Want to know how to keep your dog from running away? The best way is to provide your pet with the best home he can possibly have. Dogs aren't like cats and they will not leave a good home for no reason. If this sounds too vague, I do have some actionable tips below on how to keep your dog from running away, especially if this happens on a regular basis.
We all know that most of the time, dogs love being at home with their pet parents. They will even experience uncomfortable separation anxiety when you're not around. There's rarely any reason for a dog to abandon his owner because canines stay loyal to the very end. However, runaway cases do happen as one of the common dog behavior problems, and there's a way to deal with that.
You can keep your dog from running away by making sure your dog is happy at home and rewarding him for not running away. Start training your canine early, be consistent and stay positive. Keeping your dog from running away will be much easier for both of you if you stop or prevent this bad habit before it even begins. However, older dogs who have already acquired a taste for running away can still break the habit.
Begin your dog's obedience training while your dog is still a puppy. Obedience training establishes your dominant position which actually makes a dog happy and less likely to run away either when he's a puppy, or when he's older.
Some pet parents choose to train puppies themselves, and there's plenty of ways to do that (see articles below). But you can also take your canine to an obedience class as soon as possible to at least learn the very basics of obedience training.
There are puppy obedience classes for puppies as young as ten to twelve weeks old. Just make sure your pup has had at least two puppy shots. The obedience class will give your young dog good social skills as well as time to socialize with other puppies and people. This alone will reduce his desire to part ways, keep your dog from running away and socialize in the neighborhood.
One of the tricks that will help you to keep your dog from running away is to teach your puppy to go through an open door only after you go through it first and/or give him permission to go through the door so he learns that slipping out the door and running away is not allowed.
Put your dog on a leash, make him sit, open the door and tell him no when he gets up to go through the door. Make him sit again and open the door again.
Walk through the door first then invite him to follow only after he remains sitting while you open the door. Do not let him rush past you.
Once he successfully accomplishes what you have requested from him, reward your dog with a tasty dog treat as soon as he has done the "technique" correctly.
This is an ongoing process, and it's always tough in the very beginning. Most pet parents are often advised by dog trainers to stick with it, be very patient and consistent. It's the only way you can train your dog in general.
You can also continue this "doggy door training" by going outdoors without your dog then rewarding him when you come back indoors if he does not try to go through the door without permission. Take this training even further by making the dog sit a safe distance from the door when you open it to let visitors in, talk to a neighbor or accept packages.
Using positive reinforcement training alongside operant conditioning is the best way to learn how to keep your dog from running away. During the training process, reward your puppy whenever he comes back indoors after doing his potty business outdoors. This will make it enjoyable for the dog to come home, which will help keep your puppy from running away from home.
Positive reinforcement has been proven as the most effective method of dog training. Remember to always reward your dog with his favorite dog treat whether you take your dog outdoors on a leash or have a fenced yard for him to walk around in freely.
Housebreaking methods can also help to keep your dog from running away as they train your dog obedience and house rules. As soon as you have adopted a puppy, you will probably have to housebreak him first, so add the above obedience training techniques into your daily training routine and you should be fine in the long run. Below are some articles on helping you to housebreak a dog effectively.
There's always a reason why dogs keep running away from home, and one of those reasons is their natural animal instincts. One of the ways to keep your dog from running away is to have your canine spayed or neutered to eliminate this motivation and keep your dog from running away in order to make more puppies.
Spaying and neutering should be done by the time your dog is six months old. Dogs often reach sexual maturity at that age and then they are off to procreate. This can be an expensive procedure but there are low-cost spay/neuter programs throughout the United States.
Dogs are naturally curious animals. If you have a young puppy, then he's probably ten times more curious than an adult dog. The point here is that canines instinctively want to know what's going on in the world, and their strong sense of smell will often lead them in all kinds of trouble.
If you want to keep your dog from running away, make sure to take longer walks every day to keep your dog from running away. Taking these long walks that stretch beyond your backyard helps to satisfy your dog's curiosity about the world, and familiarizes the dog with your neighborhood.
Start the walk with your dog in a heal position or walking next to you with his head even with your legs. This position reinforces your dominance and reminds him that he has to obey you.
Use tasty dog treats to reward him for walking at your heal until he gets the idea. After that, a simple "good boy" and a little petting will be enough of a reward.
Take your pet to a dog park to let him off leash to play, socialize with other dogs. If you live in a decent size American city, there's usually a dog park somewhere within a walking distance.
Bring a long rope or a retractable dog leash with you, walk him to a park or even an empty lot nearby, put the long dog leash on him and tell him it is okay to put his nose to the ground and explore as he pleases. Walk your dog on a 3- to 4-foot long leash for better control until you get to the dog park or empty lot.
Whether your dog keeps running away or not, obedience training is an important part of canine ownership. If you don't live alone in some rural area, you need to always be in control of your dog in case something happens, thus as soon as you adopt a puppy, prioritize his training.
Take your dog's favorite treat with you when you are going to do long-leash work.
Let him walk away from you until he is at the end of his long leash.
Call him to you while he is intent on smelling something good then reward him with a treat.
Hold your dog in your arms for a minute or two then send him off to continue exploring with an "okay, go!" command.
Do not let your dog off his long leash until you are absolutely certain he will always come when called. Some dogs never really reach this point, so be mindful of this fact. Those are the dogs that should never be allowed off the long leash, no matter how much you'd like to let your pooch go free. Below are some tips on training your dog that you'll find useful.
It's important to understand that if you want to keep your dog from running away, you must first provide him with a good home. It's actually very rare for dogs to run away from home for no reason, thus if this keeps happening to you, examine the situation from all angles and ensure that your canine is happy at your home.
Pet parents can always make staying at home more pleasant for their dogs to keep them from running away. Give your canine a comfortable place to sleep with a comfortable dog bed. A good doggy bed with some cushion is best, but if you want to avoid spending money, then a thick blanket will also make for a good dog bed.
Always keep your dog's bed clean and dry. A clean, dry bed is less likely to harbor pests like fleas and other parasites, and is much more enjoyable for your dog to lay on. You'd be surprised how much dogs love their beds!
Additionally, you can ensure your dog receives a few other perks by living in your home. If you're not on a tight budget, then spoiling your pooch with some dog supplies will help to keep your dog from running away. This includes things like a soft dog crate that your canine will consider "his own home," and a few other dog products that I'll mention below.
Dogs are social, active animals. They love to play and entertain themselves, and depending on the breed, some canines may require a huge amount of exercise and play time every single day. Hopefully you have researched your dog breed before adopting, and you're aware how much time you need to spend with your dog just playing.
Carve out some play time every day to help keep your dog from running away. Play time burns off your canine's energy that would otherwise make it more difficult for your pooch to resist running away. Do this in addition to your daily walks. Both activities use up excess energy but also serve different purposes.
Playing at home with your dog makes staying in your house more fun for the pup than running away. If you have to leave home to go to work every day, set aside at least 20 minutes of play time with your pet before you leave and go for a walk when you get home.
A little additional play time after the walk is a good idea for a high-energy dog that requires a bit more exercise to reduce his energy level and the temptation to run away. Providing your pooch with his own dog house is a big deal for him. Dog toys that can help with this as well, and I'll touch upon this later.
In addition (not instead) to all the above methods, you can also put your dog in a secure area to keep him from running away while you are not home.
Many dogs love to be outdoors while their humans are away from home, which is when exercise pens for dogs are very handy.
A completely enclosed area with fence on all sides is the best way to keep your dog from running away from home while you are not there. Make absolutely certain your dog's enclosure is escape-proof before trying to leave him in it while you are gone. Pet gates for dogs, dog playpens or pet exercise pens (the same ones we use with toddlers) usually work best for this. You can also use pet gates for dogs the same way.
The fence must go all the way to the ground or even a few inches below the soil if your dog likes to dig.
The fence must be tall enough to keep your dog from escaping over the top.
The door to the pen must be firmly secured at the center and bottom. Dogs can push the bottom corner of the door or gate open, squeeze though and go on a merry romp of the neighborhood easier than you may think.
Unfortunately, there are dogs who are natural escape artists. It seems as though there is nothing you can do to keep them in an enclosure. Some owners opt for using shock collars with their dogs, and others go for invisible dog fences, but both of these methods have been known as very controversial. There are better methods to keep your dog from running away, and you should take a look at the below articles for perfect alternatives.
Playtime Protectors: Dog Playpens or Pet Gates?
Reliable, interesting, interactive and long-lasting dog toys help alleviate boredom in puppies and adult dogs, which can help keep your dog from running away. Some of the best chew toys for dogs are good but dog owners need to be very cautious with these dog toys.
For example, rawhide dog chews can cause digestive problems or get caught in the dog's throat when he tries to swallow the last piece. Pet parents need to only buy safe dog chews and doggy chew toys that are tough enough to stand up to your dog. KONG toys have been proven as the best way for keeping dogs occupied.
The best way to keep your puppies occupied using KONG toys is the way I described in this article: buy a few KONG dog toys, fill these toys with safe-for-dogs peanut butter or natural cream cheese, put them in the freezer and give one of them to your pooch to keep him occupied.
When using treat dispensing dog toys like those from KONG, your dog will be kept busy for hours trying to lick the frozen peanut butter or cream cheese out of the hollow, rubber KONG toy. Plush squeaky toys are good for smaller dogs that will not get aggressive with them. They should not be given to dogs that quickly rip the plush covering off to get at the squeaker.
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Reannan has enjoyed the companionship of dogs her whole life. She bred, raised and showed cocker spaniels for a while but has owned a variety of different types of dogs, ranging from bulldogs to mutts. She worked in the private sector for 30 years. Now she devotes her time to writing and sharing knowledge about dog ownership and care.


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Jesus gives authority to heal, raise, clean and deliver.
Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.
But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.


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HOUSE SPRINGS, Missouri — Albuquerque Dragway is celebrating its 60th anniversary and also a return home to the International Hot Rod Association in 2023.
The 1/4-mile track located on an 80-acre property operated under IHRA sanction in the 1980s and early 90s. Decades later, the IHRA's focus on grassroots, Sportsman racing fits in nicely with Albuquerque Dragway's plans. It made it the perfect time to come back home.
"The IHRA Summit SuperSeries was really what lured us over," track owner Robert Costa said. "We're happy to send racers to compete for the world championship. I think our racers can compete with the best of them out there."
Now, the IHRA-member track champions will contend at the IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals. In addition, Costa expects a strong contingent to attend the IHRA Division 4 (Renegades) Summit Team Finals.
It's a place known for its rich racing history. Albuquerque is home of the famous Unser family with brothers Al and Bobby, and second-generation Al Jr. combining for nine Indianapolis 500 victories. On the drag racing side, Albuquerque Dragway was a site where legends like "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and Don "The Snake" Prudhomme came to test their mettle and machines.
The 2023 schedule is exciting beyond bracket racing, Albuquerque Dragway is set to host Funny Car Chaos for the first time. They also have the RODS (Real Outlaw Doorslammers) program which has been running for over a decade. It's a good heads-up series for their local racers. The track has also hosted Jet Cars, Altereds, Super Stock and Motorcycles.
Albuquerque Dragway uses an Accutime system and PJ1 traction compound. They have a tire rotator, the original prototype built at Bandimere. In addition, they offer paved pit parking and a concession stand with the great flavors of the Southwest.
Like many other tracks, there is an emphasis to get racing off the streets and on the track. Costa joked that's just not for the teenagers, but those even at an advanced age.
"It's bringing the community together. It's a great place for the racers to hang out," Costa said. "It gives us a good place to be. I always say our mission is to get kids of all ages off the streets."
There is a child-like joy often experienced at Albuquerque Dragway with the emphasis on creating a fun atmosphere. For more about this historic track, click here to check out the Albuquerque Dragway website.

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In this tenderly crafted story of a man who, in the face of one of his toughest moments in life, buys a boat and sails the Northeastern Caribbean to provide for his family, Juliana Magliore creates a great tribute to her father. He plied the waters of the islands trading goods back and forth, always returning to Dominica and the small tightly knit community of Glanvillia, where each person supports the other in their times of need.
The story brings alive what life was like for the simple heroes living their daily lives amidst struggles that few of us can imagine. It is not a sanitized story, but rather an honestly crafted biographical sketch that took 82 years to form. For Bo, Juliana's father who passed away in 2003, the sea brought peril along with salvation. He always maintained a positive and highly spiritual attitude, he always made people smile, and he always came back from the sea. It's that relationship with the sea, somewhat mystical, always respectful, that Juliana examines. With each detail, she uncovers a new understanding of the man, his nature, and his special relationships with the sea, with the people, and with God. She then relates that understanding into spiritual principles that now guide her life and perhaps yours as well.
The Sea Hawk is self-published and available from www.seahawkpublishing.com. Juliana is currently applying her doctorate in International Relations by working with government agencies throughout the Caribbean to establish the Annual Sea Hawk Regatta. The Regatta is intended to begin and end in beautiful Dominica, and will follow a circle route among the islands, with cultural events planned for each stop. Proceeds will be donated to charitable institutions, such as the boat building school in Dominica . Interested parties may contact Juliana at shb@seahawkpublishing.com.


Headed into 2019, food trends are predicted to change as consumers continue to seek out new flavors as well as foods that photograph as well as they taste.
As gourmet housewares stores are the go-to place for those who love to cook and entertain, it is critical for retailers to be tapped into these trends. Consumers will not only continue to be inspired by the evolving restaurant scene, but will also be looking to create dishes they've seen on social media, online and even on television cooking shows.
Food & Drink Resources recently released their list of top food trends for 2019. And while it differs from those predicted by Kroger, there are some similarities on here that retailers should be ready to tackle.
Loaded Cocktails: Consumers will be looking for cocktails with over-the-top garnishes and those that are also visually beautiful.
Fermented Everything: Gut health continues to be top-of-mind with consumers and Food & Drink Resources continues to believe that fermented foods will be hot in 2019.
Wild Greens: Going beyond collards and kale, consumers will begin tasting – and using – dandelion, mustard and chicory.
Israeli-Inspired Fare: Americans are continually becoming inspired by global cuisine and Food & Drink Resources predicts that Israeli flavors are next to be devoured. Dates, mint and pistachios, it predicts, will be top flavor trends.
Nootropics: These are foods that are functional and delicious and they will be a buzzing keyword next year. These foods include olive oil, blueberries and eggs.
Cool(er) Ice Cream: If you thought ice cream couldn't get any better, it apparently can. Rolled ice cream and unique mix-ins and toppings will continue to be making the rounds this year.
CBD Cocktails and Coffee: Cannabidiol has been found to be good for brain function and Food & Drink Resources said cocktails and coffee infused with it will continue to make their way onto menus in states in which recreational cannabis is legal.


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En óptica, se conoce como punto de Arago o punto de Poisson (por los físicos franceses François Arago y Siméon Poisson) al punto luminoso que aparece en el centro de la sombra de un objeto circular iluminado por una fuente puntual monocromática. Este fenómeno desempeñó un interesante papel histórico a favor de la teoría ondulatoria de la luz en su contienda con la teoría corpuscular.

Contexto histórico del experimento
A principios del siglo XIX, la teoría ondulatoria era rechazada por amplios sectores de la comunidad científica, debido sobre todo al renombre de Newton, quien había propuesto que la luz se encontraba constituida por partículas.

En el año 1818, Augustin-Jean Fresnel ofrece una explicación del fenómeno de la difracción empleando la teoría ondulatoria. La presenta en el marco de un concurso organizado por la Academia francesa, ante un jurado al que pertenecía Simeón Poisson. Este último, partidario de la explicación corpuscular, usó las ecuaciones de la teoría de Fresnel para demostrar que estas implicaban que se debía formar un punto brillante en el centro del patrón de difracción de un objeto circular opaco (en la región de sombra). Su intención era que este resultado insospechado ayudase a derribar la teoría.

Sin embargo, François Arago verificó experimentalmente la predicción de Poisson, que hoy en día se conoce con el nombre de punto de Arago o punto de Poisson. Como el punto brillante se produce dentro de la sombra geométrica del objeto, ninguna teoría corpuscular puede explicarlo. Así pues, este descubrimiento proporcionó argumentos de peso en favor de la naturaleza ondulatoria de la luz, muy a pesar de Poisson.

La presencia del punto de Arago se puede entender intuitivamente usando el principio de Huygens, en el que Fresnel se apoyaba. Cuando la luz ilumina un obstáculo circular, el principio dice que todos los puntos a lo largo de la circunferencia del mismo actuarán como nuevas fuentes puntuales de luz. La luz que se emite en cada uno de esos puntos y que llega al centro de la sombra recorre la misma distancia para toda la circunferencia, por lo que llega en fase e interfiere constructivamente. Nótese que este argumento funciona específicamente con objetos circulares.

Cabe señalar que la existencia del punto había sido observada previamente por Jacques Philippe Maraldi, en el año 1723, pero el descubrimiento había pasado inadvertido.

Véase también
Poisson: Punto de vista erróneo sobre la teoría ondulatoria de la luz

Referencias

Difracción
Ciencia y tecnología de Francia del siglo XIX
Francia en 1820
Ciencia de 1820

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Israeli Shipping Company Operates Vessel Attacked by Iran Ofer Brothers Routinely Violated Sanctions by Trading With Iran, Assisting Mossad Spy Operations There
August 3, 2021 by Richard Silverstein 19 Comments
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Israeli-operated tanker, Mercer Street, after Iranian attack
The ship which Iran attacked near Oman a few days ago is operated by the Israeli company, Zodiac Maritime, in which the oligarch Ofer family has a major interest. It owns Zim Lines and associated shipping interests and until 2011, itself traded with Iran, despite international sanctions prohibiting such commerce.
Among other products, Ofer ships shipped Iranian oil, enabling it to obtain desperately needed foreign currency to float its economy. While such business dealings may have been profitable for the company, there was an even more compelling reason to deal with Iran: Mossad boss, Meir Dagan, asked him to. Tikun Olam broke this story as well, which was banned from publication by the military censor. At the time, my source was confidential. But since his death, I can report it was former defense minister, Binyamin Ben Eliezer.
It was vital for the Israeli spy agency to have access to Iranian ports (in English) in order to conduct sabotage and espionage operations there, which included murdering nuclear scientists and sabotaging IRG missile bases, among other things. Israel agents and equipment were delivered there by Ofer vessels.
In fact, news reports at the time offered the bizarre claim that three of the Mossad agents involved in the plot to murder Mahmoud al Mabouh in Dubai in 2010 escaped via ship to Iran. It would seem highly likely they did so in an Ofer ship.
But this derring-do on the high seas came to an abrupt end when the US Treasury put the company on its sanctions black list, which named and shamed companies who were violating international sanctions. Ofer stopped its Iran trade and was removed from the US list.
Now, Iran has repaid the company in kind by targeting its ship and killing two of its crew. The attack by a suicide drone seems designed to escalate the maritime tit-for-tat sabotage campaign by Iran and Israel against each other's ocean-going cargo ships.
In one such attack, Israeli naval commandos exploded a mine on the hull of an Iranian oil tanker in the Mediterranean. The damage was far more severe than the Israeli military expected and the resulting oil spill caused an environmental catastrophe on Israel's beaches. I broke this story based on a confidential Israeli source. There likely was a gag order on reporting this in the Israeli media.
With the inauguration of Iran's new hard line president, and the failing prospects of renewing the JCPOA nuclear deal, it would seem that the attack was meant as a deliberate escalation in hostilities between Iran and its Israeli-US rivals. Pres. Raisi seems intent on conveying a strong message: whatever you may have thought of Rouhani, he was a walk in the park compared to what I will be. Nor do Biden threats to impose harsher sanctions move him: been there, done that, the new Iranian leaders seem to be saying.
Thankfully, Israel's new government seems not to have quite the appetite for terror attacks as its predecessors. Instead of immediately bombing an Iranian communications vessel as Netanyahu did a few months ago or killing a nuclear scientist, Prime Minister Bennett has appealed to the US and Britain to support it in demanding action by the UN Security Council. That's not to say that Bennett won't make such an aggressive response at some point. But at least he starts off with diplomacy instead of the braggadocio and bellicosity for which Netanyahu was known.
Filed Under: Mideast Peace, Technology-Security Tagged With: iran sanctions, meir dagan, oligarchs
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Why not just admit the obvious, that Iran is 'slow walking' these talks until she reaches her nuclear breakout point.
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August 5, 2021 11:35 AM
@ Jack Hoffman: Read the comment rules, buddy. Do not offer opinions. Offer facts or statements based on credible evidence. There is absolutely no evidence Iran's goal is "reaching a breakout point." None. Nor is this anywhere near "obvious." You're right on the edge fella.
nessim dayan
in their own genius mind , they will reply that their doing is only karma and never revenge
it would be funny if their tools weren't so life threatening.
now that there is a "working" gov. and it seems they all are keeping their noses very close to their grindstones, there are a lot more news about all things irani than all things israeli. har har
there is little coming from ultra busy norwegian gov and whats really interesting is under gag
you and forbidden stories are keeping us up to date
mr richard. no country has dedicated so much of its economy and resources just for the glory of uranium enrichment for medical or scientific endeavors.
their propaganda has been to purport that their endgame is non military and yet how do you explain the time and again when their desire to import xerox based detonators were foiled.
its like you buy a turkey chick you put a big chunk of your paycheck to grow it so that it appears to be THE thanksgiving contender by the sheer size and meat tenderized ONLY to brag you will not wind up eating it.
to keep scaring the entire region and beyond about your obsession and wind up not doing it would be the greatest face losing strategy ever.
what non military equipment could they not buy at lesser cost even in this direction they would have sufficient expertisewhile getting the manufacturing up and running.
their dual route peaceful experiment propaganda and military attitude in deeds just dont gibe.
at this moment you have to accept the old, if it walks like a duck if it quacks like a duck then it is a ….. sadly that is their finish goal
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"…At the time, my source was confidential. But since his death, I can report it was former defense minister, Binyamin Ben Eliezer…"
Richard: Seriously? Did Fuad leak such information to you?
I wouldn't be surprised if he did, as the only thing that saved him from a jail sentence for taking bribes was having been called for a meeting with the angels.
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@ Eli Gal: First, Israel is one of the most corrupt OECD countries. Corruption is rampant from the prime minister down to the person on the street. The powerful never get caught because they're greased the skids and have connections to avoid getting into hot water. Fuad was my main source for several years, long before he was accused of corruption. Whether he committed a crime or not has nothing to do with the credibility of his information, whose accuracy was proven time and again. Finally, Fuad was never charged with a crime, never tried, never convicted. There is a presumption of innocence in country's observing the rule of law. If you want to convict him before any of these processes play out, fine. Just admit you live in a dictatorship where anyone can say anything about anyone else and have it accepted as fact.
"…Fuad was my main source for several years…"
Richard: that is definitely a bombshell. Did he give any reason for having done so, or do you have any idea?
@ Eli Gal: I think partly Fuad loved to talk. He was a source for others as well. But many of the things he knew could not be published in Israel because of censorship or gag orders. I think I was a convenient way to get the information into the public domain by avoiding those obstacles.
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Richard, based on your logic, bibi is innocent too
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August 8, 2021 10:59 PM
@ Ock: I have no idea what you're talking about.
Finally, Fuad was never charged with a crime, never tried, never convicted. There is a presumption of innocence in country's observing the rule of law. If you want to convict him before any of these processes play out, fine. Just admit you live in a dictatorship where anyone can say anything about anyone else and have it accepted as fact.
K.C.
Iran rams a drone into the bridge of this ship and murders two crewmen, and all you can talk about are the Ofer brothers, one of whom already died of old age.
The dead crewmen were a Briton and a Romanian.
Probably family men too, murdered in cold blood because some mullah in Iran needed a diaper change.
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@ KC: How many Iranians are dead as a result of Israel invading Iranian territorial sovereignty and international law and attacking its scientists and military personnel? The number of dead is in the scores, if not hundreds. So while normally I would decry such maritime attacks, Israel started this covert war and Iran has every right to respond. So if you want to cry crpcpdo;e tears over people you couldn't care less about except as pawns in an Israeli game of chicken, be my guest.
As for the Ofer Brothers, some of the richest oligarchs in Israel. And I should feel sympathy for them because one of them died? Who are you kiddin'??
The Fiji Sun named the man as Fijian-born former British Army veteran Adrian Underwood. Underwood worked as a security contractor.
https://fijisun.com.fj/2021/08/02/former-fiji-citizen-dies-in-suspected-drone-attack-off-the-coast-of-oman/
I will try to find out the name of the Romanian Ship's Master who also died.
@ KC: No you won't. Unless you also do the same for every Iranian assassinated or killed by Israeli sabotage of Iran's nuclear and military facilities.
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Dead female Tamkang University student found next to drunk teen in Taipei park
Female Tamkang University student found lying facedown in ditch in Taipei, drunk 16-year-old boy seen nearby
By Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Yuan's mother (2nd from left), Yuan (front center).(Taipei Police Department photo) Yuan's mother (2nd from left), Yuan (front center).(Taipei Police Department photo)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) -- The body of a female Tamkang University student was found lying facedown in a ditch in a riverside park in Taipei's Shilin District this morning, and a drunk 16-year-old boy was seen sprawled in a nearby field in a highly intoxicated state, reports Liberty Times.
A 16-year-old boy surnamed Yuan (袁) had been missing from his home for several days. When his mother went to search for him, she found him passed out in a riverside park under Bailing Bridge in Taipei's Shilin District.
When his mother approached Yuan, she found several beer cans discarded by his side. As she prepared to help him on his feet to head back home, she was suddenly shocked to see a corpse floating in a ditch several meters away.
She immediately called the police and when they arrived on the scene, they were able to identify her as a 25-year-old woman surnamed Wei (魏). Police then notified Wei's relatives in Taoyuan, but because Yuan was heavily drunk and suspected of having taken drugs, they decided to wait until he sobered up to investigate the nature of their relationship and why she had drowned in the ditch.
Police inspecting location where Wei's body was found. (Taipei Police Department image)
Yuan initially claimed to be 21-years-old. However, after he was taken in for questioning, Yuan admitted that he was actually only 16-years-old, had only graduated from junior high school, and had used his older brother's identity.
Yuan's mother said her son had not returned home for several days because of his "rebellious personality," but she would call every day to check in on him. At 6 a.m. this morning, she received a call from an acquaintance that her son was lying drunk on the grass field in a riverside park and went to deal with the situation immediately.
As she struggled to move her son who had passed out, she noticed a pair of shoes next to a ditch with railing. When she walked toward the shoes, she saw someone lying face down in the water.
Shoes spotted by Yuan's mother. (Taipei Police Department image)
Startled, she immediately called the police at approximately 9 a.m. When police examined Wei's body on the scene, her corpse was slightly bloated, she was still fully dressed, her shoes had been placed on the side of the ditch, and there were no traces of a struggle on her body.
Police estimated that she had not been dead longer than a day, and although there were no signs of physical trauma on her body, the ditch where she was found was covered in netting, reported UDN. Police said there were openings in the netting which would allow a person to crawl in, but an autopsy will be required to confirm the cause of death.
At the scene of the drowning, when Yuan sobered up slightly, he told police that they were a couple who met in a bar and had gone to the riverside park for drinks.
However, Yuan then passed out again and remained unconscious until he was brought into the Shilin Precinct Police Station. Police are still investigating the relationship between the two students and the cause of Wei's death.
Police said that based on an initial review of surveillance footage, they suspect the two lived together and were seen shopping at a convenience store at 9 p.m. last night. However, officers said there was no surveillance footage of the Danan Pumping station near where Wei had drowned.
This latest incident is the second bizarre occurrence in less than a week involving Tamkang University students. Late Friday evening (March 8), a man disguised as a woman entered a female dormitory at Tamkang University in New Taipei City's Tamsui District and allegedly took photos, using a pinhole camera, of students as they showered and used the restroom.
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Review: St. Peter's Church
Granted a royal designation by Queen Elizabeth, this church is a well-preserved gem in a town brimming with history.
Reviewed by David LaHuta
So, can you tell us a little about this place?
When the Town of St. George's was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, it took its place among the world's great architectural, cultural, and historic treasures. St. Peter's Church, originally constructed in 1612—the same year the town was founded—is one of the main reasons for the honor, since St. Peter's is the oldest Anglican place of worship outside the British Isles. Granted the royal designation of "Their Majesties Chappell" by Queen Elizabeth to celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2012, the church is a well-preserved gem in a town brimming with cultural history. What's the church itself like?
Although the church dates back to 1619, much of it was destroyed by a hurricane. What's standing now is a stone structure built in 1713 that incorporates some elements of the original, along with architectural updates added throughout the subsequent centuries. Still, much of its design and decorative features are hundreds of years old, including a triple-tier wooden pulpit that was hand-carved in 1660; a collection of communion silver from the 1600s; and a baptismal font, brought by early settlers, that's estimated to be 900 years old. Any guided tours worth taking?
There are no guides, but the church is often staffed with volunteers and priests who will happily answer any of your questions. What's the usual crowd like?
Like much of St. George's, St. Peter's Church attracts hardcore history buffs and folks on East End pilgrimages. This is a fully operational parish, so you'll see people praying in the nave; during the pandemic, the church distributed meals to community members. Others wander through the historic church yard, where prominent Bermudians, including Governor Richard Sharples—who was assassinated in 1973—are buried. Why is it worth a visit?
There's no better example of ecclesiastical architecture in Bermuda, and the church offers a unique window into how early settlers worshipped. So to whom would you recommend a visit?
If you're at all into history, St. Peter's Church is a must-see. Beyond its well-preserved British colonial architecture, the place is overflowing with historical artifacts. A note for the mobility impaired: Most of St. George's cobblestone roads and alleys are bumpy and uneven, so if you're in a wheelchair, you might reconsider your plans. That said, the main church is wheelchair-friendly, and in 2019, it installed a new, handicap-accessible pathway into the section of its graveyard where Black individuals were buried—a vivid, poignant reminder of the island's history of segregation.
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Ryerson's plan to erase Blackboard
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By Richa Syal
Ryerson's current Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard, is set for retirement.
After 20 months of reviewing proposals from possible LMS vendors, Ryerson narrowed down a Blackboard replacement to two options: Canvas by Instructure and Brightspace by Desire2Learn.
The Learning and Teaching Systems and Services Consultation Committee will select a winner sometime in October. The new system will be fully implemented by fall 2015.
"Blackboard has always had challenges with it. We've had it for over 11 years and we've seen a gradual increase in its usage," said Brian Lesser, director of Computing and Communication Services. "But the pressure has been mounting to have a better tool."
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A reliable privacy and security feature and mobile access is a priority requirement for the new LMS, according to Nancy Walton, Ryerson's director of E-Learning,
"We are very concerned with having a system that people aren't worried to share their information on.
There is a lot of personal information and intellectual property to protect," Walton said.
The new system must also offer fast responsive support, ease of use, compatibility with different browsers, plug-in adaptability and scalability — so large classes can download a file without slowing down the system.
Surveys were conducted by the Learning and Teaching Systems and Services Consultation Committee to find student and instructors' opinion on the most important features of the future LMS.
"Whatever LMS we choose has to be adaptable in a mobile context. With Blackboard, that just didn't work," Walton said.
Infographic: Jess Tsang
Both Canvas and Brightspace offer mobile apps for courses and grading. But the key difference between the two systems is that Canvas provides course and grading apps compatible with both iOS and Android, whereas Brightspace only runs a grading app for iOS.
Currently, the two systems are going through a series of student, faculty and staff test drives and focus groups. Any Blackboard user can test out both systems by logging into the my.ryerson portal and click on the LMS Test Drive tab.
"The last phase of consultation is to allow the Ryerson community to engage with the two shortlisted vendors in order to tell us what they find to be the most salient differences — in terms of what features are most meaningful to them," Walton said.


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Waël Ali is a Syrian writer and director born in 1979. In 2004, he graduated from the Higher Institute of Performing Arts in Damascus. He completed a Master II in Performing Arts at the Lumière University in Lyon, France.
Between 2003 and 2006, Ali worked as a dramaturg in several projects, most prominently as part of an interactive theatre project, co-leading training programs in various Syrian provinces. In 2014, he wrote and directed You Know I Don't Remember, which was performed at the Abbad Al Shams Theater in Beirut and later in other locations and at various festivals, including the Gorki Theater in Berlin, the Maison d'Europe et d'Orient and the Confluences in Paris, the Toneelhuis in Anvers, Belgium, and at the Carthage Theatre Festival in Tunis.
In 2016, he directed Temporary Title, a text written in collaboration with Lebanese actress Chrystèle Khodr.


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So I'm back to show you what I received in the October Wax Box which I recently re-subscribed to.
So I love candles like most girls now a days but I do prefer the wax melts to candles as they are easier to store and I think the scent lasts a lot longer and fills the room with the scent a lot quicker. I found Waxbox quite a while back and subscribed but my wax melt "Stash" got a little crowded so I cancelled my subscription so I could use the melts up and then re-join which is what I did recently and this one was the Halloween box which I love Halloween so I was looking forward to receiving this box and it didn't disappoint at all. I was going to go into dept with all the scents but I decided I would just do a small description about them all. I decided to stick to the standard Wax Box as it comes to around £13.95 a month with postage which I don't think is too bad. I mean for the standard box I think you get quite a lot of products which this time round I got 8 packages which ended up being 10 wax melts overall which I don't think is bad for the money at all - I'm as of yet to burn them and see how the scents are but at the quick test I did when I unboxed this the candle at the top right has to be my perfect scent as it's quite musky and definitely smells like a boy's aftershave which I don't mind my bedroom smelling like that but overall I do prefer more musky scents rather than clean scents. So I am getting these monthly and may do a post every time I receive a box but we will see how my posting schedule goes as I've planned some posts in advance if not I will definitely be showing these in my weekly vlogs too if your interested in a quick peek before I do these blog posts. I'm going to mess around with these posts to see the best way to show you each wax melt etc so next time round I can explain all the scents and what each melt looks like and who actually makes the candles.
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Soldiering on (Published in Creative Loafing)
November 28, 2016 / Mary Stanley, Sam Romo
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In Left Out, Carlos Thompson uses art to obtain normalcy.
By CALEIGH DERREBERRY
ART OF WAR: Writer Carlos Thompson served three tours as part of the United States Army. Photo by Chris Wilson Originally published in Creative Loafing
Carlos Thompson speaks with determination. The artist has a command of his voice that's inspiring, as if he's going to use words alone to make you understand exactly what he's talking about. When he discussed his upcoming art exhibition and military experience with CL, that grit never really left his voice, despite the fact he was attempting to explain things you can't really understand unless you've been through them.
In Left Out, Thompson explores the reality of combat soldiers through several different mediums, including film, audio, and performance art. He and wife Morgan Carlisle, board chair at Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, won Idea Capital's first Margaret Kargbo artist as activist grant to help fund the show. Thompson is primarily a writer, and his poetry is included in the exhibition, but he wanted to document the story in as many ways as possible.
"The subject it so important to me," Thompson tells CL. "I want to ensure no one has a way of not identifying with it."
Thompson served three tours as part of the United States Army. His deployments and the subsequent issues with the government health care he received upon returning home serve as the basis for the exhibit. Several other veterans donated their stories, pictures, and helmet cam footage for use in the art gallery as well. Together, it serves as an honest look at the reality of being a combat soldier.
Some of those realities are impossible to express in everyday life. Left Out is Thompson's attempt at vocalizing these things and attaining normalcy. The show's name refers to veterans who feel left out in everyday circumstances — who sit in a corner during barbecues and alienate themselves at family gatherings and seem less social than they did before leaving for the military. The artist wants viewers to understand the experiences combat soldiers had while being deployed and glimpse the things they might not be able to express.
"I want Atlanta to see what I've been through, and what other guys like me have been through." He tells CL — and when he says it with that determination in his voice, it's impossible to believe he won't succeed.
Left Out is on display at Eyedrum Dec. 2-11. A talk with the artist will be held Sunday, Dec. 11.
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Clarksville, TN – While many are familiar with their full band performances, the Cumberland Winds will feature the fine musicians from our community who make up the group during a soloist recital at the Roxy Regional Theatre on Friday, June 15th, 2018 at 7:30pm.
Featuring soloists and small ensembles performing varied styles and types of music in the intimate setting of the Roxy Regional Theatre, the evening will include performances by Richard Steffen on trumpet, Daniel Aston on tuba, Michael Stewart and Emmanual Mejeun on horn duet, Earl Corrothers and Darrin Hoffman on sax and guitar duet, Patricia Ritter and Yvonne Kendall on flute and harp duet, as well as pieces by Cumberland Winds' Saxophone and Trombone Quartets and String and Woodwind Quintets.
Cumberland Winds in Recital set for June 15th at the Roxy Regional Theatre.
Musical direction will be provided by Mike Ritter, with piano accompaniment by Jan Corrothers.
Tickets to "Cumberland Winds In Recital" are $15.00 and may be purchased online at www.roxyregionaltheatre.org, by phone at 931.645.7699, or at the Roxy Regional Theatre during regular box office hours (9:00am to 2:00pm, Monday through Friday, and one hour prior to curtain).
The Cumberland Winds is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which exists to promote and foster excellence in wind and jazz ensembles in the regional Tennessee Cumberland River area. The organization provides quality professional level performing ensembles and promotes and provides musical educational venues, clinics and master classes for students and adults.
The musical groups which make up the Cumberland Winds include a concert band, big band, dixie band, jazz combo, brass quintet and woodwind quintet, as well as a number of solo instrumentalists.


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Luminant to shut 3rd Texas coal unit, citing low power prices
HOUSTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Luminant, the largest owner of power plants in Texas, said on Tuesday that it plans to suspend operation of three coal-fired plants, totaling 1,880 megawatts over the winter, citing increased challenges from declining wholesale power prices.
Dallas-based Luminant said it filed a 90-day notice with the state grid operator requesting to shut its 750-MW Martin Lake 3 coal unit by mid-December.
Two units at Luminant's Monticello power plant in Rusk County are already scheduled to shut Oct. 1, according to a notice from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
"We want to operate as much of our generation as we can, but it does not make economic sense to operate a unit at a financial loss," Luminant spokeswoman Meranda Cohn said in a statement.
Texas regulators are working to raise wholesale power prices in the $29 billion electric market.
Overall, electric use in Texas is growing faster than generation is being built, shrinking the state's reserve margin and increasing the prospects for rolling outages in future years.
Next year, Martin Lake 1 and 2 will operate year-round and Martin Lake 3 will operate from June to September, Cohn said.
NRG Energy also plans to shut another 760 MW at its Bertron power plant near Houston over the winter when power demand is low.
If approved by ERCOT, Luminant's request will bring the total number of megawatts "mothballed" for the winter to 2,600. Anther 2,000 MW in ERCOT is mothballed year round, according to ERCOT data.
A mothballed plant can be restarted, but may require weeks or months of advance notice.
Earlier this month, ERCOT meteorologist Chris Coleman said he expects a warmer-than-normal winter across Texas, with the best opportunity for cold weather to come late in the season.
Even without Martin Lake 3, ERCOT would have generation of 74,400 MW for the winter season.
One megawatt will supply about 500 Texas homes during mild weather and about 200 homes during peak summer demand.
In its preliminary winter report, ERCOT said peak demand over the winter would not exceed 48,000 MW, nearly 6 percent below the 2012 winter peak seen in January of 50,665 MW and 16 percent below ERCOT's record winter peak of 57,265 MW set during a brutal statewide cold spell in February 2011.
After typical maintenance and forced power-plant outages totaling 5,600 MW, ERCOT said it would expect to have more than 20,000 MW of available capacity. Extreme weather or extreme generation outages could reduce that reserve.
ERCOT will update its winter forecast on Nov. 1.
Luminant is a unit of Energy Future Holdings, which is owned by a group of private equity firms including Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.


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» To Selena, with love
Perez, Chris, 1969-
New York, New York : Penguin Group, 2013.
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About the Author, Reviews, Awards, and More
Biographies.
Mexican American women singers -- Biography.
Perez, Chris, -- 1969-
Selena, -- 1971-1995.
Singers -- United States -- Biography.
Tejano musicians -- Biography.
Commemorative edition.
xix, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
"A Celebra book."
"Includes new photos and bonus material"--Cover.
"Chris Perez tells the story of his relationship with music star Selena in this heartfelt tribute. One of the most compelling and adored superstars in Latin music history, Selena was nothing short of a phenomenon who shared all of herself with her millions of devoted fans. Her tragic murder, at the age of twenty-three, stripped the world of her talent and boundless potential, her tightly-knit family of their beloved angel, and her husband, Chris Perez, of the greatest love he had ever known. For over a decade, Chris held onto the only personal thing he had left from his late wife--the touching and sometimes painful memories of their very private bond. Now, for the first time, Chris opens up about their unbreakable friendship, their forbidden relationship, and their blossoming marriage that was cut short. Chris's powerful story gives a rare glimpse into Selena's sincerity and vulnerability when falling in love, strength and conviction when fighting for that love, and absolute resilience when finding peace and normalcy with her family's acceptance of the only man she called her husband. While showcasing a side of Selena that has never been disclosed before and clarifying certain misconceptions about her life and death, To Selena, with Love is an everlasting love story that immortalizes the heart and soul of an extraordinary, unforgettable, and irreplaceable icon. This commemorative edition includes new photos and a special new chapter detailing the author's reflection since writing the book"--Publisher's website.
Perez, C. (2013). To Selena, with love (Commemorative edition.). Penguin Group.
Perez, Chris, 1969-. 2013. To Selena, With Love. New York, New York: Penguin Group.
Perez, Chris, 1969-. To Selena, With Love New York, New York: Penguin Group, 2013.
Perez, Chris. To Selena, With Love Commemorative edition., Penguin Group, 2013.


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Appeal filed challenging ex-pres' money laundering verdict
An appeal has been filed at the High Court on behalf of former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayyoom seeking to overturn the Criminal Court ruling that sentenced him to five years in jail for money laundering.
Speaking at a press conference held by the opposing PPM-PNC coalition on Saturday, PNC's President Abdul Raheem Abdulla said the appeal has been filed at the High Court by President Yameen's legal team. A request has also been made to release the former president from prison and to delay serving of his sentence.
"At every press conference, we are reiterating that the verdict pronounced on President Yameen was politically influenced. Therefore, we have submitted an appeal challenging the verdict", said Abdul Raheem.
President Yameen was transferred to Maafushi Prison from Male' Prison to serve his sentence on Saturday afternoon. Representatives from Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) met with the former president earlier the same day over complaints received by the commission regarding the conditions of the jail he was being held at.
Criminal Court on Thursday found Yameen guilty of money laundering and sentenced him to five years in jail, ordering him to pay the state an amount of US$ 5 million within six months.
He was accused of defying the agreement between himself and the Anti-Corruption Commission, which stipulated the former president to move funds in his Maldives Islamic Bank (MIB) account that are suspected of having been laundered, into an escrow account set up between the two parties. Failing to do so, and moving the funds in question into an investment account, the former president deposited funds from another source into the escrow account.
President Abdulla Yameen Criminal court High court + Yameen's graft trial
'Not being given the opportunity to be released on bail an injustice'
Lawyers meet with ex-pres to discuss appeal
Concern over delay in issuing decision on ex-pres' bail request
'Ex-pres urges to continue the struggle against the unfair and dubious legal process'


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  (1845-1916), physicien américain ;
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This New Key Largo Resort Is a Mash-up of Some of Our Favorite Hotels
Though perhaps not the most original, Bungalows Key Largo, is an easy—and decidedly luxe—getaway from Miami.
By Laurie Werner
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Anyone who has been to the restaurant Il Riccio on Capri will likely do a double take when they see the seafood restaurant Fish Tales at Bungalows Key Largo, a Florida Keys resort slated for a soft opening on December 20. It's a complete copy down to the turquoise tables and chairs, the blue and white tiles lining the counter, and the wood strips gracing the ceiling. And it's not accidental. Owner Jerry Johnson—the former owner of Cheeca Lodge & Spa down the road in Islamorada and the current owner of the Rustic Inn at Jackson Hole, the Lodge at Jackson Hole, and the Capitol Reef Resort in Utah—created this upscale, adults-only all-inclusive with different homages to his favorite places around the world. But looking at the signature used for the resort's name—a script strikingly similar to that of the Beverly Hills Hotel—you have to wonder whether some of that homage drifts into the realm of copyright infringement.
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Even so, the 135-suite hotel does have various things going for it. Just 63 miles—a 75-minute-or-so drive—south of Miami's airport, it provides a much easier trip to the Keys than the three-and-a-half-hour trek all the way to Key West (a trek that can be made decidedly more glamorous when private jets and yacht transfers are involved). Once you pass through its gates, the property is extremely peaceful and quiet—a feat considering it is just a turn off of the always-busy Overseas Highway. This tranquility extends throughout the resort: Its beachfront is used primarily for snorkeling, splashing, and paddleboarding, and boating noise is kept to a minimum (read: no Jet Skis allowed). That said, electric Duffy boats, kayaks, and a 38-foot sailing catamaran are available to take out around the property—as is a more powerful 40-foot Intrepid powerboat, for private charters and fishing expeditions.
Inside, the suites, which range from 900 square feet to 1,100 square feet, are similarly peaceful, with bespoke fixtures and a beige color scheme overall. Each is replete with private verandas with soaking tubs, and two bicycles for tooling around the resort's 11-plus acres. Among the destinations: the property's other two restaurants—Bogie & Bacall's for fine dining and the open-air Sea Señor for Mexican fare. There is also the Zen Garden Spa, where the highlights include a salt room, a range of treatments in outdoor cabanas, and palm-covered walkways dotted with Buddha heads—a homage, this time, to Bali, another of the owner's favorite places.
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Kyle Lowry's return to Toronto moved up as Raptors announce schedule changes
Olivier Neven
3 January 2022, 6:42 pm ·2-min read
Kyle Lowry's return to Toronto is a little bit closer than before. (Reuters)
The Toronto Raptors are no strangers to the strain that the COVID-19 pandemic can put on daily operations, having up to 10 players in the NBA's health and safety protocols at the same time last week.
With the squad finally back to full strength, the league has made some changes to make up for three postponed games that were scheduled to take place in December, along with some shifts in the calendar for the new year.
Got some schedule updates.
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In total, six Raptors games were rescheduled.
The most notable change on the list is the rescheduling of the Raptors' game against the Miami Heat at Scotiabank Arena to Feb. 1, which will mark Kyle Lowry's first game back in Toronto since he was traded this past offseason.
While the minor change makes little difference in the grand scheme, some are wondering why the game wasn't pushed until later in the season, when fans would likely be allowed back at Scotiabank Arena.
So they're moving Lowry's return a little earlier, which makes it even less likely fans will be in attendance, to fit other postponed games in? Coolcoolcool.
— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) January 3, 2022
Kyle's night better have fans. That's not right if it doesn't … https://t.co/4dXxchO7Q3
— Anthony Khatchadourian ✪ (@Raptorswave) January 3, 2022
If Lowry returns to no fans I will RIOT https://t.co/SIYCUMCkdd
— amber yunes (@ambervaters) January 3, 2022
On Dec. 30, the Ontario Government announced that it is limiting attendance to 1,000 people for indoor sporting events. The Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment group, which owns the Raptors, subsequently announced that they will not be selling tickets to games for the next three weeks.
The Feb. 1 game against the Heat would happen once this period of three weeks is over, but it is too early to predict what safety measures, if any, would carry over for an extended period of time.
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Terry Smith says bosses must focus on improving core business or step down after 'near-death experience'
Bank of England needs to push back against inflation -Mann
LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England needs to lean against inflation pressures and stop expectations of higher price growth from getting entrenched in businesses' wage and pricing decisions this year, BoE policymaker Catherine Mann said on Friday. The BoE is widely expected to raise interest rates at its Feb. 3 meeting, after becoming the world's first major central bank to tighten policy in response to post-pandemic inflation pressures in December. British inflation in December was its highest in nearly 30 years at 5.4%, and Mann said the BoE's monthly survey of businesses showed their pricing and wage-setting expectations were not consistent with inflation returning to its 2% target.


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The Downward Spiral is a Solstice Album, with Adam Steiner
On the darkest day of the year, and with Trent Reznor everywhere with two new scores, it seems an appropriate time to discuss the Nine Inch Nails masterpiece The Downward Spiral. How did someone with actually so few real hits become such an influential artist? Why do people love to take their clothes off to Closer? Will...
America is Losing Its Mind. Again. with Chelsey Weber Smith
Chelsey Weber Smith runs the American Hysteria podcast, so who better to come on to discuss America's various conspiracy theories, cults, and moral panics? Chelsey and Jessa discuss the links between the Satanic Panic and Q, how abuse of authority leads to con men and frauds, how the greatest threat to your child is...
Art Under Trump, with Allison Hewitt Ward
We were promised great art under the Trump administration. Everyone said it: our suffering would lead to a Renaissance of art, literature, and music. It obviously did not happen. (Well, we got a baby Trump balloon, that was cool.) So what happened? Art critic and editor at Caesura Allison Hewitt Ward discuss the recent...
What Happens to the Left Under a Centrist, with Natalie Wynn of Contrapoints
Over the last four years under Trump, we've seen the emergence of a far right with militias, the alt-right, and other weirdo fascists, but we've also seen a push to the revolutionary left. What happens with our polarized kin now that we've got another centrist? Natalie Wynn of Contrapoints joins Jessa to discuss...
A Gun for Every Girl, with Zach Toman
Talk about guns is now shorthand for a certain kind of American: white uneducated racists. But conversations and action around gun control often hurt those most vulnerable, including those who can't count on the police for their own protection because of their race, class, or past interactions. How do we bring sanity to...


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The Two-Day Hangover, Week 3: Where The Texans Secondary Is Second To All
The Hangover returns, perturbed by a rather unexplainable loss, thereby leading to rants on a woeful secondary, the Texans' misperceived "cheating problem" and, uh, Gankstas.
By MDC@BlueHogReport Sep 27, 2010, 10:41pm CDT
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One of the bad things about writing this column when and how I do — random stuff added to a Word document Thursday through Saturday and then most of Monday evening spent finishing it by adding stuff that actually pertains to the past Texans' game — is that I rarely am able to include anything having to do with Monday Night Football, and I have no shot at putting in the kind of breaking stories that come on Tuesday's off day. C'est la vie. (French for "That is la vie.")
ANYWAY, the reason I mention this is because it happened this past week that the Hangover wasn't able to mention Reggie Bush's not-at-all-surprising injury or Duane Brown's four-game suspension. Now, here we are, a week later, and the fascist supporters of the Gregorian calendar are conspiring to oppress me. Stupid Mongorians Gregorians, what with their calendars and their chanting and their ... other ... stuff ... that I'm sure they do. Well I, for one, refuse to bow down to our Gregorian overlords any longer! AWW, SNAP! WE 'BOUT TO GO JULIAN CALENDAR ON DAT AZZ! IT'S LIKE THE HANGOVER DONE ORDERED THIS TO BE AN INTERCALARY WEEK, YO!1 DATE CALCULATING JUST GOT REAL, SON!
Fast Life Woman
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins was a Texas-born blues guitarist born in 1912 whose career spanned from 1946 until just prior to his death in 1982. He was a huge influence on blues and rock guitarists in Houston (Hopkins's home base) and Austin, and he was Houston's poet-in-residence for over three decades. He was, in a word, a total badass of the highest order. (What's that? That's seven words? Shut it, you.)
Why do I mention the late Mr. Hopkins? Because one of my favorite songs is Hopkins's Henny Penny Blues, which you can listen to here. The poet David Pekrul took that title and wrote:
There's many people in the world just like our Henny Penny/
They panic when they listen to the news/
They think the sky is falling and we're all about to die/
I'd say they have the Henny Penny Blues.
If I were the type of person who felt it necessary to remind all of you that one loss is not the end of the world, I could do much worse than to point you toward Lightnin' Hopkins. I'm not really that type of person --- I honestly don't care that much if you think the sky is falling, and I think a decent case can be made that parts of the loss portend bad things in the future --- but there's still some solid logic there.
The sky might not be falling, but there are definitely cracks.
With at least one eye toward avoiding statements that are more panicked overstatement than rational analysis, let's just get this out of the way right now: your Houston Texans have the worst secondary in the NFL, and I'm not sure that it's a particularly close competition right now.
Eugene Wilson is the worst starting free safety in the league right now — he can't cover, he gets fooled consistently by play action, he has no real speed sideline to sideline (and even less when forced to turn and run with a WR), and I don't think he even has opposable thumbs based on his ball-catching efforts. Yet he stays in the starting lineup, and he continues to increase his lead in the ever-fun category "number of dropped INTs that would have been freaking huge."
Bernard Pollard is a joy to watch in run support, and he is constantly improving our relationships with other teams by engaging in snappy banter along the sidelines, but he is (to put it charitably) a liability in coverage. Thing is, if there was a good free safety back there with him, Pollard's coverage skills would be much less of an issue. But there's not.
Kareem Jackson is a rookie, so I'm not judging his long-term potential or even the Texans' selection of him in 2010 here. All the same, Jackson frequently looks lost by the speed and size of the NFL game (yes, even compared to ESS EEE SEE FOOBAWL). He also seems to be a cum laude graduate of the Eugene Wilson School of Catching the Damn Ball.
Glover Quin apparently is not Champ Bailey. Pancakes McClain is shocked by this revelation. Quin is, however, the best DB on the field for Houston right now, both in terms of coverage ability and ability to make an open-field tackle.
Brice McCain is not good. Just ask Roy Williams.
That's three guys who can't cover (two of whom cannot play their positions even remotely well), one rookie who looks shell-shocked, and one above-average corner. You'd be hard-pressed to find a worse quintet. Here's what I am wondering, though: why is Troy Nolan not getting snaps at FS? I mean, at least at FS, there are legitimate options on the roster right now. Assuming Nolan has not undergone leg-removal surgery or a frontal lobotomy in the last 48 hours, he could not possibly be worse than Wilson, meaning that the odds are very good that Nolan represents some amount of upgrade at the very position where we could most use an upgrade. Has Wilson somehow slid into the Petey Faggins Memorial Role for Kubiak? Because, if so, I am going to lose my mind.
Also, why has Jacques Reeves not been called up and begged to forgive the stupidity that led to his departure? How many games is the current corps of DBs going to have to cost Houston (or almost cost Houston) before Kubiak suggests to Frank Bush and the rest of the defensive coaches that they might want to try something different? We know Reeves knows the system, there is no salary cap this year (so financial concerns don't carry a lot of water), and it's not like any of the other corners is great about turning his head and locating the ball. Can Reeves really be worse than McCain? If so, how?
It's so crazy, it just might work.
Speaking of trying something different, I have an idea. Let's try not playing a scheme that is obviously not working. In fact, let's get TOTALLY CRAZY and try that before Bruce Gradkowski hangs 300 yards on us. Whaddayasay, Gar?
Random question that has been gnawing at me like a gerbil in Richard Gere's rectum.
Is it possible that, in building a team designed to beat Indianapolis, we've also built a team that is going to struggle against other teams? We've gone small on the offensive and defensive lines, at least in part because that's the best matchup against Indianapolis. What's more, the team looked far better against Indy than it has since. I really don't have an answer here; I'm spitballing just to see what you guys think.
I'm Too Sexy For My Retro Zip-up Sweater-Jacket-Thing.
The uniforms for this year's Ryder Cup team are — what's the word? Surprising? Odd? Something like that. It's like someone decided they really, really wanted to see Tiger Woods dress like Sam Snead. Retro-golf-attire fantasies are the new furries, you know.
So, what the hell happened Sunday?
I'm not sure. (How's THAT for insight?!) What it looked like from 400 miles away on a television screen was that, save for Arian Foster and Andre Johnson, the Texans showed up assuming that they would win and win easily. There was no intensity from the start, they tackled like contact with Cowboys players would give them herpes2, the playcalling looked like they were throwing darts at the playchart and going with whatever they landed on, and they insisted on sticking with a defensive gameplan that was not working rather than change things up appreciably at half time. Hopefully, this will serve as a wakeup call and the Texans we saw in week 1 will show up for the game against Oakland. Forgive me if I don't hold my breath.
Gold Stars For Good Play.
Arian Foster continues to be a man. Respect.
Andre Johnson is a full-fledged pile of awesomeness, and he continually makes me wonder if God was disappointed with Jesus and decided to have a second son more in keeping with His greatness.
Rashad Butler was far from perfect, but I really, really liked the technique I saw. He got his arms extended quickly and kept space between himself and DeMarcus Ware, and he kept his butt low. He's not the run blocker than Duane Brown is, but, if Sunday was any indication --- forgive me if I channel my inner Malcom Gladwell and thin-slice the performance --- Brown is not the pass blocker than Butler is.
Antonio Smith and Amobi Okoye. They were inconsistent, but these two were the only bright spots (to the extent there were any bright spots) in our run defense, especially early on.
People who played like turd.
Eric Winston, Eugene Wilson, Mario Williams, Zac Diles, Matt Schaub, Brice McCain, Matt Turk.
Weightspeed Fail.
So, we have an under-sized offensive line on purpose. Yet, when we get first-and-goal at the 1-yard line, we line up in a jumbo formation with no misdirection and no motion, and we try to power the ball in. Then we act surprised and confused when this doesn't work. To quote George from Hoosiers, "Look, mister, there's two kinds of dumb: a guy that gets naked and runs out in the snow and barks at the moon, and a guy who does the same thing in my living room. First one don't matter; the second one you're kinda forced to deal with." (And if you just pictured Gary Kubiak naked in your living room, you're welcome.)
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds...
Speaking about the Washington Redskins fans, our favorite mutant, Mario Williams, explained:
"It was crazy. People were yelling at me right behind us on the bench, asking, 'Have I eaten my mushroom?' I listen to fans, and they have to realize that the stuff they say gets taken out on their quarterback. They were talking mad smack, which is normal. But you have to be smart about who you talk to. They got more than they bargained for."
...except when I am not.
If it wasn't for the near-sack of Tony Romo and one hurry a few plays later, I would have assumed that no one told Mario that it was a noon kickoff and he was not at the game. That was simply sad. I realize that he didn't get to torture Alex Barron the way we'd all hoped, but it's not like Dallas has all-world OTs. Mario should have been able to cause much more havoc than he did.
The knock on Mario has always been that he doesn't show up every week in terms of production. I've always hated that argument, simply because I don't think you can expect him to notch 3 or 4 sacks every week. You can, however, expect him not to be a complete non-factor. Until he reaches that point, the questions about his effort and intensity are always going to linger.
You know what else is Brown? Poop.
In his picks column this week, Bill Simmons had a list of the QBs started by Cleveland since they re-entered the league in 1999.
Ty Detmer
Tim Couch
Doug Pederson
Spergon Wynn
Kelly Holcomb
Luke McCown
Trent Dilfer
Brady Quinn
Ken Dorsey
Bruce Gradkowski
Jake Delhomme
Seneca Wallace
That is an amazing amalgam of absolutely awful athletes. (ALLITERATION FOR THE WIN!)
Seriously, though, for all the ups and downs of being a Texans fan over the past 8+ seasons, would you trade positions with Browns fans (even including the fact that they've reached the playoffs)? I wouldn't. Unless I was allowed to throw beer bottles and snowballs at officials and opponents at every single game.
In case you were wondering, and I know you were.
Scientists surveyed 503 women, had them describe various aspects of their orgasms, and determined that there were actually four different types of female orgasm that corresponded roughly to the quality of the sex. The categories were (1) good sex with high levels of physical gratification and pleasure, (2) good sex with high levels of pleasure and slightly lower levels of physical gratification, (3) not-so-good sex with medium levels of pleasure and physical gratification, and (4) not-so-good sex with low levels of both, known in most circles as the bigfatdrunkgasm.3
When Stupidity Is Allowed To Run Wild.
The Almighty Editor-san is going to reduce the tension that would have likely been generated by the original introduction of this section and refer all inquiries pertaining to that original material to Matt's e-mail address. Thus, to preface, we're going to discuss an article written by a certain Indianapolis Colts blogger who writes under the name "Big Blue Shoe." I think it's safe to say that Matt's opinion is, well, his opinion. I do, however, think that he is entitled to provide a response to Blue Blue Shoe's piece - to be referenced below - so long as it does not personally attack the author, fellow SBN colleague Brad Wells, which is why you're seeing an italicized break-in rather than... yeah, you can guess.
Oh, and Brad? I would normally object to your calling Texans 'morons', but, well, consider the source, ya know?
Following news of Duane Brown's suspension, Brad Wells wrote an insightful piece entitled "Gee, The Texans Sure Are Running A Clean Program In Houston, Huh?" And, by insightful, I mean "insipid." (I refuse to link to the post because he doesn't deserve the traffic. If you want to read the thing for yourself, it was posted on 9/22.) Let's fisk a bit, shall we?
Basically, in a 'nut'shell, Cushing and Brown are cheaters. I'm sure all manner of Texans fans and team pandering apologists will provide many excuses to justify the reasons why both these idiots were caught 'juicing' with something that gave them an unfair advantage.
Somebody has no idea how to use quotation marks. That's always nice.
Secondly, and much more to the point, in two sentences, Brad manages to illustrate why so many people hate bloggers. Cushing tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), not steroids. From all available reports, Brown tested positive for a banned substance in a supplement, not steroids. For the record, the banned-substances list includes such "performance enhancing" drugs as Sudafed, Actifed, Propecia, and bitter orange. Thus, while it is entirely possible that they were using something onerous, BBS has zero evidence that they were. Yet he spouts off as if he does. Shocking.
But, the truth is once you're caught, you're branded a cheater and pretty much everything you did prior to getting caught gets tossed out the window.
So sayeth the Shoe!
This is why Cushing should have had his Rookie of the Year award from 2009 stripped from him the way Reggie Bush had his Heisman taken from him.
These literally have nothing to do with each other. Cushing's ROY award was based on his on-field performance, which steroids (if he took them) would have impacted. Bush's Heisman was based on his on-field performance, which taking gifts from boosters would not have impacted at all. Cushing's award, had it been stripped, would have been taken because the voters felt that the performance for which he was awarded was not indicative of his actual unenhanced play. Bush's award, had it been stripped, would have been taken away because he was ineligible to win it. (Also, Bush's Heisman wasn't "taken from him;" he returned it before the Heisman Foundation decided what to do. Let's get those facts straight.)
The award voters who opted not to restore honor to the NFL (and instead reward Cushing for his cheating) are a disgrace to their profession. We call them the Cushing 18.
Does BBS have a mouse in his pocket? Who is this "we" who call those writers "the Cushing 18"? I'm sure the writers' collective pride is stinging from such a scathing sobriquet.
This is now two players in one season for the Texans who have been suspended for cheating. Once is an odd occurrence. Twice in one season is a trend.
This is now three times in this article where the author has made a statement of fact that was completely incorrect. Once is a simple mistake. Three times in one article is a [trend]. Cushing tested positive for hCG in 2009 and was suspended in late 2009 for the first four games of the 2010 season. So, no, that's not "two players in one season who have been suspended for cheating."
[***] And for any silly Texans fans who get red-faced when I make fun of them, sorry but when people of a specific fanbase actually try and defend cheating, they openly invite people like me to toss Blazing Saddles references in their direction.
So, despite the fact that BBS misstated important facts and demonstrated a complete inability to logically deduce anything, he says that Texans fans are morons?
Retired NFL offensive lineman Bill Fralic testified to the U.S. Senate that roughly 75% of NFL linebackers, linemen, and tight ends used steroids while he was playing in the 80s and early 90s. Earnest Graham said that probably 30% of NFL players use HGH. Given that there is currently no testing for HGH under the NFL's drug-testing policy, many people have suggested that Graham's number is probably low. Point being, to pretend like the Texans are the only team doing any kind of performance enhancing — especially when you have no evidence that Cushing or Brown actually took steroids/HGH — is ridiculous.
Note: I'm not saying that what Cushing and Brown did is somehow OK because "everyone is doing it." That would be too simple, which is the type of thinking I tend to expect from BBS. Rather, I am saying that any article that starts from a premise that the Texans are distinct from the league in terms of PED use is flawed from the start. Is taking a banned substance or an unapproved supplement that turns out to contain a banned substance dumb? Yes. But it's far less dumb than railing at length about a topic on which a certain someone is woefully uninformed.
There is no middle ground with cheating. Cheaters are scum, and have no business playing in the NFL. If you disagree, that's you [sic] prerogative. But, be warned that you invite ridicule.
There is no middle ground with being a utterly wrong about a subject. Keeping in mind that NEITHER player tested positive for steroids, why doesn't Mr. Wells come down off his high horse, stop speaking in absolutes and explain how what these two did (especially Brown) is per se "cheating." If Brown really took a tainted supplement and was unaware what was in it, which is what he claims (and there is no evidence to support an alternative explanation), then his positive test was an accident. In that situation, how is he cheating? Is BBS saying that people can cheat by accident to an extent so egregious that "they have no business playing in the NFL"?
[***] Side note: The reason the Colts lost in Week One was because of the Texans' ability to dominate the line of scrimmage on offense. Duane Brown, now a known cheater, is a pretty important o-lineman for Houston. He was likely juiced for that game. Just sayin'.
OK, (a) they also won in Week 1 because the Texans' defensive line spent more time in the Indy backfield than Indy's running backs did. (b) Brad still has not provided even the slightest bit of evidence that Brown was "juiced" in such a way that he would have had an advantage. (c) He also failed to address the likelihood (a number higher than zero) that the players lining up opposite Brown were similarly enhanced. But, really, other than those three glaring flaws, it was a great article.
Retro Blog Entry, Week 3, 2004
It's not that often you manage less than 300 yards of total offense, including a measly 76 yards rushing, and still put 24 points on the board (though such things become demonstrably easier when Marcus Coleman returns an interception 102 yards, I s'pose).
Yet that's exactly what your Houston Texans did Sunday, beating the still-winless Chiefs 24-21. Let's rundown the good, the bad, and the meco. [I have no idea what that means, but it seems vaguely relevant. –Ed.]
Andre Johnson. I was pumped when this kid was drafted last year --- I tend to have a penchant for mutants, and 6-3/223 with that kind of speed is downright mutantastic --- and I have seen nothing yet that would lessen my mancrush.
Dunta Robinson. The rookie CB had 7 tackles, played decent coverage overall (though he was definitely targeted early and had some issues on third downs), and was solid in run support. It's too early to say anything definite, but this looks like the kind of pick that could make Casserly look good down the road.
Kris Brown. Three for three on FGs, including the 49-yard game winner. I don't think I'll doubt him again in a game-winning situation.
Petey Faggins. Look, maybe it's just me, but I don't see Faggins ever developing into the kind of player you can put in the starting lineup. Thankfully, I can't imagine this team ever being that desperate, but it's still worrisome.
Jonathan Wells. Ten carries for 37 whole yards?!? Be still, my beating heart! This is against a Chiefs team that gave up 192 rushing yards in week 1 and 183 in week 2. Great googly moogly! But, hey, at least he was somewhat better than…
Domanick Davis. Ten carries, 12 yards.
David Carr. I … I just don't know about Carr yet. I still say this is the year that he breaks 3,500 yards passing and has more TDs than INTs, but I just get the feeling that he's the kind of guy who could easily take a team to 1-15 if the ball didn't bounce just right.
Let Me Clear My Throat.
My buddy Paul is a lot like Rainman, if Rainman had a massive collective of music, a really awesome wife, and much less hair. I asked him to suggest some slightly obscure (at least for this audience) hip hop that he thought some of you might appreciate. Here you go:
First, we have Madvillain, "Rainbows."
Second, Paul recommends Dr. Octagon, "Blue Flowers."
For more of Paul's music recommendations and reviews, check out his website, Killed In Cars.
SUNDAY TXT MSGS.
From DisplacedTexan:
I haz a sad.
From Shake:
I have been drinking since I got home from the game in Austin yesterday. This is not helping.
From Tim:
I look forward to your Hangover. Not mine, of course, because it'll be filled with vomit, hate, confusion, hate, gender identity questions, and hate. And gas.
Just before kickoff, grungedave sent along this picture:
For those of you who think my platform of forced sterilization for Titans fans is too harsh, I refer you to that photo. This person thought, "hey, I want a personalized jersey." Then, rather than get his name, this white guy thought, "hmm...clearly I should get #16, as it is not taken by one of the real players, but what one word best encapsulates the me-ness of me?"
THEN, he decided that the answer to that question was "GANKSTA."
1 I realize that, even under the Julian calendar's intercalary years, a week was not lengthened. I know this. But, honestly, does that even matter when we're talking about a football column written by someone who would trash talk Gregorian monks by referencing the Julian calendar in ebonic prose? Of course it doesn't. So let's move on.
2 To be fair, this is a reasonable assumption given whose cavern Miles Austin is currently spelunking.
3 Yes, I used that link and the entire blurb about it only to set up the joke at BFD's expense.


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Fontaine with [[Laurence Olivier]] in a publicity still for [[Rebecca]]
Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British American actress. Born in Japan to British parents, de Havilland and her older sister Olivia de Havilland moved to California in 1919. Fontaine began her career on the stage in 1935 and signed a contract with RKO Pictures that same year.
In 1941, she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in Rebecca, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The following year, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hitchcock's Suspicion (1941) making Fontaine the only actress to ever win an Academy Award in a film directed by Hitchcock. Fontaine and sister de Havilland are the only siblings to have won lead acting Academy Awards. During the 1940s to the 1990s, Fontaine continued her career in roles on the stage and in radio, television and film. She released her autobiography, No Bed of Roses, in 1978. After a career spanning over 50 years, Fontaine made her last on-screen appearance in 1994.
Fontaine lived in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California where she owned a home, Villa Fontana. It was there that she died of natural causes at the age of 96 in 2013.
With Hitchcock...
Rebecca (1940) — cast: Mrs. de Winter
Suspicion (1941) — cast: Lina
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour...
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour - The Paragon (08/Feb/1963) — cast: Alice Pemberton
Radio Adaptations
Suspicion (Lux Radio Theater, 04/May/1942) — cast
She has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
Omnibus: Hitchcock (BBC, 1986)
BBC News (15/Dec/2013)
articles about Joan Fontaine
Film Frames
Selection of film frames: Joan Fontaine (click image to view larger version or refresh thumbnails)...
Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...
born 22/Oct/1917 Tokyo, Japan died 15/Dec/2013 Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
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Born in Japan
Died in California, USA


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