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storgy June 21, 2019 book reviews
BOOK REVIEW: Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Long ago, Earth's terraforming program sent ships out to build new homes for humanity among the stars and made an unexpected discovery: a planet with life. But the scientists were unaware that the alien ecosystem was more developed than the primitive life forms originally discovered. Now, thousands of years later, the Portiids and their humans have sent an exploration vessel following fragmentary radio signals. They discover a system in crisis, warring factions trying to recover from an apocalyptic catastrophe arising from what the early terraformers awoke all those years before.
I'll start this review with a disclaimer that I haven't read the first of this sequence, Children of Time, which won the 2016 Clarke award and is, by many accounts, a fantastic book. I'll have to go back and read it…
Children of Ruin is a 600-page beast of a book, and it is absolutely jammed full of fantastic sci-fi writing. Set in some distant solar system, lightyears away in both time and space, Tchaikovsky doesn't merely world-build, he creates an entire, complicated universe with starkly realised eco-systems, evolutions and societies. With such vast scope, there's always a worry that details will be lost or ideas never fully developed, but with Children of Ruin this is not the case. Every facet of these distant worlds is beautifully described and explored, so you feel entirely immersed throughout.
The plot itself follows two main timeframes: the first human terraformers, exploring the reaches of the universe to escape war and begin a new home for their race, and the second wave of system interlopers, many thousands of years later, wandering to discover existing new worlds. The first team are all scientists, specifically chosen for the mission because of their intellectual prowess and relative social reclusiveness, and the main character you follow was one of my favourites. Senkovi is egocentric, independent and very funny at times, adding some fabulous plot dynamics which are completely unexpected. One of Senkovi's 'pet projects' is raising octopuses, and this hobby soon creates hijinks galore both in Senkovi's timeline and later. (Yes, octopuses in space, what's not to love?!). In the later sections the characters are even more varied, with alien Portiids, Humans and advanced AI machines working alongside each other to map out the unknown. Through both plotlines Tchaikovsky explores themes of humanity, language, consciousness and society in a wonderfully novel way that you will thoroughly enjoy.
Alongside the incredible world-building and sci-fi setting, Tchaikovsky also manages to write in a thriller sub-plot. Through narrative inserts that speak in a creepy, collective fashion he builds tension and threat as an undercurrent running throughout the book, without any overt violence until about halfway through. The reader is kept in the dark as to where these sections come from, and so the menace grows steadily with sections getting longer and more detailed as the book goes on. His use of different language and forms is a fantastic device that makes total sense in the complex universe that both the reader and human characters see only a part of.
I would thoroughly recommend this sci-fi epic – just be prepared to lose yourself for a few days in the universe!
Children of Ruin is published by Tor and is available here.
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself he subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor, has trained in stage-fighting, and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind, possibly excepting his son. He's the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, and his standalone novel Children of Time is the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Reviewed by Amber Mears Brown
This is the tale of a town on the fringes of fear, of ordinary people and everyday objects transformed by terror and madness, a microcosm of the world where nothing is ever quite what it seems. This is a world where the unreal is real, where the familiar and friendly lure and deceive. On the outskirts of civilisation sits this solitary town. Home to the unhinged. Oblivion to outsiders.
Shallow Creek contains twenty-one original horror stories by a chilling cast of contemporary writers, including stories by Sarah Lotz, Richard Thomas, Adrian J Walker, and Aliya Whitely. Told through a series of interconnected narratives, Shallow Creek is an epic anthology that exposes the raw human emotion and heart-pounding thrills at the the genre's core.
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Q: 3 vertical background images appear as one image with content in center image. Center image "cuts off" and does not match footer image jsfiddle link: http://jsfiddle.net/djDWF/84/
The problem is, the inner container (text-padding) margin/width for the text/images is affecting the center background image. The repeated image that touches the footer does not extend to full height, and cuts off so the center and footer images do not match up (it is kind of hard to tell, but if you add or remove text in my jfiddle example you can see the center image change where it meets the footer.).
This is for a school project, and though I did not need to actually do this type of image background, I got this far so might as well continue. I don't want to use javaScript if possible because that is not part of the course yet.
I tried removing the text wrapper and styling each p tag individually but the same effect occurs.
I also tried mathematical combinations using line-height and margins. If I set the line-height to equal the right and bottom margins, and the left margin to equal the height of the footer then the effect works, but because my footer image is so large this is not a workable solution.
Mathematically I tried to keep the same ratios with the footer height but this did not work either (or else I did this wrong. I tried dividing each by the same amount.)
Is there any way to do this using only CSS and and not having to resort to tables?

A: So in short the problem is: You can see a line showing up at the footer separation because the repeated centre background isn't fully showing it's last repeat as the container isn't big enough.
The solution: If it doesn't need to be variable and you know how much content you will be putting in you can just set a height: Live example - http://jsfiddle.net/djDWF/85.
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    width:700px;
    height: 1604px; /* add this */
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Obviously, pick whatever height is right to fit your final text.
With your current images there is no way to do this automatically without using JavaScript.

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Showcased artist Patti Del-Checcolo with a piece of her art.
Gallery at 409's Board of Directors President Larry Bragg with showcased artist Patti Del-Checcolo.
POINT PLEASANT — The Gallery at 409 will be featuring an artist from South Point, Ohio for its annual Christmas Gala.
The fifth annual event will be held this Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The show for this year is, "Portraits and Fine Art by Patti Del-Checcolo." Music will be performed by Cee-Cee Miller and a silent auction will be held. The event is free to the public, but guests may give to the contribution jar if they wish. Refreshments will also be available.
Del-Checcolo is native to South Pointand has been painting and teaching for 20 years. She teaches five classes a week to adults and children. Del-Checcolo teaches four classes at her studio in South Point called Patti Paints which has been open for 15 years and she is now offering a class at her new studio in Huntington called Third Avenue Art Gallery which recently opened in November. Del-Checcolo primarily paints landscapes, still life scenes, and portraits of people and animals.
She shared that she wishes guests will gain an appreciation for the arts in general and become inspired to take an art class. Del-Checcolo said she is showcasing seven local artists at her new studio and hopes those who enjoy her work at the Christmas gala will pay the studio a visit. A painting by Del-Checcolo ranges anywhere from $100 to a couple thousand dollars.
Larry Bragg, Gallery at 409 board of directors president and student of Del-Checcolo, expressed the Christmas gala has always been a successful event for the gallery. He shared around 150-175 typically show up each year. Gallery at 409 opened eight years ago and is ran by volunteers. Bragg said that at the start of the show there will be a dedication held for the late Rachel Proffitt who was a volunteer of the organization and a local artist.
https://www.mydailytribune.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2017/12/web1_1212.Gala_.jpgShowcased artist Patti Del-Checcolo with a piece of her art.
https://www.mydailytribune.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2017/12/web1_1212-1-.jpgShowcased artist Patti Del-Checcolo with a piece of her art.
https://www.mydailytribune.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2017/12/web1_1212-2-.jpgGallery at 409's Board of Directors President Larry Bragg with showcased artist Patti Del-Checcolo.


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Donna Kitchen, Founding Sponsor
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.
In thinking about how to honor my friend and business associate Donna Kitchen after her recent sudden and tragic death, I pondered our relationship. Why was working with Donna so rewarding? What made the BSA Coalition successful?* What made Donna special?
Donna and I were introduced by another respected colleague, bank examiner and BSA specialist Carl Twigg, who had met Donna during an examination of her bank. At the time, Donna was the operations executive of the bank and had responsibilities including, but not limited to, BSA/AML. Donna had an idea to create a coalition of bankers, regulators and other AML professionals who were interested in learning about BSA/AML. As the managing examiner of BSA specialist examiners at the Richmond Fed, I was asked to speak with her.
The rest is history. After proposing the idea to management at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, explaining to them that this was an outreach opportunity that would connect constituent bankers with their peers and regulators, the BSA Coalition was launched in 2008. The Richmond Fed has hosted the Coalition's annual capstone conference ever since. Membership in the Coalition spans the country and has consistently grown each year.
Through building the BSA Coalition advisory board and membership base, as well as planning training events, Donna and I came to know and respect each other. Her creativity, work ethic and dedication to the success of the group were evident early on. Working through the various challenges faced by the BSA Coalition, though, I came to realize that Donna's truly defining features were her kindness and extreme positivity. Partnering with her also enabled me to observe her passion for her work with BSA/AML.
After attending her standing‐room‐only remembrance service, I concluded that many people thought well of Donna. By reaching out to several of her fellow bankers, I learned even more about my friend. I discovered that the BSA Coalition was not Donna's only successful business endeavor.
Donna started her banking career with Albemarle Savings and Loan Association (ASLA) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in the early eighties. She learned the fundamentals of banking there and was exposed to lending, operations and compliance through her various positions at the institution. Ultimately, she became number two in the operations area of the bank with responsibility for BSA/AML, consumer compliance, information technology and more. In 1991, BB&T purchased ASLA. Donna became a mortgage loan originator for the company and, at the pinnacle of her time there, was one of the company's highest‐producing mortgage originators.
In 1998, several North Carolina banking executives decided to start a bank, Gateway Bank and Trust, headquartered in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Donna was selected to join the start‐up team and was instrumental in getting the bank's operations department set up. In December of 2008, Gateway Bank and Trust was purchased by the Bank of Hampton Roads. Donna became a key member of management for the firm, again focusing on the operational side of the bank. Her final title was senior vice president, director of operations and corporate project management.
When I asked her colleagues to describe Donna's skills and business attributes, they used phrases like "hard‐working, intelligent, mentor to others, a great leader, organized, open to ideas and suggestions, excellent with people, quick learner, able to multi‐task well and good banker." When I asked them to describe Donna the person, they all used the word "positive" but also overwhelmingly said that she was caring, kind, and passionate. One executive I spoke with remarked, "As good a banker as she was, she was as good or even better of a person."
While Donna's business skills, drive and intelligence helped her conquer business, her extreme kindness, positivity and passion are what made her special. She brought this package of attributes to everything she touched, and in doing so, was not only an excellent partner and BSA Coalition sponsor, but also a beautiful person, grandmother, mother, wife, sister, aunt and friend. She will be missed by all.
*The BSA Coalition is an organization that was created to provide tools, resources and expertise to assist financial institutions in creating highly effective BSA/AML programs. The organization is comprised of bankers, regulators, law enforcement officials and other AML professionals. The ACAMS Private‐Public Sector Service Award was given to the BSA Coalition in 2013 for its tremendous partnership efforts in addressing AML/Sanctions/Financial Crime.
Written by Elaine S. Rudolph-Carter

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import (
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	"k8s.io/client-go/pkg/api/v1"
)

// Provisioner is an interface that creates templates for PersistentVolumes
// and can create the volume as a new resource in the infrastructure provider.
// It can also remove the volume it created from the underlying storage
// provider.
type Provisioner interface {
	// Provision creates a volume i.e. the storage asset and returns a PV object
	// for the volume
	Provision(VolumeOptions) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error)
	// Delete removes the storage asset that was created by Provision backing the
	// given PV. Does not delete the PV object itself.
	//
	// May return IgnoredError to indicate that the call has been ignored and no
	// action taken. In case multiple provisioners are serving the same storage
	// class, provisioners may ignore PVs they are not responsible for (e.g. ones
	// they didn't create). The controller will act accordingly, i.e. it won't
	// emit a misleading VolumeFailedDelete event.
	Delete(*v1.PersistentVolume) error
}

type IgnoredError struct {
	Reason string
}

func (e *IgnoredError) Error() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("ignored because %s", e.Reason)
}

// VolumeOptions contains option information about a volume
// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.4/pkg/volume/plugins.go
type VolumeOptions struct {
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	PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy v1.PersistentVolumeReclaimPolicy
	// PV.Name of the appropriate PersistentVolume. Used to generate cloud
	// volume name.
	PVName string
	// PVC is reference to the claim that lead to provisioning of a new PV.
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	// i.e. with required capacity, accessMode, labels matching PVC.Selector and
	// so on.
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	// Volume provisioning parameters from StorageClass
	Parameters map[string]string
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District, City Attorney offices must share case evidence
By mjeol_writer December 31, 2003 Art Montandon
District, City Attorney offices must share case evidence By Quintin Cushner/Staff Writer [color=red][b]Dec. 31, 2003 [/b][/color] The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office can't forbid the Santa Maria City Attorney's office from examining evidence in a prostitution case both agencies are investigating, a judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling, issued by Superior Court Judge Rick Brown, came in response to a motion filed Monday by Deputy District Attorney Kimberly Smith. Smith accused City Attorney Art Montandon of improperly intervening in the prostitution case against sisters April and Irene Cummings. She also requested that neither Montandon nor any member of the city attorney's office have contact with evidence in the case. Brown, in a short verbal ruling, said he had no authority to stop Montandon's investigation, but took judicial notice of the motion. Smith did not contest Brown's decision, and wouldn't comment on the case, which goes to trial Monday. Montandon, perhaps not surprisingly, was pleased at Brown's verdict. "I believe his ruling is correct," Montandon said, though he wouldn't elaborate on how the ongoing investigation he is conducting relates to the Cummings case. <--- anyone else curious about the "ongoing investigation" they keep referring to in these articles? On Tuesday, Montandon also defended his right to remove and examine evidence in the Cummings case. "It is common for my office to have access to evidence kept as part of a criminal case for city investigations and civil-liability defense investigations," Montandon wrote in a letter to Brown. Assistant District Attorney Christie Stanley disagrees. She said she'd never heard of a city attorney behaving as she alleged Montandon has. "You don't give over evidence in a criminal case to a city attorney," she said. In the view of the District Attorney's office, Montandon's inappropriately inserted himself into the criminal case by allegedly offering to drop charges against the Cummings sisters in exchange for a video allegedly depicting former Police Chief John Sterling entering or exiting the women's business. Montandon, by allegedly making this offer even though he was not a representative of the District Attorney's office, could damage a potential conviction against the sisters, Stanley said. The filing of the notice as a public document was a way of protecting the office against being adversely affected by Montandon actions, she said. "Should we get a conviction, we did not want his behavior attributed to us," Stanley said. In Montandon's letter to Brown, he also said he would request that the state Attorney General's office conduct a criminal investigation of the District Attorney's office for "obstructing justice." Montandon said he had not done so as of Tuesday, . "I find that hilarious," Stanley said, indicating Montandon was the one who potentially was obstructing justice. Stanley said that after the notice was disclosed in a public document, the District Attorney's office wanted to push on with the case, and was unlikely to raise the matter again. The Cummings case was filed Aug. 28, 2002, after a two-day undercover investigation into Gentle Hands for Health, a now-closed Santa Maria massage business. During the investigation Santa Maria Police Sgt. Greg Carroll wore a wire tap, posed as a customer and asked the women for an "erotic" massage. According to Carroll's testimony, the woman discussed "sexually releasing" him. Much of the controversy in the matter revolves around a purported 11-second tape of Sterling, which is allegedly owned by public-access show host William Wagener. To date, no one but Wagener and the Cummings sisters have admitted to seeing the tape. Attorney John Holland, who represents Wagener and also has served as counsel for the Cummings sisters, claimed in an interview with Chief District Attorney Investigator David Saunders that Montandon made the offer for the tape because it would serve as ammunition in the city attorney's struggles with the Santa Maria Police Officer's Association, which was upset about Sterling's firing. Carroll, the investigator in the Cummings case, is also president of the Santa Maria Police Officers Association. Montandon would not comment on the details of his conversation with Holland or on his interest in the tape. Carroll and Holland couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday. * Staff writer Quintin Cushner can be reached at 739-2217 or by e-mail at qcushner@pulitzer.net. :nav Source: [url=http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/2004/01/01/news/local/news04.txt]http://www.santamariatimes.com/articles/20...ocal/news04.txt[/url]
Art Montandon
State bar looks into complaint against D.A. Sneddon
By mjeol_writer July 17, 2004
Santa Maria city attorney closes out 19-year tenure
By mjeol_writer June 29, 2004
Police chief entitled to hearing with outside employment officer
By mjeol_writer May 6, 2003
Sterling's attorney warns comments may be slanderous
Sterling threatens lawsuit against city manager
CBS Has to Defend Their Neutrality?, Bullet #52
Mark Geragos Releases Statement about Sheriff's Press conference


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Physical punishment by mothers and fathers in British homes
G Nobes, M Smith, P Upton, A Heverin
The relative extent to which mothers and fathers administer physical punishment sheds light on family relationships, parental roles and, perhaps, the identity of potential abusers. In this study, British mothers (n = 362) and fathers (n = 103) of randomly selected children from 366 two-parent families were interviewed. According to self-reports, the proportions of mothers and fathers who had used physical punishments were similar, as were the frequencies with which they used them. About 50% more mothers than fathers smacked or hit their children weekly or more often, whereas fathers were more prone to restrain or push their children. A (nonsignificantly) higher proportion of fathers than mothers had used severe punishments. Fathers who took an equal share in caretaking used no more frequent or severe physical punishments than did mothers. These findings are compared with those of previous studies and discussed in terms of mothers' and fathers' caretaking and disciplinarian roles in different families.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
https://doi.org/10.1177/088626099014008006
10.1177/088626099014008006
Nobes, G., Smith, M., Upton, P., & Heverin, A. (1999). Physical punishment by mothers and fathers in British homes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(8), 887-902. https://doi.org/10.1177/088626099014008006
Nobes, G ; Smith, M ; Upton, P ; Heverin, A. / Physical punishment by mothers and fathers in British homes. In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 1999 ; Vol. 14, No. 8. pp. 887-902.
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President Obama #1 Target of TV Comics Jokes, Sarah Palin #2
1:00 PM PDT, November 2, 2010 - Inside Edition
President Obama is number one on the list of most joked about politicians in America today.
The President has become the top target of jokes by the four leading late night comics, according to a new study.
In all, Obama was the butt of 309 jokes over the first eight months of 2010.
"Normally a president is the number one target of comedians because he's the most important politician, everybody knows who he is, and he's always making news," says Dr. Robert Lichter, president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs.
Sarah Palin held second place, the target of 137 jokes.
The survey also shows that some of the late night comics seem to take pleasure in going after the Republicans more than Democrats.
Dr. Lichter tells INSIDE EDITION that David Letterman and Jon Stewart usually target Republicans, with three out of five of their jokes making fun of Conservatives.
But Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon tend to poke fun at Democrats.
Two-thirds of Leno's jokes skewered Democrats, while Fallon took aim at Liberals 78 percent of the time.
The study, titled "Jay Leno is Red, Jon Stewart is Blue," was conducted by the nonpartisan Center for Media and Public Affairs.
"Just as conservatives go to Fox News and liberals to MSNBC, now conservatives go to Jay Leno and liberals go to Jon Stewart to get humor that matches their politics," Lichter tells INSIDE EDITION.


Out of curiosity, Have you seen any of the ads above?
If yes, Which is you're favorite?
I have never seen these ads because and frankly, they're disturbing. LoL I'm not a huge fan of the political campaign ads anyways but these are just weird.


Parrochialism also meant emulation. Santa Margherita Ligure, beyond succeeding in having the addendum "of Rapallo"dropped from its name and being renamed "Santa Margherita Ligure" through an 1863 decree by , also succeeded, as did Rapallo, in getting two railroad stations, San Lorenzo della Costa, and Santa Margherita-Portofino, to serve the city in the 1868 railway that united Genoa with Sestri Levante.
The two stations serving Rapallo were San Michele and Rapallo.
Portofino, not being able to have its own station for the obviously geographic reasons, did succeed in getting the coastal road its border. With the advent of new roads and rail lines the golden age of the Portofino coast began, characterized by the construction of splendid villas, grand hotels, and the emergence of elitist tourism.
In this same period many Santa Margheritans and Portofinians who had had relations with South America returned home after having made fortunes. They began to construct beautiful houses whose painted facades are still the pride of the two towns. After the first World War Santa Margherita and Portofino became more and more exclusive as did Paraggi with its splendid beach. After the second World War, despite the advent of mass tourism and the fashion of owning second vacation homes, the two towns of Santa Margherita and Portofinodid not lose their charm which endured as a result of the wise urban political policies followed by the two towns.


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'NCIS: Los Angeles' Stars Make the Case for Who Can Best Navigate LA Traffic
by Anna Dunn June 29, 2021
written by Anna Dunn June 29, 2021 5:52 pm
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In a hilarious superlatives video posted by the NCIS: Los Angeles youtube channel, the stars of the show each said who they thought could best find a shortcut through Los Angeles traffic. While LA is a lot of things, it's pretty infamous for its absolutely gnarly traffic.
LL Cool J said he was the one who could definitely navigate Los Angeles the best.
But Reneé Felice Smith would disagree. She said that she'd be the best.
"I'm pretty good navigating in my car," Callen Actor Chris O'Donnell said. "And avoiding the speeding tickets. Knock on wood."
"Me! Me. I am a shortcut guy," Barrett Foa said. Hilariously, all of the actors seemed to think that they'd be the best.
The cast has grown quite close over the years that the shows been on air. NCIS: Los Angeles has run for 12 seasons and is quickly going into its 13th. But season 13 of the hit show is going to look a bit different.
'NCIS: Los Angeles' Season 13 Will See a Cast Shakeup
NCIS: Los Angeles said goodbye to two actors in season 12. In season 13, It'll welcome an actor back to the cast and welcome in another actor full time. Barret Foa and Renee Felice Smith were sadly the ones to hang their hats. The two left the show and are now pursuing other projects.
Meanwhile, Hetty actress Linda Hunt will be back for season 13. Hunt had to take a break from the show last year due to the pandemic. Hunt, who is older than the rest of the cast, was at greater risk for contracting the virus and therefore had to sit the majority of season 12 out. Fans, however, worried about whether or not she would return to the show.
"The minute I saw her, she's like, 'Let's talk about next season,' showrunner Scott Gemmill told TV Line "So I think that as tough as last year was, for a lot of reasons, she, like the rest of us, is starting to see a little light at the end of the tunnel and feels good about coming back to work."
Production is also promoting another familiar face to a full-time cast member. If you're a fan of Kilbride (like a lot of us are), then season 13 may be the best one yet for you. Kilbride actor Gerald McRaney has been promoted to a series regular.
"When you have an actor of Gerald McRaney's caliber, you do everything you can to make sure you get him as often as possible," Gemmill told Deadline. "He's so great because he can do comedy, and he can do drama."
His character of Kilbride certainly has brought a lot of laughs so far, and many can't wait to see what he'll bring to the series as a full-time cast member.
For now, however, fans will have to wait patiently. NCIS: Los Angeles will be back on this fall on CBS.


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Modi resets India's foreign-policy priorities
Posted on February 7, 2018 by Eurasia News Online
At Davos and an ASEAN-India summit, the prime minister put New Delhi's economic diplomacy back in the front seat
By M.K. Bhadrakumar
India's economic diplomacy bounced back to center stage this week after a prolonged absence of more than three years, when it made a robust appearance at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday and New Delhi hosted a special ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the flag carrier on both occasions, which signals seriousness of purpose and augurs a shift toward "demilitarizing" India's foreign policy and giving ballast to economic diplomacy toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which New Delhi regards as the fulcrum of its "Act East" policy.
The salience of Modi's keynote address at Davos was twofold – one, the world must fight against the rising challenge of protectionism, and, two, mitigating the menace of climate change must be the collective responsibility of all nations.
Modi's remarks hinted at certain disenchantment with the Donald Trump administration's "America First" policies. The latest Gallup poll listed India alongside Germany and other countries in their waning faith in the United States' leadership role.
Modi's remarks echoed portions of the speech made by Chinese President Xi Jinping last year at Davos. Interestingly, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Beijing promptly took note of Modi's speech and remarked that the Indian prime minister "stated his opposition to protectionism … which demonstrates that economic globalization is the trend of the times and serves the interests of all countries, especially the developing countries.
"China is ready to work with all parties to actively adapt to and steer economic globalization so that it will continue to be a positive force in promoting world economic growth and enhancing the well-being of all peoples," spokeswoman Hua Chunying continued.
The main thrust of Modi's speech was in showcasing that India's economy has multiplied more than six times in the two decades since an Indian prime minister last attended the WEF at Davos. It aimed at promoting India as an attractive investment destination by highlighting that another phase of economic reform and market liberalization is afoot.
Delhi Declaration
Broadly, the same approach of putting economic diplomacy in the front seat is evident also in the Delhi Declaration issued after the summit meeting with the ASEAN leaders on Thursday.
New Delhi has not proposed even a single political initiative in terms of galvanizing India's "Act East" policy in a strategic direction with an eye on China. The Declaration not only avoids any mention of the idea of the "Quad" (quadrilateral alliance of the US, Japan, Australia and India) but altogether ignores the hyperbolic concept of the "Indo-Pacific." It repeatedly mentions the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean as, well, two oceans, and not as conjoined at the hips.
On the other hand, India reiterates its "support for ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional security architecture." In this spirit, India and ASEAN have affirmed that they "support the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea … and look forward to an early conclusion of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea."
ASEAN is pressing for a "swift conclusion" of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his closing speech at the summit, in his capacity as the ASEAN chairman: "ASEAN and India should work together to ensure the conclusion of the negotiations in 2018 so that the benefits can be realized earlier."
Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said: "I believe India will not disappoint ASEAN. I believe India will stand with ASEAN to conclude the negotiation for the RCEP this year."
ASEAN's priority is to gain better access to the Indian market for trade and investment. Lee candidly noted, "By 2025, India's consumer market is expected to become the fifth-largest in the world." He stressed deeper economic integration between ASEAN and India.
The final clincher would have been the stance of Vietnam. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pointedly noted in an interview with an Indian daily that there had been "positive and commendable signs" of an easing of tensions in ASEAN-China relations and he anticipated more confidence-building measures. His advice to the Indian leadership is that "trade and investment should be targeted as the main engine and first priority for the ASEAN-India strategic partnership."
Easing ASEAN-China tensions
To be sure, New Delhi senses the shift in the direction of an overall easing of tensions between ASEAN and China. Speaking at Manila Airport while departing for Delhi, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte proposed that ASEAN should take China's help in maritime security to put an end to piracy and other problems in the Celebes and Sulu seas.
"I will tell you, if we can't do it, we just have to call China to come in and blow them off, just like [in] Somalia, that Aden Strait there," Duterte said. "Were it not for the presence of the Chinese, the piracy there would not have been stopped."
When the Philippines and Vietnam, the two "frontline states" in the South China Sea, are cautiously optimistic about Chinese policies, and when Singapore, India's staunchest ASEAN ally, counsels a shift in priority toward focusing on economic integration (by enhancing trade, investment and connectivity), it is bound to prod new thinking in New Delhi and dispel the self-serving notion of India as a balancer vis-à-vis China in the Southeast Asian region.
Ironically, ASEAN leaders pin much higher hopes on India intrinsically as a driver of growth for their economies at a juncture when the consensus on globalization and free trade is fraying and for sustaining the positive Asian story, deep economic integration with India is desirable and necessary.
Of course, this narrative will take time to percolate down India's idiosyncratic media and the strategic community with their warrior identity, but the bottom line is that Modi has put his imprimatur on the new thinking. It will be a remarkable achievement if the RCEP gets concluded this year.
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Die drei Tierkönige (neapolitanisches Original: Li tre ri animale) ist ein Märchen (AaTh 552 A). Es steht in Giambattista Basiles Sammlung Pentameron als dritte Erzählung des vierten Tages (IV,3). Felix Liebrecht übersetzte Die drei Thierbrüder.

Inhalt
Ein Falke, ein Hirsch und ein Delphin begehren die drei Töchter des Königs, der sie ihnen schließlich geben muss, da sie Wald, Feld und Ufer verwüsten. Die Königin gibt ihnen Ringe als Erkennungszeichen mit und bekommt einen Sohn, der sie überall sucht. Die Schwestern erkennen ihn, als er ihren hohen Berg, dichten Wald und die Meerinsel erreicht und seinen Ring zeigt. Sie verstecken ihn erst, doch die Schwager nehmen ihn herzlich auf und geben ihm zum Abschied eine Feder, ein Haar und eine Fischschuppe. Damit ruft er sie an einem Waldsee, wo ein Drache eine Prinzessin in einem Turm hält. Die befreien sie, töten den Drachen und fluten den Turm, dass er einstürzt. Da ist ihre Verwünschung in Tiergestalt vorbei, und das Wiedersehen mit Frauen und Eltern groß.

Bemerkungen

Rudolf Schenda nennt italienische Varianten bei Gonzenbach Nr. 29 Von der schönen Cardia, in Pitrès sizilianischer und toskanischer Sammlung Nr. 16 Li tri figghi obbidienti bzw. Nr. 11 La bella del mondo, bei Comparetti Nr. 20 La bella Fiorita, in Schendas Märchen aus der Toskana Nr. 15 Die vier Königskinder (Die Märchen der Weltliteratur, 1996), außerdem eine plattdeutsche in Siegfried Neumanns Mecklenburgische Volksmärchen von 1971 (Nr. 103 Die Tierschwäger). Älteste deutschsprachige Fassung ist Die Bücher der Chronika der drei Schwestern in Musäus' Volksmärchen der Deutschen von 1782, auf dem auch Grimms Die drei Schwestern beruht, vgl. auch Die Kristallkugel. Von der Hagen übersetzte anscheinend Basiles Text für seine Erzählungen und Märchen von 1838, auf die sich Kletke in Märchensaal, Nr. 3 beruft.

Literatur
 Giambattista Basile: Das Märchen der Märchen. Das Pentamerone. Herausgegeben von Rudolf Schenda. C.H. Beck, München 2000, ISBN 3-406-46764-4, S. 321–328, 553–554, 604–605 (nach dem neapolitanischen Text von 1634/36, vollständig und neu übersetzt).

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 www.alaaddin.it: I tre re animali im neapolitanischen Original und auf Italienisch
 I tre re animali auf Italienisch
 Gutenberg-DE: Die drei Tierbrüder in deutscher Übersetzung (wohl nach Felix Liebrecht)
 Märchenatlas.de zu Die drei Tierbrüder
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden: Bilder von Josef Hegenbarth zu Die drei Tierkönige: ,
 The Three Enchanted Princes in Versen von Laura Bobrow (englisch)
 The Three Enchanted Princes auf Englisch gelesen (15:18) (LibriVox)

Basiles Märchen
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