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We've been creating lots of vibrantly colored art on black backgrounds.
We were initially inspired by Miles van Hout's illustrations in Friends,
and we've moved from oil pastel to tempera to collage as we've looked
for other inspiring images like the color palates in this book of photos.
One friend intently helps another to write her name on her artwork.
"I made this gnome to protect my family. His name is
Jacko Hotdog. But he can't fly."


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Hello visitors,
It is my privilege to welcome you to Monroe County. I always say that you are only a visitor the first time here, and after that, you are considered a friend. We would love to have you not only visit, but also stay and reside with us here in our fair county.
We have a great quality of life here. We all enjoy working and playing together in a close-knit, family-like environment. We have safe, beautiful neighborhoods as well as wooded land where farming and various types of recreation can be enjoyed. In Monroe County, traffic is replaced with tranquility, stress with serenity, and day-to-day pressures with pleasure.
Although we are a small, rural county, there are great benefits that can be experienced by everyone here. Business and real estate costs are very reasonable. We can also boast of outstanding health care providers including a veteran's clinic, a top-of-the-line hospital, an urgent care facility and a large and growing number of doctor's offices to accommodate our population. Our public schools are competitive, and we have an accredited private school option. We also are fortunate to have an exceptional college, Coastal Alabama, which offers a variety of two-year and some four-year degrees as well as numerous certificate programs for our students. A big asset is our airport, which is equipped with a 6100-foot runway sufficient for landing large corporate jets. We have industrial properties ready for occupancy, and several new industries that are in the early or beginning stages in our county at this point.
I have traveled a fair amount throughout our country and state in the past many years and have come across quite a number of nice communities and their residents, but I still hold the same conclusion that I reached many years ago – Monroe County is the best place to live, and our people are the best friends one can have. I realize that I may be somewhat biased since I was born and raised here and have lived here my entire life, but I would like to extend an invitation to you so that you can experience our community for yourselves. We heartily welcome you.
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OK. So from this page I plan to review all of the movies that come out in Summer 2012 that are considered to be blockbusters, or, what I think will be really good movies to see during the summer.
I plan to start with THE AVENGERS and then head in to more from there. Be on the lookout for my reviews as they come out!


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Schiphol cargo growth in Q1 maintains ranking and improves market share
Schiphol Cargo tonnages saw a return to modest growth in the first quarter of 2013. The total of all export and import cargo was 366,269 tonnes, up 2.25% on 2012.
January saw a good start to the year, with 116,137 tonnes of cargo (up 6.66%), partially due to a change in the dates of Chinese New Year. As a result, Asia showed a dramatic improvement of 17%, but Europe was even better at 22.8% growth.
February figures saw a corresponding readjustment in Asian freight of 9.5% below 2012, but a strong return for Latin America (+13.3%) cushioned the impact of this fall, producing a total of 113,469 tonnes for the month (down 3.9%) and a running total of 229,607 tonnes for the first two months (reducing the year-on-year margin to 1.2%).
But in March, the picture recovered again: with strong figures for Europe (+ 15.1%), Africa (+15.1%) and Latin America (+10.3%), and Asia also up 4.9%, the month's total of 136,663 tonnes (+4.1%) put the year to date figure back on a growth course. March also saw total exports exceed imports for the first time since October 2012.
Freighter movements through Schiphol rose marginally in January-March 2013, from 3,765 in 2012 to 3,780 (up 0.4%).
Says Schiphol Cargo Senior VP Enno Osinga: "The figures so far are encouraging. Recent experiences teach us all to be cautious about predictions, but there is an air of optimism in the business that we have not seen for some time. So I would like to think we can maintain or improve this trend throughout the year.
"The weaker Euro seems to be helping exports at last, and it's encouraging to see them exceed imports once again, for the first time in six months.
"We have retained our third place among major European cargo airports, but once again we are turning in the best performance of the top four, and growing our market share. This is a clear endorsement of our constant development activity in the lifescience and flowers sectors."
He concludes: "The long-term game plan remains unchanged: we make investments and drive initiatives today, to improve processes and enhance Schiphol's appeal for tomorrow."


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The spontaneous outpouring of support, show of confidence and loyalty of Awami league activists shown to their leader Sheikh Hasina on her return home was heartening. This was a good response to what is being told all along about "0" popularity and influence or effectiveness of Sheikh Hasina or BNP leader Khaleda Zia.
Similarly the gathering of thousands of BNP activists with mere rumor of Khaleda's visit to late president Zia's mausoleum is another testament to what these two ladies are to most of their grass root core political workers.
The 11+2 wise men and women who think they know and speak for all in Bangladesh and they are only people who want good of Bangladesh should take a lesson from these events. One thing these wise men and women should know that the people who gathered in Airport, or in Bangabandhu museum/Shudha Shadan or President Zia's mausoleum, were not hired human heads to attend the gatherings. These young people defied all the red eye, fear mongering and joint forces terror to express their passion.
We talk about election. We should know these young people greeting Khaleda or Hasina are the ones who will do the most important ground work in Bangladesh election. The western trained kids belonging to the civil society, out of their pure passion and patriotism, can write hundreds of op-eds, but the real job in democracy is done by those young elements chanting slogan at Airport
And the wise men and women currently running Bangladesh must know that application of force or fear tactic can never contain the passion of large number of people.


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A 236-bed, Level II trauma facility in eastern Texas received limited notice that their local orthopedic trauma group would be departing the program. Executive leadership engaged Medicus Healthcare Solutions to fully staff the program so they could focus on securing permanent providers and simultaneously launching an outpatient rehabilitation clinic.
A Level III Trauma Center in southern New Hampshire was seeking a specialized team of physicians to increase their trauma designation. Administration engaged Medicus Healthcare Solutions (Medicus) to help manage their schedule and provide consultation throughout the process.
A five-clinic health system on the outskirts of Seattle, Washington, needed to rebuild the community's trust and hire quality providers to provide excellent patient care. They engaged Medicus Healthcare Solutions to help stabilize and rebrand their Family Medicine and Urgent Care programs.
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Growing up on a farm in Southland has shaped Adrian Walker to become the chef he is today. "In Southland, I developed a passion for produce. The quality of produce that was on hand down there is inspiring," he told Hotel Magazine.
Walker has worked in Melbourne, Perth, Queenstown, Christchurch, Auckland, and now is cooking at the Bistro Lago restaurant, located at the Hilton Lake Taupo.
A big fan of working with chocolate; Walker's favourite dish is chocolate fondant, a recurring dish of his. "The garnish changes to the season, but a correctly cooked fondant while using good ingredients is so indulgent," Walker said.
Consistent flavours in the food is a theme of his, but the presentation of the meals changes with the trends of the time. He tries to keep up with these trends using the internet, primarily by scrolling through Instagram and watching Netflix's food programming. Despite that, the old-fashioned method of chatting and networking with other chefs is still part of Walker's approach to keeping on top of the times
Recently, Walker travelled to Indonesia. There he was taken on an adventure by the locals through the rainforests to see the natural cocoa and coffee bean plantations, as well as the rice fields that have been carved into the mountains and used for centuries.
As an up-and-coming young chef, the complexity of cooking soufflé was inspirational for Walker. "When I was first training to become a chef the complexity of a soufflé and cooking that to order really inspired me and taught me to be disciplined in following recipes, and the importance of cooking times and temperatures and trusting it." He doesn't only enjoy cooking intricate desserts such as chocolate fondant and soufflé; he also appreciates slow cooking, braising, and confit—dishes where the flavours can be released and infused.
His greatest accomplishment in the kitchen so far was when he catered for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, held throughout New Zealand in 2015. "We had to cater for different countries that were dining at the same time, but not in the same dining space. The concept also catered for different ethnic requests. The concept was adopted by FIFA for future sporting tournaments."
He cites Christchurch's Tony Smith, Auckland's Gareth Stewart, and Melbourne's Simon Beaton as chef's that have inspired him.
Walker plans to make the most of his time in Taupo, and in the future intends on connecting with more local producers in the area.


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The White Helmets have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Barack Obama, the only President in US history to be at war every year of his 8 year term, has already won a Nobel Peace Prize.
Should the White Helmets win the Nobel, may we suggest the name change to the Nobel War Prize.
Who are the White Helmets? Al Qaeda of course. Or better put…they are the US funded, Netflix filmed Al Qaeda "NGO" operating in Syria.
Here is the second short documentary exposé on the US-UK funded Al Qaeda support group known as the White Helmets, which is now being glorified by Netflix.
And here is the first short documentary on The White Helmets…a fake Syrian humanitarian group, which in reality is an Al Qaeda support group headed by a British military man, and funded by the US Government to the tune of $23 million in blood money.
This short documentary is made by Steve Ezzedine, drawing on research by Vanessa Beeley.
Via: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCToSTprWRcb1ByEs99FbMqw
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"Oh, I need time and a moment of leisure!" I heard myself say this sentence and connect the thought of leisure with earlier days (Am I really that old?). As if I'd had more leisure in the past. During the semester break we carefully renovated the apartment – today the thought of renovation is already exhausting for me. Read several books of an author in a row to get a feeling for her work. Working on a drawing into the night and completely forgetting space and time. The power of the moment lies in being immersed. Today I feel determined by fast timings, by todo lists, which determine the daily work routine but also extend far into the meaningful, work-free time to be spent.
In my most important collegial working group, we have for some time now been refusing to work on an even more effective approach and are looking instead at what makes working life effortless. It is only a slightly changed direction, but internally a clearly shifted value – which also means leisure, workfloor and leisure time are not to be distinguished.
On closer examination of 'leisure' I come across Prof. Dr. Stefan Schmidt, who describes leisure as a 'pleasantly perceived expansion of the present' and "as an inner readiness and inner consciousness to linger in the present, in order finally to find silence when the world offers silence'. I learn that in different regions of the brain the ability to pause (prefrontal cortex) and the opposite, the permanent distraction (Default Mode Network System) are stored. You can train both. When I train to pause, I create the space for creative expression. I also experience, conversely, that through photography I distance myself from agitation and distraction and feel leisure. "One thing at a time!".
Leisure is a shy creature. It cannot be forced. I can provide a framework that favours her, but she volunteers. When I look at leisure, I am enthusiastic about the idea of freedom. Spending time without purpose, relaxed, serene. Be enough for myself, even if it's not useful. Leaning into the present, physically feeling myself. Having an idea and not following it, feeling an impulse and not following it. I experience this as particularly precious when I am allowed to experience it together with others.
On my last trip to Greece, a friend's suitcase was lost for a few hours. It broke out hectically, after engaged telephone calls and nasty tension, the suitcase was found and seized in the port of Aegina. Afterwards everyone involved threw their plans for the design of the next days overboard – without really talking about it – and we spent our time together on Méthana, an enchanting peninsula of the Peloponnese: strolling, photographing, swimming, playing Backgammon. We explored the place, ate well, had a lot of fun. Finally we took the ferry back to Aegina, took our suitcase and set off for Athens and home together. Together we expanded into the present.


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I'm a veterinarian and the owner of Sacred Pet Euthanasia. Saying goodbye to a pet can be heartbreaking. I created this service to help animals experience peace and comfort in their final moments with you.
Through my work and my own personal relationships with animals, I have grown a deep understanding of the human-animal bond. I'm here to support and guide you and your family through this difficult time.
Dr Cassie lives with her partner Julien in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. They are blessed to share their lives with many pets: Tilly the Border Collie, Catdog the Maine Coon; Yuki the Ragdoll and six chickens, Audrey, Vivienne, Freya, Betty Boop, Tiger-lily and Tallulah.
Cassie has worked as a veterinarian for 6 years, and is currently working part-time as a holistic vet at The Natural Vets. She is studying her Diploma of Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine and has a strong interest in all forms of energy healing including homeopathy, kinesiology, acupuncture and reiki.
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Chiang Mai, January 2019: Celebrate love and embark on a wonderfully romantic gastronomic journey at the historic 137 Pillars House Chiang Mai Valentine's Day this year. Wine and dine your significant other with an indulgent five-course Valentine's Day Dinner Menu created with much passion by our talented chef using only the finest ingredients that will impress any date.
Choose from dinner accompanied by two glasses of rose, or a bottle of Champagne to celebrate the season of love in style. Or go all out and take your pick one of our exclusive settings at the Pool Side, on The Deck, in The Old House, or on The Terrace, and our team will create an intimate ambience for the two of you to enjoy each other's company as you appreciate the decadent meal. This is limited to four couples only and includes a bottle of Champagne and a round-trip transfer within the Chiang Mai city.
Your romantic evening begins with a glass of bubbly and the chef's innovative amuse bouche of 'Watermelon tartare with mango yolk', and the refreshing starter of 'Sashimi tuna with crab meat salad roll' topped with roselle foam, salmon roe, micro greens.
Declare your love with gusto with the next course of a heart-warming 'Butternut Squash Soup' infused with truffle cream and topped with crispy Parma ham and asparagus, or the 'Cauliflower Veloute, infused with a light green curry and topped with crispy Parma ham and balsamic caviar. For mains, choose between a 'Buttered cod fish marinated in miso soy Sauce' with potato seaweed, mixed green vegetables, and citrus butter sauce; or the Veal Angus Beef Tenderloin served with vanilla-whipped potatoes, mixed vegetables and red wine reduction.
Finally melt her heart with the heavenly 'Baked Alaska with mixed berries, chocolate ice cream and a savory fruit sauce that is sure to have her swooning with every bite.
All through this special evening, our resident pianist and guest violinist will serenade the two of you with tunes of love. Each couple also receives a floral box with their initials on it.
Our Valentine Dinner packages are available only on 14 February 2019 and are priced at:
- THB 3,900 ++ per couple and includes two glasses of Rosé
- THB 6,900 ++ per couple and includes a bottle of Champagne
- The Romantic Dinner in a special setting at the Pool Side, on The Deck, in the historic House, or on The Terrace is available for 4 couples only at THB 12,000 ++ per couple and includes a bottle of Champagne and round-trip transfer within the Chiang Mai city.
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Influence of sampling site and flow area on cardiac output measurements by Doppler echocardiography
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- Received January 20, 1987
- Revision received April 29, 1987
- Accepted May 8, 1987
- Published online October 1, 1987.
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- ↵*Address for reprints: Herbert Dittmann, MD, Medizinische Klinik III, Otfried-Mueller-Strasse 10, 7400 Tuebingen, West Germany.
In 40 patients cardiac output was simultaneously determined by pulsed Doppler echocardiography and thermodilution (range 4.0 to 10.2 liters/min). The sample volume was located in the center of the mitral anulus, at the tips of the mitral leaflets and in the center of the aortic anulus. Circular cross-sectional areas of the mitral anulus, aortic anulus and aortic bulbus were calculated from M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic diameters. The varying short axis of the elliptical mitral opening area was obtained from the diastolic leaflet separation in the M-mode, and the long axis was derived from the maximal mitral orifice area or mitral anulus diameter. Cardiac output was calculated by multiplying time-velocity integrals with the different areas and heart rate.
Doppler flow measurements correlated significantly with the thermodilution method (r = 0.79 to 0.93). Flow measurements at the aortic anulus were most accurate (r = 0.93, SEE = 0.589 liter/min) if the annular area was derived from the M-mode tracing. Measurement of the anulus in the apical five chamber view yielded a significant underestimation and the area of the aortic bulbus provided an overestimation of cardiac output. Left ventricular inflow was underestimated at the mitral leaflet tips and overestimated at the mitral anulus.
The accuracy of pulsed Doppler cardiac output measurements strongly depends on the assumed flow area and sampling site. Both should be determined at the same level in the inflow or outflow tract of the left ventricle. Measurement of cardiac output in the center of the aortic anulus provided the highest accuracy.
- Received January 20, 1987.
- Revision received April 29, 1987.
- Accepted May 8, 1987.
- American College of Cardiology Foundation


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There were long stretches of crops and grass on the Camino (Walk) to Santiago de Compostela (Walk of Saint James). Walking for hours seeing the same scene, same colors, same pace...I came across some wild flowers at the side of the path. It offered me a moment to relax and take in its beauty before I moved on.
I think sometimes in life the days seem to be the same and there is no change...no excitement...no change. Introducing a small change to our routine can be uplifting.
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Eight people were assessed this morning following a collision between a taxi and light motor vehicle at the William Nicol and Sunrise Boulevard intersection in Fourways.
ER24 paramedics, along with another service, arrived on the scene to find the taxi parked in the left-hand ane of the road. The light motor vehicle was also found parked a short distance away.
Paramedics assessed the patients, who were found walking around on the scene, and found that eight had sustained only minor injuries. Fortunately, no serious injuries or fatalities were found at the scene.
The patients were treated for their injuries but all later declined transportation to a nearby hospital.
The details surrounding this incident are not yet known but local authorities will be investigating further treatment.


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Free Horse Welfare & Medication Control Webinar
13 September 2017
Online Webinar with Dr. Cate Plummer
This free webinar, organised by Equestrian Queensland, is open to members of all states and will bring you up to date with changes to the FEI swabbing system and the impact on the National system.
Cate graduated from Sydney University in 1989 having previously completed a degree in Equine Exercise Physiology. Cate has been actively involved in mixed practice since then and has also been employed by Racing NSW as an official race day veterinarian.
Cate has an interest in performance horses and has been an FEI accredited veterinarian for many years. Some of her appointments include Medication Control Veterinarian at the Hong Kong Paralympics in 2008 and the Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010.
Cate commenced this year as EA National Medication Control Officer (NMCO). In this role, Cate is responsible for both the National swabbing scheme as well as FEI sanctioned events. Increasing swabbing opportunities at National events is on Cate's agenda as a discussion with State and Organising committees of all discipline types. Cate has commenced providing update seminars to MCP Stewards, and is keen to foster education around the FEI Clean Sport programme including demystifying swabbing with talks underway for parents and children at a number of Interschool Competitions.
Get in now as places are limited.
You can also watch the previous webinars organised by Equestrian Queensland on REPLAY by clicking here.


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Outsourced accounting services allow you to get jobs completed by knowledgeable who has their workplace. A very powerful thing that you'll share with them is a contract. A contract will include all of the things that your independent contractor and you'll agree on. It can primarily contain the scope of work to be farmed out by your organization and the charges you're anticipated to pay for it. Preparation of monetary paperwork is among the many principal causes to use outsourced accounting providers.
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Responding to the call of the United Nations, there is a lot of activity going on around the world for autistic people. In an effort to raise awareness about autism, the campaign "awareness of autism 2017" has spread throughout the world.
Official Autism Awareness hoodie:
Autism Awareness 2017 T-Shirts:
The Green Light campaign is about awareness of autism launched in eight years. Every year, an average of 160 people, there is an autistic person and autism syndrome affects about 70 million people around the world.
In order to help the autistic person step into their world, to help them perceive, practice their individual independence, so that they get a job. The only thing we can do to help them is to participate in this campaign with all the things you can do for autistic people.
Support the campaign by purchasing T-shirt with the "Awareness of Autism 2017" logo:
Join the campaign by buying this shirt, you can support all autistic people who have the opportunity to integrate with the community.
The T-shirt has the logo of the "Awareness of Autism 2017" campaign. This is very meaningful for me and you, love in each of us rooted in love and if you love me, please care me more!
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Awareness of Autism 2017 is Spend all your love and care for your child, do not leave it home alone, letting your child communicate with the outside world. Share everything with the child, talk to it every time it's sad, … aim for a brighter future, develop in all aspects of entertainment, learning. It is the most effective autism treatment.
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The Detroit Lions' off-season has been one from the seventh circle of hell. With the 2012 NFL Draft a week away, the Lions have had their fair share of off-season problems.
Detroit has done virtually nothing in free agency. They have overpaid non-franchise type players. On top of that, the boys in Honolulu Blue can't seem to find a former draft pick without off-the-field problems.
Let's start with free agency. Rather than go out and look for some help in their defensive secondary and front seven, they lost two key veterans to last year's defense: linebacker Bobby Carpenter and cornerback Eric Wright.
In the process, the Lions' front office placed the franchise tag on defensive end Cliff Avril and will pay him over $10 million next season if they don't work out a long-term deal this off-season.
Translation: The Lions will grossly overpay a role player who was drafted in the third round.
The next problem is with Detroit's first and second round draft pick from a year ago, defensive tackle Nick Fairley and running back Mikel Leshoure. Both players were arrested in recent weeks on drug charges and likely face suspension. Leshoure's drug problems are more extensive, as he has a history of failing drug tests dating back to his college days at Illinois.
Detroit has a team that lacks consistency, depth and discipline. The 2012 NFL Draft is their last chance to upgrade for the upcoming campaign to get back to the playoffs.
The Lions have the 23rd overall draft pick this year and a pick in the same spot in each of the next two rounds. When it comes to drafting quality players, teams usually don't find starters after the first two days. They are going to need to find quality players with their first three picks.
To say the Lions have needs is an understatement, but I will try to list them all. Detroit's top defensive back is Chris Houston, a guy who would be a two on most teams. Obviously, the Lions have a need there.
South Carolina's Stephon Gilmore or Alabama's Dre Kirkpatrick would be nice pickups if they fall to the Lions at the 23rd pick. Northern Alabama's Janoris Jenkins might be the best cover corner in this year's draft class, but he comes with baggage the Lions don't need.
The front seven on Detroit's defense lost Bobby Carpenter, a former first round draft pick who underperformed but showed good consistency.
They will be anchored by DeAndre Levy, Stephen Tulloch and Justin Durant. This is a decent core, but none of them are spectacular playmakers.
Boston College's Luke Kuechly would solidify the middle of the field if he drops in the draft, but the Lions would be better equipped with Crimson Tide product Courtney Upshaw's versatility.
Detroit's first round pick needs to be on the defensive side of the ball.
On top of the deficiencies on defense, Detroit's offense has issues too.
With Leshoure likely out for the first four weeks of the season to suspension, and Jahvid Best still hampered by injury, the Lions may need to address running back in the first three rounds – again. The Lions' brass has taken a running back in the first round each of the last two years. A third in as many years would be unprecedented, but it would fill a need.
On the same side of the ball, guard Stephen Peterman and tackle Gosder Cherilus did not live up to expectations when the Lions signed and drafted them, respectively. Upgrading the offensive line might need to be a priority, depending on who is available.
With most of the talent pool off of the market, the Lions' options are limited to drafting seven unproven players at the professional level. The NFL Draft is a crapshoot historically, but championship teams are built finding value where no one else does.


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Hotels and other accommodations in Baia Sardinia
Porto Rotondo, Porto Cervo, Baia Sardinia and Poltu Quatu are the main locations of the area offering a wide range of accommodation from luxury hotels and villas to some more affordable and equally elegant estates. They are all in the neighbourhood of some extraordinary beaches or within reasonable distance. The majority of them are well equipped with sport and children facilities. Since it may get busy during high season, planning in advance is a must.
Grand Hotel Smeraldo Beach
from 170€ to 230€
Via Tre Monti, 07021 Baia Sardinia
Grand Hotel Smeraldo Beach is an important receptive structure placed amid green gardens and pastel pink granite rocks, often smoothed by the wind that models them into strange and different shapes of unmatched beauty, such as to create unforgettable emotions. It has 400 sleeps distributed between "Standard",...
Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu
from 220€ to 350€
Località Poltu Quatu, 07020 Arzachena
Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu is in Poltu Quatu, a jewel of style and comfort offering relaxing moments at the beach or by the pool, leisure and sport facilities including golf, tennis, sailing or motor yachting The resort inspires typical Sardinian village life, enhanced by harmonies of colours and shapes...
Hotel Balocco
from 160€ to 190€
Località Liscia di Vacca, Porto Cervo, 07021 Arzachena
The Hotel Balocco is an enchanting boutique Hotel, located in the heart of Costa Smeralda, a few steps from Porto Cervo town centre. The hotel is open seasonally, from April to October and offers, among its facilities, snack bar next to the swimming pool, swimming pool for adults and children, internet...
Hotel Relais Villa del Golfo & SPA
from 240€ to 680€
Località La Conia, Cannigione, 07020 Arzachena
The Hotel Relais Villa del Golfo & Spa is a luxurious villa overlooking the sea with breathtaking views overlooking the Gulf of Arzachena, the Island of Caprera and the sea off the Costa Smeralda. A villa near the village of Cannigione and the most charming beaches of the area, Tanca Manna, Barca Bruciata,...
Colonna Resort Country & Sporting
from 160€ to 180€
Porto Cervo Marina, 07020 Porto Cervo
The Costa Smeralda is one of the world's most famous and exclusive tourist destinations and a favourite haunt for celebrities and famous names from the Old and the New Continents. Glamour, exclusivity and the area's natural beauty blend in perfect harmony. The Colonna Resort Country & Sporting...
Hotel Pulicinu
from 178€ to 326€
Località Pulicinu, 07026 Baia Sardinia
The Hotel Pulicinu is situated in Baja Sardinia, among the granite stones and the Mediterranean vegetation; it is a peaceful oasis near the glamorous town of Porto Cervo and close to all the beaches of Costa Smeralda. It is located on a little promontory dominating the Gulf of Baja Sardinia and offers...
B&B Bedda Ista
from 50€
Località Aggesi, 07021 Baia Sardinia
B&B Bedda Ista is a typical Gallura stazzo of 130 sqm with garden and view over the archipelago of La Maddalena. It is located in Località Aggesi, just 2 km from Baia Sardinia, a charming fan-shaped locality set on a bay characterized by a beach with crystal clear waters and fine sand, just opposite...
Residence La Costa
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Halo CE General Discussion
Im gonna be "that guy"
Nov 13, 2016 11:18 PM
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I mean, it's been a while, but i'd be more than happy to reinstall sapien and do this if it had the blessing of both teams.. i could use a hobby as of late. my intention would be to keep gameplay the same as the original lumoria (if only because it would be easier) but i'd have no idea how to get things like the rocket hog working or the vehicle emp sections.
--- Original message by: DaLode
Higuy is speaking for himself here.
No "official" blessing was ever given on behalf of the team, nor is it needed.
The Lumoria project was a rather messy one in terms of tags, and it was on the very limit of allowed tagspace due to its sloppy organisation. I believe Masterz had already done some basic attempt at OS'ifying Lumoris, but ran into some troubles that would require some overhauls and eventually didn't bother to continue with it (can't blaim him). The details elude me, and I'm too lazy to look them up.
Another matter that complicates things is that the original development setup is gone, the only way to mod Lumoria is to use an uncommented, unstructured version of the scripts, together with a ripped project via HEK+ or whichever tool is used for that nowadays.
^ didnt see this post, that is more the answer i was expecting
Edited by roviet1337 on Nov 13, 2016 at 11:21 PM
Halo CE General Discussion
Im gonna be "that guy"
Nov 4, 2016 02:39 AM
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Out of humble curiosity, I would like to ask why nobody has done the following yet:
a Lumoria mod with CMT assets.
I know they are different teams (which were often at odds, frequently entertainingly so) and I realize its not likely ever going to happen but hear me out on this. As a long time Halo fan, CE as a whole really was one of the coolest communities, whether it was here or other sites with the exception of the all too common troll, this community has spawned some truly impressive works of art. As a CE fan, every person I introduce this game to or that ever sees me playing it I always recommend Lumoria and SPV3 to them. I know that is cliche, but I remember posting in these threads and following their development with nothing short of zealous fan-boyishness. And from this amazing community comes a tale of 2 mods: one with stunning visuals and good gameplay, and the other with stunning gameplay and OG visuals. I'm not naive enough to request this, but I am curious as to why nobody has combined this for the best of both worlds? We used to get a h3, hr, cmt mod on every single map that came out thanks to our.. "latino" community (you know who you are :P), how come nobody has made a lumoria mod with CMT visuals? Is there a tag space issue? Did TM or CMT expressly forbid it?
Just curious, think it could turn out really cool even if gameplay was not altered.
<3 Basic B---- fan boy of yesteryear
Halo CE General Discussion
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Jul 8, 2016 10:48 PM
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well closure is closure, just gonna miss bump possession for changing marine's weapons
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Jul 7, 2016 05:19 PM
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--- Original message by: Masters1337
--- Original message by: tanju77
Just finished this amazing mod..dunno why is it getting so much hate.
Anyway guys, I found a way to enable cheats without crashing the game-
1)kickout spv3a10.yelo from your maps dictionary
2)manually load spv3a
that's it! now you can easily enable cheats..however the game gets buggy, so be prepared for crashes.
Also I found another glitch- sometimes, the gold sword commander elite manages to
enter past the blast doors and can kill the marines and also follow you
. It followed me till the bridge.
Technically, you should be able to do that from anywhere as it is a global variable... wouldn't matter which map you were on or not. Although I'd think the scripts that close the game should cause it to close even if the cheat is active at start....
ehh still no luck for me, as masters said, scripts still close the game. followup question: if someboyd were inclined enough, could those scripts be removed? or do we not have access to that?
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Jun 28, 2016 07:41 PM
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--- Original message by: Zetthefourth
Can I just add; Blind Wolves are a farce and should be removed immediately unless thoroughly revamped. Ugly textures. Ugly animations. Heck why not AT LEAST add an idle animation where they chew grass or something, otherwise they just hop around waiting to get shot by a twat marine.
yeah wolves sure like to eat grass.. @Masterz1337, im not sure if anybody has asked, but i am curious as to why you opted to break cheats? i have beat legendary and am chugging my way thru noble (which is sufficiently difficult omg) but the most fun i've ever had has been bump possessing ai to make them invisible or carry different weapons, teleport vehicles where they definitely shouldnt go etc. so im just curious: is there any way (or dev trainer) i can get those hours of endless fun to work on the current mod? and yes i am fully aware these cheats can and frequently do crash the game, but i figure if you beat a level on the highest difficulty, one should have a right to ef around.. just curious
thornbeast as well at some point?
and with windows 10, for long tunnel portions on aotcr where you couldnt add ai, add dialogue! windows 10 cortana can be tricked into saying just about anything so use that to your advantage, record it and add it as something story related!
Edited by roviet1337 on Jun 28, 2016 at 07:44 PM
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Feb 2, 2015 03:01 AM
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may have been asked already but a dynamic lightmaps a thing we are going to see on your releases? i know evolved is doing it and it looks cool but is it something you are going to invest the time in doing for your maps?
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CMT's The Silent Cartographer Evolved -- Official Thread
Jan 15, 2015 01:47 AM
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When this releases, would it be too much to ask for the .scenario files? Mostly because I'm lazy, but also just to view how you did he work you have done.
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Dec 23, 2014 03:37 AM
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so i know its ridiculous sounding but.. i always wanted to see/fight a grunt wielding a brute shot. ever since they cowered behind you as the arbiter in halo two i thought it would be so cool to see a grunt ultra who'd worked his way up the ranks and had a brute shot. if its too much to rig then meh, but thats something i think would be neat
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CMT's The Silent Cartographer Evolved -- Official Thread
Oct 27, 2014 03:01 AM
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also far far too late to ask for this but am i the only person who loathes the black and yellow scheme of the rocket hog? it has an awesome model but i honestly think it looks toyish in a world of bad ass awesomeness. like hey checkout this awesome military spectacle.. and now check out its derpy brother who looks like a reverse tonka truck.. maybe its just me but id keep it green and smexy looking
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Oct 27, 2014 02:45 AM
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--- Original message by: rcghalohell
AR needs to be sped up slightly... its a small clip with a low ROF
Edited by rcghalohell on Oct 27, 2014 at 02:02 AM
im not trying to start any arguments but why is everybody on this forum hating on the things i love about what they have done to the mod... ar is awesome that way, it starts slow and speeds up.. remind anyone of any other well received and beloved cmt guns... (ma5k) this brings back the fun of that gun.. EVERY version of the ar IN THE WHOLE HALO SERIES has been bland. now it actually has a custom behavior and nope nobody likes it except me..
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Oct 27, 2014 12:51 AM
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a few other positive notes, the needler is actually an intimidating weapon i feel like the player should actually fear a grunt with one. as for the particle carbine, i LOVEE the "pew pew" sound of it! sounds fantastic. gravity nade sounds phenomenal and i think it actually appeared well balanced. cant wait for it on the low grav POA missions.. pull a brute from halfway cross the map..
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Oct 26, 2014 03:05 AM
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props to your sound guy all the stuff from the sniper to the grenades sound phenomenal! also i was under the impression that the cmt version of silent cartographer was using the evolved bsp.. looks great in its current state but is that an older build or is that the spv3 version as it was intended?
Halo CE General Discussion
Halo 2: Anniversary runs at 1328x1080
Oct 11, 2014 01:51 AM
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well so im no genius. but it seems the logical thing to do would be... (wait for it) ... run the remastered at full res, and (heres where things get crazy) run the original at lower res. my laptop runs halo 2 vista @ 1080p and 60fps. with NO lag. granted i have a quad core i7 (2.4ghz per core) and a 1gb ddr5 (4500mhz) radeon card clocked @ 775mhz built in but thats compared to the xbox one's octacore 1.75ghz amd chipset and 8gb ddr3 (2133mhz) im no math wiz, but that hardwaree should be able to render 4+ games @ full 1080p simultaneously and not have a problem. all that being said, WHO CARES. the game is above 720 it will look phenomenal anyways why is everyone so butthurt about it
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Oct 6, 2014 03:17 AM
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couple things: in regards to the purple, i personally think its fine. ifffff its gonna be changed due to complaints, my advice would be to change it to the halo 3 purple and gold theme of covenant. they used alot of gold hexagons that worked well. an example is the interior/exterior structures of snowbound etc.. between os' bloom, and the already high contrast of that interior, gold/yellow flooring would compliment the purple walls. i had done a texmod of it a while back, i may be able to find the screenshots to give you a taste of what that looks like but im sure if you asked for it dano would know what im talking about
Edited by roviet1337 on Oct 6, 2014 at 03:20 AM
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Oct 2, 2014 10:10 PM
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--- Original message by: Infinite Guardian
That is what I like about Halo, I remember beating Pillar Of Autumn with
with an Assault Rifle, nothing else.
well, you say that.. but vanilla halo youd've had to melee with a pistol... to even get to the ar.. so... /endhaloknowitallism
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Aug 29, 2014 12:23 AM
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--- Original message by: Masters1337
It's yet to be decided, many cheats make SPV3 unstable and can crash the game, bump possession being one of those. So you won't be able to use it anyway.
Okay I understand why, I remember bump possessing a brute from spv2 and falling thru the map(except in one place) but how do you plan to turn them off? I mean you can bump possess even in mp (not very well) so I guess my real question is how? And followup, why would you care? (Not tryna sound ignorant) I mean if you're worried about it breaking the game the cheater in question should be aware that its an eventuallity if they stray too far. On a quick side note, love what you have planned with loadouts, for d30 ( only cuz I don't know the layout of it vs other maps) could you make it a weapon set your character has to walk up and pick up then spawn into the intro cutcene or would that be too much work? (If you need clarification lemme know)
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Aug 28, 2014 03:18 AM
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will cheats be enabled? "oh you cheat?" "thats dumb" your a cheater" "you suck" ... get it out of ur system. the ones i want are bump_possession and teleport to camera. i like to explore after beating it, and i like to be able to choose what weapons my ai use. so if possible will you enable? i understand if noble wont allow but others please?
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Aug 25, 2014 12:09 AM
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on the dialogue note, masters idk if you guys had plans for it but i think you should commit to either english speaking covenant or alien.. so as much as you hate it, use reach's brute vioces or make custom ones from scratch... if you need people i know some good voice actors that'd do it for free
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Aug 24, 2014 04:30 AM
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can ragdoll physics be modified in os? if so will you consider altering them for SPV3?
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Aug 4, 2014 11:50 PM
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--- Original message by: Arteen
Halo 1 has a simple story but the world-building is fantastic.
Halo 2 is a mess.
Halo 3's story is okay, but most of it feels like filler and the conclusions to both the Covenant and the Flood are unsatisfying.
ODST is a bit lacking, but it's easily carried by its great cast of characters.
Halo Wars is campy fun.
Reach has easily the worst story and characters and it's full of nonsense.
Halo 4 is dumb.
H1: agree, awesome title, fun to explore
H2: messy, but took the "mystery" of halo to a whole other level
h3: easily my least favorite, felt like a rushed cleanup of the mess they made of halo 2, but introduced very cool lighting effects.
odst: a pov from non chief units in the halo universe, cool concept, but ultimately very lacking.
hr: dont understand all the hate.. easily my second favorite halo title. sticks to my favorite portion of halo: fighting covenant. also was visually (my opinion) UNTOUCHABLE by ANY other halo title since or prior. a very realistic, immersive, beautiful and grungy visual theme with attention to detail on everything from the sky to the the first person hands. consistent visuals fun gameplay, albeit contradictory (insert masters' opinion of it here) and slightly linear. still very fun to play and still my favorite
h4: storywise, very cool direction, poor execution. visually painful. too much hate from del rio. poor cutscenes when characters speak.. there are volumes of things that are supposed to be shared by character interactions which i simply didnt get. visually painful.
also visually painful. good attention to detail... up until the end of your gun. fp arms, legs, guns and spartans are okay. the rest. painful. ever try zooming in on a skybox? painful. such good art lowrezed to make it look like garbage. also the intorduction of green to covenant was the most appaling thing ive seen and excessive and poor use of bloom. gameplay and story id give it an 8. the visuals are in my opinon leagues behind reach which was 3 years behind it..
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If the options were 'shit', 'shit' and '50 cent' - would that be ok? 171505[/snapback] Aye, just a bit of variation, you know.
None taken, I was a bit arsey yesterday. I've nowt against people voicing their concerns, it was the "it's shite tbh" crap that pissed me off. It offers fuck all. I also wanted to try and get across that maybe people should try it before deciding it's crap. That's not to say they can't have an initial impression, but some people were acting as if they were going to fuck off. I just got the feeling a lot of people were/are against it because it's change, which a lot of people don't like. I do think some of the reactions are hilarious though. Like we're on a power-trip. As people say, it's a fucking internet forum, we don't take things that seriously, I personally see these as pretty standard methods on a lot of boards (bar the Moderation board, but that is an idea taken from another forum, where it worked). And the claim that we'll not put up stuff we disagree with couldn't be further from the proof. It's just the nonsense threads like "How shit is Ameobi" consisting of a poll with options of shit, shit or shit. Or the threads that could easily have been in another existing one. I know we can merge, delete and all that, but sometimes threads have developed so it's too late to merge it without confusing things. That's how I see it. I will now go back into retirement...
My thread
BlufPurdi replied to Howaythetoon's topic in General ChatSmiddy goes nuts here. What on the black and white earth happned. Sad thing is I was pissed out my infamous skull I started blaming people. Anyone I blamed, fuck yer. Sorry 'fuck yer', I mean love you. OK, what am I looking at, good and evil a NEW WORLD ORDER. BlufPurdi = Pish-holed.
Shit day!
BlufPurdi replied to Kid Dynamite's topic in General ChatUnlucky. Same thing happened to me with my "first" love. Still get the feeling of regret when her name pops up. And that was 4 years ago. Get pissed, forget about it. Best solution.
Other teams
BlufPurdi replied to Toonraider's topic in General ChatI keep an eye on Darlington, but only a check every now and then. Rangers are me Scottish team, although I have grown disillussioned from them. Too many bigots, on both sides of the Old Firm.
Toontastic Birthdays....
BlufPurdi replied to Scottish Mag's topic in General ChatMine is 21st September, if that's not too much hassle, y'get me.
What are you listening to ?
BlufPurdi replied to Jimbo's topic in General ChatMegadeth - Ashes In Your Mouth Nice to see some Megadeth admirers, in a minority of my own up here.
So who we missing then?
BlufPurdi replied to peasepud's topic in General ChatAfraid I'm here boys and girls. Cheers for the shout Shearergol. Is it morally legal to be pissed on this forum?


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Derien McCall
Created by Larry Brand
This sexy, softcore thriller (it's a "Tempting Production") stars Rebecca DeMornay as DERIEN McCALL, a troubled former vice cop plagued by nightmares, now working as a private detective hired by a woman to tail her wealthy husband (Keifer Sutherland, in an uncharacteristically -- for him -- low-key role), whom she suspects of cheating.
But after a few uneventful days of surveillance, the client decides to raise the stakes a little: she suggests that Derien try flirting with her husband. But Derien finds herself falling for him. And then she's no longer just flirting.
And that's when things start to get really wonky (and occasionally, a little steamy, though certainly nothing to upset anyone, really). The plot has some pretty tricky twists and turns, as Derien soon finds herself caught up in a murder frame-up. Unfortunately anyone familiar with even rudimentary familiarity with forensics may have a few problems with the frame -- you'll be left shaking your head long after the minor pleasures of this cheesefest are over.
Still, it's a worthwhile, B-grade diversion. DeMornay is solid, as usual, as the tough cookie with the bruised heart, and she really looks the part. She's middle-aged and lonely, a professional who gets the job done, and then goes home each night to a beer or two, some TV and her pet pig. And Dana Delany is pretty good as the brittle, devious, scheming wife. Maybe next go-round, they should consider cutting a few half-ass sex scenes, and devoting a little more time and energy to the script.
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
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A man with an apartment full of swastikas and Nazi memorabilia damn near blew up a Miami Beach condo building yesterday, according to Miami Beach Police, who say they arrived literally minutes before 72-year-old Walter Edward Stolper lit the Pavilion Residences at 5601 Collins Ave. on fire. Officers said they got there shortly before 4 p.m. yesterday to find that Stolper had already begun spraying gasoline around the building and had brought padlocks to lock down the building's fire hoses and ensure the place burnt to the ground with people inside.
"Our investigators eventually identified and then actually intercepted the suspect in the parking garage of the building," MBPD spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez said in a news release, which CBS Miami first reported on earlier today. "At that moment, he was in possession of two gasoline containers. He had already dumped other containers with gasoline down a trash chute, and residents could smell the fumes of gasoline throughout the building."
Police say Stolper also brought two electrical fans to help spread the ensuing flames.
Stolper's condo complex has apparently been trying to evict him for some time. His "motivation appears to have been a combination of anger at an upcoming eviction and anger toward fellow residents who are Jewish," MBPD says. Officers said in an arrest report that they were called to the scene after witnesses said they heard Stolper say he was going to burn down the building "with all of the fucking Jews." Officers wrote that Stolper had apparently "shown his anger" at his neighbors in the past.
A second witness told the cops Stolper had expressed a desire to "kill all Jews" and had told a neighbor he was going to pour gasoline down the building's garbage chute and light the place up.
Investigators say they confronted Stolper in the middle of his act. At 3:45 p.m., the cops say they found Stolper inside the parking lot with two gasoline containers in a shopping cart. (The cops say they smelled a strong odor of gasoline.) The cops then checked the garbage chute and found eight more gas cans.
"Gas had been poured down the garbage chute from the 15th floor down," the arrest form reads.
The officers then interviewed Stolper inside his apartment, where they say they found the black electrical fans. They also found "artifacts with swastikas and books of Nazi ideology." Despite the seemingly obvious nature of the attack, Stolper told the police he had "bought the gas to make a small barbecue."
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He was arrested at 4 p.m. yesterday and charged with attempted first-degree arson. Beach PD at 4:43 p.m. today posted a clip of a storage locker they found containing 28 additional canisters of gasoline, plus sulfur powder and potassium nitrate. After the cops found those items, Stolper was charged with an additional count of attempted murder.
UPDATE: Detectives have located a storage room linked to the defendant. The room located within the same building contained 28 additional containers with gasoline, sulfur powder, and potassium nitrate. He has now been charged the with Attempted Murder. pic.twitter.com/9cXvNkWwiU— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) July 13, 2018
This is far from the first arrest of a neo-Nazi in Florida in the last few years. According to the FBI's latest data-dump in November 2017, hate crimes across Florida jumped 33 percent in 2016, hitting a then-four-year high. Last fall, the Anti-Defamation League warned that Floridians made up a comparatively large portion of Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally attendees. In the last 14 months, a Cuban-American white nationalist was arrested last year for charging at a group of civil-rights protesters in Hollywood and trying to stab them with a flag; a Cutler Bay man with an affinity for the Confederate Flag was arrested for calling a bomb threat into a mosque; and a neo-Nazi former member of the National Guard was arrested in the Florida Keys while holding "radioactive material" he was allegedly trying to use to create a bomb.
The Southern Poverty Law Center warned in a February 2018 report titled "The Alt-Right Is Killing People" that white supremacists have murdered 43 people and injured more than 60 since 2014.
Miami Beach Police called yesterday's attempted attack an "imminent crisis that would have put many lives in jeopardy."


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We welcome the president's announcement declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency. The growing opioid epidemic is devastating individuals and families across our country, and requires urgent and sweeping attention.
However, the president's action needs to go further, and must include the allocation of new resources to fight the opioid epidemic. That means more funding for overdose prevention education, syringe exchange, and distribution of Narcan, an overdose reversal drug.
Existing federal programs, like the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, currently offer services for people facing substance use and mental health challenges.
Diverting existing budgetary allotments that are designated to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and other illnesses will harm the public health, rather than respond with needed resources to combat the escalating opioid epidemic.
Currently, 175 Americans reportedly die each day from opioid use, and New York City has been at the epicenter of this epidemic, with 1,374 confirmed overdose deaths in 2016, an alarming 46 percent increase over the previous year.
We cannot – and do not – view this in a silo, as substance use is closely tied to greater rates of HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses.
At The Alliance for Positive Change, we promote a "harm reduction" philosophy of care that meets people where they are, providing support and tools to address social barriers to health—poverty, mental illness, substance use, homelessness, unemployment—that continue unabated for so many communities.
It is through harm reduction and expanded syringe access programs that we have successfully reduced new HIV infections among active substance users.
While our president has branded the epidemic "a public health emergency," in order for our country to become, as Mr. Trump said, "the generation that ends this crisis," we need the president and secretary of Health to earmark additional funding.
Sharen I. Duke
Executive Director & CEO
The Alliance for Positive Change


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Eddie Muller, the Czar of Noir, on the Importance of Finding Empathy in Darkness
If you live in the Bay Area, which we did for many years, and you have a penchant for the dark side that draws you toward the underbelly of noir, you know Eddie Muller. He's a legend. Let's face it, you don't get to be the Czar of Noir for nothing. So when we found out he was editing the new Oakland Noir, part of the great noir series by Akashic, we jumped at the chance to pick his dark brain about Oaktown, writing and the book business.
Read this interview on the HuffPost.
The Book Doctors: What are your earliest memories of being interested in noir? What were some of your favorite noirish books when you were going up, and why?
Eddie Muller: I'm of an earlier generation, pre-VCR. I was first drawn to noir by movies I'd see on Dialing for Dollars, weekdays afternoons when I'd cut school. Stuff like Thieves' Highway and Cry of the City and The Big Heat. I started combing TV Guide to find movies with "Big," "City," "Street" and "Night" in the title. There's a title: Big City Streets at Night. I'd watch that. The look of the films and the attitudes of the characters resonated with me. I was at the epicenter of the hippie movement in San Francisco, but I was intrigued by this earlier generation's style and attitude.
In high school I started reading Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, and the die was cast. In that way, I'm like virtually every other crime fiction writer. It's amazing the influence those guys had, especially Chandler. His prose was intoxicating. Reading Hammett's short stories made you want to be a detective. Reading Chandler made you want to be a writer. After that, you just start devouring everything. At a certain point I began distinguishing between mystery writers and crime writers. And I became less interested in the detective whodunnits and more fascinated by the noir stuff: Patricia Highsmith, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Charles Willeford. Their books don't resolve neatly. Things aren't going to end well.
TBD: What are you currently reading?
EM: I'm looking forward to a couple of days off so I can read Paul Auster's latest, 4321. I've seen some discouraging reviews, but I read everything of this. He's my favorite living author. I enjoy how his mind works and I like how he translates it to the page.
TBD: What are some of your favorite noir classics, and again, why?
EM: Derek Raymond's Factory series books are pretty great, especially I Was Dora Suarez. He really turned detective stories into noir literature. Forgive me for touting the obvious touchstones: Hammett's big three: Red Harvest, The Maltese Falcon, and The Glass Key. Chandler's The Long Goodbye. Here's the thing about crime fiction: you end up loving a writer's body of work more than a single book. I like reading David Goodis, but I can't say I like Cassidy's Girl more than Nightfall. Same with Jim Thompson. Charles Willeford, The Burnt Orange Heresy. I like Highsmith's Ripley novels. I like Highsmith in general. She still doesn't get her due because, obviously, she was a woman writing in what's perceived as a man's genre. I had that bias once, as a younger and stupider man. Then I wised up. More guys should wise up.
TBD: Having been published in San Francisco Noir, part of the Akashic series, I'm a big fan of these books. How did you become involved with Oakland Noir?
EM: Well, we were both in that San Francisco noir collection! I was sort of wondering when Johnny Temple, Akashic's publisher, would get around to Oakland. I mean, seriously, how can you have Duluth Noir before Oakland Noir? As it turns out, Jerry Thompson, who's a writer and bookseller in Oakland, had pitched Johnny on an Oakland Noir collection but hadn't gotten a green light. Then Jerry approached me about co-editing the anthology—and I guess because Johnny and I had some history we got the go-ahead.
TBD: What was it like editing all these amazing writers?
EM: It was great! Jerry and I shared a vision of what we wanted the book to be—an accurate demographic reflection of the city. Meaning we wanted an appropriate gender/racial/ethnic mix to the stories. Which can be tricky. You want good well-conceived, well-written stories, not just stories featuring a black or Asian or Hispanic character. Let's be honest: it's a crap shoot. Jerry did the hard work of selecting most of the contributors, because he knew the literary landscape of Oakland; I pulled in a couple of my buddies, Kim Addonizio and Joe Loya. We had a vision of how the book should play out, but you can't tell writers what to write. In the end, I was happy with the result. The reviewer for Publishers Weekly complained that some stories weren't really noir, but the Kirkus reviewer understood completely: our mission was to reveal the city beneath the mainstream perceptions, to use genre fiction show sides of Oakland not usually seen.
TBD: What do you think separates great noir from everyday pulpy potboilers?
EM: Empathy. Great noir writing makes you feel and contemplate lives gone off the rails. That's not entertaining for a lot of people, but to me it's one of the purposes of art.
TBD: What exactly is a noircheologist? (Spell check really hated that word!)
EM: I dig through the past to rescue and revive this stuff. That's the mission of the Film Noir Foundation, which I founded in 2006. We rescue and restore films, specifically noir, that have slipped through the cracks and disappeared. There are a lot of savvy small publishers who are noircheologists on the literary side, but I'm the guy when it comes to film. We recently resurrected a terrific 1956 noir film from Argentina, Los tallos amargos (The Bitter Stems), and preserved a sensational picture from 1952 called El vampiro negro; it's an Argentine reworking of Fritz Lang's M. I'm on a crusade now to show that film noir was not specifically an American thing.
TBD: You have one of the coolest nicknames around: "The Czar of Noir." How did that come about? And how can I get a nickname that cool?
EM: A woman named Laura Sheppard, event coordinator at the Mechanic's Institute Library in San Francisco, was introducing me one night. She was reading the far-too-lengthy bio I'd supplied—you do that when you're young and trying too hard—and, frankly, I think she just got tired of it. So she said, "Hell, he's just the czar of noir." It's been the gift that keeps on giving. If you want a cool nickname, I can put you in touch with Laura.
TBD: Will you ever get tired of noir?
EM: I don't think so. Not once I realized there was far more to it than what was ascribed by the original scholars on the subject. It annoys some purists when you stretch the boundaries, but who cares? We sold out a week of shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York presenting virtually unknown film noir from Argentina. Akashic's Noir series has been a fabulous way of getting new writers published and providing a valuable anthropological–literary experience. There's been a long overdue rethinking of this terrain as strictly a male-only province. All good, as far as I'm concerned.
TBD: We hate to ask you this, but what advice do you have for writers in general, and writers of noir specifically?
EM: Understand that noir is not about the body count. It is often about violence—the psychological pressures that lead to it, and the inherent drama in trying to stem the tide. It bothers me when books and films featuring ugly people engaged in relentless killing are described as "noir." It's not. Those are just Tom and Jerry cartoons for post-adolescent boys. Not entertaining to me, and not of any significant value to the culture at large. I guess my advice would be "Aim a little higher."
Eddie Muller is the world's foremost authority on film noir. As founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation he is a leading figure in film restoration and preservation, and a familiar face and voice on the international film festival circuit, DVD special features and Turner Classic Movies, where he hosts Noir Alley every Sunday morning at 10am EST.
Kate Forest on Amputee Romance, Learning to Write, and the Superpower of Empathy
We've known Kate Forest for many years, and it's been a joy to watch her come into her own as a writer. She has an unusual book out now, and we wanted to pick her brain about how she came up with this fascinating twist on the classic romance.
Read this interview in the HuffPost.
The Book Doctors: Why did you do something as silly as decide to become a writer?
Kate Forest: I wish I weren't a writer. I've always been the storyteller of the family (some of the stories were even truthful). I felt compelled to write them down a few years ago. I didn't have plans to publish at first. But I'm also too ambitious for my own good.
TBD: What are you reading these days? What were your favorite books growing up, and why?
KF: Growing up was tough in terms of books.I didn't learn to read until I was about 11 years old. Not only did I miss out on all the Judy Blumes, but school was a very painful place. I had the fortune of getting some extra help in 6th grade. One day I looked around the reading group I was in and noticed I was with the smart kids. I immediately went to Sherlock Holmes (still some of my favorite stories).
Now, I love reading romance of any kind. Devouring Amanda DeWees, Veronica Forand. And I love non-fiction. Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson is on the top of my Kindle now.
TBD: How did you learn to be a writer?
KF: Trial and error. My sister, Andrea Pyros, is the real writer of the family, and she was kind enough to not laugh too hard when I said I was going to write a book. I took classes at my local community college, read books, and attended conferences, online classes, and workshops. I came from a place of knowing that I didn't know anything and felt no shame in starting from scratch at 40 years old.
TBD: What drew you to romance writing?
KF: I need a happy ever after in my fiction. Because of my work as a social worker, I've never been able to read those wonderful weepy Oprah Book Club books. When Precious came out, I couldn't look at that as entertainment, since foster care was my day job. Fiction, for me, needs to be an escape. And I'd better be emotionally satisfied at the end or I'll hurl the book at the wall. For non-fiction I can be forgiving.
TBD: Tell us what your new book, Standing Up, is about.
KF: It's the classic nerd/jock story but with a twist. Mike was the star football player in high school. A car accident lands him on crutches in excruciating pain, and he elects to have his legs amputated below the knee. Jill is a woman determined to get to NASA but finds it hard to stand up for herself in a man's world. It's more a story of finding your identity than a straightforward romance.
TBD: They say, "Write what you know," but you've never had an amputation. How did you get into the mindset of someone missing a limb? There's so much attention being paid to ensuring that genuine experience dictates the content of books like this. How did you make sure that your writing was real?
KF: If I only wrote what I "know" all my characters would be middle class Jewish cis-gendered women. I am in complete agreement that representation matters. We need diversity in books, not just in the characters depicted, but also among the authors. That said, I think I did my due diligence. I interviewed amputees and people with disabilities. I met with a prosthetics expert, had sensitivity readers, and relied on my professional experiences. This story is not going to be true for everyone with limb loss because not everyone with limb loss has the same experience. But it could be true for some. And not everything the characters think and feel will sit well with everyone. Just because one of my characters says something insensitive doesn't mean that it's my personal belief. I hope people see the evolution of the characters.
TBD: It's unusual to see an amputee in a romance novel. What prompted you to write something like this?
KF: I was tired of all the "perfect" characters in romance. Their only flaws being they are "too smart," "too wealthy," etc. I meet people all the time who find true lasting love, and they are far from perfect. We all need love stories. We all deserve a happy ever after.
TBD: How did being a social worker impact how you wrote this novel?
KF: I'm a storyteller, but I'm also a listener. If I had a superpower it would be empathy. It takes a lot out of me to sit with someone through their pain. To be present and hold them in that space. That's the job of a good social worker. To offer the non-judgemental support and advocacy. I've been telling people's stories through court reports, case files, and hospital notes, always with the conviction to get the person what they need.
TBD: How long does it take you to write a book?
KF: Too darn long. I am a painfully slow writer and an even slower editor/reviser. I can't plot a book at the beginning. I have some vague idea of what will happen. Mostly, I have a clear idea of who these characters are. I just let them play on the page. I end up deleting many, many wonderfully written pages that are absolutely useless.
TBD: We hate to ask you this, but what advice do you have for writers? For romance writers?
KF: A good story has terrible conflict. You can't be afraid to put your characters through hell. They should be at the place where everything is hopeless. It's really hard to go there. None of us want to think about being hopeless. But that's the desperation the characters need to feel. Otherwise, the story isn't compelling.
Author Kate Forest has worked in a psychiatric hospital, as a dating coach, and spent a disastrous summer selling above-ground swimming pools. But it was her over 20-year career as a social worker that compelled her to write love stories with characters you don't typically get to read about. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, two kids, and a fierce corgi. Learn more at kateforestbooks.com.


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Continuing on our series of looking back at the past year, we delve into some of our favourite and most important news stories of 2017.
This year has seen a snap general election from the second female Prime Minister; controversy over the BBC's gender pay gap; and Saudi Arabia ruling that women can drive and visit sport stadiums.
We look forward to bringing you all the latest news, debates and thought-provoking articles in 2018!
The start of 2017 saw thousands of gay and bisexual men pardoned of now abolished sexual offences, under new 'Turing's Law'.
The new Policing and Crime Bill received Royal Assent, enshrining, in law, pardons for those convicted of consensual same-sex relationships before homosexuality was decriminalised.
February saw Cressida Dick appointed as the Metropolitan Police's first female commissioner.
Dick is the first female to have been appointed to the role in the force's 188 year history. Dick, a former acting Deputy Commissioner at the Metropolitan Police, took over from Sir Bernand Hogan-Howe, who held the post since 2011.
March was a good month for female representation, with the Tower of London appointing its first female Beefeater in ten years. Amanda Clark, 42, previously served with the Royal Logistics Corps and completed tours in Germany, Bosnia, the Falkland Islands and Iraq.
Oxford University also announced that it had commissioned over 20 new portraits to reflect the university's diversity. Those who sat for portraits included BBC journalist, Reeta Chakrabarti; women in science campaigner, Anne-Marie Imafidon; and lawyer and disability rights campaigner, Marie Tidball.
We also celebrated Dame Vera Lynn's 100th birthday. Lynn is best known for singing "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover". In celebration of her birthday, a 350ft image of Lynn was projected onto the white cliffs of Dover.
In April, Prime Minister Theresa May surprised the British public by calling for a snap election. May described the decision as one of "reluctance" but argued that the country needs a "strong and stable leadership" to get through Brexit and beyond.
The Women's Equality Party seized the snap election and announced that it would be targeting its first Westminster seat.
It was also announced that WE leader, Sophie Walker would stand against MP Philip Davies in Shipley. Davies had previously hit the headlines for his comments on feminism and women's equality. Described as an 'anti-feminist' Davies claimed that "feminist zealots" exaggerate gender inequalities in the UK.
May saw thousands of female employees win their landmark equal pay case against Glasgow City Council. The Court of Session ruled that the council had discriminated against low-paid female workers.
The council's previous salary systems meant that women were excluded from bonuses for many years, while payment protections upheld male colleagues' earnings.
In sport news, it was announced that the German Football Association had appointed Bibiana Steinhaus as one of the four new referees in the Bundesliga. The appointment makes Steinhaus the first ever female to referee the competition.
It was also reported that broadcaster Beth Mowins was to become the first female NFL announcer in 30 years.
June saw the opening of Parliament and the Queen's speech, in which she urged the government to make 'further progress to tackle gender pay gap'.
The Queen, upon announcing the government's agenda for the coming year, said, "My government will make further progress to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination against people on the basis of their race, fath, gender, disability or sexual orientation."
It was a good month for the LGBT community, as Germany voted to legalise gay marriage, by a clear majority.
The reform will give same-sex couples full marital rights, as well as allowing them to adopt children.
July saw the BBC reveal its controversial gender pay gap, with only a third of women amongst the organisation's highest earners.
The BBC released the wages of its biggest stars for the first time, revealing that Claudia Winkleman is the highest paid woman, earning £450,000; while Chris Evans is the highest paid man, earning £2.2 million.
The BBC announcement caused a media frenzy, with at least ten female presenters considering legal action, claims that male stars could be forced to take a pay cut, and calls from social campaigners for action to be taken.
There was also outrage on the other side of the pond, as President Donald Trump banned transgender people from serving in the US military.
Trump declared that transgender people will not be welcome in "any capacity" in the military, making the announcement on his Twitter account.
Google came under fire in August, when it was reported that an employee sent a 'anti-diversity' manifesto to staff. The manifesto claimed that men are paid more than women because of "biology" not sexism. It also called for an end to the company's current diversity policy.
Google suffered further when it was revealed that over 60 women were considering suing the company over sexism and pay claims.
August also dealt a blow to same-sex marriage campaigners in Northern Ireland after the High Court dismissed two landmarks cases challenging the ban.
Mr Justice O'Hara rejected both cases, insisting continuing the ban did not violate the rights of LGBT couples in Northern Ireland.
September saw a historic royal decree in Saudi Arabia that would allow women to drive. The decree is expected to be fully implemented by 2018.
September was also the month that German Chancellor, Angela Merkel was elected into office for the fourth time. Merkel's party, Christian Democratic Union, together with its ally party, the Christian Social Union, achieved 33 per cent of the total votes. Merkel's victory means that she has become the longest-standing female head of state to date.
October saw the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act, which allowed women to terminate a pregnancy in certain circumstances.
The act permitted women to end a pregnancy in England, Wales and Scotland, but was never applied in Northern Ireland.
Also in October, it was reported that Saudi Arabia would allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year.
In November, it was revealed that Sarah Clarke had become the first female Black Rod in 650 years.
The House of Lords have appointed Clarke to the post, the first time a female has been given the role since 1361.
She will now organise ceremonial events and manage a team of 30 staff involved in the day-to-day running of the House of Lords.
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