Copenhagen by Michael Frayn is an account of a meeting between Nobel prize winners Neils Bohr and Werner Heisenberg in 1941.
Certain stories require multiple exposures to the material so you can make sense of the story. One example of this is Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia. The first time I saw Arcadia I was a bit bored, a bit frustrated, and more than a little confused about what was happening. Afterwards I remember saying "I need to see that again to understand it." Now that I've seen Arcadia several times and stage-managed it once, it is one of my favorite plays. Copenhagen is in the same category: an interesting, yet confusing, play that requires multiple viewings to understand it.
Copenhagen's three characters, Niels Bohr, his wife Margrethe, and former colleague Werner Heisenberg spend two hours talking about the impact of a particle. Now from the outset one may be saying to oneself the universal question: "So what's so great about a particle?" The impact of the discussion is that this particle is the first step towards the eventual creation of the atom bomb. Both Bohr and Heisenberg then spend the next two hours attempting to unlock the ramifications of what this discovery will mean for the world and humanity.
Copenhagen is a talking heads production. In Act I Werner Heisenberg (Ben Swiatek) gets himself pretty worked up in his defense of who should be allowed to have certain information. The German seems adamant that it not go to the Nazis. Swiatek has a strong sparing partner in John Decker as Neils Bohr. The two bounce ideas around the room as they try to make their ideas known and come out ahead. Bohr's wife Margrethe (Mary Ann McAlister) tries to keep some semblance of peace between the two men. McAlister at times came across as too wishy-washy, but portrayed an excellent referee between the two most brilliant thinkers. In Act II Swiatek does not seem to get as animated, but more philosophical whereas Bohr gets angrier. At one point Heisenberg began an orbit around the stage area, matching a line in the script, but then stopped upstage. It may have been interesting to see him continue as if trying to prove his theory with a visual demonstration. The three have good pacing and the timing is well done.
The set was simply the stage's playing area, with three black wooden chairs on three intertwined circles painted on the floor. There were times when the chair movement seemed to tell as much of a story as the story itself. The two men coming closer and then moving farther apart coincided with the discussion. Jason Wells' lighting was interesting, primarily using white and blue lights to convey a coldness to the action.
Copenhagen is an interesting show if you are a student of philosophy, history and physics. If you don't have a background in those fields, prepare for a slog through some deep material.
Michael Frayn's Copenhagen is a dramatic exploration of a 1941 meeting between two nobel prize-winning physicists: Niels Bohr, a Dane, and Werner Heisenberg, a German, who was also Bohr's former colleague and protege. In the years since, Bohr and Heisenberg never agreed on what was said, or even where exactly the conversation took place. But one thing is certain — their relationship was never the same. In Copenhagen, the two physicists, along with Bohr's wife , Margrethe, explore what may have happened — and how horrifyingly different the outcome of the war might have been had the rupture not occurred.
The characters exist in a kind of afterlife, caught in the memory of a specific time. Vivid ghosts resketching the moments or their greatest uncertainty, they drift into personal, isolated remembrances of grief and loss, then into the warmth of collaboration and argument as they try to make sense of it all.
Frayn's eloquent script draws analogies to human experience from physics concepts. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle asserts that both the position and the momentum of a particle cannot simultaneously be known. Bohr's concept of complementarity mean means you can observe things as a wave or a particle, but not both at once.
So it is with people and the contradictory truths about them. As Bohr puts it, "We have to choose one way of seeing them or the other. But as soon as we do we can't know everything about them." Bohr and Heisenberg are father (figure) and son, mutual sounding boards; they are also enemies on opposite sides of war. Margrethe is a gracious hostess who supports and balances her husband; she also fiercely challenges the two men. The relationships form and reform, observable as one thing one moment, and another thing the next.
When one learns about an event from history, it is in a very real sense happening again at that moment. "The past becomes the present inside your head," as Margrethe says. The creation of the atomic bomb, for the student or the lover of history books, unfolds not just as a story, but also as an event, with urgency and suspense. For Copenhagen's characters, this moment from 1941 happens again as they remember it-the isolated moment of a particle, and then becomes a wave as three people are carried into the action once more.
We have so many versions of our histories, collective and individual. Who did what, when, and why? All the positive and negative charges laid to one another's accounts…what do they add up to, the lives saved and the lives lost?
Whether or not you were alive during World War II, it is part of human history, and part of you. It will be part of your children and their children. According to Einstein, energy only changes form; it never disappears. Even after the lights fade on these actors, the people they portray will remain.
Disclaimer: Rockville Little Theatre provided two complimentary media tickets to ShowBizRadio for this review. RLT also purchased advertising on the ShowBizRadio web site, which did not influence this review. And two SBR staff members (Jacob Kresloff and Bob Ashby) were involved with this production.
This article can be linked to as: http://washingtondc.showbizradio.com/goto/9233.


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Chile's Approval of Civil Unions for All People is Step Forward on LGBTI Rights
Media Contact: Suzanne Trimel, Communications Director, +1-212-430-6018
(New York, N.Y.) – The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today applauded the Chilean legislature's vote to allow civil unions for all people, including same-sex couples. The historic decision grants legal status to stable and permanent cohabitation by two people, without regard to either person's sex or gender. The bill does not legalize same-sex marriage.
"This is a major step forward for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex Chileans and families who can now enter into a life partnership under the law assured of benefits and rights," said María Mercedes Gómez, IGLHRC regional program coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean. "It shows the dedication of the Chilean civil society, and the political will of the government. However, while we view this decision very positively, we also recognize the legal limits for civil partnerships. While this bill gives civil partners nearly all the rights and benefits of married couples, the ultimate goal must be full equality before the law, which includes the possibility of marriage."
The Chamber of Deputies approved the bill with 78 votes in favor, following Senate approval. This final legislative step gives a green light for the bill to become law with President Michelle Bachelet's signature.
The approved text comes after four years of deliberation and is based on recommendations from civil society organizations, including Fundación Iguales. Most importantly, the law expands the concept of family, assuring that the legal status of individuals entering the agreement is modified in the Civil Registry and that Family Courts implement the new processes. Under this law, children in cohabitating couples will be considered relatives by affinity and, if one of the parents becomes disabled, a family judge has the discretion to grant a civil partner custody of the children, without giving priority to biological family bonds. This law also guarantees child and family benefits, social security, and life-insurance benefits.
Karen Atala, a judge and board member of Fundación Iguales, said: "The LGBTI community, our partners, and families, are starting to see justice. Eleven years have passed since the Supreme Court of Chile ruled to take my daughters away from me because of prevailing stereotypes and prejudice. It was the prejudices—and not our lives--that made lesbian relationships illegitimate and deemed our families to be anomalies. This law gives us legitimacy. We're still working on gaining the full rights of marriage. We are not going to rest until we win full legal recognition for marriage, affiliation, and adoption."
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This raspberry sherbet recipe is sure to delight young and old alike.
It is made with fresh tangy sweet raspberries, a little buttermilk and some simple syrup.
Raspberry sherbet is a perfect dessert to make when raspberries are in season and plentiful. Make several batches and have them in the freezer to enjoy any time.
Place the berries in a food processor. Whirl until they are puréed. Press the puree through a wire sieve to remove all of the seeds. Return the purée to the food processor and add the buttermilk, syrup and lime juice. Whirl until it is well blended.
Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker. Process according to manufacturer's instruction.
Pack into a freezer container. Freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.
Combine the sugar and water in a medium size saucepan. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Boil for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Cover sand refrigerate until ready to use.
Replace the raspberries in this recipe with an equal amount of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or a mix of delicious fresh berries for a fruit sherbet creation that is sure to bring a smile to family and friends.
Sorbet recipes are dairy free and perfect for those who are lactose intolerant (well perfect for anyone, but you know what I mean).
Sherbets, on the other hand, contain some kind of dairy product. This sherbet recipe has buttermilk, but it could be a bit of cream or milk. Sherbet recipes can also contain gelatin or egg whites, neither of which appear here.
Both are made with puréed fruits, sugar, and water which make them a little different than ice cream, which obviously doesn't need any fruit or water in it at all.
Sherbets and fruit sorbets are often thought of as more elegant desserts, so this is a wonderful dessert to serve at a dinner party, as well as a family dinner or barbecue.
This recipe does have sugar of course, but the berries and buttermilk are both very healthy ingredients.
Look here for more sherbet and sorbet recipes.


Here is a footnote to the recent series of three columns on RickardsRead.com offering some tips on cruising.
Captain Paul Von Knorring , a 20 year Finnish veteran of the Norwegian Cruise Line ship Dawn, recently related this anecdote from his time as commander of Norwegian's Sun.
The Norwegian Line's record frequent cruiser was (when Captain Von Knorring knew her) an 82 year old woman who, after she retired, made 327 cruises with Norwegian. This is not as amazing as it first seems since she literally lived on the cruise ship.
She started out cruising on Norwegian's first liner, the Norway (formerly the French transatlantic liner SS France purchased by Norwegian in 1979). She switched to the Norwegian Sun when the Norway went out of service. She even had her name on her stateroom door.
Captain Von Knorring said the only time she lived off the Sun during his time as its first officer was when the ship went into drydock for several weeks and she was not allowed to remain on board during this period. She apparently chose to make a Norwegian Cruise ship her permanent retirement home regardless of where it cruised.
During cruises most lines hold cocktail parties and the like for their 'frequent cruisers'. It is common on such occasions for the captain or cruise director (knowing the answers full well before they start) to poll the assembled guests about how many had cruised with the line 30 times or 50 times, etc etc. It is not unusual to have couples present with 60+ cruises.
This octogenerian was in a class by herself.
On March 26,2012, the television columnist and critic for the Globe and Mail of Toronto, John Doyle, wrote a column not only lauding the superiority of today's television programming but arguing further that today's television drama had become superior to the novel as a cultural form. This seemed to me to be an argument bordering on the risible. In response I wrote the following letter to the editor of the Globe.
John Doyle is one of my favourite columnists. His views about television are mostly well-founded but occasionally they are overwhelmed by an excessive use of hyperbole.
His column today ("The novel made the modern world, but good television is superior to the printed word", March 26) presents a respectable argument for the case the column heading encapsulates. However to argue that a relatively few televison dramas produced for a handful of mainly American cable networks like HBO are somehow representative of what televison today brings into the home is simply silly.
Even a jog through a program guide for the channels most Canadians can access is to see the preponderance of televison hours taken up with the broadcast of stuff as vacuous as the programming that was available to us in the "pre-cable era" to which Mr. Doyle refers.
H.L. Mencken observed decades ago that television is like a steak: a medium rarely well done. The arrival since then of a small proportion of television drama that is excellent has not changed that picture nor, for that matter, has the novel thereby been eclipsed.
In conversation recently I was asked a question the person posing it did not realize was a trick question: who was the last British monarch to fight in battle?
The answer, if the question means a monarch who was king at the time of his active service, is King George II (1683-1760). He led British troops against the French in 1743 at Dettingen, a battle in the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748).
However the correct answer, if the question actually refers to any active service undertaken by a British monarch during his lifetime, is King George VI (1895-1952), our present Queen's father. On May 31, 1916 Prince Albert, as he then was, took part as a junior officer serving in the Royal Navy's HMS Collingwood in the First World War's Battle of Jutland off the North Sea coast of Denmark against the German high seas fleet. The future king left the Collingwood's sick bay and manned a gun turret throughout the naval battle, the largest during W.W.I. In fact the Battle of Jutland was the largest sea battle in naval warfare history before or since in terms of the numbers of battleships and battle cruisers engaged.
If the questioner had asked who was the member of the British Royal Family to see active service most recently, many who follow the news would know that the answer is the Queen's grandson, Prince Harry. As a junior officer he has seen active service with his regiment, the Blues & Royals, in Afghanistan.
The last member of the Royal Family to see battle prior to Prince Harry was his uncle Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. He flew a helicopter in various engagements during the Falklands War in 1983.


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Gmina Żukowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Żukowice, which lies approximately  west of Głogów and  north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 3,446.

Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Żukowice is bordered by the town of Głogów and by the gminas of Bytom Odrzański, Gaworzyce, Głogów, Jerzmanowa, Kotla, Radwanice and Siedlisko.

Villages
The gmina contains the villages of Brzeg Głogowski, Bukwica, Czerna, Dankowice, Dobrzejowice, Domaniowice, Glinica, Kamiona, Kłoda, Kromolin, Nielubia, Słone, Szczepów, Zabłocie and Żukowice.

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Continuing the celebration of retro racing liveries to mark the brand's 70th anniversary, Porsche has revealed another comeback classic for this weekend's Petit Le Man race at Road Atlanta.
Unlike the Rothmans and Pink Pig recreations used at Le Mans this year, the colour scheme for this race is slightly more recent.
The blue and red stripes on a white body pay homage to the Mobil 1 livery. Used for Porsche's 911 GT1 programme during the late 1990s, this colour scheme found greatest success in 1998.
Most notably, it adorned the 911 GT1 '98, which took outright victory at that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Porsche's success at the French classic was something of a surprise, with the 911 GT1 expected to be soundly beaten by the Mercedes-Benz CLK LM and Toyota GT-One.
Yet it was Porsche's reputation for reliability which helped bring home the 911 GT1 '98 racers in first and second place.
This delivered the German brand a historic 16th victory at the 24 hour event, with Laurent Aiello, Allan McNish and Stephane Ortelli the drivers standing on top of the podium.
Porsche unfortunately ran out of luck later in 1998, with an entry into the inaugural Petit Le Mans race. Held at the Road Atlanta circuit in Georgia, the event was intended to establish the level of interest in a US-based endurance series.
Running for just 10 hours, instead of a full day, the Petit Le Mans formed the seventh round of the 1998 IMSA GT Championship.
Although Porsche had taken pole position for the race, disaster struck during the race, with the 911 GT1 performing a dramatic backflip. Yannick Dalmas, the French driver at the wheel, emerged unscathed despite the Porsche being completely destroyed.
Porsche will be aiming to avoid the drama of the 1998 Petit Le Mans race this weekend. Instead, the team of Nick Tandy, Patrick Pilet and Frédéric Makowiecki will be looking to recreate the victory taken at this year's Sebring 12 Hours race.
Fielding the second factory-backed 911 RSR will be Laurens Vanthoor, Earl Bamber, and Porsche Young Professional Mathieu Jaminet.
This weekend's race will take place on Saturday 13th October. Those outside the USA and Canada can stream the Petit Le Mans live from the IMSA.TV website.


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La cathédrale Saint-Magnus est une cathédrale en ruines, située dans le village de Kirkjubøur, sur l'île de Streymoy dans les îles Féroé, rattachées au Danemark. Sa construction a été lancée par l'évêque Erlendur vers 1300 mais l'édifice n'a jamais été achevé. Il s'agit aujourd'hui du principal édifice médiéval subsistant aux îles Féroé.

La cathédrale a été représentée sur une série de timbres des îles Féroé, édités en 1988.

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49ers Week 16 Team Grades: SF Pulls Off Big Upset Over JacksonvilleThe San Francisco 49ers started the 2017 regular season with nine losses, and now they have a chance to finish the year with a five-game winning streak after a 44-33 victory over the AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara.
Does Tony Sparano Deserve A Chance With Oakland In 2015?With all the talk about the Oakland Raiders acquiring San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh in a trade for draft picks, few seem to be considering the possibility the Silver & Black might retain Interim Head Coach Tony Sparano. One thing is certain: With an inferior roster, Sparano out-prepared and out-coached Harbaugh last week as the Raiders beat the 49ers, 24-13. That has to count for something.


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Firewall Centers receives $5,000 grant from the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation
POMPANO, Fla. (Dec. 14th, 2015) – The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation provided Firewall Centers with a generous $5,000 grant to expand its Pompano Beach Middle School program. These funds will help increase the center capacity from 50 at-risk students to 60 and provide them with top-quality mentors and school essentials.
"The Firewall program helps students see that with the right help and support system together with their own hard work, they can break the cycle of poverty and reach their greatest potential," said Andy Fernandez, Firewall Centers' Executive Director, "and we are grateful for our new partnership with The Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation to make this happen for more kids at Pompano Beach Middle School (PBMS).
PBMS is a Title I, low-income classified school, as 90% of its students currently receive free or reduced lunch and come from minority families (Broward County Schools). Firewall began a partnership with PBMS by obtaining support from the school principal, Sonja Braziel. School staff refers students to the program, and once enrolled, daily communication with parents, teachers, and school staff begins to support student success.
"Another program came to me and said they wanted to help Pompano Middle, but asked me for our best A/B students. Andy from Firewall came and said, 'we want them all,'" said Braziel, PBMS principal.
The program is operated inside the school cafeteria, which provides ideal program access to students, parents, and teachers. Firewall mentors work with their students each day after school with the goal of helping them improve their grades and overall school performance. Firewall also provides a custom curriculum that teaches students character values and leadership qualities.


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Celebrate the National Park Service's 100th Birthday With Free Entry to 412 NPS Sites — Plus, Points Hotels to Stay in Nearby
Amy Beth Wright
The first federal act of land protection, signed by President Lincoln in 1864, ceded the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove to the state of California, "to be held for public use, resort and recreation." Yellowstone National Park became the world's first national park in 1872, and on August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson's signature on a Congressional bill established the National Park Service (NPS).
In celebration of its centennial, all 412 NPS sites within the National Park system will be fee-free between August 25 and 28 — and not just the 59 national parks, but all monuments, memorials, historical parks and sites, scenic rivers and trails, lake and seashores, military parks and battlefields as well.
In addition to a free visit, why not also redeem some of those precious hotel points and make it a free stay altogether? By using the following cities (arranged alphabetically) as a base to explore some of their surrounding NPS sites, you can do just that. Here are 10 cities to use as your base for exploring the parks, plus the starting rates and points needed for a free night in late-August. Note: NHS signifies a national historic site, and NHP a national historical park.
1. Asheville, North Carolina
This funky foodie city is located about 50 minutes from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the number one most-visited national park in 2015, with more than 10 million visitors per year. Nearby, the Carl Sandburg Home NHS, Andrew Johnson NHS and Blue Ridge Parkway are also worth visiting.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Asheville–Tunnel Road, from $149 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; Hampton Inn Asheville–Tunnel Road, from $136 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; both are Category 6 properties
Hyatt Place Asheville/Downtown, a Category 3 property from $239 or 12,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night
Hotel Indigo Asheville Downtown, from $224 or 50,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Marriott Renaissance Asheville, a Category 8 property, from $166 or 40,000 Marriott Rewards points
Smoky Mountains National Park. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
2. Boston, Massachusetts
Take on the Freedom Trail or any number of national historic parks, including Adams NHP, the Boston African American NHS, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston NHP, the Frederick Law Olmstead NHS, John F. Kennedy NHS, Minute Man NHP, the Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters NHS), Saugus Iron Works NHS and Salem Maritime NHS.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston Downtown, a Category 7 property, from $224 or 60,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, a Category 4 property, from $259 or 15,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night
Intercontinental Boston, from $367 or 55,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Residence Inn Downtown Seaport and Boston Harbor, a Category 8 property, from $297 or 40,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
W Boston, an SPG Category 6 property, from $227 or 20,000 Starpoints per night; The Westin Boston Waterfront, an SPG Category 5 property, from $227 or 12,000 Starpoints per night
Minute Man National Historic Park. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
The city where this year's Republican National Convention was held is located 30 minutes from Cuyahoga Valley National Park and James A. Garfield NHS, and about an hour's drive from the National First Ladies' Library. Considering a day-trip? Just two hours west along Lake Erie, you'll find the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, a monument commemorating the War of 1812's Battle of Lake Erie. Further south, visit the Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP, where you'll find info on the formative years of the Wright Brothers, as well as the William Howard Taft NHS.
The Tudor Arms Hotel Cleveland–a DoubleTree by Hilton, a Category 5 Hilton property, from $136 or 30,000 Hilton HHonors Rewards points per night; Hampton Inn Cleveland Downtown, Category 4, from $132 or 30,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
Intercontinental Suites Hotel Cleveland starts at $195 or 3o,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Aloft Cleveland Downtown, an SPG Category 4 property, from $112 or 10,000 Starpoints per night
Residence Inn Cleveland Downtown, a Category 6 property, from $146 or 30,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
Ritchie Ledges, Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
4. Jacksonville, Florida
This popular Florida city makes a great base for visiting nearby coastal sites and barrier islands that are rich in biodiversity and mark the early growth of the nation. History buffs will love Fort Caroline — the spot where the French first landed in Florida in 1564 — as well as Fort Matanzas National Monument and Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, the oldest masonry fort in the US, located nearby in St. Augustine. Just over the Florida-Georgia border, check out Cumberland Island National Seashore, home to 9,800 acres of wilderness. If you've got some time to spare, drive 90 minutes up the Georgia coast to Fort Frederica in Saint Simons Island, where the British defeated the Spanish in 1742.
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, a Category 2 property, from $179 or 8,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night
Hotel Indigo Jacksonville–Deerwood Park, from $141 or 20,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park, an SPG Category 3 property, from $142 or 7,000 Starpoints per night
Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Florida. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
5. Manassas, Virginia
Use this charming Virginia town as your base for exploring Manassas National Battlefield Park and Prince William Forest Park, both within a 30-minute drive. You'll also be less than a 90-minute drive from Shenandoah National Park. Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP, Harpers Ferry NHP, Thomas Stone NHS, Clara Barton NHS, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP, and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park are also worth exploring if you've got the time.
Hampton Inn Manassas, a Category 4 Hilton property, from $129 or 30,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
Holiday Inn Manassas–Battlefield, from $112 or 15,000 IHG Rewards points per night; Holiday Inn Express & Suites Manassas, from $121 or 15,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Courtyard Manassas Battlefield, a Category 2 Marriott property, from $126 or 10,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
Consider the Holiday Inn Charlottesville-Monticello if you're spending a few days exploring Shenandoah National Park, from $136 or 25,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Shenandoah National Park. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
6. Moab, Utah
Located near Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, Moab is also a lively town for dining and shopping, perfect for fans of antiques, bookstores and cafés. Dead Horse Point State Park is along the way to Canyonlands, and definitely worth a stop.
Hampton Inn Moab, a Category 6 Hilton property, from $165 or 40,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Moab, from $195 or 35,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Fairfield Inn and Suites, a Category 6 Marriott property located just 2.3 miles from the gates of Arches National Park, is $195 or 30,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
Canyonlands National Park. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
7. Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City's vibrant downtown is about an hour's drive from Badlands National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Minuteman and Missile NHS — which housed a nuclear arsenal during the Cold War — and Jewel Cave National Monument in Black Hills National Forest, home to 173 miles of mapped underground passageways. Stop by Mount Rushmore National Memorial, about a 30-minute drive from Rapid City, en route to Jewel Cave — nearby Custer State Park is an amazing place to spot bison in the wild. Crazy Horse Memorial, while technically not part of the National Park system, is also worth checking out while you're in this part of South Dakota's Black Hills.
Hilton Garden Inn Rapid City, a Category 6 Hilton property, from $175 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City, Curio Collection by Hilton, a Category 6 property, from $189 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Rapid City from $182 or 30,000 IHG Rewards points per night; Holiday Inn Rapid City–Rushmore Plaza, from $184 or 35,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Fairfield Inn and Suites Rapid City, a Category 7 Marriott property, from $151 or 35,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
Bison at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
8. San Francisco, California
The City by the Bay is located within an hour's drive of Muir Woods National Monument, Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front NHP, John Muir NHS, Fort Point NHS, San Francisco Maritime NHP and, of course, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Road trippers can venture farther out for a day-trip to Point Reyes National Seashore, Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Monument and the Eugene O'Neill NHS.
Hilton San Francisco Union Square, a Category 7 property, from $229 or 60,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; Hilton San Francisco Financial District, a Category 7 property, from $175 or 60,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
The Grand Hyatt San Francisco, a Category 5 property, from $299 or 20,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night
Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Francisco Fishermans Wharf, from $196 or 40,000 IHG Rewards points per night
The San Francisco Marriott Marquis, a Category 8 property, from $215 or 40,000 Marriott Rewards points per night; JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square, a Category 9 property, from $224 or 45,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
The W San Francisco, a SPG Category 6 property, from $241 or 20,000 Starpoints per night
Visit the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
9. Tupelo, Mississippi
This city marks mile 266 on the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway — stop by Tupelo National Battlefield and Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site in Baldwyn while you're in the neighborhood.
Hilton Garden Inn Tupelo, a Category 4 property, from $111 or 30,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; Hampton Inn & Suites Tupelo/Barnes Crossing, a Category 4 property, from $116 or 30,000 Hilton HHonors points per night
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Tupelo North, from $144 or 15,000 IHG Rewards points per night; Holiday Inn Express Tupelo, from $120 or 15,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Courtyard Tupelo, a Category 2 Marriott property, from $107 or 10,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
Natchez Trace Parkway. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
10. Washington, D.C.
The US Capitol is a treasure trove of NPS sites — click here for a complete list of all the historic places you can visit. Just across the Potomac in Virginia, tour the Arlington House–Robert E. Lee Memorial, and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.
Hampton Inn Washington, D.C./White House, from $185 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; Hilton Garden Inn Washington, D.C./Georgetown Area, from $146 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night; Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. Downtown, from $165 or 50,000 Hilton HHonors points per night. All three are Category 7 Hilton properties.
Hyatt Place Washington, D.C./National Mall, from $209 or 12,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night; Hyatt Place Washington, D.C./White House, from $249 or 12,000 Hyatt Gold Passport points per night. Both are Category 3 properties.
The Willard Intercontinental, from $205 or 55,000 IHG Rewards points per night
Courtyard Washington, D.C./Foggy Bottom, a Category 7 property, from $175 or 35,000 Marriott Rewards points; Residence Inn, Washington, D.C./Capitol, a Category 7 property, from $185 or 35,000 Marriott Rewards points per night
The St. Regis Washington, D.C., an SPG Category 6 property, from $279 or 20,000 Starpoints per night
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
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Which national parks are you excited about visiting? Tell us about your favorites, below.
Amy Beth Wright is a contributing writer for The Points Guy


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This sweet little bunny (complete with a fluffy cottontail) looks pretty enough to keep on a shelf, but since its machine washable, there's no reason your favorite small child can't hop around the playground with it every dang day. For every doll you purchase, Dumyé gifts one to an orphaned or vulnerable child in need and helps them make it their own through an art workshop.
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By Jenni Lada June 10, 2019
At the end of the Limited Run Games E3 2019 press conference, it announced it would be the exclusive distributor for the Shenmue III Collectors Edition. This will give people a physical copy of the game and a number of accessories. The PC version was shown in the trailer.
The Shenmue III Collector's Edition will give people a Shoji door-style light box designed to ask as a desk lamp, five iron-on patches, a double-sided Phoenix/Dragon Mirror replica, and a sheet with nine stickers on it. It also comes with a copy of the game.
Shenmue III will be released on the PlayStation 4 and PC on November 19, 2019. As a reminder, it is now an Epic Games Store digital exclusive on PCs.
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Inspired by traditional window shutters of an old farm home that designer, Matthew Weatherly lived at during his studies in France. The case fascia panels are designed to follow an alternating zig-zag formation that not only creates depth and texture for the front of the cases but also serves as the pull for each drawer. The Rizma Bedroom is crafted hardwood with a low sheen (10 sheen) top coat. Heavily influenced by Danish modern style, Matthew studied design and woodworking at the Royal Danish Academy and holds an Industrial Design degree from Pratt Institute. Inspired by soft minimalism, Matthew's work has been recognized internationally through awards, exhibitions, and publications.


Out Loud HSV monthly open mic and features create a space for literary arts and spoken word to grow! Join us in Pizzelle's Confections, studio RR4 at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, for this event. Come early to sign up for the open mic, where you will have 5 minutes to share your work. Then we will have a 30 minute feature with Alina Stefanescu!
Alina Stefanescu was born in Romania and lives in Alabama with her partner and four small mammals. Stories to Read Aloud to Your Fetus, a hybrid poetry collection, was published by Finishing Line Press in October 2017. Her first fiction collection, 'Every Mask I Tried On', won the 2016 Brighthorse Books Prize. Find her writing in recent issues of Cloudbank, Volt, New South, (b)OINK, and others. More online at www.alinastefanescu.com.


Emily started A Time To Kale after moving to Austin from Seattle in 2012. She has worked in marketing and events for brands such as W Hotels, Austin Java, Uncle Billy's Brewery, and Microsoft, and is currently the Marketing Manager at an Austin culinary startup. In her spare time she writes and manages social media for national-level food blog Endless Simmer and is the 2015 Marketing Chair for the Austin Food Blogger Alliance.
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Out of this world! British astronaut to run London Marathon in space
By SW Londoner reporter
December 4 2015 12:00
A British astronaut will run the London Marathon in space in a world first next April.
Tim Peake will be skipping his Christmas dinner when he blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 15.
Peake, who is running to raise awareness for The Prince's Trust, will run the 26.2 miles on a treadmill as the ISS orbits the earth.
He will toe the line at 10am – at the same time that the 37,000-plus runners set off from Greenwich to cover the famous marathon distance on Earth.
To combat weightlessness, Peake will wear a harness that tethers him to the treadmill as he runs, while watching the HD video of the iconic London course on the big screen in front of the treadmill. The tension on the harness dictates the speed that he can run.
"As soon as I got assigned to my mission to the International Space Station, I thought wouldn't it be great to run the Digital Virgin Money London Marathon from onboard the ISS," said Mr Peake.
SPACE RACE: Mr Peake will complete the iconic route onboard the ISS
"The London Marathon is a worldwide event. Let's take it out of this world.
"The thing I'm most looking forward to is that I can still interact with everybody down on Earth.
"I'll be running it with the iPad and watching myself running through the streets of London whilst orbiting the Earth at 400km above the surface and going 27,000km per hour.
"One of the biggest challenges I'll be facing is the harness system.
"In microgravity I would float if I didn't strap myself down to the treadmill so I have to wear a harness system that's a bit similar to a rucksack – it has a waistbelt and shoulder straps.
"That has to provide quite a bit of downforce to get my body onto the treadmill so after about 40 minutes, that gets very uncomfortable.
"I don't think I'll be setting any personal bests. I've set myself a goal of anywhere between 3:30 to 4 hours."
He is running to raise awareness of The Prince's Trust, which has a team running on the ground – Team Astronaut – while he runs on the ISS.
Mr Peake has been a keen runner since his teenage years and ran the London Marathon on Earth in 1999, finishing in 3hrs 18:50mins.
He is not expecting to beat that time on April 24 as his medical team at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany will be monitoring his preparations and run carefully to ensure he is at optimum fitness for his return to earth eight weeks later.
Maintaining fitness during the six month missions is extremely important for the astronauts due to the negative effects on bone density and muscles caused by prolonged periods in microgravity.
Hugh Brasher, event director of the Virgin Money London Marathon, said: "Tim's mission will undoubtedly inspire a generation of children to explore science and space.
"We hope that this extraordinary marathon run in space will also inspire that generation to run."
The Digital Virgin Money London Marathon is an innovative interactive virtual-reality experience, developed by London Marathon Events in partnership with RunSocial, the digital fitness technology pioneers.
It offers runners anywhere in the world – and space – the opportunity to download and experience the entire world-famous Virgin Money London Marathon course.
The route was filmed in HD video during the 2013 and 2014 Virgin Money London Marathons and has been converted into an interactive mixed reality video, which runners watch as they run on a treadmill.
The video playback matches the running speed and runners can also see, and run with, virtual reality avatars of runners from around the world who are also using the download.
A special avatar has been created for Mr Peake, showing the astronaut running in his ESA flight suit.
The Digital Virgin Money London Marathon is available to purchase now for £4.99 from the free RunSocial app.
A link to a free download will be sent to all 247,069 people who applied for a place in the 2016 event on Earth.
His mission launches from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on December 15 and he is due to return to Earth on June 5 next year.
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China's Missteps in Southeast Asia: Less Charm, More Offensive
Publication: China Brief Volume: 10 Issue: 25
By: Ian Storey
December 17, 2010 10:37 PM Age: 9 years
At the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting in Hanoi in July, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi―fuming at the temerity of 12 countries who had raised the contentious South China Sea dispute―stared at his Singaporean counterpart and thundered "China is a big country and other countries are small countries and that is just a fact." Yang's less than subtle message was emblematic of China's diplomatic missteps in Southeast Asia over the past year, which have sent ripples of concern across the region, undermined Beijing's "peaceful development" thesis and led to a renewed appreciation of America's diplomatic role and military presence in Asia.
As tensions in the South China Sea ratcheted up in 2010, the United States looked on with growing concern that its strategic and economic interests―and those of its friends and allies―were being undermined. At the Shangri La Dialogue in June, for instance, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates identified the South China Sea as an "area of growing concern for the United States" (See "Shangri-La Dialogue Highlights Tensions in Sino-U.S. Relations," China Brief, June 24). Yet it was not until Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raised the issue at the ARF a month later that Asia's long-running sovereignty dispute hit world headlines. Clinton reiterated that freedom of navigation was a vital U.S. interest and that it opposed the use of force to resolve the problem. In a departure from past policy, Clinton suggested that the United States stood ready to facilitate talks on implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DoC), the agreement drawn up by ASEAN in China in 2002 to manage the dispute but which the two sides have singularly failed to implement.
Clinton's comments at the ARF were provoked in part by reference to the South China Sea as a "core interest" by Chinese officials, even though the exact context of their comments remains unclear. The issue first surfaced in April, when it was reported that during a visit to Beijing by Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Asia Director of the National Security Council Jeffrey Bader in March, several senior Chinese officials, including Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Cui Tiankai and State Councilor Dai Bingguo (President Hu's point man on foreign affairs), had described the South China Sea a "core interest"―the implication being that China would brook no interference from the United States (New York Times, April 23; Washington Post, July 30). Whether the PRC officials were referring to the South China Sea as a whole―including the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands― or just the Exclusive Economic Zone where China has protested the surveillance activities of the US military is uncertain.
Beijing has never officially described the sea as a "core interest" and government officials claim that Steinberg and Bader "misinterpreted" comments made at the March meeting (Interviews, Beijing, October). Yet according to Clinton, at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in May in Beijing, Dai Bingguo repeated that the South China Sea was Beijing's "core interest" (Interview with Greg Sheridan of The Australian, U.S. Department of State, November 8). Reference to the South China Sea as a core interest was interpreted in Washington as elevating the problem on a par with Taiwan and thus an issue over which China was prepared to go to war.
The United States was not the only country to push back against Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea. Twelve countries raised the issue at the ARF, including the four ASEAN claimants (Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei) and Indonesia which has an overlapping maritime boundary claim with China near the gas-rich Natuna Islands. Southeast Asia's anxieties were further fueled by the Sino-Japanese standoff in the East China Sea in September when the Japanese Coast Guard detained a Chinese fishing trawler that had rammed one of its vessels near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Even Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, the leader of a country that has traditionally downplayed tensions in the South China Sea, described the PRC as "more assertive than ever before" (China Daily, September 29). Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong described Clinton's comments as a "useful reminder" of America's role in Asia, a role "which China cannot replace … because of America's security contributions in maintaining the peace in the region" (Straits Times, September 24).
Since the ARF, the United States, ASEAN and China have all moved to tamp down tensions over the South China Sea.
In September, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell denied that Clinton's comments had been aimed at China or that Washington was "taking sides or stoking tensions" and that the Administration's goal was to "create a more stable, predictable environment" (AP, September 29). A month later, in recognition of the fact that Clinton's offer to facilitate talks on implementing the DoC was strongly opposed by China and viewed as unfeasible by ASEAN because Beijing would walk away from the agreement if a third party attempted to mediate, Campbell told journalists in Tokyo that it would be inappropriate for the United States to play a direct role in the talks (Media Roundtable at the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, October 6). Washington has more pressing problems to deal with than the South China Sea, though Honolulu-based U.S. Pacific Command continues to monitor developments with concern.
The ASEAN states have had to strike a careful balance: they do wish to be seen as siding with America on the South China Sea, but nor do they want to be perceived as appeasing China. Thus while the 2nd U.S.-ASEAN Summit in New York on September 24 provided another opportunity to discuss the territorial problem, member states softened the language in the final communiqué. Prior to the meeting, a leaked draft had made explicit mention of the South China Sea and the importance of freedom of navigation and non-use of force (AP, September 19). The final communiqué, however, merely noted the importance of "regional peace and stability, maritime security, freedom of navigation…. and the peaceful settlement of disputes" (White House, Joint Statement of the 2nd US-ASEAN Leaders Meeting, September 24). The White House "Read-out" on the luncheon meeting, however, did make explicit mention of freedom of navigation and the non use of force in the South China Sea (White House, Read-out of President Obama's Working Luncheon with ASEAN Leaders, September 24).
According to Campbell and Bader, Clinton's comments in July have served to move China "back to a more collaborative approach" on the South China Sea (AP, September 19). There is some evidence to support this contention. After the ARF, Chinese officials stopped referring to the South China Sea as a core interest in meetings with their American counterparts, though mainland academics continued to muddy the waters by arguing that sovereignty was, by definition, a core interest and that China had "indisputable sovereignty" over the atolls in the sea (Author interviews, Beijing, October 2010). In recent months, however, Chinese academics have also gone quiet on the issue.
Senior Chinese officials have also sought to play down the issue on visits to Southeast Asia. At the inaugural ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)―which brought the 10 ASEAN defense ministers and their counterparts from the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, India, Russia, Australia and New Zealand together in Hanoi on October 12―Chinese Defense Minister General Liang Guanglie reacted rather mildly when eight countries raised the South China Sea dispute, even though prior to the meeting he had insisted it was not an appropriate venue to discuss the problem. During October Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun was dispatched to four Southeast Asian countries on a "listening and reassurance" mission, while in November Vice President Xi Jinping―Hu's heir apparent―on a trip to Singapore to mark 20 years of formal diplomatic relations stressed that a "prosperous and stable China does not pose a threat to any country," that Beijing would "continue to undertake its responsibilities for regional peace and development" and in an obvious attempt to counter Yang's statement at the ARF, that "China sees all countries, big and small, as equals" (Straits Times, November 16).
By raising the South China Sea at the ARF and ADMM-Plus, both ASEAN and the United States hoped that Beijing would be forced to recalibrate its position and adopt a more flexible and accommodating stance. The acid test of this expectation is whether meaningful progress can be achieved over the next 12 months on implementing the DoC. There are cautious grounds for optimism. At the ASEAN-China Summit in October, Premier Wen Jiabao told ASEAN leaders that the PRC was committed to implementing the agreement (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 30). On December 22-23 the ASEAN-China Joint Working Group on the DoC will meet in Kunming to discuss implementation guidelines, the results of which will be discussed by an ASEAN-China Senior Officials Meeting early in the New Year. Indonesia took over the rotating ASEAN Chair in December, and Foreign Minister Marty Natelagawa has indicated that meaningful progress on the South China Sea problem will be among Jakarta's "leading priorities" (Straits Times, September 19). Yet acute problems remain in implementing the DoC, including the modalities of the discussions (China objects to ASEAN caucusing on the issue) and the precise definition of "disputed waters." And although Philippine President Benigno Aquino has called for ASEAN solidarity on the South China Sea, arriving at a consensus will be problematic because membership is made up of claimant and non-claimant states, and some members have close ties to the PRC. Moreover, even though the DoC contains some potentially useful confidence building measures, given that the problem has become overlain by nascent Sino-US maritime rivalry, it remains doubtful whether its implementation will fundamentally change the dynamics of the dispute.
For its part China has been incensed at what it perceives as U.S. collusion with some Southeast Asian states at the ARF. At the time the meeting took place Vietnam occupied the ASEAN chair, and Beijing suspects Hanoi encouraged the United States and other participants to raise the issue so as to "internationalize" the problem. Stepped-up military cooperation between the United States and Vietnam has also raised Beijing's ire, including the repair of a U.S. navy supply ship in April, a visit by the hospital ship USNS Mercy in May, and in August a port call to Danang by the destroyer USS John McCain, the transit through Vietnam's EEZ of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and high level defense talks between the two countries. Vitriolic commentaries in the PRC press have warned Hanoi of the dangers of becoming a "strategic pawn" of the United States (Global Times, July 28).
As a result, Vietnam continues to pursue multiple strategies with China vis-à-vis the South China Sea dispute. First, it holds regular dialogue with the PRC in an attempt to manage tensions but also assuage Chinese concerns. In August, for instance, Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh visited Beijing and reiterated Vietnam's "3 nos" policy: no foreign alliances, no foreign bases and no relationship with another country to be directed at a third (VNA, August 26). Second, Hanoi continues to coax ASEAN to implement the DoC and move forward with a formal Code of Conduct. Third, Vietnam highlights the issue at international forums, including a second major conference on the South China Sea in Ho Chi Minh City in November. Fourth, the government has accelerated the modernization of the armed forces, particularly the navy and air force, including an order for 12 SU-30 MKK fighters and six Kilo-class submarines from Russia, the first two of which could be delivered in 2014. Fifth, and most controversially, Vietnam seeks to facilitate the military presence of major external powers in Southeast Asia. Thus in October Hanoi and New Delhi agreed to increase the frequency of Indian navy ship visits to Vietnam (PTI, October 13) and, most noteworthy, an announcement by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that the strategically located former US naval base at Cam Ranh Bay would be opened to foreign navies for repair and re-provisioning, including submarines and aircraft carriers (Bangkok Post, October 31). Dung's announcement thus paves the way for increased US Navy ship visits to Vietnam in the coming years.
After nearly a decade of adroit statecraft, China's diplomatic posturing has substantially drained the reservoir of goodwill it had built up in Southeast Asia, forced ASEAN governments to question anew Beijing's peaceful rise, and pushed regional governments closer to the US. Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has spoken of 2010 as marking the beginning of a "decades-long tussle between the US and China for pre-eminence in the Pacific" (Straits Times, October 2). Events this year suggest that tussle will increasingly be played out in Southeast Asia.
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Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa is located on Galu Beach and 10 km away from the Ukunda Airstrip. This boutique hotel features water sport facilities an outdoor pool and restaurants. The spacious rooms and suites at Pinewood all have either a garden view or sea view. They are equipped with a minibar tea-and-coffee making facilities air conditioning and an en-suite bathroom. The suites include the service of a private chef. Breakfast is served at Bahari Restaurant and the hotel also has a bistro snack bar and and a restaurant for theme dinners and barbecues. Guests can enjoy drinks and cocktails at the pool or at the beach bar. For relaxation the spa offers a variety of massages and beauty treatments. Guests have free access to the fitness centre and tennis court and other activities offered include table tennis squash and beach games. The water sport centre offers PADI scuba diving sea excursions snorkelling wind and kite surfing. Pinewood Beach Resort and Spa is located 44 km from Mombasa and the Shimba Hills National Reserve is a 50-minute drive away.


Box set of Sarosil pattern serving flatware from SMS in Germany. 18/8 stainless steel, new condition in original box.
From NuTone, for your mid century bath, a chrome polished toothbrush and soap holder, Metropolitan series. Unused, in excellent condition.
Five vintage brass hummingbirds can float atop your plants, or use them in your floral arrangements, has 4 1/2" prongs. Just over 12" in length, a few bend marks and small oxidation spots here and there.
Call it a picnic cooler, water cooler, or thermos; a steel water cooler with ceramic liner, they were carried daily by a lot of men who worked at labor jobs. This old boy is in decent shape for the age, suffering some paint loss and a dent in the lid, ceramic liner has a hairline fracture. Great for display or use.
This is a very nice cream and sugar tea set in polished brass with nickel inside. Made in India, age or name of the pattern is unknown. Set is about 3 3/4" high. This set is polished and ready for use.
This is a very nice cruet set, 2 glass cruets with plastic stoppers, salt and pepper shaker in a chrome caddy. Great condition.
Kromex saucer, 6 1/2 inches in diameter. I'm not sure if this is indeed a "saucer" or a tray for something to sit on. No dings, great condition.
Copper color chicken mold, looks to be fairly new. Holds 3 1/2 cups, has tab for wall hanging. Good condition, no dents.
Vintage wire bowl, approx 8 1/4" diameter, 5" tall, great vintage piece for your table.
Vingage twisted heavy guage wire basket, scroll feet, very retro! 5 1/2" tall, just under 9" diameter. Looks similar to brass but I don't believe it is. It is also heavy for its composition.
Continental Silver Co. Chrome Three Part Relish Tray with bakelite handles, marked on bottom with #3737. It measures about 13 1/2" long and 7" wide. This guy was a rescue. He has a couple scratches and the chrome is lightly pitted. Still a nice piece.
Great condition describes this chrome compote. Stands 6 1/2" high and about 7 1/4" diameter. Has a floral and scroll motif with ribbing around the rim and on the foot.
Brass spoon with Montreal in the bowl. Twisted handle with a man pointing the way on the end. 5" long. Light tarnish.
Enesco Sweet Shop Tin, has slot on top for your coins. Great shape, about 2 3/4" wide by 3 1/2 tall.
Great brass tray, unknown maker. About 10" in diameter. It has some spotting that remained after polishing.
Beautiful brass fan, hangs on the wall, has a dragon or peacock design. About 11 1/2 by 7". Heavy for the size, great condition.
Copper color tray, 12" diameter. Has light wear. Seashells and floral scroll design.
Silver Plate footed tray, about 14 1/2 by 11. Unknown maker, light wear. Beautiful piece!


The Single off of T.I's upcoming album just dropped last week. Tip took no time in bringing forth the visuals for the single ft Iggy Azalea. Shot in Brazil… there is nothing Mediocre about the video from the scenery to the Women.
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McBean, Angus. Vivien, A Love Affair in Camera. First Edition. 1989. Book and dust jacket are both in very good condition—there is a blank bookplate attached to the front endpaper, and there is a tiny rectangle cut out of the jacket's front flap.
Angus McBean was Vivien Leigh's great friend and her favorite photographer. It was his shot of her that she sent to David Selznick in America that landed her the role in Gone With the Wind. That session was the beginning of McBean's collaboration with Leigh, which endured until her death in the 1960s. The best of those images are presented in this coffee table book, including many stills from Vivien Leigh film and stage productions.


Physicians are not the only medical professionals who are subject to medical malpractice claims. Nurses are obligated to care for their patients within the standard of care, with professionalism, including communicating changes in a patient's status to the treating physician.
Nurses play an important role in patient care and communication. They are the ones who carry out the treatment plan set forth by the physician. There is an obligation to report any change in the patient's status, improvements or declines, to the treating physician.
A patient's condition can change in the blink of an eye. It is a nurse's responsibility to report these changes including documenting them in the patient's medical records. Failure to do so can result in nursing malpractice if the treating physician does not have all of a patient's medical details to make an informed decision about care.
If a status change was not reported and documented, and the patient suffered a significant, permanent injury, this could be nursing medical malpractice.
If you or your loved one was permanently injured and you have questions about the nursing care you received, call Attorney Gayle Sullivan immediately. Not only is she an attorney, but a licensed registered nurse (RN) familiar with nursing protocols.


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What if we affirm that Paul's view of human origins does not settle the matter for us today? Of course, this leaves us with a pressing question: how do we think about Adam today?
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[O]nce you move to [the above affirmation], you have left Paul's Adam and are now working with an Adam that is partially and even largely shaped by your own understanding and worldview. You are in an entirely different discussion.
It sounds bleak, but I have hope that efforts like the BioLogos Foundation, if they continue on their current trajectory, will begin to push through.
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Married Mucia Tertia, daughter of Quintus Mucius Scaevola.
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JEP> Vol.4 No.10, October 2013
Effect of Gas Flaring on Soil and Cassava Productivity in Ebedei, Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria
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Morrison Ifeanyi Atuma, Vincent Nduka Ojeh
Department of Arts & Humanities, School of General Studies, Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Nigeria.
Graduate Research Programme, West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria..
The threat to human, fauna and flora life posed by pollution due to gas flaring cannot be over-emphasized. Gas flared often resulted in some environmental degradation, one of such influence is soil pollution and poor crop yield. This study examined the effect of gas flaring on soil and cassava productivity in Ebedei, Ukwuani LGA, Delta State. For the purpose of data collection, five (5) experimental sites were systematically selected around the flare site in Ebedei and a control site at Obiaruku. Soil samples were collected at surface 0 - 10 cm and 10 - 20 cm at distance of 50 m, 100 m, 150 m, 200 m and 250 m apart respectively away from the bund wall of the flare. The data generated were analysed using multiple regression and paired t-test analyses. The study revealed that the soils found in Ebedei have high composition of sand and soil temperature and are acidic. The soil electrical conductivity, Phosphorous, Nitrogen, Potassium and Sodium were very low. More so, the yield of cassava increases with a corresponding increase in distances from flare site. The first hypothesis revealed that there is significant variation in soil nutrients as distance increases from gas flare sites. This is evident from F value of 234.99 which is greater than the critical table value of 4.39. Furthermore, as flare distance increases, so also the organic carbon, electrical conductivity and Nitrogen increase. The second hypothesis revealed that there is a significant difference in cassava yield at gas-flared area and the non-flared area which is evident at t (6.032) is greater than the critical table (1.895) at P < 0.05. It is therefore recommended that Government and FEPA should enact environmental Policies and revisit and review existing environmental and oil drilling laws in Nigeria with a view of updating them to international and environmental friendly standards.
Gas Flaring; Soil; Cassava Productivity; Ebedei
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