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Don't gag ECZ – FODEP
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) was not under any obligation to respect a letter from the Judiciary instructing it to reject nominations from candidates whose parliamentary election had previously been nullified, the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed.
FODEP executive director MacDonald Chipenzi said the letter from the Judiciary from public relations officer Terry Musonda was neither a court judgment nor an order and therefore could not have been an instruction to ECZ.
Mr Chipenzi told the Daily Nation that it was inevitable for the electoral body to have postponed the nominations for the Petauke, Malambo and Mulobezi constituencies because of the acrimonious way the Patriotic Front (PF) was dealing with the matter.
Mr Chipenzi said the PF had exerted extensive pressure on the ECZ and that it was worrying that the Commission had succumbed to the dictates of the ruling party even when the law was clearly on its side on the disqualification of candidates.
He said the ECZ had developed cold feet after it had earlier announced that it was going to accept the nominations from Dora Siliya of Petauke, Maxwell Mwale of Malambo and Hastings Sililo of Mulobezi because the trio were eligible to recontest their seats.
He explained that the acrimony that surrounded the adoption and nominations of opposition candidates by the PF was worrying because it appeared that the ruling party was scared of suffering yet another humiliating defeat after it lost three of the last four by-elections.
Mr Chipenzi explained that it was democratically correct for the opposition candidates to have taken the matter to court for review because that was the only way to settle the confusion that had been created by the misinterpretation of the law by certain sections of the media.
The FODEP chief said he was hopeful that the courts would be able to interpret the cited electoral laws for all the concerned parties because democracy should at all times be protected.
"The Electoral Commission of Zambia was not under any obligation to respect the letter written to it to reject the nominations from Dora Siliya, Maxwell Mwale and Hastings Sililo. That was not a court judgment neither was it an order for ECZ to have taken the action it took. It is undeniable that ECZ officers have been put under extreme pressure by the executive and even when they were on the right path by announcing that the three were eligible, they eventually developed cold feet and got the instruction through a letter from the Judiciary," Mr Chipenzi said.
He said there was no way the Judiciary could have usurped the authority of the Supreme Court and issue instructions to the ECZ to implement what would have been an illegality at law by barring candidates who had not criminal record and had never been convicted.
Mr Chipenzi has advised the ruling party to follow the rule of law in dealing with constitutional matters stating that it was politically incorrect to interpret the law for the sake of expediency.
There had been a scheme by the ruling party to attempt to technically knock out strong opposition candidates from participating in the September 5th by-elections and in a move that was unprecedented, the Judiciary through a statement nullified the election of Mutolo Phiri of Chipata Central and Misheck Mutelo of Lukulu West and barred Ms Siliya of MMD, UPND's Maxwell Mwale and Hastings Sililo.
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Maxwell Lord, meglio noto come Max Lord, è un personaggio dei fumetti, creato da Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis (testi) e Kevin Maguire (disegni), pubblicata dalla DC Comics. È un astuto e potente uomo d'affari che fu molto influente nella formazione della Justice League International nell'universo DC.

Biografia del personaggio
Inizialmente, Lord lavorò dietro le quinte per stabilire la League, mentre si trovava sotto il controllo del malvagio computer creato da Metron (più tardi attraverso l'uso della ret-con si sarebbe stabilito che il programma Kilg%re avesse preso il controllo della macchina di Metron). Il computer volle che Max mettesse insieme un'organizzazione che mantenesse la pace sulla Terra, come parte del suo piano per la dominazione del mondo.

La spietatezza di Lord all'epoca fu illustrata quando istituì un quasi terrorista disturbato come criminale da sconfiggere per la League, causando la morte di quest'uomo (il "terrorista" pensava di avere una bomba connessa al suo battito cardiaco, ma di fatto, Max l'aveva scollegata). Successivamente, però, si ribellò contro il computer e sembrò averlo distrutto.

Una volta libero dall'influenza del computer, Lord fu descritto come un uomo d'affari immorale, ma non un vero criminale. Durante il periodo in cui Giffen e DeMatteis scrivevano le storie della Justice League, il personaggio fu mostrato in contrasto con la sua coscienza e sviluppò alcune qualità eroistiche; tuttavia, i cambiamenti più recenti dati al suo personaggio da scrittori differenti sembrarono contraddire le precedenti caratterizzazioni.

Potenza ritrovata
Originariamente un essere umano, Lord fu uno dei pochi sulla Terra dotato di superpoteri durante il crossover Invasione!, quando una Gene-Bomba fu fatta esplodere da invasori alieni. La bomba attivò un metagene latente presente in una piccola quantità di terrestri. Lord ottenne l'abilità di controllare le menti altrui, sebbene con grande difficoltà.

Dopo che gli ebbero sparato e che finì in coma, all'inizio della parte 15 del crossover Breakdowns tra Justice League of America e Justice League Europe, Dreamslayer, un super criminale, insieme agli Estremisti, un gruppo di servi robotici, distrutta la vita sul loro pianeta, presero il controllo del corpo di Lord e "supercambiarono" il suo potere, permettendogli di controllare migliaia di menti in una volta sola. Utilizzando il corpo e il potere di Lord Dreamslayer fece sì che la Justice League International perdesse il suo presidente e quasi li costrinse a sciogliersi. Finalmente, tuttavia, mentre il posseduto Lord costringeva la JLI a battersi contro sé stessa, Silver Sorceress, pur ferita mortalmente, riuscì a contenere Dreamslayer e lo tenne all'interno della sua mente mentre moriva, portandolo con sé, e mentre Lord veniva liberato, il suo potere scemò.

Cyborg
Più tardi, a Lord fu diagnosticato un tumore al cervello, e sembrò morire. Il Kilg%re, tuttavia, aspettava pazientemente il momento adatto per riattivare il suo controllo su Lord e scaricare la sua coscienza in un duplicato di uno dei robot Estremisti, Lord Havok. In questa forma passò qualche tempo sottoponendo la League ad alcuni test, per ragioni sconosciute. Prese anche il controllo di un'organizzazione segreta conosciuta come Arcana.

Il suo corpo cyborg successivamente assunse le sembianze della sua forma umana. Di recente, mise insieme alcuni membri della Justice League International, inclusi L-Ron, Capitan Atomo, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold e Fire come i "Superamici", dicendo che erano "eroi che l'uomo comune poteva chiamare". Queste storie sono raccontate nella miniserie da sei numeri Formerly Known as The Justice League del 2003, e nel suo sequel del 2005, I Can't Believe It's Not The Justice League.

In Crisi d'identità, Lord fu presente ai funerali di Sue Dibny, mentre parlava con Booster Gold.

Crisi Infinita

L'auto-conclusivo da 80 pagine del 2005 Countdown to Infinite Crisis rivelò che Lord non era più un cyborg e, apparentemente, neanche un criminale con poteri psichici; passò degli anni istruendo la JLI a ricercare informazioni sensibili a proposito dei supereroi di tutto il mondo, che egli considerava una minaccia per il pianeta. Allo stesso tempo, sabotò gli sforzi della JLI al fine di rendere il gruppo di supereroi il più inefficace possibile. Alla fine dell'inizio del numero speciale, sparò ed uccise uno dei membri della JLI, Blue Beetle, quando l'eroe scoprì il segreto di Lord e si rifiutò di allearsi con lui.

Durante questo tempo, a Lord fu dato il controllo sul progetto Grande Fratello di Batman, creato da Alexander Luthor Jr., il figlio semi-dio di Lex Luthor, proveniente da una Terra alternativa, per monitorare tutti i contatti super umani (Batman divenne paranoico quando scoprì che la JLA lo aveva controllato, vedi Crisi d'Identità). Lord prese il controllo sul Grande Fratello e lo utilizzò per creare un'armata della OMACs (umani infettati con un virus che li trasformò in cyborg) programmati per cacciare ed uccidere tutti i super umani.

Utilizzò anche i suoi poteri per influenzare la mente di Superman, facendogli sconfiggere brutalmente Batman. Dopo, Superman attaccò Wonder Woman. Superman era sotto la credenza che Wonder Woman fosse il suo vecchio nemico: Brainiac che cercava Lois Lane per ucciderla. Dopo un'epica battaglia tra i due, Wonder Woman riuscì a vincere, sconfiggendo Superman. Quindi si confrontò con Max Lord e lo accecò con il suo lazzo della verità. Gli chiese come liberare Superman; quando lui le rispose che avrebbe prima dovuto ucciderlo, lei gli spezzò il collo. In risposta, il Grande Fratello inviò in via etere l'immagine di Wonder Woman che uccideva Maxwell Lord in tutto il mondo, distruggendo la sua reputazione e l'amicizia con Superman e Batman (che la respinsero, sebbene avesse salvato le loro vite).

Un Anno Dopo
Lord riapparve nel 2007 nelle prime due storie della nuova serie di Booster Gold di Geoff Johns e Dan Jurgens. Alla fine della storia 52 Pick-Up, Booster Gold e Blue Beetle passati, presenti e futuri, andarono indietro nel tempo a Countdown to Infinite Crisis e prevennero che Maxwell Lord uccidesse Ted Kord. Nella successiva storia Blue and Gold, Beetle e Gold scoprirono che salvando la vita di Kord avevano creato una realtà alternativa in cui avevano prevenuto anche che Wonder Woman avesse ucciso Lord, e in cui la OMACs e un Superman sotto controllo mentale avevano mutato l'intero pianeta in una polizia di stato. Lord rivelò che era tornato alla sua forma umana dopo dozzine di operazioni clandestine, e che aveva imparato l'importanza del controllo durante questo periodo. Quando Booster e Beetle ebbero riassemblato il loro vecchio compagno della JLI, Storm Brother I, Lord fu ucciso da Dottor Light, che gli fece un buco nel petto. Kord si rese conto che la sua morte era il solo modo di sistemare la linea temporale, e lasciò la battaglia, presumibilmente per ritornare al passato ed accettare la sua morte.

Nella serie Trinity, il teschio di Lord fu rubato da un gruppo chiamato i Dreambound, e portato a Morgana Le Fey, per utilizzarlo in un incantesimo, che richiedeva un oggetto che avesse qualche connessione a Wonder Woman.

Nel crossover La notte più profonda, Maxwell Lord fu identificato come uno dei deceduti, commemorati sotto la Sala della Giustizia. Il cadavere di Lord fu ricostituito come Lanterna Nera durante questo evento.

Poteri e abilità
Nelle sue raffigurazioni originali, Maxwell Lord non aveva superpoteri, ma in seguito divenne un metaumano a seguito dell'invasione della Terra da parte dei Dominatori. I poteri di Lord gli consentono di influenzare telepaticamente le menti delle persone, tipicamente sotto forma di suggerimento subconscio agli altri. Usare il suo potere fa sanguinare il naso di Max e richiede un grande sforzo mentale. Nel corso del tempo, i poteri di Lord sono cresciuti al punto in cui ha potuto assumere il pieno controllo di altri esseri, persino Superman, anche se ha richiesto molto tempo e pazienza per stabilire il livello necessario di controllo sull'Uomo d'Acciaio. I suoi poteri lo hanno reso una tale minaccia per la sicurezza globale che Wonder Woman è stata costretta ad ucciderlo dopo averlo interrogato sotto il Lazo della Verità ha confermato che la sua morte era l'unico modo per liberare Superman.

Quando il personaggio è stato resuscitato, dopo La notte più profonda, nella storia Justice League: Generation Lost, si è preparato a cancellare i ricordi del mondo delle sue passate azioni criminali; per sopravvivere al trauma al cervello, ha posto il suo corpo in una grande vasca di ghiaccio e si è collegato a una macchina per la trasfusione di sangue. L'entità in qualche modo ha cambiato le sue capacità e inizialmente avrebbe convertito le persone viventi nei cadaveri di una Lanterna Nera. Con il suo compito completato e la vita ripristinata, ha quindi mostrato l'attivazione volontaria e il controllo su ogni O.M.A.C. a riposo. infettati all'interno della popolazione mondiale.

Dopo un riavvio a livello aziendale, Lord è stato reintrodotto come parte dell'evento editoriale Rinascita (DC Comics), essendo ora un metaumano sin dalla sua giovinezza. Il suo potere primario è ottimizzato per una forma di potente persuasione psichica che funziona meglio se abbinata a un comando vocale. In questa rappresentazione successiva, i suoi poteri funzionano sfruttando e promuovendo i desideri e le inibizioni sottostanti delle persone per farle eseguire i suoi ordini. L'unico inconveniente è che il suo potere non gli dà il controllo totale su di loro, poiché può solo spingerli ad agire in base ai loro desideri inconsci; per esempio, potrebbe far emergere il desiderio inconscio di Deadshot di uccidere sua figlia in modo che lui poteva essere libero di uccidere chiunque, ma quando ha usato il suo potere su Killer Frost ha solo attirato il suo desiderio di fare la differenza.

Maxwell è abile nell'inganno, nell'analisi tattica e nella gestione aziendale. È anche esperto nel combattimento corpo a corpo, avendo usato mosse di judo per tenere testa a Booster Gold in uno scontro fisico.

Critica
Come Lord riebbe un corpo nuovo e furono ricostituiti i suoi poteri telepatici è sconosciuto, e i fan criticarono questa ricarica del personaggio, specialmente dopo l'intervista degli amministratori della DC Comics in cui questi ultimi rivelarono che sapevano dei problemi della continuità ma decisero di ignorarli. In questa storia, è possibile spiegare i vari errori della continuità come uno degli effetti collaterali dei colpi sferrati da Superboy-Prime all'universo e al suo cambiamento della storia; questo potrebbe anche spiegare il cambiamento del personaggio da eroe a criminale, e potrebbe anche essere stata l'influenza di Alexander Luthor e/o dello Psico Pirata. Gli intenti dello scrittore di suggerire che la precedente vita eroistica di Lord era semplicemente una parte giocata per integrarsi con gli eroi prima del suo piano di tradimento, vennero considerati una contraddizione da parte di numerosi contestatori negli anni.

Dopo il pannello "Crisis Counseling" al Wizard World Chicago, Dan DiDio spiegò i motivi di utilizzo di Maxwell Lord all'interno di Crisi infinita. Dopo essere passati attraverso varie possibilità su chi sarebbe potuto essere "il nuovo leader per una squadra sotto Checkmate", fu suggerito Maxwell Lord. Molti degli editori pensarono che sarebbe stata un'ottima idea, dato che Lord fu mostrato con una vena di meschinità e aveva già ucciso in precedenza. L'idea fu abbandonata a causa dei continui errori di continuità, come il fatto che fu un cyborg, ma ritornarono sui loro passi dopo aver deciso che nessuna di queste possibilità andava bene. "Pensammo a proposito di questo aspetto della storia (nel quale Maxwell Lord fu trasformato in un cyborg) ancora un po'", spiegò DiDio. "E quindi chiesi, 'Qualcuno l'ha letto?' No. 'A qualcuno è piaciuta l'idea?' No. Così andammo avanti con Max come umano, ed essendo stato umano, e non lasciando che questa piccola parte del passato restasse nel mezzo di questa storia. Noi volemmo il meglio per Countdown (to Infinite Crisis), e per noi, il che significa che Max doveva essere umano".

Una retcon successiva piazzata nella "cyborgizzazione" di Maxwell Lord per un breve periodo, fece sì che Max Lord utilizzasse la sua connessione ai Laboratori Cadmus, Checkmate e il Progetto M per cancellare i cambiamenti apportatigli dal Kilg%re e ritornare ad un sano corpo umano. Le didascalie narrative che lo spiegarono implicarono che, nonostante i suggerimenti precedenti al contrario, la sua riformazione durante Justice League International fu genuina, e solo dopo la sua tramutazione in cyborg e la sua ricostituzione acquisì l'odio verso i metaumani che definì il suo ruolo in Crisi Infinita.

Tutto ciò rivelò il caso anche nel corrente Universo DC. Tuttavia, il corpo da cyborg posseduto da Lord non fu più uno dei corpi posseduti dal clone di Lord Havok, ma un nuovo automa di Nuova Genesi. Scartato dopo la ricostituzione della sua forma biologica, il corpo fu abbandonato in una cantina al Castello, il corrente quartier generale di Checkmate, e trasformato per ospitare la forma corrente di G.I. Robot.

Impatto sui fumetti
A causa del modo in cui Maxwell Lord si occupò di Blue Beetle, alcuni appassionati di fumetti cominciarono a fare riferimento a omicidi inspiegabili o rivelazioni scioccanti di personaggi noti che vanno contro la continuità precedente affermando di essere stati "spinti da Max Lord". Infatti, Dan DiDio affermò al Comic-Con del 2008 che "Non avremo a che fare con Barry Allen e Wally West spinti da Maxwell Lord".

Altri media

Cinema
 Maxwell Lord compare come antagonista principale nel film del DC Extended Universe Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), interpretato da Pedro Pascal. In questa versione il suo vero nome è Maxwell Lorenzano, mentre Max Lord è solo uno pseudonimo.

Televisione
 Lord comparve nell'episodio "Ultimatum" della serie animata Justice League Unlimited. Comparve come un normale umano senza alcun potere speciale, e agiva come manager degli Ultimen, un gruppo di supereroi che lavorava indipendentemente dalla Justice League. Venne fuori, tuttavia, che questi Ultimen erano una serie di forme di vita artificiale clonate e a cui furono date false memorie. Il gruppo fu sviluppato con l'assistenza del Progetto Cadmus come parte di un progetto in via di sviluppo per proteggere la Terra dalla Justice League. Siccome i cloni, nati imperfetti, morirono, furono rimpiazzati finché una nuova generazione di cloni impararono la verità e si ribellarono contro Lord e Cadmus.
 Nella serie televisiva Smallville è interpretato dall'attore Gil Bellows nel diciannovesimo episodio della nona stagione intitolato "Charade" (Sciarada). È un membro dell'organizzazione Checkmate, dove ricopre il ruolo di"Re Nero": possiede la capacità di manipolare il pensiero delle persone, potere con cui tenta di scoprire l'identità della"Macchia". Viene sconfitto da Clark Kent, ma riesce a fuggire entrando in contatto con un ambiguo personaggio legato alla Checkmate, la "Regina Rossa". Ricompare nel ventunesimo episodio della nona stagione intitolato "Hostage" (La Regina Rossa). Tortura psichicamente Tess Mercer al fine di scoprire, per conto della"Regina Rossa", l'ubicazione del Libro di Rao, un manufatto kriptoniano. Viene neutralizzato dalla "Regina Rossa"una volta ultimato il suo compito.
 Il personaggio appare anche nella più recente serie della CBS Supergirl, interpretato da Peter Facinelli. Qui interpreta la parte di un geniale, ma spregevole imprenditore e scienziato, nonché multimilionario proprietario delle "Lord Industries", il quale odia gli "invasori alieni" e farà di tutto per distruggerli, in special modo Supergirl stessa.

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Voci correlate
 Justice League of America
 Justice League International

Collegamenti esterni

Personaggi DC Comics
Imprenditori immaginari

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Private Investigation Firm – Large or Small, Global or Local?
Before you choose a private investigation firm, you should consider several factors. To make an informed decision, you need to know information about who you are hiring. Two of the factors that may help you decide are the size and operating locations of the firm. Here is a guideline that will give you the pros and cons about these two factors.
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CINEMASCOPE : THE TWO POPES
THE TWO POPES is a loving study of the relationship between the men from the Vatican from opposing schools of thought.
Directed by Fernando Meirelles [City of God, The Constant Gardner] and wonderfully adapted by Anthony McCarten and Frank Cotrrel[-Boyce from a play written by McCarten, The Two Popes is a moving and absorbing biographical drama about the relationship between-
Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI [Anthony Hopkins] and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio , of course, goes to become the future Pope Francis and the reformer of the Catholic Church that we know today.
Set mostly in 2012, the film is a loving study of the relationship between the men from opposing schools of thought. It is also about spirituality, forgiveness and love.
Pope Benedict XVI, the traditionalist, defended conventional Catholic doctrine on homosexuality, inter-faith dialogue and birth-control against growing secular views in Europe.
He often ate by himself with on faith keeping him company. As a result he was lonelier than he realised, especially when he felt that God had stopped responding to him.
On the other hand, Bergoglio had far more modern views on such matters. He shunned display of wealth, ate and serve the common man, and believed that religion must change with times.
In 2005, the two men crossed paths after the death of Pope Jon Paul II. Here, Joseph Ratzinger received the most votes while Bergoglio received the second most votes to replace him. Eventually Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI.
Seven years later, the Catholic Church was rocked by the Vatican Leaks scandal, where shocking allegations of blackmail, corruption, petty politics, and homosexual clergy came to the surface. These allegations were the final nail in the coffin for Bergoglio.
Already disillusioned by the hardline views of the church, he submits his resignation as Archbishop, hoping to serve God more privately.
After he doesn't get a response, he flies down to Rome to personally get Pope Benedict XVI's signature on his resignation letter. immediately, there's friction. The Pope is hurt by Bergoglio's public criticism of the church.
When Bergoglio explains that it's not personal, the Pope claims that Bergoglio has comprised before. Bergoglio explains that he didn't compromise, he changed. And he believes that religion also must change.
Over the next few days, the two spend time with each other and grow fond of each other's company. The Pope has held a secret. He wanted to be the first Pope to resign since 1415, he has feared, that Bergoglio will be voted his replacement.
Now, he realises that Bergoglio is exactly the man the world needs. But Bergoglio doesn't want the job. Holding him back are choices he made during a violent revolution in Argentina decades back where his friends were tortured.
The Two Popes' screenplay flows very smoothly. The 125-minute film is almost entirely based on the relationship and conversations between the two men., yet is over before you know it. The values about mistakes, growth, and spirituality make the film compelling.
However, the script has its flaws. It glosses over the failings of the church and the Vatican leaks scandal. Moreover, it is too forgiving of Pope Bendict XVI.
On the other hand, the performances are excellent. Anthony Hopkins gives one of the greatest and finest performance, steals scenes with his typically quiet quiet yet captivating masterly performance.
Jonathan Pryce is simply sublime as the future Pope Francis. He captures his humor, wit and empathy perfectly. The two actors have the sort of rare chemistry that makes the film a must-watch.
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Game Day: A Star Wars Fiasco
April 23, 2019 Ken Newquist Game Columns, Game Day, Games, Role-Playing Games
My weekly gaming group took a break from our regular Dungeons & Dragons campaigns to play Fiasco … in space!
Fiasco (Amazon /Indie Press Revolution ) by Bully Pulpit Games is a role-playing game of ordinary people with powerful ambition and poor impulse control. It's a role-playing game for 3-5 players and no game master inspired by movies such as Fargo, A Simple Plan, and The Way of the Gun. Essentially, it's a Coen Brothers simulator.
The game is divided up into four stages. The first is set up, in which you establish your characters and the relationships between them. Setup also determines their essential needs, important objects (e.g. guns, drugs, a $1 million in unmarked bills), and notable locations (dive bar, my uncle's old hunting lodge). Then comes Act 1, in which the fiasco unfolds, the story is established, and the narrative starts building towards a series of unfortunate events). In the middle of the game comes The Flip, which adds further complications to the game. Act 2 is where it all goes to hell, with your characters along for the ride (or more specifically, driving the 18 wheeler of doom). It all ends with the Aftermath, where you determine just how bad things ended for your character (spoiler alert: probably pretty bad).
I played it once at MEPACON, and I've been itching to play it ever since. Re-familiarize myself with the game, I watched Wil Wheaton's Fiasco episodes of Tabletop: Setup, Part 1(consisting of Act 1 and the title), and Part 2 (Act 2 and the Aftermath).
The episodes do an excellent job of explaining the game's setup and core mechanics. More importantly, the episode shows how the game brings order out of chaos as the players brainstorm and then execute ideas.
For the game itself, I printed out the Fiasco Play Mat, which served as a quick reference reminder of the stages of the game and the Fiasco Facilitation Cheat Sheet, which summarizes what to do at each of those stages. Finally, I downloaded and printed Geek Ken's Fiasco Cards, which are simply cards to write down the relationships, needs, objects, places, and Tilt effects on.
A long time ago, in a Fiasco far, far away
The game leverages playsets to frame the story. The baseline Fiasco playsets draw inspiration from source material like Fargo, but people have built dozens of variant playsets to support the game covering settings from Star Trek, Archer, and Paranoia. If you're looking for a playset for your game, I recommend visiting Fiasco Playsets, a browseable and searchable archive of playsets for the game.
For our first game, I went with the Star Wars-themed Escape from Cloud City rather than a more standard Coen Brothers-style game. My gaming group is fluent in Star Wars, having played a Knights of the Old Republic campaign for several years and well, we're all geeks of a certain age. Star Wars is in our DNA (and that of our kids as well, but I digress).
Here's our set up:
E-3PO: Remember that protocol droid that cursed at C-3P0 in Huttesse when he arrived in Cloud City? This is that droid … and it turns he was a criminal mastermind playing the Empire and Rebellion against one another.
Rando Valanisan: A naive Rodian infatuated with the Rebellion who thinks he's as cool as Lando Calrissian (he's not). By day, he's a carbon freeze technician; by night he works with his rebel contact, E-3PO to help the Rebellion achieve its inevitable triumph.
Jeren Biddec: A human middle manager in over his head. Responsible for the carbon freezing process in Cloud City, he's part of E-3PO's criminal organization. When the droid needs someone disappeared, Jeren and his ugnaught enforcers find the person, freeze them in carbonite, and smuggle them out of the city.
It's an almost stable triangle of need that starts to teeter almost immediately. Rumors spread that an Imperial Star Destroyer is in the system and that Lord Vader himself is on the Cloud City … and is showing an unhealthy amount of interest in the carbon freezing facility. Rando, seeing an opportunity to strike a blow for the Rebellion, decides to overload the carbon freezing process as a way of hurting – or perhaps even killing – the Sith Lord and his minions.
Meanwhile, the insectoid bounty hunter Zuckuss is in Cloud City hunting rebels … and has a lead on Rando. The Rodian, eager to save his own neck and escape the bounty hunter's attention, points to his boss Jeren as the real rebel provocateur on the station. Motivations begin to crash into one another: with the Empire on Cloud City, E-3PO sees a way to manipulate supply and demand within the carbonite market, Rando dreams of killing Imperials in a convoluted carbonite death trap, and Jeren just wants to get out of the city.
This is all complicated half-way through the session when Lando Calrissian announces that the Imperials have seized control of Cloud City … and all the transportation hubs are locked down.
Chaos ensues, and naturally, it all goes very badly. In the aftermath, Rando ended up incarcerated on an Imperial prison planet, E-3PO had his memory wiped and was told to rout out his own criminal empire, and Jeren emerged largely unscathed, contemplating how things might go better next time.
It ended several years later after the fall of the Empire. Rando gets released from the prison world and shows up in Jeren's office, where he asks "So what now boss?"
Next steps with Fiasco
Everyone enjoyed the game and would like to play it again. I can see this being one of our go-to games when we want to play an RPG, but we don't have enough people to pull off our regular Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. The Escape from Cloud City playset proved to be a good introduction to the game because everyone in my group had a shared understanding of Star Wars(perhaps much more so than Fiasco's original source material). I think it'd make a great convention one-shot for that reason, and I'm thinking of running at MEPACon one of these days.
I'd like to play Fiasco with four players. While the game is fun with three, I think four players gives you more opportunities for mayhem … and the possibility that one player doesn't have a relationship with another player at the table. That would give rise to more intraparty conflict as people's competing needs go to war with one another, and I can see how that could lead to some disastrously fun scenarios. Regardless of the number of players, I'm looking forward to playing the game again.
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Miko Nolan
John Gannon
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I was at the under-19 final last year when a lady beside me informed me that her dad played for Galway United. "What was his name?" I asked in the hope that he was one of our most famous players. I wasn't disappointed.
"Miko Nolan," replied his daughter Caroline so I immediately asked her if I could do a feature on him. Miko was an original Galway Rovers/United legend. This guy was teak-tough. Having being brought up in an era of watching Norman Hunter, Tommy Smith and to a lesser extent Chopper Harris, I was delighted to witness Miko playing for Galway Rovers and Galway United.
He was very popular around town because we always love to see a local lad make the team and, along with Chick Deacy, Tommy and Tony Murphy, Gerry Daly, Jimmy Duffy, Tommy Lally, Kevin Cassidy and many other local heroes, the fans loved Miko Nolan. There was an urban legend that Miko practiced his tackles on lamp posts but I reckon this guy's tackles had the effect of an earth remover.
When I see Kalvin Phillips and before him David Batty and Terry Yorath play for Leeds, I appreciate Miko's value to the side. We all love flair players and ball players, goalscorers and intricate passers but every team needs someone who can make that vital tackle, break up the play, win back possession and stop an attack to be effective.
But there was more to the Bohermore native than just hard tackles! He was quite the midfield dynamo for Our Lady's Boys Club in the mid-'70s alongside other future Galway United stalwarts Kevin Cassidy and John Cleary! These guys featured alongside more other Galway United stars of the future in Chick Deacy, Tommy Lally, Jimmy Duffy, and Mickey McLoughlin for Galway Town as well as lining out for the Galway & District League at the same time.
Miko also played Rugby for Boys' Club and Gaelic football with Fr Griffin's where he won County Senior Football Championships and a Connacht Club title. The sporting all-rounder also made the County Senior Football team and he was on the fringes of the Galway Senior side defeated by Cork in 1973.
However, it was Miko's exploits on Galway Rovers' entry to the League of Ireland that captured the attention of us football followers! I was there with my dad when Galway Rovers took part in the 1976 Bass League Cup campaign and played Athlone Town at Terryland. This was the start of a great on/off relationship of supporting the lads that continues today.
Amby Fogarty was the manager of Rovers and Trevor Hockey his Athlone counterpart. Chick, Cass, Tommy Murphy, Tony Collins and Jimmy Duffy also played but unfortunately Tommy was in goal for the midlands team having trained The Tribesmen. It was a 0-0 draw but a cracking match.
As avid followers of cross-channel football many of us were enthralled at the prospect of former Ireland and Welsh International managers locking heads. We knew it was going to be the start of something special. It was a good start as Athlone had surprised the mighty AC Milan in a European tie the previous season. John Minnock, who missed a penalty in the match at St Mel's Park against the Italian giants, caused all sorts of problems for Rovers but some fine goalkeeping by Eddie Wallace kept it scoreless.
In the second match Rovers picked up another point, drawing 1-1 away to Finn Harps. Miko moved back from midfield to defence and alongside captain Gerry Lynskey did a fine job limiting Bomber Bradley to one goal. This guy was a veritable goal machine and would go on to be record goalscorer in the League of Ireland. Chick scored the Rovers goal to give them a shot at a semi-final spot in the League Cup.
Unfortunately Sligo, with a raft of professional players, proved a step too far and an early goal from future Galway United record scorer Paul McGee proved decisive. The ever-passionate Chick got sent off as Rovers valiantly tried to claw it back. However, the amateur Rovers mainly selected from local sides had done us proud and Miko was subsequently capped on the Irish Junior team versus Wales.
The next season Galway Rovers entered the League of Ireland but had a poor start. Injury prevented Miko from making his League debut until the fifth match against Bohemians. This was a high-quality side featuring Mick Smyth, Turlough O'Connor and Eamonn Gregg. I remember watching Chick; he moved to right-back to check cross-channel target Gerry Ryan, to literally blank out the jet-heeled winger as Rovers earned a hard fought point. The ever-young Amby Fogarty came on as sub and joined Miko and Chick in the referees' book in a blistering duel.
Rovers struggled throughout their first season with former Celtic star Tommy Callaghan being brought in to replace Amby Fogarty and, with the exception of Fran Brennan, it was now an all-Galway based team. In O'Callaghan's first match, the one player who continued to show a hunger for the battle, Miko Nolan, was harshly sent off! The team now featured, as well as player-manager Callaghan: Tommy McGrain, brother of Celtic and Scotland legend Danny, with 17-year-old Gerry Daly making a huge impression too.
There was a story at the time that every time Miko bought a new pair of boots he scored but unlike tennis star Pete Sampras, who never wore the same shirt twice; this proved economically unviable for the local sharpshooter and the modest club from the west!
Georgie Quinlivan and Kieran McDaid were two of the top performers as Rovers battled to establish themselves throughout that second season in 1978/'79. Miko battled away in midfield and Tommy Murphy switched from centre-back to centre-forward back to midfield and eventually back to centre back! If Tommy McGrain was compared with Archie Gemmill then I reckon there must have been something of Graeme Souness' style about Miko.
He was teak tough but had the ability to score some cracking goals as well as create many more, none more famous than a scorcher against Dundalk in 1981 at Terryland as the team trailed by 2-1. Miko hit a screamer past Richie Blackmore and the ground erupted!
His tough, never-say-die attitude summed up the core of the Rovers' attitude to senior League of Ireland football. The squad was so wafer-thin that Tommy Lally completed one game in goal with a broken arm! The rugged midfielder got some terrific accolades for his performances that season: "A wholehearted contributor who has added vision to his game with time."
Miko was obviously maturing into his role in the progression of Galway football. He and McGrain became a very effective duo in the middle of the pitch with player/manager Callaghan sweeping up in front of the defence.
In March 1979 the coppersmith from Balybane gave an interview with a local paper and indicated that he loved playing in midfield due to the constant involvement. He loved attacking football and trained religiously as he felt that led to consistency of performance. Loyalty was a huge factor in Miko's make-up as he only played for one junior club, OLBC, with his biggest influences being Billy Carr at junior level and Amby Fogarty who gave him his break with Galway Rovers.
He felt the league would benefit from better pitches and facilities for players and better refereeing. "I think referees have a very hard job and I would not do it for any money because everybody is against them." Very true Miko and such a pity that Noel Connolly's perfect pitch wasn't there when you were in your prime!
A great fan favourite, Miko admitted to being inspired by Liverpool hard-man Tommy Smith even if the Rovers warrior felt that he played the game fairly but some players overreacted when tackled which in Miko's opinion defeated the whole purpose of the game.
I know that Norman Hunter and Johnny Giles felt the same thing when they played for Leeds! Tommy and Tony Murphy, his Rovers teammates, were his first cousins and he also played Gaelic football for St Michael's. In 1973 as well as being on the Galway senior panel the versatile Tribesman also won County Senior and under-21 Gaelic football medals with Fr Griffin's. The 5' 9", 12 stone disco-dancing, midfield general's favourite player was Lou Macari, who played for his favourite team, Manchester United. Well nobody is perfect Miko!
Former Ireland international full-back John Herrick replaced Tommy Callaghan; rumours had it that the Scot was unceremoniously dumped with a note through his letter-box; and believe me, this guy put the lads through their paces in training. He had a fondness for running if my memories from UCG days are correct! Herrick was player-manager and well capable of bone-crushing tackles still. Gerry Daly, Carl Humphries, John Mannion and Mickey McLaughlin were all part of a Rovers team that went on an extended run as Herrick set about turning Terryland Park into a fortress.
Miko battled hard in midfield as the determined Galway side reached the League Cup Final against Dundalk, none more so than when he powered the midfield to a 2-1 semi-final victory over Thurles Town at Terryland. Unfortunately Rovers were denied a win in the final over two legs. They drew both matches, the first leg at Terryland, losing the second leg on penalties at Oriel Park.
Tommy Lally summed up his all-action team-mate's contribution to the cause:
"People don't always appreciate Miko's work-rate. He always gives 100 per cent as a wholehearted player in a defensive midfield role. He is a stopper in the Billy Bremner mould (personally I can't think of higher praise!). One aspect of his game that is not exploited is Miko's ability to make penetrative passes forward. He was exceptional at this in junior football but he has not been used to perform this talent at senior level."
High praise indeed from The Lal!
Miko played for Galway Rovers/United from 1976 to 1985 when he guided the reserves to a unique hat-trick of the Connacht Senior League, the League Cup and The Connacht Senior Cup. That was some team featuring the likes of Gerry Daly, Kevin Cassidy, Ricky O'Flaherty, Brian Long and new Irish Youth Cap Johnny Glynn.
Miko became the first Galway United player to be granted a testimonial which speaks volumes for his contribution to establishing Galway in the League of Ireland. For any of us who saw Galway's entry to the League of Ireland and followed them on wet Sundays, long before we had an elaborate stand, we will never forget the whole-hearted efforts of Miko Nolan.
MIKE GERAGHTY miketgeraghty@gmail.com
(This article originally appeared in Issues 1 & 2 of the Maroon View 2020. Both games were cancelled, so it was reproduced in the issue for the 2021 season opener versus Shelbourne.)
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Go ahead – call me old-fashioned, but I love traditions and history. When choosing names for my children, my husband and I tied family names from generations past to each child's name – Dorothy, Clara and Ezekiel. I think it's important to honor family members and to carry on American traditions.
Another tradition that I have grown to love (don't shoot me show moms) are dairy whites. Yes, dairy show clothes are a mother's worst laundry nightmare, but it's a tradition that belongs only to Dairy. Our youth standout at state shows among exhibitors of other species; and proudly represent our industry without having to say a word.
This past weekend at the state show, I heard several kids and parents say things like: "Why do dairy exhibitors wear white", "White clothes make no sense with all of the dirt, water and manure splashing around", or "I hate washing white show pants!!"
Many conversations at dairy shows often focus on the fact that it was and still is a poor choice to be dressed all in white while working with animals. I agree - It is hard work scrubbing stains out of white show clothes! And I have definitely said my share of complaints as well. But, comments from the show this past weekend prompted me to do a little research when I came home on the history of dairy whites in the show ring. Here is what I found:
During the early 1900's, the concept of 4-H was developed and soon after that youth started displaying animals for judging which included the ability to show the animal to its greatest advantage or "Showmanship".
Many guidelines for animal showmanship were developed and depended on what species and part of the U.S. one lived in. However, the majority of the guidelines were similar to that of the American Holstein Foundation showmanship recommendations. They state that one must wear white pants and shirt, be clean and neat, and do not wear anything that will draw attention to the showman instead of the animal. Farm names, logos, wording or flashy colors can distract from the animal itself.
Animal agriculture is the start of the food process and white represents sterility. It also provides a clean uniform appearance that gives all the kids an impartial look that does not distract from judging the animal.
Wearing white in the dairy show ring is a tradition and the way it has always been done.
As you can see, there is no clear reason as to why dairy wears white in the show ring. There are some valid points above, but the most important one I believe is tradition – the way it has always been done.
Traditions build relationships between generations. Traditions are stories, beliefs, rituals and customs that are passed from one generation to the next and keeping them helps to teach children values. It fills an individual's need to belong, provides a sense of continuity and a routine that one can depend on year after year.
So as I scrub my daughter's whites this week I will try to think about the good reasons for wearing white in the dairy show ring. Just hope the other show moms reading this don't throw any poop on me, or my daughter, at the next dairy show!!
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This project includes a unique partnership with the Village of Spring Grove, local high school students, and an architectural designer specializing in Norwegian design to conceptualize and build a home that highlights and incorporates the Norwegian heritage of this community. This Heritage House will be built alongside a local, low-income partner family to provide a decent, safe, and affordable home that they can call their own.
Meet the Pitts Family
For Sherry Pitts, home ownership is not just about finding a place to live for herself and her four children: Jamesha (9), Fenecia and Jasiah (14), and Kal-El (15). It is about her family's safety, their security, their ability to be themselves in a place that is theirs alone. It is a way to connect to where they live and their neighbors. In Sherry's words, "It is a commitment to a neighborhood and community-a chance to finally plant roots."
Sherry has repeatedly found it difficult to find living arrangements that meet her budgeting needs while also accommodating the size of her family. Their current home has caused allergy and asthma problems for Sherry and Jamesha. The four children are cramped and have been wanting more space to themselves. When asked about how she feels to be involved with Habitat for Humanity, Sherry said, "I am extremely excited to partner with Habitat- this opportunity is providing the foundation and structure not only for my home, but my family."
Sherry's journey to becoming a Habitat homeowner has been and will continue to be a community-wide effort. People in her community first alerted her that Habitat La Crosse was seeking applicants in Spring Grove, MN. In fact, someone brought her the flier in person. Someone else thought to bring her an application. And while she was working on filling it out, a third person called her to inform her about the opportunity.
The design of this home has also involved the community. It was designed in traditional Norwegian style by Spring Grove High School students, guided by local architect Miranda Moen. The community has been incredibly supportive of this home. This is a special project for Spring Grove, since it is Habitat for Humanity's first home in Spring Grove and Habitat La Crosse's 50th home.
Sherry is excited to be part of the actual construction of her new home. "The hands-on building part is going to be my favorite part. It will really make it ours," she said. "I'm ready for it," Pitts told the Spring Grove Herald. She and her children will complete at least 350 sweat equity hours alongside Habitat volunteers, helping to build their home and volunteering for various Habitat La Crosse programs and events.
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To safeguard the public from charlatans (scammers), oversight committees and departments have been established in the public and private sectors to safeguard the public from people that would pray upon them in an effort to relieve them of their hard earned money. However, when it comes to religion and religious organizations, it is a charlatans' paradise. What is worse, as exemplified by the show The Preachers of LA, the art of fleecing followers is now celebrated on national television. There, the rewards of their fleecing are flaunted -- all the while their own parishioners are without food, rent or clothing. You can rest assured that the Preachers are NOT parting with much of their worldly goods to help out any of their fellow men, women and children!
Nevertheless, the fact is that although little is ever accurately written or quoted about the religion, Christian Science is in fact the only religion which requires proof that a "pastor" has healed at least three (3) individuals without the use of any pharmaceuticals or having relied upon any medical professional and/or device for help. Faith and prayer are the only tools which the "pastor" (also known as a Christian Science Practioner) employs to facilitate healing.
And payment for these services is "nominal" to say the least. These individuals take their lead from the one true Pastor (healer) -- Christ Jesus.
Besides, doesn't it say in the Bible, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal." Matthew 6:19 So wouldn't these Preacher's already be breaking God's law?
Thus it comes down to this: has Pastor Wayne Chaney, Ron Gibson, Jay Haizlip, Noels Jones, Clarence McClendon or Joel Osteen healed even one person without relying on material medica? If they had wouldn't that be at least some proof that they are truly anointed by God? Christ Jesus warned us that "Verily, verily I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do …" If they do not, they are charlatans!
So help us to help others by signing this petition to challenge each and all Pastors?
Thank you for your faith and your support.
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El .44 Special, o .44 S&W Special (Smith & Wesson), es un cartucho de revólver, introducido por la Smith & Wesson en 1907, como una versión modernizada del viejo .44 Russian del siglo XIX. Fue bastante popular durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, aunque después se volvió minoritario.

Los modernos revólveres que usan el .44 Magnum pueden usar cartuchos .44 Special sin problemas. Esto es muy útil sobre todo en revólveres de cañón corto por el tremendo retroceso del .44 Magnum. Sin embargo no es posible hacerlo al revés, con cartuchos Magnum en un revólver .44 Special.

El .44 Special tiene unas prestaciones balísticas cercanas al .45 ACP, con un buen poder de detención. Con una bala de 240 granos desarrolla una velocidad inicial de 250 m/s y una energía de 470 Julios.

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 Cartucho .44 Special

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In the first of our in-depth reports on the education crisis for Syrian refugees, Abby Sewell reports from Lebanon on the challenges faced by Syrian siblings in a country with the highest per capita number of refugees in the world.
TEL ABBAS, Lebanon – In a one-room schoolhouse tucked amid the tents in an informal refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a pair of volunteers were trying to keep about 20 squirming Syrian children focused on a French lesson.
Ahmad was never abashed about shouting out an answer, even though it was often wrong. The third from youngest in a family of nine children, he was always competing for attention.
While Ahmad struggled, his nine-year-old sister Ghoufran, and 12-year-old brother, Abdel Rezaq, were already bored with the lesson but happy to show off their more advanced knowledge.
"J'ai neuf ans," Ghoufran said promptly.
"J'ai douze ans," said Abdel Rezaq.
The family fled the fighting in Aleppo four years earlier and landed in this makeshift settlement on a dusty road in Tel Abbas, a small municipality on the outskirts of the Lebanese city of Halba. They share a United Nations-provided tent in the encampment of 25 families, one of about 4,000 informal refugee camps in Lebanon.
Even if they wanted to go back to Syria, their house there has been destroyed by bombing. The family had pinned their hopes on one day finding a way to Europe.
But for now, they were stuck in Lebanon, and some of the siblings were struggling to adjust to the more arcane aspects of the Lebanese public education system, which required them to learn subjects including math and science in French rather than their native Arabic, a legacy of Lebanon's colonial history.
Still, being in school at all was a victory of sorts.
In the first year after they arrived in Lebanon, none of the children went to school, said their father, Ali Muhammad al-Abdullah – or Abu Abdullah, as everyone calls him. There was no public school that was willing or had room to accept them, and the family could not afford private education.
In the first years of the war in Syria, refugee children in Lebanon had little access to education, except for some informal camp schools and other programs run by NGOs or community organizations.
The Lebanese public school system was suffering from anemic enrollment, as the majority of Lebanese children attend private schools. Even so, there was still not enough room to accommodate the number of children fleeing from Syria.
In 2013, as the war showed no sign of abating, Lebanon opened up a "second shift" of classes in the afternoons for refugees. It was the country's eventual answer to the ballooning population of Syrian refugees – now more than 1 million, including about 550,000 children up to the age of 18 and 280,770 aged six to 14, for whom education is compulsory.
Ahmad, Ghoufran and Abdel Rezaq eventually found spots in their local public school's second shift.
Ghoufran picked up French easily and flourished in her new school. For Abdel Rezaq, who began his education in Syria before the war and hopes to be a doctor one day, the language barrier made his favorite subjects an ordeal.
Ahmad, easily distracted, remained thoroughly confused by French. Despite constant drills, he could barely recognize the letters of the Latin alphabet, and his parents, who speak only Arabic, could not help him.
The children had joined a public school system already under strain.
The Lebanese ministry of education, in a report released last year on its plans for addressing the refugee crisis, noted that the country's public schools were plagued by "dated approaches to pedagogy, unfavourable allocation of public resources … low investment into education infrastructure and premises" and had been in "slow decline" for years.
Nevertheless, Marino said, the Lebanese public school system offered important advantages over other options for refugee education.
"We were using a system that was already in place, which makes a big difference in a crisis," she said. And unlike the various informal options, the public school system gave children a chance to earn a certificate that would open the possibility of continuing to higher education and allow them to more easily continue their formal education in Syria if they returned.
As of January, there were about 195,000 non-Lebanese children – nearly all Syrian – enrolled in Lebanese public primary schools, narrowly outnumbering the Lebanese students.
About 65,000 of them enrolled in the first shift with Lebanese students, where some Syrian children were bullied by their Lebanese classmates, Marino said. The majority attend second-shift classes reserved for refugees only.
At the public schools attended by the al-Abdullah children, there were sometimes shortages in materials. The children didn't receive their textbooks until a month after the school year had started. Teachers who also taught in the morning first shift were already tired by the time the Syrian children arrived. Sometimes the children fought and some of the teachers hit the students when they misbehaved.
The Syrian refugee crisis has hit Lebanon particularly hard. The small country now hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world. Syrian refugees are often cited as a strain on its dysfunctional public services. Lebanese politicians continually insist that refugees must return to Syria, and soon.
Yet institutions like the Ministry of Education have received much praise from international organizations for their effort to educate Syrian children, regardless of their legal status in the country.
Since the early days of the Syrian crisis, Lebanon has seen a significant increase in refugee enrolment. In 2015, the U.N. found just over half of Syrian children aged between six and 14 in Lebanon were attending any sort of school. Now, about two-thirds of Syrian children in Lebanon in the compulsory school age group attend public schools, according to statistics provided by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education.
Sonia Khoury, who is in charge of the education programs for Syrians at the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education, said it made sense to integrate the Syrian children into the Lebanese system because the curricula of the two countries were similar.
"Their future is to go back to their own country and rebuild their own country and we don't want the years that they have spent here to be useless," she said.
In the long term, some analysts hope that refugees could benefit Lebanon's ailing public school system. Investment in updating the Lebanese curriculum and school infrastructure because of the Syrian crisis could result in better schools for the Lebanese.
On the other hand, Khoury said education officials worried that the international funding would dry up before the improvements could be carried out.
Some Syrian families have found ways to supplement or replace the public school system by sending their children to private schools or informal ones run by NGOs and religious organizations, including some that teach the Syrian rather than Lebanese curriculum.
Struggling with French, Ahmad, along with some of his siblings, started attending morning classes in a small informal schoolhouse in the Tel Abbas camp organized by a small Belgium-based NGO called Relief & Reconciliation for Syria. International volunteers, and now a part-time Lebanese teacher, came to deliver remedial French lessons and help the children with their homework several mornings a week.
After the classes, the children wait in front of the camp for a bus to take them to public schools in Halba and neighboring towns for the second shift. Transport has been a barrier to refugees' access to schools in many areas of Lebanon, as many of the refugee settlements are in remote and rural areas.
The bus has also been a sore point with some of the families in the camp. UNICEF gives them $20 a month for each child aged under 10 enrolled in school and $65 for the older ones – to cover transport costs and help replace the income lost by older children not working.
But the bus drivers, who knew how much aid the families were getting, always set the price at exactly that amount, al-Abdullah said, so there was never any left over.
For all the success of Lebanon's push to expand refugee enrollment, it did not reach everyone. Only about 3,000 non-Lebanese students were enrolled in secondary schools as of January. Even among younger children, the dropout rate has been high. In 2015, the U.N. found that less than half of Syrian children who entered first grade in Lebanon made it to grade six.
Child labor was already a problem in Lebanon before the refugee crisis, and has increased since the Syrian war. In part, that is because of the shaky legal status of many of the children's parents.
Refugees, in most cases, are not allowed to work in Lebanon. Many found informal jobs, but since the government introduced new residency regulations in 2015 many refugees have been unable to obtain or renew their permits, leaving them without legal status. While Lebanese authorities recently announced a waiver of the $200 annual residency fee for most refugees, the effect of the policy remains to be seen.
In the meantime, for most refugees, like the al-Abdallah family, any trip outside the camp means risking arrest at a checkpoint. Children are better able to get around undetected.
When the family arrived in Lebanon, four of Ahmad's older brothers went to work. They never returned to school.
He and his brothers did construction jobs, seasonal work on the potato and olive harvests and whatever other odd jobs they could find.
But the work has dried up for Abdullah, who does not have a valid residency permit. He passes the time coaching kids from the camps in soccer and helping with the remedial classes. He is trying to teach himself English from a lesson book written for native Arabic speakers.
The second eldest son, 18-year-old Mohammed, looks younger and can still travel without attracting attention from the authorities. For the past few months, he has worked at a construction site in a Beirut suburb, sleeping in the half-finished building during the week and returning north to visit his family on the weekends.
If the family stays in Lebanon, the younger children will probably also drop out of school early. "After two years, I will have to go to work, too," Abdel Rezaq, the 12-year-old aspiring doctor, said matter-of-factly.
The children's father is hoping for an end to the war, or resettlement in another country where the children will have better prospects.
The author of this story, Abby Sewell, volunteered for Relief & Reconciliation for Syria in Tel Abbas from October to December 2016.


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Deep Rock Galactic (Early Access) Review – A Brilliant Wave-Based Shoot 'Em Up
Deep Rock Galactic
Ghost Ship Games/Coffee Stain Publishing
When Deep Rock Galactic first debuted back in February of 2018, it totally caught me off guard. Although I thought the title of the game was catchy, the graphics looked really bogus as far as I was concerned. They had a blocky, bulky aesthetic that made the characters, monsters, and various environments contained within it come off as cartoonish and perhaps aimed towards tweens and younger crowds.
A little later, after watching some gameplay videos and reading the overwhelmingly positive reviews that sprang up around the title, I decided to give it a whirl just to see what all of the fuss was about. All I can say is that I'm glad I did.
Deep Rock Galactic puts you into the well-worn boots of dwarven miners somewhere in the far future. You can choose from one of four classes which all have their own individual strengths and weaknesses. Some of these classes really complement each other during gameplay, such as the Gunner being able to fire his zipline gun at elevated positions, while the Engineer can shoot giant platforms to stand upon once you travel up those handy ziplines.
The whole premise of Deep Rock Galactic is that your batch of stubby miners work for some sort of large mining company, and they can take dangerous mining jobs of varying difficulty based on different types of planets.
Some of these planets planets are cold, arctic affairs with stalactites and stalagmites that can harm you. Others are gaseous, poisonous worlds where you might touch deadly spores which releases noxious clouds that can quickly envelop you. Usually, the more dangerous the planet, the larger the amount of "shiny things" (i.e. valuable ore) that are available on them to dig up.
The pacing of Deep Rock Galactic is excellent. The majority of your time spent down upon on one of these dangerous worlds will be spent looking for specific veins of ore that you are tasked with finding. Once you locate said ore, you pull out your drills and commence to drilling. When you fill your drill bags up with ore and they become full, you can then call over your trusty, robotic mule and dump all your valuables into it.
All of this ore collecting is interspersed with lots of chaos. That's because at certain intervals your scouts will suddenly announce that they've detected a large swarm of hostile aliens that are heading in your direction. When that happens, you have to drop whatever you're doing and set yourselves up for the battle ahead. That said, it's never easy.
These alien swarms can include all manner of dangerous creatures—from little, ankle-biting critters that sort of resemble the Tyranids of the Warhammer: 40,000 universe; to gigantic, lumbering space beetles that can munch you to shreds. They'll even throw huge, flying mosquito monsters at you that make fighting from an elevated position irrelevant.
Sometimes these swarms are large, while other times they are absolutely gigantic. The latter ones will make you feel as though you're playing through one of the Starship Troopers novels or films because you'll have to fight off wave after wave of these horrific beasts.
Luckily, if you gather up enough of a certain ore you can call in resupply drops. These drops can feel as if they're falling down from heaven. During some particularly harrowing games, I've personally been on my last bit of ammo (or have totally run out) and have barely managed to call in a drop just in the nick of time.
One of the most recent additions to the Deep Rock Galactic is called Update 19: Guns! Lots of Guns! and brings with it a whole new slew of weapons to play with. Actually, each of the four classes gets two shiny new guns added to their arsenals.
For example, my favorite class, the Engineer, gets the "Stubby Voltaic SMG," which is rapid-firing prototype SMG which fires electric bullets. Engineers also get the Breach Cutter, a weapon that "releases directional blasts of sonically-charged plasma powerful enough to deal with most any alien in your path." Sounds pretty nifty, huh?
All of these new weapons really add a lot more diversity to the game and changes things up for the better.
If you're looking for a Left 4 Dead or Vermintide-type of experience, Deep Rock Galactic is a great take on the genre. It's also highly polished already for an Early Access title and is only getting better with time.
SCORE: 85%
Deep Rock Galactic features pretty great graphics that make its alien wave survival gameplay truly shine. However, you want to have a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate. So, you may just want to invest in a decent gaming rig:
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A group of students who are about to attend homecoming dressed in darker dresses as to fit with the "Nightmare Before Christmas" theme.
The annual Homecoming dance at Yorba Linda High School (YLHS) came around again, sparking the conversation of whether or not it is an important dance to go to. Some may argue that other dances, like prom, are more important for the student body to attend. However, a majority of the dances are similar in style simply at different times in the year; what they symbolize is the major difference between each one.
Homecoming is the first semi formal dance of the year that includes the entire student body. This makes it a much more inclusive and, perhaps, enchanting dance that everyone can join in on to have a fun time. Not to mention, the suspense and fun around the theme gives the student body a wide array of subjects to discuss and talk about. Such holiday themed dances, as this year's, also spark excitement within the people attending, especially those who love the ideas revolving them. This year's theme "The Nightmare Before Homecoming" was a hit amongst the students because it was an amazing idea that almost every student can attach childhood memories with. This can be shown through students such as Shannon Adler (11) stating how "Ever since I was a kid I have loved 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' and seeing it be the dance theme just made me want to go even more".
Prom on the other hand, is seen as a more special and fancy dance. Yet, many may not like what makes it so special as much as what makes homecoming more unique. Both show a theme and even are somewhat formal, but many see prom as on a different level than homecoming due to the nature of it itself. Homecoming is a more important dance to attend because it sets a precedent over the rest of the year and the activities that are attended at YL. Though prom is more extravagant and perhaps more of an event, many students would like the non pressure and easy going vibe that homecoming supplies, especially because it is more traditional to go to homecoming with a group. Though of course anyone can go to prom no matter who they attend with, if anyone at all, a lot of prom revolves around a more mature status of high school rather than the laid back feeling homecoming can give off. As a high schooler it is more fun and perhaps better to go to a dance that resembles the time and feeling of the students attending, which is why homecoming is arguably more fun to attend.
In the end, both dances are seen as amazing ways to get out and enjoy the school and the many experiences it has to offer for the student boy. Whether a student decides to jump on the opportunity to go to the first dance of the year or they choose to rather save up some money to attend the more extravagant end of the year ball, it is almost certain they will have an amazing time dancing and making memories.


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Lady Gaga Bashes Mike Pence During Las Vegas Residency Set
Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
"You are the worst representation of what it means to be a Christian"
Lady Gaga interrupted one of her Las Vegas residency concerts over the weekend to speak out against the government shutdown, as well as Karen Pence's new job at an anti-LGBTQ elementary school. She also called out Vice President Mike Pence's hypocritical Christian values.
Gaga started off by criticizing the president for keeping the government shut down, all in an effort to fund the racist border wall; the shutdown is now the longest in American history and has lasted a full month as of today. "If the fucking President of the United States could please put our government back in business. There are people who live paycheck to paycheck and need their money," she said, pointing out the hundreds of thousands of government workers who are furloughed or working without pay during the shutdown.
She continued by calling out Pence for supporting his wife's decision to work at a homophobic school: "To Mike Pence, who thinks it's acceptable that his wife work at a school that bans LGBTQ, you are wrong." She then noted that his views on Christianity are vastly different from her own. "You say we should not discriminate against Christianity; you are the worst representation of what it means to be a Christian," she said, speaking directly to him. "I am a Christian woman and what I do know about Christianity is that we bear no prejudice and everybody is welcome."Gaga then made a joke about how derailed her set had become and got back to performing.
Pence has responded to the backlash of his wife's new job, saying that the "attack on Christian education" is "deeply offensive." Actually, condoning homophobia in the name of Christian values is one of the most hateful, offensive things we can think of.
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Let's face it, your neighborhood is just as important as your house. If you are not happy with your neighborhood it will eventually lead to you not being satisfied with your home. Do your research to determine what a neighborhood has to offer you. This article will explain the things that you should be looking at in a neighborhood during the buying process.
Location is everything. Imagine living in an amazing area, but you work over 50 miles away. This will not leave you with much time to enjoy everything that your neighborhood has to offer considering you will be spending most of your time commuting to work. Even though there may be a great neighborhood available 50 miles away from work, that does not mean you need to consider that home unless you are able to work from home. Commuting can be overwhelming and will create a dissatisfaction to the home you purchased.
Location plays a huge factor when it comes to the community and its amenities. If you live in a rural area, you will most likely not find any gyms, retail stores, or things to do. However, if you enjoy the seclusiveness of a rural area, this may work for you. Drive around the surrounding area to see everything that is in proximity.
PRO TIP: Drive or Walk around the Areas You Are researching. Make sure to take note of distances and time that it takes to get to some of the places you may be going to often.
Asking the locals in an area is a great way to see if you would enjoy it there. Locals will know the area best and can make you aware of the perks and issues. Most people love chatting about their neighborhood and where they live.
How can you Get involved without physically going to every business or community center?
1) I am moving to the area and was curious to hear what some of you love about living here?
2) I am curious to hear what some of the changes you are hoping for in the near future?
3) What is something that you would only know if you lived here?
PRO TIP: You Can also Google: How is Living in (Neighborhood). This will reveal many other forums or blogs that give local insight.
Finding A Good School System To Purchase a Home In Is a Smart Idea(No Pun Intended) For Anyone. The home values in highly rated school districts often see the biggest gain in value and have steadier markets.
PRO TIP: There are many online resources such as GreatSchools.org where you can look up the schools in your area and their rating. Once you have decided on a school that you believe will be best for your family, visit the school.
The value of a property plays a huge role on choosing a neighborhood. If your desired neighborhood has high value homes this means higher taxes to provide services in the area. If a home has a declining property value, like we had in 2008, it can directly impact the value of the entire neighborhood. An area that once was a great looking place to live can slowly turn into a run down location in need of some tender, love, and care.
In terms of choosing a home in each respective neighborhood we recommend to subscribe to the old adage of not choosing the most expensive home in the neighborhood.
PRO TIP: Don't go for the most expensive home in the neighborhood if the home value is above the average it may appreciate slower or take longer to sell than those closer in value to the average.
Taxes will vary by neighborhoods, so you should definitely consider them when buying a home. Like we stated above with property values, areas that are appreciating in value are also going to have larger taxes. Many cities have specific times of the year where they reassess home values to ensure the local government is getting the proper amount of tax revenue to provide the city with services. Purchasing at the top of your budget can make the excitement of purchasing a home become a nightmare when all your other expenses roll in.
This is why it is important to make sure you consider all the expenses that come with owning a home. We can always help you with any questions you have, so do not be scared to give us a call.
PRO TIP: Don't purchase a home at the top of your price range if you are buying in a neighborhood with increasing values because the taxes you pay will go up in cost as well.
You can look at the local police reports to see what mischief goes on in a specific area. You can even use online resources like crime maps to get an idea of the crime rate in certain areas.
PRO TIP: Ring Has a Downloadable App called Neighbors That shows you the local incidents in an given area.
The neighborhood that you live in can have a greater impact on your satisfaction than the home itself. The right house in the wrong area will leave you unhappy in the long-run. Research online, speak with locals, and drive around the surrounding area to determine if the neighborhood is right for you.


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15 easy trios for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
World / Ethnic • 2019
Title by uploader: 15 easy trios for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Seller David W Solomons
PDF, 1.63 Mb ID: SM-000346504 Upload date: 24 Jan 2019
Tenor Recorder, Soprano Recorder, Alto Recorder
Full score, Parts
David W Solomons
These are fifteen easy trios based on traditional English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish folk songs.
The entire collection is also available as separate items (at $2.00 each).
The pieces are as follows:
1. The Waxie's Dargle (also sung to the words "The girl I left behind me")
2. Scotland the brave
3. The Ash Grove (often sung to the words "In yonder green valley")
4. Men of Harlech
5. The Belle of Belfast city ("I'll tell my ma when I get home")
6. Donkey Riding ("Were you ever in Quebec")
7. Blow away the morning dew
8. Come live with me
9. The king's joy ("When the King comes home again")
10. Drunken Sailor
11. The Oak and the ash ("A North country Maid")
12. Spanish Ladies
13. The Mermaid
14. And she shall walk in Silk Attire
15. The Skye boat Song ("Speed bonny boat like a bird on the wing")
The pdf file contains scores and parts.
The sound sample is an electronic preview of song 15 (Skye boat song)
Coventry Carol
Title by uploader: Coventry Carol for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
PDF, 258.0 Kb ID: SM-000346632 Upload date: 27 Jan 2019
Classical/Instrumental
Arrangement of a song from the 15th Century Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors, sung by the women of Bethlehem
mourning the imminent death of their babies after Herod heard of the birth of the Messiah in their town and sent his
soldiers there to kill all the potential claimants to his crown (ie children of Jesus' age).
I have given each instrument an opportunity to play the main melody as the variations progress and there is also a
running countermelody of the mothers' tears at various points.
The pdf contains score and parts.
The sound sample is an electronic preview
She shall walk in silk attire
Title by uploader: She shall walk in silk attire for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
World / Ethnic/English
This belongs to a series of fifteen easy trios based on traditional English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish folk songs.
The entire collection is available separately here (at $2.00 each) and also as a complete set (for the discounted price of $20.00).
The pdf file contains score and parts.
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
The Skye boat song (Speed bonny boat)
Title by uploader: The Skye boat song (Speed bonny boat) for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
World / Ethnic/Scottish
Title by uploader: The Mermaid for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Title by uploader: Spanish Ladies for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Drunken Sailor
Title by uploader: Drunken Sailor for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
The Oak and the Ash (A North country maid)
Title by uploader: The Oak and the Ash (A North country maid) for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
The King's Joy
Title by uploader: The King's Joy for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Come live with me
Title by uploader: Come live with me for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Blow away the morning dew
Title by uploader: Blow away the morning dew for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Donkey riding
Title by uploader: Donkey riding for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Men of Harlech (Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech)
Title by uploader: Men of Harlech (Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech) for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
World / Ethnic/Welsh
The Belle of Belfast city (I'll tell my ma)
Title by uploader: The Belle of Belfast city (I'll tell my ma) for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
World / Ethnic/Irish
Title by uploader: Scotland the brave for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn)
Title by uploader: The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn) for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
The Waxie's Dargle (The girl I left behind me)
Title by uploader: The Waxie's Dargle (The girl I left behind me) for recorder trio (soprano, alto, tenor)
Full scores
With sound sample
Complete set Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Coventry Carol Arranged by Solomons D.W.
She shall walk in silk attire Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The Skye boat song (Speed bonny boat) Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The Mermaid Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Spanish Ladies Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Drunken Sailor Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The Oak and the Ash (A North country maid) Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The King's Joy Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Come live with me Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Blow away the morning dew Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Donkey riding Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Men of Harlech (Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech) Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The Belle of Belfast city (I'll tell my ma) Arranged by Solomons D.W.
Scotland the brave Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The Ash Grove (Llwyn Onn) Arranged by Solomons D.W.
The Waxie's Dargle (The girl I left behind me) Arranged by Solomons D.W.
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package kuoa.xShooter;

import java.awt.Color;

public class MyColors {

	// for enemies of type 1
	public static Color myBlue = new Color(144, 194, 238, 128); // light blue
	public static Color myBlueD = new Color(115, 164, 217); // darker blue

	// for enemies of type 2
	public static Color myPink = new Color(221, 120, 138, 128);
	public static Color myPinkD = new Color(215, 93, 127);

	// for enemies of type 3
	public static Color myGreen =  new Color(146, 219, 204, 128);
	public static Color myGreenD = new Color(137, 211, 144, 180);

	// boss
	public static Color myViolet = new Color(106, 121, 165, 40);
	public static Color myVioletD = new Color(117, 106,165);

}


Creating with Christine: Miracle & Perfect Pinwheels!
This month at my kit clubs we will be using our Miracle Workshop Kits!
The My Acrylix® Miracle Workshop stamp set, exclusively available in the Miracle Workshops on the Go™ kit, includes two stamp images that make it easy for you to create darling pinwheels. Watch the video to find out how. Would you like to join my club and learn new techniques and create beautiful artwork (cards and layouts) each month? Contact me for more information!
Now, check out all the cool projects you can make with this kit here!


SWINDON Town are delighted to unveil 888sport as the new sponsors of the Town End Stand at the County Ground.
The betting company have agreed a season-long deal for their branding to adorn the Town End as well as a mixture of advertising in and around the stadium.
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