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Anti-State instigator gets six years in prison
The People's Court of the northern province of Thai Nguyen sentenced 24-year-old Phan Kim Khanh to six years imprisonment for conducting anti-State propaganda in a public trial on October 25.
Phan Kim Khanh was sentenced to six years imprisonment for conducting anti-State propaganda (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The People's Court of the northern province of Thai Nguyen sentenced 24-year-old Phan Kim Khanh to six years imprisonment for conducting anti-State propaganda in a public trial on October 25.
Khanh, a resident of Cam Khe district, the northern province of Phu Tho, admitted his lack of knowledge of politics and laws rendered him vulnerable to hostile forces, which led to his law-breaking.
During the trial, Khanh expressed repentance for the wrongdoings he had committed and asked for another chance to "become a useful citizen."
Khanh was arrested in March during his senior year at the international relations department of Thai Nguyen University.
Since 2015, Khanh was found to have connected with overseas reactionaries to create social media accounts to spread false information about Party and State leaders, and distort policies and guidelines of the Party.
The same day, police of the central province of Ha Tinh announced they have started legal proceedings against Tran Thi Xuan, born in 1976, a resident of Thach Kim commune, Loc Ha district, for attempting to "overthrow the people's administration" as defined in Article 79 of the Penal Code.
According to police, taking advantage of the Formosa sea environment incident last year, Xuan gathered crowds of fishermen to protest in Loc Ha district, causing social unrest.
During one such protest on April 3, Xuan was identified as leading the protesters to destroy properties and violently threaten Government officials at Loc Ha district People's Committee building.
Xuan was also found to have joined several anti-State groups, and received money from hostile forces overseas as well as extremists in Vietnam to fund anti-State activities.
Xuan's actions were considered "dangerous" by law enforcement and her detention is fully in line with existing laws, Ha Tinh police said.-VNA


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The snow has missed a refreeze last night below 1800m, however the freeze thaw cycle has been strong for the previous 5 nights and everything is still unseasonably fat. Those afternoon solar aspects below 1750 have all burnt off including ridgetops. So some of the traverses like The Razorback and Eskdale are getting thin and patchy in places.
We are currently looking towards a fresh top up in the 2cm - 5cm range (10cm-15cm on leeward aspects). This top up of snow looks to be comparatively 'gentle' on approach. Meaning that the precipitation is not associated with the usual 50km+ prefrontal wind. And as such, without transport the usual wind slab hazard will have little to get established. That said, this time last year BOM called 5cm and we got 20cm and this snow went straight from benign to high danger in the space of about 4hrs, with easy results, shooting cracks, pin-wheels and small natural slides. The increase of heat energy in the system in Spring makes it more volatile and as such hard to confidently forecast. If your out on saturday a cautious approach will be prudent in the event that we (The Bom and MSC) got it wrong…
Beyond this precip event we'll see the return of the freeze / thaw cycle into the foreseeable future and with that sees the return of the wet slide activity. This problem is particularly acute on the North aspects at higher elevations, and generally anywhere else below 1750 where there is still lots of snow. The clear warning sign is ski petration to ankle depth on inclines over 25˚. There is a subtle persistent weakness between softer saturated snow and the still mending shield ice from a 'deep freeze' (-7˚) back in August at around 20cm. We have had a few reports of people swept in these slow-mo slides. Nothing critical but unexpected for the victim, in how far they travelled, with no control or the ability to escape the heavy wet carriage.
Finally, also, for a few unlucky travellers (split boarders in soft boots & 75mm telemarkers) marooned on ice aspects without the confidence to 'ride it out' or the safety of an axe/crampons to anchor, there's been a couple of mini rescues reported across the range. This hazard is real, whilst we have issued warnings on it from July 18th, and an understandable amount of 'Warning Fatigue' has kicked in, crew are being caught out. Subtle changes in geography and apparent solar exposure can create dramatic contrasts in surface conditions, even within the width of a turn. Compounded by the 'Camo Snow' of the mid september deposition.
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Cornice Collapse
With a 1.5m snowpack (3m on windloaded aspects) we are urging people to be careful and stay well clear of the cornices. With rapid warming or rain they will become prone to collapse.
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text: William, ds, graduated from college this past Sat. YEAH!!! It was also his Dad's birthday. What a great gift. We are so proud of him. He graduated from Brevard College, in Brevard NC. A great small school. His degree is in Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education, with a Biology minor, and he has a 3.15 gpa. YEAH! again. He is working at Boy Scout camp this summer and after that who knows. What a great kid. I know this is the back of his head. The college was taking picture, so will post when we get them.


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1938-42(c.) Dopey Spotlite brand. Box No. E12(?). Paperboard mask; two-piece cotton outfit. Back of mask is marked, "Copyright Walt Disney Productions, A Tru Type Mask, No. 112, Made in USA by Ben Copper, Inc., New York". (A similar Dopey mask was issued in 1937 by Einson-Freeman and Post Toasties.)
Dopey costume via Halloweenagogo.
1950s Snow White costumes are mentioned in the motion picture pressbooks from 1952 and 1958. (We've not found photos of these yet.)
1964(c.) Snow White No. 221. Plastic mask with no mouth slot; rayon outfit (made in Mexico.)
1967 Snow White. Two costumes are pictured in the 1967 pressbook supplement. No. 221 (which is pictured above). Plastic mask; rayon one-piece costume. Suggested retail price $3.00. And No. 521. Three-piece outfit consisting of dress, cape, and ribbon headdress. Retail $5.00.
1968 Snow White No. 299. Ben Cooper wholesale catalog. Plastic mask (same mold and design as above), rayon one-piece outfit.
Catalog image via euclidboo.com.
Another edition of No. 299. Different dress design than what is pictured in the Ben Cooper catalog above.
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Katie and Paul got married at Chicago's Holy Family on July 6, 2013. After a first look at the Intercontinental Hotel on Michigan Avenue, and photos is Millennium Park, we traversed to Holy Family for the ceremony.
Germania Place is a hidden location in Old Town. Nestled on tiny Germania Place, this space can almost be hidden by the Ace Hardware Store and Starbucks. An amazing wide open space, Katie and Paul celebrated with friends and family. Notre Damn fans and alum, the reception was complete with a Notre Dame groom's cake and fight song.
Such a great day for a Chicago wedding, enjoy some of the images from that day!


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1. Is the USA the richest and one of the most developed countries in the world? (Yes, it is).
2. Is the territory of the USA large? (Yes, it is. The territory of the USA is almost 9,400,000 square kilometers).
3. What oceans is the USA washed by? (It is washed by tlie Atlantic Ocean in the east, the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Arctic Ocean in the north).
4. What is the population of the USA? (The population of the USA is 252 mln people).
5. Is the climate different in different parts of the USA? [Yes, it is. The climate is different in different parts: from a polar climate in Alaska to a continental in the greater part of the country, and subtropical and tropical in the south of the USA).
6. Is New York the capital of the USA? (No, it isn't. Washington is the capital of the USA).
7. What mineral resources is the country very rich in? (It is rich in coal, oil, uranium, ferrous and non-ferrous metals ores, gas and many others).
8. What are the largest cities in the USA? (The largest cities in the USA are: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles).
Word List mineral resources – корисні копалини
Coal – кам'яне вугілля oil – нафта uranium – уран ferrous and non-ferrous metals ores – руди чорних і кольорових металів
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– was at the cinema yesterday.
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text: Impressionist and Modern Auctions November 13, 2017 in Auction, Painting The big fall auctions are this week -- first up, the Impressionist and Modern Sales, starting this evening at Christie's. Here are some favorites! Pablo Picasso, Le Repos (Marie-Thérèse), 1932 at Christie's Evening Sale Pablo Picasso, Buste de Femme Au Chapeau, 1939 at Sotheby's Evening Sale Fernand Leger, Tête de femme (Figure II), 1948 at Christie's Day Sale Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, La Femme Aux Bas Noirs, 1964 at Sotheby's Day Sale


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Strive to be one of those–so few–who walk the earth with ever-present consciousness–all mornings, middays, star-times–that the unknown which men call Heaven is 'close behind the visible scene of things'. -Streams in the Desert
A family in Red Lake ontario.
The Cudzilo family.
This world is not my home I'm just a passing throughMy treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blueThe angels beckon me from heaven's open doorAnd I can't feel at home in this world anymoreOh Lord you know I have no friend like youIf heaven's not my home then Lord what will I doThe angels beckon me from heaven's open doorAnd I can't feel at home in this world anymore.
Written by JR Brumley and sung by Rich Mullins
"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile."
— Mother Teresa
See wedding two years ago
"To be able to see how others see your life, your family, your home.It's what I provide to my clients, but never before has it been provided to me.There was only 1 person to do that 'job.' The very gifted Molly Flanagan.For you see, she is a true documentarian. She doesn't switch things around in your home. She doesn't worry about 'resting' faces. She doesn't drag you to pretty light to get the shot.She shoots your life.. as it is.And when our life was about to drastically change, I reached out.And cross country she came.Literally the day after I came home from the hospital, there was the knock at the door at 8am. A bit overwhelmed by the entire situation of new life, all of us a bit bleary-eyed, our 'new' story began.Come watch Molly tell it like only her eye could." - Jennifer Tonetti Spellman


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How to study the inside of a humpback whale's blowhole? Drones, of course
Scientists studying animals must constantly weigh the importance of collecting information about habits and health while doing their best to avoid disturbing the creature and its natural environment.
Enter: the drone. Scientists with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution used unmanned aircraft to fly straight through the blow expelled from humpback whales to study the animal's microbiome (the microorganisms that live inside - and with - the whale). Along with colleagues from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Vancouver Aquarium and SR3 Sealife Response, Rehabilitation and Research, the scientists were looking to establish a baseline for what a healthy whale looks like.
Before drone technology, scientists had to manually follow whales in a boat until they were close enough to collect a sample by hand. According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, this required dangling a petri dish at the end of a long pole in the path of the humpback's blow.
"The conservation and management of large whales rely in part upon health monitoring of individuals and populations, and methods generally necessitate invasive sampling," the scientists said in a published study on their work, published in mSystems, a journal from the American Society for Microbiology.
The study explained how the scientists used a hexacopter to fly above whales in two different areas to capture the blow. They gathered data from nine whales near Vancouver, Canada and 17 whales near Cape Cod, Mass., according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
"In the first extensive examination of the large-whale blow microbiome, we present surprising results about the discovery of a large core microbiome that was shared across individual whales from geographically separated populations in two ocean basins," the study said. "Overall, the discovery of a shared large core microbiome in humpback whales is an important advancement for health and disease monitoring of this species and of other large whales."
There are around 60,000 humpback whales in the world, according to the World Wildlife Fund. They weigh an average of 80,000 pounds and are an average of 50 feet long.
NOAA scientist John Durban said drones were originally being used to take photos of animals in hard-to-reach locations.
"Because of the stable flight performance of our hexacopter, we quickly learned that we could reliably fly through whale blow without disturbing the animals," Durban said, according to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Instead of dangling a petri dish above the animals using a pole, Durban pilots a drone that has a petri dish on top. The microbiome was then studied, to give scientists a better idea of the kinds of organisms that live inside a humpback's blowhole, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said.
According to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the scientists hope to use the data gathered by the drones to compare the microbiome of healthy whales to that of unhealthy whales.


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WSRE Announces Races to be Covered on the "Rally 2016" General Election Candidate Forum Broadcast
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PENSACOLA, Fla., October 17, 2016—Public broadcasting station WSRE produces "RALLY" in partnership with the League of Women Voters to give Northwest Florida viewers an unbiased look at the candidates and an opportunity to hear candidates' responses to questions on current issues. The following races will be included in the "RALLY" general election broadcast at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 25 and Oct. 26: Florida House District 1, Florida House District 2, Escambia County Commissioner Districts 1 and 3, Escambia County Sheriff, Escambia County Tax Collector, Escambia County School Superintendent and Santa Rosa County Commissioner District 3.
In an effort to be fair to candidates, and in compliance with federal election laws as they apply to federal races, an agreed-upon set of objective criteria were established. Candidates were required to satisfy the criteria in order to receive an invitation to appear on "RALLY."
WSRE will offer a special edition of "Conversations with Jeff Weeks" in which U.S. First Congressional District candidates will be interviewed at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. This effort is in keeping with the spirit of encouraging an informed electorate before Election Day.
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My brother spilled coffee on his wife's 13" MacBook Pro...two years ago! They've just let it sit because they thought it would be too expensive to repair.
SUPER easy. The guide was thorough and easy to follow. The only hitch was that after I replaced the logic board, I realized that 1. The battery was swelling, and 2. The DC board was fried as well. Both were shipped expediently, and when I swapped those out, everything booted up great!
1. Keep track of your screws. I take post-it notes, number them to the guides, and tape the screws to the post-it notes so that I can keep track of them.
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when i first saw the wings land S6 i though oh great a small compact drone that i can use to make a proper versus video against the DJI Spark, cause i already did a DJI Phantom 3 vs DJI Spark Video which you can watch right here. But then I tried flying the Wingsland S6 and the thing is a disaster, there was no way i was going to make a proper versus video, but I'm still going to do a video about it. The S6 gave me a whole new sense of appreciation for my DJI Spark and i just want to show you how awesome the Spark really is. Dont for get to like, comment, and subscribe. And theres a link if you want to pick up the DJI Spark Below.
At first glance the Wingsland S6 looks awesome. Its a small drone that actually folds up and you can actually put it in your pocket. It even won a design award. It has a 13 mega pixel camera an it can shoot in 4k. it has a removable battery, and just like the DJI Spark you can control it with your smartphone. and it retails for $400. But actually using this thing is near impossible.
If you thought the 18 minute flight time of the DJI Spark sucked just wait until you hear what the flight time on the Wingsland S6 is. The box advertises the S6 as having a 10 minute flight time but really its more like 7 or 8 minutes. you might be able to get 10 minutes of flight time if all you do is hover. One of the things that makes the DJI Spark so convenient is that you can charge it with a micro USB Cable. you don't even have to take out the Battery out of the Spark. And even if you did want to take out the battery out of the spark its super easy.
With the wingsland S6 you actually have to take out the battery and put it in a charging cradle to charge it. But taking the battery out of the Wingsland S6 is really difficult if you don't have nails. Just watch me try to take this battery out. (Struggle to take out battery)
And the charge time on these batteries is also very different. In order to get a full charge on the DJI Spark it'll take about 80 minutes, but to get a full charge on the Wingsland S6 it takes around 2 hours for half of the flight time the Spark gets.
Half the fun of owning a drone is actually flying it, and every time the Wingsland S6 takes off you don't know if its coming back or not. controlling the wings land S6 is like coaching your drunk friend to walk. you tell them to take 2 steps to the left but they trip and fall every single time. when the Wingsland S6 is a hovering you constantly have to manually adjust it, and keeping it steady after it gets hit by a gust of wind is near imposable. And if you do to many quick micro adjustments on the Wingswland S6 it'll eventually spiral out of control. I've already lost control of this drone three times and i had to crash land it. once into a tree the second into the ground and the third into a fence. I guess the software on the S6 doesn't know how to counteract the extra momentum when you adjust the aircraft or maybe the poor control is a result of the small propellers on the S6. and even if you do manage to safely land the S6 don't go and grab it right away. The S6 gets really hot, especially the motors.
The DJI Spark also gets a little warm after flying but nothing like the S6. actually flying the spark is very easy and precise. I have never lost control of my DJI spark and it even helps you from crashing it thanks to its 3d sensing system on the front. It can even handle gusts of wind likechamp, the spark is so great it can even fly it self. I have no problem sending the Spark way up high, above water, or even out of sight. And getting pictures or videos with spark is much easier and they look better. The DJI Spark's camera is a on a 2 axis gimbal and you can even adjust the pitch of the camera from your phone. The gimbal and digital image stabilization gives you very level shot so you can get the perfect picture every time.
The wings land S6 camera is on a no axis gimbal. All it has is digital image stabilization and getting pictures and videos with the S6 is a challenge. since you cant adjust the pitch of the camera you have to play with the altitude of the air craft. And actually watching the footage from the Wingsland S6 on your computer of even on your phone while you're flying it gives you motion sickness.
You can control both of these drones from your phone and the software is very reminiscent of one another. But DJI's software and UI is much more refined and and easier to use. DJI does a great job of giving a good amount of range and the feed is usually consistent. Wingsland's app on the other hand struggles too give a consistitant live feed of what the drone sees and the controls can lag from time to time, which make controlling the S6 even harder. and like i said earlier, since the S6 dosnt have a gimbal, the live feed you see from the drone on your phone can give you motion sickness. And the worst part about the Wingsand App is that sometimes the video files will be corrupted or it'll say that its recording but its actuality not. I actually had to go back to location the get the same shots with the S6 i got the day before because i suffered these problems.
I can go on and on about how bad the S6 is but i think you've got the message. I thought this foldable drone had a lot potential but its been nothing but a nightmare. All the Wingsland S6 did was make me appreciate my DJI Spark even more. If for some reason you were thinking about getting the Wingsland S6 over the DJI Spark don't do it. Just spend the extra $100 and spring for the Spark, you'll thank me later.


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When the Doves Disappeared (2012)
When the Doves Disappeared is a riveting, chillingly relevant new novel of occupation, resistance, and collaboration in Eastern Europe.
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Oksanen masterfully constructs her world; paranoia and fear drip like sweat from the pages.
— Me Naiset (Finland)
When the Doves Disappeared is powerful and convincing. Oksanen lives up to all the expectations… Oksanen unites political history, micro history, and fiction in an intelligent way. She explores how human kind adapts to ever-changing circumstances.
— MTV3 (Finland)
The plot develops like a spy thriller about incredible personal relationships… The novel is characterized by the powerful portrayal of the spirit and aesthetics of three decades. The uncertainty, the desperation, as well as the atmosphere of ideals and selfishness are baffling. The trivial betrayals adopt human dimensions. The illustration of urban and rural areas is physically exact. /.../ As in Purge the mysteries take on a new meaning in the final pages of the book. The personal relations conceal truly poignant surprises. /.../ If she wanted, Oksanen could easily devote herself to writing thrillers. The intrigue of this novel is almost fastidiously intricate.
— Demari (Finland)
Sofi Oksanen's new novel was worth waiting for… As in her previous works, the personal is strongly political also here. The individual, who is torn in the crossfire between different ideologies, crouches in the wings that conceal secrets, shame and fear. Although certain decisions can have terrifying consequences, they are not necessarily a result of evil. A betrayal can be the only route to survival. Oksanen is a master at rendering people in precisely those circumstances.
— Kaleva (Finland)
"Sofi Oksanen is the biggest Nordic author of the moment… What a remarkable writing ability this young Finnish woman possesses… She writes with a prose that is constantly alive and pulsating without for a second losing the perfect pitch.
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— Allehanda (Sweden)
With the novel When the Doves Disappeared, Finnish-Estonian author Sofi Oksanen demonstrates that she belongs in the premier league of literature. She was the worthy recipient of the 2010 Nordic Council Literature Prize for Purge, and now she's back with a novel that is if possible even more grandiose, in terms of theme, literary composition, and dramaturgy. /…/ It is Oksanen's talent for finding convincing voices to carry the narration that makes this novel such a powerful and moving story. In many ways it can be said to have a kinship with the great Russian classics, as a story with many layers. At the same time this novel is so modern in its emphasis of the documentary subject matter and in its analytical attitude to the historical truth. /…/ The book also has some clear thriller-like qualities. The story offers a lot of suspense and many surprising twists. Certain mysterious disappearances and deaths are not explained until the end of the story. /…/ Sofi Oksanen presents a large cast of characters, that all contribute to providing this grandiose story with necessary intimacy and sensuality. It is the human cost in the shadow of war and tyranny that is Sofi Oksanen's concern. And in When the Doves Disappeared she demonstrates more clearly and convincing than ever before what a unique literary talent she possesses.
— Dagsavisen (Norway)
A complex, captivating and challenging novel. /.../ Oksanen portrays a world where truth has been reduced to a commodity and is the realm of powerful rulers. /…/ Oksanen's skill as a storyteller and language accommodator is obvious, while the plot strands intersect each other in a intricate pattern.
— Turun Sanomat (Finland)
When the Doves Disappeared is an engaging and extraordinarily well-written novel about a dark time. But it is also an important reminder to read every historic description, including this one, critically. That the novel succeeds in rendering the difficulties of historiography in such an unsentimental way, without losing its power as a work of fiction, makes it particularly fascinating.
— Svenska Dagbladet (Sweden)
Sofi Oksanen writes with an artistically impeccable mix of raw brutality and an emotional wealth of detail. As a reader, one is drawn into the story by the text's transmission of strong emotions: rage, disgust, grief and compassion. But above all it is fear that constantly trembles over each page. The plot creates an atmosphere like that of le Carré.
— Östgöta-Correspondenten (Sweden)
A courageous, important and very good book. A book about how history and politics completely occupies people's lives, shapes and destroys them.
— Aftonbladet (Sweden)
Suspenseful, moving, horrifying, and very skillfully written.
— Helsingborgs Dagblad (Sweden)
Sofi Oksanen's new novel shows what fiction can be when it is at its very best… In terms of style, [this novel] is a step up for Oksanen… Oksanen has written several dazzling portraits of women in different kinds of patriarchal and economic subordination, women whose vulnerability is obvious but who are never denied the right to be more than just victims. Juudit is Oksanen's perhaps most complex character so far – difficult to like but easy to understand. Also the plot is Oksanen's most intricate so far. The threads between the three main characters Edgar, Juudit and Roland are so skillfully woven across multiple time frames that the entire picture doesn't emerge until after the last page. Oksanen could without a doubt write an utterly brilliant whodunit. However, there are innumerable reasons to rejoice in the fact that she has greater ambitions than that. At its best, fiction acts as an alternative historiography, which humanizes and adds nuance to a time and place, and which makes us question given truths. When the Doves Disappeared does just that, both in practice and in theory.
— Sydsvenskan (Sweden)
Sofi Oksanen has spoiled me with her smart and sharpened prose, which at its best reaches in under the ribs and with ruthless clarity points out where it hurts the most, in mankind and in society."
— Göteborgs-Posten (Sweden)
Sofi Oksanen has clearly done her research. In her new novel the times of war and occupation feel real, they look real, and the persons are real – some even literally.
— Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)
The unsolved murder of Rosalie, which leads to fateful choices, forms the run-up to the skillfully constructed intrigue that keeps the reader captivated and reveals new plot turns till the very last page. … The novel is thoroughly armed with background facts, and grippingly recounts the two occupations; the cruelty and the atmosphere, the Estonians' hope for independence, the expectations and disappointments. Apart from the greater historic strokes, rural and urban life during the two time periods is depicted convincingly and in detail.
— Suomen Kuvalehti (Finland)
At first it seems Oksanen is turning to the new literary movement that uses the blueprint form to reflect the horrors of the Second World War, a movement in which Jonathan Littell's The Kindly Ones is a corner stone. But the further one travels in the novel, the more clearly emerges the inevitable Franz Kafka's model: the center of power always gets away, no matter how many times the mutilated man manages to slip across from the side of the trampled on to the ones who trample. /…/ With overwhelming power Oksanen shows how devastating the official lie and the silence is to individuals as well as to personal relationships and the country as a whole.
— Helsingin Sanomat (Finland)
Great books always contain many layers. Oksanen's novel can therefore be read as social commentary, love story or psychological drama. /…/ On one level it is also a thriller where the tension and the mysteries increase page by page, and the questions that arise are not answered until the very end. /…/ Oksanen has written a magnificent and gripping novel that through its intensity irremediably sweeps the reader along into a world that prevails also during the pauses from reading as well as long after having finished the book.
— Ilkka (Finland)
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As another petrol tanker fell off its path, killing a minimum of six persons and destroying properties valued at millions of naira in Aramoko-Ekiti, Tuesday last week, fresh concerns were raised regarding the expediency of the completion of a long abandoned by-pass around the town by the Federal Government, writes SULAIMAN SALAWUDEEN
It was a harrowing sight, horrible and apocalyptic. Dense smell of human beings and other objects roasted by the ill-fated petrol laden tanker the evening of the day before assailed the nostrils as the reporter moved amidst the rubble and beheld heaps of charred red bricks and metals which littered the scene.
There it was still, the reason for the sorrow. Though burnt and misshapen, the tanker laden at the time it fell off the high way with thousands of litres of fuel still lay rooted to the spot where no less than six persons met their untimely end Tuesday, last week.
The accident which, according to eye witnesses, occurred some minutes to 6 pm on the day also destroyed two buildings, two vehicles, about ten motorcycles and other valuables, all valued at about N10 million.
Mr. Babatimilehin Bamidele, an occupant of one of the two burnt buildings, lamented his fate, saying "My diploma certificate and other important documents have gone. I just came back from a journey, undressed and came outside to get some fresh air.
"I was outside, chatting with friends under that tree when the truck came with the message of destruction. I could not recover anything. This cloth I am wearing was donated to me. I came out with only the trousers and singlet.
Some of the dead, according to findings, included one Pa Abiodun Ololade, 78 years, Kokoro Owo reportedly in his fifties and a teenager said to be one Gani Foto's step child. So also was 16-year-old Ahmed Bakare, an SS2 student of Aramoko District Commercial Secondary School.
Other losers, aside those who lost dear lives, was Mr. Agunbiade Kareem. His Toyota Corrola car which "they had proposed to buy from me at N1.4 million", two plasma TVs, Sharp TV, 6 DSTV decoders and a sum of N513,000 in cash were burnt.
Another, Mrs. Arowosafe Kubrat, explained she just returned from Osogbo with her Honda Accord car, noting "hardly had I entered my house after parking the car than I heard a loud explosion.
"Rushing outside, I could not see the car again. The truck had fallen on it. Inside it was a sum of N103,000, some tubers if yam, and a leather box containing various dresses. The particulars of the vehicle and those of another vehicle were inside the car", Kubrat said.
The two buildings burnt, going by findings, belonged to Mrs. Agunbiade Ayisat Abiodun Falade and Chief Ololade Odofin Ilure. Efforts made to reach them were unsuccessful.
Such occurrences of goods bearing trucks falling off their paths and devastating life and property had continued to menace the people of the communities which lie on the highway from Itawure junction down to Erio, Aramoko, Igede and Iyin.
Findings also revealed that scores of such had equally been recorded in other parts of the State as elsewhere in the country.
Chief Ololade Isaac, the Aro Ilure, explained that no fewer than 25 of such trucks had at various times in the past fallen off, killing people and destroying properties.
"The problem has to do with the sloppy pattern of the road which is a natural thing. There is nothing anyone can do to the road. What can be done is to have an alternative route which will take the trucks off this road.
"Each time it occurred like this, we cry and shout. At the end, nothing would be done. Nothing is ever being done and it is just because those who are responsible for the completion of the road have never been affected. If they are once, the next day, they will mobilise to site and complete whatever remain", Chief Ololade said.
According to a young man who identified himself as Sunday, the driver of the truck had been aware that the truck's propeller had detached just as he entered the town from Ibadan-Ilesa end but could perhaps no longer control the truck as it kept coming down the sloppy portion of the road towards the town's main junction.
Sunday said: "We were there when the truck was coming down and the propeller kept scratching the road. We followed it to see how he would manage but the truck went where it wanted to go. Immediately it rolled off the road into the buildings, it emitted thick smoke and then caught fire".
Although, victims of the accident had been taken to the mortuary while some had been buried, findings revealed that the driver of the tanker who was first detained at Aramoko Divisional Police Station had been released. Investigations also showed that some of the dead victims were still at the mortuary of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).
However, while some residents vowed to stop the trucks from plying the main road as an immediate outrage against the accident, they were later pacified on the excuse that it would not be possible to stop them unless an alternative was created.
As many indigenes of the town had commented and findings have shown, there is another road, a by-pass, which can serve as an alternative route for the trucks and which has been abandoned by the federal government for well over thirty years.
Baba Tiamiyu Lawal, Mr. Olawale Falusi and Baba Timilehin Bamidele, residents of the town condemned the Federal Government for abandoning the by-pass which could have taken the trucks and other heavy duty vehicles away from the township road and prevent the incessant accidents
Also stating the worries of the residents, the town's monarch, Oba Olu Adeyemi, who accompanied the Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu to the scene the next day lamented that the Federal Government had awarded the construction of a road that would link Ado-Ekiti from Itawure near Efon Alaaye and which would by-pass Aramoko, Erio, Igede and Iyin Ekiti during the regime of Alhaji Shehu Shagari in the second republic.
Oba Adeyemi said, "The road that passes through our town is not only hilly but winding and this has been causing a lot of accidents. I want to believe that if there is a by-pass, some of these accidents would be prevented. And I urge the Federal Government to revisit the contract to save my people from untimely death".
Although, efforts made to locate the officer in charge of federal roads in Ekiti State was unsuccessful, there appears to be readiness on the part of the State government to either reconstruct or complete the by-pass.
The state Governor Kayode Fayemi, gave this indication while on a condolence visit to the families of the victims.
According to the governor, the alternative route, a by-pass, would be embarked upon and completed soonest by the administration, to take the trucks off the current route which has menaced lives and properties in the town and other towns in the area.
While blaming the Federal Government for failing to reimburse the Ekiti State government for the N12 billion it spent to fix federal roads, Fayemi said the state would have embarked on the construction of Iyin-Itawure road which was awarded during the Shagari era but has been abandoned.
Said he, "We clearly cannot continue this way. It also brings to the fore the challenges we are facing fixing federal government roads. This state, as challenging as things are for us, we are being owed more than 12 billion Naira for doing roads belonging to federal government.
"If that money has been returned to us, we would have embarked on the new Iyin-Itawure road which we have in our own plans and that would have taken all the vehicles away from this place so that our people can have a free access without fear of some drunken driver or break failure resulting in terrible and unfortunate death such as we have witnessed here. I think we need great cooperation from the Federal Government to live up to its own responsibilities", Fayemi said.
The governor also promised to ensure that more officials of the State Traffic Management Agency (EKSTMA) were deployed to the route to ensure that vehicles plying the route obey traffic regulations.


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Using Documentary Film to Explore Family History and Memory
In the third lesson in the Family, History and Memory module, students explore their family stories in a historical context. The PBS documentary Daughter From Danang is used to illustrate the dramatic impact that the Vietnam War had on the family and identity of an Amerasian child as she grew into womanhood. The lessons can be delivered as a module or as individual units.
America's Library
We hope you will find this Web site entertaining and fun to use. And, of course, we hope you will learn something from it. The site was designed especially with young people in mind, but there are great stories for people of all ages, and we hope children and their families will want to explore this site together.
Great Depression: Dust Bowl Migration
includes photos, a teachers guide, and other resources for learning about the largest migration in American history. This migration occurred in the 1930s when poor soil conservation practices and extreme weather in the Great Plains exacerbated the existing misery of the Great Depression.
Everyday Mysteries
Did you ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why our joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically. Everyday Mysteries will help you get the answers to these and many other of life's most interesting questions through scientific inquiry. In addition, we will introduce you to the Library of Congress' rich collections in sc
An introduction to teacher research
Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do.
The Secchi Disk
This Great North American Secchi Dip-In website offers a comprehensive guide to Secchi disk use. It features links to a series of pages that answer questions such as: what is a Secchi disk; what (or who) is Secchi; and why are Secchi disks black and white. The links also include information such as considerations in Secchi disk design and procedure, monitoring methods, and evaluating eutrophication by Secchi depth.
America on the Move
This activity guide accompanies the exhibition America on the Move. It delivers a variety of historical primary-source materials from the exhibition directly to your classroom. Through these documents and activities, students can build a deeper understanding of how transportation shaped American commerce, communities, landscapes, and population migrations.
Establishing Borders: The Expansion of the United States, 1846-48
This site offers geography and history activities showing how two years in history had an indelible impact on American politics and culture. Students interpret historical maps, identify territories acquired by the U.S., identify states later formed from these territories, examine the territorial status of Texas, and identify political, social, and economic issues related to the expansion of the U.S. in the 1840s.
HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things
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Vote: The Machinery of Democracy
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Smithsonian: History and Culture
This site examines the history of transportation in America, early history of mail service, the Civil War, West Point, profiles of U.S. presidents, Lakota winter counts, Lewis and Clark as naturalists, Japanese Americans during World War II, Brown v. Board of Education, athletes who broke social barriers, how voting systems have evolved, September 11, and America's wars.
The Online Academy
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Within These Walls
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West Point in the Making of America, 1802-1918
These activities will have student look at the history of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, its contributions to American history, and accomplishments of selected West Point graduates. Proposed by George Washington in 1783 and created 20 years later, West Point became an important American institution before the Civil War.
You Be the Conservator
This web activity, recommended for grades 5 and up, is designed to teach both content and process. The content areas addressed in this activity are the science of conservation and the history of the Hispanic American tradition of making santos. Santos are painted woodcarvings of saints in the Catholic Church. Conservators use scientific tools and procedures such as xeroradiography and microscopy to analyze objects. The science behind these tools and procedures is explained in this web activity.
Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures
In this lesson students will learn about the varying attitudes and definitions of land ownership held by Native and European Americans by studying a variety of primary documents from the nineteenth century. They will learn about how various treaties—the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act—affected both Native and European Americans. Students will discuss these issues in the form of a debate, and will also write journal entries.
Roheline Raamat - kuidas saada rikkaks?
Liikumise pakenditöörühma eestvedaja Juhan Ruudu kirjutisest (1997) leiate seisukohti ja näiteid, kuidas igaüks meist, olgu siis üksikisikuna, pereliikmena või ettevõtjana oma elukorraldust ja tarbimisharjumusi analüüsides ning neid pisut muutes tooks kasu keskkonnale. Samas kajastub see muutus tingimata ka inimese nn eelarves märkimisväärse kulutuste vähenemise näol. Rikkamaks peaks lugeja käesolevat elektroonset raamatut lugedes saama igal juhul - kasvõi teadmiste ja ilmaasjad
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Oscar 2015 Highlights In Pictures
Eddie Redmayne picks up the Best Actor Oscar at the 87th Academy Awards after going head to head with Benedict Cumberbatch, Steve Carrell, Bradley Cooper and Michael Keaton.
1. Eddie Redmayne winner at the Oscars 2015
Eddie Redmayne with the Actor in a Leading Role Award for 'The Theory of Everything' backstage at the Oscars 2015. Picture: PA
2. JK. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne backstage at the Oscars 2015
.JK. Simmons, Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne with their Oscars.
3. Julianne Moore win at the Oscars 2015
Julianne Moore accepts the Best Actress in a Leading Role Award for 'Still Alice' onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards. Picture: Getty
4. J.K. Simmons winner of Supporting Role for Whiplash Oscars 2015
J.K. Simmons accepts the Actor in a Supporting Role Award for 'Whiplash' onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards
5. Patricia Arquette wins Best Supporting Role Oscars 2015
Patricia Arquette is kissed by actor Ethan Hawke after Arquette wins Best Actress in a Supporting Role for 'Boyhood' Picture: Getty
6. Michael Keaton and Birdman cast pick up the Best Picture Oscar
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7. Benedict Cumberbatch kisses Sophie Hunter hand at the Oscars 2015
The pair were married on Valentine's Day and Hunter is expecting the couple's first child later this year. Picture: Getty
8. Benedict Cumberbatch and Naomi Watts backstage at the Oscars 2015
9. Lady Gaga and Julie Andrews Oscars 2015
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10. Amy Adams attends The Vanity Fair Oscars Party 2015
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11. JK Simmons has his Oscar engraved Governors Ball 2015
JK Simmons has his Oscar engraved during the 87th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball. Picture: Getty
12. Eddie Redmayne kisses his wife Hannah Bagshawe Governor's Ball 2015
Eddie Redmayne kisses his wife Hannah Bagshawe at the Governor's Ball


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Not only do we pride ourselves on being a green company, our Team Members do too! Check out Sydney, daughter of our Client Billing Specialist, Marla, give an incredibly well thought out presentation to the Bexley City Council about why they should ban plastic bags!
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Join us for a community discussion around the themes and issues of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy: a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance. Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk by March 25. Co-sponsored and led by a representative of the League of Women Voters of Wheaton.
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Phage-bacteria interactions in the mouse gut
Par Marianne De Paepe (Institut Micalis, INRA)
Le 18 Septembre 2018 à 11h00 - Salle de séminaires 5ème étage, Tour 32-33
While it is clear that bacteriophages, the viruses that infect bacteria, abound in all bacterial communities, their role in the ecology of these communities remains poorly understood. In particular, in the gut microbiota, it is unknown whether phage regulate the population densities of their host bacteria and influence the composition of this ecosystem. In the intestine of mice, usually only a fraction of susceptible bacteria are killed by phage, suggesting that physiology complicates phage multiplication in this environment.
We studied the population dynamics of phage-bacteria interactions in gnotoxenic mice, i. e. mice colonized with only one or two bacterial species. With Escherichia coli, we showed that lambda phage is responsible of more bacterial mortality than what could have been expected from in vitro estimation of phage-bacteria interactions. With a dominant gut microbiota species, Roseburia intestinalis, we showed that phage infection killed the majority of susceptible bacteria in a few days. Yet, resistant bacteria also appeared very rapidly, mainly through new spacer acquisition in a CRISPR array, limiting bacterial mortality, and leading to an equilibrium of phage and bacterial populations. Altogether, these results suggests that phage are important killers of bacteria in the gut microbiota, and drive its evolution and diversification.


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5 Articles and compendiums that are related to Retail industry , sorted by release date
Comparing "bricks and mortar" store sales with online retail sales: August 2018 (Latest release)This article compares store sales from "bricks and mortar" stores against online retail sales.
Keywords: RSI, online, retail, spending, store
Transforming short-term turnover statistics: October 2017 (Latest release)An overview of the proposed transformation of short-term turnover statistics.
Keywords: methods, retail trade, Transformation
Shopping in shops that have no 'shops' (Latest release)
Keywords: Business, industry and trade, Economy,
Two decades of Sunday trading (Latest release)
Keywords: Business, industry and trade, Employment and labour market,
Retail Sales in 2015 (Latest release)A summary describing retail sales in 2015 in volume and value terms, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.
Keywords: RSI, internet sales, goods bought, spending, buying


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Depending on your profession, you may realize that you put yourself in harm's way day after day.
Was your injury work-related?
At some point, you may wonder if you're in position to file a claim for workers' compensation benefits.
Brain re-growth? Neurolasticity after a traumatic brain injury
Having a loved one suffer a traumatic brain injury (TMI) is painful and tragic to deal with. Perhaps you are weighed down with uncertainty as to how they will recover and how life will be altered moving forward. It is completely understandable to have many questions and emotions that arise out of the unknown. One thing that is known is scientific research on the brain and its ability to heal itself.
If a drunk driver hit your child, the bar may be responsible
It's a sad reality that drunk drivers cause accidents that injure or kill people every day. In 2015 alone, there were 345 fatalities caused by drunk driving, and an average of 29 alcohol-related traffic crashes per day. What makes these numbers so frightening is that there is virtually no telling who the victims may be; it could be you, your friends or even your children.
Do you know how to drive safely in strong rain?
As one of our Pittsburgh readers, you know that the spring season is full of many twists and turns in regards to the weather. For example, rain and strong winds are extremely common throughout the area.
Does your loved one need a power of attorney?
Watching someone come to terms with a traumatic brain injury is never easy. They are more vulnerable than they ever thought they would be, and they're looking to you for support that you never thought you would need to give.


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May 26, 2018
Will robots take our jobs, wipe us out, or work alongside us? What will the future of artificial intelligence look like?
Show Notes: http://thehereandhow.com/will-robots-replace-us
May 19, 2018
How do you date a rock? For that matter, how to you date anything? Within this episode we look at the science of dating the age of the earth, and to some extent the moon, planets and solar system.
Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/how-do-you-date-a-rock
May 12, 2018
Today we're looking at the human body and our senses! What is a sense? How many senses do we have? Are there just 5 basic senses or does it get a bit more complicated than that?
May 6, 2018
Is the mind separate from the body? What can science tell us about the soul? Dive deep into the history and science of mind-body dualism and explore the notion of the soul. Show notes: http://thehereandhow.com/do-you-have-a-soul


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It's another day in the life of Total Domination Wrestling, as wrestlers new and old meet in the ring to put on a grand show...
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Paris: Made by Hand
Paris: Made by Hand
There's a new trend among the young designers and decorators of Paris: an embracing of an aesthetic called fait main. Literally, this means "made by hand," and in this case it includes not only newly created items fashioned by hand, but vintage objects as well as found objects that may have been be re-worked by a talented artist. What unites them is the discernible "handprint" of a talented creator.
Stylist Pia Bijkerk has discovered more than 50 shops in Paris that embody the spirit of fait main and where you'll find the most original and creative clothing, jewelry, handbags, ceramics, home furnishings, and decorative objects in Paris. Some are shops owned by professional chineurs, people who have an eye for the unique, who hunt out objects sought after by decorators, designers, and stylists. They often rework these pieces if they feel they can add to its original beauty without covering up its origins but rather enhancing it.
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Format: Paperback; color photographs throughout
Size: 6 x 6 inches
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Publisher: The Little Bookroom
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Yes, Bogdan Gromov is a lifeguard- though it looks to me like the only thing he could save me from is a case of the blue balls. He's not exactly intimidating- especially when he's on his hands and knees, smooth ass in the air, offering up his hole to kinky fucker Damien Crosse. Now- Damien is as scary as hell, in a suitably sexy way, so he has all the power in this fuck. And he sure uses it.
Damien dives face first into Bogdan's hole like he wants to conquer it rather than just rim it. I think he ends up doing both. His saliva lubes it up, his tongue teases open Bogdan's hole and then- BAM- his raw dick is sliding inside.
All the while, inches away, is the sand. The luscious, golden sand. Now, I mention this because if you've ever had sex on a beach you'll know that the worst thing that can happen is that sand gets on your sloppy dick- because you'll never get it off, and it adds a horrible grainy friction to whatever you're doing with it. So kudos to Damien, who manages to totally bareback a man and all the while not get a grain of sand on his shaft. Now that's professionalism!
Damien always looks like he's enjoying himself when he's fucking or getting fucked. He's a tru pro


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Paddle sports youth activities
Learning to paddleboard is a fast and fun process with our qualified instructors and great location. Paddle boarding is a fantastic way to spend time on the water and is relatively east to master. It is a great way to explore for anyone with basic water-confidence. Here are our Paddle Sport activities that are suitable for children from age 8 through to 16 years.
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Kathie's Kitchen
Kathie's Kitchen Homemade with a dash of class A friendly, quiet place to have lunch with plenty of parking and easy access. Located inside the Franklin Club Lunches starting from $12.50 pp Wednesday - Saturday Lunch 11.30am - 2.30pm - Dinner from 5.30pm Specials board available WICKED WEDNESDAYS Wicked Prices - Lunchtime only $12.50 lunches pp. and the 3rd week of the month will be a Roast lunch.
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FOLK singer Kate Rusby will be seeing in the New Year with James Blunt, Kaiser Chiefs and an Army band!
She's among guests joining Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra in a TV party.
Millions will watch the former Shelley High School pupil performing the haunting track Fare Thee Well with a little help from her fiddle playing husband John McCusker and the pipers and drummers of the First Battalion Scots Guards.
Kate made her live debut at the Holmfirth Folk Festival as a 15-year-old unknown in the late 1980s.
She was named BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year in 2000.
Other guests playing live on the New Eve programme include Goldfrapp, Marc Almond and the New Orleans Queen of Soul - Irma Thomas.
Jools Holland also teases New Year predictions from his celebrity audience.
* Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny, 11pm-1.05am is to be screened on BBC2 on New Year's Eve.


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Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Tour
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01-Up on Cripple Creek(The Band cover)
02-Stage Fright(The Band cover)
03-Georgia on My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael cover)
04-Caravan(Van Morrison cover)
05-It Makes No Difference(The Band cover)
06-Such a Night(Dr. John cover) (with Dr. John)
07-Down South in New Orleans(The Band cover) (with Dr. John)
08-Who Do You Love?(Bo Diddley cover) (with Cyril Neville)
09-Rag Mama Rag(The Band cover)
10-The Shape I'm In(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
11-King Harvest (Has Surely Come)(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
12-The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
Set 2:
13-Ophelia(The Band cover)
14-Life Is a Carnival(The Band cover) (with Taj Mahal)
15-Baby, Let Me Follow You Down(Eric Von Schmidt cover) (with Taj Mahal)
16-Helpless(Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young cover)
17-This Wheel's on Fire(The Band cover)
18-Mystery Train(Little Junior's Blue Flames cover) (with Dave Malone)
19-Mannish Boy(Muddy Waters cover)
20-Kind Hearted Woman Blues(Robert Johnson cover)
21-Further On up the Road(Bobby �Blue� Bland cover)
22-Forever Young(Bob Dylan cover) (with Taj Mahal)
23-The Weight(The Band cover) (with Garth Hudson)
24-I Shall Be Released(Bob Dylan cover)
25-The Genetic Method(The Band cover) (with Garth Hudson)
26-Chest Fever(The Band cover) (with Garth Hudson)


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Alton man killed in motorcycle accident
EAST ALTON, IL (KTVI) – A motorcyclist was killed overnight in East Alton Illinois. East Alton police say 44-year-old Bruce Norfleet of Alton was riding his motorcycle westbound on East St. Louis Avenue when he ran off the road and struck a building.
Norfleet suffered extensive injuries and was transported to Alton Memorial Hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Both the East Alton Police Department and the Illinois State Police are investigating the accident.


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Prospect of the Week: Right-hander Cory Taylor
As a weekly reminder of who's doing good things down in the minors, Giant Potential will name a "Prospect of the Week" every Thursday afternoon, along with a few honorable mentions, highlighting the best of San Francisco Giants hopefuls. It's week eight, and it's June! For the first time, we honor a pitcher. It's Augusta GreenJackets right-handed starter Cory Taylor.
- Age: 22
- Hometown: Owasso, Okla.
- Height/Weight: 6'2", 255 lbs.
- Drafted: 2015, 8th round
- College: Dallas Baptist Univ.
- Key Stats: 2 GS, 13.2 IP, 12 H, 1 BB, 13 K, 1.98 ERA
What a string of starts Cory Taylor has put together. Over his last five outings, Taylor has posted a stellar 1.69 ERA, while striking out almost one batter per inning on average. During this past week, he made two starts and struck out 13 hitters while allowing just one walk and one earned run. Had it not been for a tough start to the seventh inning on Wednesday, he would have made it back-to-back unscathed outings.
Taylor has turned out to be easily one of Augusta's best starting pitchers, to go along with the organization's most recent first-round selection Phil Bickford, as well as young Dominican right-hander Michael Santos. All three players have WHIPs under 1.200, ERAs below 3.00, and fantastic strikeout-to-walk ratios, with Santos' coming out on top at 43/5.
Taylor, at age 22, is the oldest of the bunch, and a few more dominating starts might send him closer to a promotion, though it's Santos who has the most innings in the South Atlantic League under his belt. Look for Bickford to remain with the GreenJackets for the remainder of 2016, with Taylor and Santos inching closer to wearing a San Jose Giants uniform.
(*It's hard to find highlights of South Atlantic League players in general, and it's especially difficult to find good footage of pitchers. Many of you have already seen this, but it's better than nothing. It's Taylor throwing during minor league spring training.)
- SS Christian Arroyo: 9 H, 3 2B, .333 AVG, 7.4 K%
- LHP Adalberto Mejia: 8.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
- RHP Rodolfo Martinez: 4 G, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4 SV
- LHP Caleb Smith: 4 G, 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2 SV
— For the latest on #SFGiants minor leaguers, follow @Giant_Potential on Twitter


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Highlights from the wonderful world of Tim Walker's new V&A exhibition
Sep 26, 2019 | By Jane Boddy
Dec 21, 2017
The holiday season is all about gifts. But this year we've seen the consumer become a little more discerning when it comes to purchase power. Brand values have never been so important to the consumer. So, we've launched our annual WGSN gift guide, but this year there's a twist. The gift guide will be focused on cool products that give back and lovely companies with heartwarming values.
WGSN Alternative Holiday Gift Guide 2017
Day Twenty One: The ethical toothbrush
Five billion plastic toothbrushes are created every year, and in the US alone at least one billion make it into landfill and oceans. Due to the slow rate that plastic decomposes, every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists. Mable tackles this issue with a new toothbrush that has a 100% biodegradable handle made from sustainably farmed bamboo sourced from a forest in Ningbo, China. Harvesting methods are approved by the Yinzhou Forestry Bureau, and bamboo's natural qualities make it both water resistant and anti-bacterial. With a self-standing design painted with non-toxic, biodegradable paint, the toothbrushes are housed in plastic-free boxes, which hold together with folding tabs instead of glue and use non-bleached cardboard and soy-based inks for graphics. The super cool design also makes it a lovely gift idea.
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Monday, February 20, 2017
Holding On To Yesterday
I miss the days when every radio station in town did at least a little news, and some did a lot of news.
I miss the days my college radio station trained the broadcasters of tomorrow, rather than just played endless music.
I miss the days I wrote out out my scripts on a legal pad or a steno pad, and I was a radio pup running from story to story.
I miss the days before network news people labeled everything as "breaking news."
I miss the days when CNN actually did news.
I miss the days when TV shows had opening themes and credits.
I miss the days when The Big Bang Theory was funny.
I miss all those daytime game shows on the networks.
Thank heaven for YouTube, so I can watch old Tom Snyder shows.
Here is what really triggered today's blog entry. The NFL Network recently played a bunch of old Super Bowls. Many were broadcast by the team of Pat Summerall and John Madden. Holy Cow! those guys were good. I knew it then. I appreciate them more now because most of today's broadcast teams leave a lot to be desired. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are very good. The same goes for Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth. The rest? Meh.
Summerall had the voice and the delivery. He didn't talk a lot and made every word count. Plus, he knew exactly how to set up Madden. John Madden did talk a lot, and he made it entertaining. Enthusiasm, without going over the top. No hype. They celebrated the game, and called out those who came up short. Summerall and Madden might have been the best team ever, and I miss them.
You can look it up. A web site called AwfulAnnouncing.com listed all the legends who have recently stepped aside or who are lessening their workload. There are some big names, and they seem to be exiting the stage all at once. Yes, there is some fine young talent on the way up., and I'm keeping an open mind.
However, I can't help but look back and marvel at what we had.


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Shima Cable Landing Station (Shima CLS) locates in Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Shima is an important city for submarine networks, as multiple submarine cable systems landing in Shima, including Japan-US CN and PC-1 trans-pacific cable systems, C2C and EAC intra-Asia cable systems and AJC Australia-Japan Cable system, and the latest JUPITER cable system.
In fact, there are three cable landing stations in Shima. The Japan-US CN south and west cables and C2C cable land in the same station owned by KDDI. The PC-1 south and west cables and EAC cable land at the same station owned by Pacnet and Pacific Crossing. The AJC and JUPITER land at another station owned by NTT.
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Why you should build your own kickass career.
In just 6 years I went from renting an insect infested 600 square foot apartment (seriously, we had WORMS coming in through the windows) to co-owning a business and purchasing a one acre ranch home at the base of the mountains. In just 6 years I more than tripled my income, cut my work hours in half, and did this all by saying "screw the man I'm leaving my day job to build my own career".
You see, the thing about employment is, well, you're employed. And you're usually employed by someone else.
When you answer to someone else, your pay and upward mobility are dictated by others. You have little to no control over your financial status or your day to day employment activities. Those above us are the ones in charge. These beings are commonly referred to as "bosses", "supervisors", "managers", or "superiors".
Let's start by considering the word "superior".
No one is truly superior to you. You are you, and you have the ability to pave your own path. By choosing to remain employed by others you've successfully chosen the path of inferiority. You're choosing to stand in line behind someone else. You're choosing to accept delegation and dictation. You're choosing to accept the rigidity of schedule. Not your own schedule, but one created for and assigned to you.
Why should someone else define my vacation duration? No thanks. That is just wack.
Sure, employment offers consistent hours, consistent pay, and my favorite of all vocational swear words: BENEFITS. But is consistency all there is to a successful working lifestyle? Is that why we're all slaves to the 9-5 schedule, day in and day out? If we're so keen on consistency, why is it we're always striving for flexibility? Vacations, travel, new things, new places. It's a wonder most adults are miserable in their careers - slaving away for consistency-sake, yet desiring excitement and choice.
I'm all for naps, people, and most jobs just don't allow them. Thaaaat's just not going to work for me.
When you run your own show, you determine the specifics for your working lifestyle. Want to start work at 2pm? Go right ahead. Feel like taking a work break to binge eat waffles for 5 days straight? Be my guest. As long as your business supports these habits, you can truly define your own occupational parameters.
By taking the reins, you also take full responsibility for your career. This generally increases motivation, as your day to day actions directly affect your income. Pretty crazy, yet also incredibly efficient. When your actions are in direct correlation to the success of your business, you'll find you might have a new outlook on "hard work". Working hard for someone else is meritable but working hard for yourself is down right inspirational. When employed by someone else, your decisions generally affect a product or service defined by someone else. When in the entrepreneurial seat, your decisions affect a product or service defined by you.
Starting Stone Table and redefining my working lifestyle has been my most incredible and successful accomplishment to date. Yes, it did take time, and yes, it did take effort; but only a few short years later I am basking in the glory of my decision to leave my day job.
If you can isolate a service or skill that you can provide others, you have yourself a new career. You might need to test a few paths, turn down a few one-way streets, and even make a few major u-turns but I promise that you won't regret your decision to test the road to entrepreneurship.
More articles coming soon on how to get started and keep your new venture going!


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Holiday Gift Guide 2018
The holidays are around the corner and we've rounded up a few of our favorite Michigan-made brands to help you knock out that gift shopping list!
Not Sorry Apparel - Get cute n' cozy in our collection of holiday sweaters ($32-$35)! Or stand out in our Queer Not Sorry bold print crew ($39). Purchase online, in-studio or in-person at the Rust Belt Market!
BJacklean - Add some flair to your winter wear with these handmade Creative Love hoops! Made of recycled leather & denim. Purchase online via the BJacklean Instagram page.
Bleu Bowtique - Get one for each member of the family! The ultimate stocking stuffer, Happy Socks ($12) www.bleubowtique.com
Pictured: Plaid Wool Blazer ($250) & Handmade Emerald Green Velvet Bow Tie ($45)
Navy Sweater Blazer $150 Custom Wool Patchwork Plaid Bow Tie $55 Stetson Wool Patchwork Cap $45 (pic)
Purchase these hand crafted goods & tailored jackets at www.bleubowtique.com or in-person at their Midtown Detroit store.
Flamingo Vintage - Keep cozy in these vintage wool flannel shirts! Prices run $20-$30 and you can buy them on Flamingo Vintage Detroit's Instagram.
Ilera Apothecary - The silky smooth Bloom Body Butter ($12 for 2 oz and $19 for 4 oz) is easily absorbing, moisturizing body butter that gently melts into your palms without leaving you greasy. Shea Butter moisturizes the skin while the Vitamin E oil provides antioxidant properties that reduce the appearance of wrinkles. For more of their handmade, natural products visit ileraapothecary.com or in-person at their Cadillac Square pop up.
Bitchin' Stitchin' Shop - These handmade pillow ornaments are sure to add some fun & edge to your Christmas tree! ($15) Visit Bitchin' Stitchin' on Instragram or their location in the Rust Belt Market.
York Project - Be the Change! This social streetwear brand cuts and sews most of their products at their Corktown studio inside Ponyride!
Our lightweight camo hoodie (pictured) is designed to stand out and stay light. While the fleece lining will keep you comfortable, the lightweight material makes it perfect for those warmer spring days.
Their water resistant anorak jacket ($75) is the perfect layer for the winter. The hidden kangaroo pocket on the front as well as side pockets offer plenty of space to keep your phone, wallet, and valuables dry.
With each item purchased, York Project makes a donation to a homeless man or woman in the United States. A donation consists of a tote bag containing three items: socks, bottled water, and toilet paper.
Purchase these unique items at yorkproject.com or visit in-person at the Twelve Oaks Mall.


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Visit Abisko, Kiruna and the Lofoten in search of Northern Lights
The theme of this trip is the Aurora Borealis. The route we will take has the best viewing area of the Northern Lights. Among them, the Lofoten Islands - known as paradise on earth! We will experience many beautiful nights during out adventure, come joins us!
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Just a couple of minutes away from our team's home, we displayed our unparalleled talent at the Nova Titan Invitational. This event may have lasted only one day, but this was not one day's worth of work. All of our competitors' hard work at debate camp, practices, office hours and debate classes certainly paid off; it definitely shows in the results from this weekend. We championed multiple events, acquired an astounding number of TOC bids and had Debayte represented in almost every outround. So, please join us in congratulating these commendable competitors that showed off their skills this weekend:
Tristan Wertanzl (Junior): Extemporaneous Speaking CHAMPION & Informative Speaking CHAMPION
Noah Rabinovitch (Senior): Original Oratory CHAMPION & 4th in Informative Speaking
Ambreen Imran (Senior): Congressional Debate CHAMPION
Lau Rodriguez (Senior): 3rd in Informative Speaking
Daniel Shepard (Sophomore): 4th in Original Oratory
Sil Gamboa (Sophomore): 5th in Extemporaneous Speaking
Francesco Furnari (Sophomore): Seminalist in Congressional Debate
Gbemi Awonusonu & Sionika Thayagabalu (Sophomores): Quarterfinalists in Public Forum
Nicolas Smith (Senior) & Anwesh Katragadda (Sophomore): Octofinalists in Public Forum
These results are what every team across the country strives for. With members as capable as ours, we cannot wait until lighting strikes New York this week and impresses all of us once again!


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The third single off The Barr Brothers upcoming album "Sleeping Operator" is closer to a rock anthem than it is to their typical folky fare. The Montreal band is pushing their sound on the new album, and the results are nothing but positive so far.
And if you don't know, now you know…