Enjoy relaxing days at the Bad Schmiedeberg Spa Hotel. The idyllic location, untouched by traffic noise, will make this possible for you. This is where you can find peace and tranquillity and relax during the soothing treatments. Feel at home in one of our 35 comfortably furnished rooms, which are all accessible by lift. Each room is provided with a desk, safe, flat-screen television, telephone and free WiFi as well as a bathroom with shower, toilet and hair dryer.
Take advantage of the idyllic location and tranquillity at the Bad Schmiedeberg Spa Hotel to the benefit of your health and regeneration. Allow yourself to be pampered in our own wellness and massage room with aroma massages, classical massages or relaxing massages. Recuperative physical therapy, individualized rehabilitative exercises, ultrasound treatments or muscle relaxation via electrical impulses can also be carried out here.
Every day we prepare an abundant breakfast and dinner buffet with a great variety of choices. When you book full board, you will be taking your lunch in the restaurant of the art-nouveau Kurhaus (spa building). On certain evenings, there might be special selections such as additional culinary delicacies, theme-oriented buffets and grilled dishes. Healthy and revitalising nutritional choices as well as house-made herbal cocktails round off the gourmet selection of the spa hotel. Of course, we can also provide food for special diets such as diabetic diets, vegetarian and allergen-free diets, and lactose, or gluten-free foods if given advance notification.
Enjoy warm summer days on our sunbathing lawn with sun loungers or relax on the small terrace at the pond, perhaps after enjoying an excursion day. In the colder seasons, you can enjoy cosy evenings with board games in the dining and common room of the establishment.
The spa centre of Bad Schmiedeberg is well worth seeing with its art nouveau Kurhaus (spa building) and its promenade street – all accessible from the hotel within a few minutes on foot. This is also where you will find the Kurmittelhaus (central spa building) as well as the Kneipp Therapy Centre in which you can receive numerous therapeutic treatments. In addition, you can discover the historic spa park where you can just lean back and relax. From Monday to Friday, the spa hotel also offers its guests an environmentally friendly shuttle service to the treatment centre. Please take note of the shuttle schedule. (Schedule in PDF format).
The magnificent view of the natural surroundings will make you feel like taking long walks and excursions to the historic spa park (with its monument to cyclists), throughout the forested surroundings, the Düben Heath Nature Park as well as to additional sights worth visiting such as the Garden Kingdom in Dessau-Wörlitz, the Renaissance city of Torgau or Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Due to its geographical location, the spa hotel is an ideal starting point for a variety of activities, hikes and cycling trips throughout the lovely landscape.
The spa centre with its therapeutic mud, mineral and Kneipp therapy treatments is embedded within an idyllic park and landscaped area.
For decades, the historic Bad Schmiedeberg spa park has been an important area for spa life in the town.
There are a great number of excursions you can take, such as to the Düben Heath Nature Park, the historic spa park or the landscapes of the moor and the lakes.
This spa hotel was awarded the seal from the initiative Service-Qualität Deutschland with the highest grade of III.
The successful certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 ensures a consistently high quality of the products and services of the Eisenmoorbad-Schmiedeberg-Kur-GmbH.


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Protecting Youth is our Top Priority
Over many years, the BSA has developed some of the strongest expert-informed youth protection policies found in any youth-serving organization including mandatory criminal background checks for all leaders, required training in Youth Protection, mandatory reporting, and two-deep leadership.
Every instance of suspected abuse is reported to law enforcement.
National Website Youth Protection
Get Started - How to Take Youth Protection Training
You do not have to be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America to take Youth Protection training.
Visit My.Scouting.org and create an account. You'll receive an email notification with your account information, including a member ID/reference number.
Download the How To Guide for taking Youth Protection Training.
The Boy Scouts of America places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members.
Youth Protection Training is required for all registered volunteers.
New leaders are required to take Youth Protection Training before their application will be submitted. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time application is submitted for processing to be a registered volunteer leader.
Youth Protection Training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection Training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.
The Youth Protection Training is designed to help you keep our youth safe from abuse. You will learn the Boy Scouts of America's Youth Protection Guidelines, signs of abuse, and how to report suspected abuse. After each section of the material, you will answer questions about that section's topic. To maintain a safe environment, the BSA developed numerous procedural and leadership selection policies and provides parents and leaders with resources for each program.
Barriers to Abuse
The Boy Scouts of America have adopted the following policies for the safety and well-being of its members.
Two registered adult leaders 21 years of age or over are required at all Scouting activities, including meetings. There must be a registered female adult leader 21 years of age or over in every unit serving females. A registered female adult leader 21 years of age or over must be present for any activity involving female youth. Notwithstanding the minimum leader requirements, age- and program-appropriate supervision must always be provided. (Youth Protection and Barriers to Abuse FAQs)
All adults accompanying a Scouting unit who are present at the activity for 72 total hours or more must be registered as leaders. The 72 hours need not be consecutive.
One-on-one contact between adult leaders and youth members is prohibited both inside and outside of Scouting. (Youth Protection and Barriers to Abuse FAQs)
In situations requiring a personal conference, the meeting is to be conducted with the knowledge and in view of other adults and/or youth.
Private online communications (texting, phone calls, chat, IM, etc.) must include another registered leader or parent.
Communication by way of social media (Facebook, Snapchat, etc.) must include another registered leader or parent.
Adult leaders and youth members have a responsibility to recognize, respond to and report Youth Protection violations and abuse.
Youth Protection Policy Violations
Serious Youth Protection policy violations or behaviors that put a youth's safety at risk must be reported to the Scout executive.
Alternatively, policy violations may be reported to the Scouts First Helpline when the Scout executive is not available.
Online reporting is also available at Incident Reporting.
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
If someone is at immediate risk of harm, always call 911 first.
All persons participating in Scouting programs are mandated reporters of child abuse.
Reports must be made to local law enforcement and child protective services. State law may require additional reporting.
This reporting duty cannot be delegated to any other person.
Reporting to the Scout executive or Scouts First Helpline ensures that follow-up can occur for the safety of our youth. Scout executives and Scouts First coordinate follow-up actions.
Scouts First Helpline
As part of its "Scouts First" approach to the protection and safety of youth, the BSA has established a dedicated 24-hour helpline to receive reports of known or suspected abuse or behavior that might put a youth at risk.
1-844-SCOUTS1 (1-844-726-8871)
When to use it:
Anytime you believe a youth has been harmed or their safety and wellbeing is at risk, and you cannot immediately reach your Scout executive or local council.
If a youth is bullied because of race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, and local help is unable to resolve the problem.
BSA Incident Reporting Resources: Incident Reporting
Program Requirments
The buddy system should be used.
The use of smartphones, cameras, mirrors, drones, etc., in places or situations where privacy is expected, is prohibited.
All aspects of the Scouting program are open to observation by parents and leaders.
The BSA does not recognize any secret organizations as part of its program.
Hazing and initiations are prohibited and have no part during any Scouting activity.
All forms of bullying and harassment including verbal, physical, and cyberbullying are prohibited.
Inappropriate public displays of affection are prohibited.
Sexual activity is prohibited.
Appropriate attire is required for all activities.
Be The Teacher
Discipline must be constructive.
Discipline must reflect Scouting's values.
Corporal punishment is never permitted.
Disciplinary activities involving isolation, humiliation, or ridicule are also prohibited.
Separate accommodations for adult males and females and youth males and females are required.
Separate tenting arrangements must be provided for male and female adults as well as for male and female youth.
Youth sharing tents must be no more than two years apart in age.
In Cub Scouting, parents and guardians may share a tent with their family.
In all other programs, youth and adults tent separately. (Youth Protection and Barriers to Abuse FAQs)
Spouses may share tents.
Lodging/Cabin Accommodations
Whenever possible, separate cabins or lodging should be provided for male and female adults as well as for male and female youth. Where separate accommodations cannot be provided due to group size or limited availability, modifications may be made. Where completely separate accommodations are not available, additional supervision is required. (Youth Protection and Barriers to Abuse FAQs)
If adults and youth of the same gender occupy single-room accommodations, there must be a minimum of two adults and four youth, with all adults being Youth Protection trained.
Physical separation by other means, including temporary barriers or space, should be used only when no other arrangements are possible.
These modifications are limited to single-gender accommodations.
Separate shower and latrine facilities should be provided for male and female adults as well as for male and female youth. If separate facilities are not available, separate times should be scheduled and posted.
The privacy of youth is respected.
Adults and youth must respect each other's privacy, especially in situations such as changing clothes and taking showers at camp.
Adult leaders should closely monitor these areas but only enter as needed for youth protection or health and safety reasons.
Stuart Goins - (919) 734-1714
Scout Executive/CEO

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Registrations of interest - CALWELL SLIPWAY REMEDIATION PROJECT, PORT NELSON.
REGISTRATIONS OF INTEREST – SPECIALIST CONTRACTOR SERVICES FOR DREDGING CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT, STABILISATION AND RECLAMATION CONSTRUCTION, CALWELL SLIPWAY REMEDIATION PROJECT, PORT NELSON.
Port Nelson Limited (PNL) together with the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) invite Registrations of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced specialist contractors to complete the site remediation of the Calwell Slipway Basin, in Nelson.
This engagement is to undertake the dredging and stabilisation of approximately 42 000m3 of contaminated marine sediment by adding cement and activated carbon to create mudcrete to defined specifications. The mudcrete will be utilised for the construction of a 5000m2 reclamation adjacent to the dredging site. Additionally there is approximately 13 400m3 of uncontaminated sediment to be dredged and disposed of to an approved spoil ground at sea.
Proposals are to be submitted by 12:00pm on Monday 05/12/2016. For further information on this registration of interest please click here.


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Federal Government Renews Push To Disarm Veterans
via Lee Rogers, February 22, 2013, Blacklisted News
The letter states as follows.
A determination of incompetency will prohibit you from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. If you knowingly violate any of these prohibitions, you may be fined, imprisoned, or both pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Pub.L.No. 103-159, as implemented at 18, United States Code 924(a)(2)."?
It should become even more apparent that the U.S. government is attempting to implement a policy that will disarm a large number of military veterans. There are now reports from veterans who are receiving letters from the Department of Veterans Affairs stating that they could be banned from owning or possessing a firearm and ammunition should government officials deem them to be incompetent. The letters appear to have been sent to a number of veterans who are registered with the VA as having a disability. It is unknown how many veterans have received these letters but it basically proposes that the VA rate the veteran as incompetent to handle their benefit payments. If the veteran is classified as incompetent than according to the letter they would be effectively banned from owning a firearm.
So essentially if some government bureaucrat deems a disabled veteran as being incompetent it will prohibit them from buying, owning or transporting a firearm and ammunition. This is with no due process, no trial by jury or anything. As ridiculous as this might be, it falls right in line with the overall agenda that is at work to disarm veterans. With the American economy continuing to crumble, the establishment is gearing up for a revolt and if such a revolt takes place, veterans will be one of their primary threats. Veterans know how the military operates from the inside so it makes sense that they would want as many veterans disarmed as possible.Even though the gun grabbing traitors in Washington DC have backed off from many of their gun control proposals, they are now trying to push plans to expand the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to include all sorts of people who have or previously had so-called mental health problems. Veterans that have come back from multiple tours in the Middle East who are diagnosed with PTSD or have been prescribed any number of drugs by military doctors could fall into this category. Considering the government's track record of using vague language in legislation, we can also safely assume that the definition of a mentally ill person will be up for great interpretation. So who knows how many people they will try to classify as being mentally ill in order to ban them from owning a firearm.
This is a completely disgusting agenda but it shouldn't be unexpected. In reality the VA is a criminal institution that tries to do everything in their power to inhibit veterans from getting the benefits that they earned through their military service. The amount of red tape and hurdles they put in front of veterans just for them to receive their benefits is scandalous.
Before I end this article I'd just like to share a story that I think ties in with what I'm saying about the VA. A little over a decade ago I was actually in the U.S. Army for two years. During that time I encountered some of the most vile human beings I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with. The amount of incompetent idiots that I saw holding positions of authority that ran around on power trips trying to micromanage everything with their eyes bugging out was comical. Instead of looking at how well an individual performed their job many of these dirt bags were more concerned about stupid things like how shiny a person's boots were. I'm not saying that everyone in the U.S. Army was like that, because I did meet some good people during my time in the military but the very best people left simply due to the fact that the military offers one of the worst working environments you could ever imagine.
The reason why I'm mentioning this is because the people who work for the VA seem to operate very much like the insane power tripping clowns who rise to prominence in the military. In my few brief encounters with people who work for the VA, I found them to be unbelievably condescending, rude and just plain unhelpful with everything. They act like you are inconveniencing them for actually making them do their job.
With this said, I believe the VA's primary purpose is to give the illusion that the U.S. government is taking care of veterans. In reality the goal of the VA is to provide as little care as possible to veterans while at the same time maintaining this fallacy. The fact that they are sending letters to disabled veterans saying that they'll forfeit their right to own a firearm if some government stooge says so is unbelievably sick on so many levels. This should hopefully prove to most people reading this that the VA is run by a bunch of demonic scumbags who should be fired and fed to the wolves.
Despite this, it is highly doubtful that we'll see very many veterans comply with the stated policies in these VA letters. It just offers more proof that the U.S. government is run by a bunch of control freak psychopaths. At least we now have more of an idea of what angle they're shifting towards in order to push their gun control agenda. Undoubtedly we will see them continuing to promote this idea of adding mental health checks into the background check system as a backdoor way to prohibit returning veterans from having firearms.
This of course does not represent a real solution to the alleged problem of mass shootings that has spawned all of this gun control talk. In almost every high profile so-called mass shooting case we've seen recently, the shooter was confirmed to be on some sort of prescription anti-depressant drug. We of course don't see anyone in the establishment talking about going after the big pharmaceutical companies that make these drugs which are causing these people to go crazy. They're the ones who should be held accountable but like out of something you would see in the science fiction book Brave New World, they need people on these drugs because it represents yet another aspect of their control system.
Tagged as 2nd amendment, current-events, Gun Control, Guns, Liberty, Mental Health, military veterans, PTSD, US News, Veterans
Revealing the Link: Use of SSRIs (antidepressants) causing Rampage Shootings
via http://www.the3report.com February 26, 2010
An in depth look at school shootings, and the commonly known side effects of SSRIs, reveals the drugs to be a primary factor leading to violence.
Special 3 Report Exclusive
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, or SSRIs, are commonly used to treat depression in children and adolescents. In 2005, the Center for Disease Control reported that 118 million prescriptions had been written for anti-depressants, and that the number of people using anti-depressants had "almost tripled between the periods 1988-1994 and 1999-2000". One popular SSRI drug called Prozac has been prescribed to more than 38 million people worldwide.
As more and more people are given SSRIs to combat depression, mounting evidence suggests that the side effects of SSRIs can lead to violent behavior and suicide. Many of the high fatality school shootings of the past 10 years have involved shooters who had been prescribed SSRIs. An in depth look at school shootings, and the commonly known side effects of SSRIs, reveals the drugs to be a primary factor leading to violence.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors work by altering the patient's brain chemistry. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is released by one neuron to make another neuron fire, and is linked to mood and behavior. Serotonin is released into the space between neurons, called the synapse. In the natural course of events, the serotonin is then reabsorbed into the neuron it originally came from. SSRIs block this reuptake of the serotonin into the neuron. The idea is that with more serotonin in the synapse, the activity of the neurons will increase, which theoretically leads to better moods for some patients.
Unfortunately SSRIs can cause many different side effects. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV is the most widely used source of diagnostic information for mental health by health professionals. It has "consistently confirmed that all anti-depressants can cause mania" which is a "potentially psychotic condition of intense mental and emotional excitement". Mania often involves feelings of invulnerability, extreme power, farfetched and elaborate plans, as well as the urge to commit violence. A recent controlled clinical trial of the SSRI Prozac showed that it caused mania in six percent of the test subjects. Other side effects of Prozac include agitation, anxiety, instability, confusion, hallucinations, hostility and psychosis. Studies have also repeatedly shown an increased risk of suicide for people taking an SSRI.
Research has shown that Prozac and drugs like it could be causing people with no history of mental illness to become suicidal. In 2004, a federal panel of drug experts said antidepressants "could cause children and teenagers to become suicidal." The drug agency also warned that changes in dosage can increase the risk of suicide. SSRIs are particularly dangerous because they cause both suicidal and violent tendencies in some individuals. It is likely that some of the school shooters may have already been suicidal before they decided to go on killing sprees. Not only does Prozac cause suicide, it often causes especially violent suicide, such as stabbing one's self to death.
A person who suffers from agitated depression is especially prone to violence. The individual is both depressed and stimulated. In many cases, agitated depression is often made worse by SSRIs, resulting in suicide, murder or both. Negative side effects often occur when starting the drug treatment or altering the dosage. A condition called Akathisia is a common neurological disorder that affects people taking SSRI medications. Patients suffering from Akathisia complain of "unease, distress, dysphoria, and inner restlessness." Patients may be unable to stand or sit still. This can manifest as repetitive movements of the legs and feet, and the patient may stand and sit repeatedly. Akathisia can develop into a chronic condition which may be irreversible. Akathisia is described as "virtual inner torture of irritation and anguish" that can cause patients to act out in bizarre and sometimes violent ways.
In 1999, British psychologist David Wilkinson gave a clinical presentation of a case in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. He revealed how a previously nonviolent fifteen year old male overturned store merchandise stands, smashed another student in the mouth, and committed a robbery while on Prozac. Wilkinson believed that "emotional blunting" caused by Prozac had driven the young man to commit violence.
Many doctors are misinformed about the effects of the SSRIs they prescribe patients. Scientific workshops attended by many doctors are often nothing more than drug company sponsored advertisement sessions. It is often times easier for a doctor to blame side effects on the patient's "mental illness" instead of the drugs they have prescribed the patient.
The Columbine High School massacre took place on April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. Eric Harris and Dylan Kybold shot and killed 12 students and a teacher before taking their own lives. They injured 21 other students. It was then reported that Eric Harris had been rejected from joining the military because he was being treated with an SSRI medication called Luvox. Harris had been taking Luvox for a year while developing his plans for mass murder. Toxicology reports released by the drug maker showed that Harris had therapeutic levels of Luvox in his system at the time of the shootings. Jeff Wise, a teenager who killed nine people before committing suicide had been taking large dosages of Prozac. A relative of Mr. Weise said that his dosages had been increased in the weeks leading up to the shooting, a reoccurring factor in SSRI induced suicides. In 1989, Joseph Wesbecker shot and killed eight co-workers and himself. He had been taking Prozac. Cho Seung Hui, a 23-year-old Virginia Tech senior killed thirty-two people and wounded many others before committing suicide. It was reported that investigators believed he may have been prescribed medication for depression.
The common factor connecting all of these shooters is the use of SSRIs prior to the shootings. Could it be possible that the SSRI was the catalyzing factor in driving these school shooters over the edge? Could an increase in dosage have triggered Jeff Wise's shooting spree? Preexisting mental illness in combination with SSRI induced emotional blunting, mania, and suicidal desires could have been the perfect recipe for these high casualty school shootings.
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Cohen, Elizabeth. "CDC: Antidepressants most prescribed drugs in U.S.." CNN 9 July 2007: 1-2. Web. 3 Dec 2009.http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/09/antidepressants/index.html
Hetrick, Sarah, Magenta Simmons, and Sally Merry. "SSRIs and depression in children and adolescents: the imperative for shared decision-making." Australasian Psychiatry 16.5 (2008): 1-2. Web. 1 Dec 2009.
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Salvatore, Steve. "Columbine shooter was prescribed anti-depressant." CNN 29 April 1999: 1-2. Web. 1 Dec 2009.http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9904/29/luvox.explainer
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Davey, Monica, and Garndiner Harris. "Family Wonders if Prozac Prompted School Shootings." New York Times 26 March 2005: 1-2. Web. 1 Dec 2009.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/26/national/26shoot.html
Huppke, Rex, Aamer Madhani, and Ea Torriero. "As campus grieves, 'monster' revealed." Chicago Tribune 18 April 2007: 1-3. Web. 11 Dec 2009.http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-04-18/news/0704170925_1_worst-shooting-rampage-cho-seung-hui-engineering-building
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1 You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Messiah Yeshua.
2 The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
3 You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Messiah Yeshua.
4 No soldier on service entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
5 If also a man competes in the games, he is not crowned, unless he has competed by the rules.
6 The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.
9 in which I suffer hardship to bonds, as a criminal. But God's word isn't bound.
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Messiah Yeshua with eternal glory.
11 This saying is faithful: For if we died with him, we will also live with him.
12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we will deny him, he also will deny us.
13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful -- he can't deny himself.
14 Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don't argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
15 Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
18 men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
19 However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."
20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.
21 If a man therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master's use, prepared for every good work.
22 Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and shalom with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
26 and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.


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Author seeks images of Asbury Park's 'Legendary Locals'
Mayor's Challenge at Colonial Terrace
Pit bull attack in Long Branch
Published by linknews on May 28, 2014
Tom Chesek
Asbury Park — They're the faces who represent the city, every bit as much as the landmark buildings, boardwalk or beach; the politicians and the preachers; the show people and the shopkeepers; the visionaries and the viewers of the grand parade. And, according to one area writer, they're just the sorts of Locals who can be called Legendary.
A whirlwind tour through more than 140 years of local life, from the days of Founder Bradley, right up to the here and now, "Legendary Locals of Asbury Park" paints a group portrait of a small city that's put a big stamp on the regional identity and the national culture.
Scheduled for publication in the spring of 2015, the book will be an entry in the Legendary Locals series from Arcadia Publishing, the imprint famous for its Images of America volumes of hyper-local history.
Contracted to produce "Legendary Locals of Asbury Park" is Tom Chesek, a longtime correspondent for the Asbury Park Press, and a city resident who is based at the historic Stephen Crane House, where he serves as "writer in residence" and director of programming at the museum, meeting venue and community resource.
As an associate editor of the news site RedBankGreen.com — and a regular contributor to numerous local, regional and national websites and periodicals — he has interviewed and profiled hundreds of figures in the performing arts, publishing, business and public life over the course of a 35-year career.
For "Legendary Locals," the author collects snapshots, in words as well as pictures, of the people who have given Asbury Park its unique character: The pioneers who planned a paradise (and a playground) at the edge of a fickle sea, and the true believers who sought, often against all odds, to make a year-round life in this city of summers. The generations of merchants, movers and shakers; the advocates on the front lines of social change, and the chroniclers who witnessed history. The entertainers, entrepreneurs and athletes who dreamed big in a little town — and the many famous visitors who made waves here and in the big carnival beyond.
The author is actively seeking photographs and other materials, regarding the many people to be profiled for this project — not only the famous figures, but the "everyday heroes" who played a prominent part in the life of a community.
Images can date any time from the city's founding in the 1870s to the present day, and can be in the form of photographic prints, printed matter (brochures, flyers, advertisements, record covers etc.) or high-resolution digital files of 300 dpi or greater. All "hard copy" materials will be scanned and returned promptly to the owner, and all images reproduced in "Legendary Locals of Asbury Park" will be properly credited, and used only with the express permission of the owner.
"Whether you're part of a family with deep roots in the city, or just one of the many people who have a great affinity for Asbury Park, we invite you to be part of this project," says Chesek, adding "what distinguishes this series from other books is the focus on the living history here in the 21st century… we're interested in your insights and input, as to the community leaders and public faces of Asbury Park; the ones who represent the city at its best."
If you possess any "Legendary" images that you'd like to share for publication, contact the author at 732-361-0189, or at tchesek@optimum.net for a "wish list" of materials — and follow the Legendary Locals of Asbury Park project on Facebook.


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Using this new vector version of the logo we can resize the logo to as big as we need to overlay it onto the amazing pictures of stunning loft conversions in Essex and London. We where provided with some amazing loft conversion photography for this project, which always makes our job so much easier, when you have stunning photographs the marketeers job is always half way there.
The new re-drawn logo has been used all over social media, to create crisp and clean profile logos, to add branding to the business photography and the logo icon has also been used individually to give an extra level of branding to posts and social media elements that have been created on the companies behalf.
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Twin Cities Daily Planet (https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/special-thanksgiving/)
A special Thanksgiving
By Elise Esteves Laranjo () | December 28, 2005
Marguerite didn't celebrate Thanksgiving at her church in New Orleans as she usually does. On Wednesday, November 23, she went to a different church, the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in St.Paul. Marguerite, and other Katrina refugees, had her traditional Thanksgiving dinner organised by the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.
"The aim of this reunion dinner was to spend a good time together and to give happiness for the Katrina refugees," says Orpah Keaton, a member of the staff in charge with the dinner. This event was meant especially for Katrina refugees but isolated people were also welcomed.
"I am used to celebrating Thanksgiving with my big family so I know it is important for people not to be alone at this time of the year," Orpah Keaton said. Keaton has worked with the refugees since their arrival in the Twin Cities area. The Katrina refugees received a package with maps of the Twin Cities, information about the housing, the employment center and a brochure about how to survive in the cold Minnesota winter.
Marguerite, 9O years old, was sitting at a table eating her Thanksgiving dinner. She won a blanket at the lottery. Marguerite left her New Orleans' house full of water to live with her daughter in St. Paul where she arrived two weeks after the hurricane. On Thanksgiving Day, she ate Gambo, an African dish made by her daughter. This Thanksgiving was the first one since a long time celebrated with her daughter.
"We used to celebrate Thanksgiving with a very large group; this year it will be just us," Desiree said. She lives with her husband, their three daughters and her parents in a rented house in Stacy, Minnesota, where they settled after leaving New Orleans. "Usually, we go to our Episcopal church for a large potluck, but this year it would have been impossible because, like our home, the church was destroyed by the hurricane," Desiree added. She and her family were invited by their neighbors to celebrate Thanksgiving. Lynnwood township had also organised a dinner for Katrina refugees.
"I'm gonna miss New Orleans's history, but I'm looking forward to learn the area and to explore the museum and to try ice fishing," Desiree said. "Ice fishing is experimenting the first. It's kind of a chance of getting back a child!" she added.
Desiree said she doesn't want to return to New Orleans because her daughters are now readjusted to school and it would take two years to rebuild their house which has been under eight feet of water for the past two weeks.
At their arrival, Desiree and her family stayed six weeks at her brother's house. Desiree's company transferred her in the Twin Cities area. "I resigned to help my family," she said. "They need time to take care."


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Athletes and Politics
March 28, 2013 Admin_trop
Athletes have special interests in what's going on in the world today and have gotten involved by making bold statements.
But should athletes be more vocal in politics to take a stand, or should they hold their tongues for their fan retention?
Last year Michael Jordan threw a $3 million fundraiser for Obama, but, ironically, he was famously quoted in 1990 saying, "Republicans buy shoes, too."
In the 2004 major league season, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Carlos Delgado did not stand for "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch for any of the games.
While he did not approve of what happened on 9/11, he also did not approve of the war.
Delgado was even quoted saying, "I feel so sad for the families that lost relatives and loved ones in the war. But I think it's the stupidest war ever."
He later explained how he felt "God Bless America" represented a war he didn't believe in.
When the Blue Jays came to New York later in the season, he was booed and mocked by Yankee fans, but he never stopped protesting that year.
Delgado was mocked so much that season and lost fans because he made it seem like he didn't support his country.
In 1958 China withdrew from the 1960 Rome Olympics because they wanted Taiwan to be banned from participating.
The U.S. had not yet recognized the communist government in China, and they saw the leaders and the citizens of Taiwan as the rightful rulers of China.
Taiwan used to be named, "The Republic of China," but they were asked to have the name removed by the Soviet Union in response to the International Olympic Committee.
Taiwan debated boycotting the Olympic games, but, instead, when they marched into the stadium in Rome, their leading athlete held a sign reading, "Under Protest."
IOC President Avery Brundage was talked out of banning the Taiwanese from the games.
Taiwan could have easily been thrown out of the Olympics, costing them medals and even peace talks, seeing as the main point of the Olympics is to help with international relations.
In all honesty, I would personally rather see athletes play their games on their respective fields rather than worrying about whether Tim Tebow is for same sex marriage.
But at the end of the day, athletes are just people entitled to their opinions, as is everyone else who turns on the television to watch them play.
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With winter the museum is not open so I do not have any current customer agate finds. So for this month's update I searched through my supply of close up photos of Lake Superior agates. Some of these pictures I took using either my USB microscope camera or my Nikon. Some are also cropped pictures from my agate book, Agates Inside Out. These pictures were taken by Tom Shearer.


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Protein Engineering in Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-translationally Modified Peptides (RiPPs)
Biochemistry. 2023 Jan 17;62(2):201-209. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00714. Epub 2022 Jan 10.
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PMCID: PMC9454058 (available on 2024-01-17 )
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00714
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) make up a rapidly growing superfamily of natural products. RiPPs exhibit an extraordinary range of structures, but they all begin as gene-encoded precursor peptides that are linear chains of amino acids produced by ribosomes. Given the gene-encoded nature of RiPP precursor peptides, the toolbox of protein engineering can be directly applied to these precursors. This Perspective will discuss examples of site-directed mutagenesis, noncanonical amino acid mutagenesis, and the construction and screening of combinatorial libraries as applied to RiPPs. These studies have led to important insights into the biosynthesis and bioactivity of RiPPs and the reengineering of RiPPs for entirely new functions.
Amino Acids / chemistry
Biological Products* / chemistry
Peptides / chemistry
Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
Ribosomes / metabolism
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Pauline Campbell
Pauline grew up in north and east London to Jamaican parents. As a child she loved to read, and dreamed of becoming a lawyer, but when she was told at the age of 15 that she was not 'A' level material. She scraped a few qualifications together to secure various office jobs. But in her early thirties, she began to gain a sense of belief in herself. Taking on a law degree which led to her qualifying as a lawyer at the age of 41. She worked in a senior legal position for Hackney Borough for over 14 years and currently works for Waltham Forest. In 2016, heading a team of Lawyers, she won Litigation Team of the Year at the Lawyers in Local Government Awards. Pauline also works as a Supervising Lawyer on The Windrush Justice Clinic, in which she works with final year law students within Westminster University, providing free legal advice and preparing Windrush Compensation claims for victims of the Windrush scandal. Pauline has written on race and Identity, including her short story "Rice and Peas and Fish and Chips' which was published in the London Reader in spring 2020 online and in print. This is her first full length non-fiction novel.
Rice & Peas and Fish & Chips: One Woman's Story of Overcoming Racism


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AztecLady Speaks: Nothing But Red — Du'a Khalil
Posted in: Azteclady Speaks, Du'a Khalil
Tags:Equality Now, Josh Whedon
During my daily blog hopping, I was stopped cold by a reminder that this month is the anniversary of the so-called honor killing of 17 year old Du'a Khalil. Just like a year ago, I felt sick to my stomach thinking about the horrible fate of this young girl, barely older than my own daughter.
"There but for the grace of…" keeps going through my head like an endless loop.
If we had been born in a different place, and within a different religion, it could be my daughter being stoned to death–for the unforgivable sin of being young, female, and in love.
If we had been born in a different place, and within a different set of social and religious mores, it could be my son who may have felt it necessary to avenge the family honor by taking his sister's life.
There are all sort of horrors in the world.
There is also good in the world. Let's work to make the latter stronger, wider, farther reaching.
From the Nothing but Red Press Room page:
NEW YORK (04/07/08) — Nothing But Red, the anthology of literary and visual arts inspired by the impassioned plea of Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon in response to the "honor killing" of 17-year-old Du'a Khalil Aswad, is now available for purchase. Sales of the anthology, which is currently available in multiple formats at www.lulu.com/nothingbutred, will benefit the international human rights organization Equality Now.
"I've met some amazing people who've worked incredibly hard to put this book together over the last year, whether as contributors or volunteers," said Skyla Dawn Cameron, originator and editor-in-chief of Nothing But Red. "We can't change Du'a's fate – but we can let the world know that there are people who still care. That's where this fight really happens: with each of us, challenging ourselves to do something to make the world better."
The 313-page collection, which can be purchased as a trade paperback for $15.95 or as a pdf-format e-book for $5.95, is being released on the one-year anniversary of the death of Aswad. An Iraqi adherent of the Yazidi religion, Aswad was stoned to death by family members and neighbors; her brutal beating and murder was captured in a graphic video and spread on the Internet.
Shortly after learning of the murder, Joss Whedon, creator of the television shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, penned an emotional response on the website Whedonesque.com. His post, which built from the topic of Aswad's murder to the contemplation of misogyny's transcendence of culture, religion and era, ended on an appeal to his fans to do something active to change the cycle.
"True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself…" Whedon wrote. "Her face was nothing but red."
Taking its title from those words, Nothing But Red is a response to Whedon's call to action, which is included as an essay in the volume. A full list of contributors can be found at nothingbutred.wordpress.com.
Equality Now was chosen as the recipient of the anthology's proceeds due to Whedon's public support of the organization and its mission to "[voice] a worldwide call for justice and equality for women," as stated on Equality Now's website.
Visit lulu.com to get your copy.
Your Good Deed For The Day…
Posted in: Du'a Khalil, Violence against women
TTG and I are going to The Lakes for a short break. (I'll post the review for Rockstar on Tuesday hopefully, sorry Ros.)
We were going to do Frankfurt, but after last year, we decided that we'd rather go somewhere, where us being black wasn't a problem for the locals.
Anyway, before I go, I'd like to post this. I've copied the whole thing onto here:
Bam: Hello, Friends. Our guest author for today, Skyla Dawn Cameron is not here to talk about her work, writing, or personal life (although that stuff's fun too). She would like to take this opportunity to introduce to us a very special project she is working on that will benefit our disenfranchised and persecuted sisters all over the world. Why is she doing this? Well, let's give Skyla the floor, so she can tell us all about it. Sisters and Friends, please give a warm welcome to Skyla.
The Inspiration – On April 7th of this year, seventeen-year-old Dua Khalil Aswad, of Northern Iraq, was pulled into a group of men–some of them family members–who tore off her clothes, then beat and stoned her to death. The ordeal took about thirty minutes, and though the police witnessed the event, they didn't intervene.
All this was recorded on camera phones by several members of the "audience" and if you're really curious, you can find the video on both CNN's website and YouTube. Her crime? Dua Khalil was of the Yazidi faith, and she was seen in the company of a Muslim man that her family believed she intended to marry. She was brutally murdered to preserve the "honour" of her family.
One month later, popular filmmaker Joss Whedon posted his utter outrage at Dua Khalil's death–as well as the larger issue of violence against women in general–on a fan-run news blog, Whedonesque. You can find the post in it's entirety here, but to quote the bit that inspired the title of our project:
Because it's no longer enough to be a decent person. It's no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save humanity from itself. I've always had a bent towards apocalyptic fiction, and I'm beginning to understand why. I look and I see the earth in flames. Her face was nothing but red.
As you see, among his words was a call to action. I was inspired to organize a response from some of us.
What We're Doing – We're putting together an anthology of short stories, essays, poems, and art work, called "Nothing But Red." The book will be produced as both a trade paperback and an eBook through Lulu.com with the proceeds going to Equality Now.
The book will be released on April 7, 2008 (the one-year anniversary of Dua Khalil's death). We are pleased to announce, officially, that the first essay in the book will be Joss Whedon's original post, "Let's Watch a Girl Get Beat to Death." Our website is currently located at http://www.nothingbutred.wordpress.com/.
What We're Looking For – People to both contribute work, as well as offer assistance as volunteers.
Contributions: Submissions will open August 1, 2007 and close November 1, 2007. Although inspired by Dua Khalil's death, submissions need not be about her specifically; we're looking for responses to the issues Whedon raised, such as violence against women and the inherent misogyny in all cultures. This could be a short story about a woman standing up to domestic abuse. It could be an essay on the continual need for feminism. It could be a poem exploring the brutality of honor killings.
What we aren't looking for are ten thousand word rants attacking religion, politics, or men in general. We all have strong opinions about things, but let's try to be grownups about this, m'kay folks?
For further submission guidelines, please visit the "Submissions" page on our website.
Organizers: We have about a dozen people right now organizing things behind the scenes. Although it's a fantastic, dedicated group, when submissions start rolling in, we'll probably need more help.
If you have any specialized skills, such as editorial experience, PR/marketing experience, website design etc, and you'd like to volunteer your services, we'd greatly appreciate it. We're also open to anyone who just feels like helping out by brainstorming ideas, proofreading, etc. Please, if this has inspired you to act, email me and I'll invite you to our discussion group. Even if you don't know what you can do to help, I'm sure you have something of value to contribute–even if it's just acting as a cheerleader.
Who "We" Are – I've been using the collective "we" here a whole lot, and before you think that I'm a crazy person referring to her cats, let me assure you that there are several people other than me involved in this. There are a dozen organizers so far from across the world, all brought together by a shared desire to do something positive to promote equality. We range from multi-published writers to university students, people with experience in book design to professionals in various fields.
I Skyla Dawn Cameron am the head organizer, and I have a background in similar ventures: I'm heavily involved in my local writers' organization and I'm currently chairing Public Relations for their first conference. We're all serious about this project and dedicated to seeing it through.
How You Can Help – You can volunteer to help organize NBR by sending me an email at SkylaDawnCameron@yahoo.ca. That would be, like, really awesome. You can also help by simply spreading the word. Attending any writer or artist events? Going to any activist meeting? Please visit the page on our website called "Spread The Word" for some beautiful flyers that can be downloaded and printed. We also have a Cafepress storefront set up (we don't make any money from the designs) where you can purchase a T-shirt, tote bag, mug, etc.
Another way to spread the word is to blog about it, and if you do it this week, you can win a prize…
Post something on your blog or website, a message forum, or wherever else you can think of, then post a link to it in a comment here. As thanks for your help, next Tuesday afternoon (June 26), I'll randomly draw a name, and the winner will receive a free eBook of RIVER (my award winning debut novel) in their choice of one of the supported formats and a $15 Amazon GC from Dionne.
I originally posted about Dua Khalil, here. I still recall feeling sick to my stomach, when I watched the video footage, this shit just shouldn't happen in this day and age, so let's give Skyla a hand with her project, and you never know, we might just make a difference.
OK, that's me, I'll see you guys on Tuesday, be good now, and try to stay outta trouble while I'm gone. *g*
You Need To Read This…
Posted in: Du'a Khalil, Joss Whedon speaks out
The hypocrisy of organised religion never fails to amaze me…
I got this via Rosie, and it was written by Joss Whedon.
It's one of the most amazingly passionate essays I've come across in a long time. Every word he wrote was totally righteous.
I gotta go, cuz I've got a letter to write, and I urge all of you out there to do the same. Rosie says inch by inch, I say one person at a time…
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Bam just sent me this. It's long, but you should read it.
Watch the film, it's gruesome, but it's a reality that women in the Middle East, and right here in my own country, have to endure.
I had a Muslim friend who ran away from home 16 years ago. She'd fallen in love with a boy from a different caste, and she was afraid that her father would kill her if he ever found out. I haven't seen her since. I hope she's still alive.
I hope every single one of those men burn in hell for what they did to that girl, especially those who took gratuitous pleasure in filming such an evil, and vile act.
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STRI's Hosting Capacity methodology can be used to identify the maximum amount of new production or consumption that can be connected to a system without resulting in an unacceptable reduction of power quality, or adversely impacting other customers.
Performance indicators can be e.g. disturbance levels of slow voltage variations, overloading or harmonics.
Knowing the actual bottlenecks, which are often not of a technical nature, allows for optimal use of resources to increase the Hosting Capacity. By investigating how different performance indicators limit the amount of renewables that can be integrated to the grid, bottlenecks can be identified. This can help with network planning and investment decisions which will in turn lead to improvements in capacity, flexibility and power quality.
The work package has written two papers that were presented at the CIRED conference in Scotland in June; Performance indicators for quantifying the ability of the grid to host renewable electricity production and Using measurements to increase the accuracy of hosting capacity calculations.
The first one proposes a comprehensive set of performance indicators that should be used when evaluating the hosting capacity of a system. Descriptions are given for the most relevant phenomena and how they should be quantified and measured.
The second one has compared five different methods for calculating the hosting capacity in a distribution grid. The results show a large difference in the obtained hosting capacity depending on the method used by measuring more, a significantly larger amount of renewable energy can be hosted in a grid. These initial findings in WP5 contribute to the overall project goal of enabling a larger share of renewable energy in the grid.


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Column | Inappropriate Halloween Costumes
Tom Purcell, National Columnist
Originally Published: October 31, 2017 5:55 a.m.
"Now that everything has become politicized, it only makes sense that Halloween costumes should be politicized, too."
"Ah, yes, you speak of the spate of articles popping up that lecture us on costumes that may be inappropriate or hurtful. Business Insider says, 'Some common Halloween costumes simply take it too far and can become racist, misogynistic, or downright insensitive.'"
"That's right. I was going dress as a wealthy Arab sheik, but apparently that is out because, says Business Insider, 'It's harmful to reinforce negative and misconceived notions about a region, religion, or group of people.'"
"The wife loved the idea of dressing up like a reality-TV star. The costume she had in mind had a long black wig and a tight white dress that showed she was with child — a satirical outfit that mocks America's fascination with reality stars, in particular the Kardashians, who are famous just for being famous. But Business Insider says that's insensitive, in part, because it body-shames."
"That's an interesting point of view."
"Then the wife was going to dress up as a sexy convict with a short, black-and-white-striped dress, and I was going to wear a Hannibal Lecter mask and straitjacket, but Business Insider says that would be a mistake."
"I can't wait to learn why."
"The website says, 'Incarceration is not funny,' and my wife's costume would trivialize the U.S. prison system. Business Insider says that a straitjacket and scary mask would reinforce 'harmful misconceptions about mental health in prison.'"
"I'm pretty sure this one wouldn't fly: When I was a kid, we used to dress as Depression-era hobos."
"No way would such a costume be permitted. Many of today's homeless suffer mental-health issues. Besides, Business Insider says we ought not make fun of people living on the streets."
"Fair enough. What about the trend in recent years in which women dress up in a variety of risqué outfits? Surely, that is a no-no?"
"Cosmopolitan has three words for such outfits: 'Racist, sexist, gross.' It's offensive for women to dress as Geishas, gypsies and other outfits that mock other cultures and reinforce cultural stereotypes."
"O.J. Simpson is back in the news."
"Don't even go there. As People makes clear, Simpson is 'still most widely associated with the brutal murders of two innocent people' and it would be wrong to 'make light of their deaths because you think tiny gloves would get a laugh.'"
"How quickly times change. In 2009, Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture at Syracuse University, explained to me why Halloween had become such a widely celebrated secular holiday. He said it was the only day of the year when people can freely do or say or be anything they want. It is 'the one day where almost anything goes' and 'people can do something outrageous they'd never do normally.'"
"That's why the wife and I used to enjoy it so much."
"Thompson also told me that people pick costumes to mock or satirize popular culture. In a country that believes in freedom of expression, it is healthy to poke fun at our political leaders, celebrities and cultural trends."
"That's what I used to think."
"It's a fair point that we should be mindful of not offending people from other cultures with the costumes we choose. However, it's troubling that Halloween has so quickly gone from a day when almost anything goes to one when we must tread carefully for fear that someone, somewhere, may be offended by our satirization of politicians, celebrities and cultural trends."
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After ten years of playing, drinking, cursing and general rock n roll excess, The Spirit Levellers have decided to quit while they are ahead and will be playing their last string of festival dates over the summer of 2018 with their appearance at Richmond Live as their last home town gig.
The band formed in 2008 and have played the length and breadth of the country at pubs, clubs and festivals, sharing stages with the likes of Lindisfarne, Sham 69, Dr. Feelgood, Bad Manners, The Hoosiers, and The Quire boys to name but a few!
They bring a wealth of experience, great tunes and a party atmosphere to any show playing their unique interpretations of songs by The Levellers, The Waterboys, and many others.
Huge thanks from us all to all our loyal fans and anyone who has seen our shows and supported us over the years – It's been emotional!


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The Lions keep their playoff hopes alive, crushing the Jets with a late game-winning touchdown
Don't look now, however Detroit Lions She is hot.
After starting the season 1-6, Detroit has now won six of its last seven games to climb to . 500 – they beat New York Jets On Sunday 20-17.
Down 17-13, the Lions faced fourth-and-1 from their own 49-yard line, but Jared Goff threw it to Brock Wright in the open field, and he did the rest by hauling it home on a 51-yard run, giving Detroit a three-point lead with 1:49 remaining. .
Brock Wright #89 and his Detroit Lions teammates celebrate a touchdown with the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 18, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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There could be no better preparation for salvation for Zack Wilson, who has been benched for the past few weeks, but got the nod because Mike White wasn't allowed to play with broken ribs. He was sacked for a loss of nine on the first play of the drive, but later found rookie receiver Garrett Wilson for a 22-yard gain and a first down.
However, the Jets made the questionable decision not to call one of their three timeouts until they had 19 seconds left and were about to face 3rd and 18. After an incomplete pass, Wilson scrambled and found Elijah Moore on first down, and the Jets called a timeout with a second left. But Greg Zurlein's 58-yard field goal was wide left, and the Lions won the game.
Jared Goff He went 23-for-38 for 252 yards and a touchdown, as the Amon-Ra St. Louis Cardinals continued. Brown finished his second breakout season with seven catches for 76 yards. D'Andre Swift ran for 52 yards on eight carries.
Brock Wright and Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions celebrate a fourth quarter touchdown against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on December 18, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The Bears' Justin Fields close in the scores with one touchdown in a Marvellose run against the Eagles
Wilson threw for 317 yards on his return under center, completing 18 of 35 passes. He threw two touchdowns and an interception that Detroit converted into a field goal in the third quarter. Detroit also returned a kick home in the first quarter giving them an early 7-0 lead.
The Lions are in the midst of chasing the playoffs after almost everyone else has written them off – they're tied for the Seattle Seahawks For the last eighth seed, while two teams face off 7-5-1 (Giants and Chiefs). At this point, this tie benefits both teams, as Detroit will have to finish with a better record, thus eliminating all tiebreakers.
As for the Jets, they are down to 7-7 and will need some help getting into the playoffs. A New England Patriots (7th seed) win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday puts them within two games of the Jets, and New England also has a tiebreaker over Gang Green.
Brock Wright of the Detroit Lions at MetLife Stadium on December 18, 2022 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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No Improvement on Reporting on LGBT Issues in Serbia
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT) in Serbia barely get any media attention if it is not a debate over Pride parade, piece of sensational news or a press release. There is no discussion on same-sex marriage or the legal right for adopting the children. Media rarely report on issues related to the LGBT community in Serbia such as the terminology used to describe its members, their invisibility in media, legislation and (in) tolerance towards them and their sexual orientation.
Last week though, almost all media did report on LGBT community after Serbian court has delivered the first-ever verdict on discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace. The court has ordered the convicted to pay amend for causing mental pain and for violating the personal rights, reputation and honour of his colleague. It is an important step for Serbian society on a path of fully respected human and individual rights no matter how poorly they were reported in media.
After the piece of news was released by Gay straight Alliance (GSA), the NGO that describes its mission as the one for defending human rights of all citizens of Serbia, especially LGBT, all media reported it the same day. The fact that media hasn't ignored the news is a step forward, but the way some media reported it is another step backward.
While some of the media stressed 'The first LGBT court victory', the most popular on-line newspapers in Serbia used the same derogative words as used by convicted. Situation in general, beside the positive fact that the event was reported by all media, shows the tendency toward both sensational journalism illustrated in headline of one of the tabloids 'Money for gay' and effort to be responsible enough not to ignore the news. In both cases, the real importance of the news on first-ever verdict for the discrimination based on sexual orientation in a workplace, has been lost and not visible for the audience.
Part of the media did not include the statement of the offended in on-line report, let alone the print. In this case the right of LGBT community to be heard has been restricted once again. The degree of homophobia in Serbia is high and LGBT population still struggles for its basic rights. Media in general, with exceptions and examples of positive practice, ignore their responsibility and fail to properly represent society and to be inclusive. LGBT community, like many other minority groups, is portrayed poorly with the stereotypes, prejudice and fear.
The verdict of Serbian court could have been used to familiarise audience with LGBT community and the problems they face in Serbia. Except Radio Free Europe no one has followed the feature tackling these issues.
It seems that media learned that they cannot ignore such issues completely, and LGBT community is in slow pace gaining media attention, not always as positive, but there is much more work to be done. Serbian media still have to learn much about fairness, impartiality and inclusive representation of society.
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There are already quite a lot of overseas change buying and selling software with claims of success within the discipline of trading. Finding out different animal minds is a helpful comparative method and could even lead to the creation of synthetic intelligence (that doesn't include irrelevant transitional states for a man-made entity), based mostly on a model not as advanced as our own. Professional Systems are applications which can be "Consultants" in a selected subject and might reply queries related to only that area.
1. Problem Solving: This is essentially the most basic software of AI, the place it may be used to resolve critical and complex issues, similar to human beings. These "brains in a body" type of computers are constructed to work together with their environment and study from experience as any organic organism would.
The programme or Eugene (to his friends) was initially created in 2001 by Vladimir Veselov from Russia and Eugene Demchenko from Ukraine. • Auditors feel releasing of tasks resulting from automation potential offered by artificial intelligence. My concern as I dig deeper into the issue of AI is what the implications are for the human race, and sure, that even contains how we in the philanthropic sector join with each other and with the world we serve.
There have been a number of recent advances in synthetic neural networks by integrating other specialised theories into the multi-layered structure in an try to improve the system methodology and move one step closer to creating robust-AI. There are such a lot of theoretical distinction of opinion, that many researches no longer believes that AI is feasible with computer systems.
We will start by looking at what AI is, and canopy the assorted methods during which it may be carried out and utilized using computer systems and fashionable expertise in additional articles. This present day plainly the development will stay stalemated till single machines have at current undreamed of computational and memory attributes.


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Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling Series #4)
by Nalini SinghNalini Singh
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback)
A Psy/Changeling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Shards of Hope, Shield of Winter, and Heart of Obsidian..."the alpha author of paranormal romance" (Booklist).
A ghost returns from a leopard changeling's past, making him question everything—even his base animal instincts…
Clay Bennett is a powerful DarkRiver sentinel, but he grew up in the slums with his human mother, never knowing his changeling father. As a young boy without the bonds of Pack, he tried to stifle his animal nature. He failed…and committed the most extreme act of violence, killing a man and losing his best friend, Talin, in the bloody aftermath. Everything good in him died the day he was told that she, too, was dead.
Talin McKade barely survived a childhood drenched in bloodshed and terror. Now a new nightmare is stalking her life—the street children she works to protect are disappearing and turning up dead. Determined to keep them safe, she unlocks the darkest secret in her heart and returns to ask the help of the strongest man she knows...
Clay lost Talin once. He will not let her go again, his hunger to possess her, a clawing need born of the leopard within. As they race to save the innocent, Clay and Talin must face the violent truths of their past…or lose everything that ever mattered.
Psy-Changeling Series , #4
Nalini Singh is passionate about writing. Though she's traveled as far afield as the deserts of China and the temples of Japan, it is the journey of the imagination that fascinates her the most. She's beyond delighted to be able to follow her dream as a writer.
Nalini lives and works in beautiful New Zealand. For contact details and to find out more about the Psy-Changeling series, please visit her website.
"Paranormal romance at its best." —-Publishers Weekly
Earth of 2080 continues a cold war with the chilling aliens the Psy in Singh's fourth fierce installment of the Psy-Changeling series (after Caressed by Ice). Half-human, half-leopard changeling Clay Bennett is shocked when lovely Talin McKade, wracked with illness and similarly half-changeling, returns to his life, having disappeared from his childhood 20 years before. Talin works at San Francisco's Shine Foundation, dedicated to helping gifted but needy children, and a growing number of her missing charges have been turning up sans brains. There's plenty of purring passion to keeps things hot as the Leopard shape-shifters Clay and Tally fall breathlessly in love, while the Psy continue to use children as guinea pigs for developing a hive mind. While this is paranormal romance at its best, newcomers are advised to check out the earlier adventures first. (Feb.)
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"Paranormal romance at its best." —Publishers Weekly
Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling Series #4) 4.4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 189 reviews.
Guest More than 1 year ago
On what should have been a simple mission of rounding up rowdy Changeling teens, sentinel Clay detects the scent of a human woman he'd thought was long dead. Talin lied about her death to get some distance from the traumatic memories of her past. However, the street kids that she mentors start disappearing and Clay is the only one she can turn to for help. Clay finds it hard to forgive Tally for her desertion, but now that she's back, he won't let her go. In the hunt for the predators after the kids, Clay must reconcile himself to his past and Tally must cope with her future.Building the arc started in 'Caressed by Ice,' even more is learned about the Psy race and the world before the Silence Protocol. The Snowdancers make cameo appearances and the plot delves further into the DarkRiver world. With every book, Ms. Singh only creates further depth in the Psy/Changeling/Human world. Tally and Clay are well developed with full-fledged histories and Ms. Singh gives tantalizing glimpses into their future. Alas, the reader will have to wait until 'Hostage to Pleasure' to see these fascinating characters again.
I will preface this review by saying, start reading the series from the beginning. The subplots and character development are wonderful and you will miss out if you jump into the middle of the series. These books are so much more than romance. The story of Talin and Clay was so enjoyable to me because we were introduced to a couple with complex histories together and apart. I hope you choose to read all of Nalini Singh's books. Her writing is exciting, her characters are fascinating and her plots are scintillating.
Sandra027 More than 1 year ago
1.) Good but not my fave 2.) Interested in Clay's story once I learned his background 3.) Liked Talin but a little bummed by lack of Psy love interest 4.) Good plot but it didn't progress the general arc of the series with respect to Psy-Changeling relationship as the others had
...from beginning to end! This psy-human-changeling drama keeps getting better and better with each book. Can't wait to start on the next installment of the series!
wyvernfriend on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Clay Bennett is a DarkRiver sentinel, he's a changeling leopard and his life is filled with protecting those he cares for, just like he did when he was younger and he killed a man who was damaging his friend Talin. Now he thinks she's dead and it's left a hole in his heart.Talin McKade hadn't died, she had tried to distance herself from her past and allow him to do the same. She had survived her childhood and now works to help street children survive and find better lives. Only some of them are disappearing. Now the only person who can help her is Clay. To add to her problems she's dying...I liked it, the two characters had to deal with a lot of their issues before they found each other, and it wasn't an easy trip. There are more twists and turns about the Psionic community that is coming out. Enjoyable.
spazp on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
This series gets better and better. Tally really affected me, made me tear up over her and Clay's past together! *sniff*! I looooved their HEA. And just love how the characters continue to grow and the storyline progresses. Cannot wait to start #5 and see what happens next :D
new_user on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Another great book in the Psy-Changeling series, tied with Caressed by Ice for the best book in the series, in my mind. This book really focused on the deep relationship between Clay and Talin, who sort of grew up on the streets together. We learn so much about these two. Their histories are very well developed and the relationship between them so well done that I almost think the author had to have some experience with the kind of relationship that builds from childhood and on-- or else, she just knows people. For those new to the series, it is important to begin from the first (even though it's the weakest of the series, not surprisingly) as the next -juicy- books build directly on the plot (and I'm so excited to learn more about the ongoing rebellion). I can't wait until we learn the identity of the Ghost. Note: There is a little less on the Psy this time around. Singh's writing style remains formal and feminine, and in this stallment I particulary noticed her habit of using metaphor to explain emotion: "anger built a shield around him." I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea. I'm not a big fan of this device. It's a little cheesy. I prefer a more practical, grounded fashion of conveying emotions, but for me, the detailed characters and gripping plot, and the world she constructs, politics and all, (even more -wondrously- detailed) make this little foible barely noticeable. All of Singh's books have different degrees of edge. Some, as the first book was, are dark because of the hero's breaking control of his beast, for example. Mine to Possess, in particular, was a little intense, but I really enjoyed that aspect. Sometimes I'm in the mood (actually, usually in the mood) to appreciate a book that transports you from the most grueling, testing depths of humanity to the highs (because I need some kind of HEA, after all)-- and not in a soap opera, tears-and-tantrums fashion. Singh does this well here. I ached for Talin when I read the history that she can't put behind her, and I celebrated with her when she overcame it. In other words, if you like angst (somewhat similar to Ward's), you'll find it here in spades (but in a mostly serious, non-cheesy, we're-not-just-using-this-as-a-device way, LOL). The author really gives it attention.Also, for those who like their relationships on a more level footing, Clay is another intense Singh hero, all alpha and such, but there's a give and take between him and Talin that's very sweet, especially because he really does care so much about keeping her happy. He's not just overbearing, LOL. Needless to say, I recommend this for anyone who likes their paranormals, especially romantic paranormals.
LadyIsis on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
The more of these books that I read the more I love them. Cole is such a dark, passionate man that it would take a strong woman to tame him. Talin is definitely that woman. I enjoyed watching them come to terms with their past and seeing what needed to be done foe their future. I like the ongoing plot with Psy and the things that they try to get away with. The introduction of the Forgotten was also a nice addition to the ongoing story. I am looking forward to Dev Santos books. He is another of those hot, dominant, alpha males that make you want to surrend to his desires. I now that I am going to run out of books and then have to wait to find out what happens next. This could become as bad as Christine Feehan's Dark series or her Ghostwalker series.
saturnnalia on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
As the series progresses the leads get more damaged and complex, and I love it. The darker the better. In Tally we get a less then virtuous heroine, and I appreciated that the author stuck to the psychology of an abused and traumatized child. It is true that abused children do act out sexually and have low self esteem. I liked Tally and thought her very strong and brave. Clay was magnificent too, domineering but accepting of Tally's past. He was very possessive and protective of Tally, but he was never a jerk about it. When she said she wasn't ready for anything sexual, he didn't force her. The courtship between Tally and Clay was very complex, so much emotional baggage and demons to fight. I loved every minute of their emotional journey toward healing. The next book was set up nicely, I can't wait to read Ashaya's story.
This novel fits very well in the psy-changeling series. It is full of action and very seductive. Clay and Talin are a fine duo. Not as outwardly sexy as others in the series but with as fabulous a plot as Ms. Singh's usual work.
Great job again from the characters to the intricate details of their world.
Review to come but it's awesome
mstami More than 1 year ago
ValerieStuckInBooks More than 1 year ago
I was waiting for a human to be a central character in one of these books and this is the one. Loved it. Clay and Talin knew each other as children. Clay was living with his human mother and trying very hard to pretend he wasn't a leopard. Talin a human ophan living with others and was being abused. When Clay found out, his leopard took over. Clay has made me nervous in the first few books in this series. Such a loner and on the very edge of going rouge. But his experience with Talin is the reason. She was his from a very young age. And when she was gone, he hurt. His leopard hurt. He never got over it. When Talin unexpectedly shows back up in his life, it's a huge shock. These two have a strong relationship that started as children. But Talin just wants to stay friends. Clay has other ideas. As they struggle to help the missing children and deal with their feeling for each other lots of sparks and words flare. These two are very much like a married couple who knows all of the buttons to push. I must say, the BEST fight was when Clay shifted to his cat to avoid talking about something he didn't want to. It was perfect. Such a guy thing to do. Hehe. I loved the heat as Clay tried to convince Talin they were always supposed to be more. He's patient with her because she has so much pain and abuse in her past. Tender is the word I would use to describe how he treats her. And I never thought Clay and tender would be in the same sentence. I loved seeing this strong closed off male open up to the women he has always loved. The story in this world continues as Clay and Talin deal with one problem but it effects the overarching story. I love how this author introduces characters that are needed for the next book and how the story unfolds effortlessly. I'm always satisfied at the end of book but wanting more. That's a great skill for an author to have. If you haven't read this series and you love paranormal, then you need to get this one in the short line. I do think it could be read standalone because things are explained well BUT why? This whole series is so dang good. Don't miss this one.
BooksnKisses More than 1 year ago
NUMBER OF HEARTS: 4 1/2 REVIEW: Clay Bennett has been chasing a ghost for years. Never in his wildest dreams did he ever think that that ghost would seek him out. But that is what just happened. The most important person to him in his life and someone who was suppose to be dead just stepped back into his life. But along with turning Clay's world upside down with the fact that she is a live, Talin brings with her many secrets. Secrets that Clay may not be able to overlook. Talin McKade is in dire need of help and there is only one person in the world that can help her. But Will Caly help her after he learns what she did, who she has becomes and the fact that there can be no future? Dang this girl can tell a story!!!! Can Nalini write a bad story? I think not!! Clay and Talin have such a tortured past. It broke my heart so many time while listening to this story. It was great to watch both of them grow and learn to trust and love. My only complaint about this story was that I was not wild about the voice that Angela picked for Clay. But in reality it most likely was the perfect voice for Clay. He all dark, dangerous and very animal. Serisoulsy in love with Nalini and the Psy-Changeling series!! Disclaimer: I purchased this book from Audible and this review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
tigerlilly_liz More than 1 year ago
5 Possessive Stars I am loving this series! I can't believe I did not pick these books up sooner. Nalini Singh is an amazing author who knows how to tell a story. The world she created is so in-depth and intriguing I get pulled in. Her characters work well together, complement each other, and the story is interesting and adventures. "Mine to Possess" focus is about the main couple's complicated and enduring relationship rather than the world-building aspect of the over all story. We also learn about a new aspect in the Psy-Changeling world the Human side as well as finding out about the Forgotten. Tally and Clay's tragic yet inspiring love story was simply phenomenal. I liked that the main couple bonded as children and where separated by tragedy and violence which marked their destinies. They are brought back together by murder and mayhem and are now getting to know each other again. Mine to Possess is a must read! I recommend reading the Psy-Changeling series in order, so you can understand the characters and world that Nalini Singh as created.
northamericanwordcat More than 1 year ago
Loved it! This love story of two childhood friends finding each other is emotionally powerful and sets itself against the full colored background of the Psy/Changeling/Human future world Singh has masterfully created. Of all the heros in this series, I think of Clay as simply being hot. I can feel his possessive yet tender smolder through the pages. I love the intimacy a shared past gives this couple and the twists and turns of this plot that make their love anew. Another wonderful addition in this paranormal series that should be on everyone's shelf who love speculative romantic fiction. If you haven't read this book or this series, you should, you will won't regret it.
The-Book-Diaries More than 1 year ago
Another great PsyChangeling story by Nalini Singh. Talin, former love interest of Clay, seeks his help with finding missing street children she works with. The only thing is that Clay thinks Talin's dead. When Clay sees her, game on. Clay decides no matter what has happened, Talin will never leave him again. I loved Clay's character but Talin's I'm still on the fence for. She was very flighty but it's understandable considering her background. While Talin is working with Clay, she has to fight her feelings and keep her secrets so she can leave him again when it's over. What she doesn't know is that Clay has already decided she is his mate, and he will never seek another. This story spends more time on the history of Talin and Clay instead of the missing kids which works. I like gettting to know my characters and creating a bond for future stories. I am anxiously awaiting the next book.
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2012-13 Men's Champions League
Montpellier players can thank their new shoes
A hectic build-up to the game proves to be no distraction for Montpellier
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Montpellier had a shambolic trip to Belgrade this weekend.
Having taken a flight from Montpellier to Paris on Saturday in order to catch a plane to Belgrade, the French team landed in Serbia only to discover that their entire luggage had been left at the airport in Paris. They had no shoes, no balls, no equipment at all.
Having first asked for the game to be pushed back, the Montpellier players headed to the city to buy some new shoes in order to be able to play on Sunday evening.
The Belgrade team lent them some balls and their away kit.
Despite the less than perfect run-up to the match, it seemed to be a lucky day for Montpellier, who won the game by three goals, prompting Nikola Karabatic to say: "It has been one of the strangest days since I started playing handball.
All the odds were against us, but we managed to win the game, which shows how strong we are mentally.
This is the first time I have played with a Serbian jersey, yes, it is a day with loads of firsts!"
TEXT: Kevin Domas / cor