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The Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 vote, just ruled that officials may conduct strip searches on anyone arrested for any offense before being jailed; this, even without suspicion of contraband.
Consider being strip-searched for speeding. This is exactly what happened to the plaintiffs in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders. All parties were arrested for what are considered minor offenses—walking a dog without a leash, speeding, lapsed child support payments.
The group challenged a New Jersey detention facility policy in which all arrested people must be strip-searched before being included with the inside population, said CNN. In one facility, this means, "a complete disrobing, followed by an examination of the nude inmate ... by the supervising officer, which is then followed by a supervised shower with a delousing agent," according to CNN. The booking process in another facility, "required groups of 30 to 40 arrestees to enter a large shower room, simultaneously remove all of their clothing, place it in boxes and then shower."
The New York Times noted that such procedures are banned by statute in no less than 10 states and may contradict federal policies. Federally, the courts have long had mixed decisions; most prohibit strip searches without a reasonable suspicion of contraband.
In practice, this decision will sanction that policy that people may be strip-searched after arrests for violating a leash law, driving without a license and failing to pay child support. Citing examples from briefs submitted to the Supreme Court, Justice Breyer wrote that people have been subjected to "the humiliation of a visual strip-search" after being arrested for driving with a noisy muffler, failing to use a turn signal and riding a bicycle without an audible bell
This growing, unfortunate trend is contrary, however, to Fourth Amendment principles. In fact, Supreme Court Justice Breyer agrees. In his opinion, the Fourth Amendment should be understood to bar strip-searches of people arrested for minor offenses not involving drugs or violence, unless officials had a reasonable suspicion that they were carrying contraband. Sounds logical, yes?
Despite this, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, with the backing of the Court's conservative wing, wrote that it is not the courts' standpoint to oppose how correctional officials make decisions given that they must contend with potential weapons, drugs, and gang issues, wrote The Times. "Every detainee who will be admitted to the general population may be required to undergo a close visual inspection while undressed," Justice Kennedy wrote, added The Times, which increases the flexibility to perform strip searches on any person to be jailed.
In doing so, the court has, said CNN, entered into "an abdication of its responsibilities"; to subject all persons to the humiliating practice "without any demonstrable need" and "without any evidence that such policies are effective is to perpetrate an injustice unworthy of our high court."
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Artem Anisimov and Alex Frolov scored off bouncing pucks 25 seconds apart in the first period, Henrik Lundqvist stopped 35 shots, and the New York Rangers held off the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday night.
Marc Staal also scored for the Rangers, who posted their second straight road win.
Zdeno Chara and Nathan Horton had goals for the Bruins, whose four-game winning streak was snapped.
Tuukka Rask, making his first start since a season-opening 5-2 loss to Phoenix in the Czech Republic, made 27 saves.
In a spirited first period, highlighted by three fights, numerous breakouts and hard hits, the Rangers jumped ahead 2-0 on odd goals by Anisimov and Frolov.
Anisimov's power-play goal made it 1-0 at 11:34. He batted the puck with a backhanded swipe over Rask's left shoulder after the puck bounced into the air. The goal held up to a video review when it was determined that Anisimov's stick wasn't above the crossbar when he struck the puck.
Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg attempted to clear the puck in front of his net, but hit Frolov's lower body. The puck bounced over Rask to make it 2-0.
Skating with their second two-man advantage of the first period, the Bruins cut the deficit to 2-1 when Chara fired a slap shot from the right point inside the left post with 5 seconds left.
The Rangers increased their lead to 3-1 when Staal came out of the penalty box and picked up a loose puck near the Bruins' blue line. He skated in on a breakaway and slipped a backhander past Rask 48 seconds into the second.
Horton's goal cut it to 3-2 midway into the period.
The Bruins had few good chances in the third. They pulled Rask with 43 seconds left for an extra skater, but managed just one long shot.
The Rangers, who handed Toronto its first loss of the season on Thursday, were without injured top forwards Marian Gaborik, Vinny Prospal and Chris Drury.
Notes: Rangers LW Brandon Prust was hit in the face by a high stick from Gregory Campbell in the second period, drawing a double minor. ... Horton has at least one point in each of Boston's six games, matching his career high. ... Rangers RW Ryan Callahan earned his 100th career point with a second-period assist. ... Boston D Johnny Boychuk headed straight to the dressing room after getting slashed by Brandon Dubinsky in the first period. He came back for a few shifts later in the period, but missed the rest of the game because of an undisclosed injury. ... Boston had killed 14 consecutive penalties until Anisimov's goal.


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The Portland Trail Blazers are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise entered the NBA in 1970, and is one of two major league franchise in Oregon. The Trail Blazers sold out 814 consecutive home games from 1977 through 1995, the second longest such streak for American professional sports teams which was broken July 9, 2011, by the Dayton Dragons. The team has played their home games at the Moda Center (formerly known as the Rose Garden), since the 1995–96 NBA season. The Trail Blazers are owned by the Paul G. Allen Trust chaired by Jody Allen, since the passing of owner Paul Allen in 2018. Since the team joined the NBA in 1970, it has won one NBA championship, three conference championships, six division championships, and has appeared in the NBA playoffs 34 times.

The team has advanced to the NBA Finals three times, winning the NBA Championship once, in 1977. The other NBA Finals appearances were in 1990 and 1992. The team has qualified for the playoffs in the majority of its seasons, including a streak of 21 straight appearances from 1983 to 2003. Six Hall of Fame players have played for the Trail Blazers (Lenny Wilkens, Bill Walton, Clyde Drexler, Dražen Petrović, Scottie Pippen, and Arvydas Sabonis), four of whom (Wilkens, Walton, Drexler, and Pippen) were recognized as one of the league's 50 greatest. Bill Walton is the franchise's most decorated player; he was the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1977, and the regular season MVP the following year. Four Blazer rookies (Geoff Petrie, Sidney Wicks, Brandon Roy. and Damian Lillard) have won the NBA Rookie of the Year award.  Two Hall of Fame coaches, Lenny Wilkens and Jack Ramsay, have coached the Blazers, and two others, Mike Schuler and Mike Dunleavy, have won the NBA Coach of the Year award with the team.

The Blazers have set several team and individual league records. They are the only team to have held a team scoreless during overtime on two occasions. In a game that went to four overtime periods, the Blazers and the Chicago Bulls combined to commit 87 personal fouls. In another four-overtime game, the Blazers and the Utah Jazz collected a combined 106 defensive rebounds. The Blazers set two records against the Golden State Warriors: the record for combined three-point field-goal attempts by both teams and the record for the most three-point field-goal attempts by one player. This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Individual records

Franchise leaders
Bold denotes still active with team.

Italic denotes still active but not with team.

Points scored (regular season) (as of the end of the 2021–22 season)

 Damian Lillard (18,708)
 Clyde Drexler  (18,040)
 LaMarcus Aldridge (12,562)
 Terry Porter (11,330)
 CJ McCollum (10,710)
 Clifford Robinson (10,405)
 Jerome Kersey (10,067)
 Jim Paxson (10,003)
 Geoff Petrie (9,732)
 Mychal Thompson (9,215)
 Rasheed Wallace (9,119)
 Sidney Wicks (8,882)
 Kevin Duckworth (7,188)
 Damon Stoudamire (6,745)
 Kiki Vandeweghe (6,698)
 Zach Randolph (6,202)
 Brandon Roy (6,107)
 Calvin Natt (5,738)
 Buck Williams (5,677)
 Arvydas Sabonis (5,629)

Other statistics (regular season) (as of the end of the 2021–22 season)

Individual accomplishments

All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants
The NBA All-Star Game is played between the Eastern Conference All-Star Team and the Western Conference All-Star Team; the teams' starters are chosen through fan voting, and the teams' reserves are chosen by NBA teams' coaches.

All-Star Game selection
 Clyde Drexler, ten selections total, eight as a Blazer (1986, 1988–1994).
 Sidney Wicks, four selections total, all as a Blazer (1972–1975).
 Maurice Lucas, four selections total, three as a Blazer, (1977–1979).
 LaMarcus Aldridge, six selections, four as a Blazer (2012–2016, 2018)
 Damian Lillard, seven selections, all as a Blazer (2014, 2015, 2018–2021, 2023)
 Brandon Roy, three selections, all as a Blazer (2008–2010)
 Rasheed Wallace, two selections as a Blazer, four selections in total (2000–2001)
 Kevin Duckworth, two selections, both as a Blazer (1989, 1991)
 Jim Paxson, two selections, both as a Blazer (1983–1984)
 Geoff Petrie, two selections, both as a Blazer (1971, 1974)
 Terry Porter, two selections, both as a Blazer (1991, 1993)
 Bill Walton, two selections, both as a Blazer (1977–1978)
 Lionel Hollins, one selection as a Blazer (1978)
 Clifford Robinson, one selection as a Blazer (1994)
 Steve Johnson, one selection as a Blazer (1988) DNP due to injury
 Kermit Washington, one selection as a Blazer (1980)
NBA All-Star Game head coach
 Jack Ramsay, 1978
 Rick Adelman, 1991

All-Star Weekend participants
Rookie Challenge
Damian Lillard, 2012–13
LaMarcus Aldridge, 2007–08
Rudy Fernández, 2008–09
Greg Oden, 2008–09 (DNP)
Brandon Roy, 2006–07 and 2007–08
Arvydas Sabonis, 1995–96
Alvin Williams, 1997–98
Slam Dunk Contest
Damian Lillard
Clyde Drexler
Rudy Fernández
Jerome Kersey participated in four Slam Dunk Contests, finishing in second in 1987.
Anfernee Simons Winner in 2021.
Three-point Shootout
Clyde Drexler
Terry Porter
Clifford Robinson
Kiki Vandeweghe, 1987
Damian Lillard, 2014, 2019-2020, 2023 Winner
Wesley Matthews, 2015
CJ McCollum, 2016 & 2017
Seth Curry, 2019
Skills Challenge
Damian Lillard – Winner in 2013 and 2014

Individual awards
The NBA presents several annual awards to recognize its teams, players and coaches for their accomplishments. In addition, three honorary teams (All-NBA, All-Rookie, All-Defensive) are formed by voting to honor the best players, best rookies and best defenders respectively.

Most Valuable Player
 Bill Walton, 1977–78

Finals Most Valuable Player
 Bill Walton, 1976–77

Rookie of the Year
 Geoff Petrie, 1970–71 (shared with Dave Cowens)
 Sidney Wicks, 1971–72
 Brandon Roy, 2006–07
 Damian Lillard, 2012–13

Most Improved Player
 Kevin Duckworth, 1987–88
 Zach Randolph, 2003–04
 CJ McCollum, 2015–16

Sixth Man of the Year
 Clifford Robinson, 1992–93

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
 Terry Porter, 1992–93
 Chris Dudley, 1995–96
 Brian Grant, 1998–99
 Damian Lillard, 2018–19

Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year
 Damian Lillard, 2020–21

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award
 Carmelo Anthony, 2020–21

Coach of the Year
 Mike Schuler, 1986–87
 Mike Dunleavy, 1998–99

First Team, All-NBA
 Bill Walton, 1977–78,
 Clyde Drexler, 1991–92
 Damian Lillard, 2017–18

Second Team, All-NBA
 Bill Walton, 1976–77
 Maurice Lucas, 1977–78
 Jim Paxson, 1983–84
 Clyde Drexler, 1987–88, 1990–91
 Brandon Roy, 2008–09
 LaMarcus Aldridge, 2014–15
 Damian Lillard, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21

Third Team, All-NBA
 Clyde Drexler,  1989–90
 Brandon Roy, 2009–10
 LaMarcus Aldridge, 2010–11, 2013–14
 Damian Lillard, 2013–14

First Team, All-Defensive
 Bill Walton, 1976–77, 1977–78
 Maurice Lucas, 1977–78
 Lionel Hollins, 1977–78
 Buck Williams, 1989–90, 1990–91

Second Team, All-Defensive
 Maurice Lucas, 1978–79,
 Bobby Gross, 1977–78
 Kermit Washington, 1979–80, 1980–81
 Buck Williams, 1991–92
 Scottie Pippen, 1999–2000
 Theo Ratliff, 2003–04

NBA All-Rookie First Team
 Sidney Wicks, 1971–72
 Lloyd Neal, 1972–73
 Lionel Hollins, 1975–76
 Mychal Thompson, 1978–79
 Ron Brewer, 1978–79
 Calvin Natt, 1979–80
 Kelvin Ransey, 1980–81
 Sam Bowie, 1984–85
 Arvydas Sabonis, 1995–96
 LaMarcus Aldridge, 2006–07
 Brandon Roy, 2006–07
 Damian Lillard, 2012–13

European awards and honors
European players in the NBA are currently eligible for three prestigious continent-wide awards for their performances with their club and national teams:
 Mr. Europa, awarded since 1976 by the Italian weekly magazine Superbasket
 Euroscar, awarded since 1979 by the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport
 FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award, awarded since 2005 by FIBA Europe and based on voting by fans and a continent-wide panel of basketball experts, journalists, and coaches

Two Blazers players have won at least one of these awards while in Portland.
 Dražen Petrović won the Euroscar in 1989, a year that he started with Real Madrid and finished with the Blazers. Before coming to Portland, he swept the Euroscar and Mr. Europa in 1986, and after being traded to the New Jersey Nets, he won the Euroscar again in 1992 and won both awards posthumously in 1993.
 Arvydas Sabonis, like Petrović before him, won the Euroscar in the year he arrived from Real Madrid, 1995. Sabonis swept Mr. Europa and the Euroscar in 1997, and won the Euroscar again in 1999. During his previous career in the former Soviet Union, Sabonis won the Euroscar in 1984 and 1988, and both awards in 1985.

Hall of Fame and Top 50 players

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major contributors to the game. In 1996, the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (also referred to as the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team or NBA's Top 50) were chosen by a panel of media, former players and coaches, current and former general managers and team executives. Five Trail Blazers players have been inducted into the Naismith Hall solely as players, and the team had four players selected to be in the NBA's Top 50 Players list. The Blazers have also had one coach inducted into the Naismith Hall exclusively in that capacity. Finally, Lenny Wilkens, who both played for and coached the Blazers, is one of only three individuals to have been inducted into the Naismith Hall in both roles.

Clyde Drexler.  Hall of Fame, Top 50.
Dražen Petrović.  Hall of Fame. Also a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Arvydas Sabonis.  Hall of Fame. Also a member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Bill Walton.  Hall of Fame, Top 50.
Lenny Wilkens.  Hall of Fame (as both player and coach), Top 50.  Spent two years as head coach of the Blazers in the 1970s, including one year as player-coach. Also named one of the Top 10 coaches—the only person to make both lists.
Scottie Pippen. Hall of Fame, Top 50.
Coach Dr. Jack Ramsay — Hall of Fame, coached the team to their only NBA title in 1977.

The Blazers have had three players inducted to the FIBA Hall of Fame. In addition to Petrović (inducted as part of the inaugural class in 2007) and Sabonis (inducted in 2010), Fernando Martín, who played for the Blazers in the 1986–87 season, was inducted alongside Petrović.

Retired numbers
Several players (and others) have had their numbers retired by the team.  These are:

13 Dave Twardzik, G, 1976–80
14 Lionel Hollins G, 1975–80 (number retired April 18, 2007)
15 Larry Steele, G, 1971–80
20 Maurice Lucas, F, 1976–80 and 1987–88 (number retired November 4, 1988)
22 Clyde Drexler, G, 1983–95 (number retired March 6, 2001)
30 Bob Gross, F, 1975–82
30 Terry Porter, G, 1985–95 (number retired December 16, 2008)
32 Bill Walton, C, 1974–78
36 Lloyd Neal, C, 1972–79
45 Geoff Petrie, G, 1970–76

Two non-players also have honorary jerseys hanging in the rafters:

1 Larry Weinberg, Team founder-owner, 1970–88.  Jersey is honorary, as #1 is still used by team players.
77 Dr. Jack Ramsay, Head Coach, 1976–86.  Number selected in honor of 1976–77 season.

Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
Drexler, Lucas, Petrie, Twardzik, and Walton are members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame, which honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. Also inducted into the Hall are the 1976–77 team, and the following Trail Blazers' players:

 Danny Ainge (#9, G, 1990–92, also Oregon native)
Steve Johnson (#33, C, 1986–89, from Oregon State)
 Steve Jones (#23, G, 1975–76, from Portland and the University of Oregon)
 Jim Paxson (#4, G, 1980–87)

NBA records
Several league record performances have been recorded by members of the Trail Blazers or the team as a whole; or against the Trail Blazers by an opponent.  A partial list is as follows:
Most points scored in a game, franchise history
Damian Lillard scored 71 points in 39 minutes played against the Houston Rockets on February 26, 2023, setting a new franchise record and career high.
Most rebounds in a game, franchise history
Enes Kanter grabbed a franchise record of 30 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons on April 10, 2021.
Most assists in a game, franchise history
Rod Strickland tied the franchise record of 20 assists on March 30th, 1996, against the Dallas Mavericks.
Most steals in a game, franchise history
Brandon Roy stole the ball from the Washington Wizards 10 times on January 24th, 2009, setting a new franchise record.
Most blocked shots in a game, franchise history
Hassan Whiteside blocked 10 shots by the Chicago Bulls on November 29th, 2019, setting a new franchise record.
Most three-point field goals in a game, franchise history
Damian Lillard, made 13 three-point field goals against the Houston Rockets on February 26, 2023, setting a new franchise record and career high.
Most three-point field goals, half
The Trail Blazers made 12 three-point field goals against the New Orleans Hornets on January 14, 2005, and allowed the same amount against the Milwaukee Bucks on January 5, 2001.  In the latter game, Tim Thomas hit eight 3-pointers in a half, also an NBA record.
Most three-point field goal attempts, game (combined)
The Blazers and the Golden State Warriors combined for 69 three-point field goal attempts on April 15, 2005.  In that game, Damon Stoudamire of the Blazers attempted 21 three-point shots, also a record.
Largest margin of victory in overtime
The Blazers outscored the Houston Rockets 17–0 during the first (and only) overtime period on January 22, 1983.
Most games holding an opponent scoreless in overtime
In eight games, a team has been held scoreless in an overtime period; the Trail Blazers are the only NBA team to have held a team scoreless in overtime on two occasions, against the Rockets and the Indiana Pacers.
Most combined personal fouls, game (since the 1954–55 season)
The Blazers and the Chicago Bulls combined for 87 personal fouls in a game that went to four overtime periods on March 16, 1984.
Fewest combined personal fouls, game
The Blazers and the Phoenix Suns committed a combined 21 personal fouls on December 1, 2001.
Fewest turnovers, game
The Blazers committed three turnovers against the Suns on February 22, 1991.

Most combined defensive rebounds, game
Portland and the Utah Jazz combined for 106 defensive rebounds in a game that went to four overtime periods on October 18, 1974.

Most assists, 1st quarter
Steve Blake tied the NBA record for most assists in the 1st quarter with 14 against the LA Clippers on February 22, 2009.

Fewest points (combined) in the first half of a game
The Trail Blazers and the New Jersey Nets combined for 55 points in the first half of a game on November 28, 2004 (Portland led 30–25).
Fewest blocks (combined), game
On November 22, 1973 (against Seattle) and on November 25, 1979 (against Phoenix), the Blazers and their opponents combined for zero blocks, a record that has been matched eight other times.

References

External links

Accomplishments and records
National Basketball Association accomplishments and records by team

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Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust (born September 18, 1947)[1] is an American historian and was the 28th president of Harvard University, the first woman to serve in that role. She was Harvard's first president since 1672 without an undergraduate or graduate degree from Harvard and the first to have been raised in the South. Faust is the former dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
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She is the author of six books, including Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War (1996), for which she won both the Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize and the Avery O. Craven Award from the Organization of American Historians in 1997. Her other works include James Henry Hammond and Old South, a biography of James Henry Hammond, Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844. This Republic of Suffering (2008) was a critically acclaimed exploration of how the United States' understanding of death was shaped by the high losses during the Civil War. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
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Before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, a provisional Confederate government was established on February 8, 1861. It was considered illegal by the United States federal government, and Northerners thought of the Confederates as traitors. After war began in April, four slave states of the Upper South—Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina—also joined the Confederacy. The Confederacy later accepted the slave states of Missouri and Kentucky as members, accepting rump state assembly declarations of secession as authorization for full delegations of representatives and senators in the Confederate Congress; they were never substantially controlled by Confederate forces, despite the efforts of Confederate shadow governments, which were eventually expelled. The government of the United States rejected the claims of secession as illegitimate.
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Essendon Country Club review
Evolving Essendon is making the game attractive for all
"Making golf attractive for all". That is the message coming out of Hertfordshire's thriving Essendon Country Club.
Once unloved and underinvested for the best part of 15 years, Essendon Country Club turned the tables under new ownnership three years ago and has not looked back since.
From improving its two dramatically different courses with new bunkers, tee boxes and unique "B greens" to investing in a new driving range, swing studio, clubhouse and changing rooms, Essendon Country Club is putting its member at the heart of every decision it now makes.
"Making golf attractive for all." That is the message coming out of Hertfordshire's thriving Essendon Country Club.
Unloved and underinvested for the best part of 15 years, Essendon turned the tables when going under new ownership three years ago and has not looked back.
From improving its two dramatically different courses with new bunkers, tee boxes and unique "B greens" to investing in qualified coaching staff, a driving range, swing studio, changing rooms, clubhouse and more exciting menus, Essendon now prides itself on its members.
Having inherited 268 members in 2011 on top of budget cuts, de-motivated staff and a quiet clubhouse, Essendon now boasts 837 members in tangent with ongoing course improvements, empowered workers and a buoyant 19th hole.
Female members have increased from just three to 112 and junior members have risen from six to 55 - testament to the club receiving England Golf's coveted Golf Mark award in 2013.
Essendon is now striving to become the "best members club in Hertfordshire".
After a long, weaving drive through the course from the moment you enter the club, you are greeted through the double-door entrance by friendly staff and a spacious pro shop that features all the latest equipment and apparel. It even provides access to the latest new craze in golf - the GolfBoard.
The clubhouse appears big, bright and boisterous from the moment you step inside, with ample HD television screens dotted around the restaurant. Smart casual T-shirts and golf shoes were also spotted in the clubhouse.
But most exciting is the golf.
Essendon's New Course, opened in 1992 by Landscape Design Co, was our favourite of the two tracks because it was a little more testing, slightly prettier with more water hazards and quirky in the sense that 16 of its holes possess double greens, also known as "B greens."
This unsual design feature was introduced at the behest of its former owners but it does nothing to mask the fact the New Course is a fine test of golf for even the most talented of players.
The greens were exceptional and we were told they will only get even purer over the summer.
From the surface up, the greenkeeping staff have lined the new bunkers with a specialist rubber crumb lining that allows for the drainage of water and an all-round improved consistent playing surface.
It is still a work in progress, but the New Course should look radiant in a couple of years from now. It would not be a surprise to see it host a big tournament one day.
Running adjacent to the New Course is the Fred Hawtree-designed Old Course that was opened back in 1976.
Although reasonably short and slightly more open off the tee, it still offers a stiff challenge with an assortment of tricky holes meandering through mature parkland. The greens were not quite as pure, however.
Like the New Course, it was very much in good condition and clear to see that the club is priding itself on maintaining high standards.
As part of Essendon's greenkeeping staff, the club has set aside one team to look after the New Course and another to cater for the Old Course so that each greenkeeper has their own objectives and goals.
It was great to see several of the greenkeepers stopping what they were doing to interact with players to see what they made of the course improvements - something many golf clubs in the UK could benefit from.
Essendon Country Club is flourishing and it is easy to see why.
Members and visitors are placed at the forefront of every investment whether that be from course improvements and beginner sessions to summer parties and exciting menus.
Green fees start from £45 for visitors and that looks terrific value for money, particularly on the New Course.
If you are ever in the Hertfordshire area, we can assure you will likely not be disappointed when teeing it up at Essendon.
For more information visit www.essendoncc.co.uk
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While passing through Bulgaria, you can not miss the motorway mark, but from 2019 onwards you can buy online an electronic mark for the motorways and some 1st - 3rd class roads. Highway stamps in Bulgaria are designed for cars up to 3.5t, but also for trucks over 3.5t and buses. From truck drivers and vehicles with more than 8 seats, road tax is levied according to the official site at border crossings. In addition to motorways and roads, some tunnels and bridges pass through.
* valid from friday 12 p.m. (midnight friday/saturday) to sunday 11:59 p.m.
In Bulgaria, in addition to road user charges in the form of toll stickers have collected a fee for crossing some bridges and transport vehicles using the ferry (ferry). These are places at the border crossing with Romania. A list of these segments, including indicative prices for cars up to 3.5 tons (could be transported and trucks) is shown in the table.
Where to buy Bulgarian vignette?
In Bulgaria, since 2019 there is a system of electronic toll stamps, so the Bulgarian motorway mark is the easiest to buy online. If you do not have the opportunity to purchase the vignette online or you do not know the exact date before traveling, of course you can buy an electronic stamp at one of the points of sale.
The official website failed to trace the opportunity to claim a rebate of tolls for those with limited mobility, even for people living in the territory of Bulgaria or foreigners.
If you are going to Bulgaria with a lorry, bus or car, with more than 8 seats, it is likely that you will be the border crossing in addition to payment for the vignette still required fee for road tax. For more information of road tax for trucks and vehicles please visit aebtri.com.
Among the tolled sections in Bulgaria is not only highways, but some roads 1st-3rd class too.
Can anyone please tell me if one requires a vignette for less than a day transit travel?
Last September(2016) about half an hour after crossing the border on the Sofia-Sandanski highway I was stopped and the policeman demanded a vignette. Since the site shows no charges for one day I hadn't bought one thinking that it was unnecessary as I was in transit(traveling for less than 3 hours between border posts). The policeman INSISTED that I had to have one.
Bulgarian highway vignette is necessary on all highways and some 1. - 3. class roads.
Check your prices, there has been a considerable increase for 2016.
thank you, it was prices from aebtri.com on this website. I made an update.
I am in Greece now and I must return Sunday in Romania via Bulgaria and I will cross border from Makaza. Because Makaza is new and small cross border point, I don't find information if I can buy vignette for Bulgaria in Makaza cross border point.
Can somebody help me before Sunday with this information?
I am sorry but I don't know and didn't find anything about vignette selling point at Makaza. You can try ask on the official website ( http://bit.ly/1LxmLok ).


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Want to Live? Stay Away from Semi-Trucks
Driving near a tractor trailer on a highway is not a good idea. They demand your respect. Here's why.
By Jack Baruth
After two race weekends in a row, I wasn't particularly shocked by the cloud of dust and debris that appeared without warning a few hundred feet in front of me. Nor was I surprised by the cars swerving left and right away from it like cockroaches exposed to a sudden flashlight. In fact, it took me almost a full second to process the fact that I was on the freeway, not the track. My race car was twenty feet behind me on an open-deck trailer, and I was about to have an interesting exercise in getting that trailer slowed down and out of the lane without losing control.
So what was going on ahead of me to cause all this chaos, if it wasn't a car going off-track? The answer was in the air, flying towards my windshield: a five-foot long section of truck tire.
When I was a teenager, both of my parents were very explicit about the fact that I was not permitted to drive next to a tractor-trailer for any length of time if there was any alternative whatsoever to doing so. They never really explained why, but the first time a truck swerved into my lane the reasons became crystal clear. There are plenty of laws on the books to govern the interactions between trucks and cars, but on the open road there is only one law that always holds true. It's called Newton's First Law Of Motion, and it sides with the trucker every single time.
Driving a real truck isn't like driving a car; it's a full-time occupation.
Late last year, our sister publication Esquire ran a harrowing tale of a year spent as a long-haul trucker. It's absolutely worth reading, for two reasons: it's brilliantly written, and it will make you think long and hard about ever hanging out in a freeway lane next to a truck, particularly after dark. Driving a real truck isn't like driving a car, an F-350, or a U-Haul box van; it's a full-time occupation that often results in sleep deprivation and risky driving to make a delivery on time. I once had the chance to spend an afternoon in a bar next to a career driver who bragged that "I run hot (above the speed limit), heavy (above the legal weight) and hard (for eighteen hours or longer between rest stops)." It was a relief to me when he started complaining that the modern trucking firms wouldn't let him do all three at once.
Happily, many of the professional drivers out there are safe, sober, and in command of the most modern, well-maintained equipment possible. But that doesn't mean that you are totally safe. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration permits loaded trucks a 355-foot stopping distance from 60mph. That is a full three times longer than what a family sedan in good condition can manage. Think about that for a minute. You might be killed just because you stopped in front of a truck. It's also worth considering those numbers the next time you cut a truck off in fast-moving heavy traffic. The driver is leaving that space in front of his grille for a reason, and it's not because he wants to do you a favor.
Then there's the question of tire explosions, like the one that set off the chaos described at the beginning of this article. We're all familiar with the old trope of the exploding "retread" truck tire, but the truth is that all kinds of truck tires fail at about the same rate, and for the same reasons. That doesn't change the fact that an exploding truck tire can be deadly, particularly if you are right next to the tire when it blows. Driving over a tire tread fragment in the middle of the road isn't likely to do much more than damage your front bumper or scuff up your rocker panels, but if the tire is still in the air when you hit it, you could be looking at a fifty-pound object being shoved through your windshield to share your personal space.
It's dangerous to just drive blithely alongside a truck on the freeway, and it's downright stupid to be right in front of one.
When it comes to trucks, the safest place to be is either a reasonable distance behind them, where your car's superior maneuverability and braking will allow you to react to whatever happens, or several hundred feet in front of them. It's dangerous to just drive blithely alongside a truck on the freeway, and it's downright stupid to be right in front of one. Yet I see that behavior all the time. You probably do as well. How often have you been on a mostly empty freeway and found yourself driving up on a tractor-trailer in the right lane and a car sitting directly next to it in the left lane, with plenty of open space ahead or behind? I see it every day during my commute, usually several times. Don't be one of those people.
Obviously, everything I've said above goes double or triple for motorcyclists. Don't ride next to truck tires. You're asking to get killed. Don't cut trucks off; you're nothing but a speedbump to them. And riding close to the metal bars at the end of a trailer is a great way to be decapitated.
Even if you're the kind of daredevil who likes to cheat death as often as possible, however, there are still good reasons to give tractor-trailers a wide berth on the road. Remember that the drivers are at work. Treat them the way you'd like to be treated at work. Give them courtesy. Be predictable. And leave plenty of space for them to do their jobs. It doesn't cost you anything to behave that way, and it might save your life.
Born in Brooklyn but banished to Ohio, Jack Baruth has won races on four different kinds of bicycles and in seven different kinds of cars. Everything he writes should probably come with a trigger warning. His column, Avoidable Contact, runs twice a week.
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A Stranger is Calling — The impact of RMIS service team turnover
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How many members of your current RMIS vendor's service team have come and gone over the course of your relationship? What about the number of service team leads who have guided support efforts on behalf of you and the other users of your RMIS software?
When you dial into a meeting and get introduced to yet another service team replacement, your RMIS provider is under-delivering.
Many business-to-business software providers place far too much emphasis on "software" and not enough on "service." In terms of features and functionalities, the results of such an approach may be impressive. But the imbalance comes with a cost. Subpar support is always detrimental to client success.
The importance of consistent, knowledgeable RMIS technology support is difficult to overstate. Given the increasingly complex risks every business faces and the ever-expanding role risk managers play within their organizations, a platform implemented five or more years ago may struggle to keep pace with an organization's changing needs. A revolving door of service team personnel who need to be brought up to speed on the unique aspects of a RMIS and the risk management program it was put into place to support compounds the problem.
Founded on the principle that success comes from a balance of technology and a consistent relationship between clients and service teams, Origami Risk is different by design.
Consistency contributes to efficient and effective RMIS support
Consistency matters when it comes to achieving excellence. Take for example, the New England Patriots. Whether we like it or not, it's no fluke that Super Bowl LIII will see the team make their eighth championship game appearance since 2001. In addition to the talent, preparation, and execution for which both men are known, a major factor in the franchise's unprecedented success during this period is the 18-season working relationship of head coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
As with a quarterback and coach, a longstanding and consistent relationship between a client and service team is likely to contribute to a deeply ingrained understanding of concepts, a shared experience of "what works when," and the ability to communicate and make adjustments on the fly, even in the most stressful situations. At Origami Risk, the client relationship begins with system implementation and grows from there.
RMIS implementation: Just the beginning of a lasting relationship
Clients invest an incredible amount of time and resources during system implementation. Regardless of whether it's been two weeks or two years since go-live, having to re-explain the history of an issue, walk another person through the decision-making processes, and educate a new team member or call center representative can be tremendously frustrating. Being billed for that time? Costly, frustrating, and unfair. A person who knows the details of the system—not just the hows, but the whys—is far more likely to resolve issues efficiently.
As described in detail in Different by design—Key elements in converting to Origami Risk from a legacy RMIS, the Origami team that collaborates to deliver the right solutions is the same team that provides ongoing service. There is no handoff. Rather than transferring the client to a different support team—one not involved in the implementation—or pushing clients toward a call center, the team that implements a system continues to work with that client every day going forward.
The more churn, the more clients are burned
When a vendor struggles to keep its best people, this is usually a sign it's not putting employees in a position to succeed. Add to that the fact that recent mergers and acquisitions of RMIS providers have been followed by a significant amount of employee turnover. While this may have an initial positive impact on the vendor's bottom line, it can have negative long-term consequences for clients.
Whether it comes as a result of insufficient support for service personnel or from a new round of layoffs, the departure of senior service team members means a loss of institutional and client system-specific knowledge. It also means those who remain are forced to carry a heavier burden. The end result is more stress and faster burnout.
For clients, one downside is being forced into a position of reeducating new members of the service team on both the hows and the whys. Another downside comes as issues crop up. When, for example, claims data present in previous months' carrier feeds is missing from the most recent file transmission or reports don't match up, clients often find themselves investing an inordinate amount of time and energy helping these newer team members figure out where things went wrong. In short, clients get additional work and less support.
Engaged employees? A win-win
According to a 2018 Forbes article, 87% of employees worldwide aren't engaged in their work. The article's author, Naz Behesti, cites Gallup's 2017 State of the Global Workplace survey to point out some of the measurable differences between businesses with employees who are more engaged in comparison to those with employees who are less so.
The survey found that workplaces with engaged employees benefit from:
41% less absenteeism
21% greater profitability
17% greater productivity
These statistics are the reason employee engagement is often referred to as the holy grail for business leaders. "According to Gallup," Behesti writes, "a highly engaged workforce means the difference between a company that outperforms its competitors and one that fails to grow. It is a matter of life or death for a business."
Engagement doesn't just impact the bottom line of employers. It is also better for clients. Workplaces with more engaged employees experience 24% less turnover than their competition, according to the Gallup survey. Less turnover means more stable, longer-tenured service teams.
An engaged RMIS service team
More than just a software company, Origami Risk truly values the skills, enthusiasm, and creativity of our people.
Over the past decade, an increasingly complex risk landscape and advancements in RMIS technology have meant an increased demand for upgraded support services from vendors. Yet over the same period, most RMIS vendors have invested less in professional services. The result continues to be high staff turnover followed by the hiring of less experienced replacements and an increase in the offshoring of customer support roles. Since its founding in 2009, Origami Risk has taken the opposite approach, bringing in and retaining highly skilled individuals who are capable of helping our clients make the most effective use of their RMIS.
When hiring service team members, Origami Risk focuses on hiring people who are looking to take ownership of issues, display keen problem-solving ability, have a collaborative mindset, and possess an eagerness to learn and share knowledge.
The success of this approach has led to recognition as one of the industry's best places to work by numerous publications, including Inc. magazine, Crain's Chicago Business, and Best and Brightest Companies. A commitment to hiring, equipping, and incentivizing members of our service team in a way that allows them to thrive as they focus on our clients' business objectives is not only good for Origami, but also for our clients.
"As RMIS experts, solving problems and contributing to the success of our clients is why we do what we do," proffers Different by design—Key elements in converting to Origami Risk from a legacy RMIS, an article that highlights some of the reasons underlying the company's high level of engagement. "Navigating a bureaucratic system of sign-offs? Not so much."
The Net Promoter Score (NPS) of RMIS providers tell the tale
Partnership with Origami Risk means that clients benefit from continuous and consistent support that helps them achieve their business goals in both the near and long term. Putting clients first and ensuring they are obtaining meaningful results has resulted, year after year, in the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) in the industry, as measured by independent, third-party reports.
Introduced by Frederick Reichheld in a 2003 Harvard Business Review article titled The One Number You Need to Grow, NPS measures responses to a single question: How likely is it that you would recommend our company/product/service to a friend or colleague? Answers to the question are provided using a scale of 0 to 10. Promoters are those who select a 9–10, Passives a 7–8, and Detractors 0–6. The NPS, which is calculated by taking the percentage of Promoters minus the percentage of Detractors, is a metric widely used to identify technology partners that deliver superior levels of service.
Along with NPS, client success stories provide proof that Origami Risk's approach to providing both software and support works.
While the main reason for choosing Origami several years ago was not Customer Service, I would have to say that over the years this has come to be one of your highlighted selling points! Our service rep is so responsive to any concern or need. If she does not have the answer immediately, she reaches out to others for their input for immediate resolution. Most impressive!
— Julie Bean, Risk Manager at The Duchossois Group
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Hot sweet&sticky goodness are my hoisin and Honey drumsticks.chicken will always be my favorite source of protein and they are many ways of preparing your bird.Chicken prepared the same old way over and over again is boring as it is one which can easily get monotonous if routine isn't spiked up from time to time.With all the stresses in life,food is one thing we look forward to,and making what we eat exciting and fun is key to finding happiness.
Hoisin is the Asian holy grail to barbecue sauce,sweet salty and sticky,it goes well with all things sea food and meats,hoisin pork ribs are amazeballs out of this World delicious,I have to make me some of them soon.
My hoisin honey drumsticks are deliciously,easy to bring together.The chicken is marinated in a simple ginger garlic and soy marinade,baked in the oven then coated in a sticky hot and sweet hoisin and honey sauce.
This makes for a delicious dinner recipe and will go well served alongside rice,roasted potatoes or vegetables.Every bite into them takes you to straight to Asia and back,this are perfect when hosting as big batches can be marinated overnight ready for the next day.
The heat from the sriracha sauce balances of with the sweet of the honey as the hoisin and soy combination takes you to umami heaven,I used my home oven for this recipe and I loved how my house was filled with wonderful aromas as the chicken was baking.
Ginger and garlic were meant to be together and marinating your chicken in this two will always bring out the aromas and flavours masking the chickeny taste that I don't like.
I went with drumsticks for this recipe as they are juicy moist and tender,breasts do tend to dry out when baked,chicken wings also do go well with this recipe.
Marinate this for at least 30 minutes or overnight for maximum flavour.
As the chicken is marinating,mix in all your honey hoisin glaze ingredients and set aside.
Set this inside your preheated oven at 200℃ and bake for 30 minutes turning halfway.


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As part of the of the Moscow Contemporary Art Theater tour, the play Anna Karenina will be staged, based on the classic novel of the same name by the great Russian writer Lev Tolstoy! The novel is based on prejudice, stereotypes, internal conflict and the eternal desire to find happiness in this mortal world. Unfortunate love of Anna and Vronsky develops against the background of other family relationships.


Madoff, Harvey, of Boynton Beach, FL, passed away on September 4, 2018. Beloved husband of Lois (Goldstein) Madoff. Devoted father of Steven, David and Donna Madoff. Proud grandfather of Justin Madoff, Drew Madoff, and Brandon Elder. Loving brother of the late Irwin Madoff. Services were private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Harvey's memory may be made to Trustbridge Hospice, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL, 33407, or Temple Beth Shalom of Cambridge, 8 Tremont St., Cambridge, MA 02139.


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Writing Cops…It's What I Do
About Melanie Atkins
The third book in my trilogy, Against All Odds, is now available at many online venues. The first two books are Blood Bound and Above Suspicion. I've had a blast writing these three suspenseful books set in New Orleans.
Sienna Wright has it all: an exciting career, a handsome husband who is an ADA, and two beautiful step-children… until a vicious murderer takes all away and sends her tumbling into a terrifying black abyss.
Detective Nate Lincoln's job is his life, and he jumps at the chance to reclaim his gun and badge once the department reinstates him after a long suspension. His first order of business is to solve the murders of Jeff Wright and his two children, a case that fell through the cracks.
Still shell-shocked after nearly a year, Sienna at first refuses to help Nate. Then someone tries to kill her, and in order to survive, she is forced to break free of her quagmire of depression and trust the man she once loved. Nate isn't sure he can solve the case, and yet he has to try. He would do anything for Sienna, even if she refuses to admit she still loves him.
"What else did the major say? We caught a case?"
"Yeah, a cold one. The murdered ADA — Jeff Wright. Remember that one?" Nate settled back in his seat and filled Jack in on the blood-soaked crime scene at the Wright's upscale home as he negotiated the light Sunday traffic. "Our unit apparently hit a brick wall while I was gone, so Solomon handed it off to Cold Case — a colossal mistake, if there ever was one, because those guys sat around with their thumb up their asses, apparently. LeBlanc said Wright's wife's been calling headquarters at least twice a week for the past month, raisin' hell about it."
"Wait a minute." Jack scowled. "I know Sienna. Didn't you two date before she married Jeff?"
"Yeah, I was still seeing her when she met the bastard." Nate gritted his teeth at the painful memory. He didn't like to think about that depressing time in his life. He used to drink and party way too much. "She dated both of us for a while and picked him. Said she wanted someone steadier. Swore I was a bad influence."
"Whoa." Jack lifted his eyebrows. "That was cruel, man."
"What can I say? She was right. And it was for the best, 'cause she loved Jeff." Nate shook his head. "He made her happy. Two kids — a ready-made family — and a big, fancy house. He gave her a comfortable life. More than I could've ever given her. I didn't have a pot to piss in, much less any kids."
"Still, her choosing him must've gutted you."
"Yeah, but not as much as losing Jeff and those kids did her. LeBlanc said she had a breakdown after the funeral and moved to Birmingham to live with her aunt. She's still in Alabama, but right now she's on the warpath with the DA and has threatened to sue the city 'cause we didn't close the damned case. So the Major Crimes Section Commander turned it back over to us. He wants us to solve it yesterday."
"You'd better talk to Solomon, find out why he tossed it to Cold Case."
"Believe me, I will. I want to know why he gave up on it and has since refused to return Sienna's phone calls."
"Not a smart move. Give him my regards," Jack said with a wry smile as he swung the sedan into the parking garage adjacent to the station.
Nate growled in response, but didn't voice his true feelings about the case or Sienna. She'd broken his heart when she'd blown him off in favor of Wright, but he didn't want Jack to know. All he needed was the facts. Sienna, a beautiful, headstrong woman, had been a popular reporter for the Times Picayune, yet she'd crumbled the night Jeff and kids had died. So much so, her doctor had hospitalized her after the funeral and kept her there until he'd found a family member willing to take care of her. Two days later, Sienna left Louisiana for Birmingham, Alabama. Nate had no idea how she was doing now but figured he ought to pay her a visit, even though it was the last thing he wanted to do.
"Save me from old girlfriends," he muttered as he banged out of the car. He hated confrontations with women, thanks to his dealings with his own mother and the crappy way he'd ended his relationship with Sienna. Showing up drunk at her wedding had been the icing on the cake.
The pain of that day still gnawed at his soul.
Jack rounded the hood and clapped him on the back. "Talk to LeBlanc. He's new, but he can probably unearth a lead or two for you. Something to help break the ice with Sienna."
"Doesn't sound like it." Nate entered the squad room, lowered himself wearily into his chair, and tried to call the Cold Case detective, Alfred Lutz.
No luck. Lutz was out sick and didn't answer either of his personal phones, home or cell.
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Welcome to Guest Blogger Cyndi Faria
I'm so excited to announce my newest release titled A Promise Worth Remembering (Promises Collection, #2) is offered FREE today on Amazon Kindle. Inside the novella, you'll find magic, forbidden love, tiger rescue, and an escalating family feud on the path to happily-ever-after…
After ten years, tiger preserve owner Bailey Yant never thought heartbreaker Tucker Pierce would return to Safe Haven. With a hundred-year-old feud between the Pierce and Yant families escalating, and despite a mystical lovers' rock stirring memories of their forbidden love, she's walled up her heart tighter than her sanctuary. When her prized tiger trespasses onto the Pierce's hunting range, and poachers threaten not only her tiger's safety but the livelihood of her preserve, will Bailey open her heart and trust Tucker in time to save her endangered Bengals?
At seventeen, Tucker Pierce fell in love with Bailey's strength the day he'd pulled her from the river and promised to make her dreams come true. However, to keep Bailey safe from his abusive father, he risked everything—and in the process lost her to another man. For ten years, he's kept his reason for leaving Safe Haven secret, but he can't forget the promise he made to her or who his heart belongs to. After finding the widowed Bailey standing on their special rock, will he finally convince her to trust he's a man of his word?
Cyndi Faria is an engineer turned romance writer whose craving for structure is satisfied by plotting emotional and cozy paranormal romance stories about cursed spirits, lost souls, harbingers, and even a haunted coastal town. If you love a tale with courageous heroes and heroines, where their unconditional love for each other gives them strength to defeat their inner demons, Cyndi Faria invites you to enter the pages of her stories and find happily-ever-after.
On and off her sexy romance pages, this California country girl isn't afraid to dirty her hands fighting for the underdog and caretaking rescued pets. A portion of the earnings from this eBook will be donated to help tigers at PAWS—a sanctuary located in San Andres, California. To learn more, donate, or adopt a tiger visit PAWS online. Find Cyndi helping fellow writers and leading readers to happily-ever-after at http://www.cyndifaria.com
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No. Can't be. He's an illusion. Like the wind whispering your name.
Several times, Bailey blinked but pinching her eyes didn't erase the image of a mature Tucker, one who'd transformed from a whip to a mighty Oak, and a man who greatly resembled a younger version of Old Man Pierce.
Tucker held his head high and his wide stance boasted an assuredness, a grounding presence, that hadn't graced the adolescent who'd seated his roots in her soul.
Suddenly, her tomboy legs morphed to tree-limbs. She swayed with the gentle wind that transformed her strength, ability, and self-sufficient nature into that helpless girl Tucker rescued from the shadowy waters. Without denial, her body registered her first love even if he'd also been the same person who'd kept her cemented in her inescapable past.
She threw back her shoulders, making her five-foot-four height appear five-foot-six. She didn't need anyone but herself to make her happy. Nothing stood in her way of dating again and finding happiness. Of fulfilling her dreams with someone other than the man who'd betrayed her trust.
"…your tiger," he called over the river's purr.
Her chin quivered at his baritone yet business-like manner and she bit her lip. What had she expected? Words of apology and love? Tucker had moved on a decade ago, no matter how badly her ears still craved his endearments wafting warms puffs of air against her neck. By now, he probably had a family of his own… She glanced at her clothes stuffed in her backpack and, although he'd seen her in her bikini, much less than she wore now, she held her ground. How many times had he stood beside the river and watched her from afar? Once, twice?
As many times as she'd wished he'd gazed upon her with eyes that bore into her tough exterior and tempted her heart, her trust, her words of forgiveness, so she could leave her imprisoned past?
His gaze found hers and held.
Corkscrewed into her heart until her chest hurt. Smoothing her chin with her palm to quiet the quivers spidering across her face, she raised her brows and expected him to say more.
But he only stared.
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Trained to Kill… a new Keller County Cops book
The sixth book in my Keller County Cops series, Trained to Kill, is out… and I'm so excited. I just finished writing the seventh and final book, Code of Vengeance, so I have one more to go in this series. COV will come out this fall.
Trained to Kill is available at Desert Breeze Publishing, Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, and many other online outlets.
Blurb for Trained to Kill:
Keller County precision marksman Cadence Holly, a member of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team, believes she doesn't have anything to prove to her new unit because her she's good at what she does. Detective Brody Remington, a former military sniper, along with the rest of their unit, disagrees. Brody spends most of his time berating Cadence, until she proves him wrong by taking a shot he can't make.
Brody regrets the way he's treated Cadence. As he struggles to get back into her good graces, Eugene Dunham, a man seeking revenge for his brother's arrest and subsequent murder, targets Brody. Once Dunham realizes Brody and Cadence have formed a bond, he sets his sights on Cadence, setting up a frightening game of cat and mouse that can end only one way. Will Brody get to her in time?
"Well, turn me over and paint me blue. I know we're short on qualified shooters, but the sheriff's really scraping the bottom of the barrel if he sent you to sniper school."
"Excuse me? What did you just say?" Cadence spun to glower at Brody Remington, a veteran of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team — better known as SERT — who'd made detective less than a month before. He was right about the department. Budget cuts had prevented the sheriff from sending more than two or three applicants to the state training academy for specialized training, but who was he to pass judgment on her just because she was new? Seven days immersed in shooting and tactics might not seem like much, but she'd finished at the top of her class, and she had shot competitively for years before that.
He shrugged. "You heard me."
"Maybe I did." She crossed her arms. "Except I'd hoped I was imagining things."
"'Fraid not." His expression darkened. "A girl on the Emergency Response Team? Give me a break. We need somebody who can do the job, not some chick we have to babysit."
"Wipe that thought right out of your brain, you jerk. I might not have any on-the-job experience yet, but I can shoot. Just watch me."
"That one-week class Blaylock sent you to is worthless. I have military experience."
"Big freaking deal. I'm just as qualified as you are to be in this unit." Wishing she could slice him in two, she narrowed her eyes. "You might be the youngest cop in Keller County to ever make detective, and you might have a military background — hell, you might even be able to walk on water — but that doesn't make you special."
"Last time I looked, you were still riding a beat."
"So what? I do my job." She fired him a heated glower and clenched her fists. "And with SERT, rank doesn't matter. Detectives, patrol — we're all the same. You know that. We just have to be able to perform at a moment's notice, in addition to our regular duties. So far, so good."
"Yeah? You've been a member of our team for what? Two weeks?" Disdain radiated from his ice blue eyes. "We've had one callout — a hostage situation the bomb squad solved without our help."
"True, but trust me… I can do whatever the captain needs me to do. Maybe better than you." Sick of defending herself, she backed down. Explanations never worked with Neanderthals like him. She'd run into enough of them in her short career to know that, so why'd she even bother to try? She shot him a disgusted look. "Guess you'll just have to wait and see, won't you?"
"Probably won't have to wait too long to see you screw up."
"Get out of my face, Brody Remington." Barely resisting the urge to slap him, she turned on her heel and stalked away. Her whole body vibrated with anger. Why had he judged her before giving her a chance to prove herself? Was that fair? Hell, no.
Cadence turned the corner and ran smack into Captain Pellerin. Their shoulders collided, and only a swift sidestep kept her from cracking her forehead against his square chin.
She emitted a surprised gasp.
"Whoa." He caught her arm. "Where's the fire, Holley?"
"Nowhere, Captain." She did her best to shuck the cloak of fury that had enveloped her while she'd talked to Brody. Wouldn't do to come off as belligerent in front of her new SERT unit leader. "Just eager to get in some practice before I go home. I'm heading to the range."
"You're working too hard, young lady." He dropped his hand and frowned. "No need to prove yourself to me. I know you can do your job."
"Well, apparently you're the only one." She forced a smile she didn't feel. "Don't worry, sir. I won't be long. I feel an order of Chinese food calling my name."
Pellerin chuckled. "Sounds like a good meal for a Friday night. Take it easy, Deputy."
"Will do, sir." She gave him a little salute, and then turned and hurried down the hallway to the locker room next to the department's indoor firing range. She kept her equipment there but used the bathroom across the hall whenever she needed to change. That didn't happen often, but she still resented the sex discrimination that ran rampant in Keller County.
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New book out today!
My full length romantic thriller, BLOOD BOUND, is out today at Desert Breeze Publishing. This is the first book in a trilogy set in The Big Easy. I had a blast writing these books, and I'm just a little bit in love with Sam, the hero of this one. You can read more about this book below and on the DBP website and Amazon. It's also up at B & N and other online outlets. And be sure to check out my app up at iTunes and in the Android market.
Fueled by grief after his fiancée is brutally murdered, Detective Sam Walker focuses on finding her killer — a calculating predator who binds books with human skin. Dani Barrington, the newest member of NOPD's Victim and Witness Assistance Unit and a survivor of another frightening attack, helps him discover the terrifying link between the monster's known victims. Despite his anguish, Sam is struck by Dani's strength and determination, especially when her inquisitive nature makes her the killer's next target. He must find a way to protect her or risk losing the one woman who can bring his dead heart back to life.
Kristen was gone.
She wasn't at work. She wasn't at home. She hadn't gone out to run an errand. She had simply… vanished.
New Orleans Detective Sam Walker stood in the center of his fiancée's cluttered bedroom and struggled to piece together the timeline of her disappearance. Last night they were supposed to meet for dinner, but he'd caught a case. They'd talked on the phone around eleven, and he'd asked her to meet him for lunch today.
He hadn't spoken to her since.
She was supposed to arrive at the Victim and Witness Assistance Unit for work at nine a.m., but never made it. One of her co-workers had called him about ten o'clock. He'd tried Kristen again, but she hadn't answered.
So he'd come here and found her car in the driveway.
Yet she sure as hell wasn't here.
Her bed was meticulously made, the way she left it every morning, dumping him out if he'd stayed over. A damp towel lay beside the bathroom sink. Soulful jazz drifted from the iPod dock on her nightstand. What terrified him most, though, was the spot of blood marring the door frame and the lone pink sandal lying in the living room floor beside her purse, keys, and cell phone.
His heart lurched. He couldn't breathe, couldn't think. Simply could not absorb that she was missing. They'd been engaged for five months and three days, with only a month to go until the wedding. They should be mulling over the guest list, squabbling about where to go for their honeymoon, and deciding where they wanted to live.
Instead, Sam stared at an empty bed.
"There's no sign of forced entry, so she either let the guy in or he jumped her when she went after the paper this morning." Major Sabbatini's voice seemedto come from far away. "I'm thinking she fought him off and ran, and he caught her here in the bedroom."
"She would have clawed him." Hell, she would've drawn blood with those nails. Sam should know. He had the marks on his back to prove it. Moisture blurred his vision as he eyed the smudge on the door jamb. "She… she just had her nails done a couple of days ago. They're like talons."
"We'll check the blood for DNA. You know that. What were her plans for today?"
"Um… just work, far as I know. She and I were supposed to have lunch." Sam shook his head. "Then tonight, she was going to a wedding shower. I just–"
"When was the last time you spoke with her?"
"Late — last night."
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Upcoming ebook release!
I'm excited to announce the upcoming release of my single title romantic thriller, BLOOD BOUND, from Desert Breeze Publishing on April 11. This is the first book in a trilogy set in The Big Easy. New Orleans is one of my favorite backdrops, and I believe the setting definitely adds to the story in this one. Hope you'll check it out! You can find the "Coming Soon" link here. This will change to a "Buy" link once the book goes live. It will also be available at Amazon, B&N, iTunes, Sony, and many other online outlets.
Fueled by grief after his fiancée is brutally murdered, Detective Sam Walker focuses on finding her killer — a calculating predator who binds books with human skin. Dani Barrington, the newest member of the Victim and Witness Assistance Unit and a survivor of another attack, helps him discover the terrifying link between the monster's known victims. Despite his anguish, Sam is struck by Dani's strength and determination, especially when her inquisitive nature makes her the killer's next target. He must find a way to protect her or risk losing the one woman who can bring his dead heart back to life.
"There's no sign of forced entry, so she either let the guy in or he jumped her when she went after the paper this morning." Major Sabbatini's voice seemed to come from far away. "I'm thinking she fought him off and ran, and he caught her here in the bedroom."
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New release for an old favorite!
I'm excited to announce that HAUNTED MEMORIES is now available from Desert Breeze Publishing. This is the first book I ever sold, and I still love the characters. It's been re-edited and has a brand spanking new cover that I just love. If you like creepy houses and ghostly apparitions, this is the book for you. Hope you'll check it out!
In this story, Olivia Bartlett is stunned to find her old friend, Deputy Tucker Hawkins, living in the house she has inherited, but she's even more shocked to glimpse her cruel stepfather lurking in the shadows. Has Walter come back to haunt her, or is he really alive–and trying to kill her? To survive, she must turn to Tucker, who not only stakes his claim to the old house, but also to her heart.
Go here to read an excerpt and/or buy the book. It should soon be up at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other online outlets as well.
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Making the "Gigabit Society" a reality for all with mobile
By Heather McLean on	 February 22, 2016 Operators & Networks, Smart News
With the number of 4G connections doubling in 2015, still around 40% of the world's population is without access to the internet
Mobile World Congress: The opening keynote from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona concentrated on the theme of this year's show, 'Mobile is Everything', and how the mobile industry still needs to work harder to connect the people still without access to the internet.
It was noted that the number of 4G mobile connections worldwide has risen above the one billion mark, according to a new GSMA study that shows 4G is on track to account for a third of all mobile connections by 2020. The study calculates that the mobile industry made a $3.1 trillion contribution to the world economy last year, equivalent to 4.2 per cent of global GDP, stated Mats Granryd, moderator and Director General at the GSMA.
This figure is predicted to rise to $3.7 trillion by 2020. The 2016 global edition of the GSMA's 'Mobile Economy' series of reports points to an accelerating technology shift to 3G and 4G mobile broadband networks across both developed and developing markets, which is fuelling digital innovation, smartphone adoption and mobile data growth.
The industry is contributing to the global economy, directly and indirectly supported 32 million jobs in 2015, forecast to rise to 36 million in 2020, and contributed $430 billion to public funding in the form of various types of taxation, a figure expected to grow to $480 billion in (excluding fees paid by operators for spectrum licences, which generated more than $90 billion in 2015).
However, while GSMA figures show that 4G accounted for one billion of the 7.3 billion mobile connections [not including M2M]reached by the end of 2015, with the number of 4G connections doubling in 2015, still around 40% of the world's population is without access to the internet. Granryd noted that, "…we need to be more innovative, more collaborative, and double our efforts… to be able to connect everyone".
Yet the richness of mobile services will serve to bring that 40% of unconnected people onto the networks as they become available, said Jon Fredrik Baksaas, GSMA Chairman. He used Telenor's work in Myanmar as an example. Myanmar went from very low mobile penetration, almost zero, to 50% to 60% of the population on the mobile network within 18 months. "This is incredible…people just jumped on these services; it just happened. The attractiveness of these kind of services is there," Baksaas said.
Looking ahead for the rest of the globe, Vittorio Colao, chief executive at Vodafone, introduced the theme of the Gigabit Society, which he claimed will be, "very high speed, very low latency, very high coverage". He said the Gigabit Society will make businesses more efficient through huge cost savings, and will make work more flexible for the employee.
Savings from digitisation of processes and people are being achieved now, he said, pointing to the New Zealand Police Force that has already made savings of Euro 182 million per annum by digitising its force. Also, the changing social contract of employees means workers are helping to make companies more profitable through flexible working, as well as adding to the 'green' contribution, making businesses more environmentally healthy.
He concluded that by 2022 the Gigabit Society will create a more "sustainable and fair society for all," and added that, "the enterprise and the consumer will enjoy the Gigabit Society, but more importantly the whole planet will enjoy the move from digital to gigabit."


The week has begun, and the bear trend is continuing.
There's still no hard deal on Greece.
France is really getting drubbed, with shares down 1.6%.
US futures are pointing to a decisively negative open, and oil is getting whacked again, falling below $92.
Meanwhile, back in Asia, Shanghai fell 0.8%.


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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in partnership with Rosalind Productions Inc., and in association with New Neighborhood, presents:
JUNE 6, 8pm: Preston Max Allen // Troy Anthony, with conversation facilitated by Anne Kauffman
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Preston Max Allen is a trans masculine writer whose work has been performed at the New Amsterdam Theatre, Signature Theatre, Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, Musical Theatre Factory, and Feinstein's/54 Below. He conceived and wrote book, music, and lyrics for WE ARE THE TIGERS (Theatre 80), NEVER BETTER, AGENT 355 (co-book/dramaturgy Jessica Kahkoska), and CARRIE 2: THE RAGE, AN UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY (Jeff Nominee, Best Musical). He's an LA Ovation winner for Best Lyrics/Composition (WE ARE THE TIGERS), member of the Ars Nova Play Group (2019/2020), and alum of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. @prestonmaxallen
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Troy Anthony is a composer, actor, and director based in NYC. He has presented work at Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Prospect Theater Company and the Musical Theater Factory (MTF). Commissions include the Atlantic Theater Company, The Civilians and The Shed. Troy has been seen in the Public Theater's Twelfth Night and As You Like It, as well as Prospect Theater Company's Tamar of the River. He leads the Public Theater's Public Works Community Choir and focuses on the intersection between art and social justice at the DreamYard Art Center. He's also a 2019-2020 MTF Maker.
Anne Kauffman has worked with Ars Nova, NYTW, Playwrights Horizons, The Public, MCC, Roundabout, WP, P73, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Yale Rep, The Goodman, Steppenwolf, The Wilma, ZSpace. She is Co-Artistic Director of Encores off-Center, Resident Director at Roundabout Theater, Artistic Associate and Founding Member of The Civilians, a Sundance Program Associate, Clubbed Thumb Associate Artist and co-creator of the CT Directing Fellowship, New Georges Associate Artist, Artistic Council of Soho Rep, SDC Executive Board Member. Awards: Lortel, OBIEs (Directing and Sustained Excellence), the Joan and Joseph Cullman Award for Exceptional Creativity from Lincoln Center, the Alan Schneider Director Award.
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In 1941, Freddy Martin's danceband recorded Tonight We Love, adapted from the well-known opening theme of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B-flat minor. The disc sold one million copies by 1946, and inspired 16 different pop song renditions of the same tune. Martin followed this success with adaptations of other classical works, and also made cameo appearances with his band in a few 1940s Hollywood films, including Stage Door Canteen (1943). Ohio-born Martin served as music director for Elvis Presley's first Las Vegas appearance, and his tenor saxophone playing elicited the admiration of noted jazz players such as Johnny Hodges, who dubbed him "Mr. Silvertone." Martin's band, famous for its "sweet" sound, played New York's top hotel ballrooms during the 1930s and 1940s, and later made its home at the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Garrod, Charles. Freddy Martin and His Orchestra. Zephyr Hills, Florida, Joyce Record Club Publication, 1987.
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Peeyush is the leader of McKinsey's Private Equity & Principal Investors Practice in India. Since joining the firm, he has worked extensively with financial-services organizations, such as banking, insurance, and asset-management companies, in India, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia to help shape their sales-force-stimulation strategies, risk-management practices, and business-unit strategies and to sharpen their operations.
In addition to working with clients in the private sector, Peeyush advises a large state-owned bank on various issues, including productivity improvement, network optimization, capital management, and capability building. He has also led multiple projects surrounding preinvestment diligence and postinvestment portfolio strategy and execution.