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Marvel star was 'helping someone' before horror snow accident
Marvel actor Jeremy Renner is recovering from surgery after suffering "blunt chest trauma and orthopaedic injuries" in a New Year's Day snow plowing accident in Nevada, a spokesperson for the actor said.
As of Monday evening, Renner was in the intensive care unit in "critical but stable condition."
The 51-year-old actor has so far undergone two surgeries to address injuries he sustained in the accident, a source close to the actor previously told CNN.
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Renner was hospitalised on Sunday after a "weather related accident" while ploughing snow, his representative Sam Mast confirmed earlier on Monday.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office said its deputies responded to a "traumatic injury" involving Renner in the area of Mount Rose Highway in Reno.
Deputies found Renner injured and coordinated his transport to an area hospital, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release, adding that the actor was the only person involved in the accident.
The Sheriff's Office did not provide details on how the snow plough accident happened but said its Major Accident Investigation Team is looking into the circumstances of the incident. A press briefing from the Sheriff's Office is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
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Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve told the Reno Gazette Journal on Monday that Renner was helping a stranded motorist when the accident occurred.
"He was helping someone stranded in the snow," Schieve, who said she is friends with Renner, told the publication. "He is always helping others."
At the time of the accident, parts of western Nevada were covered with snow. The Reno area received around 15 – 30 centimetres of snow at elevations below 1,500 metres between New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, and up to 45 centimetres at higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.
Renner has shared multiple videos and photos on his verified social media accounts showing him in snowy conditions, including one Instagram video posted two weeks ago in which the actor appears to be driving a snow plough.
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Renner's family released a statement Monday evening thanking hospital staff and first responders as the actor remained hospitalised.
"Jeremy's family would like to express their gratitude to the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, Washoe County Sheriff, Reno City Mayor Hillary Schieve and the Carano and Murdock families," a statement from his spokesperson read. "They are also tremendously overwhelmed and appreciative of the outpouring of love and support from his fans."
Renner stars in the Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown and is best known for his role as Hawkeye in several Marvel Cinematic Universe films.
His Avengers co-star Mark Ruffalo asked for prayers of support for Renner on Monday.
"Prayers up for our brother @jeremyrenner on a full and speedy recovery," Ruffalo posted on his Instagram stories. "Please send healing goodness his way."
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PlatAfrica is an annual jewellery design and manufacture competition that gives both upcoming and established South African jewellery designers the platform to showcase how creative they can get with platinum. Here's everything you need to know about PlatAfrica 2018.
During the 1800s, silver was seen as the ideal complement to white diamonds, but jewellers soon found it had shortcomings. While it was easy to manipulate, it was also fragile and prone to bending out of shape. Platinum jewellery's popularity rose in the late 19th century, as the strength and ductile nature of the metal became known – Platinum had all the aesthetic benefits of silver but with an enormous advantage: once platinum cools, it is nearly indestructible.
In the 1950s, Hollywood icons like Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor started to wear gorgeous platinum and diamond pieces on screen and on the red carpet. Even America's sweetheart Marilyn Monroe strutted a platinum ring she received from baseball star Joe DiMaggio for their wedding in 1954. This rise in platinum jewellery's popularity saw creative designs coming out of Europe and Japan. To promote platinum in Africa, Anglo American Platinum together with Metal Concentrators started a series of seminars to encourage local designers and manufacturers to work with platinum and went on to launch the first PlatAfrica competition in 1998.
This year, the 19th PlatAfrica competition will be hosted by Anglo American Platinum, in collaboration with Metal Concentrators and Platinum Guild International India and promises to be another celebration of the brilliant white metal's timeless versatility.
Over the past two decades, PlatAfrica has had a wide range of captivating themes. From Bold Minimalism to Memories of Africa, the competition has been able to ignite the imagination of contestants.
With this year's theme, Blessings of Love, the competition looks to address gender equality by celebrating the significant milestones in the lives of young women like a graduation or a first job. Important milestones in life are often made memorable with an everlasting gift of jewellery and to create a timeless piece like this was the challenge set for the entrants of 2018.
From the milieu of parental love, the piece of jewellery should be a spontaneous affirmation that reminds any young woman just how much her parents love her, value her and admire her achievements. The contestants' designs are expected to be modern personal, meaningful, high quality and timeless to fit their consumer market – the daughter.
For the past 19 years, Anglo American, in collaboration with Metal Concentrators has sponsored the annual PlatAfrica jewellery design competition. This coveted competition promotes and celebrates innovation in the design and manufacturing of platinum jewellery.
PlatAfrica gives a range of professionals, apprentices and students in the South African jewellery industry the opportunity to showcase their design talent by crafting and manufacturing platinum pieces.
For many of the participant jewellers, this is also their first opportunity to work with platinum and to build their skills in this niche jewellery sector. The theme for PlatAfrica 2018 is Blessings of Love which looks to celebrate the significant milestones in the lives of young women.
Bold Minimalism was the overarching theme of PlatAfrica 2017 and aimed to pair timeless platinum with on-trend design.
Meet last year's winners as they share their stories of the competition.
Anglo-American Platinum hosted their 19th annual PlatAfrica Jewellery competition this year and the winners were announced at a gala event last night in…..
The winners of the 19th annual PlatAfrica 2018 jewellery design competition were announced on Wednesday during a theatre production style award ceremony……..
Since the target market for the 2017 competition was Indian millennials, the winners were invited to India as part of Anglo American Platinum and PGI India's collaboration.
Take a look at their adventures in the jewel of South Asia.


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University of Arizona, Bachelors of Science in business (1989), University Of Detroit School Of Law (1992), Juris Doctor Degree Cum Laude (emphasizing his studies on automobile, motorcycle, and truck accident insurance claims)
BAR ADMISSION
Mr. Morse a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Morse is the author of a national publication, Litigating Neck and Back Injuries by James Publishing and a chapter author of Dog Bite Claims for ICLE's publication Michigan Causes of Action Formbook. He also recently co-authored the book Fireproof with John Nachazel. (WOULD APPRECIATE A LINK TO AMAZON BOOK HERE, WHEN THEY CLICK ON WORD FIREPROOF)
Attorney Mike Morse is a personal injury attorney with offices located in Southfield, (Oakland County) Michigan. He began his education at the University of Arizona where he earned a Bachelors of Science in business. He graduated with honors in 1989, and then earned a Juris Doctor Degree Cum Laude from the University Of Detroit School Of Law in 1992.
From 1992 through 1995 Mr. Morse was employed with a medium sized personal injury law firm. Then, in September of 1995 he opened his own firm and today proudly employs 150 legal professionals. The Mike Morse Law Firm is now THE largest firm in Michigan specializing in automobile, truck and motorcycle cases. He also handle catastrophic construction accident cases, significant dog bite cases and will help clients with social security matters. In addition, his firm handles FLSA, FELA, defective hip cases, Nursing home cases, complex medical malpractice cases, 1983 and police brutality matters, Maritime cases, and many others.
Mr. Morse frequently lectures throughout the State and Country. In addition to serving as legal counsel to his clients, Mr. Morse also serves as a case evaluator and arbitrator in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
Mr. Morse has also authored a book, "Litigating Neck and Back Injuries" by James Publishing as well as his new book, Fireproof. Fireproof is a book describing Mike's almost 30 years in the law and how he went from a solo attorney to owning and operating the largest injury firm in the State of Michigan.
Mr. Morse has received many awards and accolades including The Detroit Free Press Top Place to work every year since 2010, Crain's Cool Places to Work in Tough Times 2009 and 2012, DBiz Top Lawyer 2009-2012, 2009 21st Century Innovator and 2009 Leader in The Law. In October of 2015 Mr. Morse was the proud recipient of the Spirit of Detroit Award given to him in recognition of his generous contributions of backpacks and school supplies to over 160,000 Detroit Public School Students.

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Ah, I've been waiting for this day. I hope my life never depends on my choosing a single most favorite children's chapter book, but if it ever does, Dominic will be in the running for the prestigious position.
This is our second book by William Steig, and one of three fabulous simple chapter books by the author. I previously shared notes from The Real Thief. Don't miss out on Abel's Island, as well.
Dominic is adventurous. He is indomitable. He is cheerful. He is dashing. He is courageous. He is kind. He is curious. He is selfless. He is wise. He is high-spirited. He is philosophical. He is the personification of joie de vivre.
He is a Renaissance Man Dog.
Dominic—the story—is illustrated with quirky drawings and bursting at the seams with adventure, buried treasure, and brilliant vocabulary.
He owned an assortment of hats which he liked to wear, not for warmth or for shade or to shield him from rain, but for their various effects—rakish, dashing, solemn, or martial.
"What a wonderful world!" thought Dominic. "How perfect!" Had it been up to him when things were first made, he wouldn't have made them a whit different. Every leaf was in its proper place. Pebbles, stones, flowers, all were just as they ought to be. Water ran where water should run. They sky was properly blue. All sounds were in tune. Everything had its appropriate smell. Dominic was master of himself and in accord with the world. He was perfectly happy.
Then he leaned on the shovel to rest, the wooden handle warm with his work. The moment he stopped being busy, he felt his heart quake. He had to cry. Life was suddenly too sad. And yet it was beautiful.The beauty was dimmed when the sadness welled up. And the beauty would be there again when the sadness went. So the beauty and the sadness belonged together somehow, though they were not the same at all.
And the characters names are ironic: Bartholomew Badger the pig, Elijah Hogg the jackass, Lemuel Wallaby the turtle, Matilda Fox the goose, and Manfred Lyon the mouse.


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Our Newest Wild Coffee: Colombia is our special medium bodied, single origin beans grown at 5,000-6,000 feet elevation in the beautiful Colombian town of Titiribi. This roast brews a fine cup of coffee that treats your palate to sweet, floral, fruity notes, with a hint of caramel and chocolate.
Sustainably grown in partial shadow under native trees, these small batch beans in our Wild Coffee are found on a family owned estate farm. Here wild animals enjoy homes among the coffee trees, as they are part of the environment - not separate from it.
Wild Coffee Colombia can be brewed with any of your favorite brewing devices (and it's also great iced). You'll pick up on a natural scent of vanilla and almonds as your java brews. These Colombian beans have an almost wine-like, caramelized, sweet taste.
In our minds, Colombia and coffee may already go hand-in-hand, but there's a great reason for that. Colombian grown arabica beans are known for their incredible flavor!
The family estate farm nurturing the organically grown beans for Wild Coffee Colombia is about more than just picking coffee cherries at the optimal time. They are giving valuable opportunities to many families, providing education, and widening horizons.
Making sure not to contaminate the rainforest environment, the coffee plantations that these single origin, fair trade beans are grown on provide homes for countless animals, creeks, plants, and flowers. This is what sustainability is all about.
With a wide range of naturally occurring and mouth-watering flavors of sweet chocolate, vanilla, and almonds, Wild Coffee Colombia is a medium roast you'll surely fall for.
After all, it's grown with love so you can love what you brew.
When you buy from our estate family owned coffee plantations you're guaranteed more than great flavor and high quality. You are supporting products that are Fair Trade Certified.
This means you're making a choice to support responsible companies, empower farmers and their workers, along with protecting the environment.
While your Wild Foods beans will obviously be arriving ready to grind and brew, did you know that coffee cherries can be eaten directly as a food? People have been known to use them in recipes like energy-rich snack balls.
The largest cup of coffee ever filled was a 9-foot tall cup! This 3,487 gallon cup of joe earned a Guiness World Record in 2012.
I'm confused - Is it Columbia or Colombia Coffee?
This is actually a topic under much debate. A lot of people misspell 'Colombia' because it sounds like 'Columbia' when it's spoken out loud.
When you're referring to the South American country that borders Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Panama, the correct spelling is: Colombia.


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We encounter the word feedback all the time, such as: customer feedback, employer feedback, employee feedback, guest feedback, school feedback, teacher feedback and the list goes on. So what exactly is feedback? While we generally understand it as an action to provide criticism or evaluation, why is it so important that it is still widely applied in all aspects of our daily life? Isn't our own opinion on the matter enough?
When it comes to keeping a journal, our minds stereotypically think of younger confused teens who rant about their daily emotional turbulences, or maybe even that one quiet sweetheart whom we all knew shared a special relationship with his/her diary.
From daily arguments with peers in your local coffee shop to competitive debates held in schools and universities, and even extending to aggressive politicians contending for different motions to be passed… debates exist not just to satisfy disagreements, but more importantly reflect the very nature of our democratic world. While some do avoid it possibly due to fear of conflict, debates are actually an important part of developing a person's character and intelligence.
"Ah! I can't seem to recall what it is about but I vaguely remember studying it in school." How often has this happened to you or someone else? Have you ever wondered if all those years spent reading, memorizing and learning was effective enough? Also, how much information was actually understood and stayed as a form of knowledge inside your head? Yes, it's a given that our minds are not all great and perfect, but we are a uniquely intelligent species that if given the right approach, our brains can engage very well.
Why do we hate certain subjects?
"I wished I had better teachers during my study of (insert hated subject here). I could have had a whole different perspective and attitude towards the subjects I hated." Sounds familiar? How many of you wished you had a better Math teacher? Or wished u had a different outlook on "boring history"? This seems to be especially true with people that are educated in Asian countries or those that have attended more traditional forms of schooling.
Education is the cornerstone of mankind's progress. For decades, learning has been confined to classrooms and textbooks which ultimately lead to the loss of interest and restriction in creativity. Staying in our old ways of education has caused students worldwide to be frustrated or in more serious scenarios, give up the idea of education. Despite general views, learning can be exciting! This is accomplished through the kindling of passion and understanding for knowledge which in turn elevates our experience of the world.
Syllabus and Curriculum? Same Thing?
In my 10 years working as an educator, I have encountered many that are oblivious to the differences between syllabus and curriculum. This is especially true when I talk to parents and they tend to mix the words around thinking it gives the same meaning. It is one of those scenarios where people confuse terms with similar meaning like admit and confess or belief and faith.
As we look around us, all types of content are scattered surrounding us. A content generally refers to differing communicating medians that have information in them. This said information is often times approached at its face value or the general consensus of society if one does not understand the importance of context. Approaching information this way is one of the unproductive habits that we as a society practice as it misleads.
As parents, we place so much emphasis on the growth of our kids. Personally, I spend so much on parental guidance books constantly or even expensive educational toys and resources for my kids just to ensure that they will grow up to be successful adults. Others even work extra jobs just to provide rare (and rather expensive) opportunities like piano and fencing lessons to their children that even we as the parents, never even had the opportunity to think about it whilst growing up.
From the moment an infant gains consciousness towards the end of an adult's life, it is within our nature to be curious of our surroundings. Be it a toddler responding to peculiar sounds or a distinguished researcher trying to crack the mysteries of the universe, we are constantly intrigued by the unknown and as a result, drawn to understand it. This said curiosity draws us to learn and more importantly discover our surroundings.
As mankind ushers into modernity, relationships between humans seem to grow more distant as our technology flourishes. One most important aspect of society: the daily household family is under threat from this modern disease of separation1.


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January 8, 2021Health & Medical, Psychological
2020 was so bad, 1 in 6 Americans entered therapy for the first time!
by Chris Melore
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NEW YORK — From health to the economy, it's no secret 2020 will go down as one of the most stressful years in recent memory for people around the world. So just how difficult was 2020? Enough that more than one in every six Americans entered therapy for the first time, according to a new survey.
A OnePoll study of 2,000 adults reveals these new patients joined the 31 percent of Americans who either continued or returned to therapy during the last year. Researchers find 15 percent also began taking medication for mental health issues for the first time in 2020. Another 15 percent changed or increased their prescription dosages during the pandemic.
There's still a stigma about therapy
Despite the surge in Americans asking for help, the poll finds there's still a negative perception about going to therapy. Forty-seven percent believe that entering therapy is a sign of weakness. The survey, commissioned by Vida Health, does note that just a quarter of respondents (27%) have never visited a therapist in their lifetime.
Three in 10 people who are not in therapy say it's because they don't believe their problems are "big enough" to need professional help. Another 32 percent say they can "handle their problems on their own."
"Americans often place other priorities above their own mental health needs, not just because of stigma but because of time," says Vida Health's Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Chris Mosunic in a statement. "They often see work, home and social responsibilities as being more important than their personal health and well-being. But just as they tell you on airplanes when the oxygen masks come down, we can't help others if we don't take care ourselves first."
COVID-19 and winter make for mental health misery
As you might expect, the coronavirus pandemic was a major reason why Americans are now seeking a therapist's help for their issues. Forty-five percent of respondents say they considered seeking treatment due to COVID-19. Just 15 percent of Americans think the pandemic did not damage their mental health.
Entering 2021, the winter weather is now adding to the problems of many people. Over six in 10 adults (62%) say they feel more depressed during the winter months. One in three (32%) call winter the worst season for their mental health.
Still, certain groups continue to avoid finding someone to help them deal with their troubles. The poll says men (35%), residents from the Midwest (53%), and baby boomers over 65 (74%) are most likely to never try therapy. Surprisingly, only 10 percent of baby boomers call going to therapy a sign of weakness, despite not trying it themselves.
"Many people don't feel comfortable with therapy for a variety of reasons," Dr. Mosunic notes. "While cognitive behavioral therapy is the fastest path towards relieving moderate anxiety or depression, there are still plenty of other ways to improve your mental health. Some of the self-help tools I often suggest are having a daily exercise routine, improving your sleep health and incorporating some mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques, like breathing exercises or a 'body scan.'"
Common symptoms
Regardless of whether a respondent entered therapy or not, the survey finds 88 percent experienced at least one symptom health professionals link to mental health trauma. Those include having "little interest or pleasure in doing things" (52%), "having trouble falling or staying asleep" (52%), and "feeling down, depressed or hopeless" (51%).
For Americans in 2020, these problems were the worst in the months of April and May. Three in 10 respondents say their mental health was at its lowest in these two months, right as the pandemic began.
"The bottom line is that there are many ways to improve your mental well being," Mosunic adds. "You just have to choose a path you feel comfortable with and can take ownership of."
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Noa Fort (* um 1990 in Israel) ist eine israelische Jazzmusikerin (Piano, Gesang, Komposition).

Leben und Wirken
Noa Fort hat von klein auf gesungen und Klavier gespielt; im Alter von fünf Jahren begann sie, klassischen Klavierunterricht zu nehmen. Ein Jahr lang lernte sie Tablaspiel in Indien und studierte dann an der Jerusalemer Akademie für Musik und Tanz, an der sie den Abschluss in Music Performance (zuerst für Gesang, dann für Klavier) erwarb. Sie engagierte sich in dieser Zeit in der Musikszene von Tel Aviv und Jerusalem, leitete ein Jazzquintett und arbeitete als Sidewoman für mehrere Bands und Projekte.

Ab 2013 arbeitete Fort in der New Yorker Jazzszene, wo sie ihre Musikstudien fortsetzte und sich zur Musiktherapeutin an der NYU ausbilden ließ. Sie hat an zahlreichen Veranstaltungsorten und Festivals wie dem BRIC Jazz Festival, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola im Lincoln Center, The Stone, Cornelia Street Café, Roulette und in der Rockwood Music Hall gespielt. 2015 gründete sie ein Trio, aus dem sich später das Noa Fort Quartet entwickelte, bestehend aus Fort (Klavier und Stimme), Josh Deutsch (Trompete), Dan Loomis (Bass) und Ronen Itzik (Schlagzeug). Mit ihrer Band legte sie 2018 im Eigenverlag ihr Debütalbum No World Between Us vor.

Die von der Kritik gefeierte Veröffentlichung führte zu Buchungen beim DC Jazz Festival und BRIC Jazz Festival. All About Jazz nannte es "ein Album von beruhigender Originalität an allen Fronten … Texte voller zeitloser Themen". Es folgten die EP Small Cities mit Schlagzeuger Vinnie Sperrazza, die Single Deeping und Mitte 2021 das Album Everyday Actions. Ihre Aufnahmen begannen im März 2020, kurz bevor der Lockdown infolge der COVID-19-Pandemie in den Vereinigten Staaten begann. Später in Verlauf der Pandemie beschloss Fort, das Projekt mit Solostücken fortzusetzen, die den Großteil des Albums ausmachen.

Fort verwendet Musik in ihrer Arbeit mit gefährdeten Jugendlichen, Erwachsenen mit Entwicklungsstörungen und Menschen mit psychischen Erkrankungen.

Diskographische Hinweise
 No World Between Us (Fortisima Music, 2018), mit Josh Deutsch, Zack Lober, Ronen Itzik, Tal Gur
  Vinnie Sperrazza & Noa Fort: Small Cities (Edition Zero, 2020)
 Noa Fort: Everyday Actions (Ears & Eyes Records, 2021), mit Josh Deutsch, Dan Loomis, Ronen Itzik

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Jazz-Sänger
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The Body Beneath The Willows. Nick Louth
The fourth book in the DCI Craig Gillard series, but just in case you're put off by that, this book can easily be read as a standalone without losing any of its impact.
For crime fiction fans I'd describe Gillard as a character similar to Lewis from the Morse spin-off series. Nothing is unusual about him. He's an honest cop, a family man who is happily married, even if he has a mad aunty who occasionally gives him hassle on the domestic front. He just gets on with the job, and that make really comfortable read.
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On the tree-lined banks of Surrey's River Wey, a decaying corpse is dug up by workmen in the middle of an Anglo-Saxon burial site. His modern dental fillings show that this is no Dark Age corpse…
DCI Craig Gillard is called in, but the body's condition makes identification difficult. One man, however, seems to fit the bill: Ozzy Blanchard, a contractor employed by the same water firm doing the digging who disappeared six months ago, his crashed company car found nearby.
But then an X-ray of the corpse throws the investigation into turmoil. A shard of metal lodged in his neck turns out to be part of an Anglo-Saxon dagger unknown to archaeologists. Who wielded this mystery weapon and why? Does the answer lie in a murderous feud between two local families?
The deeper Gillard digs, the more shocking truths he will uncover.
A totally original crime mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Body Amongst the Willows is an absolute thrill-ride, perfect for fans of Michael Connelly, Ann Cleeves and Mark Billingham
What I thought
Nick Louth has created a great character in Gillard. The story clatters along at a great pace, and takes enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing, without stepping into the realm of the improbable, or impossible. It's very realistic.
There's a clever thread running through the book that had me convinced I'd spotted who the murderer was, but no, I was wrong.
Gillard is written in such a way that you can feel his frustrations as the investigation seems to hit brick walls.
This is made even more realistic by the fact that Louth has fully embraced the way of the world today. He is the first author, that I've read, who has taken on the way the pandemic is affecting the country, the reduced number of Police Officers available, working from home, the mental effect of lockdown.
Nick Louth books are very much of the now, and I suspect in years to come people will read them and remember the period we're going through. Hopefully as a distant memory.
Print Length 306 pages. Publisher Canelo Crime. Published 27th January 2022
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The Monument Murders. Rachel McLean
Straight off I'm going to say this is one of my favourite series. I enjoyed the original books set in Birmingham, and these Dorset based books.
The Dorset books are neither a continuation of the Birmingham books, or a separate series, they are very much a spin-off with overlapping characters.
Rachel McLean has a way of making realistic, normal paced, modern policing exciting.
She has a great skill for a flamboyant murder scene which always puts a different spin on the scene examination.
But what I think she has mastered is the ability to take a very thin twine of a thread of a story, and weave it through all of her books.
As with the Birmingham series there is the hint of Police misdoings. A problem that is niggling away at DCI Lesley Clarke, a problem that her boss seems to want her to look into, but at the same time won't acknowledge the exists.
In each of the Dorset series this thread is intertwined with the main crime to be investigated.
I mentioned flamboyant scenes. The first murder victim in this book is found spread eagled over the local landmark, the Swanage Globe.
An architect has had his throat cut and a note has been left with the body, Go Home, is written in his own blood.
The fact that the victim is black, and the words on the note, instantly raise the possibility of a race crime. But he's an out-of-towner working on a controversial project, so the reference to going home may not be race based.
With the investigation team split between the two hypotheses cracks start to appear.
Can Clarke keep everything together, the team, the main investigation, the side investigation into a crime that may not even have happened, and her relationship with a criminal defence barrister who just happens to be representing one of her main suspects.
What a book, and what a clever ending………..
I can't wait for the next one.
Pages: 352. Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing. Available now.
Author nkadams999Posted on December 20, 2021 Categories Blogger, book blog, Book review, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Crime Series, DCI Lesley Clarke, Dorset Crime, Police Procedural, Police Thriller, Rachel McLean, sisters in crimeTags Book Blog, book review, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Police Procedural, Police Thriller, Recommended, Recommended BookLeave a comment on The Monument Murders. Rachel McLean
The Memory Bones. B.R Spangler
I have a confession to make. The killings in this book got into my dreams. I won't say nightmares, because that's a bit dramatic, but they certainly got into my head.
A choice, a quick death with a bullet in the head.
Or, play the game, take the challenge, escape the knots and run away.
3 years ago a woman is given the choice, she doesn't know why she's been taken into a clearing in a wooded area, or who the two men who took her are, all she knows is the bullet will kill her, and escaping being tied up and left alone at least gives her a chance.
Today a man's body is found hog-tied in a clearing. Two discoveries get Detective Casey White's attention.
One, the discovery nearby of skeletal remains intertwined with rope and a similar set of knots.
The other, the latest victim is her ex-husband Ronald Haskin, the father of their missing daughter. A man she still has emotional attachment to, but has not been in contact with for a while.
All that in the first thirty pages.
I don't think I've ever done a review where I stopped talking about the plot after just thirty pages, but I don't want to spoil, what is a stunning story, by discussing the plot line any further.
As with all of the series the characters and settings are great.
The continuing story of Casey White's daughter runs through the story like a fine grain through an oak table top.
White trying to balance her work life, her ongoing hunt for the truth about her daughter, and her blooming relationship always add to the books, but take on a greater poignancy through this one.
As always the story is full of suspense, Cliff hanger chapter endings, and twist that kept me reading late into the night.
Maybe that's why I had the bad dreams.
I loved it.
Pages: 337 Publisher: Bookouture. Available now
Author nkadams999Posted on December 4, 2021 Categories American Crime, Blog tour, Blogger, book blog, Book review, Bookouture, books, BR Spangler, Casey White, Crime fiction, Crime Series, Detective Casey WhiteTags Book Blog, Book Blog Tour, book review, Bookouture, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Blog, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Recommended BookLeave a comment on The Memory Bones. B.R Spangler
The Stolen Ones. Angela Marsons
When a man, Steven Harte, walks into a Police Station and asks to speak to Detective Inspector Kim Stone, with information about the disappearance of a young girl 25 years ago she initially gives him short shrift.
But when he says she will want to talk to him again soon, just as another little girl goes missing under very similar circumstances , he gets her attention.
Is he building an alibi, does he know something relevant, or is he just playing with Kim's head.
And, as if one person playing with her head isn't enough, the Queen of Psychopaths, Kim's nemesis, Dr Alex Throne is sitting in prison trying to plot her way to freedom.
She knows Kim won't be able to resist visiting her if she can get a message to her, all she needs is a phone with a number Kim doesn't recognise. Easy for a functioning, psychotic, sociopath. But somebody will have to suffer.
Meanwhile. Kim's team are investigating the latest disappearance and Stacy starts to notice a pattern.
The little girl that went missing 25 years ago was never found, but was she the first.
To find the clues that will help the team find the latest girl the team start to dig into historical cases, none of which had been solved.
How can respected business man Steven Harte possibly be linked to all of these cases?
Why is he leading Kim on a merry dance across the Black Country. He seems to anticipate their every move, and ingratiates himself with her team.
Can he possibly be a cold blooded kidnapper, and killer?
All the time the investigation is going on Dr Alex is plotting, should Kim be spending more time making sure she stays locked away, or is she being blindsided.
This is a belter of a story.
I recently watched a live Stream with Angela Marsons talking about how she comes up with stories for this amazing series. The way a little thing will catch her attention, then develops into a plot.
The way she is intrigued by finding out about specialist fields within Criminology and Forensics. The fact that she has bookshelves full of research text books.
It's not a coincidence that this is the favourite series of so many people, selling millions around the world. Was it Tiger Woods who said "the harder I practice, the luckier I get"
Angela puts the hard miles into her research, often digging deep just to give a short chapter authenticity and realism.
The people, the settings, the stories, are all very realistic.
But there was something she said in the live stream that really resonated with me. Readers don't need to know the little things, "like how many forms a cop needs to fill out" What they want to read is what they actually expect of a crime book, based on their knowledge from TV series and documentaries.
Nobody does this better than Angela. I work in the forensic field and have been involved in major investigations. I've never once thought anything she wrote was unrealistic.
Yet I have an acquaintance who could not be further removed from that life. Who has no experience of the police, or a police investigation, who is absolutely hooked on these books.
If Angela can keep both of us enthralled, and eagerly waiting for each instalment, she is definitely doing something right, very very right.
This year has been a stellar year for Crime Fiction books, but Angela Marsons still sits reading get at the top of my charts and looking at Amazon Chart today, the day after publication for this book, right at the top of most other readers must read list as well.
Pages: 426. Publisher: Bookouture. Available now
Author nkadams999Posted on November 12, 2021 Categories Angela Marsons, Black Country Crime, Blog tour, Blogger, book blog, Book review, Bookouture, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Crime Series, DI Kim Stone, Police Thriller, Psychological Thriller, sisters in crimeTags Angela Marsons, Black Country, Black Country Crime, Book Blog, Book Blog Tour, book review, Bookouture, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Blog, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, good read, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Police Crime Drama, Police Procedural, Police Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Recommended, Recommended Book, ThrillerLeave a comment on The Stolen Ones. Angela Marsons
Drawn to Murder. J.J Sullivan
Welcome to the start of a new series. Drawn To Murder is billed as book one in the Batterton Police series, and what a great way to start.
When the victim of a Gang Rape teams up with a woman convicted of Manslaughter it's not surprising that vengeance is on the cards.
But this is years later, and will anybody be able to piece together the the evidence, and see that the murders that are taking place are connected.
DI Susanna David is the de facto Senior Investigating Officer until DCI Blazeley is finished with a court case he is attending.
She is a competent Officer and Blazeley is happy to let her carry on in the role whilst he takes a bit of a back seat.
With her team she soon has a lead, but whether it will be in time to stop the pair getting more revenge is largely down to luck.
When a local reporter gets wind of the implications of the first murder, and links it to a second, it looks like the Police are losing the race to identify the killer
What they don't realise is that in there own ranks there is one person that could blow the case wide open, but he's battling his own demons and is loath to come forward.
This is one of those books that had me hooked from the very start. J.J Sullivan has a great way of writing that makes the story flow. I'd usually put a book down at a convenient point to take a break, the problem with this book is every time it came to one I was desperate to find out what happened next, so I didn't really put it down.
He makes the characters very believable, there is nobody with the usual "Cop-Problems" found in most Police thrillers. There are budding relationships, there are frustrations between colleagues, there is frustrations of balancing private lives with their Police work. That all makes this very realistic.
The crimes that are committed, and investigated, are compelling reading. Sullivan takes the reader right to the heart of everything, just stopping shy of making the crime scenes tasteless or tacky reading.
I can't wait to see where this dries goes. Which of the Officers in Batterton appear in future books, and what roles they'll play.
Yes. This is going to be a great series that I shall keep my eye on, and wait eagerly for every publication.
Publisher: Mandrill Press. Publication Date: 1st September 2021
Author nkadams999Posted on October 24, 2021 October 24, 2021 Categories Blogger, book blog, Book review, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Crime Series, J.J Sullivan, MandrillTags Book Blog, book review, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Blog, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, Must Read, NigelAdamsBookworm, Police Crime Drama, Recommended, Recommended BookLeave a comment on Drawn to Murder. J.J Sullivan
The Last Time She Died. Zoe Sharp
If the two lead characters in this book don't end up in a TV series somebody is missing a trick
John Byron is a Senior Detective who is on long term sick leave. But that doesn't stop his boss being in almost constant contact about an unofficial inquiry he's carrying out.
He is attending the funeral of a Politician who was about to become a whistle blower. A man who was about to blow the lid on an elusive child abuse ring.
Blake was 15 when she disappeared, 10 years ago, just after her mother's death. Since then her father has remarried and has step children, and has recently died in a car crash.
Nobody had seen or heard from Blake until the day of the funeral, when she accesses his house and personal files.
In fact nobody knows who she is, even when she just sits in the house and waits for the Police to find her.
The funeral is the same one Byron is attending. He is one of the first to attend the house and talk to Blake.
What follows is almost a dual inquiry. First the Police really need to establish if Blake is who she says she is, then he has she turned up now after so long.
Now Blake is doing her own investigation. She wants to know why she was given up for dead 10 years ago, and why nobody looked for a 15 year lad who just disappeared.
There are people in the town who need to worry.
What is Blake after, deadly revenge or justice.
This book has a fantastic story, and more than a bit of "will-they won't-they" between Byron and Blake. In more than one way.
I loved the concept, I loved the characters, and thankfully there are those six words on the cover that have got me really excited.
"Blake and Byron Thrillers: Book One"
Publisher: Bookouture. Pages: 384. Available now
Author nkadams999Posted on October 22, 2021 Categories Blog tour, Blogger, book blog, Book review, Bookouture, books, Bryron and Blake, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Crime Series, sisters in crime, Zoe SharpTags Book Blog, book review, Bookouture, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Blog, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Police Crime Drama, Recommended BookLeave a comment on The Last Time She Died. Zoe Sharp
The Lost Boys. Rachel Amphlett
The murder of a youth, at a fair leads, to a disturbing investigation
Why is a young teenager miles from where he should be?
Why has he been stabbed and left dead in an alley?
What are the pills found close to his body?
This story covers some of the more scary issues in today's society. Homeless or desperate young men running County Boundary drugs, Gangs Cuckooing vulnerable people, scared young people making bad decisions.
Detective Sergeant Mark Turpin is part of the investigation team. Both himself and Detective Constable Jan were close-by at the time of the killing, and arrived on the scene quickly. Both are affected in different ways. Jan struggles with the psychological issues raised by the death of a youngster, but for Mark things get a lot more personal.
The story of the crimes, and the investigation, are brilliant, but for me, the thing that elevates this book is the look at how vulnerable Police Officers are. Not every cop becomes hardened by experience. Jan in particular is affected psychologically by the first murder in this book.
The other thing that made me smile was the research that went into the book. Yes I have a personal interest in that, but when I know an author has asked for advice, on what is a relatively small part of the story, and has used that advice so well to make just a few paragraphs realistic, I know that all of the rest of the book is also researched and realistic.
This is a great book in a great series, but it can be read as a standalone story.
Author nkadams999Posted on October 13, 2021 October 13, 2021 Categories Blogger, book blog, Book review, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Crime Series, Rachel Amphlett, UncategorizedTags Book Blog, book review, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Blog, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, Must Read, Police Crime Drama, Police Procedural, Police Thriller, ThrillerLeave a comment on The Lost Boys. Rachel Amphlett
Amok. Sebastian Fitzek
This book took me straight back to some of the best books I read as a young man. The way it is written, and the story that unfolds reminded me of great books like Rivers of Babylon and Cathedral by Nelson Demille, brilliant stories that hooked me into the crime thriller genre
In this book a desperate man takes over a radio station in Berlin during the breakfast show.
Jan is a Psychologist who is convinced his Girlfriend is alive, a year after a Policeman knocked at his door to tell him she'd been killed in a car crash.
To get everybody's attention he takes hostages and plays an evil game where he changes the radio shows competition. Now people aren't answering the phone to win a lot of money. They have to use the right phrase to save a hostage. If they don't…………
Ira is a barely functioning alcoholic who is about to take her own life. That is until she is drawn into the hostage situation as the Police Chief negotiator.
What follows is an intriguing story with that many twists and turns at times I wasn't sure who were the good guys and who weren't, but that's what made it such a good story.
Ira is brought in to take over the negotiations from another Officer, at Jan's request, but why her. Ira is also a trained psychological but who is analysing who. The dialogue between the two is mesmerising.
There are some brilliant characters in this book, amongst them is the Masseuse, a gang boss with his own unique way of killing. Spine tingling reading.
The complexity of the story kept me gripped to the end. At no time in the book did I get who was going to be on which side of the law. But when the last page was turned it all made sense, and at no time did I get the feeling the story was unrealistic or deliberately misleading.
Sebastian Fitzek is a new author to me, but one I will be looking for in the future.
Pages: 464. Publisher: Head of Zeus. Published 11th November 2021
Author nkadams999Posted on October 7, 2021 October 8, 2021 Categories Blogger, book blog, Book review, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, German Crime, Sebastian Fitzek, UncategorizedTags Book Blog, book review, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Thriller, Head of Zeus, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Recommended, ThrillerLeave a comment on Amok. Sebastian Fitzek
The Girl at My Door. Rebecca Griffiths
Before I say anything else I'm going to say I loved this book.
Why say that, because I don't think I'm going to be able to do the book justice.
It's a slow burner to start with, almost to the point of a "cozy-crime" story, but it's far from that.
It's gripping and chilling.
Set in London just after the war, amongst the clubs of Soho the book is filled with great characters, and not all of them are fictional.
Queen is Osbourne is a Jazz singer with a dream. Unfortunately her dream is shattered and she ends up on the door step of a man she has been told will help her.
What she doesn't know is that she is walking into the hands of a serial killer, John Reginald Christie.
I was surprised I had never heard of this real life killer. A Google search soon put that right, and sent me down a rabbit hole of research for hours.
Christie has been watching Queenie for a long time, today we'd call it stalking, and now she's at his door.
What follows is a brilliant story that weaves fact with fiction in such a way as it's almost like reading a true-account story as it happens.
There are some great characters in the book, the settings are atmospheric in a way that suits the story and adds that pinch off suspense.
I really did enjoy this.
If you like books by people like Simon Michael and Ray Celestin you will love this. Fact woven with fiction is a brilliant sub-genre within the crime fiction section of the book shelves.
And now there is a new writer in their ranks Rebecca Griffiths has written an absolute cracker
Pages: 379. Publisher: Bookouture. Available now. Audio and ebook
Author nkadams999Posted on September 26, 2021 Categories 1940s, Blended Fact and Fiction, Blog tour, Blogger, Book review, Bookouture, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Historical Fiction, Rebecca GriffithsTags Book Blog, book review, Bookouture, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Blog, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Thriller, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Recommended, ThrillerLeave a comment on The Girl at My Door. Rebecca Griffiths
Little Bones. Patricia Gibney
For anybody that hasn't found series of books, by Patricia Gibney, featuring DI Lottie Parker, you are missing out on one of the best Police Thriller series on the shelves.
For those of you that have, you are in for a treat with this one, I think it's the best so far.
Lottie is called to a gruesome murder the victim has an old fashioned razor blade in her hand.
A woman receives a hand written note with three Rusty Razor Blades inside, she knows she'll be dead within days, if not before the end of the day. Especially when she sees news of a murder on the news.
Somebody is coming for her. She knows why. She's scared and so she should be.
Somebody is watching the Police. He wants to help, he has information, but he also suffers blackouts and doesn't know if he's the killer.
And all of that in the first few chapters.
Lottie and her team have their work cut out with this investigation.
You can rely on Patricia Gibney to keep it real, and this is no exception. Her books are like the written version of the real life, fly-on-the-wall, crime documentaries that follow live investigations. But her books are access all areas.
She takes you inside the head of the detectives, the criminals, the witnesses and the victims. She shows you the affect of a crime on everybody it touches, and throughout the series she has shown us the affect the work has on DI Lottie Parker and her family.
This book arrived in my inbox on a Friday morning, it went straight to the top of my to-be-read list, and was finished by Sunday, it gripped me from the first chapter. Brilliant.
Pages: 407. Publisher: Bookouture. Available now.
Author nkadams999Posted on September 23, 2021 Categories Blog tour, book blog, Book review, Bookouture, books, Crime fiction, Crime novel, Crime Series, DI Lottie Parker, Irish Crime, Irish Crime Fiction, Patricia Gibney, sisters in crimeTags Book Blog, book review, Bookouture, Books, Crime Fiction, Crime Fiction Lover, Crime novel, crime novels, Crime Series, Crime Thriller, DI Lottie Parker, Irish Crime Fiction, Must Read, netgalley, NigelAdamsBookworm, Police Crime Drama, Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller, Recommended Book, ThrillerLeave a comment on Little Bones. Patricia Gibney


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The state government has agreed to provide 106 acre to Airports Authority of India's (AAI) in lieu of the encroached land.
The Adani group has won the bid to operate for 50 years five out of six airports that were put up for privatisation by the central government, a senior Airports Authority of India official said on Monday.
The Adani group has won the bid to operate for 50 years five out of six airports that were put for privatisation by the central government, a senior Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said Monday.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Madhya Pradesh in association with Airports Authority of India is organising the second edition of Connect Madhya Pradesh.


Two problems - first is the number of hotels. In Udon (not exactly a tourist destination), a popular soi in the centre of town had 2 hotels - now there are 6 .... also 3 more new ones just around the corner. I do not see an increase in tourists. One hotel on the ring road which i have used to put visitors up in (as fairly nice, quiet and has swimming pool) was 500 baht 6 years ago, price now - still 500 baht.
Second issue is the type of tourist. Friends who have visited Phuket, Pattaya etc. say indians and Chinese now make up about half the tourists. And sorry, it does make those moderately wealthy tourists (i.e. those who are not rich enough for top notch exclusive resorts but are willing to pay more for a pleasant environment) who have other options, think twice about Thailand.
Sure the midlevel Chinese can spend $425 a day - because their holiday is usually 3-5 days.
The midlevel westerners come for 2-12 weeks and so they can't spend $425 but spend way more overall.
The Chinese spend large amount in big malls and supermarkets because everything in China is risk of being unsafe or/and fake. The money goes directly to the billionaires families of Thailand.
The westerners spend the money in mom-and-pop/small/medium size businesses because the stuff in malls are more expensive than back home where you also get warranty.
Perhaps it is the festival, who wants to come here to be soaked? On the other hand I see far more hotels than are required by numbers coming, the market is bringing the prices down.
There are no warranties on products sold in Thailand malls including computers?


A new year means new resolutions. What goals have you set for yourself? Perhaps you've thought about your future; your investment plans. What are you going to do this year in order to achieve them? Sadly, it can all seem too overwhelming so although most of us start with the best of intentions, we never follow through. We let setbacks get the better of us. We let old habits kick in. We make excuses. But sometimes, all we need to push on is some real motivation.
My journey started at the tender age of 21 when I was working as an accountant.Although I'm not a practicing accountant now, I'm very thankful that that was the profession I chose all those years ago. I'm thankful because it was through being an accountant that I saw that most successful people had made their money through property. I decided then and there that that was how I was going to become financially free myself.
So off I went into the big wide world of property investing, at first feeling a little bit out of my depth. Although I'd spoken to plenty of successful investors and done a little bit of my own research before starting out, I knew that I was 'green', and I knew that I was bound to make mistakes, costly mistakes, until I learnt better.
My first purchase was a property in Surrey Hills in Melbourne. It was very daunting. Not just because I was such a novice undertaking a huge purchase like a house, but because it was around the time of the late 1980's. The recession had started and interest rates were very high. But underneath all the first-time nerves I had confidence. I believed in what I was doing and I knew that I had to do it or else nothing would ever happen and I'd never reach my goals.
Initially, I flipped all my properties. I bought, renovated or developed, and then sold off for a profit. This was how I thought you had to make money. Eventually I learned about capital growth and how this was really the best way to create substantial wealth. So with a switch of strategy, I continued buying but with the aim to hold on for the long haul. By my mid 30's, I'd acquired more than 20 properties. Although buying to hold was my core strategy, as I acquired more properties I shifted back to adding in some faster income generating strategies, like developing and renovating, to help me afford my higher growth properties.
Whilst I've had many great experiences along the way and have greatly enjoyed the process of renovating properties, there have also been bad experiences. I learned that unfortunately not everything always goes according to plan. There have been instances where scheduling and tradesmen have cost me money, but I've also worked with some who are exceptionally good and help you make more money. Having a team of trusted experts at your disposable is a critical piece of advice I would give to any aspiring investor.
I've also made mistakes just like anybody else. I used to sell all my properties when I first started out as I thought this was the way to create wealth. With transaction costs and taxes, I came to realise that this was a costly error and I would have done better to use the equity to reinvest.
Another mistake that comes to mind was a subdivision project I undertook on a very busy main road south of Perth. Although there were various complications that contributed to its poor performance, when you rule out 80% of your market who won't buy on a main road, it makes the prospect of profit all the more difficult. These properties didn't earn me the rewards I had expected and I learned that if I stick to my rules it's pretty hard to go wrong.
After these setbacks or learning experiences as I like to call them now, I'd just dust myself off and get back up again. I've undertaken some risky strategies in my time and I've bought when the economy's been in a very rough state. During these times, there were moments where I questioned my strategy or felt uncertain about my goals. However, these worries and doubts were always short-lived. I never really considered giving up because my experience showed me that even when times got tough or things didn't go as planned, there's always a way to make money.
Today, after all the ups and downs, I've still managed to grow a portfolio of properties worth around $15 million dollars and was a multi-millionaire by the time I reached 30. Although I could've stopped investing, I didn't and I'm still an active investor todayI hope my story shows you that you don't have to be rich to start with, you don't have to have an extraordinary intellect, and you can afford to make some mistakes and still make money from property.
But, you do need two things; two things which I had. One is self-belief. Too many people sit on the sidelines waiting for the right time or they procrastinate year after year. Ultimately, I think it's because they don't believe in themselves. The sooner you learn that there's never a perfect time, that fears can be mitigated with professional advice and research, and that you can do anything you set your mind to, the sooner you'll be on your path to wealth.Secondly, and very importantly, you have to have the knowledge. As Benjamin Franklin once said ""If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." have you reached your investment property goals ?
Momentum Wealth and its affiliated entities are not Accountants or financial Planners. While all information is provided in good faith, you should seek your own independent advice in relation to all matters regarding investing, taxation and superannuation.


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The history of the brand "Original by Robert" dates back to 1942. Founded by Robert Levy, David Jaffee, and Irving Landsman as Fashion craft Jewelry Company NYC, in 1951, it was renamed to Robert Originals, Inc. The American costume jewelry market has not been affected much by the World War II. The demand was big enough, the equipment and materials were quite enough. After the Great Depression, the ladies of all ages got a taste and wanted to look elegant and expensive. Therefore, a lot of magnificent jewellery pieces were created in the 1940s. They were close to high expensive jewelry in quality and design, but more accessible. Also Hollywood screen divas added to the demand – they wore not only diamonds, but a luxury costume jewelry. Jewellery company Original by Robert began to do the same. It copied the style of the great Miriam Haskell. All the decorations were made by hand, which means – they are unique and expensive. In addition to jewelry made of beads, great popularity enjoyed the line of decorations in the style of Art Nouveau, made of colored glass. These ornaments are very rare to find on the antique market.
Initially aimed at the wealthy audience, the company created jewellery for the film industry and their decorations can be seen in old movies. In 1960-70s the company produced enameled jewelry. They were mostly flowers, rarer fruits, even more rarely figures and vegetables.
Many Hollywood stars adored these ornaments and acted in them in the movies. The beautiful exquisite brooches of "Russian gold" shone under the lights and looked perfect. After Robert retired, the company was headed by his daughter – Helen. In 1979 the company was renamed «Ellen Designs for Robert Originals». Although in the title remained the name of the creator and chief designer, the jewellery pieces no longer had any direct relation to the management of the company, nor its creative part, and the quality of jewelry began to deteriorate. The company ceased to exist in 1979.
Vintage brooch 'Flying to the sky' by the company Original by Robert. The brooch is a slightly curved piece of leaf with the natural patterns of veins and central sprig-handle. Costume jewellery alloy of yellow gold color hand coated with enamel colored young foliage. On the edge of brooch landed cute ladybug. If you look closely, you can see that it is smiling, soaking up in the first rays of the dawn sun. The brooch is marked Original by Robert, made in the 60s of the last century.


It wasn't the beastly ghost that terrified in 'Amavas'. What rattled me to the bone was the questionable casting choice behind Bhushan Patel's horror film.
The lead players — Nargis Fakhri and Sachiin Joshi — have the collective chemistry and charisma of a dead log.
Watching them attempt to act as a loved up couple in London who go for a romantic weekend getaway to Karan's (Joshi) summer home, a weary abandoned castle, is painful.
Fakhri plays the agnostic Ahana, who goads and giggles her way into Karan's heart. Her boyfriend is like a sore bear who loses his cool at the sound of bells tolling and is convinced that someone's watching him constantly. He has been, understandably, in therapy for years and his reluctance at returning to his childhood castle indicate that something untoward had happened within those stone walls.
The first half has a series of painfully awkward scenes including a dinner date outdoors that sees Fakhri act like an overgrown child. She's dressed as a femme fatale and runs into the woods, telling him to catch her as she plays hide-and-seek.
Going by her boyfriend's disgruntled face, he wasn't amused. Neither were we.
The usual horror tropes like chairs rocking on their own, creaking doors and ghosts watching you as you sleep are all there. Does it startle you? No. Does it make you cackle? Yes.
'Amavas' is unintentionally funny, mostly because Fakhri and Joshi are unable to breathe life into a string of lifeless dialogues.
The movie has nothing new to offer in terms of a storyline. Bad acting, coupled with a flimsy plot makes this a wretched viewing experience. While the first half — where the mood is eerie and grim — tries your patience, the second half is relatively better.
The mystery behind Karan's odd behaviour is unravelled in a painstakingly long manner. His gory past — including a murder cover-up — is dictating his present, we are told. None of it is particularly nail-biting or riveting, but somehow you are happy that things are moving along a bit.
Mona Singh as Karan's psychiatrist fares relatively better. Perhaps, her acting skills salvage some ludicrous twists in her character. She claims her tattoo — a religious Hindi symbol of 'Om' engraved in her hands — will be a deterrent to evil forces. While the idea is laughable, Singh manages to add some gravitas with her on-screen conviction.
The special effects aren't shabby, but they are tedious. Watching a ghost turn into a flesh-eating, blood-thirsty beast with crazy eyes gets boring after it's repeated more than once.
At one point, Fakhri's character Ahana frustratingly claims she doesn't understand what's going on in that castle anymore. Well, she's not alone.


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Why do you believe that legalization might improve the current situation?
There is only one reason, and it is technical. At present the market in illegal drugs is run, worldwide, by criminals. They make unimaginable sums of money, but they have no interest in the strength or purity of their drugs, nor the safety of the users. There would be great advantages if the market were to be taken over by national governments, who could set the rules for its operation and regulate it in any way which seemed desirable. But legalization is a necessary prerequisite for a regulated market.
There is also evidence that a legal market would tend to move away from the most extreme forms of drug taking towards something more reflective. Evidence from Portugal, where all drugs were decriminalized over 10 years ago, suggests safer behaviour (fewer fatal overdoses and cases of HIV), when the law is not breathing down your neck so heavily.
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As a medical doctor, aren't you worried that legalization would lead to an increase in the use of dangerous addictive drugs?
No. Dangerous hard drugs would be much more difficult to obtain than from the existing street black market. Legalization would make the subject of drugs much more open. It would remove some of the taboos and the excitement of indulging in an illegal and rebellious activity, which some find irresistible – drugs would become less cool. Perhaps even those with real problems would get the help they need quickly, and treatment could be greatly extended from the huge savings in the police, customs and criminal justice system.
How would children and youth be protected?
It would be illegal to sell any drug to anyone under the designated age, perhaps 18. Anyone caught doing so would lose their licence to sell drugs, and with it a sizeable slice of their business; they might go to prison. It would not be worth the risk.
Once legalized, how would you regulate or control drugs?
Drugs would only be available from certain shops or other outlets, probably including pubs for some drugs. These would be licensed by the regulatory authority, and the licence holder would have to have some special training, so that they could give knowledgeable advice and recognize potential trouble.
Drugs would be divided into perhaps five categories, depending on the possible harm they could cause. At one end, small quantities of codeine tablets could be bought with no restrictions from a licensed chemist (as now). At the other end of the spectrum, heroin and crack cocaine would only be available on a doctor's prescription, or possibly from special 'consumption rooms' where they could be used safely but not taken away. In between, restrictions could be placed on total quantities available, and when and where they had to be picked up. Drugs would never be sold to someone who was 'stoned', and there would be restrictions on use in public places. Details would be fine-tuned in the light of experience, perhaps obtained by running pilot projects.
Drugs would be available from certain shops or other outlets. They would be licensed
This would have many advantages. Quality, strength, purity, sterility and labelling could all be vigorously controlled, and hence safety enhanced. Prices would fall because illegal goods sold by criminals are always expensive. The government could set the national prices at which drugs would be sold, which would include tax and the cost of the inspectorate service. Since the government would be the only seller it could maintain an absolute ban on any advertising or other attempts to promote drugs. It would obtain supplies from commercial suppliers after a competitive tendering process. Because prices would be lower than now, there would be less acquisitive crime committed to pay for drugs.
Rather than legalize yet more addictive and mind-altering substances, wouldn't it be better to aim to change attitudes?
If only it were that simple. Responsible parents – and that is most of them – have always been aware of the dangers and difficulties of growing up, and have tried to steer their children clear of drugs. But drugs have become a normal part of growing up in today's society. Some sort of experience of drugs, often fleeting, is a rite of passage for teenagers today. And we must accept that most occasional recreational use of drugs is harmless, certainly much less damaging than the drinking and smoking of their parents and grandparents.
Aren't compulsive drug users deluded by the substances they take, and don't law makers have a duty of care to protect people from themselves?
Some drug takers do become obsessed, at least for a time, and so behave foolishly or dangerously. But most do not. The idea of protecting someone from 'themselves' is a slippery slope which can soon erode hard-won freedoms. Such behaviour has to be extreme before intervention could be justified.
Does legalization imply a privatized free market in drugs?
Certainly not. Access to drugs would be more difficult under the legalization proposals than it is now. There would be fewer drugs around.
Wouldn't hard drugs become cheap?
They would certainly become cheaper, though this would be mitigated by the addition of tax. But it would be more difficult to get access to hard drugs than it now is – you would have to get a prescription, or find some illegal source.
Aren't there any drugs that should just be illegal for health or social reasons? What about crack cocaine, for example?
There is a good case for banning most drugs, but that is the position now, and proscribing a drug, if anything, makes it more attractive to some. Unless all drugs were available from a legal market, those which were not available would, once again, be supplied by the criminal and uncontrolled black market.
Wouldn't there still be a 'black' or illegal market, controlled by criminal elements, in spite of legalization?
There almost certainly would be, but what would matter would be the relative prices, and how big the illegal market is. Illegal drugs would obviously be more expensive than on the legal market, but there would be a few who would wish to pay a premium for a variety of reasons. It is unlikely that there would be much money to be made, and the market is likely to be small. For that reason, cheaper and legally obtained drugs would dominate.
Is there anywhere that legalization has been tried successfully?
No, it has never been tried.
Would legalization happen everywhere, overnight? How do you envisage it would be done?
In an ideal world, yes. There would have to be strong leadership from the United Nations, with suitable lead-up times, and commitment by the majority of nations of the world. But there would be non-compliers. However, if it started to be obvious that there were benefits, it is likely that the policy would quickly gain acceptance. But nobody should ever think that any policy will solve all the problems of drugs and drug-taking, and few believe that legalization is just around the corner.
A drug policy charity called Transform (tdpf.org.uk) has done a lot of good work looking at how legalization might work. Of especial interest and relevance is 'After the War on Drugs: Blueprint for Regulation' and 'A Comparison of the Cost-effectiveness of the Prohibition and Regulation of Drugs'.
Max Rendall is the author of Legalize: the only way to combat drugs (Stacey International, London, 2011). Stacey-international.co.uk
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A special briefing on the Poseidon Principles, separate from the Global Maritime Forum's Plenary Session, held on Day 1 of the just completed meetings in New York, delved into the process of aligning emission reductions pathways with new trajectories- for a 1.5C future temperature increase.
Barry Parker | Sep 26, 2022
The new guideposts, once established, will go well beyond the existing guidance for ship financiers, which, presently, are built around the International Maritime Organization (IMO) present guideposts of 50% greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions by 2050. Michael Parker, Citi's top shipping, offshore and logistics banker, who chairs the Poseidon Principles, provided considerable detail in his remarks on how the new trajectories will be established, which will put Poseidon Principles' ship finance signatories on a path towards net zero by 2050.
Intermediate targets for 2030 will guide thinking. Parker referred to The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), an initiative that is part of the broader Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), which is looking to put targets in place for the end of this decade, by end 2024. He said that the banks need to "retain the connectivity with evolving IMO ambitions", citing the upcoming MEPC 80, which will occur in Summer, 2023. All going well, in a schedule that Parker outlined, the present emission reductions 50% target, developed by the IMO in 2018, would be replaced with a "well to wake equivalent 1.5C trajectory" that would ideally be aligned with what the IMO decides at MEPC 80- a path looking out towards 2030.
Related: Poseidon Principles for marine insurance launched
Poseidon Vice Chair Paul Taylor, Global Head of Maritime at Société Générale, said: "Every one of the bank signatories will be bringing climate alignment into their credit decisions….this is all very new…but it's started and it's going to intensify with the new trajectory."
Questions arose along the lines of "What happens if the IMO fails to set out a new emissions reduction target [beyond the present 50% by 2050] at MEPC 80?" In his answers, Parker referred to the NZBA, saying that "2030 is a key date." Opining on the IMO's likely revision of its GHG reduction targets, he said, "I am fairly confident that they will have a target for 2030," but, in the Q and A session, he stressed that the Poseidon Principles could develop trajectories independently of the IMO- were it not to revise its targets.
Related: The Poseidon Principles – focusing on operations and data
Insurance matters were also part of the briefing. Patrizia Kern-Feretti, Chair of the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, inaugurated during the Summer and now gaining additional members, who is the Head of Marine at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, said that all shipowners that she had been in touch with were looking at ways to reduce emissions. She stressed that the Poseidon Principles insurance arm's benchmark of a 100% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050, which the financiers are now going to be aligning with, depends on accuracy in measuring shipowners' emissions, and said that: "The Principles are founded on access to transparent real emissions data to benchmark our activity."
In earlier remarks, Citi's Parker had noted that Signatories were using the IMO's DCS data "which is available in the public domain," and he credited the IMO's DCS initiative as being integral to the Poseidon Principles forward progress. Rolf Thore Roppestad, Chief Executive Officer, Gard, and Vice Chair on the Insurance effort, also stressed the usefulness of IMO involvement, beyond the data aspect, saying, "They may move slowly…but we are talking about a long-term trajectory…it's very important to have them onboard. History has shown that when the IMO is getting in there, it's really powerful."
Citi's Parker said that he hoped for continued alignment between the ship finance and insurance arms of the Poseidon Principles, though he was quick to note that different incentives apply to shipping loans (longer term) versus hull insurance (renewed on an annual basis).
He also offered some hints of future developments, which will bring further collaborations- saying: "You'll hear some announcements fairly soon…other industry sectors are following what we are doing…and are going to bring in their own Principles…and their may be some examples that we can learn from those…that will enable us to say, as we evolve our methodology, that actually- that's quite a good idea.
"We can't be static - we have to maintain the progress," he opined.
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