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The audience was crammed into the intimate space, with many familiar faces from Nashville's burgeoning pop community there to support the success of one of their own. The star of the evening took the stage with a full band in tow; the power was physical, the force of the sound barreled through the High Watt speakers as it reverberated through our bodies. Whissell commanded attention from the moment she sang the first note, the tone of her husky voice a welcome ripple in the current female pop landscape. As she began performing "Pain Of Love," a swamp-inspired electro-blues track from the EP, this Nashville crowd defied the norm and actually started moving, no arms crossed at this event.
Whissell, who spoke of being inspired by the simplicity of love and the vintage sound of music's 1960s golden era, bared every inch of her soul for that High Watt crowd, every song from her too-short set was remarkable. In "Whiskey Please," a response to a relationship in which she was not a priority, she delivers angry sentiments with sass and style, relating to every single attendee, because emotions such as these are universal. Her backing band, not to be overlooked, was exceptional—everyone was in sync, each musician obviously individually phenomenal, yet performed as a tight, solid unit, powerfully supporting the vocals and bringing each song to life.
At the end our our evening together, as rays of light shone around and through our heroine, she earnestly delivered the gospel stylings of uplifting anthem "Ready Or Not," as the backup vocals provided choir-like support, and Whissell took us to church with each chorus. Bass-heavy album standout "Quicksand" closed the show; she had us all in the palm of her hand, and let us go way too soon. We can't wait to see what's next for her.


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DEADLINE May 15th 12noon
Boynton Beach Art in Public Places has launched an artists program to create 24"W x 18"H artworks that can be submitted digitally and contain a verbal and visual message that conveys ways we continue to connect to community.
Examples of verbal messaging: Be Kind, Compassion, Unity, Love, Hope, Mercy, Generous, Good, Considerate, Grateful….
20 selected artists will have their artwork printed on one of 20 signs placed throughout the City. Each selected artist will receive $50 and have their artwork printed on the front of the sign. The back of the sign will promote the artists name and web site, along with the City of Boynton Beach Art in Public Places BoyntonBeachArts.org and ThirdStreetSigns.com.
How to submit your artwork by the May 15th 12noon DEADLINE:
Eligibility: Palm Beach County artists over 18yrs old. Boynton Beach artists will receive preferred selection.
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"The Landing" is a short stretch of the Kennebunk River where The Landing School is located. It was once an internationally famous shipbuilding area and the home of more than 20 shipbuilding firms dating back to the 1600's. As the economic effects of the Great Depression descended over the country in the early 20th century, the shipbuilding business throughout Maine began to dwindle. In 1942, The Landing hosted its last official launching of a commercial vessel, a police cruiser.
In December of 1978, three and a half decades later, the first class of students at The Landing School launched a Chamberlain dory-skiff, reviving the boat building trade along The Landing. The first year hosted nine students who used a cow barn as a classroom taught by The School's founders John Burgess and Cricket Tupper. They built two dories and two 18-foot sailboats as the curriculum. In 1979, school administrators set out to fill a critical void in the industry where well-trained tradespeople were in high demand. This objective spurred the creation of the Yacht Design Program. This program provided the global marine industry with a source of new designers trained specifically in the techniques and aesthetics of yacht and commercial boat design.
In 1987, The Landing School became the first school of its type to be accredited by The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), which is listed by the United States Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency under the provisions of Chapter 33, Title 38, U.S. Code and subsequent legislation.
Two decades later, boatyards were struggling with a shortage of trained marine systems technicians. So in September 1999, The Landing School once again responded to the industry's need by launching the Marine Systems Program. At the same time, The School began a multi-year aggressive growth plan that resulted in a large addition that was completed in 2007. The addition provided room for the curriculum to expand again with the creation of the Composite Boat Building Program.
Today, each of The Landing School's eight-month programs culminates in a diploma for students who successfully complete their courses within the high standards set by the faculty.
In 2009, the State of Maine Department of Education and The School's accrediting agency, ACCSC, approved The Landing School as a degree-granting institution. A student who successfully completes two technical programs and the required general education course credits is eligible to receive an Associate's degree. The Landing School has been recognized by ACCSC as a 2014 ACCSC School of Distinction / ACCSC School of Excellence.
Education from The Landing School reinforces and preserves traditional design and construction methods while advancing the art of boat building, design and maintenance through the integration of modern techniques and contemporary materials. The marine industry values this unique training and has lauded The Landing School internationally with a reputation for graduates of exceptional quality.


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Monday, 3 August 2020
Conservation Crisis Strategy Board Game Giveaway (Age 7+) With Tunza Games.
59 comments:
Pandas - they need protection and loveReplyDelete
all of themReplyDelete
I would keep giraffe'sReplyDelete
elephants, giraffe, lions, tigers and bears oh my!ReplyDelete
Siberian Tigers really need protection.ReplyDelete
- ashleigh allan4 August 2020 at 09:01
I would save my rhino's! They are such beautiful animals, especially the babies!ReplyDelete
id like to protect elephantsReplyDelete
Hippos, Elephants and TigersReplyDelete
Zebras,I think they are beautiful animalsReplyDelete
- Sally Collingwood5 August 2020 at 10:25
Snow LeopardReplyDelete
Giraffes, lions, tigers, elephants, rhinosReplyDelete
- Robert Mark Ward6 August 2020 at 10:08
Birds of prey, they are such majestic creatures.ReplyDelete
As many as possible, it's so sad to hear of new animals being placed on the list of at risk of extinctionReplyDelete
Tigers & ElephantsReplyDelete
I would put the beautiful Polar bear in my sanctuaryReplyDelete
elephants, girffes and lions but all of them if i couldReplyDelete
- Jan Johnson18 August 2020 at 19:27
reptiles, like to go against the crowdReplyDelete
Any endangered species but particularly our native hedgehogReplyDelete
Elephants so tired of seeing them hunted but all wildlife too it's so cruelReplyDelete
Tigers, such magnificent creatures who are so badly treated.ReplyDelete
They should be protected as beautiful animalsReplyDelete
This looks a really interesting gameReplyDelete
- Troy Easton29 August 2020 at 16:30
I would protected the Lions.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous29 August 2020 at 21:48
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- Jade Vaccaro30 August 2020 at 02:32
For me it's the giraffes ❤ReplyDelete
In this game it would be elephants. In life, it would be turtle doves.ReplyDelete
Elephants 🐘ReplyDelete
elephants, lions, tigers, well all of them really :DReplyDelete
Elephants but all shpuld be protected xxReplyDelete
I would love to protect Snow Leopards, they are simply stunning animals.ReplyDelete
- Tegan Rose30 August 2020 at 17:18
All animals should be protected as they are all so wonderful🥰ReplyDelete
As many as I could accommodate, there are so many animals on the endangered and threatened species list I'd want to help as many as possibleReplyDelete
All of them!ReplyDelete
I'd love a fantasy animal edition with mermaids etc.ReplyDelete
I would put tigers, and rhinos in my sanctuaryReplyDelete
All the animals I like them all xReplyDelete


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Hawk-Owl is a Batman-esque character who had one storyline in 2002.
He existed in the "Ultimate" alternate version of the Marvel Universe, which has since been destroyed.
- Real Name: Jack Danner.
- Other Aliases: The Midnight Avenger, Chicago's crime-fighting scourge, Subject of S.H.I.E.L.D. Top Secret File 022527.
- Marital Status: Single.
- Known Relatives: Ruth Danner (aunt), Joe Danner Sr. (father, deceased), unnamed mother (deceased), Joe Jr. (brother, deceased), Hank Kipple (adopted son).
- Group Affiliation: None.
- Base Of Operations: Chicago.
- Height: 6'1'' Weight: 190 lbs. Age: 32-34 years.
- Eyes: Blue Hair: Black
Powers and Abilities
Hawk-Owl is a highly trained fighter, extremely agile and acrobatic, and very accurate with thrown weapons. He's, in fact, one of the top three fighters on the world of the Ultimate Marvel continuity. He is versatile in many of the martial arts and has learnt some sort of Asian pain control technique as well, which makes him very durable and tough.
Jack wears an armored costume with night vision lenses in the helmet, and carries many gadgets. These include bolas, throwing discs and customized handcuffs, as well as a device that makes owls attack on command. He usually travels using a flying car.
Jack Danner's older brother Joe knocked his own brains out when he stepped on a rake. Then, when Jack was five, his father's drunken driving killed his parents. Neither tragedy turned him into a tortured, vengeful soul. Jack spent the next seven years in St. Frederick's orphanage, cared for by Father Joe.
When he was 12, his Aunt Ruth returned from Europe, taking custody of Jack and his best friend Daniel Tolliver, housing them in Danner Manor. Unable to cope with their delinquent ways, Ruth soon accepted an offer from groundskeeper Kwi Chi to raise them alongside his own son, Lee Chi. He taught all three discipline and the martial arts.
One night, Jack witnessed a hawk attacking an owl in the woods, and he raced to the rescue. Afterwards, Kwi stated that Jack was now both the hawk and the owl.
The boys grew up strong and inseparable. Together they won martial arts tournaments, served in the military, and went to university. Jack traveled the world, training under the best fighting teachers in existence. Some of his known teachers are Shaolin Monks, former Navy Seal Mick Hensen, former Delta Force Commander Richard Puller and former Weapon X director Howard Thatcher.
Back in Chicago, Jack decided to do something about the soaring crime rate. He became the vigilante known as Hawk-Owl. He operated out of the Owl's Nest, a hidden base atop the Manor, in order to clean up the city of Chicago.
Jack began to consider adopting a child, imagining fighting alongside a son as Hawk-Owl and "Woody". He even had a costume made for the latter. When robbers broke into St. Frederick's to hide from the police and took children hostage, Hawk-Owl captured them with the assistance of orphan Hank Kipple. Impressed by Kipple, Jack arranged to adopt him.
The cynical Hank viewed his new father with open contempt, unwilling to trust anyone after being alone for so long. Even when he discovered the Nest and Jack's alter-ego, Hank rejected him. To prove he was serious about being a father, Jack offered to quit being Hawk-Owl. Once Hank realized he wasn't bluffing, they finally began to bond.
Soon after, the Ultimates tried to draft Hawk-Owl into their ranks; unimpressed by their arrogance, Hawk-Owl came to blows with Captain America and Giant-Man until Thor ended the fight, and the Ultimates departed.
When Hank's school principal Morgan Jones became the criminally insane Principal and put Jack into a coma, Hank tried to stop Jones as Woody. He ended up in peril before the awakened Hawk-Owl came to his rescue. The duo continue to protect Chicago, dedicated to making the windy city a little safer.
The Hawk-Owl wears an armored costume with yellow night vision lenses in the owl-like helmet. The uniform is mainly colored grey, and covers all of his powerful physique. He wears thick, metallic silver-colored gauntlets, boots, shoulder pads and chestplate.
The eyes of the helmet piece are lit up in yellow light in the night time, both for intimidation purposes and as night sight, giving him the appearance of a large humanoid nocturnal. In addition, he has a yellow utility belt, and a yellow owl symbol with black eyes on his chest.
The picture is completed by a large, brown fur coat that serves as his cloak. Jack Danner, on the other hand, looks like a relaxed man with a smile on his face, three-day stubble and black-grayish hair.
Supporting cast
The story of Hawk-Owl and Woody is action and comedy rolled into one. Hawk-Owl and Woody are based on the duo of Batman and Robin, although they are less intense, and very different on a number of points. Below are presented the most prominent supporting cast of Hawk-Owl, with some Batman references so that the GM can role-play them properly.
- Woody/Hank Kipple – The Robin to Hawk-Owl's Batman. In some ways the actual main character of the story in Ultimate Adventures, which is largely about the creation and advent of the Woody character. Brash and assertive, almost to the point of obnoxiousness, Hank seems to fear both making lasting connections, by rejecting nearly everybody, but also being rootless.
- Daniel Toliver – Hawk-Owl's butler and best friend, the Ultimate Adventures variation on Alfred Pennyworth. An African-American veteran and retired colonel with an apparently difficult past, Toliver's character is often given to manic, almost aggressive outbursts. This can be contrasted with Alfred Pennyworth's demure, passive attitude commonly shown. Toliver also had an important role in the origin of Hawk-Owl.
- Father Joe – The keeper of Saint Frederick's orphanage. He has served as something as a father figure for both Jack Danner and Hank Kipple, and still remains a close friend and confidente of Jack's.
- Aunt Ruth – A mother figure of sorts towards Danner who lives at his mansion. Quite possibly an alcoholic, Ruth may be a reference to Batman's Aunt Harriet (who only was in continuity for a short while).
- Lee – Danner's often-mute chauffeur. Not a direct relation to any Batman character either, but much closer to the Green Hornet's valet Kato.
- The Principal – The main enemy of the Ultimate Adventures story. Hank's actual principal at one point, Larry Jones loses his grip on reality after a series of degrading events (including catching his wife being unfaithful multiple times) and suffering a concussion from Hank thanks to a misunderstanding.
Holding on to the one grasp of identity he has left, Jones embodies the full meaning of the term Principal, becoming a sadisitic disciplinarian and utilizing a series of weapons, all shaped like paddles. A satire of several Batman villains, including The Joker and Two-Face where a certain characteristic or quirk is magnified to a hyperbolic degree.
The Principal also as an assistant in crime, named Ms. Willow, quite similar to the Joker's assistant, Harley Quinn.
Jack Danner is a playful man and a child at heart. His happy-go-lucky attitude gives the impression of him being irresponsible, as does his occasional trash talk.
However, Jack has strong feelings of moral obligation and of responsibility. Thus he was deeply disturbed by the soaring crime rates of Chicago, and so decided to take matters into his own hands. Using his fortune and skills, he created the identity of the midnight avenger, Hawk-Owl. Crime fighting also offered a dangerous and expensive, although fun, hobby of Jack's.
He's got all the crime-fighting gadgets and the training, but he is not any sort of genius. Still, he has been described as a smart guy that does really stupid things. His main driver is merely to have fun, but also to actually do something about the wellfare of Chicago.
Although Hawk-Owl looks grim, he lacks any sort of traumatic murder experience so common for other similar vigilantes. His drive is thus less severe in some respects, but he will still go out and fight crime every night because he can.
He has cultivated a very confident and intimidating persona as Hawk-Owl, although he is still a horrible speaker and even, in his civilian identity, somewhat socially inept.
Other traits
Jack Danner is a good judge of character, at least when it comes to adults. He thinks he understands and knows Hank, but he's got it all wrong. He also has a history of ultra-liberal, near-flag-burning activism and environmentalism. Apparently, the concept of freedom is as important as having fun, and seeing justice being served.
As Hawk-Owl Jack has a very strong personality and presence, looking good even compared to major heroes. In fact, his reputation as a crime fighter and strength of character eventually earned him the attention of the Ultimates who then tried to recruit him. Jack, however, is too much of a free spirit to join in larger group efforts. He seemingly dislikes authority and those that abide by it.
Thus, he instinctively dislikes the likes of Captain America, while he bonds well with the likes of Thor, the environmental activist and free spirit. When he eventually got around to duoing with Woody, his dreams of justice and action were seemingly fulfilled.
Scared robber: "Y…Y…You're the Hawk-Owl, ain'tcha ?"
Hawk-Owl: "That's right. And you're the scum who just robbed Barnes liquor store, shot a defenseless old man and holds little boys hostage."
"Daniel, check this out. I stopped four burglaries, two liquor store holdups, seven muggings, and one political kidnapping and I'm back before dawn without a scratch."
"Oh, I've got better than guts, Zeb. I've got amazing fighting skills ! Serious muscle ! (spak !) Incredibly sophisticated , not to mention, expensive weapons ! (whak !) Body armor ! And a helmet that can probably withstand a nuclear holocaust. (krak !) Guts are practically overkill… but I got those too." [everybody lies defeated]
"For me to be effective when I'm stopping crime, I need to work alone, in my city, on my terms. I don't lead, I don't join, and I don't follow. Please tell General Fury if that's unacceptable to contact me personally." [turning down membership in the Ultimates]
"It's been real. Thor, come back anytime. Wasp, get in touch when you develop some self-esteem, wise up and dump the psycho. Cap, you're the greatest fighter I've ever had the pleasure of grappling with, but you're a first class bullheaded jerk." [endtalk to the Ultimates]
DC Universe History
Naturally, Hawk-Owl and Woody are copies of Batman and Robin. In a DCU setting one might as well use the originals, unless Hawk-Owl and Woody instead are active in another time era. They could be relatively unknown predecessors of the DCU team, either in Gotham City or in Chicago (like in the Ultimate Universe).
But it might be better to have Hawk-Owl be a son, or grandson of Dick Grayson, the original Robin, and so being active at a future date, perhaps right before a third world war, setting up a backstory for the world of Hex or Kamandi. If so, the Batman of 2050 found The Owl's Nest, not the Batcave.
Game Stats — DC Heroes RPG
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|Dex: 10
|Str: 05
|Bod: 06
|Motivation: Seeking Justice
|Int: 06
|Wil: 05
|Min: 06
|Occupation: Vigilante
|Inf: 08
|Aur: 06
|Spi: 08
|Resources {or Wealth}: 018
|Init: 028
Acrobatics*: 10, Animal Handling (Training)*: 07, Charisma (Intimidation, Interrogation)*: 08, Martial Arts: 11, Military Science (Tracking)*: 06, Thief (Stealth): 08, Weaponry (Melee, Firearms, Heavy): 06, Weaponry (Exotic, Thrown)*: 10, Vehicles (Air, Land, Water): 08
Bonuses and Limitations:
Acrobatics includes the Swingline Bonus.
Area Knowledge (Chicago), Expansive Headquarters (The Owl's Nest, at the Danner Manor in the Chicago Suburbs), Intensive Training, Lightning Reflexes, Rank (unknown level, retired).
Father Joe of Saint Frederick's (High), Hank Kipple aka Woody (High).
Secret Identity.
- HAWK-OWL HELMET [BODY 09, Ultra Vision: 04].
- HAWK-OWL COSTUME [BODY 05, Invulnerability: 06, Skin armor: 02, Limitation : Invulnerability and Skin armor only vs bullets and slashing and piercing weapons ; Real Armor].
- Bolas (x2) [BODY 05, EV 03, Snare: 06, Limitation : Snare cannot be higher than the relevant Weaponry skill of the user (-1), Grenade Drawback].
- Throwing discs (x20) [BODY 04, EV 03 (06 w/ STR), Gliding: 02, Range: 04, Grenade Drawback, Limitation: Gliding is only used for increasing the effective throwing range of the discs, Notes: These are round, black and with a pair of yellow owl eyes. They are mostly used for disarming foes. Likely, a rope can be attached to the disc to provide a swingline.]
- Grappling hook & line with extra long rope [BODY 07 STR 04, AV 4, Snare: 04, R#2, Note: Used for most swinglining.]
- Normal Handcuffs customized to look like owl feathers [BODY 08].
- Owl Attack Device [BODY 02, Animal Control: 06, Animal Summoning: 08, Limitation: Powers only work with owls, R#2].
- C-Omnigadgets (x2) [BODY 4, C-Omniability 6 APs, R#2].
- FLYING OWL CAR [BODY 06 STR 4, Flash: 03, Flight: 07, Fog: 06, Running: 07, Skin Armor: 02, R#2].
Source of Character: Ultimate Adventures #1-6, Marvel 2002 by Ron Zimmermann.
Helper(s): OHOTMU Ultimate Spider-Man & Fantastic Four 2005 (History), Wikipedia (Supporting characters section).


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Utica College's biology department launched a variety of new programs this fall that are being offered to students. One is a program that blends the fields of biology and psychology into one – psychobiology.
Psychobiology came to fruition after faculty at UC realized that a lot of students were juggling whether they wanted to pursue an educational career in biology or psychology. The biology and psychology departments had a desire to collaborate on this new major, tying together their joint expertise in these fields.
"There was a lot of planning and work that went into the major including several meeting with a large group of faculty from both departments, a feasibility report that was put together by our Provost's Office, Office of Institutional Research, and me that investigated whether the major would attract students and more importantly, would it prepare students for careers and would they be able to find jobs after graduation," Dr. Sharon Wise, the dean of arts and science said.
Students in this major can expect to be trained in using and understanding experimental methods across the fields of biology and psychology. Both departments, biology and psychology, will focus on specific parts of the program.
The psychology department will train its students in research design and analysis for research studies and experiments using human subjects. They will also focus on behavior and the human mind, as well as basic psychology.
The biology department will focus on experimentation related to cellular, endocrinological, developmental, and behavioral biology. As well as basic biology courses, students will be trained in animal behavior, neuroscience, and developmental and physiology of animals.
UC's psychobiology program is unique with only 12 colleges in the United States offering this program. This unique blend of psychology and biology has attracted many students, one of them being Daniel Long.
"I was drawn to the psychobiology major, honestly, because I did not know what direction to go in for a career," Long said. "I was, at the time, a biology major, but I also really enjoyed psychology classes. I was excited when I heard about the psychobio major. I could still continue taking biology classes, but would also receive a good amount of education in psychology."
The career options for students going into the program are varied. The psychobiology faculty encourages their students to go on to grad school and they believe this integrated major will give these students the advantage when applying to certain grad programs.
Students such as Long have a desire to go into teaching after receiving their master's degree. Others, such as senior Dain Heath, plan on attending medical school.
"Once I graduate I hope to start medical school to pursue a career in Psychiatry," Heath said.
Heath, who joined the program because he thought it would pull together all of his biology and psychology courses, has had a good experience with the program so far.
"Studying both psychology and biology has been an awesome experience, especially seeing how the two interact," Heath said. "The professors have been awesome! The courses are not simple, but the professors make the work worth it."
A general theme among students and faculty in the psychobiology major is partnership. Establishing this major took a collaborative effort and its students have found a similar feeling from their classes.


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A sauce that oozes Italian flavours with every bite, Arrabbiata is a tangy and spicy red sauce which originated from Lazio region around Rome. Since years, variations and combinations have been developed all around the world for this sauce. Arrabbiata translates to 'Angry' in Italian. This is referred to the red colour as well as the spicyness of chilli peppers in the sauce. Bechef Arrabbiata has been handmade with the perfect blend of Italian flavours. This sauce tastes best with a bowl of steaming hot pasta. Use it as a cooking sauce in Lasagne, on pizza, in curries or with sea food. Bechef Arrabbiata makes cooking easy and enhances the flavours of the dish. It is now easy to enjoy Exotic flavour from all around the world with Bechef cooking sauces.
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Nastya Brava Age, Dil Hai Hindustani 2, Bio, DOB, Wiki, Images, Wikipedia & More
Nastya Brava contestant in Dil Hai Hindustani 2 singing reality show is from Moscow. If you are a regular follower of Star Plus then you might be aware of an advertisement. A girl follows into a music shop where musical instruments keep commenting her. Later all the instruments show a sign of relief saying she is a singer.
The advertisement dialogues are like this
Yelo ab yeh phirangi bhi hame bajayega? Ise bathao mein piano nahi. Bach gaye singer hai.
Then she sings Haan..MEETHE PAAN DI GILORI
Lattha SUIT DA LAHORI…
Judges start praising her, in one of her next promo she sings a song for which one of the judge says he'll buy a ticket for her performance. She looks very beautiful awesome and hot in her outfits. She is an active on Instagram and YouTube with lot of social media following. Singing Hindi songs is her passion.
Nastya Brava is also a promoter of BIGOLIVE app and has also done few promotions till date. She also has lot of interest in fashion. Brava has lot of photos with beautiful dress in her social media accounts.
She participated in many shows and impressed many people with her vocal skills. Nastya knows that you can be from anywhere in the world and still be "Dil Se Hindustani". She likes Indian music because she feels its pure. She says she'll watch Bollywood movies and her favorite actor is Sharukh Khan. Nastya believes India like her own country though she is from Russia. Lets see if she can rock Indian music fans with her mesmerizing high pitch.
Her promos on star plus for Dil Hai Hindustani 2 show has already set a name. Nastya Brava has a huge Instagram following to her credit. Though most of the Russians follow her there it is sure Indians are going to raise that number up within few days.
|Nastya Brava Biography
|Real Name
|Nastya Brava
|Other Name
|Assia Brava
|Date of Birth
|17th November 1989
|Home Town
|Moscow, Russia
|Studied Jurisprudence at RAGS under the President of the Russian Federation
|Russian, English
|30 Years
|Model For
|BIGOLIVE App
|Favorite TV Show
|Evening Urgant
|Rise to Fame
|Dil Hai Hindustani 2 aired on Star Plus
|5 Feet 4 Inch
|58 Kgs
|Favorite Singers
|Lady Gaga, Madonna, Michael Jackson
|Favorite Actor
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"Images from the far past crowd my head and half the time I cannot tell whether they are memories or inventions. Not that there is much difference between the two, if indeed there is any difference at all. Some say that without realizing it we make it all up as we go along, embroidering and embellishing, and I am inclined to credit it, for Madam Memory is a great and subtle dissembler."—Alexander Cleave
Author John Banville has always specialized in short, dense novels in which his narrators are unreliable, even dishonest, often pretending to be different from what they really are as they deal with turning points in their lives. The Book Evidence (1989) is a monologue by a man confessing to a murder, though the reader does not know how much of the confession, which focuses on his life, rather than his crime of the moment, is really true. In The Untouchable (1997), Banville's narrator, Victor Maskell, is a thinly disguised story of Anthony Blunt, who, with several other Cambridge friends, led a hidden life as a spy for Russia during the thirties and forties. In Eclipse (2000), the first of the Cleave trilogy, Banville's narrator is Alexander Cleave, a stage actor who has "dried" onstage and who has returned to his childhood home to relive memories and try to come to terms with the inner self which has betrayed him onstage. Shroud (2002) tells us the story of the missing Cass Cleave, Alexander's daughter, told from the point of view of Axel Vander, a mysterious man who traveled with her to Italy, though Alexander Cleave does not know this. Vander, too, is not the person he says he is: "Mendacity is second, no, is first nature to me," he says. In every case, these characters see themselves differently from what they really are, and as they remember and talk about the past, it is at least as much invented as it is real, leading the reader to contemplate how, in fact, we all interpret reality: once an event occurs, our only way of revisiting it is through memory, and we often have subconscious reasons for remaking our memories into stories which may differ from actual reality.
Now, in Ancient Light, the final novel of the trilogy involving Alexander Cleave, Cass Cleave, and Axel Vander, John Banville brings the arc of his plot to its conclusion, both in terms of story and in terms of theme. Here, sixty-five-year-old Cleave and his wife Lydia (whose name is really Leah) are still mourning the death of their pregnant daughter Cass, who died ten years ago. Lydia has full-fledged night-time rampages in which she panics, convinced that Cass is still alive in the house somewhere, while Cleave, sometimes has strange dreams and "manifestations." Their dreams are always a combination of reality and memory, presented in new forms through the kind of invention which comes through troubled sleep.
A former stage actor whose career is in decline, Cleave spends much of his time in an "attic aerie" musing about the past while writing a memoir about an affair he had fifty years ago with Celia Gray, the mother of his best friend, when he was only fifteen and she, thirty-five. "There was no moment of blinding illumination when Mrs. Gray herself stepped forth from the toils and trammels of domesticity and came skimming towards me on her half-shell, wafted by the full-cheeked zephyrs of spring. Even after we had been going to bed together for some time I would have been hard put to give a fair description of her…when I looked at her it was me that I saw first, reflected in the glorious mirror that I made of her." His memories of Mrs. Gray, still so vivid and so exciting, dominate much of Cleave's inner life, and as he describes this affair, his life as a teenager becomes vibrant and understandable within the context of the 1950s in which it took place. He is often convinced of the accuracy of these memories, though the reader may be unsure: Cleave is constantly getting confused about the seasons in which certain events have taken place, and he himself recognizes and admits that some of his memories could be false.
The turning point in Cleave's life occurs when a phone call interrupts his reverie one morning, and he is surprised to learn that a production company in California has selected him to play the role of Axel Vander, literary critic and philosopher, whose specialty is in "deconstruction." The filming will start immediately. Cleave tells the publicist that he has never heard of Axel Vander before, but the publicist brushes this aside "with a dry laugh, I do not know why." Readers of Banville's Shroud know, however, that Vander was with Cass when she disappeared in Italy, lending ominous prescience to the events that might be about to unfold for Cleave. The new film, to be called The Invention of the Past, will also star the emotionally fragile Dawn Devonport. "She was Cora, Vander's girl, and I was Vander."
With its parallel narratives of Cleave as a young man having an affair with Mrs. Gray, his best friend's mother, and Cleave as a sixty-five-year-old actor trying to save Dawn Devonport, the reader is kept totally engaged with two vibrant stories filled with excitement, yet the scenes and events constantly suggest that there is more underlying the action than meets the eye. The result is thrilling, with the reader willingly assuming the roles of both detective and psychologist, analyzing the details, and finding the answers all related thematically, all part of a trilogy, every detail on every level connected to every other detail. In a sense, too, Banville also capitalizes on his readers' own memories of the events of the previous novels in the trilogy, Eclipse and Shroud, raising questions about how much we remember of those plots and how much we may be embroidering our memories to give a sense of completion to the trilogy.
Writing in a surprisingly relaxed style, Banville creates prose so elegant, smooth, and evocative, both in ideas and images, that on every level the book is completely engrossing. Much of the novel contains humor and a great deal of dramatic irony, adding to the pleasure. And surely, every reader will become haunted by the similarities of names: Alexander Cleave is almost an anagram for Axel Vander, raising another whole set of tantalizing connections, even as the motif of Svidrigailov (an evil character from Crime and Punishment) is mentioned symbolically in both Shroud and in Cass's diary in this novel. The ending brings all the themes full-circle, and while some may accuse the author of falling prey to the convenience of a tour de force, it is absolutely perfect in its details, thematically. Stunning as a stand-alone, Ancient Light is even better as part of a trilogy. Book clubs should find it especially fertile ground for discussion.
ALSO reviewed here: APRIL IN SPAIN, THE UNTOUCHABLE, THE INFINITIES, THE SEA (Booker Prize), SHROUD
Photos, in order: The author's photo is from http://www.thedailybeast.com
The Botticelli Venus is fron http://en.wikipedia.org
The abandoned cottage, perhaps similar to where Alex regularly met Mrs. Gray, may be found on http://imgfave.com
Portonovere, where Cass died, and to which Alex and Dawn go during a break from filming, is seen on http://www.timeaway.co.uk


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Welcome to the website of Dietrich Bonhoeffer House (DBH)!
The DBH is the student dormitory of the Evangelische Studierendengemeinde (ESG) in Bonn. Imagine living in the university city of Bonn in an international and interreligious atmosphere, in the heart of Bonn right next to Poppelsdorf castle! A dream? No, this is indeed a reality for nearly eighty students!
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Carbon 14 and Ar-39 data from the Weddell Sea are presented and discussed. Values of DELTA C-14 and Ar-39 are low in the winter mixed layer (DELTA C-14 almost-equal-to -90 to -125 parts per thousand; Ar-39 almost-equal-to 85% modern). These low values are consistent with the surface layer dynamics which is dominated by entrainment of relatively old water of circumpolar origin and reduced gas exchange during sea ice cover. The DELTA C-14 and Ar-39 values of the deep and bottom waters range from -160 to -150 parts per thousand and 38 to 57% modern, respectively. The DELTA C-14 values of Weddell Sea Bottom Water (WSBW) found in the central Weddell Sea along a 0-degrees longitude section are only slightly higher than those of the overlying Weddell Sea Deep Water (WSDW) showing that the influence of bomb C-14 on these waters is small. Part of the WSBW with higher DELTA C-14 values observed in the northwestern Weddell Sea seems to escape through the South Sandwich Trench, and part seems to mix from a boundary current into the central Weddell Sea. The observed C-14 distribution is consistent with the hypothesis that Ice Shelf Water (ISW) is a source of WSBW. A simple conceptual model of the surface layer dynamics is used to estimate the prebomb DELTA C-14 values of Surface Water and Winter Water to be about -140 and -130 parts per thousand, respectively. Using mixing ratios between WSDW and shelf water derived from temperature/salinity and He-3 data, the prebomb DELTA C-14 values of WSBW are estimated to be -157 parts per thousand (potential temperature of WSBW: -0.7-degrees-C). The Ar-39 concentration of WSBW with a potential temperature of -0.7-degrees-C is determined to be 57% modern. Bomb radiocarbon water column inventories are estimated and discussed.
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By Alex Pacinda
For the Mitzpeh
For students all over campus, Shabbat is a special time – it means spending time with friends and family. For some, it is their closest connection to Judaism.
"My dad was adopted and doesn't know his birth family, so Judaism is the only connection I have that unites my birth grandparents with my adopted grandparents," Jessie Brodsky, a reform junior biology major said. "I didn't really get to experience any Jewish practice until college, so Shabbat is something that reminds me of this cool other piece of my life."
The wining and dining of Friday night dinners has been a staple for Fran Horowitz, a sophomore communications major who was raised conservative.
"My family has Shabbat dinner every Friday night, and I guess when I was younger that meant no sleepovers or hanging out with my friends," Horowitz said. "Now that I'm older, I realize how important it is that we have this weekly tradition together, and I can't wait to share it with my own family."
"My favorite part about Shabbat dinners is the challah bread," Greg Handler, a senior business management major, said. "I always steal a piece from the bottom before dinner."
It can be hard for some to observe all of the rules of Shabbat while on campus, but Rabbi Yonaton Hirschhorn of the Orthodox Union's Heshe and Harriet Seif Learning Center Initiative on Campus offered some advice.
"The laws of Shabbat can seem overwhelming for students especially during times like finals week," Hirschhorn said. "I like to think of it as a way to reflect, step back from the stress, and take some time with your loved ones."
With family close to campus, Josh Leibowitz, a senior government and politics major, is able to spend this special time at home.
"Shabbat for me means that my family takes time out of their busy schedules to come together and talk about everyday occurrences," Leibowitz said. "Even though we might not be able to do it every Friday, we try to make each one special with a home cooked meal."
Chabad Rabbi Eli Backman finds that Shabbat dinners bring together students of all religions.
"We always encourage people to bring their friends and roommates to experience Shabbat dinner," Backman said. "Most have no idea what to expect, and I think it's very heartwarming to see everyone gathered together, no matter their faith."
With the end of the semester approaching, students like Brittany Goodman, a sophomore English major, is eager to head home and get back into her "Shabbat routine."
"I guess it was hard for me to adjust without my family especially since transferring to Maryland," Goodman said. "I was so used to doing Shabbat a certain way, but I hope that next year I will be able to make more connections in the Jewish community here and go to the Friday Shabbat dinners … they seem so fun!"


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The following post was originally featured on Cook Eat Paleo and written by Lisa Wells, who is part of POPSUGAR Select Fitness.
Cherry Almond Paleo Granola is a quick and easy grain-free alternative to traditional granola cereal.
I was craving granola this morning and this cherry almond Paleo granola was inspired by what I had in the house – dried cherries, almonds, coconut and vanilla. Cherry and almond are a classic flavor combination that works really well together. And with vanilla, honey and coconut, it's delicious.
I used unsweetened dried tart cherries for this recipe and they are very tart. I like tart cherries, but if you don't this granola would work equally well with sweet cherries. Or you could to swap out half of the tart cherries for golden raisins. The raisins would add a little more sweetness to balance out the tartness of the cherries. The pecans and sunflower seeds round out the granola and add extra crunch.
Cherry almond Paleo granola is a great gluten-free breakfast or snack. Topped with coconut milk or homemade cashew milk, it's a healthy granola cereal. This quick and easy Paleo granola recipe is gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free, and hard to resist. I keep it in a jar hidden in the cabinet so it doesn't get eaten too quickly. It's that addictive.
Cherry Almond Paleo Granola
2 cups slivered almonds
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
4 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup dried cherries
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Combine nuts, seeds, coconut, and salt in large bowl. Combine coconut oil, honey, and vanilla in a small bowl, and then stir into nut mixture until well combined.
- Bake on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 18-20 minutes, until just lightly browned.
- Add the dried cherries and toss to combine. Cool completely before serving.
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Well, a lot, but blogging hasn't been among them. Here's what's up:
The December issue of Software Test&Performance Magazine is out. You can download the issue here; our column, which is on test automation, begins on page 7.
I've joined the software-craftsmen Google group. I believe the Craftsperson movement has two great potentials: One, to improve the training of new developers, and two, to create social systems that could lead to better software and less technical debt over time.
I'm starting to work on proposals for Agile 2009 and have them in rough draft form. If you'd like to review them before I submit, please drop me an email: email@example.com. I'd love to hear from you.
This week, O'Reilly approved the Beautiful Testing book project, which Adam Goucher asked me to contribute a chapter to. No, I will get no royalties; all royalties will be donated to purchase mosquito nets for rural Africa. And, no, I don't have a contract yet. Keep your fingers crossed.
Finally, and most importantly, I am working my tail off for Socialtext, who just released a new, free project to create social networks for people recently laid off.
So there you have it. A free magazine as a Christmas present, a request for peer review, a potential book project for a good cause, and lots and lots of software testing.
Want to get involved in any of it? Drop me a line. We can always use reviewers for the March Issue. And April, and May ...
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Savile investigation terms of reference
Investigation into the role Jimmy Savile played at Broadmoor Hospital: terms of reference.
The Board of West London Mental Health NHS Trust (WLMHT) and the Department of Health (DH) have commissioned this investigation into the role Jimmy Savile played at Broadmoor following allegations that he sexually abused patients. Broadmoor Hospital reported directly to DH between 1949 and 1989, to the Special Hospitals Service Authority between 1989 and 1996 and to the Broadmoor Hospital Authority between 1996 and 2001. Broadmoor Hospital has been part of the West London Mental Health NHS Trust since 2001.
The DH and the WLMHT will work together, with independent oversight from Kate Lampard, appointed by the Secretary of State for Health to oversee the NHS and DH investigations, to produce a report that will:
- thoroughly examine and account for Jimmy Savile's association with Broadmoor Hospital, including approval for any roles and the decision making process relating to these
- review the access arrangements and any privileges accorded to Jimmy Savile, the reasons for these and whether they were subject to usual or appropriate supervision and oversight
- review relevant policies, practices and procedures that were in place during Jimmy Savile's association with Broadmoor Hospital and compliance with these
- investigate past and current complaints concerning Jimmy Savile's behaviour at Broadmoor Hospital or connected to his role there, including: what occurred, who was involved, whether complaints were appropriately reported, investigated and addressed and, if not, the reasons for this. The investigation does not have the power to impose disciplinary sanctions or make findings as to criminal or civil liability: where evidence is obtained of conduct that indicates the commission of criminal and/or disciplinary offences, the police and/or relevant employers will be informed
- review Jimmy Savile's fundraising activities associated with Broadmoor Hospital and any issues that arose in relation to the governance, accountability for and the use of the funds
- consider the part played by Jimmy Savile's celebrity status or his fund raising role in relation to the matters mentioned above
- review the adequacy of current complaints, safeguarding, whistleblowing and other relevant policies, practices and procedures relating to the matters mentioned above relevant to the DH and Broadmoor Hospital
- identify recommendations for further action.


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Copenhagen, March 27 (RFE/RL) - Denmark's Defense Minister Hans Haekkerup says NATO expansion plans will go forward regardless of the results of the pending Russian presidential election.
Haekkerup told RFE/RL in a wide-ranging interview in Copenhagen yesterday that the worst case scenario for both the West and Russia itself would be a new Kremlin leadership dominated by nationalists or hard-line Communists. The best, he said, would be a genuine democratic government. But, he added, neither scenario is likely.
He said he expects the new Moscow leadership to be a regime with mixture of democratic and authoritarian trends. Regardless of whether incumbent President Boris Yeltsin or communist challenger Gennady Zyuganov wins, he said, Russia cannot modernize itself unless it works with the West, first and foremost in the economy, but also in the sphere of foreign policy.
Hans Haekkerup, a Social Democrat, has been the defense minister of Denmark since 1993. In the interview, he dismissed concerns that the recent treaty of union between Russia and Belarus jeopardizes prospective NATO membership for Poland, which shares a border with Belarus. He said that Poland has chosen to integrate with Western structures, a decision that is its right as a sovereign nation. Poland probably will be among the first Eastern countries to be accepted in NATO, Haekkerup said.
He said he favors gradual enlargement of NATO. He said that the alliance should avoid taking in a group of countries, while leaving others out. That would create an impression that new dividing lines are being drawn in Europe, the defense minister said.
Haekkerup said that the issue of stationing nuclear arms in Eastern Europe is an artificial question. The West has removed short-range nuclear missiles from Europe and has no intention of putting them back there, he said. Denmark is a founding member of NATO and during the Cold War was considered a front-line state. It has never had nuclear weapons or foreign troops in its territory. But it has agreed it would consider both in case of war.
He said that it is essential for the NATO peace-making operation in Bosnia to succeed in order to build greater understanding that NATO is a functioning body with purely defensive goals. In the Balkans, where NATO and Russian forces are participating side by side, the West is showing it does more than pay lip service to Russian concerns, Haekkerup said.


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Tired of taunting? So is the NHL; Stiff penalties to come for future finger wagging
While there's already been an insane amount of things to take away from the Stanley Cup finals, one of the more unique and silly things we're going to remember is the taunting. It started when Alex Burrows got away with biting Patrice Bergeron in Game 1. That was followed up by Maxim Lapierre taunting Bergeron by holding his gloved hand in his face daring him to take a bite. Not to be outdone, Milan Lucic got a bit of revenge on Burrows himself by holding up his bare fingers in his face during a scrum daring the biter to take another shot.
When you add those things up and tack on the uncharacteristic taunting from Mark Recchi after scoring last night, you've got yourself a good old fashioned taunt-fest. If you've grown tired of these things though, you'll be happy to know that future instances will be treated harshly.
ESPN's Pierre LeBrun found out from NHL VP of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy that officials will be instructed to give out a two minute penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct and assessed a ten-minute misconduct on top of that for any future instances of finger wagging in a scrum.When asked during the press conference discussing Aaron Rome's four game suspension for his hit on Nathan Horton about whether or not some of the side show antics and chippy play could've been avoided had they suspended Burrows for his initial bite, Murphy spoke his mind.
"We made the right decision on Alex Burrows. I spoke with Alex. But I'm not here to speak about that. I've dealt with that. We've moved on past that. We will deal with the issues of the series, the chippyness that's going on."Kris King is in charge of the series. We've addressed it. We've addressed it with the teams as early as this morning. I will be speaking with both general managers and coaches before the day's over about what we are seeing, the garbage that is going on, some of the issues."
Murphy was stern about wanting to put a stop to the silly stuff that both teams are taking part in on the ice. After all, this is the league's biggest stage and while dealing with a serious incident like the Rome hit and the games themselves, having this ancillary stuff distracts from the game even more. Sure we get a laugh out of it and sure it's pretty amusing to see these guys acting so silly but hockey's a serious thing when it comes to the Stanley Cup finals.


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Contradictions in Judicial Support for Capital Punishment in India and Bangladesh: Utilitarian Rationales
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Article by Professor Carolyn Hoyle (Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford) and Saul Lehrfreund (Co-executive Director, The Death Penalty Project) published in the Asian Journal of Criminology.
This newly published article draws on two original empirical research projects that explore judges' opinions on the retention and administration of capital punishment in India and Bangladesh. 'Matters of Judgment' was conducted by Project 39A (National Law University, Delhi, India) and 'The Death Penalty Regime in Bangladesh: Exploring Perspectives of Former Judges' by Dr Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman of The Faculty of Law at the University of Dhaka (Bangladesh) for the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA). Both studies were undertaken in collaboration with the Death Penalty Project, in consultation with Professor Carolyn Hoyle (India and Bangladesh) and Dr. Mai Sato (India).
India and Bangladesh share a common history, and each has developed somewhat similarly since partition. However, while both countries now have relatively low murder rates, India has seen a decline in the rate of executions, while Bangladesh continues to impose death sentences and carry out executions at a higher rate. There have been legal challenges to the death penalty in India, restricting its use to exceptional cases. The same has not occurred in Bangladesh. Yet in both countries, systemic flaws in the criminal process are evident.
The data contained within these studies reveal justice systems marred by corruption, incompetence, abuses of due process, and arbitrary and inconsistent treatment of defendants from arrest through to conviction and sentencing. It shows that those with the power to sentence to death have little faith in the integrity of the criminal process.
Yet, a startling paradox emerges from these studies; despite personal knowledge of its flaws, judges have trust in the death penalty to deter crime and to realise other sentencing aims and feel retention benefits society. This is explained by reference to utilitarian values.
Not only did the majority of judges interviewed express strongly utilitarian justifications for sentencing people to death, in terms of their erroneous belief in its deterrent effect, but some also articulated utilitarian justifications for misconduct in pre-trial processes, suggesting that it was necessary to break the rules to secure convictions when the system was dysfunctional and ineffective.
The studies are the first of their kind in both jurisdictions – shedding new light on the administration of the law and pointing to a crisis within the Indian and Bangladeshi criminal justice systems. A more detailed comparative report by Professor Carolyn Hoyle, providing a comprehensive analysis of each of these studies is forthcoming, and will be published by the Death Penalty Project in 2020.


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Its been a good couple of months for Nasty C.
He was voted the hottest underdog on Slikouronlife website to being on MsCosmo's top 5 on the #StirUp it seem theres only one way for Nasty C to go & thats straight to the top. He drops a new single "Juice Back produced by multi talented Durban artist & Family Tree's newest signee Gemini Major.
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With a Linux shared website hosting from us, you'll be able to use any device and any email app to view your emails. We offer support for the IMAP and POP3 email retrieval protocols, so you can pick either one of them when you set up a mailbox in accordance with your individual preference. To make things simpler, you can download a small-sized configuration file from the Email Manager section of your Hepsia Control Panel for each mailbox that you set up. You can automatically set up the latter with your desired application by simply running that file on your PC. This option represents an alternative to our webmail and the two email services are synchronized, so if you create a folder in Outlook, for example, it will appear both in the webmail and on any PC where the particular email account is set up.
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Our semi-dedicated server plans offer support for the two email retrieval protocols, so you can select either one when you set up a mailbox with an email software app. You can also download auto-configuration files for any mailbox that you create from the Email Manager section of the Hepsia Control Panel, via which you administer your server. In this way, you can add any email account to Apple Mail, Outlook or Thunderbird without needing to do anything manually. In case you're non-stop on the move and you'd like to view your email messages using a smartphone, we've got comprehensive tutorials with screenshots demonstrating how to set up a mailbox on an iPhone or an Android phone. With our semi-dedicated server packages, you can download the email messages on one single device or you can leave them on the email server, so as to be able to access your emails from different devices and locations.
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Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Washington Nationals have signed Mike Cameron, beating out presumed interest by the Cleveland Indians. Bill Ladson, Nats beat reporter for MLB.com, confirms the deal and says Cameron will likely be a bench addition and/or platoon with Roger Bernadina:
- Twitter / @Ken_Rosenthal - "Source: #Nationals reach agreement with free-agent OF Mike Cameron. #MLB #Indians"
Twitter / @washingnats - "I have confirmed that Mike Cameron has agreed to terms with the #Nats."
Twitter / @washingnats - "Mike Cameron will come off the bench or platoon in center field with Roger Bernadina."
Cameron, 38 (wow has he really been around that long?), enters his 18th season and is likely looking at his last contract, if not his last shot to play in the bigs. He's a career .249 / .338 / .444 hitter, but 2011 was particularly frustrating as he hit just .203 / .285 / .359 in 269 plate appearances.
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The Cleveland Indians are talking with outfielder Mike Cameron and infielder Andy LaRoche, both for potential minor league deals according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. Bastian adds that the tribe is still looking for relievers, too..
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Knowing that death is not far away takes an emotional toll on the person with cancer and their loved ones. Some people might feel shock or fear. They might feel guilty about being a burden or worry about how their death will affect loved ones left behind. This is an emotional time, and though it's hard to talk about them, these issues must be addressed. Knowing these feelings are normal and expected may help you cope with what's happening. Some of the emotions you can expect to have include:
People are often afraid to die, but sometimes it can help to pinpoint what part of death they're afraid of. Are they afraid of where they might die? Are they afraid of dying alone? Are they afraid of suffering or pain? Are they afraid they'll die and there will be nothing beyond earthly life? Is there a fear that their lives had no purpose or meaning? These are some of the more common reasons for how people may fear death.
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Anger is sometimes hard to identify. Very few people actually feel ready to die. It's perfectly normal to feel angry about your life ending – maybe earlier than you expected. It's unfair and you have a right to be mad! Unfortunately, anger often gets directed at those closest to us, the ones we love the most. We feel safest with these people and know they'll probably accept our anger and forgive us for it. But it might help to try to direct anger at the disease and not your loved ones. Also, you can try to channel your anger as a source of energy to help you take action where it's needed. You can use it as fuel to solve problems, to become assertive, or to get your needs met. Try to re-channel your anger to do meaningful, positive things.
In the last stage of life, a person might regret or feel guilty about things they have done or not done, or maybe about things they have said. We feel regret when we think that we should have done something differently. Or maybe there's something we wish we had not done at all. We may feel guilty when we don't meet our own expectations or think we haven't met someone else's. But worrying endlessly about things won't make you feel better about them. Worrying won't improve relationships or ease burdens.
Sometimes the best thing to do is to decide to "let yourself off the hook" and not feel guilty about things that are out of your control. You can't change the past, but there are things you might be able to do today. Maybe you'll consider apologizing for the things you regret. Maybe you can ask for forgiveness or forgive others and yourself. It may be best to try to let go of the things that can't be changed.
This is a good time to talk with your children about the important things you want them to know. It's also good to talk to them about how to handle their feelings and the loss they will soon go through. Spend your time focusing on your children's future, not feeling guilty about the past. Strengthen your relationships with loved ones. You may want to write letters to the people you love, record messages for them, or make videos they can watch – give them things they can keep to remember their time with you. Live the best life you can, and use your time for what's most important to you.
It's natural to feel intense grief during the last stage of your life. You're grieving the loss of the life you planned and expected. You might feel well and not have many symptoms, so you're having trouble grasping that much loss is going to happen. Or, you may have lost things already, such as the strength to get around like you used to, or the interest in doing the things you enjoy, or maybe the ability to get together with friends. You may feel distanced from those who are not coping well with the fact that you are in your last stage of life. This is another loss that can cause sadness and grief. Many physical and emotional losses come before the loss of life itself.
The people you love are grieving too. They know they're about to physically lose you. How can you and those who love you find meaning in what's happening? Try to talk to your loved ones about the grief and loss of dreams you're all going through. Being able to connect spiritually to something greater than one's self might help your loved ones heal after you are gone.
Talking with someone about these feelings – a partner, a dear friend, a spiritual advisor, someone you trust – can help you process these feelings so that they no longer weigh you down. It may take many tries, but can help you feel that a burden has been lifted. It can help you move on to care for other physical and emotional tasks that are part of the end of life. There are many important tasks at the end of life, but coming to terms with the losses is one of the most painful.
What does anxiety feel like? Anxiety has been described as having a nervous stomach, a shaky feeling all over, being short-tempered, a sense of dread or worry, or a fear of the unknown. It can be unpleasant and make you worry.
Some anxiety is expected, but if it's severe it may need to be treated through counseling or with medicine. The goal is to make you more comfortable and help you better cope with the changes that are taking place. Anti-anxiety medicines or even anti-depressants may be able to help. Counseling may be especially helpful in helping you focus on the present and not worry about tomorrow. Breaking problems into smaller, easier-to-manage pieces can be a good way to handle some kinds of anxiety.
Depression is more than just feeling sad. Depression includes feeling hopeless or helpless, feeling useless, feeling sad for weeks at a time, and having no joy in any activity. These feelings are not normal, not even when life is ending. Depression can sometimes be helped with anti-depressants, counseling, or a combination of both. Managing anxiety and depression well can make a big difference in how much joy or pleasure you can find in your last stage of life.
When someone knows they've reached their last stage of life, there can be a loneliness that's different from any other. It's a loneliness that happens even when you have people around you. There may be people who can really talk with you in a way that helps you feel less lonely. Some of them may be experts who are comfortable talking with people at the end of life, such as hospice social workers, nurses, or other end-of-life caregivers. They may have that special gift for silence or listening when you need it. Finding people that you can connect with can ease your sense of loneliness. Your health care team may end up being one of your greatest resources in this area.
It's normal to want to feel like there's a purpose in life and that there is a reason for being on earth and for what has happened in life. Some people find meaning in their work. Others find that raising a family has brought them the greatest sense of joy and accomplishment. It's helpful to go through a process of reviewing your life and trying to find out what your purpose in life has been. Maybe you're wondering what your special contribution to the world has been. Or, what you have done to make the world a better place. Maybe you would like the world or your children, family, and friends to remember you in a certain way. Think about what things have been really important and that you want your children to know about for their future. It doesn't have to be something huge or earth-shaking – look for those things that have been important to you and those around you. The end of life experience is full of meaning that can be uncovered using personal reflection. Sharing your thoughts, experiences, and wisdom is a gift that your friends and family can cherish for years to come.
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National Cancer Institute (NCI). End of life care. Accessed at https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/advanced-cancer/care-choices/care-fact-sheet on April 2, 2019.
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
Gone With The Cold
I hope the weather forecast is wrong....we have a possibility of snow mixed with rain and temperatures in the low 30s later tonight and tomorrow. Is this Dogwood Winter, my Dogwoods are blooming? You can give it a cute name, it's still messing with my spring.
This weekend I must have been channeling my inner Scarlet, she's a part of every Southern gardener...at least among my southern garden friends. The weather warms up and we head to the nursery...who cares if the forecast calls for a slight freeze...we prefer to think about that tomorrow. ("I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow." Scarlett O'Hara, Gone With The Wind)) I am totally able to block out common sense... Tomorrow, when the inevitable cooler weather arrives we will be outside covering up all the plants we bought....as Steve Bender in Southern Living calls it...The Draping of the South .
This is just a demonstration, it's in the 40s and I won't drape until I know for sure it will get cold enough to damage my new purchases.
Speaking of denial, while visiting a nursery, look what I found, both in bloom and both hanging out in the back of my Subaru. You know you're a garden geek when you keep smiling at your blooming plants through the rear view mirror!
The interesting yellow plant is a mullein...Verbascum Sierra Sunset and her friend is Salvia Black and Blue..and boy is it black and blue. I did try to get a shot of the plants in the rear view mirror but I am not that good!
Let's all cross our fingers or knock on wood that we aren't really going to have a freeze.
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You made me smile! I do that too-just look at my plants and smile. Definitely a geek to do thru your rearview window!ReplyDelete
Do you like mullein? I let it grow in my yard and gardens. The roadside type weed. It is a biennial and I have some stories about it when it blooms later this year. I love it but many people don't. I tried the cultivated kind, but it died out. You would think I could not garden at all by the way I kill things like May Apples and mullein! I don't think it was so bad last night. Still hoping for no damage. I never heard the draping of the south. Love your demonstration.
Blue and yellow combination is one of my favorites in the garden. :) It's cold here in NS again today, but sun is on the way. Or so "They" say...ReplyDelete
I love the weedy variety and have it right by the front door, it is a big rosette of soft leaves... This variety won't live long but that's okay...it might make babies. We could all fill long posts with the names of departed plants.
It sure looks yellow to me although it is supposed to be coppery orange! I love the two colors together...cold, brr, I have a sweater on and warm socks. Keep warm.
Well, Gail, of course we look at our purchases and smile! What gardener wouldn't? My friend calls hers 'groceries for the garden'; her husband says that when he sees the car parked around back of the house rather than in the front drive, he knows she's unloading groceries for the garden!ReplyDelete
I love mulleins, and Salvia Black and Blue, too, but it's only annual here. Does very well, though.
My goal in the spring is to not come back from all the garden centers and nurseries until my truck bed is full of plants!ReplyDelete
We are cold up here in Indiana this weekend, too, but fortunately not below freezing!
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
jodi,I like that groceries for the garden...the mullein that I love is a ditch weed and it's technically biennial...sometimes the salvia is only an annual here, too!ReplyDelete
Carol, ahh, a truck....how nice! I wouldn't give up my Subaru and it's big way back for anything. Have you filled up the back of your truck this spring?ReplyDelete
Gail, Expect the weedy type to return and return. I saw a whole field of it last summer. I tell you the drought never bothered it a bit. It was so lovely.ReplyDelete
Yes ut I usually cut off the flower stem so it doesn't die!
40? MMM, sounds wonderful to me. Of course when it stay 30 and below for months on end anything warmer is a welcome change! I run out and buy plants as soon as they're for sale too. Hmm, I guess it's a good thing that they haven't been on sale here yet....ReplyDelete
I too, have an inner Scarlet and I'm not a southerner. I can be a bit impulsive at times.
I went to the nursery too, but the stuff is in the greenhouse, until Wednesday. I covered the new fig trees, unwisely planted outside when they arrived in the mail last week, the canna, unwisely planted out and the new pot with lantana and sweet potato vine. Tuesday is our coldest night, so they say. Think warm thoughts.ReplyDelete
With a nationful of garden bloggers channeling their inner Scarlets and everyone planting 'Black & Blue' salvia it's no wonder we all feel bonded with you, Gail!ReplyDelete
There were frost warnings for the Texas Hill Country, but not Austin itself - I hate those sneaky late freezes, too, and hope you and the draped garden escaped.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
cinj,frances and annie,ReplyDelete
Wonderful to read your comments, I am in MO with my mom and for now this is a quick comment, will post as I can! Have a warm week everyone,
You have a good idea - I think I will channel my inner Scarlet! This weather is truly disgusting. It was so cold yesterday that I stayed inside. The forecast tonight is 32, maybe colder, and I am worried. We just can't have a repeat of last year. I think that would be so devastating to so many plants. Fortunately I haven't bought any new plants yet but I'll be at the nurseries this weekend with bells on!ReplyDelete
Gail, Good morning! Where are you this morning? Digging plants to save from the freeze tonight? I am contemplating digging my new Japanese maples but whether I do or not, I have to move a ton of houseplants back in. That is what I get for jumping the gun-as always. Anyhow, good morning!ReplyDelete
Have you ever heard of a plant called Nicodemus? I know that is not the real name of it but that is all I have ever heard it called. It blooms at dusk, the whole plant shakes and then the blooms burst forth from a stalk that comes out of the center of the plant, I have only seen it in yellow and it kinda looks like what you had in your car.ReplyDelete
Ahhhh that sounds like a great and very interesting plant jillybean.ReplyDelete
Gail hope your mother is doing okay. Will say prayers for all.
Hi Gail,ReplyDelete
You've begun the "bring 'em home!" a little early for me! You made some great-looking choices! We don't usually plant around here for a while, yet. But I'd like to know how the hybrid mullein does. I'm only familiar with the native variety.
I covered some stuff last night, just the blueberries and tulips. We'll have to do it again tonight and maybe tomorrow then I hope we'll be home free. Or Frost Free. Just keep your new prizes safe, they look great by the way. Where did you find them at?ReplyDelete
An emergency trip to MO has made it impossible to save anything from Dogwood Winter....I will have to comment individually later!
Gail, Be safe and best wishes for your mother.ReplyDelete
Gail, I remember driving home 2 years ago in June with the back of my car filled with white roses. They were in flower and all of them scented so it was utter bliss. My car smelled good for a whole week. ;-) So I'm not surprised that you were smiling at your newly bought plants, everyone in his or her right mind would/should do the same. :-)ReplyDelete
That's so true! Or like me, I'll drive really slow and careful so they don't move and stay nice and happy!ReplyDelete


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It's a well-reported trend: The digital camera market is getting hit hard by smartphones.
And yet, after looking at another set of dim, noisy smartphone photos from a wedding reception last weekend, I can't help but think there are still situations in which a digital camera — or at the least, a more powerful sensor — is a good thing.
It's those scenarios that Lumoid wants to capitalize on. Lumoid is a new camera-rental company that's targeting wedding-goers, new parents, vacationers and photo hobbyists. Its prices range from $5 to $25 per day per item, except for accessories, which are listed for purchase.
Lumoid is also a try-to-buy site, offering as much as a 30 percent discount on post-rental purchases — provided that you want to keep the camera or lens, or that you're not ready to just go back to your smartphone at that point.
The company has been in the works for several months now, and was started by Aarthi Ramamurthy, who, after stints at Microsoft and Netflix, most recently co-founded an algorithmic bra-fitting site called True&Co (yes, I've tried that, too).
I've been exploring Lumoid over the past week, and ended up renting a few items: A 50mm Canon lens to try with the Canon 60D DSLR that I own, a Sony Alpha a7 camera and a 55mm Sony lens to go with the a7 body.
The Lumoid package arrived in two business days (in most cases, it will take at least three days, unless expedited shipping is requested). The company obviously puts care into its packaging, and the equipment showed up in good shape. One of the lenses was missing a back lens cap, which could potentially result in damage, but the lens still worked.
Overall I had a positive experience. I like the idea of the try-to-buy option, especially when it comes to things like camera lenses. For many consumers, I could see this being more appealing than holding a camera in Best Buy for 10 minutes before dropping a few hundred dollars on it.
Lumoid's inventory is still thin, though. It doesn't offer many smaller cameras for consumers or non-hobbyists who don't want to deal with interchangeable lenses.
So how does Lumoid stack up to a well-known camera rental site like BorrowLenses.com? You're not going to get a Canon PowerShot, Nikon Coolpix, or even the fan-favorite Sony RX100 on Lumoid (at least not yet); but you can find them on BorrowLenses.com. BorrowLenses has convenient pick-up locations in 10 different states and various cities across the U.S., ideal for when you're in a need-it-now situation; whereas Lumoid gear could take a few days to arrive.
And at first glance, Lumoid's daily rental rates look competitive or better. But it depends on each item.
I opted to rent the Canon lens, the Sony camera body and the Sony lens for four days. Lumoid charged $43 per day, plus mandatory insurance, which cost $24, a flat shipping fee of $18 and, finally, taxes. The total was $178.95.
On the Sony Alpha a7 camera body, I got a better deal on Lumoid than I would have on BorrowLenses: $17 a day compared with $73 for three days. But the Canon EF 50mm lens I rented from Lumoid was $14 a day on Lumoid, compared with $40 for three days on BorrowLenses.
For what it's worth, both sites list Google Glass as a rental option (because, if you can't find a camera you like, why not wear a face computer?). Lumoid charges $32 per day, and BorrowLenses lists it for $105 for three days.
Lumoid's end goal is to find out more about what you like, how skilled you are, and what kind of events you'll be attending, in order to get smarter about your camera rental suggestions.
For example, when you first go to Lumoid's site, you can select from a list of events or settings you're planning on using the camera for: Weddings, vacations, sports, kids or landscapes — and get a couple camera suggestions based on that, rather than having to search for "Canon" or "DSLR" or "mirrorless" and figuring out if it will work for you.
The company plans to use this recommendation engine to eventually expand into more consumer electronics rentals. Ramamurthy told me that Lumoid has even shipped an Apple TV box on request before, to a vacationer who wanted (needed?) it to entertain his kids.
Lumoid is also considering renting out activity trackers, so you can try one and see if you might actually stay committed to it before dropping $150 on one.
One feature of Lumoid that I didn't have the chance to test — as much I would like to have "tested" this — was its promise to ship to a vacation location. So, for example, if I was heading out to Hawaii next week, I could request that Lumoid ship a camera to my hotel, and return it at the end of my vacation. Lumoid says it has also partnered with some surf-centric vacation locales to provide GoPros on demand.
Lumoid needs to stock up on different camera types before becoming a go-to camera rental site. But its plans to expand to other device rentals are intriguing. In the age of free try-ons, ride-sharing, dress rentals and other new forms of commerce, consumer electronics might just be the next thing we're renting instead of buying.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.


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Trap-Door Spider, common name for any of several large, hairy, harmless tropical spiders that nest underground. They make long burrows in the earth, line them with silk, which they spin, and fashion at the entrance a bevel-edged, hinged, accurately fitting trapdoor often made of alternate layers of earth and silk. The upper surface of the door may be covered with earth or gravel, thus disguising the entrance. A species common in the southwestern United States digs holes about 2.5 cm (about 1 in) in diameter and sometimes 30 cm (12 in) in length.
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The nests of trap-door spiders are generally in groups. The young hatch in the burrows of their mothers and live there for a few weeks; they then leave the nest and begin small underground burrows of their own. Trap-door spiders subsist largely on ants and other insects.
Scientific classification: Trap-door spiders make up the family Ctenizidae of the order Araneae. The species common in the southwestern United States is classified as Bothriocyrtum californicum.