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King Henry V of England is insulted by the King of France. As a result, he leads his army into battle against France. Along the ...
Genre: Action, History, Biography, War, Drama, Romance
Actor: Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin, Brian Blessed, James Simmons, Paul Gregory, Charles Kay, Alec McCowen, Fabian Cartwright, Stephen Simms, Jay Villiers, Edward Jewesbury, Ian Holm, Danny Webb
Just prior to World War One the hard drinking sharpshooting, Irish American Colonel Flynn O'Flynn, uses British aristocrat Sebastian Oldsmith to help poach ivory from ...
Genre: Action, War, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Actor: Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Barbara Parkins, Ian Holm, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Gernot Endemann, Karl Michael Vogler, Horst Janson, Gerard Paquis, Maurice Denham, Jean Kent, Heather Wright, George Coulouris, Renu Setna, Murray Melvin
This film charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters ...
Country: Germany, France, USA
Actor: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Shake Tukhmanyan, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Jared Burke, Eric Uys, David Shumbris, Stewart Morgan, Jasper Lenz, Stephen Gregor, Kobus Marx, Stephan De Abreu, Jeremy Crutchley, Ian Holm
In 1794, in the Arctic Sea, Captain Robert Walton is a man obsessed to reach the North Pole, pushing his crew to exhaustion. When his ...
Country: Japan, USA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Drama, Romance
Actor: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Richard Briers, John Cleese, Robert Hardy, Cherie Lunghi, Celia Imrie, Trevyn McDowell, Gerard Horan, Mark Hadfield, Joanna Roth
Andrew Largeman is a semi-successful television actor who plays a intellectually disabled quarterback. His somewhat controlling and psychiatrist father has led Andrew ("Large") to believe ...
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Actor: Zach Braff, Kenneth Graymez, George C. Wolfe, Austin Lysy, Gary Gilbert, Jill Flint, Ian Holm, Peter Sarsgaard, Alex Burns, Jackie Hoffman, Michael Weston, Christopher Carley, Armando Riesco, Amy Ferguson, Trisha LaFache
Sam Lowry is a harried technocrat in a futuristic society that is needlessly convoluted and inefficient. He dreams of a life where he can fly ...
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Actor: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Kim Greist, Jim Broadbent, Barbara Hicks, Charles McKeown, Derrick O'Connor, Kathryn Pogson, Bryan Pringle
As Paleoclimatologist named Jack Hall is in Antartica, he discovers that a huge ice sheet has sheared off. But what he does not know is ...
Actor: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok, Jay O. Sanders, Sela Ward, Austin Nichols, Arjay Smith, Tamlyn Tomita, Sasha Roiz, Ian Holm, Nassim Sharara, Carl Alacchi, Kenneth Welsh, Michel 'Gish' Abou-Samah
It's the post-WWI era. Britons Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell are both naturally gifted fast sprinters, but approach running and how it fits into their ...
Genre: Biography, Sport, Drama
Actor: Nicholas Farrell, Nigel Havers, Ian Charleson, Ben Cross, Daniel Gerroll, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Nigel Davenport, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Dennis Christopher, Brad Davis, Patrick Magee, Peter Egan
In the twenty-third century, the universe is threatened by evil. The only hope for mankind is the Fifth Element, who comes to Earth every five ...
Actor: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry, Brion James, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Lee Evans, Charlie Creed-Miles, Tricky, John Neville, John Bluthal, Mathieu Kassovitz, Christopher Fairbank
The Sweet Hereafter
A small community is torn apart by a tragic accident which kills most of the town's children. A lawyer visits the victims' parents in order ...
Actor: Ian Holm, Caerthan Banks, Sarah Polley, Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose, Alberta Watson, Maury Chaykin, Stephanie Morgenstern, Kirsten Kieferle, Arsinée Khanjian, Earl Pastko, Simon Baker, David Hemblen, Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Rosen Fruitman
Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the King, dies. His mother Gertrude has already married Hamlet's uncle Claudius, the new King. They urge Hamlet ...
Country: UK, France, USA
Actor: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Dillane, Nathaniel Parker, Sean Murray, Michael Maloney, Trevor Peacock, John McEnery, Richard Warwick, Christien Anholt, Dave Duffy
An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named ...
Country: USA, New Zealand
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Actor: Alan Howard, Noel Appleby, Sean Astin, Sala Baker, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Marton Csokas, Megan Edwards, Michael Elsworth, Mark Ferguson, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Lawrence Makoare
It is 1888 in London, and the unfortunate poor lead horrifying lives in the city's deadliest slum, Whitechapel. Harassed by gangs and forced to walk ...
Genre: Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Actor: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson, Jason Flemyng, Katrin Cartlidge, Terence Harvey, Susan Lynch, Paul Rhys, Lesley Sharp, Estelle Skornik, Nicholas McGaughey, Annabelle Apsion, Joanna Page
A young boy's wardrobe contains a time hole. Through this hole an assortment of short people (i.e. dwarfs) come while escaping from their master, the ...
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Actor: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, Tiny Ross
Biopic of billionaire Howard Hughes, starting with his early filmmaking years as owner of RKO studios but mostly focusing on his role in designing and ...
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Matt Ross, Kelli Garner, Frances Conroy, Brent Spiner
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Actor: Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Marjorie Yates, Tom Wilkinson, Penny Downie, Brenda Hall, Marjorie Sudell, Patrick Blackwell, Joely Richardson, Robert Hines, Katy Behean, Bert King, Paula Tilbrook, Christopher Fulford
A commercial crew aboard the deep space towing vessel, Nostromo is on its way home when they pick up an SOS warning from a distant ...
Country: USA, UK
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Actor: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen Horton
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a ...
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family
Actor: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld
A Life Less Ordinary
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" ...
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Crime
Actor: Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Dan Hedaya, Cameron Diaz, Ian McNeice, Ewan McGregor, Frank Kanig, Mel Winkler, Anne Cullimore Decker, Stanley Tucci, K.K. Dodds, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm, Christopher Gorham, Maury Chaykin
Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist who has become a skeptic after a disastrous wrong call, isn't exactly enthusiastic to be sent by his well-funded employer ...
Genre: Mystery, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Actor: Ted Danson, Joely Richardson, Ian Holm, Harris Yulin, James Frain, Keith Allen, Nick Brimble, Kirsty Graham, Harry Jones, Philip O'Brien, Joseph Greig, John Dair, John Verea, Debora Weston, Wolf Kahler
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth ...
Actor: Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, James Fox, Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Charleson, Nigel Davenport, Nicholas Farrell, Paul Geoffrey, Richard Griffiths, Hilton McRae, David Suchet, Ravinder, John Wells
Not an adaptation of beat writer William S. Burrough's novel but a mix of biography and an interpretation of his drug- induced writing processes combined ...
Country: Canada, Japan, UK
Actor: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider, Monique Mercure, Nicholas Campbell, Michael Zelniker, Robert A. Silverman, Joseph Scoren, Peter Boretski, Yuval Daniel, John Friesen, Sean McCann, Howard Jerome
Big Night
Primo and Secondo are two brothers who have emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America. Primo is the irascible and gifted chef, ...
Actor: Marc Anthony, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Larry Block, Caroline Aaron, Andre Belgrader, Minnie Driver, Peter McRobbie, Isabella Rossellini, Liev Schreiber, Pasquale Cajano, Christine Tucci, Gene Canfield, Ian Holm, Allison Janney
In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political ...
Country: France, UK
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Actor: Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi, Nicol Williamson, Michael Gough, Harriet Walter, Jim Carter, Lysette Anthony, Sophie Dix, Vincent Grass, Elizabeth Spriggs, Raoul Delfosse, Justin Chadwick, Jean-Pierre Stewart


Using an iPad makes surfing the web, checking email, playing games, watching movies, and taking pictures so easy and convenient. Bring your device or just come and observe. This class is intended for participants that are considering purchasing an iPad or have little experience with it.


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Alan Gerson's 'Struggling Immigrant Peasants'
By Observer Staff • 07/24/06 11:48am
In the random-but-noteworthy category, this, from Choire Sicha.
In this week's New Yorker, Alan Gerson—SoHo, Tribeca, Wall Street, Chinatown, et al—gave Ben McGrath a tour of the street vendors of downtown Manhattan. At one point in the story, Gerson took a business card from an artist and made the following comment about the phone number printed on it: "Six-three-one is a Long Island area code. It actually includes the Hamptons. So these are people who are clearly coming in from far and wide and using our streets. You're not a struggling immigrant peasant if you live in the 631 area."
Nassau County, carved out in 1899 and later given the area code 516, is the sixth richest county in the United States, according to the 2000 census. But Suffolk County, with its chic 631 area code, is only the sixth richest in New York State, ranking below Rockland and Putnam—and Manhattan, where the per capita income is more than $16,000 greater than Suffolk's.
As for the Hamptons: According to an AP story last month on class friction in the Hamptons, the Hispanic population in East Hampton's public schools has grown from 1% in 1990 to 35% now. The article also related how protesters show up outside a 7-11 in Southampton to voice their anger about the struggling immigrant peasants who arrive each morning, looking for day labor.
— Josh Benson
Filed Under: Home, Politics, News & Politics, Politics Daily, Manhattan, Alan Jay Gerson, Ben McGrath
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Nobody ever said wrestling was easy; if they did, you'd know they never wrestled.
Minutes after losing the final match of his high school career, Eagle River's Grant Burningham was still able to crack a smile despite sporting cuts to his forehead and lips.
"I feel pretty good," he said after going down fighting in a 6-0 loss to Colony's Trace Severson Saturday on Day 2 of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Division I High School Wrestling Tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.
All things considered, Burningham was okay with his tournament. He wrestled with a bum heel all weekend after an injury in practice had him walking to school in a boot.
"It really hurt," he said.
There's not much time for hurting in wrestling — wrestlers get 90 seconds of "blood time" per match, to be exact — and so Burningham competed through the pain. For a sport where inflicting pain is just part of the game, it's often a battle of mind over matter, wrestlers said Saturday.
"The adrenaline just kicks in," said Chugiak's Daniel Niebles, who got pinned by Service's Tyler Farless in his third/fourth place match.
Eagle River coach Chris Ruggles said Burningham was a trouper all weekend despite the setback.
Like Burningham, Niebles wore an impressive array of scrapes on his face after leading his team with a fourth-place finish at 170 pounds. After wrestling four matches in two days against the state's best Division I wrestlers, Niebles said he'll probably take a couple days to recover.
Niebles said the pain is nothing compared to the adrenaline rush from wrestling, a sport whose two-month season left Niebles hungry for more after his final match.
"It felt pretty short," said the sophomore after his second state appearance.
Niebles credited his tenacity in his biggest victory of the tournament, a narrow 9-8 win over Lathrop's Josiah Opp in the quarterfinals.
"I just kept wrestling," he said.
Chugiak's six qualifiers finished 17th out of 19 schools in the team competition, which Lathrop won to become the first Interior school to win the title since West Valley in 2002-03. The Maleumtes qualified a tournament-high 26 wrestlers to state (including two in 11 of the 15 weight classes) and had 15 placewinners. The Fairbanks squad was so deep this year that at one point both consolation finals mats were occupied entirely by Lathrop wrestlers wrestling each other for placing position. Last year's champion, Colony, finished second, while South was third.
Lathrop got some help winning the title from their Interior rivals. After Colony closed to within two points during the championship finals, Lathrop clinched the title when the Knights' final wrestler, 195-pounder Simon Ganechko, lost to North Pole's Bradley Antesberger to cap Antesberger's undefeated season.
Burningham was one of four Eagle River wrestlers to earn spots on the podium Saturday, with Makiah Stafford winning his 5th place match over East's John Fitzpatrick at 285 pounds and Collin Blank and Austin Kraft losing theirs at 106 and 120 pounds, respectively, to place sixth. The four placewinners gave 10th place Eagle River one more than last season, when the team finished ninth overall.
Wolves coach Chris Ruggles said Stafford's win in the Wolves' final match of the tournament was a nice way to cap the weekend.
"I thought we did pretty good, and it ends it with a good taste," Ruggles said of his heavyweight, who was sixth last season and finished with a team-high four wins at state.
Stafford outlasted Fitzpatrick in their overtime match, getting a takedown in the first tiebreaker to claim victory in his sixth match of the tourney. Afterward, he credited better conditioning for his solid state showing.
"I'm just a lot more in shape this year," said Stafford, a hulking second-team All-Northern Lights Conference offensive tackle in football who said he lost more than 40 pounds to make weight this season.
Ruggles said he was especially proud of his four senior placewinners — Stafford, Blank, Kraft and Burningham — who he said have helped build the program in depth and quality.
"Seeing that, it gives those younger guys something to aspire to," he said of his squad, which sent 14 wrestlers to the tourney.
Burningham leaves Eagle River as the most decorated member of the team, with four state appearances and back-to-back trips to the state semifinals. Although he'd have liked to reach a state final, he said he certainly proved he's among the top middleweights.
"I think I showed I can go toe-to-toe with anyone," said Burningham, who actually led during his semifinal match against Lathrop's Westley Bockert before getting pinned by the eventual champion.
Despite the individual success, he said he's most proud of the fact he and his fellow seniors have helped build the program by recruiting new wrestlers and enhancing the team's statewide profile.
"We just kind of grew it as we came up," he said of the Wolves, who finished 15th Burningham's freshman year.


This is the Harper Paperback edition of Tony Hillerman's Skinwalkers, the seventh book in his Navajo Mystery Series. This edition is an inexpensive paperback printed by Harper Paperbacks, a division of Harper & Row. It was published in New York City, New York in 1990. The cover was designed by Peter Thorpe.
Format: Paperback, 17.2 x 10.5 cm.


At the recent meeting of the Fifth International Symposium of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery held in Toronto, Canada, Lawrence Marentette, MD, and coworkers, Minneapolis, Minn, described their technique for remodeling cranial vaults to correct craniosynostosis, craniofacial synostosis, plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, trigonocephaly, and lambdoid synostosis. He emphasized the importance of using tongue and groove cuts in both the cranial and facial bones in infants in order to obtain the best alignment for miniplate stabilization. This method also yielded the best cosmesis.


These are photos from my first exhibition from Ukraine in my native town Chortkiv, which took place in 2014. About 30 pieces which were presented were made with different materials : pastels, colored pencils, oil paints and others. The exhibition was greatly attended and the atmosphere was very pleasant. This being my first exhibition inspired greatly for further creativity.


Flatland just got a little less flat ;-) Is that the first real drone flatland edit? Daniel Fuhrmann teamed up with the German aerial photography pros at obendrohne.de for this edit. The footage is really nice!


Kevin Evans, left, and Dave Ferguson hike out with their turkey dog after a successful hunt.
Anyone who has spooked a turkey at close quarters can attest to the fact that your heart skips a beat. It's a sound akin to a fighter jet taking off from underfoot.
That kind of excitement is raised a notch when hunting turkeys with a dog and a whole flock takes off. Then it gets even more exciting when the turkeys start calling to reassemble.
I've had the good fortune to hunt with fine turkey dogs, in New York and Ontario, and find they add a whole new element to fall turkey hunting.
The theory of the hunt is to use the dogs to break up the birds. Not only are dogs more efficient than people, as they can smell birds moving ahead of you, but the birds aren't spooked in the same manner as they are by humans. The hunter can then set up at the break site, call, and wait for the birds to return en masse.
Kevin Evans of New York State's Turkey Ridge Raquette Guide Service recently started using dogs after guiding turkey hunting great Steve Hickoff and seeing his dog in action. Evans' two dogs are part English pointer, English setter, and Gordon setter. Although Evans hasn't noticed a huge change in the success rate, he has seen a difference in his clients' experience.
I saw his dogs in action during a hunt with Evans and guide Dave Ferguson last fall. We drove through the rolling hills of the New York countryside to a dairy farm with a 50-acre ridge that was a mix of hardwoods. Evans went ahead with the dog while Ferguson and I watched from the field. We heard barking — which the dogs are trained to do after flushing — but didn't see birds. Evans didn't see the birds either, but we trusted in the dogs.
Sitting up on a ridge overlooking an open section of woods, we waited a half-hour before we heard the first yelps coming from the bottom of the hill. Then I heard another couple before seeing the first bird about 100 yards away, heading up the hill. Evans provided the calls, a few kee-kees and then some yelps. The bird answered with an occasional yelp as it was searching for its flock mate. I dropped it when it came within 40 yards.
Evans believed there were more birds, so we repositioned, moving higher up the slope. After 45 minutes, I heard shuffling in the leaves and kee-keeing. I could tell these calls came from live birds and my excitement grew. Evans let the dog loose, and what followed was a textbook break, with 8 to 10 birds hitting the air, some to the left, some to the right, and some down the hill. That's where the textbook part ended though, as it took over two hours before the first bird came back in, and when it did, it was silent.
I've also hunted with Appalachian turkey dogs, which are bred for turkey hunting, at Turkey Trot Acres in New York. That experience was also exciting.
In Ontario, it's legal to hunt turkeys with dogs and no special licence is required.
Ontario resident Dave Reid uses his dog to turkey hunt in the fall, but he approaches the hunt differently than his Appalachian counterparts. His tactic might be more practical for the average Ontario hunter who uses their dog for more than turkey. Reid uses his field-bred English cocker spaniel Turk to hunt grouse, woodcock, pheasants and waterfowl, and unlike the American practice of hiding the dog in a camouflage bag after the break-up, Reid leaves his dog uncovered, believing that its black colour and size camoflauge it well enough. In fact, he suspects that turkeys are sometimes attracted to his dog.
Turk doesn't range as far afield as dogs bred specifically for turkey hunting, but he is still effective at flushing birds that might otherwise run ahead of the hunter.
I'm training my first dog for turkey hunting. Molly is an English cocker spaniel, and I hope she'll turn out to be as fine a hunter as Reid's Turk.
At 5 months old, Molly was out in the spring turkey woods getting used to the sights and sounds. She has seen several turkeys, but has yet to witness the harvesting of a bird.
Basic obedience is key for a turkey dog. It has to be steady while a bird comes in, not breaking to spook the bird or moving too much. If your plans are to use a bag to conceal the dog, Evans advises getting the dog used to the bag at a young age.
He starts with the dog in the bag in the yard or even in the living room with the family. At first, the exercise is to get the dog to sit still with no distractions. Then, he adds distractions to the training.
Evans' advice for getting the dog to bark at a turkey is to taunt it with a turkey carcass.
Good information on turkey dogs can be found on the American Wild Turkey Dog Association website.
Oh, and did I mention that when hunting with dogs, you want the birds to be on the ground and moving around? So, there's no need to be out before sun-up.


Description (Service) Hastings County, through the Hastings Local Housing Corporation (HLHC), provides safe, modest and affordable housing for low income households. In addition, Hastings County, as Service Manager for social housing, is responsible for encouraging the development of new housing including non-profit/cooperative housing and affordable rental housing.
The HLHC units are located in Bancroft, Belleville, Coe Hill, Deseronto, Madoc, Marmora, Stirling, Quinte West (Trenton and Frankford Wards) and Tweed. The HLHC directly owns 1,433 social housing units. The Housing Services division of the Community and Human Services Department (formerly Social Services) manages these units and administers funding for 282 rent supplement units and 855 non-profit/cooperative housing units owned by 15 different non-profit/cooperative housing corporations.
The Housing Services office also administers the social housing Registry. This list provides one centralized waiting list for social housing in Hastings County.
* You are able to live independently and make your own arrangements for supportive services.
Application Individuals interested in programs administered by Community Relations should call the Belleville office.


Microsoft's Xbox One is the next-generation console from Microsoft and it will compete with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo's Wii U in the eight-generation consoles category. Initially, Microsoft announced some strict DRM policies including 24 hours online verification check to play games on the console, no used games and mandatory Kinect. This sparked an internet-wide incident of criticism with many calling such strict policies as unnecessary and that the physical medium of games people own are their property to trade or re-sell. With Sony learning from their previous mistakes and taking all the right steps in the right direction and avoiding strict DRM policies, gamers started hailing PlayStation 4 and Sony an already winner of the console wars before it even began.
After a lot of negative feedback, Microsoft decided to remove such policies. Although the Xbox One will require a Day One patch to be downloaded the first time it goes online to remove the policies. Even then gamers weren't sure if Microsoft will decide to bring back their "digital future" vision back post launch.
Speaking to an interview with Edge, Phil Harrison, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft said some interesting things regarding the future of their digital vision and what will happen post-launch of Xbox One. Citing that Microsoft just reordered their priorities and that nothing dulls or changes their digital vision, Phil Harrion said that some exciting things are on the way post-launch of Xbox One.
We have incorporated some of the important benefits of disc-based games, mainly sharing and trading games, but that doesn't dull or change our digital vision. We just reordered our priorities a little bit. We have a very significant engineering team – some of the smartest people I've ever worked with – who are very focused on launch right now. But as soon as we get past launch then there are some really exciting things that are on the way.
When asked if the features that were originally announced for the Xbox One will see a comeback, Harrison replied vaguely that it's all there now. He then continued that all they [Microsoft] have changed is the DRM policy for disc-based games. If Microsoft is really serious about their digital vision, which is confirmed by Phil Harrison's words, then it is possible that the original polices and features announced by Microsoft will see a comeback later in Xbox One's lifecycle, which may include 24 hours online verification check.
If anything other than the Family Sharing feature make a comeback like the online verification check, it would indeed be grim day for gamers and it would mean that Microsoft went back on their promise and retained their own opinions higher than that of the community.
What do you think about the policies making a comeback? Let us know in the comments below.


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The Proposed Harvey Milk Stamp - and Some Others
By Daryl Montgomery and Jack Kemp
The (San Francisco) Bay Area Reporter states that the US Postal Service is considering issuing a stamp to commemorate Harvey Milk, the openly gay city Supervisor who was gunned down in San Francisco's City Hall in 1978.
You would think the advocates of this stamp would be generous enough in spirit to offer to include the image of the late Mayor George Moscone who was gunned down first that day, along with Harvey Milk. Does Mayor Moscone get no postal recognition? Could this "Milk only" stamp proposal be heterophobia? Was Mayor Moscone's murder any less of a crime?
When the Catholic colony and state of Maryland first came into existence in America, the leaders wisely understood that they should invite Protestants to live in its borders and treat them fairly or the colony -- and later the state -- would eventually fail politically. I believe the advocates for a Harvey Milk stamp could learn something about the inclusiveness that the left is always touting -- but too often advocating as tolerance only of their interests -- from the Marylanders.
But as long as the US Postal Service is considering stamps of people who probably would not be considered if they were not murdered in an historic event, how about a series of stamps commemorating individual police, firefighters, members of the military and civilians who died on 9/11 on both the planes and on the ground?
The Postal Service has created a stamp of famous photo of three firefighters raising a flag at Ground Zero, yet why not more? They are constantly looking for new design ideas that appeal to people. How about stamps commemorating the heroism of the military in rescuing people at the Pentagon attack site on 9/11? And how about a stamp commemorating Todd Beamer, who lead the small group -- including a gay man -- that overpowered the hijackers on United Airlines Flight 93 over the skies of Pennsylvania, thwarting an airborne attack on the Capitol or the White House?
I believe some personal history is worthwhile to add here. I am the son of Holocaust survivors and grew up with a limited, though detailed, perception of the persecutions of World War II. I was over 30 years old when I first learned about the actual figure of people murdered in concentration camps was 11 million, including around 5 million Gypsies, gays, political dissidents, the mentally ill, etc. I was also over 40 years old when I first learned that the Imperial Japanese military had occupied China since the 1930s and had killed an estimated 10 million Chinese, mostly civilians. I was over thirty when I learned about the secret Irish Hedge Schools where children were taught to read in secret because the British wanted the Irish to be illiterate. I was also over forty when I learned that Nazi U-boats had sunk many ships off Gulf States, Virginia and New Jersey coasts of the United States. Nothing about learning these other facts diminished my considerations for the sufferings of my ethnic group, but rather gave me a greater perspective of my history and greatly enhanced my understanding of both evil and the historic conflicts of all human beings. And this knowledge increased my sanity.
In simple, emotional terms, learning about these other persecutions showed me that the world was not just about my family's suffering. I strongly suggest the supporters of the Harvey Milk stamp also learn this lesson as well, for, if they do, it will lower their level of alienation and make them realize the world isn't organized just to pick on them and wallowing in a victim status is not an answer to their problems.
A proposed stamp that ignores Mayor Moscone's murder will hurt the gays more than help them.


My freelance work as a Musical Director has included 24 Hour Madshows at The Lighthouse, Poole; Summer Shows at Alton Towers and 5 pantomimes – Pinocchio and Aladdin (dir. Jonathan Stone) at The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy; Jack & The Beanstalk and Sleeping Beauty (dir. Chris Jarvis) at Bournemouth Pavilion and Aladdin (dir. Mark Slowey) at Camberley Theatre. I've also had my arrangements featured on P&O Cruises and in the stage show Rockin' On Heaven's Door.


Since I have started this course I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety. Part of it is coming from digging so deep into my psyche, but some of it is coming from my mind believing whole heartedly that this is the answer to my problems and the next minute questioning if it is really going to work. I do believe I have MBS. I am just so scared that my mind is going to stop me from letting this program work to its potential. I am such a pesamist deep down. Has anyone gone through high anxiety starting this course. I could also use some encouragement on staying the course, and staying positive even when I am in so much pain. Hate to sound so needy just going through a very hard time in my life right now.
Yes I've had anxiety for Gosh sakes. I had anxiety and didn't know it. When I dig deep I realized what a mess I was in.
It's natural to have conflicts about whether it will work or not. But most of the folks here do get better. It took me forever and I really had a lot of early life trauma to work thru. Keep moving forward and don't worry. Relax even when the pain is bad.
You'll get there. Be patient!
Since success with TMS is based on the clear understanding of one's experience, it is helpful to reduce the dynamics down to their naked simplicity.
The mechanics of the culture we live in (which, by the way, is ridiculously inept when it comes to finding sustained fulfillment, i.e. happiness) strives to uphold and validate the senses authority of the mind.
Despite the mocking mind, something is keeping you attracted to this program. That something is the unique quality of knowing that is pulling for your well-being and calmly resides in your gut. It doesn't really speak in the form of thoughts, but more in the form of quiet hunches and movements of intuition. It is not equal to or on par with the mind, it is vastly more capable and superior to it.
The difference between listening to the movement of your gut and listening to the mind is in some ways similar to the difference experienced when listening to live music played by a beautiful symphony, or just reading some perfectly printed sheet music. One is an experience of art, the other is just a bland reading of thoughts.
People who have seriously and successfully studied the traditions of the ancient east are much more familiar with what I am speaking about than are most people in the west. I am not writing about any form of new age, lazy junk-bond thinking, but rather something that has been realized from very ancient times and recognized as wisdom-truth. People in any position of authority in the west do all they can to ignore or scoff at this because their positions are made much less secure by the recognition of authentic nature of actual truth which threatens the pretend authority that they and their positions depend on.
Maybe at some time in the future, perhaps in many decades or even centuries, that knowing part of the human being will be more fully understood even in our culture at large. If it does come to light it will be seen that it had always been present. It is sort of similar to how the shape of the earth had always only been round, just not collectively recognized as round till after the lives and discoveries of Copernicus and then more completely by Galileo. But you don't have to wait for anyone else to catch on, just decide to listen for yourself now. If you do you will have to learn to be your own cheerleader.
Look up Eratosthenes (276 BC) and learn what he went through while making the discovery that the earth was round even though everyone doubted him. Even after establishing it with mathematics, none but a rare few listened. He observed the way light reflected on the walls of deep wells, while at other times light went clear to the bottom. Based on his hunches he used experiments in conjunction with the tools of the mind to document and confirm what his gut instincts were telling him. It was that knowing part of him that led the way to his discover that the earth was round, when no-one else was paying attention. Can you imagine being an explorer overcome by the feeling of terror at even the mere possibility of getting to close to and sailings over the edge of the earth…the edge which never existed, never existed for even a moment. The revelation of truth can powerfully impact people lives and that's why I applaud the discoveries about mind body connection that are made clearly available here on this website.
The rightful authority of the mind is like the respect and appreciation that should be given to a set of training wheels on a bike. At first, when a toddler is beginning to learn how to ride a bike, the training wheels are helpful for keeping the bike upright. With some time though, in order to really ride the bike as it was meant to be enjoyed, removing the set of training wheels is necessary. To enjoy the freedom that is rightfully yours, you have to learn how to follow your gut instincts. This freedom is really just freedom from the mind with its taxing, willing, driving and demanding desire for things to be as it thinks they should be.
I can't spend as much time here as I have of late, and anything I write would just be using different words to repeat what I have already written.
To me, what I have written is a clear as day. I have a mind, but I use it and I try not to let it use me. As I progressively detach myself from the false shadow of authority the mind wants to assume, my life moves forward more and more fully, with more and more brightness, naturally and with more ease.
Dr. Schubiner's guided meditations. Of several guided meditations that I have practiced in the past year, I find his are focused and the most soothing.
Dr. Schubiner's emphasis on staying calm. I have no doubt that this is key. While this can be very difficult for we who are anxious, our relentlessness in striving to "let it go" and finding a state of "equanimity" as opposed to "reactivity" is important. We just have to keep practicing and trying. You may want to look up the Buddhist parable of the "second arrow". We can (and will) get hurt by the first arrows of life, but it is our choice to continue to be hurt by the second arrows. It is up to us.
A physical "toolbox". There are a few things I have found to be helpful (each individual can find their own), such as creating a playlist in Spotify of "optimist" music (songs from broadway musicals, etc.) that I play every morning, smelling peppermint oil 2ce a day (a Dr. Moskowitz tool -- see his website Neuroplastix.com), laughter yoga for 10 minutes a day (may seem a bit nutty but it renews my energy big time). I have also found that memorizing something helps me...a piano piece, a poem, a prayer, etc. If I am experiencing a particularly spiking "trigger", I divert my brain to my memorization project. Eg. For the first time in 40 years I put myself to memorizing a Brahm's waltz for the piano -- didn't think I could do it but I did.
Visualizations. Annie Hopper's program emphasized this use of "imagination" to help re-wire the brain by envisioning future scenarios in our lives. Norman Doidge's books refer to this. Again, I found it challenging initially and now it is helping me to guide where I want to be.
While I continue to be on the road of healing, I am definitely noticing small changes that give me hope. This is boot camp and I will not give up. This program has contributed to making me a better person. My best wishes for your progress and belief.


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Pottery Plus Auction Chairman's Choice potters are partners in life and work
| Date Posted: 8/9/2010
The following is the first of two stories about the 15th annual Pottery Plus Auction, which this year will benefit FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care and the construction of the Hospice Chapel on the new Hospice House campus.
Sally Larson and Mo McKenzie of Fireshadow Pottery in Eagle Springs are the Chairman's Choice potters for the 15th annual Pottery Plus Auction. The 2010 event is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Country Club of North Carolina.
EAGLE SPRINGS – There are no "his," "hers" or "ours" labels on the pottery wheels at Fireshadow Pottery, but there might just as well be.
The three wheels in the Fireshadow studio, filled from floor to ceiling with pots waiting to be glazed and fired, indicate both the independent thought and mutual respect that characterize the shared life and work of Sally Larson and Mo McKenzie.
Theirs is a partnership in every aspect of the word.
"We use each other to say 'Does this look good?'" Larson says.
"We respect the opinion, but we don't have to react to it," McKenzie counters.
As the Chairman's Choice potters for the 15th Annual Pottery Plus Auction, Larson and McKenzie have created a stunning green pot especially for the Oct. 2 FirstHealth Hospice Foundation fundraiser. The piece is only one in a long list of personal and professional collaborations for this unusual couple.
"It's part of our relationship," says Larson, "working on projects."
15th Annual Pottery Plus Auction
Saturday, Oct. 2, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Country Club of North Carolina, Pinehurst
To benefit FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care and the construction of the Hospice Chapel on the new Hospice House campus. Featuring silent and live auctions, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are $65 per person.
www.firsthealth.org/pottery
For more information and tickets, check our Pottery Plus Auction website or call (910) 695-7510.
For several years, one of those projects has involved the FirstHealth Hospice Foundation and the Pottery Plus Auction.
"We've been donating to the Hospice auction for about seven years, and have always felt honored that the Hospice Foundation has chosen the Seagrove potters to partner with them in raising money for this great service in Moore County," they say. "The volunteers who have gone out and approached the potters have been wonderful to work with, and show a special respect to the potters when they are able to buy a piece from us while we donate a matching one. It always feels that we all have benefited."
Fireshadow Pottery
A rutted dirt road leads the visitor to the 244 Falls Drive address of Fireshadow Pottery in Eagle Springs. Although only 15 minutes outside of Pinehurst, the place might as well be on the far side of the moon from the bustle and business of the world-renowned golf village.
Larson and McKenzie have made their home and operated their pottery here since 1999, two years after they decided to go into the pottery business. They sold pots from their front porch until they added a showroom to the pastoral commune they have since built on 31 acres of Moore County farmland.
Various dogs, both residential and visiting, trail their master and mistress from house to barn to studio to Koi pond to covered barbecue/picnic area as a Foghorn Leghorn wannabe noisily refutes the theory that roosters crow only at dawn. Visitors are told that there is also a cat on the place, but it has chosen to trade the humidity of a mid-June morning for a lazy nap in the house.
Tucked away and also out of sight are bee hives and a garden.
Larson and McKenzie say they grew up at a time when every house had a backyard and every backyard had children playing in it.
"This, to me, is an extension of that," McKenzie says.
"It lets us hold on to the child feeling of play," says Larson.
The business at hand
This adult playground is also a business, however, and the business of record involves creating and producing one-of-a-kind pottery. Ironically, neither Larson nor McKenzie had ever had anything to do with the pottery business until they became a couple, but they shared a creative drive that they wanted to develop.
McKenzie had previously been a woodworker and commercial photographer while Larson, a Connecticut native who has lived in the area for 20 years, tended toward the more homespun pursuits of wool-spinning and -dyeing, weaving, gardening and sewing.
"We both came from creative backgrounds," she says, "and we wanted to work together."
Once they decided to direct their creative instincts toward pottery, they signed up for classes at Montgomery Community College, but quickly "felt restricted" by the demands of traditional production pottery. Striking out on their own and recognizing the seeming limitlessness of clay, they adopted an "exploratory process" to come up with "new ideas and shapes."
They use local clay, from STARworks in Montgomery County, for their "distinctive ceramic art," and have developed all of their glazes, including their signature Fireshadow Red, from scratch. They are fascinated by the inherent potential of clay.
"There are unlimited things you can do with clay," says Larson. "It's a matter of developing your skills."
"Primitive elegance"
Although they share studio space, and occasionally the same pottery wheel, Larson and McKenzie work independently and silently except for the background drone of a book on tape.
The result is a product they characterize as "primitive elegance."
"We use the same glazes so everything goes well together," Larson says. "It really works well."
On their website, McKenzie, a Robeson County native who claims to have spent decades "fleeing from boredom … in the military, on a ranch, as a photographer, cruising the Caribbean, tending bar, and so on," describes himself as a "child with an ever-changing toy."
Their showroom attests to a variety of interests and styles – from traditional pots with their recognizable Fireshadow handle to elongated faces with attitude, and Larson's hand-built slab-work and self-described "Botanicals."
The two worked together to develop a marketing plan to lure collectors to their off-the-beaten path location. One of those collectors is Seven Lakes resident Suzanne Meyer.
"You must go out to their place," she says. "But be forewarned: To see their work is to own their work. While there might be some similarities in some of their pieces, you will not find two items exactly alike. Thus, and this is where I get into trouble, I will see something, know it will never be there again, and the piece goes home with me. I have indoor pieces, outdoor pieces … I have two of Mo's 'mushrooms' in my herb garden."
Keith and Georganne McDaniel, of Green Gate Olive Oils in Pinehurst, are also long-time collectors and fans. "The thing we like best about their work is how it continues to evolve," they say. "Each time we visit their studio we see a new design or a new glaze they have created. We are always amazed by what they do, and we continue to look for a little more space in our home to add yet another piece by Sallie or Mo to our collection of their beautiful work."
Prospective collectors of Fireshadow's "primitive elegance" can visit the showroom Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Larson and McKenzie hold a kiln opening the third week of each April, and they also participate in events held in neighboring Seagrove.
A peek inside their studio will usually reveal numerous pieces in varying stages of completion.
"When our tables get full, we glaze and fire," says Larson.
"We're just about there," says McKenzie.
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One summer back in my student days I did two dangerous jobs simultaneously — one in a large scrap metal operation and the other in an aircraft plant. One day when I took off to apply for a fellowship, my replacement at the aircraft plant was killed when two racing fork trucks smashed him. In the scrap metal plant an older worker and I had a metal barrel being hoisted by crane which we had just filled with metal parts break loose and smash six inches into the ground between us.
In the old days prior to the introduction of workmen's compensation laws — first in Wisconsin in this country in 1911 — any injured or killed on a job had to prove that they were not negligent or in any way at fault for their injuries or deaths for they or their families to collect any compensation from their employers. The decks were usually stacked, so that it was virtually impossible to collect compensation.
However, the significant feature of workmen's compensation laws is that fault need not be proved and any injured when working for an employer is entitled to compensation automatically which then kicks back into increased rates for the employer.
Needless to say employers have made great efforts to avoid unnecessary injuries to their employees. One of the rules at the aircraft plant was that no worker was permitted to lift more than 30 pounds in weight — to avoid back injuries which are a common feature of heavy laboring jobs. At the scrap metal operation we were obliged to have protective vaccinations.
Some of the 9/11 clean up workers have been able to collect compensation for the damage to their lungs done on the "pile" (Trade Center site) during the clean up. As these injuries were not determined within a year (the ordinary cut off for claims after an injury), the NY State legislature was obliged to extend this cut off date — which it did at the insistence of a NYC deputy mayor so injured.
If one looks around at other dangerous substances and practices in the United States, one often discovers no comparable compensation protections — against drug side effects, pollution of the atmosphere, faulty food production, and a host of other harms that are emerging in our modern world, e.g. recent reports of pollution in the fish production in China from which we derive 70% of the fish we eat. Our public agencies have become quite lax in maintaining protective regulations, driving people injured to costly and time consuming lawsuits.
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Fine German master violin bow by Franz Winkler, silver
Franz Winkler learned the artisanry of bow making from his father in Markneukirchen. Soon Franz Winkler started to work autonomous and went to the United States, where he gained a lot of experience. At the beginning of the 20th Century he returned to Markneukirchen, where he died in 1962. Franz...
Franz Winkler learned the artisanry of bow making from his father in Markneukirchen. Soon Franz Winkler started to work autonomous and went to the United States, where he gained a lot of experience. At the beginning of the 20th Century he returned to Markneukirchen, where he died in 1962. Franz Winklers works are influenced by several French masters, but his own "Markneukirchen style" is clearly visible throughout. This Franz Winkler bow with an octagonal stick was crafted in the 1950's of medium strong pernambuco wood that features surprisingly high elasticity. The neatly finished ebony frog is silver mounted and decorated with a Pearl eye. Franz Winklers reputation for perfectly balanced bows speaks in this specimen, that was worked over completely by our luthiers and is offered ready to play. The balance-point is well-centered: he measured balance-point of the 74.5 cm long bow is at 25.4 cm from the frog end. The sound produced is warm, clear, large - this bow adds volume to the tone.
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Success of women candidates, a 'positive step'
By Evie Andreou December 19, 2016 4 337
New mayor of Kyrenia Rita Elisseou-Komodiki
The election of four women mayors out of six that ran as candidates in Sunday's municipal elections was a positive step and should be a clear message to political parties that they need to change their ways to promote more women for leadership posts, gender equality activists said on Monday.
Of the 36 municipalities where elections took place, four will be headed by women. Of the six female candidates running for mayors in the municipal elections, four were elected to the top job.
Fotoula Hadjipapa is Lakatamia's first female mayor, who surged ahead of her three co-candidates with 44.3 per cent of the votes, more than double of her closest contender, Argyris Papanastasiou. Hadjipapa ran as independent but was backed by Akel and the Citizens' Alliance.
The other three newly elected women mayors are Rita Elisseou-Komodiki for the Kyrenia municipality, Zena Lysandrou-Panayidi for Lefkoniko, and Eleni Mylona-Hadjimichail for Akanthou. Hadjimichail's sole co-candidate was also a woman, Sotiroula Mavri-Pourou.
In the Strovolos municipality former Akel MP, Stella Misiaouli, lost the elections by 136 votes to Andreas Papacharalambous. The Greens' Efi Xanthou came third in Aglandjia.
As regards local community elections, almost half of the female candidates who ran, won. In total, 54 women ran as candidates and 22 were elected.
"This is a positive step forward. It is clear that when women are put on the lists people are more likely to vote for them," the director of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies(MIGS) Susana Pavlou told the Cyprus Mail.
If you look at the statistics, there were no women mayors in the 2011 elections, and only one in 2006, Nicosia mayor Eleni Mavrou, Pavlou said.
She added that despite this positive development, only 6per cent of the total number of candidates in these elections were women. "An appalling percentage, just not good enough," she said.
"According to a recent survey of the University of Cyprus voters do still consider leadership a male arena but they too recognise women's ability to lead, as was evident also in the parliamentary elections."
Paphos has the most female community leaders. Of the 12 women who ran as candidates, eight won the elections. The villages of Ayios Nicolaos, Amargeti, Anadiou, Asproyia, Kato Arodes, Milia, Tala and Stavrokonnou all have female community leaders. In Stavrokonnou, the sole two candidates for the job were both female.
In the Larnaca district, the new leaders of the communities of Zygi, Kofinou, Layia, Mari-Vasiliko, Pyrga and Choirokitia are women. In total, there were 11 female candidates.
Female candidates also did well in Famagusta as of the five who ran, three won in the communities of Engomi, Spathariko, and in the occupied community of Angastina.
In the Nicosia district of the 14 female candidates, only three won, those in Pera, Anthoupolis refugee housing estate and Pigainia. In Limassol too, only two of the 12 female candidates were elected in the villages of Asomatos and Kellaki.
Last year, Cyprus ranked fourth last among EU countries in terms of the percentage of female representation in the government, according to a survey, while in terms of local government, only 18 per cent of the municipal boards were women.
"They say that women don't put themselves up for leadership posts, but it is more complex than that. We don't have a welfare system to help women and men balance work and family life," Pavlou said. In addition, she said, the responsibility also lies with political parties. "How do they promote, recruit or prepare women for political positions?"
Voters are ready, Pavlou said, and this should be a clear message to political parties.
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his usual time to go home to his Alfuro wife; but to be seen running is a sort of degradation for Wang, who has mastered the art of vanishing. Do you think he was startled out of his perfection by something?" "Why should he be startled?" Her voice remained dreamy, a little uncertain. "I have been startled," Heyst said. She was not listening. The lantern at their feet threw the shadows of her face upward. Her eyes glistened, as if frightened and attentive, above a lighted chin and a very white throat. * "Upon my word," mused Heyst, "now that I don't see them, I can hardly believe that those fellows exist!" "And what about me?" she asked, so swiftly that he made a movement like somebody pounced upon from an ambush. "When you don't see me, do you believe that I exist?" * "Exist? Most charmingly ! My dear Lena, you don't know your own advantages. Why, your voice alone would be enough to make you unforgettable!" "Oh, I didn't mean forgetting in that way. I dare say if I were to die you would remember me right enough. And what good would that be to anybody? It's while I am alive that I want 5 * Heyst stood by her chair, a stalwart figure imperfectly lighted. The broad shoulders, the martial face that was like a disguise of his disarmed soul, were lost in the gloom above the plane of light in which his feet were planted. He suffered from a trouble with which she had nothing to do. She had no general conception of the conditions of the existence he had offered to her. Drawn into its peculiar stagnation she remained unrelated to it because of her ignorance. For instance, she could never perceive the prodigious improbability of the arrival of that boat. She did not seem to be thinking of it. Perhaps she had already forgotten the fact herself. And Heyst resolved suddenly to say nothing more of it. It was not that he shrank from alarming her. Not feeling anything definite himself he could not imagine a precise effect being produced on her by any amount of explanation. There is a quality in events which is apprehended differently by different minds or even by the same mind at different times. Any man living at all consciously knows that embarrassing truth. Heyst was aware that this visit could bode nothing pleasant. In his present soured temper towards all mankind he looked upon it as a visitation of a particularly offensive kind. He glanced along the verandah in the direction of the other bungalow. The fire of sticks in front of it had gone out. No faint glow of embers, not the slightest thread of light in that direction, hinted at the presence of strangers. The darker shapes in the obscurity, the dead silence, betrayed nothing of that strange intrusion. The peace of Samburan asserted itself as on any other night. Everything was as before, except—Heyst became aware of it suddenly—that for a whole minute, perhaps, with his hand on the back of the girl's chair and within a foot of her person, he had lost the sense of her existence, for the first time since he had brought her over to share this invincible, this undefiled peace. He picked up the lantern, and the act made a silent stir all along the verandah. A spoke of shadow swung swiftly across her face, and the strong light rested on the immobility of her features, as of a woman looking at a vision. Her eyes were still, her lips serious. Her dress, open at the neck, stirred slightly to her even breathing. "We had better go in, Lena," suggested Heyst, very low, as if breaking a spell cautiously. She rose without a word. Heyst followed her indoors. As they passed through the living-room, he left the lantern burning on the centre table.
THAT night the girl woke up, for the first time in her new experience, with the sensation of having been abandoned to her own devices. She woke up from a painful dream of separation brought about in a way which she could not understand, and missed the relief of the waking instant. The desolate feeling of being alone persisted. She was really alone. A night-light made it plain enough in the dim, mysterious manner of a dream; but this was reality. It startled her exceedingly.
In a moment she was at the curtain that hung in the doorway, and raised it with a steady hand. The conditions of their life in Samburan would have made peeping absurd; nor was such a thing in her character. This was not a movement of curiosity, but of downright alarm—the continued distress and fear of the dream. The night could not have been very far advanced. The light in the lantern was burning strongly, striping the floor and walls of the room with thick black bands. She hardly knew whether she expected to see Heyst or not; but she saw him at once, standing by the table in his sleeping-suit, his back to the doorway. She stepped in noiselessly with her bare feet, and let the curtain fall behind her. Something characteristic in Heyst's attitude made ber say, almost in a whisper:
"You are looking for something."
He could not have heard her before; but he didn't start at the unexpected whisper. He only pushed the drawer of the table in and, without even looking over his shoulder, asked quietly, accepting her presence as if he had been aware of all her movements:
"I say, are you certain that Wang didn't go through this room this evening?" "Wang? When?" | "After leaving the lantern, I mean." "Oh, no. He ran on. I watched him." "Or before, perhaps—while I was with these boat people? Do you know? Can you tell?" "I hardly think so. I came out as the sun went down, and sat outside till you came back to me." "He could have popped in for an instant through the back verandah." "I heard nothing in here," she said. "What is the matter?" "Naturally you wouldn't hear. He can be as quiet as a shadow, when he likes. I believe he could steal the pillows from under our heads. He might have been here ten minutes ago." "What woke you up? Was it a noise?" . "Can't say that. Generally one can't tell; but is it likely, Lena? You are, I believe, the lighter sleeper of us two. A noise loud enough to wake me up would have awakened you, too. I tried to be as quiet as I could. What roused you?" "I don't know—a dream, perhaps. I woke up crying." "What was the dream?" Heyst, with one hand resting on the table, had turned in her direction, his round, uncovered head set on a fighter's muscular neck. She left his question unanswered, as if she had not heard it. "What is it you have missed?" she asked in her turn, very grave. Her dark hair, drawn smoothly back, was done in two thick tresses for the night. Heyst noticed the good form of her brow, the dignity of its width, its unshining whiteness. It was a sculptural forehead. He had a moment of acute appreciation intruding upon another order of thoughts. It was as if there could be no end of his discov. eries about that girl, at the most incongruous moments. She had on nothing but a hand-woven cotton sarong— one of Heyst's few purchases, years ago, in Celebes, where they are made. He had forgotten all about it till she came, and then had found it at the bottom of an old sandalwood trunk dating back to pre-Morrison days. She had quickly learned to wind it up under her armpits with a safe twist, as Malay village girls do when going down to bathe in a river. Her shoulders and arms were bare; one of her tresses, hanging forward, looked almost black against the white skin. As she was taller than the average Malay woman, the sarong ended a good way above her ankles. She stood poised firmly, halfway between the table and the curtained doorway, the insteps of her bare feet gleaming like marble on the over-shadowed matting of the floor. The fall of her lighted shoulders, the strong and fine modelling of her arms hanging down her sides, her immobility, too, had something statuesque, the charm of art tense with life. She was not very big—Heyst used to think of her, at first, as "that poor little girl"—but revealed free from the shabby banality of a white platform dress, in the simple drapery of the sarong, there was that in her form and in the proportions of her body which suggested a reduction from an heroic size. . She moved forward a step. "What is it you have missed?" she asked again. Heyst turned his back altogether on the table. The black spokes of darkness over the floor and the walls, joining up on the ceiling in a patch of shadow, were like the bars of a cage, about them. It was his turn to ignore
a question. "You woke up in a fright, you say?" he said. She walked up to him, exotic yet familiar, with her
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How J R R Tolkien inspires my writing
In 2018 I was lucky enough to visit the Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
The exhibition displayed an array of drafts, illustrations and maps for The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings, as well as some of J.R.R. Tolkien's early paintings and other objects such as fan mail and private letters. I gained a real sense of the depth and scale of Tolkien's creation, and how his formidable imagination poured out prose, poetry and art.
And the exhibition reminded me how important Tolkien, and in particular The Lord of the Rings, has been to my own creativity – although there are many wonderful authors whose books fascinate and inspire me, I have little doubt Tolkien is the author who first sparked within me the desire to write fiction.
My first encounter with Tolkien was watching Ralph Bakshi's animated The Lord of the Rings on VHS as a child. At the time, I didn't fully understand the film (and it is fair to say it divides fans of the book - I'm very fond of it though) but the imagery, especially the Black Riders and the scenes in the Mines of Moria, stayed with me and when a little older, about fourteen, I decided to read The Fellowship of the Ring.
Although familiar with some elements of the story from the film, I soon realized that there was more, so much more, to discover in the book, and not just the main narrative, but the many other details and subplots: such as the Barrow Wights, old Tom Bombadil, the wolves pursuing the fellowship to the gates of Moria. Somehow, the experience of reading is more intense as a child or young person – for example, I can well remember the first time I read books such as Watership Down and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The Fellowship of the Ring surpassed even these, and I still have the same paperback – it has been with me through university and several house moves since; it is battered, torn and the spine is held together (more or less) by sellotape, but I treasure no book more.
My battered, beloved copy of The Fellowship of the Ring
And of course, once I'd finished The Fellowship of the Ring, I was hungry for more! My brother kindly picked up The Two Towers from the library close to where he worked and I can still remember my excitement at first seeing the cover, which showed the Eye of Sauron. From the excitement and heroism of Helm's Deep to the horror of Shelob, the story engrossed me, and for a few days I resented interruptions such as sleep and meals! And then from The Two Towers to the climatic Return of the King, where the word epic hardly suffices, with the mighty struggles at Minas Tirith and the last stand in front of the Gates of Mordor, and of course Frodo and Sam's painful journey to Mount Doom. I remember being struck, and moved, by the sense of melancholy at the end of the story. Sauron and Saruman had been defeated, but at great cost, from the light of the Elves departing Middle Earth, to the pain and sadness of Frodo.
No book had had such an impact on me before, and I don't think one has had such an impact since. After finishing The Lord of the Rings, I launched into The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, and then read many other books by and about Tolkien - he became my writer, the writer who seemed to capture the things I was fascinated by, moved by, and I'm sure thousands more have felt the same!
Tolkien's detractors frequently dismiss his books as quaint, juvenile, somehow out-of-step with modern concerns and styles, but I think this underestimates his work. Although Tolkien famously disliked and dismissed allegory, The Lord of the Rings holds relevance for today's world, from the ecological damage wrought by rapid industrialization, to the misuse of power, and the elimination of indigenous people. Tolkien had a respect for the simple pleasures of life, for the beauty of the natural world, and the importance of playing our part in preserving rather than exploiting.
To use a personal example, the village in which I live is being progressively bloated by new housing, new developments, with acres of meadows and fields disappearing under concrete, hedges and trees – each home to a delicate ecology – ripped up to make way for new roads, the songs of birds and the hum of insects replaced by the remorseless and deadening drone of traffic. The malevolent spirit of Saruman endures – his Voice lives on, potent and cunning, cloaked in fine words such as 'innovative planning solutions' and 'sustainable locations for development'.
Tolkien had witnessed such 'progress' in his beloved Midlands, and his fears and anger about this helped fueled the creation of The Lord of the Rings. We would do well to heed his dire warnings.
A few books from my Tolkien collection!
And even putting aside the powerful themes of The Lord of the Rings, it is still a story that gives immense pleasure to readers – the joy of a good story well-told is surely a primal human trait, because we are, I believe, profoundly storytelling beings. Steeped in Beowulf, the Kalevala, and countless other tales, Tolkien built his stories on strong foundations, which is one of the reasons why Middle Earth feels simultaneously magical and familiar.
Tolkien's work has influenced my writing, most directly The Tree of Life trilogy, and not just in the sense that it is an epic fantasy story across a 'secondary world' with hundreds of characters and different cultures, but I wanted to capture similar themes to those present in The Lord of the Rings – for example, the sense of a threatened environment, even a dying world, pervades the whole series from the first book (The Map of the Known World) onwards.
My most recent novel, This Sacred Isle, echoed Tolkien not only in its mythological roots and elements, but also, being set in Anglo-Saxon England, the influence of Beowulf, one of Tolkien's literary and imaginative touchstones, is strong.
And above all, I strive to create books for readers to get lost in, to capture something of the sense of escapism and wonder I discovered reading The Lord of the Rings. I would never claim to be in Tolkien's class as a writer, but he inspires me to write, inspires me to push my creativity as far as possible.
Reading tastes and habits change and broaden over the years, but I will always hold Tolkien's work, and especially The Lord of the Rings, in the highest regard. Tolkien has been a key part of my imaginative life since childhood and I am certain that will never change.
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Liverpool are on the verge of completing a deal for Bury's 15-year-old central defender Emeka Obi, the youngest player to ever represent their first-team.
This is according to the Bury Times, so we're pretty sure they're spot on with this one.
Obi is 15-years-old and stands at 6 ft. 5′ already, a mighty height for one so young. He made his debut during Bury's 4-1 victory over Morecambe in the Checkatrade Trophy back in August and shone.
Pre-contract papers have all been signed, but the only thing holding up the move is Visa issues due to Obi's Nigerian heritage, so both clubs are waiting on the FA and the Football League's approval.
"I think he's the best talent right now at 15 years old in the entire country," the boss said at the time of his debut. "He only came in the building two years ago and nothing fazes him.
"He's been training with the first team and he's going back to school next week.
"We've had him for five weeks, training with the first team, training with Ryan Kidd and he's been playing with the under-18s.
"He's just turned 15, he's a man mountain, but we teach them how to play football and he's going to be an unbelievable asset to the football club.
We're sad for Bury that they're losing such a prized asset, but hope we can develop Obi at Kirkby with our facilities and wonderful coaching.
Hopefully one day he can progress into first-team consideration like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ovie Ejaria, but for now, the only important element is his development as a person first and footballer second.


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Only way is up for Oldham Athletic boss Lee Johnson
Oldham Athletic boss Lee Johnson is looking upwards rather than nervously over his shoulder after his side's precious 1-0 victory at Colchester United.
The winner came when Connor Brown's cross was deflected into his own net by Tom Eastman just before half-time at the Weston Homes Community Stadium.
Afterwards Johnson said his side, now clear of the drop zone, should be setting their sights on a strong end to the season.
"It's a massive result for us," he said.
"Maybe it wasn't sexy football but we defended like Trojans to protect our lead.
"It was tense and we had to soak up a lot of pressure from Colchester.
"But we defended well and our midfield worked their socks off.
"Now we have to look at finishing the season strongly and we can finish close to the top 10, if we do well in our remaining games.
"That would be a real achievement."
Colchester created the better of the chances. Alex Gilbey had their best inside the first three minutes, powering into the area to meet Freddie Sears' corner. However, with the goal at his mercy, he headed over.
Jabo Ibehre should also have done better with another headed effort, nodding straight at Latics goalkeeper Paul Rachubka from Gavin Massey's cross.
The U's continued to have the better of it in the second half. Gilbey saw a long-range effort deflected narrowly over.
Substitute Dominic Vose then unleashed a curling effort from distance that went just wide, while Ibehre tried his luck with a low shot that was deflected narrowly wide of Rachubka's post.
Colchester boss Joe Dunne admitted the defeat was hard to take - but is remaining confident heading into Monday's match at Crewe.
"It was a difficult game to lose and a big blow in terms of trying to survive in this league," he said.
"But we're not down and we're not feeling sorry for ourselves.
"It looks like we're going to have to do it the hard way but we'll go again and with three games to go, we can still get ourselves out of trouble.
"We have to believe that. What would the point be in me sitting here saying we're going to lose our next three games.
"People will leave here today thinking we're down, but they shouldn't feel that way. It's not like we played badly or were pathetic.
"We took the game to them and did everything we possibly could.
"But we switched off mentally for one moment and all of a sudden the ball was in the back of the net.
"Last week everyone did the jobs. This time we switched off."


This photo shows the John Fenton Pratt home in Studley, Sheridan County, Kansas and a gathering of the Yorkshire, England families who settled there. Left to right: Charlie Taylor, Annie Pratt, Tom L. Pratt, Hannah Walsh, Charlie Foster, Mabel Pratt, George Pratt, Jim Foster, James Kirk, Tom Pratt, Pat Walsh, Gertrude Pratt, and Frank Brandram and Jim Walsh (the two men in the buggy). Seated: Mrs. George Pratt and Abraham Pratt. Cottonwood Ranch was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.


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Soundtrack review: As you like it (Patrick Doyle, 2006)
My 4th Patrick Doyle review of the month comes from "As you like it", Kenneth Branagh's brilliant re-imagining of a classical Shakespeare play. It was a bold and controversial move on his part to change the setting of the play to 19thcentury Japan, and the merits of the movie are still subject to debate.
Patrick Doyle makes a statement from the first cue of the score, and backs it up with the rest. "Kabuki attack" is an exhilarating piece, building up from soft Japanese strings into an orchestral whirlwind, before ending with the sweetest of violins which introduces us to the theme of the movie. This tender and piercing violin theme is developed in all its wonder in the final cue of the score, "Violin romance". It's as simple as it's memorable. It is pure bliss to listen to these strings; just close your eyes and let this romance take you over, gentle like the Japanese spring. It is one of my favorite Patrick Doyle themes. It's divine and I can't get enough of it. This theme recurs a few times through the score, also without the Japanese influences. It also appears, played by flute, in "Roynish clown" and "Lion attack".
The score has parts as sensitive as butterfly wings. The flute plays with the soft Japanese strings and they complete each other. "The forest of Arden" is a brilliant example of the scores' combined musical influences. Then cues like "I love Aliena", "Tomorrow" and "Weddings" just warm the heart and the identity of the score is forever settled with the inclusion of the blissful theme in all of them…The "Violin romance" dominates this score and makes my heart stop and then beat faster…And just before the end, we get "A lover & his lass", a simply beautiful Broadway musical song theme, joyous and spectacular…How can you not love music or life after listening to it…?
This score passes like a breeze. Once it stops, I can't imagine where the hour flew by. I am left with a peaceful and warm feeling inside, as if I had spent that time on a meadow in the middle of the forest on a beautiful spring day. I saw butterflies and birds, I ran after them in the forest, then I slept and I dreamed and I woke up and life was even more beautiful than the dream. This is how I like it…
Kabuki Attack
Brothers Fight
Niece!
The Forest Of Arden
Roynish Clown
Eat No More
Thy Brother
Lion Attack
Celia & Oliver
I Love Aliena
A Lover & His Lass
Violin Romance
Soundtrack review: The rock (Hans Zimmer, Nick Glennie-Smith and Harry Gregson-Williams, 1996)
Soundtrack review: Somewhere in time (John Barry, 1980)
Soundtrack review: Not afraid not afraid (Gabriel Yared – 2001)
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Soundtrack review: Starcraft II: Wings of liberty (various artists – 2008)
Soundtrack review: Hannibal (Hans Zimmer – 2001)
Soundtrack review: World of Warcraft: Reign of chaos (V.A. – 2002)


Anyone can feel interview jitters before an interview, so why wouldn't you? The opportunity is finally here for you to turn things around after a long period of being unemployed or to get away from a bad boss.
If you have an upcoming interview or know someone who will, here are the reasons why you shouldn't be too nervous about the interview.
Remember that you're already qualified – One of the things most job applicants forget is that they already meet the qualifications. There is no reason for an employer to invite you in for an interview if he doesn't think that you can do the job. The reason employers invite people in for an interview is to look for the person that not only can do the job but can also fit in with the company.
There is no perfect candidate – All employers want to have a perfect employee, but keep in mind too that there is no perfect person. What you need to do is show that you are better than the others, not the perfect employee. There is no need for you to convince yourself that you need to be perfect to get the job.
You have a role to play, too – When you talk about interviews, what might come to mind first is the interviewer asking you questions, but don't neglect the part where you get to ask the questions. The interview is a two-way street; they evaluate your fitness in the company, and you evaluate if the company fits what you're looking for.
Think about the worst-case scenario and prepare for it – We all have scenarios that we fear: having to explain an employment gap in your resume, being asked why you were fired on your last job, or some other question that you don't want to be asked. There are no assurances that you can avoid these scenarios, so the only thing left to do is to prepare for them – well!
Use self-awareness to your advantage – If you're still worrying about being unqualified, use it. Go through the interview using that self-awareness to your advantage by looking for signs or indicators of whether you can do the job or not. Ask questions that can help you decide on your future with the company.
When you get invited to an interview, you're going to feel both excited and nervous. However, don't let those emotions get the best of you. Always keep in mind that they invited you for an interview because you're already qualified, but they just need to know whether you're a good fit.


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Automotive Radar Market Analysis
Automotive Radar Market, By Range Type (Long Range RADAR (LRR) and Short & Mid-Range RADAR (S&MRR), By Frequency Type ( 2X-GHZ and 7X GHZ), By Application (Adaptive Cruise Control, Autonomous Emerging Braking, Blind Spot Detection, and Forward Collision Warning System), By Vehicles (Commercial Vehicles, Economic Passenger Vehicle, Luxury Passenger Vehicles, and Mid-Price Passenger Vehicle), By Distribution Channel (OEM and Aftermarket), and By Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa)- Size, Share, Outlook, and Opportunity Analysis, 2018-2026
Industry : Automotive and Transportation
Automotive radars are used for detecting objects on the road and sensing distances between vehicles in real-time. These radars help enhance driving efficiency and road safety. Automotive radars contain a receiver and transmitter, and is used for sending and receiving waves for detecting the distance, speed, and directions of objects. Collision detection, warning and mitigation, collision avoidance, blind spot monitoring and detection, lane change assistance, lane departure warning system, rear cross-traffic alerts, and vulnerable road user detection are some of the applications of automotive radar systems.
Increasing concern regarding safety is one of the major factors driving growth of the automotive radar market.
Increasing demand for advanced safety system, comfort, and convenience systems, and increasing number of road accidents are expected to fuel growth of the automotive radar market. For instance, according to World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 1.25 million road accidents were reported worldwide in 2013, out of which around 93% road traffic deaths were reported in low- and middle-income economies and over 50 million people were injured due to road accidents. Radar sensors are responsible for collecting vital information such as range, angle, and Doppler velocity, which is then used to determine the driving situation and warn drivers regarding potential collisions to avoid blind spot crashes. Thus, automotive radars increase safety, lower the risk of road accidents, and help manage road traffic, which in turn, influencing vehicle manufacturers to integrate advanced radar systems in vehicles. These factors are thus, expected to propel growth of the automotive radar market in the near future.
High cost of automotive radars is one of the major factors restraining growth of the market
The key factor restraining growth of the automotive radar market is the high cost of these radar systems. For instance, according to the Coherent Market Insights, in 2017, the costs for 24GHz, 77GHz, and 79GHz automotive millimetre-wave radar sensor modules were around US$ 50, US$ 150-220, and US$ 100-200, respectively. The cost of radars vary based on the range of detection, namely short range, medium range, and long range. Automakers thus refrain from using radar sensors in their vehicles, as it increases the overall cost of the vehicle, which negatively impacts sales and overall revenue. This in turn, is hampering growth of the market for automotive radars.
Global Automotive Radar Market: Regional Insights
The market for automotive radar in Europe accounted for the largest share in 2017 and is expected to retain its dominance over the forecast period (2018 – 2026). This growth is attributed to increasing stringency of vehicle safety norms for both active and passive safety standards on vehicles, by the European Commission (EC). For instance, the European commission set up General Safety Regulation (EC 661/2009), which mandates the use of electrical safety, electronic stability control, advanced emergency braking, tyre pressure monitoring, driver safety-belt reminder for trucks and buses. This, in turn, is expected to increase the installation of safety systems in vehicles, which is further expected to propel growth of the automotive radar market in Europe.
Global Automotive Radar Market: Competitive Landscape
Key players operating in the global automotive radar market include Continental AG, Denso Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, Valeo, NXP Semiconductors, HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co., Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), Autoliv Inc., and ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
Major players are adopting product development strategies for strengthening their foothold in the market. For instance, in 2017, DENSO Corporation developed 24-GHz submillimeter-wave rear and side radar sensor to help enhance vehicle safety systems. This sensor is part of the automotive system, which helps drivers identify and navigate around other vehicles when changing lanes or reversing out of a parking space, and controls the autonomous emergency braking function to avoid imminent collisions. Thus, in turn, is expected to offers Denso Corporation a competitive edge in the global market.
Global Automotive Radar Market: Taxonomy
By Range Type
Long Range RADAR (LRR)
Short & Mid-Range RADAR (S&MRR)
By Frequency Type
2X-GHZ
7X GHZ
Autonomous Emerging Braking
Forward Collision Warning System
By Vehicles
Economic Passenger Vehicle
Luxury Passenger Vehicles
Mid-Price Passenger Vehicle
By Distribution Channel
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It was announced today that Bill Miller Engineering (BME), a longtime leader in forged aluminum pistons and connecting rods, was officially named a sponsor for the upcoming DRAG ILLUSTRATED World Series of Pro Mod, which takes place Aug. 10-11 at Bandimere Speedway just outside of Denver.
The second annual event features the top Pro Mod competitors in the world, all racing for a $100,000 winner-take-all prize in what is billed as the biggest and richest Pro Mod race in the history of the known universe. BME is a noted powerhouse in motorsports when it comes to manufacturing aluminum connecting rods, forged racing pistons, wrist pins and superchargers, giving the World Series of Pro Mod another marquee partner.
Operating out of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Carson City, Nev., BME has built an impressive reputation in drag racing thanks to constant innovation and the latest in machine tool technology.
BME has more than four decades worth of experience, and its forged aluminum pistons and connecting rods have been used by a number of world championship drivers, including 16-time NHRA Funny Car world champion John Force and eight-time Top Fuel champ Tony Schumacher. Its pistons have been the choice of a number of NASCAR champions as well, and BME has also seen significant growth within the Pro Mod and drag radial ranks over the last several seasons. BME's forged aluminum connecting rod has been a popular choice for a number of top Pro Mod drivers, as the class continues to grow at an impressive rate.


Norway announced yesterday it was suspending new licenses for arms exports to the Middle Eastern country. The move is a fresh blow to Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MbS). His regime has faced increasing pressure from the international community after the murder of dissident, Mr Khashoggi, at the Saudi consulate last month.
The journalist was brutally tortured before being killed in an attack which the country's authorities first tried to cover up.
The country has declined to comment on whether the action related specifically to Mr Khashoggi's killing.
A spokesman said the decision was made following recent developments in the Gulf Kingdom and the situation in Yemen.
Turkey claimed last month to have evidence MBS's regime had murdered the journalist after he visited the consulate, leading to international uproar.
Saudi Arabia has found itself being snubbed by allies as a result of their horrific actions.
The country had continually changed its story about what happened why the dissident visited the consulate as they try to pacify the growing criticism of their actions.
Originally the Middle East regime refused responsibility for his death and claimed Mr Khashoggi had left the consulate unharmed.
Then they argued he had died after a fight broke out before finally confirming his murder had been premeditated.
The country's attorney general said: "The suspects in the incident had committed their act with a premeditated intention.
US President Donald Trump has condemned Saudi's actions and has been critical of their explanations into what happened.


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Tamiya 1/24 French Battle Tank B1 Bis
This is a 'motorized ½ version of the previously released model kit of the French Battle Tank B1 bis. The motorized version allows the modeler to enjoy and experience the excitement of seeing this detailed model kit in motion!
Upon the outbreak of WWII, B1 bis tanks stood in the way of German armies determined to strike a crushing blow against France on her own soil. The B1 bis entered production in 1937 and was an upgraded version of the original 1920s-designed Char B1. The rivet-joined hull mounted a short-barreled 75mm howitzer, while a small, one man turret carried a longer-barreled 47mm tank gun.
The B1 bis was one of the most heavily armored tanks of its time, with plating that was 60mm thick in places, amply capable of defending it against anti-tank fire such as that from 37mm Pak guns. It could more than hold its own against individual German tanks, and was greatly feared by enemy soldiers who encountered it.