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El retrato de Bianca Ponzoni Anguissola es un óleo sobre lienzo, obra de Sofonisba Anguissola datado en 1557 y conservado en la Gemäldegalerie de Berlín. Esta obra retrata a la madre de la pintora y es conocida también como la Dama de blanco.

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Sofonisba Anguissola tiene la sensibilidad de captar imperceptibles acentos emanados del lenguaje expresivo de su madre, la mujer que está retratando, y plasmarlos en una imagen que parece inmediata, espejo transparente de pensamientos secretos y de largas y dulces tramas afectivas. La suavidad de la tez y la fuerza expresiva recuerdan a Tiziano. La pintura está influida por el realismo lombardo del siglo XVI, pero también por el precioso cromatismo veneciano; está atravesada por influencias naturalistas, aprendidas con Bernardino Campi; recoge el clasicismo elegante y la carnalidad luminosa de Correggio y recuerda los refinamientos manieristas de Agnolo Bronzino. Sofonisba Anguissola enseña como mirar en el alma.

La figura de la madre tiene vigor plástico, en el busto fajado, en el brazo apoyado sobre el reposabrazos de madera de la silla, en el complejo juego de los cuadrados dorados que componen el precioso tejido del vestido, interrumpido en la parte alta de las mangas, unidas a los hombros con finos cordones, donde brota la blancura de la camisa. Un delicado y hábil bordado de hilos de oro, en sarmientos, decora el borde de la camisa que sobresale sobre el escote recto y los hombros. Vivaz frescura emana de su rostro todavía terso de mujer madura, satisfecha del amor del marido y los siete hijos. La postura emana serenidad, una íntima satisfacción de ser, de aparecer en el centro de la escena. No es una instantánea captada sobre la marcha, sino la historia de una vida plena y cómoda, rodeada de cuidados, laboriosa, confiada en el futuro.

Blanca Ponzoni se había casado en 1530 con el noble Amilcare Anguissola, y tuvieron siete hijos: Sofonisba, Elena, Lucia, Minerva, Europa, Asdrubale y Ana María. Las hijas se convirtieron en pintoras, todas excepto Minerva que fue maestra. El hijo Asdrubale fue músico.

Bajo el reposabrazos de la silla se leen firma y fecha: «Sophonisba Angussola Virgo F. 15.5.7». La diadema de perlas de Lucia Anguissola, a la izquierda del cuadro de Sofonisba Partida de ajedrez y el de la Dama de blanco son idénticas y también el collar de Minerva Anguissola, pintada en el mismo lienzo Partida de ajedrez es idéntico al que porta la Dama de blanco: fueron razones para identificar a esta dama en Berlín con Blanca Ponzoni Anguissola.

La marta
Blanca Ponzoni porta un rico cinturón de oro con cadena, que destaca contra el brillante reflejo del vestido. Con la mano izquierda acaricia la marta de su extremo, una joya particular del siglo XVI, en parte de oro y en parte de piel, amada por nobles y reinas. La cabeza del animal estaba realizada en oro macizo, también con piedras preciosas incrustadas, mientras la pelliza era la auténtica piel del animal. La marta, símbolo de fertilidad, estaba reservada a las damas casadas y madres de más hijos. Ancestro del manguito, apretándolo con la mano, servía para mantener calientes los dedos.

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 Autorretrato en miniatura
 Autorretrato con caballete

Cuadros de Sofonisba Anguissola
Retratos
Cuadros de 1557


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Can Internal fields, like _raw and _time, be explicitly removed from results with the fields command?
I am new to Splunk, and need to know if Internal fields, like _raw and _time, can be explicitly removed from results with the fields command. According to Splunk>Doc "The fields command does not remove these internal fields unless you explicitly specify that the fields should not appear in the output in Splunk Web". So I would say that the answer would be true. You can remove internal fields with explicit field commands. However when I searched Google, people were saying the answer is false. Also I believe some were saying used table command instead. Can someone help me out?
There doesn't seem to be a lot of information on this topic, and I was wondering what the more experienced Splunk users think.
Why is _time for my events showing a 1 hour difference compared to the _raw data?
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Today we continue the series with responses from Heidi Romano.
We began the series with responses from Nicholas Nixon, Matt Johnston, Blake Andrews, John Edwin Mason, Aline Smithson, Colin Pantall, Michael Werner, Liza Fetissova, Laurence Salzmann, Bryan Formhals, Richard Mosse, Shane Lavalette, Amy Stein, Amani Willett, Wayne Ford, S. Billie Mandle, Leslie K. Brown, Gordon Stettinius, Marc Feustel, Hin Chua, Adriana Rios Monsalve, Daniel Augschoell, Larissa Leclair, Elinor Carucci, Pieter Wisse, Daniel Echevarría, Natalie Minik, Qiana Mestrich, Jason Landry, Rona Chang, Stella Kramer, Joanne Lukitsh, Yumi Goto and Gwen Lafage.
Respondent: Heidi Romano is a fine art photographer and founder of UNLESS YOU WILL - a bimonthly international photography journal that showcases a vision within photo-based art. Her own work challenges the perceptions and expectations we have of our surroundings. Presented in an abstract and minimalist style, her photographs play with ambiguity, while conveying a sense of stillness and isolation.
I adore landscapes and was immediately drawn to the work by Lauren Henkin. Her work is examining the structure, loneliness and beauty of her eternal landscapes. Her vantage point allows us to glimpse a charming new view, a shimmering terrain from afar - I never seem to tire of.
I came across Awoiska van der Molen's work through a collaboration with Fabio Severo for UYW. I discovered that Awoiska van der Molen prefers to work mostly at night, when the senses are not distracted by daily influences. Her remote locations add a mysterious blend of truth and fiction that move me.


I wrote this piece linking NYC Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal with a carbon tax, in June. I shopped it around but none of the big papers took it. Now, NY Times columnist Tom Friedman — perhaps the second-most visible supporter of carbon taxes (after Al Gore) — has written a column backing the Bloomberg pricing plan. "Crunch time" for the plan may come as early as the next day or two. So it's time the piece saw the light of day.
Every so often there arises an environmental controversy that tests the capacity of Americans to face reality. One such case is emerging in New York City, where Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has proposed a "congestion fee" on cars and trucks driving into Manhattan.
Backers from the mayor on down tout the fee as a cure-all: it will unsnarl traffic, relieve pollution and create a revenue stream to upgrade subways and buses, while also cutting global warming emissions.
These claims are a bit overstated. More probably there will be a single-digit increase in traffic speeds, a one percent drop in emissions citywide, and perhaps a $400 million revenue infusion for a transportation system whose annual costs top $30 billion.
But even though the immediate benefits of the congestion charge are relatively modest, the act of imposing such a charge is transformative in itself.
The real significance of the congestion charge is this: it establishes the principle that safeguarding "the commons" — our air, water and public space — requires that we exact from ourselves a commensurate price for uses that damage or deplete it.
The congestion charge puts our money where our mouth is.
Although it has mostly gone unstated, the congestion charge rests on ironclad economic logic: street space, being both coveted and finite, has a value; hence, our failure to charge a price for its use in effect substitutes rationing by waiting, for rationing by pricing — which is why New York, Los Angeles, and every city in between have traffic jams.
Accordingly, a congestion charge that confronts those of us who would drive with the cost of traffic delays we impose on each other isn't just one means of reducing congestion — it's the only way to do so.
Mayor Bloomberg could place traffic cops at every intersection, airlift every double-parked car and truck, and make the subways free — and gridlock would reappear within a week, as the improvement in traffic flow attracted drivers now deterred by the too-crowded roads.
The only way to permanently open up road space is to impose some form of road valuation, and Mayor Bloomberg's pricing plan, while blunt and imperfect, is a very good start. Most important of all, though, it establishes the principle.
Much the same applies to the prevailing green paradigm for combating global warming. It's essentially a scattershot approach built around individual technological fixes: rooftop solar cells, low-wattage fluorescent lights, high-mileage automobiles and so on.
What's missing — crucially, fatally missing — is a valuation of the atmosphere's limited capacity to absorb carbon emissions without damaging the climate.
Just as the high value of street space in New York demands a congestion fee, the high value of a carbon-stable atmosphere demands a fee on carbon use — i.e., a carbon tax.
This isn't to say that tech fixes don't have their place. They will be needed to help get off carbon, just as car and truck alternatives such as expanded subway service, exclusive bus and bicycle lanes, and, in New York, a cross-harbor rail freight tunnel, must supplement the congestion fee.
But without congestion charges and revenue-neutral carbon taxes that in effect reward every traffic-busting or carbon-reducing choice, the fixes and alternatives will be systematically underused.
The obvious, first-order, unmediated choices that will reduce congestion and carbon are things that no one can make money from — things like fewer and shorter trips, smaller homes, turning stuff off.
Congestion charges and a carbon tax will cause people to make these choices, and that is the only way killer traffic and killer climate change will be brought under control. It won't happen just by subsidizing technological fixes whose investors have the advantage of an effective lobby.
What, then, is standing in the way of congestion fees and a national carbon tax? The power of an entrenched minority, for one thing. In New York City, fewer than one in 20 working residents drives toll-free into the intended congestion charging zone, but they know who they are and are not shy about protecting their self-awarded entitlement to a toll-free commute.
Conversely, the benefits of congestion pricing will be broadly distributed but not life-changing. Indeed, judging from polls, many New Yorkers don't even realize they are potential beneficiaries.
"Losers cry louder than winners sing," wrote University of Michigan professor Joel Slemrod in explaining the near-impossibility of overhauling the U.S. tax code, and the same holds true for the congestion fee and the carbon tax.
What is more, the benefits from road fees or carbon taxes aren't just diffuse; because they lie in the future they are by necessity uncertain.
That is why enacting the Bloomberg congestion plan is so hard, and so necessary. America's civic polity is stuck in traffic, so to speak. Getting it moving again will require us to imagine something other than permanent stalemate and act upon that vision.


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Espécies
Diosma abietina
Diosma acicularis
Diosma acmaephylla
Diosma acuminata
Diosma acuta
Diosma alba
Diosma ericoides
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Many science fiction and fantasy stories involve LGBT characters, or otherwise represent themes that are relevant to LGBT issues and the LGBT community. This is a list of notable stories, and/or stories from notable series or anthologies, and/or by notable authors; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Novels with LGBT characters and themes, alphabetical by author surname

Short fiction with LGBT characters and themes

Anthologies

Awards
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Lambda Literary Awards

See also

 Sex and sexuality in speculative fiction
 Gender in speculative fiction
 Queer horror
 LGBT literature
 Lists of gay, lesbian, or bisexual figures in fiction
 List of LGBT figures in mythology

References

External links
Alternative Sexualities in Science Fiction and Fantasy List
Lesbian Science Fiction

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Coming Soon! CHROME, My New SF Novel What It's About Lisa Mason #SFWApro #SFWAAuthor #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #womanssciencefiction
From New York Times Notable Author Book Lisa Mason
Two hundred fifty years ago, a purveyor of poisons and the creator of genetically modified organisms—Emirk Corporation—launched into the Moon's orbit around the Earth an artificial planetoid called CHROME.
There, Emirk technicians created races of human beings blended with the genes of animals. They were called Blends.
Now Luna Lightfoot—half puma, half woman, jewel thief—inadvertently hears a confidential conversation and witnesses a murder. She teams up with Terralina Rustabrin—half tortoise, half woman, bond-promised to a tortoise prince—and discovers a murderous scheme to change the lives of Chromians. A chameleon mercenary and an insane mastermind lurk behind the scheme.
To be published as a beautiful trade paperback and an ebook. Links coming soon!
From the author of Summer of Love (a Philip K. Dick Award Finalist and San Francisco Chronicle Recommended Book). On BarnesandNoble, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. On Kindle worldwide in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands. BACK IN PRINT! Find the beautiful trade paperback at https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Love-Travel-Lisa-Mason/dp/1548106119/ or IN PRINT at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/summer-of-love-a-time-travel-lisa-mason/1104160569.
The Gilded Age (a New York Times Notable Book and New York Public Library Recommended Book). On BarnesandNoble, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Apple, Kobo, and Smashwords. On Kindle worldwide in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands. BACK IN PRINT! Find the beautiful trade paperback at https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Age-Time-Travel/dp/1975853172/ or IN PRINT at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gilded-age-a-time-travel-lisa-mason/1106038566.
The Garden of Abracadabra ("Fun and enjoyable urban fantasy . . . I want to read more!) On BarnesandNoble, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Apple, Kobo, and Smashwords. On Kindle worldwide in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands. NOW IN PRINT! Find the beautiful trade paperback at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1978148291/ or IN PRINT at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-garden-of-abracadabra-lisa-mason/1108093507
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Strange Ladies: 7 Stories ("A must-read collection—The San Francisco Review of Books). On Nook, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. On Kindle world wide in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands. NOW IN PRINT at https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Ladies-Stories-Lisa-Mason/dp/1981104380/ or IN PRINT at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strange-ladies-lisa-mason/1115861322.
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Celestial Girl, The Omnibus Edition, A Lily Modjeska Mystery (Five stars) On Nook, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. On Kindle worldwide in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands. SOON IN PRINT!
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Hummers (in Fifth Annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror) On BarnesandNoble, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Apple, Kobo, and Smashwords. Also on Kindle in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, and India.
Daughter of the Tao (in Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn) on US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, BarnesandNoble, Apple, Kobo, and Smashwords. Also on Kindle in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands.
Every Mystery Unexplained (in David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible) on BarnesandNoble, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Apple, Kobo, and Smashwords. Also on Kindle in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, and India.
Tomorrow's Child (In Active Development at Universal Pictures) on BarnesandNoble, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Apple, Kobo, and Smashwords. Also on Kindle in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands.
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My Charlotte: Patty's Story on Barnes and Noble, US Kindle, UK Kindle, Canada Kindle, Australia Kindle, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. On Kindle in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Netherlands, and Mexico.
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2018 in Review: 7 Novels in Print, 22 Ebooks, 3 Stories Published, 3 New Book Reviews The Attack//Forthcoming in 2019 One Story Sold, New SF Novel CHROME Published in September 2019 Lisa Mason #SFWApro #SFWAauthor #speculativefiction #fantasyandsciencefiction #published books #publishedstories
Happy New Year! My best wishes to you and yours for 2019!
Here's my review of 2018. It was a dicey year for me, with some bright spots. I'll start with the Attack. Those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter—and I posted a blog on WordPress, but took it down for legal reasons—know that in July, 2018 I was violently attacked on a sunny summer afternoon while I was walking around beautiful Lake Merritt in Oakland, California.
A man literally sprang out of the flowering bushes and confronted me on the sidewalk. He tried to beat me up, drawing his fist back to punch me in the face. I fended him off, then he shoved me down a pedestrian walkway into two lanes of oncoming traffic. I shuffled my feet to avoid plunging into the traffic and fell on my right hip on the concrete street curb. The Oakland police apprehended and arrested him. I took an ambulance ride to the hospital, was x-rayed and informed that I had a fractured right hip and broken right femur. Early in the morning the next day, I underwent three hours' of surgery under general anesthetic.
It's been a long, brutal six months since then, but as of January 1, 2019, I am walking without a walker or a cane. I'm not as mobile as I used to be. I'm working on that, doing physical therapy every day. I've gone grocery shopping with my husband three times, going into the market without a cane (but leaning on a shopping cart). I still have pain, especially in my knee, but I'm walKING! Thrilled about that. And I'm about a third of the way through a nonfiction book inspired by the ordeal and some issues that cropped up as a result. I hope to be done with the piece in 2020. It's called Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones.
Now for the good news:
"Aurelia" was published in the January-February 2018 issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Here's one review: https://alexclarkmcg.wordpress.com/page/4/
Jan 23rd, 2018, Aurelia by Lisa Mason, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, Jan/Feb 2018
"Another fantastic piece in what is shaping up to be a fantastic issue of F&SF. While the last piece I read out of this issue, The Equationist by J.D. Moyer, was my favorite story out of the issue at the time, it will have to share the podium with this gem as well–though I like them for very different reasons.
Aurelia is the story of a debaucherous lawyer who is presented with the woman of his dreams. She lives in a manner overlooking the San Francisco Bay, and but a nefarious person is trying to buy her property. She hires the protagonist, Robert, to be her lawyer, but quickly seduces him–though as he is looking for a wife to make himself look more respectable than he already is–the seduction is mutual. They are married within a month, and their sex is like nothing Robert has experienced.
However, Robert still hungers for sexual relations with nearly every woman he comes into contact with. He cheats on his wife with his psychologist, with the intern, with the lowly tax attorney when he is away on a work trip.
And that isn't all that's wrong either. Aurelia, Robert's wife, has an art studio above the garage. He has only been inside once, and only with her permission. It holds a sense of decay and has burlap twine crisscrossing it so that you have to duck and weave around it. Everything about this studio is wrong, in comparison to everything about the manor next door. It is decadent and majestic, while the studio is decaying and dark.
That's a pretty good set up. Obviously, Aurelia isn't what she seems, and there are lots of hints along the way for readers to figure out what will happen before it does.
It is a gothic tale, but also rather fairy tale-esk in the telling. A thoroughly enjoyable experience from a writer I'll certainly look for in the future." (A)
"Dangerous" was published January 2018 in Welcome to Dystopia, an anthology of forty-five short stories edited by award-winning Gordon Van Gelder and published by O/R books. Paul Di Filippo's review at Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/review/future-is-nearly-now-science-fiction-2018 mentioned the story and ten others as his favorites and called my story "droll." Two more reviews called my story "hilarious", see ANALOG at http://www.analogsf.com/current-issue/the-reference-library/ and the SAN FRANCISCO BOOK REVIEW at https://sanfranciscobookreview.com/product/welcome-to-dystopia-45-visions-of-what-lies-ahead/.
Finally, "The Bicycle Whisperer" was published in the May-June 2018 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Here's one review http://sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2018/05/mayjune-2018-fantasy-and-science-fiction.html "Simon's bicycle runs away. He hires the Lone Rangerette to find her, which she does. LR finds Shimano Stella, calms her down and asks her whether she has run away to get away or to get attention. A lot of story packed into five pages."
Then seven of my books are BACK IN PRINT. See the list below for the links. The new print books include Summer of Love, The Gilded Age, The Garden of Abracadabra, One Day in the Life of Alexa, Strange Ladies: 7 Stories, Arachne, and Cyberweb. Click on the links for the covers and reviews.
Forthcoming in 2019 is a story "Taiga" in the April 2019 digest of Not One of Us, edited by John Benson. And the REALLY BIG NEWS is that my new high-concept SF novel, CHROME, will be available for pre-order on May 21, 2019 and go on sale on September 24, 2019!
So there you have it, my friends. More stories and novels are on the way!
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Strange Ladies: 7 Stories "A Must-Read Collection" San Francisco Review of Books Lisa Mason IN PRINT AND AN EBOOK Worldwide New Review #SFWApro #storycollection #fantasyandsciencefiction #publishedfiction #shortstories #SFWAauthor #
I did 200 left-right steps on the stepper, two long indoor walks without the cane, 20 deep knee bends—toe lifts, 10 high knee lifts (taking it easy on that PT, worried I could tear knee cartilage which would be a disaster). Feeling pretty good!
And feeling good about the new review below!
In The Oniomancer (Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine), a Chinese-American punk bicycle messenger finds an artifact on the street. In Guardian (Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine), an African-American gallerist resorts to voodoo to confront a criminal. In Felicitas (Desire Burn: Women Writing from the Dark Side of Passion [Carroll and Graf]), an illegal Mexican immigrant faces life as a cat shapeshifter. In Stripper (Unique Magazine), an exotic dancer battles the Mob. In Triad (Universe 2 [Bantam]), Dana Anad lives half the time as a woman, half the time as a man, and falls in love with a very strange lady. In Destination (Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction), a driver takes three strangers from a ride board on a cross-country trip as the radio reports that a serial killer is on the loose. In Transformation and the Postmodern Identity Crisis (Fantastic Alice [Ace]), Alice considers life after Wonderland.
"I'm quite impressed, not only by the writing, which gleams and sparkles, but also by [Lisa Mason's] versatility . . . Mason is a wordsmith . . . her modern take on Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland is a hilarious gem! [This collection] sparkles, whirls, and fizzes. Mason is clearly a writer to follow!"
Strange Ladies: 7 Stories ("A must-read collection—The San Francisco Review of Books). On Nook, US Kindle, Canada Kindle, UK Kindle, Smashwords, Apple, and Kobo. On Kindle in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Japan, India, Mexico, and Netherlands. NOW IN PRINT at https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Ladies-Stories-Lisa-Mason/dp/1981104380/ and IN PRINT at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strange-ladies-lisa-mason/1115861322.
So there you have it, my friends. I love short stories! Share the love here!
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One Day in the Life of Alexa, My Novella In Print and an Ebook, Has Got New Reviews! Five Stars! Lisa Mason #SFWApro #SFWAauthor #Longevity #Aging #WarRefugees #FarFuture
With the cold weather in the San Francisco Bay Area, my repaired fractured hip and broken leg are kind of sore today. Difficult to walk well. Also, the District Attorney called and the case, after another preliminary hearing, has not been resolved against the Attacker. So I have to go and testify in the first week of 2019 before a judge (but not a jury) along with the other witnesses (there are several) and the arresting police officer who also got injured by the Attacker.
The D.A. told me the Attacker will be there with his public defender. I don't mind telling you, I am afraid of him. Will he be in restraints? Will there be security guards? The D.A. told me the Attacker has a criminal record (but the D.A. won't, as yet, tell me what his record is) and that, from my statement and the several witnesses to the Attack, he was probably criminally insane at the time of the crime. Not at all looking forward to this. Under our American system of criminal justice, he has the right to face his accuser. But I really don't want to face him. In the meantime:
From Goodreads comes the first review of One Day in the Life of Alexa:
One Day in the Life of Alexa, by Lisa Mason (Bast Books) incorporates lively prose, past/present time jumps, and the consequences of longevity technology. Kosovo refugee Alexa enrolls in a secret pilot program designed to extend her life span. Her best friend, Marya, is not accepted, but Marya's infant aka "Little Monster" is. As the decades roll by, Alexa adapts to a life of constant measurement and surveillance. [Plot spoilers omitted] In reflection, the book is as much about the enduring trauma of war as it is about longevity technology, and in this it feels more like mainstream than science fiction. Mason's skill as a writer sustains what might be better executed as a novella into a short novel. Still, it's a quick, absorbing read with an appealing narrator and subtly powerful emotional rhythms (like the repeated refrain, "No matter how long I live, I will always remember this")
Order in Print from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/One-Life-Alexa-Lisa-Mason/dp/1546783091 at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-day-in-the-life-of-alexa-lisa-mason/1126431598.
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THE GILDED AGE "A thoroughly entertaining time travel story supported by vivid characterizations and settings" New Reviews! A New York Times Notable Book, Sequel to Summer of Love, BACK IN PRINT Also an #Ebook Worldwide! Lisa Mason #SFWApro #SFWAauthor #timetravel #1890s #Victorianage #farfuture #dystopia #darkromance #feminist
I had a difficult day yesterday; I think the physical therapy has been too tough. I'm scaling back the vigorous exercise a bit. Rest is good. So I'm very happy to have this book back in print and even happier that readers are still discovering it!
ByRobin Booneon Published on Amazon.com|Verified Purchase
The Gilded Age is BACK IN PRINT! Order the beautiful trade paperback at https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Age-Time-Travel/dp/1975853172/ or IN PRINT at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-gilded-age-a-time-travel-lisa-mason/1106038566.
So there you have it, my friends. Bantam Books, a division of Random House, published this as The Golden Nineties. Yes, I changed the title. I think the new title is better. (Wish I'd thought of it in the first place….) This is the Author's Preferred Print Edition.
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Back in Print, Brand-New Review! Summer of Love, A Philip K Dick Award Finalist, San Francisco Chronicle Recommended Book Nominated for the Tiptree Award! Also an Ebook Worldwide Lisa Mason #SFWApro #SFWAauthor #timetravel #1967 #the farfuture #PKDAwardFinalist #sciencefiction #feministsciencefiction #feminist #mainstream
I did 150 steps on the stepper and took a long walk, indoors, without the cane. The leg is getting better and stronger. My goal is to become stronger than I was before the Attack. Meanwhile, I'm so thrilled this book is back in print! And as timely as ever!
"This book was so true to life that I felt like I was there. I recommend it to anyone."
"More than a great science-fiction, a great novel as well."
"My favourite SF book of all time, beautiful, cynical and completely involving….Unmissable!"
Brand-new 2018 review of SUMMER OF LOVE at http://sfbookreview.blogspot.com/2018/02/summer-of-love-by-lisa-mason.html
"Ever since the Save Betty project completed there has been degradation in the archives. The Luxon Institute for Superluminal Applications (LISA, still love that acronym) has determined that San Francisco in 1967 is a hot dim spot. They commission the Summer of Love project. Twenty-one year old Chiron Cat's Eye in Draco will t-port from 2467 to the summer of love where he is to find the Axis, a teenage girl from the Midwest will have important descendants, and protect her through the summer. This Susan Stein takes an alias, so Chiron has only probabilities to know if he finds the right girl.
In 1967 Susan receives a postcard from Nance, aka Penny Lane, who is in San Francisco. Her parents find the postcard, tear it up and burn it. She runs away that night and takes the name Starbright. She arrives hoping to see Penny Lane, but instead meets up with Stan the Man, manager of the Double Boogie band. She is invited to live with them in a house that is a constant party. She loves it, but a week later Stan hooks up with someone new. She meets Ruby again and Ruby takes her in. That first night Chiron saw an eye symbol by Ruby's shop, decided to hang around there and Ruby let him sleep on the couch. He's not sure that Starbright is the Axis, but there is a high probability.
Without being preachy major themes in the book include the environment, population control, women's rights and addiction. These were put into the setting of real life 1967. Street names referenced in the book exist and the Grateful Dead did have a concert there on August 22. I enjoyed the story without any nostalgic feeling, other than references to old Star Trek episodes and other SF works.
I really enjoyed the book. It was a little icky when Starbright was staying at the Double Boogie house, but after that it was excellent and that first chapter or two set up encounters throughout the rest of the book. I loved all three of the main characters, Starbright, Chiron and Ruby." By John Loyd
The year is 1967 and something new is sweeping across America: good vibes, bad vibes, psychedelic music, psychedelic drugs, anti-war protests, racial tension, free love, bikers, dropouts, flower children. An age of innocence, a time of danger. The Summer of Love.
San Francisco is the Summer of Love, where runaway flower children flock to join the hip elite and squares cruise the streets to view the human zoo.
Lost in these strange and wondrous days, teenager Susan Bell, alias Starbright, has run away from the straight suburbs of Cleveland to find her troubled best friend. Her path will cross with Chiron Cat's Eye in Draco, a strange and beautiful young man who has journeyed farther than she could ever imagine.
With the help of Ruby A. Maverick, a wise and feisty half-black, half-white hip entrepreneur, Susan and Chi discover a love that spans five centuries. But can they save the world from demons threatening to destroy all space and time?
A harrowing coming of age. A friendship ending in tragedy. A terrifying far future. A love spanning five centuries. And a gritty portrait of a unique time in American history.
The cover, hand-drawn by Tom Robinson, is styled to look like a 1960s psychedelic poster.
What the professional book reviewers say:
"Captures the moment perfectly and offers a tantalizing glimpse of its wonderful and terrible consequences." San Francisco Chronicle
"A fine novel packed with vivid detail, colorful characters, and genuine insight." Washington Post Book World
"Remarkable. . . .the intellect on display within these psychedelically packaged pages is clear-sighted, witty, and wise." Locus Magazine
"Mason has an astonishing gift. Her chief characters almost walk off the page. And the story is as significant as anyone could wish. This book will surely be on the prize ballots." Analog
"A priority purchase." Library Journal
5 stars From the Readers
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'Summer of Love is an important American literary contribution that may very well have a strong and viable fan base. Where are you? Join us!
This novel is loads of fun to read. The majority of the characters are hippies from the 1960s who meet a stranger from the future who's looking to save his world. This fellow, Chiron, needs to find a troubled adolescent teen named Susan (a.k.a. Starbright) for a very compelling reason. The book has a great deal to offer: swift action, lovable characters, spiritual insight, and well-chosen primary documents such as essays, poems, and news articles which round out the reader's understanding of the worldview of the novel.
I think Summer of Love has excellent potential for a wider audience. I hope it continues to enjoy a healthy amount of sales in the used books market on this site. I wish even more for it to be in wider circulation. Some books talk about the sixties. This novel IS the sixties, thanks to the spirit and scholarship of its author. And, as one reader aptly put it, 'the sci-fi stuff is just plain off the hook.' Get a copy. Most people who have read it seem to respect it and enjoy it every bit as much as I do."
New Reader Review! "Just checked to see if this book was on Kindle. It has been many years since I've read it but I remember it as one of my very favorite books. Time to go back and re-read it!"
In 2010, the ebook revolution took the publishing business by storm, and I was able to get Summer of Love before new and long-time readers alike as an ebook.
Now, eight years later in 2018, you will find the PRINT BOOK today at https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Love-Travel-Lisa-Mason/dp/1548106119/ and at Barnes and Noble at https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/summer-of-love-a-time-travel-lisa-mason/1104160569.
So there you have it, my friends! Whether you're a longtime reader or new, I hope you enjoy this classic!
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Heading out for a stormy, three-day-weekend of backpacking on the coast? Perhaps a rainy overnight in the foothills? Or how about a soggy thru-hike of your favorite river valley? Don't let the dampness get you down. Backpacking through constant rain can still be quite fun if you're good at staying dry. Here are 10 tips for taking a backpacking trip through extended wet weather.
1. Layer with your rain gear in mind. Base or mid-weight tights and long sleeve shirts are the simplest, most comfortable and least movement impairing single layer to have underneath hard shells. You're looking for full skin coverage to keep the jacket off your skin and plenty of stretch for comfort. On short trips into wet weather, I often skip traditional hiking pants altogether, relying purely on tights and hard shells.
2. Seek hard shell jackets and pants with vents. On long trips with constant rain, the outer layer on your hard shells will inevitably wet out. This drastically lowers the fabric's breathability. But pit zips will never fail you and make the hike that much more comfortable.
3. Wear synthetic and fleece insulation only. In drier climates, I'm obsessed with down. But when everything is damp, synthetic insulations like mid-layer fleece or Prima-Loft jackets are key. They’ll maintain some of their respective warmth and puffiness even when the wetness sets in.
4. Waterproof your pack. It goes without saying that you should store the wet-sensitive gear in dry sacks, Ziplocs or garbage bags, but it still helps to protect the outside. Fully waterproof backpacks are far and away the best option, but they're often very expensive and you can get a similar, though less hassle-free result with a pack cover. Remember: A drenched pack is also a heavier pack.
5. Open your pack as little as possible. Every time you open your pack or take the cover off, a bit more rain will get in. This wetness builds up and will probably stay with you for the rest of the trip. To minimize this, store all your regular snacks and heavy-use knick knacks in pockets or on the outside of your pack.
6. Keep your map in a zip-lock bag. Lots of topos are waterproof. But if yours isn’t, be absolutely sure to keep it in plastic bag to prevent water damage whenever you use it.
7. Waterproof trekking boots with waterproof gaiters are great for short trips. Especially if you layer the gaiters under your hard shell pants to create a shingle effect. This system is great at keeping rain out, as it seals off the gap between pants and boots.
8. For longer trips, wear breathable trail runners. Admit defeat. Your feet are going to get wet. Even the best boots, gaiters and pants can't prevent sweat or the prolonged, inevitable wet/dampness of a multi-day rain trip, especially if fords are involved. And really, damp socks are only marginally better than wet socks, so why not just go with the comfiest option: trail runners. Because they’re softer and more breathable than boots, they’ll minimize the potential blister damage otherwise caused by stiff leather and dry quickly in between rain showers. As an added bonus, they’re significantly easier on your legs.
9. Pay extra attention to blister prevention and care. Wet socks will quickly rub the natural oils off your skin which leads to more water absorption, prune-like grossness and a much higher chance of blistering, especially in stiff boots. To help prevent this, reapply those oils with balms or salves from brands like Bonnie's Balm, Joshua Tree or Hike Goo and be prepared with wrap like leukotape.
10. Your new shtick is keeping wet gear out of the tent. Wet packs, boots, jackets, socks, hats, or whatever else should be kept under the vestibule but not inside the tent. Make this your new mantra. Wet stuff in the tent leads to wet sleeping bags and damp puffies, which leads to cold, unhappy campers. Good ventilation, sturdiness and extra space are three excellent traits to look for in your wet weather tent.


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Yuge, K.; Anan, M. Evaluation of the Effect of Wind Velocity and Soil Moisture Condition on Soil Erosion in Andosol Agricultural Fields (Model Experiment). Water 2019, 11, 98.
Yuge K, Anan M. Evaluation of the Effect of Wind Velocity and Soil Moisture Condition on Soil Erosion in Andosol Agricultural Fields (Model Experiment). Water. 2019; 11(1):98.
Yuge, Kozue; Anan, Mitsumasa. 2019. "Evaluation of the Effect of Wind Velocity and Soil Moisture Condition on Soil Erosion in Andosol Agricultural Fields (Model Experiment)." Water 11, no. 1: 98.


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Khayalan Island is rumored to have disappeared from the Singapore harbor in the beginning of the nineteenth century when the British were establishing a post in Southeast Asia. This work has been made while searching for the island in the complex realities surrounding Singapore today. Links between islands are discovered with archipelagic thinking that led to an investigation of the islands in Seribu, Setouchi, Ryukyu and Riau. The search resulted in a collection of poems, titled Stories of Khayalan, shaped by the voices of former island residents, maritime diaries and the actual experience of searching for Khayalan. Inspired by this exploration, the poem Reparative Islands is read aloud by two participants on a boat trip in the South Harbor. The night before the search trip, the seven-year old participant, an islander himself, made an image of the island. Presented in an intimate installation that merges memory and imagination, the poem — read aloud by the artist, Veryan and Jasper Stephens — and the image serve as mnemonics for reimagining the rich stories of the island we live on today.
The Making of an Institution is divided into four sections borrowed from the structure of a public report: Reason to Exist: The Director's Review; Ownership, Development, and Aspirations; Artistic Research; and Communication and Mediation. The section dedicated to Artistic Research frames the material and immaterial aspects that constitute contemporary art practices. It takes over the Centre's physical Spaces of the Curatorial—The Exhibition Hall, The Single Screen, The Lab, and The Vitrine—juxtaposing artworks and research projects by NTU CCA Singapore's Artists-, Curators-in- Residence, and Research Fellows alongside various formats of public programming.
The public report will culminate into a book planned for publication in mid-2017, gathering the voices of all the artists, curators, researchers, and academics who have contributed to this first phase of the Centre.
The Making of an Institution is curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Anna Lovecchio, Curator, Residencies, and Anca Rujoiu, Manager, Publications.


The establishment of Space Exploration Technologies—SpaceX—brought new and lower cost launch vehicles and services to the commercial market. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket and Dragon cargo and crew capsules.
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Jeff Foust, "The Falcon and the showman, Pt. 1 & 2." The Space Review, 8 December 2003. http://www.thespacereview.com/article/70/1.
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Through working closely and integration with supply partners, the company is proud to be able to offer the most environmentally efficient equipment in the UK, predominantly supplying Tier 3b or 4 standard engines. This is supported by Chepstow Plant International's first class service and maintenance department, helping to ensure that equipment in the field is providing optimal performance for the company's customers whilst minimising clients' emissions and subsequent carbon footprint.
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Patterns of tree species usage by long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Fiji
Waqa-Sakiti, Hilda, Stewart, Alan, Cizek, Lukas and Hodge, Simon (2014) Patterns of tree species usage by long-horned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Fiji. Pacific Science, 68 (1). pp. 57-64. ISSN 0030-8870
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2984/68.1.5
This study investigated cerambycid long-horned beetles in a lowland tropical forest in Fiji and produced 18 new records of beetle-tree associations along with data on beetle phenology and development times. Beetles were reared from timber baits exposed for 1 month to ovipositing females in the Savura Forest Park, Viti Levu. Twelve native, locally common tree species representing 10 families were examined. For each tree, two baits consisting of 16 kg of freshly cut branches were exposed in each of four time periods between June 2008 and May 2009. Eighteen cerambycid species and 557 individual beetles were reared from the 96 baits, with three of the beetle species probably being undescribed. Ceresium was the most abundant genus, representing almost 90% of all individuals reared, with most adults emerging between 4 and 6 months after the timber baits were exposed. Seventeen of the 18 beetle species each emerged from timber belonging to a single tree species, although more rearing records are required to support the high level of host-plant specificity reported here.
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Social intra-organizational connection: effects in three relational domains
Cristiano de Oliveira Maciel
The purpose of this paper is to present the construct of social intra-organizational connection (SIC). This construct reflects the extent to which a focal actor believes…
The purpose of this paper is to present the construct of social intra-organizational connection (SIC). This construct reflects the extent to which a focal actor believes his alters present behaviors of social inclusion in relation to himself. This assessment compares the ego's expectations of being included and the behavior of inclusion performed by those alters with whom the actor has more frequent interactions. The effects of this construct are tested in the organizational domain regarding the intention to leave, in the domain of co-workers regarding cooperation and in the family domain regarding work–family conflict.
The survey data were collected from 380 Brazilian workers.
The results confirmed the effects of SIC in the relational domain of the organization through the variation in the focal actor's intention to leave. In the sphere of coworkers, the effects of SIC were found in the variation of the degree of cooperation. In the family sphere, SIC had an influence upon the intensity of the work–family conflict.
The research indicates that the behavior of making direct contacts and more frequent interactions by the focal actor extends to other relational spheres through the transitions of the organizational member between the domains of organization, coworkers and family. This paper draws attention to the need to consider the local networks, both within and beyond the organization, and their effects on each other.
RAUSP Management Journal, vol. 55 no. 3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/RAUSP-06-2019-0138
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Peanuts: 280 vintage page proofs 1963-1969 (1680 strips) by Charles M. Schultz For Sale
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280 vintage page proofs of daily Peanuts strips. Large bound volume, printed 6 to a page on one side of tabloid newsprint—a total of 1680 strips from Schulz's classic period. The collection starts November 4–9, 1963, and ends September 15–20, 1969. There are gaps of 25 sheets, all itemized in a detailed description (see below). When hot-metal printing was the norm, the syndicates supplied comic strips by the week in the form of pasteboard stereotype molds. Each newspaper then filled the mold with molten metal to cast a plate that could be cut apart, assembled onto a page, and printed on a press. These proof sheets accompanied each week's installments as a guide to the editor. They were printed directly from the syndicate's original metal plates and are the closest surviving form to Schulz's drawings. The impression in the paper clearly is visible at 10X magnification. This unique set came from the Jamestown [ND] Sun, circulation about 8,000. It is bound in blue buckram 44 x 26 cm (17-1/4 x 10-1/8 inches) with the title "Peanuts" on the spine. It is almost without flaws, apart from the expected browning of the newsprint. Highlights include surf-riding Snoopy shouting out "Cowabunga!" and then wiping out, Peppermint Patty's first appearance, and the sad moment when The Little Red-Haired Girl moves away. Guaranteed authentic. The seller is a long-term member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of Americal"Peanuts" did not run for nearly two months during a dispute between the newspaper and the syndicate. Some other weeks also are missing. Following is a list of the gaps, 25 sheets in all: 1964: Jan. 13–19, April 13–19, May 4–9
1965: Sept. 27–Oct. 2, Oct. 4–9, Oct. 11–16, Oct. 18–23, Oct. 25–30, Nov. 1–6,
Nov. 8–13, Nov. 15–20, Nov. 22–27 [please note that the three weeks
Nov. 29–Dec. 18 are present], Dec. 20–25
1966: Dec. 27 (1965)–Jan. 1, Jan. 3–8, Jan. 10–15, Jan. 17–22, Jan. 24–29,
Jan. 31–Feb. 5, Feb. 7–12, Sept. 12–17, Oct. 3–8, Oct. 17–22
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1968: Aug. 12–17.The sheets are untrimmed on the top and bottom but perforated at the left edge for binding and trimmed about 7 mm on the right edge. They came folded in quarters, and the creases remain, though they are fairly flat. The newsprint naturally has browned somewhat but is in excellent condition for its age. The sheet for July 5–10, 1965 has a small spot worn through it at the center where the two folds cross. The one for February 20–25, 1967 has a triangular piece cut out of the right edge at the horizontal fold. This does not affect the images. There is a small, closed tear (7 mm) in the right margin of September 18–23, 1967.
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Whenever I go to a social media conference, I am left with a month's worth of stories, but no one wants me to dedicate an entire month to posts about my four days in Toronto at Blissdom Canada '12. Damn you all for having taste.
So, a whirlwind tour it is!
I dyed my hair before going, because I saw hair salon tweets from conference-goers, and I am easily influenced when suffering pre-conference anxiety.
I wore my Christmas argyle toe socks for the flight from Regina to Toronto, because they are what keep the airplanes I ride in up in the air.
I would show you the picture of me with Marilyn Denis, but I ended up looking like a psychotic Weeble Wobble with three chins who'd just been hit in the back of the head with two-by-four, so I erased it in a fit of good sense and human decency.
And then, I had supper with Annie of PhD in Parenting, where I neglected to take any photos, because I was busy dealing with some pretty tasty spaetzle.
Not to knock their tour-guiding skills, though! They were lovely, even if the bathroom was a health violation. The Palinode and I are secretly selling our apartment and have bought a lovely little bungalow next door to them.
No, that's not happening. We only wish that we were that dedicated to stalking fabulous people.
Did you know that, according to the In Case Of Fire notice in the hotel hallway, if you make or cause to be made an alarm of Fire, you are guilty of an offense. Make an alarm of fire, and you are guilty of some nondescript offense! They'll tell you what that is later!
The Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General needs an editor.
During the actual conference, from the party on Friday night straight through the microsessions and the speakers all day on Saturday, I didn't take any photos. I forget to take out my phone when I am being overwhelmed by hundreds of people, sponsors, and events.
Even though there is no evidence here, I assure you that I was a Blissdom Canada Community Leader, I attended the opening party, I lead three microsessions on iPhoneography, I watched great speakers, and the presence of a Starbucks booth giving out free coffee nearly cured me of my atheism.
Later, the Palinode and I had supper with Bon Stewart, Motherbumper, Redneck Mommy, and Jessica. I only mention this because I'm name-dropping.
The Palinode was a rather well-dressed dragon for the traditional closing Blissdom Canada Halloween party.
I dressed in a black turtleneck with comfortable shoes and told people alternately that I was an academic, a member of the French Resistance, or a lesbian spy.
And here's her drawing of me!
Look, I know this entry is really long, but it's mostly scrolling, and we're almost done! I swear!
Motherbumper and I lead an excursion on Sunday to the Canadian Movember headquarters and then on a short photowalk.
And then on Monday, the Palinode and I hung out with Mrs. Wilson and her wonderful aunt, flew home, and were welcomed back by horrifying raw chicken carnage care of our three evil-genius cats.
And that, my last remaining readers, was Blissdom Canada '12!


Tiger Shroff's bare chest photoshoot will make you go weak on your knees!
Tiger Shroff's latest pic on the cover of GQ magazine's May issue where he has hit beach, with this feature, the actor becomes the first Indian celebrity to appear bare-chested on the cover of the luxury brand magazine.
While the magazine cover has set the temperature soaring high courtesy Tiger Shroff's chiseled muscles, GQ has now released a making video of their cover shoot that has left us gasping for air!
The behind-the-scenes video showcases Tiger Shroff in Maldives in a demi god avatar!
Effortlessly nailing the various beach looks is Tiger Shroff chilling on the beach.
The young actor is seen flawlessly flexing his muscles while swimming underwater in the blue waters of Maldives.
If that was a soothing sight for the eyes, the actor is seen burning it up on the beach, while indulging in various free hand fitness regimes.
He looks smoking hot flaunting his chest. It is a delight to watch Tiger and his stunts. Tiger shared the video on his social media.
All in all, this video showcases a never seen before titillating avatar of Tiger!
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Vijay Mallya's fleet of cars to go on sale to recover loans
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The court of United Kingdom has allowed UK Enforcement officer to sell fleet of Vijay Mallya's cars to recover the loans of consortium of Indian Banks. The range of luxury vehicles which are to be sold include a 2016 Mini Countryman (AD16 1YX), a 2012 Maybach 62 (VJM1), a 2006 Ferrari F430 Spider (B055 VJM), a 2014 Range Rover Autobiography Supercharged (F1 VJM), a Ferrari F512M (M811 VGR), and a Porsche Cayenne (OO07 VJM). "We can confirm that the High Court Enforcement Officer has acted on the banks' instructions in seizing and selling these cars. The cars are expected to be sold shortly," said Paul Gair, partner at law firm TLT, who is leading the case on behalf of the Indian banks. "This is one part of the banks' ongoing enforcement of their judgment against Dr Mallya," he added.
State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Corporation bank, Federal Bank Ltd, IDBI Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of Mysore, UCO Bank, United Bank of India and JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Co. Pvt Ltd are among the banks and institutions to which Kingfisher owner Vijay Mallya owes money. The amount of 1.145 billion pounds were taken by Vijay Mallya from these banks in the past. TLT law firm led the case for these banks in UK court and won a landmark judgement.
The Fugitive Economic Offenders ordinance was approved by cabinet in April this year to address the issue of economic offenders like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi avoiding criminal prosecution. The ordinance defines a fugitive economic offender as "a person who has an arrest warrant issued in respect of a scheduled offense and who leaves or has left India so as to avoid criminal prosecution, or refuses to return to India to face criminal prosecution." The case against Vijay Mallya was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) which allows for confiscation and seizure of properties obtained from the laundered money, such actions were still subject to the processes of criminal prosecution. After the bill was approved and Mallya became first offender to be prosecuted under this he agreed to pay up the loans. Vijay Mallya claimed in a media statement that he is "making every effort" to settle his dues but he had been made the "Poster Boy" of bank default and a 'lightning rod for public anger'. He also released a letter to the public which he had written to the Prime Minister and Finance Minister dated April 15, 2016. He said "I wrote letters to both the PM and the Finance Minister on 15th April 2016 and am making these letters public to put things in right perspective. No response was received from either of them."
A week after Mallya released the statement on payment of bank loans, UK court ordered seizure of his properties in London. United Kingdom court permitted to UK High Court Enforcement Officer to enter Vijay Mallya's properties in Hertfordshire, near London. The High Court Enforcement Officer, including any enforcement agents acting under his authority, may enter Ladywalk, Queen Hoo Lane, Tewin, Welwyn and Bramble Lodge, to search for and take control of goods belonging to the First Defendant (Mallya). Further, the High Court also granted permission to the Enforcement Officer, including any Enforcement Agent acting under his authority, to use reasonable force to enter the properties if necessary. Now as selling of cars is also ordered by UK Court, the consortium of Indian banks could hope for a total recovery very soon.
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08.26.16: Neighborhood Treatments Scheduled in San Gabriel Valley to Control Invasive Aedes Mosquitoes
San Gabriel Valley, CA – September 08, 2016
The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (SGVMVCD) has detected West Nile virus (WNV) throughout the San Gabriel Valley. The District's surveillance program monitors WNV in several systems to detect WNV in the community as soon as possible. The program monitors infections with WNV in mosquitoes, "sentinel chickens," and dead birds reported to the California Department of Public Health's WNV hotline. The following is an update as of September 06, 2016.
Positive Mosquito Samples
(40) WNV-positive mosquito samples have been collected from the following cities.
Positive Dead Birds
(10) WNV-positive dead birds have been reported from the following cities.
Positive Sentinel Chickens
(13) sentinel chickens have been tested and found WNV-positive in the following cities.
Positive Human Cases
(9) WNV-positive human cases have been reported within the SGVMVCD's jurisdiction.
(41) WNV-positive human cases have been reported in Los Angeles County.
Since its introduction in 2003, WNV has infected more than 5,588 people and caused 229 deaths statewide, according to the California Department of Public Health. West Nile virus is now endemic in California and presents a public health risk every year.
It is critical that residents remove all standing water on their property to prevent mosquito production. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water such as neglected pools, buckets, miscellaneous containers, puddles, and ponds. Eggs can hatch and develop into biting adults in four to seven days.
The best precaution against WNV is to prevent mosquito bites. Mosquitoes that transmit WNV are most active between dusk and dawn. Residents should be extra cautious if outdoors during this time. Throughout the summer and fall, the following protective measures should be followed:
Wear mosquito repellent and protective clothing when outdoors while mosquitoes are active (especially around dawn and dusk).
Regularly inspect property to identify and remove sources of standing water where mosquitoes lay their eggs and grow.
Ensure doors and windows are properly screened and screens are in good repair.
Report increased mosquito activity, sources of standing water, and green pools to the District at (626) 814-9466 or online at www.SGVmosquito.org.
Report dead birds to the WNV Hotline at (877) WNV-BIRD ((877) 968-2473) or online at www.westnile.ca.gov.