failed iii. 800,000 French lost jobs
iv. Three million unemployed Britons 1. 20% of Britons lacking basic necessities v. 700,000 Polish new landowners fell into debt 3. Fascism a. The rightward shift of European politics in the 1920s i. Fears of socialism, discontent with parliamentarianism, hopes for
restoration b. The devastation of the Depression
c. Enter the Nazis i. And Austro-Fascists, Flange, Iron Guard, Arrow Cross, etc. 1. Essentially, Germany wasn't alone-- authoritarianism wasn't an exception, it was the rule, and democracies were exceptions. d. Rise of Authoritarianism i. Attempts to overcome tensions by appealing to fear 1. Call for strong, centralized leadership
2. Anti Democratic, anti-enlightenment e. Reaction to postwar order i. Germans were the latecomers f. Earlier developments i. Italy: Mussolini and Fascism 1. Came to power in 1922; dictatorship by 1925 ii. USSR: Rise of Stalinism 1. First Five Year Plan in 1929
2. Collectivization, purges and terror g. No fascist regime ever "seized" power, they were handed power 4. Schlieffen Plan a. The Schlieffen Plan and Plan XVII i. Cult of the Offensive ii. The Marne, the "Race to the Sea" and Stalemate b. 1.5 million casualties in the first 3 months 5. New Imperialism a. New Imperialism i. Old Version 1. Trade networks, colonies, and settlements
2. Missionary activities ii. New 1. Government takeover of territory
2. Direct rule
3. Capitalist-driven and nationalist-fueled
b. Causes of Imperialism i. Second Industrial Revolution 1. Large corporations in search of new markets c. Nationalism and the balance of power i. "A place in the sun"- every country deserves a place to be great (the
greatest) ii. National might and civilized progress 1. Wanting what is best of Europe to come from the country a person lives in. (Germans want the best to be from Germany, French want
the best to be from France) 2. Importance of the res of the world thinking that as well (People in Africa/Asia/Latin America thinking the best of Europe comes from
the country a person identifies with) d. Carving up the "Dark Continent" i. No longer about the slave trade 1. New forms of violence in pursuit of wealth 6. Civilizing Mission a. Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) i. Establishes a diamond cartel in South Africa. ii. Exploits humans like it's going out of style. iii. Unapologetic-- thought what he was doing was best for the world iv. Cecil Rhodes, "Confession of Faith" (1877) 1. "I contend that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race. Just
fancy those parts that are at present inhabited by the most
despicable specimens of human being what an alteration there
would be if they were brought under Anglo-Saxon influence, look
again at the extra employment a new country added to our
dominions gives. I contend that every acre added to our territory
means in the future birth to some more of the English race who
otherwise would not be brought into existence. Added to this the
absorption of the greater portion of the world under our rule simply
means the end of all wars…" b. Congress of Berlin (1884-1885) i. Gunships, railroads, weapons, medicine facilitate conquest ii. Concern over international conflict between colonizing powers, not over
rebellion by Africans iii. Rhodes and the diamonds of southern Africa iv. Mahdist Revolt (Egypt and Sudan) against the England
v. Herero and Namaqua Genocide (Namibia)- by Germans; first genocide of
the 20th century; blueprint for WW1; 70-90% of people wiped out c. Great Game and Imperialism in Asia i. British Incursions 1. India, Malaysia, and Burma ii. British and Russian rivalry 1. Central Asia (Persia, Afghanistan, China) and threats to India iii. Trans-Siberian Railway as a threat iv. France in Indo-China 7. Social Darwinism a. Darwinian Revolution i. On the Origins of Species (1859) 1. Emergence of social Darwinism
2. Thin line between science and speculations b. Positivism i. Auguste Comte ii. Better living through science 8. Congo Free State a. King Leopold II of Belgium and the Congo i. Ivory and rubber extorted through forced labor ii. Two to fifteen million dead iii. Not under direct Belgian rule 1. King created a privately owned company to extract rubber
2. People were enslaved, and corporal punishment was established iv. Congo Reform Association 1. International humanitarian organization created because conditions were so bad 2. Mark Twain and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were members 9. Opium Wars a. The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China  and China's sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War (1839–1842) and the Second Opium War (1856–1860). The wars and events between them weakened the Qing dynasty and forced China to trade with the rest of the world. 10. London Pan-African Congress a. The First Pan-African Conference was held in London from 23 to 25 July 1900. Organized primarily by the Trinidadian barrister Henry Sylvester Williams, it took place in Westminster Hall and was attended by 37 delegates and about 10 other participants and observers from Africa, the West Indies, the US and the UK.
Focus on getting European leaders to struggle against racism, to grant colonies in
Africa and the West Indies the right to self-government and demanding political
and other rights for African Americans. 11. Origin of the Species a. Darwinian Revolution i. On the Origins of Species (1859) 1. Emergence of Social Darwinism
2. Thin line between science and speculation b. Positivism i. Auguste Comte ii. Better living through science 12. Boer War a. This is intense fighting over the interior of South Africa. The British institute the first concentration camps to house war prisoners and 26,000 Boers die in these
camps. The British win in 1902. i. British get political control of South Africa, but grant the Boers self
governance. ii. The Boers don't get slavery, but they do get the disenfranchisement of the
Africans. 13. Berlin Conference a. Congress of Berlin (1884-1885) i. Gunships, railroads, weapons, medicine facilitate conquest ii. Concern over international conflict between colonizing powers, not over
rebellion by Africans iii. Rhodes and the diamonds of southern Africa iv. Mahdist Revolt (Egypt and Sudan) against the England v. Herero and Namaqua Genocide (Namibia)- by Germans; first genocide of
the 20th century; blueprint for WW1; 70-90% of people wiped out 14. Liberalism a. Nationalism after 1848 i. Emergence of Realpolitik 1. Revolutions revealed shortcoming of idealism a. National interest came to the fore i. Liberal nationalist vs national liberals 1. Equality but only for those that are "real" citizens b. The Rise of Authoritarianism and the Great Depression i. Depression grips Germany
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