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- "Ralph, friends who want to stay friends don't discuss religion or politics, and in my case you can add the war to that."
- ―Cole Phelps
Detective Cole Phelps is the protagonist of L.A. Noire. A former marine officer in the United States Marine Corps, he later returned from the war as a hero, joining the Los Angeles Police Department. Phelps swiftly rose through the ranks and became a Detective.
Phelps was born in San Francisco, where both his father and grandfather ran a shipping company. He attended Stanford University. He married a woman named Marie and had two daughters with her.
Service in the USMC
Cole went to Officer Candidate School to join the United States Marine Corps. He befriended Hank Merrill and developed an intense rivalry with Jack Kelso.
In the days following his recruitment, he was given top honors for his bravery. However, during his time in the USMC, he has been known as the "Dark Shadow" or considered to be "bad luck" whenever someone is under his command during combat. Some of his men greatly respected Phelps, claiming tales of his almost supernatural stealth, killing Japanese soldiers without ever being seen.
In his time in the Corps, he was considered bad luck, many of his troops didn't approve his actions during combat. He was part of a scout team in the Okinawa campaign before being moved to the infantry division when the high ranking officer at that time needed to push through the enemy line into enemy territory. During the battle for Sugar Loaf Hill, when it was time to push through enemy lines, his battalion and C.O. were killed. As a result, Cole wanted to fall back despite the protest of his close friend, Hank Merrill. Shortly afterwards, he witnessed Hank get blown to pieces by an explosion after they took cover in a foxhole. Cole went into shock. The next morning he was found by other USMC servicemen, covered in soot, lying next to Merrill's remains. As the sole survivor, he was promoted to First Lieutenant and received the Silver Star, the third highest commendation he could achieve. Cole would be forever haunted by his experience and guilt-ridden for being honored for his "lack of courage."
Near the end of his service, he was dispatched (along with many other troops) to clear out settlements and caves for any signs of enemy forces during the battle of Sugar Loaf. Cole, being under strict orders, wanted to clear out every sign of the enemy in the caves and villages - though he fell behind other squads.
Cole's meticulous attention to detail and insistence on clearing out each and every cave eventually caught up with him, his squad fell far behind other units, and Cole rushed his men, leading them into an ambush. This is contrasted with Kelso's approach, where he ordered Cole's squad to carefully approach a cave complex and simply seal the entrance, trapping any and all Japanese, whether civilian or soldiers, within. Ira Hogeboom, armed with a flamethrower and following Cole's orders, surged forward past the ambush and set the cave ablaze, only afterwards does Cole and his unit realize the cave was filled with civilians, specifically women and children, who while badly burned, remained alive and in agonizing pain.
Cole's unit, scared and distraught about what had happened, looked to Phelps for an answer as the badly injured women and children writhed in agony around them. Panicking, Cole ordered his men to end the victims' suffering and execute the burned women and children. Protesting loudly, and finally pushed to the breaking point by Cole's orders, Courtney Sheldon shot Cole in the back, taking out his frustration and anger at Cole's hypocrisy. Kelso arrived, taking command of the situation and ordering the Marines out of the cave, ordering them to never speak of the incident again.
After receiving treatment for his wound at an army hospital, Phelps was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps. He returned home to Los Angeles before the end of the war and joined the LAPD shortly thereafter.
Events of L.A. Noire
Joining the LAPD
Starting out as a patrol officer, Phelps demonstrated high potential as an officer, from solving the murder of Scooter Peyton to foiling an armed bank robbery and arresting Wendell Bowers. After solving the murder of Everett Gage, Phelps' displays of intuition and ability were recognized by Captain James Donnelly.
Promotion to Detective
Phelps was soon after promoted to Detective in the Traffic department and partnered with Stefan Bekowsky. Together the two solved a string of intriguing cases, such as uncovering acts of conspiracies, fraud and even murder, while generating good press for the department. For his hard work and dedication he is transferred to the burglary division.
Promotion to Homicide
Six months later, Phelps was promoted to Homicide and partnered with Rusty Galloway. Phelps and Galloway were assigned to a series of gruesome and brutal murders. However, despite closing the cases and arresting suspects with strong evidence, Phelps began to see that all the murders were connected to each other and to the unresolved Black Dahlia murder. After receiving anonymous letters taunting the Homicide Department, Phelps realized that the true killer - the Black Dahlia murderer - was still at large.
Using the letters, Phelps and Galloway followed clues leading them to several landmarks across the city. At each location, Phelps was able to solve puzzles and elude traps, as he was being set up and tested by the killer. The final clue led to the Christ Crown of Thorns, where they found the killer, revealing himself to be Garrett Mason. Phelps chased after Mason through the church catacombs, finally killing Mason in a shootout in the graveyard.
However, Donnelly arrived and revealed that Mason was the half brother of a powerful and undisclosed politician. As such, Mason's name and acts were to be kept out of public knowledge and official records. To ensure Phelps' silence, Donnelly promised that the previous, falsely arrested suspects would be quietly released.
Reassignment to Vice
Phelps was later reassigned to the Vice squad by the request of Roy Earle. Their first case together involved solving the stolen morphine distribution from the SS Coolridge robbery, during which they arrested several dealers and killed Lenny Finkelstein in a shootout. During later cases and investigations, Phelps' time with Earle and the Vice Squad gave him insight into the politics and corruption of the LAPD and the city's administration.
Phelps and Earle later discovered a violent gang war for the stolen morphine between the Cohen Crime Syndicate and Phelps' former battalion of Marines. While investigating leads for the morphine, Phelps visited the The Blue Room jazz club and questioned German singer Elsa Lichtmann. He later tailed her to her apartment. In actuality, Phelps had developed a love interest in Elsa over the months and despite him being married, had begun an affair with her.
Phelps and Earle attempted to stop the several assassination attempts on the surviving Marines, sent by Mickey Cohen. Although most of the Marines died, Phelps obtained enough evidence to prove that Courtney Sheldon was responsible for the robbery and morphine distribution. However, before Phelps could close the case and extract a confession from Sheldon and Fontaine, he was summoned by Chief William Worrell, DA Donald Sandler, and Donnelly. They revealed the adultery charges against Cole by his partner, and proceeded in suspending him from the force.
Phelps returned home to Marie, however she refused to listen. Feeling angry, betrayed, and humiliated, she kicked him out. Marie confirmed her father hired an attorney, confirming their divorce. With his affair publicized, turning him into a disgraced cop, Phelps turned to and stayed with Elsa.
Demotion to Arson
Following Phelps' suspension, he was demoted to the lowly Arson Squad and partnered with Herschel Biggs, as he hadn't been tried and convicted of adultery yet in court. Phelps was tasked to investigate a series of house fires. After thorough investigation, Phelps began to suspect that property developer Leland Monroe was somehow benefiting from the fires and possibly causing them. However, Phelps was sternly warned not to investigate Monroe's affairs due to his prominence and high-level connections in the city's administration.
The investigation came to a grinding halt as Cole's efforts were frozen by the corrupted. Phelps learned of Elsa's substantial insurance settlement from being names Lou Buchwalter's beneficiary, who was involved in an industrial accident at one of Monroe's housing development sites. This aroused Cole's suspicion, and he requested that she personally see Jack Kelso to help his investigation.
Thanks to Kelso's own private investigation, they discovered a conspiracy committed by the Suburban Redevelopment Fund, headed by Monroe with support of most important city officials - including the Mayor, Police Chief and District Attorney. The plan of the group was to build fraudulent houses with the intent to burn them down, and to cash in on grand insurance money.
Phelps confronted Kelso at his office at California Fire and Life, apologizing for not being honest and inadvertently involving him in danger. Kelso sensed Phelps' guilt and confronted him about Sugar Loaf Hill, saying that he should stop blaming himself for lacking courage. With their past enmity finally put to rest, the two agreed to help each other solve their respective cases and end the conspiracy.
Phelps and Biggs later discovered the murdered body of Courtney Sheldon, however Earle appeared on scene and slandered Sheldon as "a victim of his own product". Phelps pulled out his gun at Earle, enraged, and defending the deceased Sheldon as an honorable and brave Marine. Composed, Phelps took the opportunity to tell Earle that SRF's plans were failing, and warned Earle that his corruption would be exposed.
Phelps, Biggs and Galloway investigated the scene of Dr. Harlan Fontaine's murder, another member of the SRF. They also learned of Elsa's kidnapping at the hands of the arsonist. Within the office, Phelps deduced that the scheme of the SRF was to extort money not by insurance, but from the government through eminent domain. In order to prove this and bring down the city's corruption, Phelps was determined to arrest the arsonist to close the case and to rescue Elsa.
They later arrived to Kelso's aid in a rescue attempt to save Elsa. However, while driving to the river tunnels, they were intercepted by police patrols under the orders of corrupt Police Commissioner Worrell. Making their separate ways through the river tunnels, Kelso and Phelps found Elsa under the protection of Ira. As Kelso lamented the insanity of their former comrade, Ira reminded Phelps of both their parts in the atrocity at Okinawa. Phelps carried Elsa to safety as Kelso performed a mercy kill on Ira.
- "Goodbye..."
- ―Cole's last words
Helping Elsa and Kelso out the tunnel with the aid of Biggs, Phelps was last to get out. Upon seeing a rushing wave of water coming towards him, Phelps realized that he was out of reach and time to get out. Phelps simply uttered a final goodbye to his friends before being swept away by a violent torrent of water, drowning in the process.
Bekowsky, Dunn, Earle, Galloway, Biggs, Kelso, Elsa, Bowron, Worrell, Carruthers, Pinker, Leary, Petersen, Marie and his two daughters were in attendance at his funeral. Earle delivered the eulogy, praising Cole's actions in the war and his actions while with the LAPD. Earle also denounced the "false" accusations made against him, angering Elsa in the process. When Kelso tried to calm her, Elsa slapped his hand away, saying "And you call yourself his friend..." before leaving. When Biggs pointed out that Kelso and Phelps were never friends, Kelso agreed, but added that he was never Phelps' enemy. Biggs said he believed Phelps knew that.
As a U.S. Marine Lieutenant in the Pacific during World War II, Cole did not feel much pride in himself in retrospect. He was reckless and overconfident, which caused and ensured his long time rivalry with Jack Kelso. During the war, he was very strict about following and obeying military rules and regulations, unlike some of his fellow marines.
Cole's actions were also ruinous. As a result, he saw a lot death and destruction during the war, from his act of cowardice on Sugar Loaf Hill to the atrocity in the cave, all of which impacted him emotionally and mentally. These events continued to haunt him through his life, and seemed to act as a catalyst for Cole to seek personal redemption in his career as a police officer. This also explained why Cole did not want to talk about his war experience with his partners.
As a police officer and later detective, Phelps demonstrated himself as highly intelligent, methodical and adaptable to a range of situations. Cole is driven to keeping the streets of LA clean and safe from murder, drugs and corruption. He has a strong sense of justice and dedication to protecting the people of LA, and lacks any political agenda. Whilst interviewing both suspects and witnesses, Phelps doesn't hesitate to use coercing if he isn't provided with an adequate amount of information. For example, when Howard Parnell remained tight-lipped regarding marijuana appearing in factory sealed soup cans, Phelps threatened to have half of the LAPD tear his factory apart to get the information he required.
Cole shows himself to be well educated and intelligent throughout the game, particularly through his knowledge of literature. He recognizes a poem left by a killer as Prometheus Unbound, stating his fondness for Percy Shelley. In addition to his knowledge of Percy Shelley, Phelps seems to admire Shakespeare, as he quotes lines from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet when holding a fake shrunken head in "The Fallen Idol". Furthermore, Phelps was able to learn and speak some Japanese during his time in the Okinawa campaign.
One of Cole's most defining personal traits are that he is very open-minded and accepting, evident by his lack of sexist or racist views. During WWII, Cole saw both sides as equals and viewed the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor as justified, openly stating that he "respects the Japanese." He earned the disapproval of some, however, by expressing his respectful, almost sympathetic, view towards the enemy.
Cole's humility mostly derives from experience on Sugar Loaf. Having been praised and awarded for an act of cowardice, Cole held a personal disdain for his glorified image. As a result, he is modest and strongly respects his peers and colleagues, despite their flaws, though Roy Earle is probably the only exception.
It is possible that Cole, like many returning soldiers, found it difficult to relate to his wife after he got back from the war. The stress and trauma of his experiences had changed Cole, causing a strain on his marriage with Marie while making him emotionally distant, causing him to seek comfort in the romance with Elsa. Despite his adultery, he still cared for Marie and their daughters and regrets the pain that he has caused his family.
Weapons and Skills
Cole carried a Colt M1911 pistol, which he took home as a memento of his time in the Marines, as his on-duty sidearm. He uses it with great proficiency. While on the patrol desk, Cole carried the department's standard-issue Colt Police Positive revolver, using it in a bank shootout. As a WWII veteran, Cole can use a variety of other weapons, including shotguns, rifles, sub-machine guns, and automatic rifles.
Cole is a very talented marksman, being able to hit a target from long range with a pistol, as evidenced by him being able to shoot Willy, who was well over 50 yards away. With this being said, he is a talented marksman and a talented combatant with weaponry.
Cole is in close arrangement to peak physical condition, being able to chase and keep up with most criminals with ease. His partner in the patrol desk once even questioned if he ran track in high school due to the remarkable impression left from Phelps. Cole trained in boxing while he was in the Marines, and also has other various hand to hand skills, and he can hold his own against many foes in a fist-fight, though this is shown to be limited to individual one on one fist fighting.
Though his detective skills depend on the player throughout the game and how they solve their way through problems, Cole is said to be a remarkable and brilliant detective with an above average knack for getting information out of eyewitnesses and suspects with his communication skills and his affirmative presence as an LAPD officer and detective. Cole is also multilingual as shown when he fluently interrogated a pair of captured Japanese soldiers in their own language during the war. He possesses great interrogative abilities and has a good knack for episonage and spying as shown in optional instances or street crimes where he is required to track down a suspect or eyewitness to gain information.
Among these traits, Cole is intelligent and well versed in many aspects associated with his job as a detective and has shown ample enough knowledge to solve problems that even the most experienced detectives that had been in the department longer than him couldn't solve. Demonstrating a high potency for solving cases so much as to the point of getting promoted and recommended on the behalf of detective Roy Earle to vice, it is no doubt that Cole shows advanced progression in comparison to his detective colleagues and is no doubt an above average intellectually gifted detective. He demonstrates an ample amount of knowledge on literature to the point of a Shakespearen reference during a case and even manages to use his experience in lierature and various other subjects to solve cases. His intellectual capabilities go as far as to allow him to solve cases with the help of Jack Kelso and other partners even with restraints or constrictions involved as shown in instances where he was forbidden from investigating a certain aspect or withheld by "by the book" policies. Cole's intelligence and his capabilties with weapons are accompanied by his proficiency with transportation using a variety of vehicles available at the discretion of the player depending on their performance. In certain street crimes and general mandatory tasks needed to progress the storyline of the game, Cole demonstrates the ability to catch up with criminals breaking the speed limit with precise driving skills and/or reckless driving depending on the play style of the player at hand.
Criminals Killed
- Leroy Sabo - Killed after attempting to escape and killing Lorna Pattison. (Player's choice)
- Johnny Goldberg - Killed for attempting to kill Phelps and Bekowsky. (Player's choice)
- Frank Steiner - Killed for attempting to kill Phelps and Bekowsky. (Player's choice)
- Garrett Mason - Killed after discovering he is the true Black Dahlia killer.
- Jose Ramez - Killed after attempting to escape and kill Phelps.
- Lenny Finkelstein - Killed in self-defense and for resisting arrest.
- Juan Garcia Cruz - Killed for attempting to kill Phelps.
- Jorge Garcia Cruz - Killed for his involvement in the Reefer distribution ring.
- Ernesto Juarez - Killed for his involvement in the Reefer distribution ring.
- Carlo Arquero - Killed for killing Candy Edwards.
- Willy Reade - Killed for killing Julia Randall, Jimmy LeBlanc and attempting to kill Henry Arnett.
- Herbert Chapman - Killed after attempting to kill Phelps and Biggs.
- Vernon Mapes - Killed for killing the Lockheed Employee and attempting to silence the conspiracy.
Criminals Killed in Street Crimes
- Floyd Walker - Killed for attempting to rob a jewelry store.
- Higgins - Killed for attempting to rob a jewelry store.
- Morgan Boehringer - Killed for injuring a cop and for resisting arrest.
- Benjamin Keever - Killed for attempting to rob a bowling alley and taking a hostage.
- Rampley - Killed in self defense and for resisting arrest.
- Rampley's Boss - Killed in self defense and for resisting arrest.
Criminals Arrested
- Errol Schroeder - Arrested for the murder of Scooter Peyton.
- Wendell Bowers - Atrested for jumping parole.
- Edgar Kalou - Arrested for the murder of Everett Gage.
- Frank Morgan - Arrested for conspiracy and fraud. (Player's choice)
- Adrian Black - Arrested for conspiracy and fraud.
- William Shelton - Arrested for hit-and-run and manslaughter. (Player's choice)
- Gabriel Del Gado - Arrested for grand theft auto.
- Leroy Sabo - Arrested for conspiracy, fraud, resisting arrest, and the 1st-degree murders of Lester and Lorna Pattison. (Player's choice)
- Jean Archer - Arrested for her work in the car smuggling ring.
- Steven Bigelow - Arrested for his work in the car smuggling ring.
- Gordon Leitvol - Arrested for his work in the car smuggling ring.
- Mark Bishop - Arrested for the rape and attempted murder of Jessica Hamilton, and the attempted murder of June Ballard.
- Jacob Henry - Arrested for suspected murder of Celine Henry.
- Alonzo Mendez - Arrested for suspected murder of Celine Henry.
- Hugo Moller - Arrested for suspected murder of Deidre Moller.
- Eli Rooney - Arrested for suspected murder of Deidre Moller.
- Angel Maldonado - Arrested for suspected murder of Antonia Maldonado.
- Clem Feeney - Arrested for suspected murder of Antonia Maldonado.
- Richard Bates - Arrested for suspected murder of Theresa Taraldsen.
- Stuart Ackerman - Arrested for suspected murder of Theresa Taraldsen.
- John Ferdinand Jamison - Arrested for interfering with a crime scene and for refusing to report a dead body to the authorities.
- James Tiernan - Arrested for suspected murder of Evelyn Summers.
- Grosvenor McCaffrey - Arrested for suspected murder of Evelyn Summers.
- Fleetwood Morgan - Arrested for his work in the morphine distribution ring.
- Jermaine Jones - Arrested for his work in the morphine distribution ring.
- Merlon Ottie - Arrested for his work in the morphine distribution ring.
- Vernon McNeal - Arrested for drug trafficking.
- Wilt Edgerson - Arrested for drug trafficking.
- Airto Sanchez - Arrested for his work in the marijuana distribution ring.
- Henry Arnett - Arrested for burglary and the murder of Julia Randall.
- Reginald Varley - Arrested for his outstanding murder warrant in Detroit and for suspected arson.
- Matthew Ryan - Arrested for suspected arson.
Criminals Arrested in Street Crimes
- Nat Spencer - Arrested for burglary and theft.
- Disturbed Suspect - Arrested for causing a disturbance. (Player's choice)
- Audrey Gill - Arrested for assisting with a jewelry store robbery.
- Frank Morgan - Arrested for suspected grand theft auto.
- Dudley Lynch - Arrested for suspected murder.
- Chester King - Arrested for grand theft auto.
- Marlon Hopgood - Arrested for public indecency.
- William Shelton - Arrested for hit-and-run and manslaughter.
At each desk, Phelps is assigned a new partner.
- Ralph Dunn - Patrol
- Stefan Bekowsky - Traffic
- Rusty Galloway - Homicide
- Roy Earle - Vice
- Herschel Biggs - Arson
It is also possible that Harold Caldwell was his partner in the Burglary department, given their friendly nature toward each other.
Case Appearances
- Upon Reflection (First appearance)
- Armed and Dangerous
- Warrants Outstanding
- Buyer Beware
- The Red Lipstick Murder
- The Golden Butterfly
- The Silk Stocking Murder
- The White Shoe Slaying
- The Studio Secretary Murder
- The Quarter Moon Murders
- The Gas Man
- A Walk in Elysian Fields
- House of Sticks (Unplayable)
- A Polite Invitation (Unplayable)
- Nicholson Electroplating
- A Different Kind of War (Death)
- At the start of "The Driver's Seat", Captain Gordon Leary introduces Cole as "one of only two LAPD officers who received a Silver Star during the war." The other officer Captain Leary is alluding to might be Lynn Compton, who served in Easy Company (as portrayed in HBO miniseries Band of Brothers), and who served as the lead prosecutor in the trial following the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Lynn Compton received a Silver Star during WWII for his actions at Brécourt Manor and served in the LAPD from 1946 until 1951.
- While serving in the USMC, Cole did boxing, as mentioned to Roy Earle in The Set-Up. He also hinted to Roy that he didn't always fight a clean fight. When Roy tells Cole he couldn't imagine him fighting dirty, Cole responds "The only reward for taking the fall was a thousand push-ups."
- He was known as the "Shadow of Death" by his fellow soldiers because of his uncanny ability to sneak up behind both enemies and allies completely undetected. He was also notorious for leading his unit into dangerous situations, which ultimately resulted in his whole company being wiped out.
- Cole never tries to contact his wife again after demotion to Arson desk, but strangely, Cole still wears his wedding ring (possibly out of guilt, though this could have just been an oversight).
- Phelps owns a reddish-brown Chrysler Town and Country, as seen in the intro cutscene. However, he is also seen driving the police-issue Buick Super, the standard issue vehicle for detectives.
- Cole's badge number is 1247. Sometimes he will announce his badge number as "Twelve-forty-seven," but other times he announces his badge number as "One-two-four-seven."
- Cole's casket at his funeral is closed. This could indicate that his body was badly mangled by the violently rushing water, or that his body was never found. However, it is more likely that the LAPD kept the casket closed in order to drape the American Flag over it, as he died in the line of duty.
- Cole is likely a Presbyterian, as his funeral is held at Chichester Chapel.
- Cole can speak Japanese well, possibly fluently.
- Aaron Staton, who played Cole, and Connie Fletcher, who played Cole's wife Marie, are both actually married to each other in real life, and they have a child together, a son named Beckett.
- His home seen in the opening credits is located on Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. It is the second house to the left from the Alaco gas station. However, it isn't enterable and it doesn't have any interior. Random cars will sometimes be parked on the driveway in front of the garage; this most likely a developer oversight, as Phelps is seen driving a reddish-brown Chrysler Town and Country in the intro cinematic.
- The scene when Phelps confronts his wife following the disclosure of his affair takes place at a different house, located on the 1400 block of North Ridgewood Place, at the lower-left corner of the "D" in "HOLLYWOOD" on the game map. This house has an interior of a small foyer and living room but the entrance is locked, meaning it is likely that Phelps' family moved at some point after he was promoted to Detective.
- If the player leaves their current partner behind and drives around the city, Cole has his own dialogue for crashing into things, with most of his comments being of a humorous nature.
- Phelps spent more time in Burglary than any other desk as a detective, as he spent a total of six months on the desk.
- "House Of Sticks", "A Polite Invitation", Part I And III Of "A Different Kind of War" and his time on the Burglary desk are the only phases of his detective career that aren't playable.
- Cole is the third Rockstar game protagonist to die at the conclusion of their respective games. The first being Daniel Lamb from Manhunt 2 (in the second ending mission only), and the second being John Marston from Red Dead Redemption.
- Cole Phelps' death is very similar to the death of Charlton Heston's character in the 1974 movie "Earthquake".


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Decision 'soon' on Shell plans for Arctic
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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration will decide soon whether to sign off on Shell's request for extra time to hunt for oil in Arctic waters, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Wednesday.
Without action, Shell's oil and gas leases in the Beaufort Sea will begin expiring in 2017, followed by its drilling rights in the nearby Chukchi Sea two years later.
The same fate awaits Chukchi Sea leases sold in 2008 to Statoil and ConocoPhillips, which have made similar appeals for more time, citing regulatory uncertainty and other obstacles.
"We are actively working with Shell and other leaseholders up there on their request for suspensions," Jewell said during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. "We will be resolving that relatively soon."
The companies' bids for "suspensions of operation" would effectively stop the clock ticking on their 10-year leases. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is considering requests from Shell and Statoil filed in July 2014; it previously rejected ConocoPhillips' November 2013 bid for at least three more years. ConocoPhillips appealed the decision to an Interior Department appeals board, and settlement talks are underway.
Neither Statoil nor Conoco-Phillips is actively pursuing drilling in U.S. Arctic waters, but Shell is preparing to resume exploration in the Chukchi Sea this summer, three years after its last try in 2012.
"This is good news for us, particularly at a time when the price of oil is causing many companies to really scrutinize their investment decisions on very large-scale projects," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska.
Murkowski cited the limited 75-day window for drilling in the Arctic, when waters are free of ice, unlike year-round activity allowed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Legal uncertainties surrounding the government's 2008 auction of Chukchi Sea oil leases have blocked work, though the Interior Department has already granted Shell, Statoil and ConocoPhillips more time to compensate for some of those delays.
Most recently, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed an environmental analysis of that seven-year-old sale in a bid to satisfy a 2014 federal court ruling that the first version was inadequate. The decision to affirm, change or vacate that sale rests with Jewell, who could issue a "record of decision" as soon as March 25.
In the meantime, the Chukchi leases are under a suspension of operation tied to the ruling. Jewell stressed that Interior Department regulators are dedicated to completing that essential environmental analysis.
Jewell also made a nod to mishaps that marred Shell's 2012 Arctic operation, including the grounding of its Kulluk drilling rig and its difficulty readying an emergency oil spill containment system. Shell halted its planned 2013 drilling in response, as it repaired one rig and searched for another to replace the Kulluk.
"We get that it's complicated to do work up there," Jewell said. "We want to make sure it's done safely and responsively, and we want to be responsive to the companies."
Conservationists argue that oil companies knew what they were getting into when they bought Chukchi leases in 2008. Any Interior decision to give Shell more time would be unwarranted "special treatment," said Susan Murray of Oceana, an environmental group.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration should force oil companies to strip volatile gases from the crude they transport across the nation's rail lines to lower the risk of a fiery disaster, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday.
Coming requirements for more resilient tank cars, along with better braking systems for trains moving hazardous material and more information for first responders are not enough to make the activity safer, Schumer said.
"We need all of those safety measures, but of course none of them is a panacea," he said in a conference call with reporters. "Because of the type of accident that this could be - God forbid - we need to do everything we can; we have to take an all-of-the-above approach to safeguarding the transport of hazardous chemicals."
In a letter to two cabinet secretaries, Schumer asked the departments of energy and transportation to work together on a plan to require oil companies to stabilize crude before shipping it by rail - similar to standards for crude loaded into pipelines and possibly going beyond new North Dakota mandates.
The stabilization process involves heating crude to remove flammable natural gas liquids and volatile gases. Schumer cast it as getting more tinder out of the tinder box.
"Any time you are transporting volatile chemicals, there is a risk of explosion," he said. "Things like safer tank cars, better braking and lower speeds all help, but when it comes to the crude one of the most powerful things we could do would be setting a good standard for the stability of what's actually inside the tank cars."
North Dakota regulators last year imposed a requirement aimed at lowering the volatility of oil, with the goal of effectively capping its vapor pressure at 13.7 pounds per square inch.
That's a higher threshold than most of the oil sampled by Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration regulators last year. It also exceeds the vapor pressure of the oil that exploded in Lac-Megantic Quebec two years ago.
Schumer questioned whether the North Dakota regulation goes far enough. "Given the oil industry's influence in North Dakota, their standard may not be good enough."
Schumer focused most of the attention on Bakken crude, which has been criticized as being more volatile than oil extracted in other parts of the country. Bakken crude is widely traveling the nation's rail lines, because there are few pipelines to ferry crude out of North Dakota and Montana. The region also does not have as much stabilization equipment as other fields with more established drilling histories.
Oil industry representatives have disputed the characterization that Bakken crude is more explosive than other crudes.
"Acting on assumptions rather than science is not the way to enhance safety," said Brian Straessle, a spokesman with the American Petroleum Institute. "Multiple scientific studies by government and industry have shown Bakken crude does not present greater than normal transportation risks for flammable liquids."
A white paper from the Federal Railroad Association also warned that vapor pressure may not be a meaningful indicator of the risk of explosion. "Using vapor pressure as a metric to identify potential hazards may not prove effective when considering real-world accident conditions involving tank cars loaded with flammable liquids," the FRA paper said.
Volatility is not expected to be part of coming Transportation Department rules for moving crude by rail, which focus on boosting the resiliency of the tank cars. The proposal unveiled last July would phase out old DOT-111 tank cars in favor of newer models built to enhanced standards, including 9/16-inch thick steel, electronically controlled pneumatic brakes and rollover protection.
The agency also proposed speed limits on high-hazard flammable trains that carry 20 or more tank carloads of flammable liquids, including crude and ethanol.
Even in the absence of a final rule, possible in May, oil shippers and railroads have made voluntary changes to tank cars produced since 2011.
Recent derailments involving oil trains have spotlighted the risks of the United States' climbing crude-by-rail transport. Most recently, in February, oil tank cars built to the newer post-2011 industry standard left the tracks in West Virginia, resulting in an explosion that sent fireballs into the sky and destroyed one home.

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Siouxland Movement Arts Center has been teaching Siouxland to dance for sixty years. The faculty, directed by Shirley Dill and Tracy Bennett, present classes in a wide variety of theatrical dance styles, including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Baton, Tumbling for Cheerleading, Hip-Hop, Ballroom, and Theatrical Dance. In addition, students are provided with opportunities to study under a variety of professional dancers and noted dance educators through studio-sponsored trips and through studio-hosted master classes. Students receive performance experience in the annual revue as well as at competitions, fairs and at various charity functions. The studio is proud to be the home of Ballet Sioux Tap Inc., and Jazzin Company and to aid in their contributions to our community's cultural life.


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History was made in Jerusalem last week, as the Hapoel Jerusalem basketball team won the state championship for the first time in its 75-year history, defeating Hapoel Eilat.
On Sunday, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat met with the members of the team and congratulated them on their achievement.
"Jerusalem is well-positioned to lead Israel in the league. By getting the best infrastructure, the best players, and having great teamwork, we're looking ahead with lots of expectations for the club," Barkat said.
The mayor made special mention of a fan of Hapoel Jerusalem who did not live to see its first championship: First Sergeant Liel Gidoni of blessed memory was killed last year in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge.
"We are very proud that the club knows, even at its happiest times, to remember the people who - through their commitment and their willingness to fight for us - because of them we can succeed and live our lives and get such amazing results for the team and for the city of Jerusalem," said Barkat.


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i just worry that if i get another dog she will think i am replacing her. and they will never i mean "never" be another dog like her i have had several and she is my dearest and i love her the most. I HAVE NOT CRIED ALL DAY IT IS NOT B/C I DON'T LOVE HER I AM JUST TRYING TO HEAL FOR MYSELF AND LITTLE BOY HE HATES TO SEE ME CRY. I AM GOING TO BUSY MYSELF W/ HIM. I KNOW THAT MY PRINCESS IS IN HEAVEN AND I WILL SEE HER AGAIN I JUST HAVE TO LET GO. AND I AM NOT READY TO DO THAT. BUT I LOVE YOU PRINCESS AND WILL NEVER EVER FORGET YOU.
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"Thus the task is not so much to see what no one has seen, but to think what nobody yet has thought about that which everybody sees." Schopenhauer
Inspiration for artistic creation often begins with an intended message from the artist.
Imparting their message strives to invoke a response from each viewer. Often this may be accompanied with an equivalence message intending to derive alternative meanings of the artwork.
The earliest artists most often used their creations as a vehicle for religious ritual or commemoration of an important event.
Though the ages art developed additional messages including social commentary, recording visual data such as the natural landscape, storytelling and to convey emotion.
Many artists begin a new creation with a primary function to interpret their story, message or emotion into the subject matter of their creation.
Each viewer visually receives the artist's intention filtered through their personal internal triggers within their consciousness, developed over the course of their life, of places, people, things, of an experience, a feeling, possibly an emotion. These internal mental triggers develop the artists intention into the viewers realm of consciousness, often quite different than the artists' original intention.
What elements does one use to make their work stronger, to maintain the viewer's attention as the creation develops in the viewers consciousness holding onto their attention as the message is developed via their mental precepts?
As the artist develops his intention they conceive an idea about how they are going to interpret it and then translate this into the artwork, often using a visual diary where their concepts, notes and inspiration are kept while evolving thoughts towards new creations.
Questions are posed in the artist's mind on achieving the intended perspective, how to extract this meaning and how can this be depicted in a way that develops this message for their audience. With intuition and imagination their message can be advanced and, from this, methods are devised that invoke this intention into the artwork and often an additional objective such that the artwork conveys a message of equivalence of the visual aspects of the creation that invokes in the viewer a completely different message that transcends the art, again, based on the individual viewing it and their life's particular method of development that triggers thoughts and feelings from this conveyance.
Just what processes are available that can be used to distill these messages into an artwork?
Last month's blog discussed how human visual systems interpret and define our perception of reality.
Developing on these insights we will review a number of visual language constructs that an artist might use to instill their intentions into a creation as well as develop the complete artwork to their level of finality.
Artists often think of the following and the implications of each on the intended result:
Evaluate the luminance throughout the composition – This may be one of the highest priority elements in devising a successful creation. With careful development the viewers' attention is grasped and, if effective, maintain this attention as the other elements of the artist message become more engaged in the viewers' perception.
Analyze the structures of the global composition and the localized structures within – Often, the juxtaposition creates key elements within the composition that continues the engagement the artist has with the viewer and maintains their mental perception of the creation allowing more in depth constructive thoughts to develop as well as the beginnings of emotional attachments.
The following are additional potential elements utilized that each, both individually and collectively, continue to advance the artist's delivery and message.
Execution of the composition (sharpness, exposure, lighting)
Emotional Impact – Visual gestures within the composition that impart emotional values.
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These are just a few of the considerable choices available to an artist that are elements and techniques that can be used to develop your message in your art.
All of these possibilities plus finding an "honesty" in the representation of the subject and faithfulness to one's self helps the artist in searching and developing for themselves and finding satisfaction that their creations reflect their intentions and, hopefully, express this to the viewers of their art.
Often experimentation, trying a lot of different things that over time, as the elements, style and techniques become more intuitive for the artist; particular methods, sequencing and prioritization leads to a style that define the artist. This style will typically progress over the course of each artists' career.
First, we learn to "speak" the visual language, to allow ourselves the skills to communicate our intended message and continually increase our understanding and then apply what we have learned.
Creating art is akin to when you learned to write. First you learned your A, B, Cs and were given a pencil and taught how to manage it, Then, over and over, you drew each letter and number and practiced forming each of these many, many times. At last, you are able to write your name fluently. Eventually you do this so often that your signature becomes uniquely yours. Yet it all started when you first clumsily grasped that first pencil.
You work to interpret through your eyes, intellect, and emotions and your individuality and this gives rise to your "voice". Maturity of this takes time so be patient.
"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser" Anon
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News-in-brief from Draycott-In-The-Moors in early October 2018
In this post we have news of…: easier appointments at doctor's / shelter gets painted! / badger kill starts / Cresswell's animal sanctuary …
(NB – There are also dozens of events coming up in our locality – including a Draycott History Day… Check out the Events page)
For daily updates about life in our district, keep checking the village Facebook page
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More flexibility at the doctor's – but…
As most of us will know, what is most wearisome about going to the doctor is simply getting the appointment in the first place, especially one that is at a good time for us.
The 'ratings' system for the surgery at Tean, where many of us go, shows that one in five patients at it were not really satisfied with what happened when they tried to make an appointment.
Well, in response, the process is changing.
As of this month, if you phone Tean (or its sister surgery at Blythe), you are more likely to get an appointment at a time that suits you (including, if you want it, one at a weekend or evening time – which, up to now, has not been offered).
Erm, yes… but what's the catch? Well, unfortunately, you might well have to travel to another site – our nearest centre for these additional hours is in Longton.
The new system is being introduced, county-wide, to try to cope with a number of things: the workload on doctors; the difficulty of getting the right appointment; and the fact that some people, working-people especially, can't make daytime appointments, and prefer evening or weekend times instead.
A spokesman said: "Patients will generally not be seen by their usual doctors or nurses but the clinician who sees them will have access to the patient's records as long as the patient gives consent."
So… if you phone your local surgery for an appointment, at least you are now more likely to get a convenient appointment – but it may be in the evening, and you may be offered to go to Longton Cottage Hospital for it…
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Fresh lick of paint
A nice bit of public spirit was shown by Draycott resident Roger Tabbernor when he decided to go out and re-paint the Stuart Avenue bus shelter. It was looking pretty manky and even near-derelict.
Roger got permission first from the village council to do the work, and it now looks pretty smart.
Roger is a parish councillor himself, so he will be aware that schemes that used to provide funds for village beautification just aren't there anymore.
For example: the grant from SMDC to pay for work undertaken by a local village 'lengthsman' (aka – an odd-jobs person) has now been taken away; and even the council-ward community-grants scheme, which has paid for some neat projects in Draycott in the past, looks like it will disappear due to forthcoming cuts at the county-council.
(The village council though has decided to continue to employ a local litter-picker – but at a cost of a hefty £1,100 a year, ie nearly 12.5 per cent of the council's whole budget).
So… following Roger's example, local residents are going to have to start volunteering themselves for minor works if they want things to keep looking nice.
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Badgers in cull
As most of us know, there has been a furious argument in recent years about badgers.
Over thirty thousand cattle had to be slaughtered last year in England because they had contracted the cow version of tuberculosis – and farmers say the disease is often passed on to cows by badgers.
The solution, say farmers, is to reduce badger numbers by killing enough of them to thus see the risk reduced.
The government is convinced by the argument, and this month, a badger cull started right here in Staffordshire. It's expected that some 4000 badgers will be killed across the county over the next few months, mostly by shooting.
Some of the 'cull zones' are known to be right here in the Moorlands, even though exact locations are not being publicised.
Most of us don't know what to think about all this, but we are being urged to do something if we spot an injured badger. The Staffordshire Badger Action Group wants you to call them in such a case, and they will try to send someone out to see what has to be done.
In the meantime, we're told the killing must be left to licensed operatives, and no one should take the law in their own hands. (Ironically, badgers and their setts are still protected under law from the ordinary public….)
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Good news for greyhounds
Talking of animals, there's a great chance this month to hear about a wonderful local sanctuary to save greyhounds that are no longer wanted by their owners. The centre, based in Cresswell and run by volunteers, has expanded since it started up in 1995, and it now takes in goats and rescue ponies as well.A lot of people will know Diane Bostock; and she is giving a talk on the work of the organisation (which is actually called 'Greyhounds & Golden Oldies') to the Draycott Women's Institute in a couple of weeks' time.
If you're interested, give the WI a call to see if they have space enough to let you attend.
Incidentally, Diane's talk is just one of dozens of events in and around Draycott over the next two months. You'll never be stuck for something to do locally!
Check out our events page to see what we mean.
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Past Events
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September 2016
National Stay in Bed Day
Sleep in and light up for mito during National Stay in Bed Day + Global Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week: 18 to 25 September 2016 Sleep in late or party in your pyjamas to help fight genetic disease on National Stay in Bed Day, Sunday 25 September 2016. We all love sneaking extra time in bed, particularly when chilly mornings tempt us to indulge that guilty pleasure, snuggle longer under the covers or simply lounge in our pyjamas all day. The good news is it's National Stay in…Find out more »
October 2016
The Club Industry Show
The Club Industry Show conference will take place on 12 to 14 October 2016 in Chicago IL (USA). To fit everyone's schedule, organisers have added a half day of conference sessions on Friday. Conference registrations include free exhibit hall admission, educational sessions and all special events. In addition to an All-Access Pass, you can purchase a single day registration or an à la carte option, which can be added to the Exhibit Hall Pass for an additional fee. The Club Industry…Find out more »
2016 Australian Adventure Festival
Athletes from across the nation and internationally will descend on East Gippsland from 22 to 23 October 2016, for an adventure experience they won't forget. The ultimate event for adventure sports in Australia returns this October for the second annual Australian Adventure Festival and registrations are now open. There's something for everyone, with trail running, mountain biking, adventure racing, a Kids Adventure Challenge, and family events including a children's hub and a 5km and 10km adventure fun run. Designed to…Find out more »
November 2016
MS Gong Ride
The MS Sydney to the Gong Ride is Australia's most respected and spectacular one day community bike ride. Held on 6 November 2016, the MS Sydney to the Gong Ride is a charity bike ride spanning between Sydney and Wollongong, a fantastic fundraising effort to support Australians living with multiple sclerosis. Over its 34 year history it has become a Sydney's cycling tradition famous for its atmosphere, spectacular scenery through national park and ocean road, wonderful volunteers and the generosity…Find out more »
Highland Fling Mountain Bike Marathon
Across the weekend of 12-13 November 2016, the beautiful town of Bundanoon in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, will host a festival weekend for outdoor adventurers, which includes the iconic Highland Fling mountain bike marathon – one of Australia's longest running, most iconic and most loved mountain bike events. Each year the Highland Fling takes riders on a true mountain bike journey. A journey along narrow country lanes, and through lush private farmlands. A journey fording rivers, and plunging…Find out more »
Pearl iZumi Bundy Run
Across the weekend of 12 to 13 November 2016, the beautiful town of Bundanoon in the New South Wales Southern Highlands, will host a weekend for outdoor adventurers, including the second running of the Pearl iZUMi Bundy Run – a trail run created to showcase the area's natural beauty and incredible views. The run joins the long established Highland Fling mountain bike marathon to make a weekend of wild off road adventures. Launched in 2015, the Pearl iZUMi Bundy Run…Find out more »
Eureka Climb
Eureka Climb – Sunday 13 November 2016 Race you to the top! Eureka Climb is Australia's biggest vertical race. Take on Eureka Tower and race your way up 88 levels to the highest viewing platform in the Southern Hemisphere. Money raised goes to Charity Partners Interplast and Whitelion. Teams of 4 and individuals welcome. Timed and untimed categories available for all fitness levels aged 12 and over. For more information go to www.eurekaclimb.com.auFind out more »
2016 Sunday Age City2Sea, presented by Westpac
Chase your personal best, take up the challenge and enjoy the music, energy and fun from live DJs, bands, cheerleaders and dancers on one of Melbourne's most spectacular courses. Leave your headphones at home and run out loud! Distance: 5km and 15km Date: Sunday 20 November, 2016 Time: Commencing at 7am Website: www.thecity2sea.com.au Location: Yarra Park or Albert Park to St KildaFind out more »
February 2017
Sydney Morning Herald Sun Run And Cole Classic Presented By Virgin Active
Sydney's favourite sporting and fitness weekend is back. And the locations could not be more spectacular with events staged at the city's iconic northern beaches and coastline. The annual Sydney Morning Herald Sun Run and Cole Classic presented by Virgin Active, is held on consecutive days, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 February 2017. There's something for every fitness level and every family and community group. There's a 7km fun run and a more challenging 10km course in the Sydney Morning…Find out more »
April 2017
Australian Running Festival 2017 Canberra
DATE: Saturday 8 April to Sunday 9 April, 2017 LOCATION: Canberra Long distance runners from right around Australia are set to converge on Canberra this coming April at the iconic Australian Running Festival on Saturday 8 April and Sunday 9 April, 2017. Entrants from near and far can set themselves a new bucket list challenge, in celebrating a full weekend of healthy lifestyles, fitness and fun across the scenic course that showcases the best of the nation's capital. Established in 1976, The…Find out more »


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Robert Hays serves as Chairman of King & Spalding. In this role, he oversees the strategic growth and direction of the firm and focuses on building strong relationships with the firm's clients. Prior to his election to Chairman in 2005, Mr. Hays had held a variety of leadership positions within the firm, including six years as a member of the firm's governing Policy Committee, which he now also chairs and 12 years as leader of the firm's Tort and Environmental Litigation Group where he was a leading trial lawyer in that practice group.
Mr. Hays' leadership in the legal and business communities has been recognized by numerous organizations. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and for several years has been named one of the "100 Most Influential Atlantans" by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. For the past four years, he has been named to Georgia Trend magazine's list of "Legal Elite" and ranked as a leading litigator in Georgia by Chambers USA. Other organizations that have recognized his legal skills and leadership include Best Lawyers in America, Georgia Super Lawyers, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Who's Who in Law & Accounting."
Mr. Hays continues to handle select matters for clients as lead trial counsel and a member of the firm's tort litigation practice group, which includes more than 100 lawyers whose practices are devoted exclusively to defending product liability and mass tort litigation. It is one of the largest practice groups of its kind anywhere, offering a complete array of expertise – from the cost-effective collection of documents, the work-up of scientific and other experts, and a sophisticated motion practice all the way through to trial and appeal, including in class actions and MDLs in notoriously dangerous jurisdictions. The group has been recognized by the American Lawyer as one of the top three product liability practices in the country, Chambers USA gave the group a "Tier 1 National" ranking, and the group has contributed to the firm's selection as one of the top ten defense firms in the nation by National Law Journal for the past two years.
Mr. Hays has amassed extensive experience as lead trial counsel in high exposure product liability and other mass tort litigation, with over 20 years of courtroom experience as lead trial counsel in state and federal courts. His clients have included General Motors, Merck, ChevronTexaco, Schering-Plough, GlaxoSmithKline, DaimlerChrysler, The Home Depot, Temple-Inland, ExxonMobil, The Coca-Cola Company, General Electric and Wendy's.
Mr. Hays has served as Vice Chairman of the American Bar Association TIPS Product Liability Section and a was a member of the ABA Litigation Section and Product Liability Section.
Mr. Hays joined King & Spalding in 1983 after receiving his J.D. from Vanderbilt University where he was selected for the Vanderbilt Law Review and a Patrick Wilson Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar.


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THE Guernsey Financial Services Commission has promoted Caroline Bradley to Deputy Director of the Insurance Division.
Mrs Bradley joined the GFSC in 2008 after a long career in insurance. Having started out as a graduate trainee with a major UK insurer, she specialised as a loss adjuster, then, on moving to Guernsey, she spent 13 years working in captive management dealing with all types of insurance and reinsurance programmes.
An Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Mrs Bradley is a former President of the Insurance Institute of Guernsey.
Her new role will include ensuring that Guernsey continues to comply with the new Insurance Core Principles which are being revised by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors.
Nik van Leuven, Director General of the Commission, said: 'I congratulate Caroline on her promotion. Her industry experience makes an invaluable contribution to the whole of the Insurance Division.'


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Welcome to day 3 of TWG's tour for Lucy Scala and 'Someone To Love'! Hope you're enjoying the tour so far, cannot believe that tomorrow is the final day! -cries-.
To help you get to know the Italian author a little bit better, I was allowed to ask her a few questions:
TWG: Could you tell us a bit about you and your background before you began writing?
If I look back on my childhood, I see a little girl with a book and a pen in hand. I write from my life, from my own memories. I could not imagine my life without books, because I owe everything to them. As a child I never dreamed of becoming a writer but instead I wanted to be a veterinarian. I had written several novels before Someone To Love, but I was never convinced. I felt it was not the right time. This is why I started writing a blog, always talking about books, and then two years ago I embarked on this adventure. I am a normal girl, who lives with a boyfriend and a fur ball named Bubu. I am almost graduated from veterinary school and I hope one day to look back with satisfaction.
TWG: Have you always wanted to become a published writer?
Oh, no. When I was a little girl I did not recognize the role of a writer because I always saw a shop assistant in the library. Only with time I understood, but I was focused on other professions and passions. I love animals and would like to find a job that relates to my University studies, but life sometimes takes you down different paths. Thankfully I had that moment that made me believe in myself and in my work that lead to me getting published.
TWG: If you could pick one character from Someone To Love, who would it be and why?
Surely the main character, Mia. There is so much of me in her: my dreams, my childhood memories, love for animals and children, the link to her grandparents and the need to be loved. To be honest, I have so much to learn from Mia. She is a strong, determined woman, focused on what she loves and loves with her whole being. I wish I had her courage.
TWG: Have you ever disliked any of the characters in your book?
No, in general I create characters who have something good about them or who has a message which should be communicated to the reader. For me it is important to make sure the characters are capable of arousing emotions.
TWG: What influenced your thoughts to begin writing Someone To Love?
Sure you want to know? My dog: Bubu. It was one afternoon, it was raining outside and I was bored. I turned to see my dog, sleeping belly up and, like a thunderbolt, came the long-awaited light.
TWG: Mia has two love interests in the book, was it difficult to think up two completely different love interest personalities?
Mia is a woman who runs away from love. She decides not to suffer anymore and to devote to herself to her passions and her work. After all, we all want to be loved and Mia will face a crossroads. Two completely different men who will test her. Head or heart? This is the choice Mia must make Mia and fast. I tried to create two very different characters, both from the physical point of view but also character. Readers like good-looking, bad men, but also those who are romantics who provide security.
TWG: If you were Mia, would your 'Someone To Love', be completely different?
You are referring to the choices that make Mia? Yes, I would not have changed anything. But she's very similar to me, and it was easy to talk about her love life.
TWG: Time for a tough one, if you could choose any book that has already been published to be the author of, which one would you choose and why?
There are many. Until a few years ago I would have answered Little Women, but today I would say you Gone Girl for a simple reason: it is too brilliant and diabolical.
TWG: One final question. What advice would you give to a writer that wants to be published? Any words of wisdom?
I am very bad in giving advice. Each person has a different fate, a different personality and a different talent. If you have a dream, then you will find a way to make it come true. Never force things, because they are more beautiful if they are unexpected. Have fun, write for yourself and do not miss the ones that surround you. Read, read so much and never have negative thoughts. Request insight from someone who is close to you, but then create your own path.
Even answering questions Lucy writes beautifully! Thank you to Lucy Scala for taking the time to answer my questions! Hopefully you as readers will feel a little bit more connected to the author, maybe some of you might relate to her answers? Tomorrow is the fourth and final day of the tour and I will be sharing my own personal views on love. I hope you will join me! Until then, I will leave you with the all important book details and the links you need.
A heart-warming story of a young woman's search for her one true love. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes.
Mia is thirty, has a history of unhappy love affairs and a mother who arranges blind dates for her. Every night Mia dreams of her ideal man, but in the morning she wakes up next to a brute with drooping ears and a bristly coat. By day she runs one of the best-known veterinary clinics in Turin and organizes pet therapy sessions at the local hospital. True love never seems to enter her life. Or so Mia thought, until she meets Alberto, an attractive doctor, and Diego, a policeman who has just moved to Turin from Puglia.
At last Cupid is going to shoot his arrow; will he manage to pierce the heart of the right man for Mia?
Buy from Amazon UK
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Alejandra Palacios
Updated: February 12, 2020 10:29 PM
The Duluth School Board has decided to reevaluate the timing of possible boundary changes, making the change to elementary boundaries sooner than middle and high school boundaries.
The first phase would consider smaller adjustments to elementary school boundaries to make room at areas of over-capacity. They would also consider strategies regarding the immersion programs at Lowell Elementary. A draft proposal would be shared with the community and Board in the spring and adjustments could take place as early as September.
The second phase would be forming a work group to develop recommendations for the middle and high school boundary adjustments. That work could take place over the next school year. Changes might be implemented by September 2021.
The recommendations will need full board approval before they go into place.
Scott Asperheim, a concerned parent, told WDIO News it seemed like board members are acknowledging the impact these drastic changes would have and need to put more time and research into it.
He has been closely monitoring the project since it would have an impact to his family.
"I'm a parent of two, I have a son who currently attends Ordean East Middle School. My daughter attends Homecroft Elementary. I live in the Woodland area. As far as the boundary project, it could potentially affect us. With the three scenarios they did propose it would send our kids to the West Duluth schools," said Asperheim.
Asperheim said this change would present a long commute for his family and would also affect his kid's extra-curricular activities. He has been attending all the meetings related to the boundary project.
"They did have some pretty ambitious plans that needed a lot more research it seemed to they didn't look into the feasibility. By doing the phased approach that definitely gives them more time for that second phase, if they are going to implement that and even in the immediate changes that they're trying in the first phase with the elementary schools.They expressed concern about not having enough information and wanting time to really evaluate the options, so that was really encouraging to see," said Asperheim.
More information on the boundary project can be found here.
Alejandra Palacios
Updated: February 12, 2020 10:29 PM
Created: February 12, 2020 02:56 PM
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could be expiated only by an equal destruction of C H.A. P. the infidels; and as he now stood at the gates of *— paradise, he might best secure his glorious entrance, by demolishing the idols of China, founding moschs in every city, and establishing the profession of faith in one God, and his prophet Mahomet. The re<ent expulsion of the house of Zingis was an insult . on the Mogul name; and the disorders of the empire afforded the fairest opportunity for revenge. The illustrious Hongvou, founder of the dynasty of Ming, died four years before the battle of Angora; and his grandson, a weak and unfortunate youth, was burnt in a palace, after a million of Chinese had perished in the civil war". Before he evacuated Anatolia, Timour dispatched beyond the Sihoon a numerous army, or rather colony, of his old and new subjects, to open the road, to subdue the Pagan Calmucks and Mungals, and to found cities and magazines in the desart; and, by the diligence of his lieutenant, he soon received a perfect map and description of the unknown regions, from the source of the Irtish to the wall of China. During these preparations, the Emperor atchieved the final conquest of Georgia; passed the winter o on the banks of the Araxes; appeased the troubles of Persia; and slowly returned to his capital, after a campaign of four years and nine months.
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* Synopsis Hist. Sinicae, p. 74–76, (in the 4th part of the Relations de Thevenot), Duhalde, Hist. de la Chine, (tom. i. p. 597. 508. folio edition); and for the chronology of the Chinese Emperors, de Guignes, Hist, des Huns, tom. i. p. 71. 72s
On the throne of Samarcand", he displayed, in a short repose, his magnificence and power; listened to the complaints of the people; distributed a just measure of rewards and punishments; employed his riches in the architecture of palaces and temples; and gave audience to the ambassadors of Egypt, Arabia, India, Tartary, Russia, and Spain, the last of whom presented a suit of tapestry which eclipsed the pencil of the Oriental artists. The marriage of six of the Emperor's grandsons was esteemed an act of religion, as well as of paternal tenderness; and the pomp of the ancient caliphs was revived in their nuptials. They were celebrated in the gardens of Canighul, decorated with innumerable tents and pavilions, which displayed the luxury of a great city, and the spoils of a victorious camp. Whole forests were cut down to supply fuel for the kitchens; the plain was spread with pyramids of meat, and vases of every liquor, to which thousands of guests were courteously invited, The orders of the state, and the nations of the earth, were marshalled at the royal banquet; nor were the ambassadors of Lurope (says the haughty Persian) excluded from the feast; since even the casses, the smallest of fish, find their place in the oceant. The public ** Joy
* For the return, triumph, and death of Timour, see Sherefeddin (l. vi. c. 1–30.), and Arabshah (tom. ii. c. 35–47.). + Sherefeddin (l. vi. c. 24.) mentions the ambassadors of one of the most potent sovereigns of Europe. We know that it was Henry III. King of Castile; and the curious relation of his two cmbassics is still extant, Mariana, Hist. Hispan. l. xix. C. II.
joy was testified by illuminations and masquerades; c H A P.
the trades of Samarcand passed in review ; and every trade was emulous to execute some quaint device, some marvellous pageant, with the materials of their peculiar art. After the marriagecontracts had been ratified by the cadhis, the bridegrooms and their brides retired to the nuptial chambers; nine times, according to the Asiatic fashion, they were dressed and undressed; and at each change of apparel, pearls and rubies were showered on their heads, and contemptuously abandoned to their attendants. A general indulgence was proclaimed: every law was relaxed, every pleasure was allowed; the people was free, the sovereign was idle; and the historian of Timour may
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tainment of empire, the only happy period of his life were the two months in which he ceased to exercise his power. But he was soon awakened to the cares of government and war. The standard was unfurled for the invasion of China: the emirs made their report of two hundred thousand, the select and veteran soldiers of Iran and Turan; their baggage and provisions were transported by five hundred great waggons, and an immense train of horses and camels; and the troops might prepare for a long absence, since more than six months were employed
c. 11. tom. ii. p. 329. 330. Advertissement à l'Hist, de Timur Bec, p. 28–33. There appears likewise to have been some correspondence between the Mogul Emperor, and the court of Charles VII. King of France, (Histoire de France, par Velly et Villaret, tom. xii. p. 336).
c H. A. P. in the tranquil journey of a caravan from Samar
cand to Pekin. Neither age, nor the severity of the winter, could retard the impatience of Timour; he mounted on horseback, passed the Sihoon on the ice, marched seventy-six parasangs, three hundred miles, from his capital, and pitched his last camp in the neighbourhood of Otrar, where he was expected by the angel of death. Fatigue, and the indiscreet use of iced water, accelerated the progress of his fever; and the conqueror of Asia expired in the seventieth year of his age, thirty-five years after he had ascended the throne of Zagatai. His designs were lost; his armies were disbanded; China was saved; and fourteen years after his decease, the most powerful of his children sent an embassy of friendship and commerce to the court of Pekin *. The fame of Timour has pervaded the East and West; his posterity is still invested with the Imperial title; and the admiration of his subjects, who revered him almost as a deity, may be justified in some degree by the praise or confession of his bitterest enemies f. Although he was lame of an hand and foot, his form and stature were not unworthy of his rank; and his vigorous health, so essential to himself and to the world, Was * See the translation of the Persian account of their embassy, a curious and original piece, (in the 4th part of the Relations de Thevenot). They presented the Emperor of China with an old horse which Timour had formerly rode. It was
in the year 1419, that they departed from the court of Herat, to which place they returned in 1422 from Pekin.
+ From Arabshah, tom. ii. c. 96. The bright or softer
colours are borrowed from Sherefeddin, d'Herbelot, and the Institutions.
was corroborated by temperance and exercise. In C .*.*. his familiar discourse he was grave and modest, and --> if he was ignorant of the Arabic language, he spoke with fluency and elegance the Persian and Turkish idioms. It was his delight to converse with the learned on topics of history and science; and the amusement of his leisure-hours was the game of chess, which he improved or corrupted with new refinements". In his religion, he was a zealous, though not perhaps an orthodox, Mussulman f; but his sound understanding may tempt us to believe, that a superstitious reverence for omens and prophecies, for saints and astrologers, was only affected as an instrument of policy. In the government of a vast empire, he stood alone and absolute, without a rebel to oppose his power, a favourite to seduce his affections, or a minister to mislead his judgement. It was his firmest maxim, that, whatever might be the consequence, the word of the Prince should never be disputed or recalled; but his foes have maliciously observed, that the com- * mands of anger and destruction were more strictly executed than those of beneficence and favour. His sons and grandsons, of whom Timour left six-and-thirty at his decease, were his first and most * His new system was multiplied from 32 pieces and 64 squares, to 56 pieces and I lo or 130 squares. But, except in his court, the old game has been thcught sufficiently elaborate.
The Mogul Emperor was rather pleased than hurt, with the
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- Once cooled, combine simple syrup with strawberries in blender and blend until combined.
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- Pour into salt/sugar rimmed glass.
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The event attempted to lure shoppers downtown with chocolate treats and sales at 19 merchants on Front, Putnam and Second streets, as well as in Harmar, and many folks took the bait.
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The Season begins! The New Haven Symphony Orchestra (NHSO) will kick off its 2017 – 2018 concert season on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30pm in Woolsey Hall. This opening concert, led by NHSO music director William Boughton, will feature Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano with the Symphony's Artists-in-Residence this season, the Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio (pianist Michael Brown, violinist Elena Urioste, and cellist Nick Canellakis).
The concert will open with a full "surround sound" experience: brass musicians will surround the audience in the balcony of Woolsey Hall for Gabrieli's Sonata Pian e forte. Then the program will immediately turn to the NHSO string section onstage for George Walker's Lyric for Strings. Concert highlights also will include Benjamin Britten's poetry-inspired "Four Sea Interludes" from Peter Grimes and Mexican composer Arturo Marquez's fiery Danzon No. 2, recognizable from Season Two of Mozart in the Jungle.
Pianist Michael Brown, violinist Elena Urioste, and cellist Nicholas Canellakis have established themselves as three of the most sought-after young virtuosos on the classical music scene today. Winners, individually, of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, BBC New Generation Artist Scheme, Sphinx and Concert Artists Guild competitions, and Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center auditions, they have performed in prestigious venues across the United States and Europe, including Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, and London's Wigmore and Royal Festival Halls.
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The September 28 concert will be the NHSO's annual School Night at the Symphony, when the NHSO invites all K-12 students, teachers, staff, and their families to attend free of charge. Those interested must have registered prior to the performance. As of Friday, September 22, nearly 1,000 children and their family members had registered for the event. The Symphony's education will host an "instrument discovery" zone prior to the concert in the upper lobby where students can try orchestral instruments.
There will be a special "Prelude" pre-concert talk at 6:30pm with the Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio in Sudler Hall (located a few doors down from Woolsey Hall on College Street). The talk will be moderated by Amy Christman, Music Department Chair at Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. The public can participate in the "Prelude" in person or electronically in a Facebook livestream at Facebook.com/NewHavenSymphony.
Tickets: Adult tickets are $15 – $74. College student tickets are $10 and KidTix (kids under 18) are free with the purchase of an adult ticket. Blue Star tickets for active military personnel and their immediate family are free. For tickets and information call 203.865.0831 or visit www.NewHavenSymphony.org.
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Prelude: Join the NHSO for an intriguing free pre-concert discussion with the Brown-Urioste-Canellakis Trio from 6:30-7:00pm the night of the concert at Sudler Hall in Harkness Hall at Yale University. This event will also be available to stream live at Facebook.com/NewHavenSymphony.
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The authorities of each country or region have responsibilities for setting and enforcing the rules for entry, including Vietnam. Once you plan to visit a country and you are not clear about visa requirement to Vietnam, you are advised to contact their embassy or consulates in your location or neighboring nations.
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For trips which lengthen up to one month, you can get an online visa such as e-visa or visa on arrival. However, they may have disadvantages for you if you want to extend your visit. Unless you have a fixed travel plan, you should apply for a normal visa from the closest Vietnam Embassy in your area.
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Vietnam Government also has the visa extension policy for certain countries; you should check in advance the list of eligible countries for this policy to make sure whether your nationality is included in the list or not. The application for the Vietnam visa extension can be processed at the Vietnam Immigration Department.
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