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Fu nominato Maître de Ballet del Balletto Imperiale a San Pietroburgo in Russia.

Creò alcuni dei più famosi balletti del XIX secolo tra i quali Pas de Quatre, La Esmeralda, Ondine e Giselle con Jean Coralli.

È lui l'insegnante di danza ritratto da Edgar Degas nei quadri delle lezioni di danza all'Opéra di Parigi.

Da ballerino a Maître de Ballet

Perrot fu spinto dal padre, un macchinista teatrale, a studiare danza. Studiò con Salvatore Viganò e Auguste Vestris. Quest'ultimo, poiché Perrot non aveva un aspetto bellissimo, così gli diceva: «Continua a saltare da un punto all'altro ma non dare mai il tempo al pubblico di osservare la tua faccia.» Se il suo fisico non era proprio bellissimo dalla cinta in su, era però eccezionale nella proporzione delle gambe. In un periodo in cui la danza maschile iniziava a scomparire, l'unico ballerino che si distingueva era lui e nonostante il fisico piuttosto tozzo, fu considerato il più grande ballerino del suo tempo.

Perrot danzò spesso con la ballerina romantica Maria Taglioni ma la loro collaborazione era destinata ad avere vita breve. Lei alla fine si rifiutò di danzare con lui, temendo che la bravura del ballerino potesse offuscare la sua e per questo Perrot venne cacciato dall'Opéra di Parigi nel 1835.

Il ballerino iniziò per viaggiare come guest artist per i più famosi centri della danza del tempo quali Londra, Milano, Vienna e Napoli. A Napoli, nel 1834, incontrò Carlotta Grisi e ne notò il talento. Le fece da maestro, partner e diventò il suo amante. Quando la Grisi venne invitata a danzare per l'Opéra, ella pretese di avere al suo fianco anche Perrot. Fu in questo periodo che venne creato il balletto di Giselle. Perrot si occupò persino di ideare macchine sceniche oltre che diverse importanti coreografie, come ad esempio tutte quelle che coinvolgevano Carlotta Grisi. Ma per problemi di gelosia, Jean Coralli, l'allora coreografo dell'Opéra, fece in modo che il nome di Perrot non apparisse nel programma di sala.

Perrot era ormai lanciato nell'arte della coreografia. Nel 1842 coreografò Alma ou La Fille du Feu (Londra)  per Fanny Cerrito, che fu come uno dei suoi maggiori successi. Per i successivi sei anni coreografò regolarmente al Her Majesty's Theatre a Londra: Ondine (1843) nel quale danzarono Arthur Saint-Léon e sua moglie Fanny Cerrito, La Esmeralda (1844) tratto dal romanzo Notre-Dame de Paris di Victor Hugo,  Le Judgement de Paris (1846) e il famoso Pas de Quatre (1845). Per questo balletto, non solo si accollò il difficilissimo compito di convincere le quattro maggiori ballerine del tempo, Maria Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito e Lucile Grahn, a danzare insieme sul palcoscenico ma creò anche un vero e proprio capolavoro coreografico. Il balletto avrebbe potuto e dovuto essere un Pas de Cinque ma la quinta ballerina (Fanny Elssler) in quel periodo era in tournée e non poté parteciparvi.

Quasi tutti i balletti che Perrot creò furono ispirati alla musica di Cesare Pugni.

Nel 1851 Perrot venne assunto come maestro di balletto a San Pietroburgo, Russia, per il Balletto Imperiale. Sposò un'allieva della Scuola Imperiale di Balletto, Capitoline Samovskaya, dalla quale ebbe due figli. Incerto se restare in Russia o tornare a Parigi, sembra che la sua decisione sia legata ad uno strano incidente accadutogli in casa: senza alcuna causa apparente, un enorme specchio cadde dal muro e si ruppe in mille piccoli pezzi. Questo fece decidere definitivamente Perrot per il ritorno in patria nel 1858. Più verosimilmente, Perrot, profondamente democratico nell'animo, non riuscì ad adattarsi alle molteplici restrizioni dettate dal governo zarista e questo lo fece decidere per il ritorno in Francia.

Morì mentre era in vacanza, a Paramé, nell'agosto del 1892 in completa povertà.

Bibliografia
in italiano:
Rossella Iannone, Letteratura della Danza, Giselle ou Les Wilis, Duminuco Editore, 2019

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

 Biografia di Jules Perrot su Balletto.net

Perrot, Jules


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S Club Is Dead… Long Live S Club 8
Tina Barrett from S Club tells Radio 1 despite their impending breakup, the name will live on in the form of S Club Juniors – now known as S Club 8. "We said to the fans that it is a positive thing because we've learnt so much from the band, we've had such an amazing time," she said. "It's just a natural progress for us to do our own individual things now and leave you with S Club 8. They're carrying on the name, so S Club hasn't finished."
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Parquet Courts' 'Sunbathing Animal', The Perfect Slacker Soundtrack
Review: Sunbathing Animal by Parquet Courts, the perfect LP for those that like their music slack, squalid, and slightly stoned.
Madeleine O Gorman
Looking for a new album to get sluggishly stoned to? If so, then Sunbathing Animal, the new album from Brooklyn punk rockers Parquet Courts, is for you.
Whilst 2013's Light Up Gold featured a bunch of short, sharp, and not-so-shiny tracks packed full of wit, indelible melodies, and an inimitable lackadaisical feel, Sunbathing Animal sees this foursome slightly tweak their punk-rock formula.
Their wry wit has been replaced with a sense of hopelessness, while their taut, infectious songwriting has been traded in for a more fleshed-out, hardcore aesthetic.
In spite of this musical progression, this album still possesses that classic slacker vibe that helped make Light Up Gold so enjoyable. From the whirring guitars of 'Bodies Made Of' to the sobering softness of 'Dear Ramona' right through to the interminable 'Instant Disassembly', there's a sense of ease inbuilt in these songs that allows Sunbathing Animal to work its way into your mind without ever demanding your attention.
Even when they do choose to pick up the pace on tracks like the ferocious lead single 'Sunbathing Animal' and the Fratellis-esque 'Ducking & Dodging', this urgency always takes a backseat to their natural languidness.
Exploding with squalid solos, a relentless four-to-the-floor beat and blind ambition, 'Sunbathing Animal' stands as one of the best on the record. Not necessarily because it pushes the boundaries of hardcore music, but because it manages to sound simultaneously unstoppable and completely exhausted. In other words, it's the perfect aural companion to a stoned mind.
Listen to 'Sunbathing Animal' from Sunbathing Animal here:
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My daughter has always been the most artistic one in our family, which has made it difficult for me to attempt to teach her the technique that she has desperately wanted to learn. When she found out she would get to review the ARTistic Pursuits art curriculum Elementary 4-5, Book 1: The Elements of Art and Composition, she was relieved that she would finally be able to take some art lessons right here in the privacy of her own home from someone more qualified than me!
I've heard of ARTistic Pursuits for many years. It is a highly sought after art program for homeschool families. They make in-home art instruction possible for preschoolers all the way up to high schoolers. The books offer full color lessons in a spiral-bound soft cover book. The lessons are written to the student, making it a great curriculum for families like ours where the child's talents far exceed their parents' abilities!
My daughter is in 4th grade, so I went ahead and chose a book right at her level. Since the text is designed to teach to the student directly, I knew this would be a good choice for her.
The book contains 16 units with 3 lessons and a final project (lesson 4) for each unit. For scheduling purposes, that means that you could assign this to your child twice a week, one lesson each time, and stretch the book to last the entire school year. Each lesson can be as quick or take as long as your child wants it to. Sometimes Grace wanted to do a quick drawing, and sometimes she wanted to spend a lot more time to get really detailed, so it could take over an hour for a lesson.
This particular book is great for a student that is interested in sketching and drawing. There is also an element of art appreciation in the book as well. Topics covered include Elements of Art (space, line and shape, texture, value, form, contrast and more) and Composition (balance, rhythm, overlap, depth, movement, and more).
The lessons are designed to help build a visual vocabulary, teach about American art and history, learn specific techniques (including how to use their materials and tools properly), and to help them apply their new knowledge to create real pieces of art.
They get to use scratch-art paper, markers, and Ebony pencils on a sketch pad throughout the lessons. There is an art supply list at the beginning of the book, which you can also find at the bottom of this page.
Upon finding out we would be doing this review, I immediately purchased the supply pack for the book from the ARTistic Pursuits webpage. That certainly is not a requirement, as most, if not all, of the supplies would be easily found at a local hobby or art store. I just didn't want to drag all 5 of my kids out to find what I needed, so it was all about convenience for me!
Once it arrived, I assigned 2-3 lessons per week to Grace. She never hesitated to do the lessons, because the text was brief and to the point. She would simply read the page or two of text for the lesson she was working on and look at the pictures provided. It took a few minutes to do that, and then she would get to work on the assignment.
Lesson 1 for each unit had a yellow box with an OBJECTIVE listed there. I made sure to mention this and point it out to her because that was what she was supposed to be getting out of the 4 lessons in the unit. I wanted to make sure she didn't miss the whole point! She's so creative that she sometimes misses the bigger picture because she likes to go off in one direction and skims the bigger ideas. By reminding her to read the objective, she was forced to take time to reflect on what she was going to be learning and to ask me any questions if she didn't understand something.
Every lesson had a part with blue text on it. The blue text was there to tell the student what they will be doing as a hands-on project. This is where they would be able to see what they would be drawing and with which materials. These projects are based on the information that the student learned during that day's lesson.
I really like that the book can be used with multiple students, year after year. There are no worksheets or anything, so the text itself is perfect for large families. At under $50 for the book, it provides art education at a fraction of the cost of private instruction. The lessons are written to the student and don't contain any fluff.
The student is able to do tons of pieces of artwork, and it isn't so structured that everyone's work will look the same. They are encouraged to find things that they want to draw, so the lessons are much more meaningful and the artwork is more inspired and fun.
I did like this program for my daughter. She loves to draw, so this was a good way for her to learn skills that I wouldn't even know how to teach. They were laid out in a sensible order and provided enough detail that she got a great overview with practical application projects to reinforce the lessons.
She enjoyed having a book to tell her different ways to draw. She's a natural doodler, so to be explicitly told to draw focusing on a specific element was good for her. For her to need to grab an object to use that had clearly defined characteristics (such as wider than it is tall) made her really consider things in a new way, and has made her artwork much more realistic and detailed.
I will consider using this with my son when he is at this grade level. He isn't as artsy as my daughter, but the flexibility is there that he could get the information and experience from the lessons even without a passion for drawing.
Overall, I enjoyed the brief lessons, and so did my daughter. They approached art in a way that introduced the elements and materials far better than I could. My art loving daughter now has a sketchpad full of great drawings to show for her time with these lessons!
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Missing or Broken Water Filter Port / Adapter / Connector?
If you have a lost or broken water filter part and need a replacement here's how to determine the right part you need to replace it with.
First: What was the Broken Part Used for?
Is it a Screwthread Type?
1) Check: Is it a male or female part?
A male has threads on the outside, while a female part has the threads on the inside.
2) Check: Is the part tapered?
4) Determine the size and use.
This is where the male screwthread screws into a female port - typically on a water filter housing unit. It looks something like the image below.
Note that there is a difference between the actual/official diameter and the size it seems to be - ie what it looks like. This is because these are measured from the Thread valleys ie the lowest part of the thread.
This is where the part has two female ports / ends to accept a male pipe. It's sometimes called a "straight connector". It looks something like the image below.
Standard Water filter tube sizes are almost always one of the following Outside Diameter (ie edge to edge) sizes.
It's easy to find straight connectors ie to convert one size tube to the other. To see the ones we sell visit our spare parts page and use your browser search (eg Ctrl F) to find the right part.
Many water filter taps accept a "male" pipe that fits into the base - see tube/pipe sizes above.
Some taps have a screw thread on their base/shank which accepts an adapter - into which the male tube fits.
Some taps have a threadless, straight-stem onto which a female adapter would slide which then accepts a male tube.
To find your part or combination of parts please visit our spare parts page and use your browser search (eg Ctrl F) to find the right part.
Saddle valves are the classic water filter connector that fit onto 15mm or 12mm copper pipe. 99% of these are for ¼ inch tubing.
"Washing machine" type adapters are easily converted to water filter tube formats.
Tapered aka Dynamic threads are where the diameter/thickness changes eg it starts wide and becomes thinner. This helps seal as the parts go further in.


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Q: Algebraic elimination: Subtracting one equation from another I'm studying basic polynomial math online and I ran into this situation:
$$\begin{cases}2a + b = 8 \\
 a + b = 5\end{cases}$$
The course material infers, using this exact notation, that:
$$2a + b = 8 - (a + b = 5) = a = 3$$
I was staring at this for a while and couldn't put it together, and then I realized that:
$$\begin{cases}(2a-a) + (b-b) = 8-5\\
             a = 3\end{cases}$$
This all seems logical but what I wonder is: Why can you do this? I've been rooting around the net but I can't seem to find the relevant name for this. I think it's called elimination but I don't know what branch of mathematics it falls under.

A: It's about substitution, that it always is allowed to replace equal expressions with each other. That's the essential property of equality.
Since $2a+b=8$ and $a+b=5$, the substitutions are allowed:
$a=(2a+b)-(a+b)=8-5$

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We propose and implement a framework for characterizing and monitoring the global business cycle. Our framework utilizes high-frequency data, allows us to account for a potentially large amount of missing observations, and is designed to facilitate the updating of global activity estimates as data are released and revisions become available. We apply the framework to the G-7 countries and study various aspects of national and global business cycles, obtaining three main results. First, our measure of the global business cycle, the common G-7 real activity factor, explains a significant amount of cross-country variation and tracks the major global cyclical events of the past forty years. Second, the common G-7 factor and the idiosyncratic country factors play different roles at different times in shaping national economic activity. Finally, the degree of G-7 business cycle synchronization among country factors has changed over time.
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Anger as just three venues to be opened for Ian Paisley petition
Ian Paisley with DUP leader Arlene Foster at a party manifesto launch in Antrim last year. Picture by Mal McCann
Brendan Hughes
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Top Topics in Northern Ireland news
Suspended DUP MP Ian Paisley
THE Electoral Office is facing criticism for deciding to open only three venues where voters in North Antrim can sign a petition to oust Ian Paisley.
The recall petition – the first in UK parliamentary history – will launch on Wednesday to decide whether the suspended DUP MP must resign his seat and force a by-election.
Legislation allows for up to 10 locations in the constituency where the six-week petition can be signed.
However, the Electoral Office has announced only three venues.
These are the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre in Ballymoney, the Seven Towers Leisure Centre in Ballymena, and Sheskburn House Recreation Centre in Ballycastle.
The petition, which will run from August 8 to September 19, will be available for signing on weekdays from 9am to 5pm, as well as Thursday September 6 and 13 until 9pm.
Only registered voters are eligible. They can also apply to sign by post or proxy with applications available via eoni.org.uk.
Ian Paisley is suspended from Parliament for 30 days over free Sri Lanka trips
Ian Paisley suspended from the DUP over Sri Lanka holidays scandal
Ian Paisley: 'I have never run away from an election in my life and don't intend to now'
Last month Mr Paisley received an unprecedented suspension of 30 sitting days from the House of Commons and was also suspended from his party after failing to declare two luxury family holidays paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
Legislation introduced in 2016 means any MP jailed or suspended for more than 10 days can be ousted if 10 per cent of their electorate sign a petition.
A total of 75,478 people are registered to vote in North Antrim – meaning 7,547 signatures will trigger a by-election.
North Antrim MLA Philip McGuigan
Sinn Féin North Antrim MLA Philip McGuigan described the decision to open only three venues as "extremely disappointing" and "simply not good enough".
"It greatly reduces people's ability to reject the disgraceful behaviour of Ian Paisley in accepting lavish family holidays from the Sri Lankan government before lobbying against a UN investigation into war crimes and human rights abuses," he said.
"I would urge the Electoral Commission to provide more centres and more flexible opening times to ensure that the democratic process is not subverted."
The SDLP also said the Electoral Office "should be maximising their reach by offering all 10 locations".
"North Antrim is one of the largest parliamentary constituencies in the north. Therefore, for individuals living in the rural areas of North Antrim or for those who don't own a car, we should be providing them with every opportunity to sign the recall petition as close to their home as possible," a spokeswoman said.
"By only having three locations active, we are preventing people from exercising their democratic right."
UUP leader Robin Swann has also been critical of the electoral office's decision and confirmed that he will be signing the recall petition.
"As a North Antrim constituent I will be signing the petition as I believe the findings of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards are so serious and go to such an extent that the only option is for a by-election to be called."
Alliance North Antrim representative Patricia O'Lynn said the party would campaign for people to sign the petition.
"It is disappointing only three venues will be available and during working hours. However, constituents will be able to apply for the postal option and I encourage them to do so," she said.
It emerged yesterday that Mr Paisley's designation on the British parliament website has been changed to 'independent', although a parliamentary spokeswoman said this is normal procedure when an MP is suspended from their party.
The Electoral Office has been contacted for comment.
Ian Knox cartoon July 25 2018: If 10% of North Antrim constituents on the electoral register sign a recall petition, Ian Paisley will have to fight a by-election
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Xavier Sastre Mas (Palma de Mallorca, España, 6 de abril de 1961) es un entrenador español de baloncesto. Actualmente dirige al Palma Air Europa.

Trayectoria

Es un hombre con gran experiencia en el baloncesto español, fue entrenador de Básquet Mallorca y en 2011 consiguió el ascenso LEB Oro, tras una durísima serie a cinco partidos con River Andorra. Más tarde, dejaría atrás la tormentosa relación con Básquet Mallorca, en donde acumuló impagos de nóminas constantemente.

En 2013, firma como director deportivo del Palma Air Europa, la experiencia de Xavi será de gran ayuda al equipo.

Clubes
2002-04 Drac Inca de liga LEB.
2004-05 Club Basquet Muro de liga EBA.
2007-08 Club Basquet Muro de la liga LEB2.
2008-11 Bàsquet Mallorca de la liga LEB.
2013-Actualidad Director deportivo del Palma Air Europa de la liga LEB.
2016-Actualidad Entrenador del Palma Air Europa de la liga LEB.

Enlaces externos
Xavi Sastre renueva por el Bàsquet Mallorca

Entrenadores de baloncesto de España
Nacidos en Palma de Mallorca

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The Rise of the Rest bus usually had around 20 people crammed in tight. That's me in the back, in the green shirt.
For the last four years, AOL cofounder Steve Case has led seven "Rise of the Rest" bus tours across 38 cities, in a total of 26 states.
On these tours, he meets with cities' power brokers and ends each day with a pitch competition for entrepreneurs with a $100,000 prize.
I joined the tour for the last two stops of its latest journey, in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky. I found the "stunt" intentionally grabs attention, and that the tour's value outlasted its day in town.
I joined the last two days of the latest Rise of the Rest bus tour, as it passed through Chattanooga, Tennessee and Louisville, Kentucky. It's an initiative Case has been running through his Washington, DC-based venture capital firm, Revolution, for the last four years.
In each tour, Case and his team meet with the city's power brokers and end the day with a pitch competition with a $100,000 prize. This past tour was the first to draw that money from a $150 million seed fund Revolution raised last year, featuring more than 30 high-profile investors serving as limited partners who give their money but not their counsel. They include Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio. Case put JD Vance, "Hillbilly Elegy" author and former Valley investor, in charge of the fund.
After spending time on the tour, I realized it's a spectacle — and that's essential to drawing attention to the entrepreneur communities in these cities. The real value, however, comes from the relationships that last beyond the day. As Case told me, "Most interesting things are not actually what happens the day we're here, it's what happens in the months before we arrive and the months and hopefully years after we leave."
"I see what's going on in the next wave of innovation, the next wave of technological change, as really depending on things that places like Chattanooga are good at, as opposed to the things that Silicon Valley are good at," Vance said at the breakfast event we attended.
Mayor Andy Berke took the stage to talk about the way he's used his term to orient his city around entrepreneurship. "The city I grew up in was a city that was dying," he said, explaining that he has a personal stake in seeing the city thrive. It was a common local sentiment.
Back on the bus, everyone tried to make the most of the short journeys between stops to discuss investing and partnership possibilities. I discovered later that in just the two days of the tour I joined, several upcoming collaborations were born. "Once you've been stamped as a city of entrepreneurs," said Co.Lab CEO Marcus Shaw, center, "you can't stop this train."
We stopped next at Branch Technologies' robotics factory to check out how its 3D printers are being used for architecture. Revolution invited local media for the ride, and Case told me that one of the missions of the bus tours is to make locals aware of what's happening in their own city.
At a roundtable in the offices of moving company Bellhops, a local success story, the desire among fellow founders to see each other succeed was obvious. A theme was, "We need to tell our story better," and the tour was helping them solidify a narrative.
We had lunch on the roof of startup accelerator Co.Lab's building, a project overseen by the mayor that is now the heart of Chattanooga's innovation district. We took a look at a map of the 140 acres the mayor set aside specifically as a place for startups to grow.
That evening, we outlasted a loud thunderstorm and headed to the pitch competition, where a couple hundred locals arrived to show their support. It was like a kinder, shorter version of "Shark Tank."
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller won the $100,000 prize. FreightWaves is like a Bloomberg for the freight industry — which thrives in Chattanooga — and it's already poised to bring in $13 million in revenue this year. "We want great returns for the fund but we also want to showcase the companies to others," Case told me.
Instead of staying on the bus that night, I took a flight to Louisville and got to my hotel around 1:00 a.m. Seven hours later, it was time for breakfast outside at the Angel's Envy distillery.
After checking out some businesses right over the border in Indiana, which has a close working relationship with many Louisville companies, we headed to Flying Axes, a fast-growing startup that offers an experience kind of like going to a bowling alley ... with sharp blades.
We eventually made it to 1804, an entrepreneurship center that was created after Case visited Louisville in 2016 and suggested consolidating the city's entrepreneurial resources. Here, 1804's cofounder Madison Hamman and head of business development Brit Fitzpatrick stand in front of a list of all the startups in the city.
Rise of the Rest partner David Hall led a candid discussion in the next room around what has worked so far in Louisville and what hasn't. "If there's nothing else I've learned from entrepreneurship, and probably business in general, it's that it all comes down to relationships," Fitzpatrick told me, "and I don't know of any experience that facilitates those more strategically than the Revolution team."
The last stop before the pitch competition was Love City, a community center that just reopened after a $25,000 refurbishment courtesy of Google Fiber. It's served hundreds of people in the impoverished Portland neighborhood.
Love City cofounders Shawn and Inga Arvin, second and third from left, had virtually everyone in the room tearing up as they told the story of using their center to support hundreds of people in the neighborhood, and to provide jobs for their barbecue restaurant, the only sit-down restaurant in Portland.
He probably read our story on Revolution's high-profile investors, or Case's op-ed.


Hello and welcome to our July 2017 newsletter.
During Clerkenwell design week Davison Highley previewed 2 exciting new designs & 2 range additions for our standard collection.
We are pleased to announce that Lacey, Loop, & Wunderwall have now been officially launched.
We launched our new compact sofa and armchair range; Lacey at the beginning of the year and we've had a fantastic response to the design. We have now introduced Lacey in two different seat heights, the original relaxed 420mm and a new working height of 500mm.
As compact design, Lacey works well with our ranges of work height tables, including the new Lacey desk table.
In addition to the Lacey coffee and conversation tables already present in the range, we have now introduced a desk height table which is perfect for informal meetings, collaborative working or in breakout areas.
As we mentioned above, the Lacey desk works particularly well with the new work height Lacey chairs and sofas, as well as with our new Lacey Stools.
Our new Lacey stools are designed to suite with the existing Lacey range, featuring the same timber leg detailing, a lower laminate border which can be matched to the Lacey range of tables and a cleanly upholstered domed seat pad with corresponding stitching.
Available in 2 different heights; a working height of 500mm and a counter height of 650mm, the Lacey stool is a versatile design which looks great with not just the Lacey range, but with many of our standard collection pieces.
Loop features a curved laminate desk, an integrated power unit and robust circular semi-private upholstered screening.
The circular design of Loop works equally well when clustered in groups and positioned centrally in office environments or used as standalone units to create areas of tranquil working within busy surroundings.
We launched Wunderwall at Clerkenwell design week 2016 and a year on we are adding to this very successful work booth range.
By utilising the rear of the Wunderwall panel, further work areas can be created using additional work tables or laptop shelves. Use Wunderwall in a square configuration to gain 2 extra work areas for a fraction of the cost, or add laptop shelves to a row of Wunderwalls to make use of corridor areas.
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Jacques Antoine Bernard (París, 11 de abril de 1880 - París, 26 de octubre de 1952) fue pretendiente al trono de la Araucania y la Patagonia bajo el nombre de Antonio III, entre 1916 y 1951.

Biografía
Hijo de Louis Marie Bernard (f. 1907) y Laure Thérèse Cros (1856-1916), hija de Antoine Hippolyte Cros, Jacques Alexandre Antoine Bernard nació en París el 11 de abril de 1880, siendo el segundo hijo del matrimonio Bernard-Cros.

En 1907 se casó en París con Andree Emilie Coquelin, de quien se divorció años después para casarse, en 1915, con Suzanne Anna Eugénie Legat. Fruto de su primer matrimonio nació, en 1907 Jacques Andree Bernard (1907-1972).

Con la muerte de su madre en 1916, Jacques Antoine fue proclamado pretendiente al trono del Reino de la Araucanía y la Patagonia, bajo el nombre de Antonio III, "duque de Kialeou" y "conde de Alsena". Ese mismo año, y fruto de su segundo enlace, nace su hijo Michel Bernard Legat.

En 1931, y tras divorciarse de su segunda esposa, se casó en París con Ingrid Möller. Del enlace nació una hija, Marie Laure Bernard. En 1942, el tercer matrimonio de Jacques Antoine Bernard acabó en divorcio.

Sucesión
El 27 de agosto de 1873, el Tribunal Penal de París dictaminó que Antoine de Tounens, el primer rey de Araucanía y Patagonia, no justificó su estado como soberano.

Después de la muerte de Jacques Antoine Bernard en París, el 26 de octubre de 1952, Philippe Boiry afirmó que Jacques Antoine Bernard había abdicado a su favor y se declaró pretendiente al trono de Araucania y Patagonia bajo el título "Principe Philippe".

En 1996,  Philippe Boiry, pretendiente al trono de la Araucanía y la Patagonia demandó en el tribunal de París a un periodista argentino que declara que « el rey de la Patagonia fue un impostor y sus títulos tan falsos como su presunta majestad ». El caso es desestimado por el juez que despidió a Philippe Boiry sobre la base de que los elementos producidos no permiten reconocer sus reclamos al título de rey de Araucania y Patagonia.

Los pretendientes al trono de la Araucanía y la Patagonia son llamados monarcas y soberanos de la fantasía, «teniendo solo fantasiosas pretensiones de un reino sin existencia legal y sin reconocimiento internacional».

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Tintswalo Atlantic has a stunning ocean setting
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Tintswalo Atlantic is the most romantic beach retreat in Cape Town
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Tintswalo Atlantic has an exceptional location in Cape Town. Situated on the water's edge just off the picturesque Chapman's Peak drive on the Cape Peninsula. This ultra-stylish and romantic retreat looks out over Hout Bay towards the towering peak of The Sentinel, bathed in pink and purple at sunset. Nestled unobtrusively between the Atlantic and the slopes of the Table Mountain fynbos reserve, Tintswalo Atlantic offers absolute seclusion and relaxation, with the ocean literally a stone's throw away from the pebbled beach! Whale watching is an effortless activity between July and November.
This is the perfect destination for visitors wanting to relax right beside the ocean - either at the start of their holiday or at the end after a few days on safari. Though it is not close to the city centre - 25 mins drive to the city and the Waterfront, its unique location means that you are well placed to explore the many attractions of the Cape Peninsula as well as Kirstenbosch gardens, the picturesque village of Hout Bay and the Constantia wine estates all nearby. Alternatively you don't have to stir from this oasis - just lie by the swimming pool, or enjoy a drink on the terrace listening to the gently lapping waves.
Accommodation at Tintswalo Atlantic
The 10 suites and the two bedroom Presidential Suite are authentically decorated to emulate the experiences and colours of various well-known islands of the world. The air-conditioned suites are quite literally, situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The suites offer supreme comfort and privacy with extra length beds, air conditioning and a private deck. Spacious en-suite bathrooms, all with double basins, large showers and bath also enjoy an uninterrupted marine view.
Tintswalo Atlantic is the only lodge within this fynbos reserve, known worldwide for its extraordinary rich and diverse fauna and flora. No trees were removed and not so much as a branch was cut from the Milkwood trees that grace the shoreline.
In the Shangaan language, Tintswalo means "the intangible feeling of love, gratitude and peace bestowed upon someone offering you a meaningful and worthy gift." I think that about sums it up!
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This spacious unit comprises two Island Suites (Elba and Corsica) joined by an opulent common living area. The suite, luxuriously finished and uniquely decorated in classic Tintswalo Atlantic style, provides a private refuge and exclusive accommodation for up to four guests at a time.
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Mildura Rural City Council's annual Australia Day Awards celebrate the achievements and contributions of individuals and community organisations or groups in our region. These prestigious awards are one of the highest honours Council can bestow to publicly acknowledge local heroes, whose dedication and contributions may otherwise go unnoticed.
Recipients of these awards will be announced by the Mayor at our official Australia Day celebrations on 26 January 2022 at Nowingi Place.
These celebrations will get underway from 8am, and also include a free Lions Club breakfast, live entertainment, a flag-raising ceremony and Citizenship Ceremony.
*Please note this event is subject to COVID-19 restrictions. Changes will be advised as soon as possible if Victorian Government health directives change in the lead up to the event.
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Nominations for the 2022 Awards have now closed.
Nominations for the 2023 awards will open in late 2022.
Nomination forms are only available when the nomination period is open.
Council will publish the nomination period in local print media, this website, on its Facebook page and through a formal media release.
When the nomination period is open, you will be able to submit nominations online via our website or by printing PDF's that will also be made available on this page.
Call Penny Robinson, Executive Support Assistant, on 03 5018 8151.
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We are fortunate at Sacred Heart to be able to share in the Eucharist daily at Mass.
Children are prepared to celebrate first holy Communion during second grade. Parents and children participate in several preparation sessions. Families may then choose to celebrate first holy Communion with just their family, with the entire group, or both. The group celebration of first Communion takes shortly after Easter at a Sunday afternoon Mass.
New adult Catholics are welcomed to join the Church at the table of the Lord during the Easter Vigil each year, following preparation through the Rite of Christan Initiation of Adults (RCIA).


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San Francisco teachers' union gets pushback over BDS endorsement
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San Francisco's teachers union is drawing criticism from Jewish families after voting to endorse the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and releasing a statement accusing America's Middle Eastern ally of committing "apartheid and war crimes".
The United Educators of San Francisco's endorsement of the movement in mid-May during the recent fighting between Israel and Hamas is reportedly the first time a public school teachers union has backed that cause, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The BDS movement seeks to pressure Israel to change its policies toward Palestinians.
"As public school educators in the United States of America, we have a special responsibility to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people because of the 3.8 billion dollars annually that the U.S. government gives to Israel, thus directly using our tax dollars to fund apartheid and war crimes," the union said in a resolution that it passed. "Therefore, be it resolved, that United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) express our solidarity with the Palestinian people and call for Israel to end bombardment of Gaza and stop displacement at Sheikh Jarrah."
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The union also called on President Biden to stop sending aid to Israel and that it "endorse[s] the international campaign for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against apartheid in Israel."
However, parents of students in the district are wondering why the 6,000-member union is getting involved in international politics during the coronavirus pandemic. Public schools in San Francisco only started welcoming children back to classrooms in April.
"The teachers union has failed in its most basic mission this year, opening schools and educating San Francisco's children," Todd David, a Jewish parent, told the San Francisco Chronicle. "Instead of focusing on that, they are weighing in on an international political land dispute that experts have been unable to resolve for 70 years."
Parent Arik Luck – a member of the local Congregation Emanu-El — also told the newspaper that he feels the union has betrayed him as their statement "singled out Israel" and "did not even mention Hamas, an organization that is classified by our government as a terrorist group with a well-documented history of executing their political rivals and homosexuals."
"I also question what my teachers union is doing wading into these waters at the expense of my kids," he added. "There are many Jewish people in this city, public school parents who feel the way I do, and a statement like this causes us to worry for the safety of our children in school."
The San Francisco Unified School District has not yet responded to a request for comment Friday from Fox News.
Union spokesperson Amanda Hart told the San Francisco Chronicle this week that "we stand by our call for the boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel and we unequivocally stand against antisemitism in all its forms."
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With the concern of general health safety, we apologize that we must postpone The Jayhawks performance on Friday, August 21st, 2020 at the Chautauqua Auditorium to the following: Friday, August 20th, 2021. All existing tickets will be honored. If you're unable to attend due to the new date, refunds will be available through June 4th, 2020 at point of purchase. Thank you for understanding.
The Jayhawks and their rootsy sound were definitely swimming against the tide when they emerged from a crowded Minnesota music scene in 1985. Over the course of two decades, 9 albums, countless memorable live shows and enough personal drama to fill a couple of Behind the Music episodes, this beloved band soared to heights few ever achieve while winning the hearts and minds of numerous critics, fans and peers in the process. After releasing two Indie albums in the 80s The Jayhawks signed with American Recordings in 1991 and over the next decade released 5 challenging, at times groundbreaking, albums, toured the world to widespread acclaim and even survived the departure of founding member Mark Olson in 1995. After a hiatus in the mid 2000s, the "classic" 1994 lineup reunited for another new studio album in 2011 and 2 years of solid touring, reacquainting audiences old and new with the band's timeless musical vision. 2014 saw a late 90s version of the band led by Gary Louris hitting the road to support the reissues of the 3 Jayhawks albums released from 1997-2003. This lineup released the band's 9th studio album in 2016, recorded in Portland, OR with producers Peter Buck and Tucker Martine. The band's new studio album, Back Roads And Abandoned Motels, was released in the summer of 2018, featuring Jayhawks versions of songs Gary Louris had previously written with other artists plus 2 new compositions.
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Get to know all the top Latinos who are making a splash in the technology industry.
Latinos are taking an increasingly active role in some of the world's largest companies, including many of the technology giants.
From mobile devices to spacecraft, Latinos are working on the new technologies that will change our lives and society.
Below we give you a list of the top Latinos working in technology today. You will definitely keep hearing from them!
Sergio Buniac is a Motorola Mobility veteran, having spent the last 18 years in various roles within the company. Currently, he is the corporate vice president and general manager of Latin America and president of Motorola Brazil, and is responsible for the business strategy and direction for all operations in the region.
Caballero's team at Apple is distributed in 26 countries and is responsible for developing and implementing technology such as GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth.
Caballero was born in Chile and he has been working for Apple since 2005 when he joined the team developing the first iPhone.
Guajardo leads the teams in charge of exploring the possibilities for the use of virtual reality. She is also in charge of the teams that develop the central technology for VR glasses and supervises the creation of the new glasses for the project, Half Dome.
Flores leads an army of employees (some 11,000 people around the world) who are in charge of global operations for AT&T infrastructure. This includes the management of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) for companies and consumers, as well as all mobile data services, including broadband, text and multimedia messages.
García is currently working on the team in charge of designing the next generation of rocket engines, which he believes will be essential in our quest to achieve interplanetary travel. Very exciting stuff!
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Noel Gallagher announced he's headlining Manchester Arena's reopening show September 9th. The venue reopens with We Are Manchester, a benefit concert to honor those impacted by the events of the May 22nd attack. All profits from the concert will benefit the Manchester Memorial Fund, which aims to establish a permanent memorial for the victims.
Noel Gallagher was unable to attend the One Love Manchester benefit on June 4th, but donated proceeds from "Don't Look Back In Anger" to the victims and families impacted by the attack.
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Paul Westbury CBE CEng FREng FICE FIStructE is the CEO of the engineering company Buro Happold.

Westbury graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge university with a first-class degree in engineering science. He then joined BuroHappold Engineering in 1991, and now is a chartered structural engineer.

He developed a specialisation in sports and entertainment buildings and has led the teams responsible for engineering on a number of award-winning projects. Following a number of senior positions within the company, Westbury took on the role of CEO at BuroHappold Engineering in March 2011.

Westbury is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Structural Engineers, and the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacture & Commerce.

He has written and presented a number of technical papers and has lectured at Cambridge, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

In 2008 he was awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal. He was named in The Times "top 100 scientists" list for 2010, and 2 years later in 2012, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers, their most prestigious award. Westbury is a judge for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, a £1,000,000 biennial prize aimed at promoting the essential contribution of the profession around the globe.

Westbury was made a CBE in the 2013 New Year Honours.

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All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc…
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A Big Fat row over nothing?
Mail campaign generates 150 complaints
02/01/2013 … The Daily Mail's campaign against Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz of the Year has had only limited success.
Comedy and race...
Comic makes documentary about 'boy racers'
02/01/2013 … Stand-up Matt Rudge has made a documentary about the super-wealthy young Arab men who allegedly turn the well-heeled streets of Knightsbridge into a dangerous racetrack.
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01/01/2013 … Rory Bremner has claimed Mock the Week is too aggressive and too disrespectful to some of the comedians who appear on it .
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01/01/2013 … Milo McCabe and Toby Williams have won the first £200 prize in Chortle's monthly video competition.
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I have been a user of Quicken for over 15 years. I keep all my financial transactions on Quicken such as checking, investments, money market accounts, etc. I particularly like the reports feature where I can get a daily Income Statement, Balance Sheet, etc. I update my investments daily using the download feature. The reports are extremely useful during tax time. It is easy to print off each category, fill out the tax planner and send to the CPA to does my Federal and State Income taxes. Just a very, very good money manager software.
I have not had any real negative side effects and I managed to get my weight back down to my usual after a visit back East (-5lbs). Before the cleanse I was a strict vegan and ate mostly organic so that may be why I'm not in any pain with this cleanse! During the cleanse I tried to be a little more restrictive - 100% organic foods, more water (distilled) and more raw foods. I noticed my skin feels softer and I just generally feel better.
Like other reviewers, I found parts of this cleanse kit nearly unbearable. The after meal capsules are fine, piece of cake. The morning packet is unpleasant - you pour this powder straight into your mouth and swish it around with water. It clumps and sticks to the roof of your mouth, and it doesn't taste great but it's tolerable. The last step is the worst, a green powder you mix with "at least" 12 ounces of water and chug. I read other reviews prior to buying, and they all said this third step tastes like vomit. I assumed they were being babies - the ingredients were all things I've had individually before such as grass juices, chia and flax. Well, I can verify that as other reviewers have stated, this drink literally tastes like straight up vomit. Let me put it this way... the Harry Potter vomit-flavored jelly bean tastes GREAT compared to this drink. It is VERY hard to get down as it is pungent and acidic. After much trial and error, I figured out how to get it down. First have a glass of room temperature water on hand as well as some papaya enzyme tablets (I have GNC brand) or fruit flavored tums. Next mix 1 tsp baking soda with the mix and COLD water, trying to mix as best as possible as any chunks will just further repulse you. Hold your nose from beginning to end and drink as fast as you are comfortable, and don't let go of that nose! After finishing the drink and while still holding your nose, drink the room temperature water and swish it around before you swallow. Still holding your nose, finish it off with two papaya enzyme tablets or fruit Tums. Unplug your nose and you should have absolutely no aftertaste - just fruity papaya enzyme or Tums! It worked perfectly for me, and I can't tell you how happy I am about that. The baking soda and papaya/Tums are basic (high pH) which counteract the acidity of this horrific drink hence removing the "vomit" taste. Please respond to this review if this worked for you!


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New Supreme Court Case Could Be a 2016 Game-Changer
The future of 5 million undocumented immigrants and the hopes of the Democratic nominee hang in the balance.
The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will take up a lawsuit this spring against Barack Obama's sweeping executive actions on immigration—a case that threatens to undermine his legacy in his final year and has the potential to shake up the 2016 presidential race just months before the general election.
At stake in United States v. Texas—the umbrella name for the 26 states that sued to block Obama's 2014 executive actions—are the legal statuses of nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants, who, if the court rules in favor of the Obama administration, could receive temporary work permits and an expedited path to legalization.
The new policy was placed on hold after a Texas judge issued an injunction against the federal government, arguing that the president overstepped his constitutional powers in order to enact these changes. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen argued that because Obama never proposed the policy as a regulation nor put it up for a public comment period, he broke the law.
Oral argument for United States v. Texas is expected to commence in April, with a decision handed down in June—right around the time that the candidates for each party will be chosen, and their platforms (and attack ads) have begun to coalesce.
With illegal immigration a contentious topic in this election—it's the basis of the Ted Cruz–Marco Rubio feud and the cornerstone of Donald Trump's calls for a "really great" border wall—the ruling could be deleterious for the Democratic candidate, whomever it may be. Hillary Clinton has called for comprehensive immigration reform that she promised would expand on Obama's executive actions, and Bernie Sanders's immigration plan is just as sweeping, increasing the number of undocumented immigrants eligible for legal status to nearly 9 million.
With the arrival of this case, hitching their immigration plans to Obama's executive actions could backfire on the candidates: a victory for the Obama administration would likely enrage conservatives and embolden the Republican candidate, while a loss for the administration would force the Democrats to backpedal and disassociate themselves from a policy deemed unconstitutional.
In a final twist, U.S. v. Texas could also serve as a referendum on Obama's use of executive power. As SCOTUSBlog observed, the justices decided to add another question to the case: whether Obama's action violates the president's power to "take care" in executing the laws of the United States, even if he disagrees with its nature. Should they find that the president overstepped his constitutional powers, those who have challenged Obama's reliance on executive actions to circumvent Congress could see their criticism validated by the country's highest court.
Joe Biden's Immigration Plan Was Supposed to Be a Compromise—Republicans Are Suing Him Anyway
Twenty states, including Texas, Florida, and Ohio, are claiming that Biden's new parole program would do "irreparable" damage to their education and healthcare systems.
Joe Biden Is Trying to Get Ahead of a Big Weakness: The Border
After just unveiling a new immigration plan, Biden is making his first presidential trip to the southern border—all as Republicans prepare to give the administration hell on the issue over the next two years.
By Chris Smith
"Election Denial Took It on the Chin": Americans Bailed Out Democracy—For Now
Republicans may have a slim majority in the House, but voters sent election deniers packing. This might be time for optimism.
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← SpaceX relaunches and re-lands a rocket!
SpaceX took nearly a year to relaunch its first "flight-proven" Falcon 9 booster, but within a year or two, company founder Elon Musk expects to be able to launch the same rocket day after day.
He also foresees a time when all the major components of a Falcon 9 rocket can be flown again — not just the first-stage booster, but also the nose cone and perhaps even the rocket's upper stage.
That could drive the cost of a launch to less than 1 percent of what it is today — for example, $600,000 rather than the current $62 million list price for a Falcon 9 rocket launch.
"The significance of today is proving that it's possible to do that," Musk said.
Musk discussed the implications of the first-ever reuse of an orbital-class rocket today during a news briefing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, just a couple of hours after SpaceX successfully put the SES-10 communications satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
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When I adopted Mattie he was under weight and had bouts of vomiting, bouts of not eating and a very poor digestive system. The vet recommended an expensive vet-sold product which Mattie didn't want to eat. So i decided to do some research and discovered Black Hawk, which Mattie has thoroughly enjoyed since the first meal! His coat is soft and shiny, he is healthy and so much happier than before. Blackhawk has meant he no longer has bouts of vomiting, bouts of not eating and he now has a strong digestive system. I would (and do) recommend this product to other dog owners, particularly if you want your dog to be health and happy.


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Strangers who met on Delta flight cited for in-flight friskiness
Delta passengers caught being naughty on plane probably won't face charges.
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DETROIT — Talk about the friendly skies. Two strangers who met on a Delta flight were cited for inter-passenger turbulence.
The flight was heading from the City of Angels to Motown, and the two passengers — a 28-year-old male and a 48-year-old woman — were connecting on separate flights.
Apparently, the two decided to connect with each other before reaching Detroit.
Looks like the woman was in the middle of putting the man's tray table in the upright position while the two were in their seats.
For some reason, the other passengers around them weren't so keen on the idea.
Both people were issued citations and the investigation was handed over to the FBI.
The two new besties are not expected to be criminally charged, but will most likely just have to pay up to $800 in fines.
Lucky for these two, they could have been some strangers in danger on United.
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Steve Weddle & Country Hardball - Part Two
By Jay Stringer
Earlier we dropped part one of a pretty lengthy-wise interview with Steve Weddle. Here's part two.
Country Hardball, out now.
"Country Hardball is a searing portrait of an America most people would rather forget, where life is cheap, grudges never die, and dinner is always in the microwave. Steve Weddle's poignant, powerful prose brings it to life in all of its desperate passion and hopeless aggression. Once I started reading, there was no way I could look away."
—Hilary Davidson, author of Evil in All its Disguises
Steve Weddle & Country Hardball; The DSD interview. Part Two.
-Do you think 'voice' is something writers should be conscious of?
I think writers can be conscious of voice, and I think that's a problem. Writing a story and thinking about voice is like crossing a canyon on a tightrope and looking down. You can get too conscious of that, and it can be crippling. I'd try to read what I'd done the day before to proof along and also to get back into the voice, to remember whose story I was telling. If I thought too much about it, I had to stop. I'd get to where I was writing a parody of myself and it was no good.
-How did Indy know to close his eyes when they opened the Ark?
Indy who? Is this from a comic book?
-Well, thanks for asking me to talk at length about RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, and how its climax works because it serves the characters emotional arc rather than the plot, and how everything that is great in fiction is influenced by this film (even the things that were written before it came out.) But, honestly, we're here to talk about you. You mentioned people who need to have their stories told. Is that where you find yourself now, looking to tell the stories that aren't being told?
I think what I so often find myself concerned with is the emotional arc of my characters' lives, while the plot is the thing that gets them there. Like this movie I was watching the other day about some old man with a whip trying to get a box away from the Nazis. What was more important, it seemed to me, was how the characters were developing, how being faced with adversity forced them to search for this thing they'd lost, and the thing wasn't just a MacGuffin box.
In the stories I want to tell, the writer and reader get invested in the characters, in the world. If I'm going to do justice to the characters and make something worth the reader's time, I'm going to develop the storyline, of course, but I'm going to work to understand the characters, to see how their choices create them, how they impact the world around them. As a writer, it's up to me to thoroughly understand a character, to see both sides of the coin. If I can do that, then I can delve deeply, hopefully digging in the right place.
- You're with TYRUS BOOKS. It's a real sign of quality writing to see their logo on a book. How's it feel to have Country Hardball join that family?
It's pretty cool, isn't it? Many years ago, I started paying close attention to Bleak House Books, which was Ben LeRoy and Alison Janssen (now Dasho). They had all kinds of great authors and wonderful books and clever ideas. They had the Evidence Collection, which put in a rap sheet and fingerprints for the author. I have one of Neil Smith's books like that. And they had a signature collection. And a subscription plan, too.
So I got together what money I could and sent off for some collection they were offering. I think it was three books from the signature collection for $50. Something like that. I got a huge box of books back with a note (pictured) from Alison -- someone I didn't know at all at the time -- that said they'd run out of some of the books and she'd pulled copies from her shelf and had to substitute some hardbacks even though I'd only paid for paperbacks. I thought that was amazingly nice. You know, personal and thoughtful and all. I know now that it was perfect Alison. Fast-forward years and years and my agent is texting me from a conference where she's talking to Ben LeRoy about Country Hardball. Ben is doing Tyrus Books now and Alison has taken a job with Amazon at that point.
Though we'd talked to other people about publishing Country Hardball, we knew Tyrus was the perfect fit -- personal and thoughtful, just as Alison had shown years ago. I have all those Bleak House books, along with the subsequent Tyrus titles, on a shelf in my library. Inside one of the Nathan Singer books is the note from Alison.
How does it feel? It feels like it's the way it was supposed to happen, you know? It feels perfect and great. It feels, I don't know, it just feels all of it. Every bit of awesome.
-Okay. So Country Hardball is out right stinking now. Why the hell should people buy the book?
I'm told the print version is in stores, too. I think people who like a good read should buy the book. I've worked hard in trying to tell the stories of these people, from the teenage boy just trying to understand the world to middle-aged people who understand it too well. I'm not saying this is the one book you should buy this year. The Shining Girls is a great read, for example. But if people think they might be interested in reading about the working class in rural America, about people who just need that one push to do bad things, about people who keep pushing back trying to not do those bad things, about the brutality we level against each other from credit card debt and workplace furloughs to attacks of cancer and assault, this is a book they should consider. Especially if they want to read about people trying to fight against the bullshit in this world.
-What are you working on next?
If you've gotten to the end of Country Hardball, then you know that Mabel Murphy is abducted by aliens during a Los Angeles Lakers game. I'm working on the backstory to those aliens and why they are forced to share umbrellas.
Oh, Country Hardball? Sorry. Yeah. Well, in that book, Roy Alison is looking for answers about what happened to his grandfather. I've had to go back to 1933 Arkansas to find out. The next book follows some of the characters from Country Hardball into the next year, but also flashes back to 1933 and 1955. It's a difficult, layered story, but the first one took me 42 years, so I figure I've got time.
What are you working on, Mr. Stringer?
-Lost City, the third book in the Eoin Miller Trilogy (three books...I'm told that's how a trilogy works) comes out in January, and I would be mighty grateful if people would read it. Buy it first, then read it. As for the next project? I'm cooking it now. It's set in Glasgow, a move away from my usual stomping ground, and it's something akin to an episode of The Rockford Files if made by the Coen Brothers.
I know i vanished from DSD without much of a word; I'd like to thank everyone who worked with me on the site over the years, and all the readers who came back to read my ramblings week after week. I'd also like to say that I haven't left completely, I just needed to focus on other things for awhile. I'm sure I'll be back to stink the place up at some point.
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There is nothing more fun than watching a one year old go after a cake made just for them. Aaliah celebrated her birthday with this yummy cake with sprinkles, colorful balloons and a fabulous gold sequin backdrop to top it off.
Aaliah's gold lace crown was hand made by me just for the occasion.
All photos were taken in Lynnfield, MA.


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China-Africa: Riding the rails towards a future of shared prosperity
In the 1960s, newly-independent Tanzania and Zambia planned to build a railway. The two countries sought help from rich European countries and also from the World Bank. But their appeals for help were rejected. In February 1965, when Tanzania's President Julius Nyerere visited China, he raised this topic with China's leaders. At that time, China's economy was still in deep trouble. But China promised to help build this 1,860-kilometer-long railway because it had its own experience being a victim of colonialism, and understood the deep desire of African countries to pursue their national independence.
In July 1976, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, known in Africa as TAZARA, was opened. More than 60 Chinese lost their lives during its construction. But the railway, called locally the "Road of Freedom", has made a major contribution to the economic development of Tanzania. The railway has become an important symbol of China's support for the struggles of African countries for their pursuit of liberation and independence. Forty years later, in October 2016, the first modern electrified railway in Africa was built by companies from China using the standards and equipment that have modernized China's national rail network. The new line from Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa to Djibouti's capital Djibouti City is the second major transnational railway built in Africa with help from China. And in May 2017, the Kenyan Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, which was built by companies from China, officially opened to traffic. The project has created more than 46,000 jobs and driven Kenya's Gross Domestic Product up by 1.5 percent. In the future, the Mombasa-Nairobi railway is expected to connect with the railways of other East African countries including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. Together they will form the arteries of transportation across the region.
Featured Image: a cargo train is launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by the Chinese government in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, May 30, 2017.[Photo: VCG]
Following the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2000, and its Beijing Summit in 2006, eight policy measures were proposed that aimed to promote the development of China-Africa relations. This was followed in 2015 by the Johannesburg Summit, at which 10 major China-Africa cooperation plans were launched so as to help African countries break the three development bottlenecks of lagging infrastructure, talent shortages, and inadequate financing. Since then, cooperation between China and Africa has continued to develop as new projects have emerged to meet new challenges.
The changes that have taken place since 1976 when China completed its work on TAZARA have been truly extraordinary. This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's Reform and Opening Up policy that has helped lift 700 million people out of poverty, and turned the country into the home of the world's second largest economy. Over these same four decades, many African countries have borne the consequences of Washington's neoliberalist approach to international development, and seen the growth of their economies stall. But Chinese people believe that it is important not to forget your friends when you become rich, and this spirit is reflected in the relationship it has with Africa today.
In the five years after he became president, Xi Jinping visited Africa four times. What's more, Africa was the first leg of his trips overseas after he took office and again after his re-election. China has been Africa's largest trading partner for nine consecutive years, with investment topping 110 billion U.S. dollars. China abolished import tariffs on 97 percent of goods from the 33 least-developed African countries. In the last three years, it has offered over 20,000 government scholarships to African students. Medical aid from China has helped the people of West Africa cope with the latest Ebola outbreaks. And about 2,000 peacekeepers from China are working in Africa, making China the permanent member of the UN Security Council with the largest contingent of peacekeepers on the continent.
In a complex and multipolar world where unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise, it is now more than ever necessary for China and Africa to cooperate and strengthen their bonds. This is one of the goals of next week's Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The summit provides a golden opportunity to promote the integration of the Belt and Road Initiative with the African Union's "Agenda 2063", the United Nations' "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" and the development strategies of individual African countries. And above all this, the forum is a symbol of the lasting and unbreakable bonds between friendly nations working towards a future of shared prosperity.
Note: This article is an edited translation of a commentary from the Chinese-language "Commentaries on International Affairs." Which originally appeared on China Plus.
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Two prominent Italian researchers predict a future international mesothelioma crisis if the widespread use of toxic asbestos continues unabated.
They paint a dire picture for hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting victims.
Claudio Bianchi and Tommaso Bianchi, from the Center for Study of Environmental Cancer at the Hospital of Monfalcone in Italy, believe the incidence of the asbestos-related cancer will climb rapidly, despite many health organizations' efforts to curb or ban the use of asbestos.
Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos, the naturally occurring mineral used extensively throughout the 20th century in developing countries. U.S. construction, steel and mining industries, as well as the military widely used the product.
Asbestos provided an inexpensive way to strengthen and fireproof products manufactured with it. In addition to its versatility, the mineral is highly toxic.
The root of their concern: Only 55 countries ban asbestos. That means an estimated 1.1 billion people, or nearly 16 percent of the world's population, are protected from the toxic mineral.
The majority of the world's population remains at risk of exposure because government officials in their countries have curbed the use of asbestos or refused to ban the substance.
Also, many of those countries do not keep a registry of mesothelioma cases. Those that do, often underestimate the incidence among their populations.
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that 100,000 people die annually from an asbestos-related disease.
According to the Minerals Yearbook of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1.9 million tons of asbestos were mined for commercial use in 2013, the last year statistics are available. Russia mined 1 million tons of asbestos and ranks as the world's biggest producer.
Developing countries throughout Africa, Asia and South America use it extensively now, much like Europe and North America did in the 20th century before significantly reducing its use in recent decades.
Manufacturing industries in many countries ignore the dangers of asbestos in order to create affordable, mass-produced building materials that contain the deadly substance.
None of the top consumers of asbestos are among the countries in the study reporting the most cases of mesothelioma today. There has been little reliable documentation of mesothelioma done there.
For example, only 13 percent of the population in China is covered by its cancer registry. In India, only 7 percent of the population is covered.
In Thailand, only sporadic cases of mesothelioma are reported, even though large numbers are suspected.
The authors believe that some of these countries have grossly underestimated diagnosis and deaths from mesothelioma.
Asbestos was used liberally in the shipbuilding industry throughout the 20th century because of its ability to fireproof vessels.
The highest mesothelioma incidence rates among men reported in the study were from the U.K., Australia, The Netherlands, New Zealand and Malta. Their rates mostly have remained steady in the past 15 years, showing few signs of decline.
The U.K. reported 3.4 cases per 100,000 people. Australia was at 3.2 per 100,000. The U.S. reported 1.9 per 100,000. Although asbestos use in these countries has dropped significantly, they still are feeling the effects of mesothelioma because of the long latency period (10-50 years) between exposure and diagnosis.


District Traveling Lion (Lucky): located with the Brandon-Forestdale Lions. Lucky will be available for capture Tuesday, January 15th at the United Methodist Church in Brandon. Doors open at 6:00 with dinner at 6:30. Clubs planning on attending should call Lion Patty Reynolds (247-8834) with number of people attending by January 12th.


Identification Theft occurs when somebody wrongfully uses your personal id to obtain credit, loans, providers, even rentals, and mortgage loans in your name. They may actually commit crimes while impersonating you!
Luckily, most debit and bank cards that carry a significant brand name logo will have some kind of fraud protection. Some banks also offer add-on coverage. You may not be responsible for any kind of fraud, or possibly just a little percentage of the loss.
So, just how do you handle the monetary woes of your social lifestyle? As stated before, a fast payday loan will do just that for you. This particular cash advance will be in your fingers before you embark upon your interpersonal activities. Just as long as you make an application for your payday loan online a minimum of 24 hours before you must have the cash, you are definitely in business. You are able to come to social gatherings you are invited to, you can inquire that particular person on a date, and you can feel self-confident because you have the cash you must do what needs to be done.
Types Of Credit score is 10% of your credit rating. The score considers the various types of accounts you have. Financial institution credit cards, store cards, payment loans, finance company accounts plus mortgage loans. This usually is just not a critical factor unless your own free credit report Equifax does not have much additional information on which to base the score.
Banks, ATMs, and bill-paying- It is better to let your children come along when you decide to go to the financial institution to do some errands or even bill-paying. Right there, you can show them what a deposit is usually or what a withdrawal is definitely. When you are going to use the CREDIT, let them push the control keys so that they learn how to use a single and have them sit down together with you when you are allotting money to fund the bills, groceries, and so forth This will give them an idea about how much money it expenses to run a house which in turn can make them value money a lot more.
Your earnings from your function would be available to you at all times. Right now there would not be a need to await the bank to open or to look for a nearby check cashing service in the event of an emergency. However, you might already have this luxury having a checking account debit card.
You have to realize that the principles have changed the past few years. What was once a great credit rating is now a good score. That which was once a good score is today a fair one. You should also free credit scores from all three bureaus before applying for a loan. When there are some errors on it you would like to make sure you clear those upward before you apply for your financial loan.
You must establish your own identity by providing some details such as date of delivery, social security number, name, and tackle. Equifax needs to verify you before it hands out there this sensitive information. However, the whole process only requires a few keystrokes.
To conclude, there are many steps that you can decide to try to make sure that you do not enroll in a credit card scam. Merely the actual above-mentioned tips and you'll undoubtedly protect yourself. Good luck.


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You can read this article. An internet blackout means no-one in Indian-controlled Kashmir can
By James Griffiths, CNN
Updated 3:46 AM EDT, Fri August 9, 2019
Here's why Kashmir is so important
One of the world's most sensitive regions is in the midst of a crisis and could be on the verge of conflict, but the world may not find out what's happening there until it's too late.
An almost complete communications blackout has been imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir, after the government in Delhi moved to scrap the region's special status, sparking an angry response from Pakistan. The two neighbors have fought numerous times over Kashmir, and the region has been the focus of periodic conflict for almost 70 years.
In the run-up to the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir broad autonomy in setting its own law, except in a limited set of policy areas such as defence and foreign affairs, India sent tens of thousands of additional troops into the state and cut off all internet and phone services. Broadband, mobile internet, text messaging and phone service have all been affected, with residents reduced to digging out old radio sets to tune into the news.
Politicians have reportedly been detained, journalists restricted in their reporting and human rights groups have warned of potential abuses due to the lack of international oversight enabled by the communications blackout.
"A large-scale communication disruption at such a crucial time for Kashmir is an egregious violation of citizens' rights to information from a free press," Aliya Iftikhar, a senior researcher with the Committee to Protect Journalists, said in a statement. "We call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration to guarantee that all communication blocks in Kashmir are lifted and that journalists are able to report freely. Communication blocks have no place in a democracy."
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir. The Press Information Bureau for Jammu and Kashmir also did not respond.
On Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the law change would bring stability and end "separatism, terrorism, dynastic politics and corruption" in Jammu and Kashmir, even as the United Nations warned against taking steps that "could affect the status" of the disputed region.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he was "concerned over reports of restrictions on the Indian-side of Kashmir, which could exacerbate the human rights situation in the region."
Blackout state
Internet, social media and messaging blackouts are a common occurrence in Indian-controlled Kashmir. There have been 59 partial or complete blackouts in 2019 so far, almost equal to the total number last year, according to the Software Freedom Law Center, India, an NGO. That works out to more than one blackout per week in Kashmir for the first 30 weeks of the year.
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That makes Jammu and Kashmir the most cut off Indian state, in a country which already leads the world in internet blackouts. There were 87 major blackouts across India last year – accounting for more than half of all blackouts globally – and dozens of smaller scale disruptions, according to monitor Access Now.
Research by NetBlocks, which monitors internet disruptions around the world, suggests that the current Kashmir internet blackout has been instituted at the "backbone level." That refers to the fiber optic cables, modems and switches which form the fundamental infrastructure of the internet, controlling connections between users and internet service providers (ISPs) in Kashmir and the wider country.
A blackout is the most blunt tactic for online control, completely severing communications at the core level. Companies which manage the country's internet infrastructure can be ordered to cut off certain regions or throttle connections from them, making internet service incredibly slow.
Compared to other Indian states and territories, connections between Kashmir and the rest of the Indian internet are relatively sparse and pass through a small number of choke points, making such a blackout easier to achieve. In countries such as the United States, there is a much greater density of fiber optic connections and more service providers controlling them, making it more difficult to order a sudden blackout. The US also has legal restrictions in place against the government easily pulling off such a communications shutdown.
In coming days, the Indian government may choose to restore partial service to Kashmir, to allow people to reassure relatives they are okay and avoid continued economic damage. Then it may shift to blocking specific sites and platforms, such as WhatsApp and other social media, as has been done in the past.
This is achieved by blocking those platforms at the IP or server level, similar to how China's Great Firewall works. Such blocks can often be bypassed by using a virtual private network (VPN), an encrypted tunnel which masks traffic sent across it so it appears to be benign. These too can be blocked, as they are frequently in China during sensitive periods, though doing so brings with it its own problems due to the widespread use of VPNs by businesses.
Communication confusion
An internet blackout isn't just annoying, it can be terrifying, cutting people off from key information and spreading concern and disinformation.
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Internet shutdowns aren't just Africa's problem. They're happening worldwide
"Access to the internet is a human right," said Apar Gupta, executive director of the Internet Freedom Foundation, an Indian NGO. "Massive economic, social and individual harm caused when it is disrupted. But the human costs are much deeper. Cutting off Internet access prevents people from using the Internet to reach out for help, and makes them panic."
When Sri Lanka cut off social media in the wake of terrorist attacks earlier this year, it created an information vacuum that was filled by fake news and prevented legitimate criticism of the government – which later admitted to missing clear warnings of the attacks – from being aired.
"Shutdowns are a blunt instrument for interrupting the spread of disinformation online," Adrian Shahbaz, a researcher at Washington-based Freedom House, told CNN at the time. "Citizens are denied access to communication tools at a time when they need them the most to dispel rumors, check in with family, or avoid dangerous areas."
In a paper in February, Jan Rydzak, an internet policy expert at Stanford University, found that internet shutdowns and social media blocks in India were followed by "a clear increase in violent protests (and) have very ambiguous effects on peaceful demonstrations."
Internet blackouts and disruptions can also cause major economic damage. According to a 2018 study by the Delhi-based think tank ICRIER, a combined 16,315 hours of internet shutdowns between 2012 and 2017 cost the India economy upwards of $3 billion.
Kashmir is already one of the poorest areas of India, and frequent blackouts have not helped its economy in recent years. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed for India to be a world leader in technology and internet services, but startups in Kashmir have suffered due to the constant disruptions.
"We ended up paying employees even during the ban when there was literally no work done. It is frustrating at times," Kashmiri startup founder Rauf Bashir told Indian business platform MoneyControl last year.
Editor's Note: James Griffiths is a senior producer for CNN International and author of "The Great Firewall of China: How to Build and Control an Alternative Version of the Internet."


Thanks for the link about Dave's guide.
-A Persimmon Golf Today outing video featuring PGT contributors Christian and our own Addington Arnie (Arnie has agreed to split any sponsor endorsement deals resulting from this video 50/50) at Colchester GC in the south of England. It's a James Braid design from 1907.
-A nice mention in Lag's Gotham Golf Blog discussion with Ralph.
Lots of stuff in the pipeline and on the forums as well! I'll jot down weekly updates for new eyes over here. If anybody is interested in doing an "outings" video just let me know or just take the video. It doens't have to be anything special, just enjoying traditional gear on tracks that are condusive to traditional golf.
Great stuff guys.. love the video tour through the bags and those fine persimmon golf swings!
-Ken Harrington recounts his (co-held) course record 60 at historic Lincoln Park Golf Course in San Francisco using Tommy Armour blades and persimmons.
-A great story by PGT and ABS contributor Steve (former Australian PGA tour player) discussing his first tour event and how difficult it actually is (and was) to make it on tour, especially playing persimmon and blades.
Some revisits for ABS members but great stories nonetheless. Some fun stuff coming in the next week including some great footage of Lag's swing from a recent Bay Area outing.
-A persimmon and blades outing in California featuring a former touring Pro you may recognize, a former D1 collegiate golfer you may recognize, and me (out of my league ). I held my own somehow.
Really nice site Lipout and I love watching the videos of you, Lag and other familiar ABS guys out playing persimmon. Very courageous of Arnie to swing a 2 iron on camera!
-A history of the Australian PGA Championship including downloadable e-book detailing the first 100 years of the event.
-A Lagpressure video of Ben Hogan featuring shots from a match at Houston CC, 1964. All sound has been edited out except for the strike. Enjoy the sound of a golf ball being compressed properly.
-Editorial piece on the battle for Sharp Park(An Alister MacKenzie public track near San Francisco). Environmentalists want to shut down the 80 year old course to provide habitat for the SF Garter snake and California Red Legged Frog.
-An interview featuring a recap of a club tourney won by member Blade Junkie using vintage gear.