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Brooklyn, NY, October 27, 2014 -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- Photographer Genea Barnes launches a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to print an art book featuring her Ghost Bike art. Ghost Bikes are bicycles that have been painted white and placed near a location where a cyclist was killed. Barnes has traveled to over 50 cities photographing these bike. The book will include the story of her travels searching for the Ghost Bikes and the art she has created.
Each year, the US sees more than 600 bicyclist fatalities, and more than 50,000 bicyclists report injuries. Ghost Bikes symbolize the need for drivers and cyclists to be more aware of their surroundings. Barnes lives Brooklyn, New York. The Kickstarter begun October 23rd and has a December 22nd deadline. Money raised will cover printing costs of the book and rewards promised as well as shipping costs.
“I started photographing Ghost Bikes because you can pass a memorial hundreds of times and eventually forget what it represents,” said Barnes. In some pieces, she combines photos of Ghost Bikes with images of live people manipulated through Photoshop to look like ghosts. Over time, many Ghost Bikes have been removed. ”I hope this project and my book will help the memorials and their sentiment live on.”
In 2010, San Francisco Bay Guardian readers voted Barnes best emerging artist. She has been showing her work in world class art hubs like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Milan since 2005. Her current projects explore death, decay, and facets of what is left behind.
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In 2011, it was also made available as "Z0MB1ES!!1 (on teh ph0ne)" for Windows Phone, in a version which includes a second game "Time Viking" and endless mode for $2.99.
This game provides examples of:
- Affectionate Parody: Of all the other shoot-em-ups and zombie-themed games on XBLA.
- Amazing Technicolor Battlefield: Multi colored lasers, flashing words on screen and spacy themed backgrounds, cool.
- Asteroids Monster: Which appear to be asteroids even.
- Awesome, but Impractical: The Laser and Rocket Launcher can kill several enemies in one hit, but their fire rate is pathetic. Don't bother.
- Bottomless Magazines: None of the weapons need reloading, and the basic machine gun has infinite ammo.
- Bullet Hell: The Geometry Wars bit.
- Blatant Lies: The Windows Phone port keeps the "It costs a dollar" lyric intact. $2.99 is the minimum price for Xbox Live enabled titles in the Marketplace. They included a second game, Time Viking]to make up for it.
- Continuing is Painful: Slightly. You lose your current weapon and are stuck with the default. But you can only hold one special weapon at a time anyway, and they all have very finite ammo, so it really only means fighting your way to the next one is harder.
- Creator Cameo: The song is sung by Silva.
- Exactly What It Says on the Tin: The song is pretty much about how the guy made an XNA game with zombies in it that cost a dollar.
- Excuse Plot: It could be argued the game itself is an Excuse Game to carry the song.
- Follow the Leader: Invoked. Mocks the recent trend of every developer needing to make a zombie game.
- Gainax Ending: Right the heck out of no where, you explode. There is no context to this and it feels completely out of place, making it fit this trope.
- More Dakka: The Heavy Machine Gun. Less range, but a whole load more shots.
- Mutually Exclusive Powerups: You can only carry one weapon at a time, but getting the same one twice gives you more ammo.
- Shout-Out: There are sections based on Snake, Asteroids and Geometry Wars.
- Timed Mission: The game lasts 13 plus minutes, the length of the title song.
- Title Scream: during the gameplay music.

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This weeks Bullet: The annual question of the edge.org has to be my ‘Desert Island’ book if we were allowed to take a virtual book
This years: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MACHINES THAT THINK?
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As the 93rd anniversary of the end of World War I approaches on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011, I thought I’d write about World War I, especially the mandates which were created in the Middle East after World War I.
History, for me, is fascinating, but many find it tedious. If you take the time to read this series I hope you enjoy it.
I’m starting with the Arabian Peninsula today and later I hope to continue with the mandates for Iraq, Syria and Palestine.
Before, during and after World War I the British Empire strove to expand its influence in the Arabian Peninsula, much of which was under the direct or indirect control of the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the war.
The Arabian Peninsula was important for the British because it lay between Europe and British India, the British Empire’s most important colony. Also, the Aden Gulf on the southwestern coast of the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea on the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula connected the Arabian Sea/Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal, which was 40% owned by the British, under British protection, and a vital connection between Europe and Asia. Additionally, the Persian Gulf on the eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula was growing in importance because of expanding British interests in Persia.
The events which occurred in the Arabian Peninsula during and after World War I had a significant impact on the mandates which were created in the Middle East after the war; from the roots of Arab opposition to the mandates, to the beginnings of Arab mistrust of Western promises and deeds, to the selection of Kings, to the way borders were determined.
All of these events have continued to have an effect on the region and on the world.
• The Expansion of British Influence in the Arabian Peninsula
By the end of World War I almost all of the Arabian Peninsula had been brought into the sphere of British influence.
• Kuwait was a sub-district of the Ottoman Empire when World War I began, but had been under the influence and protection of the British since 1899. Shortly after the war began the British recognized Kuwait as an independent sheikhdom under its protection.
On December 2, 1922 the Uqair Protocol, which defined the boundaries between Kuwait and Nejd, was signed by the British Political Agent in Kuwait and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on behalf of Kuwait, and by Sultan Abdul Aziz on behalf of Nejd. In this agreement Kuwait lost a large amount of its territory to Nejd. The main objectives of this agreement were to stop Bedouin raids on the borders of Kuwait which originated in Nejd and to contain the northward expansion of Sultan Abdul Aziz of Nejd.
In 1932, when the Kingdom of Iraq became an independent state and a member of the League of Nations the borders between Iraq and Kuwait which had been defined in a British Memorandum in 1923 were confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations.
• Bahrain was a British protectorate and had been since 1861.
Bahrain had nominally been a part of the Ottoman Empire until 1913 but had in reality been under strong British influence since 1861.
• Qatar had nominally been a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire until 1913 but the British had had influence there since about 1878. Qatar officially became a British protectorate in 1916.
• The Trucial States (now the UAE) was a collection of sheikhdoms which were British protectorates and had been since 1862.
• Muscat and Oman was an independent country which had close military and political ties with the United Kingdom.
• The Empty Quarter, the harsh desert area south of the Trucial States and inland of Muscat and Oman, was claimed by the British to be in their sphere of influence by their establishment of the Blue Line in 1913 and the Violet Line in 1914 which placed the desert area east of these lines in their sphere of influence.
• The Aden Protectorate, which later became known as South Yemen, was a collection of sheikhdoms which were British protectorates and had been since about 1886.
• The Aden Settlement, a strategically important port at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, was ruled by the British as a part of British India and had been since 1839.
• Yemen was a province of the Ottoman Empire which began at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, at the frontier of the Aden Protectorate, and continued about one third of the way up the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Najran, an ancient principality on the northern inland frontier of Yemen, was under the suzerainty of the Imams of Yemen and, therefore, nominally a part of the Ottoman Empire.
Asir was the northern district of the Province of Yemen.
On April 30, 1915 Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi, the leader of the Idrisi dynasty in Asir, concluded a secret military alliance, the Anglo-Idrisi Treaty, with the British and began attacking the Ottoman forces in Asir. When the war ended the Idrisi Emirate of Asir became an independent country recognized by the British Government with Sayyid Muhammad as its ruler.
Asir was invaded and occupied by the forces of Abdul Aziz, leader of the Al Saud dynasty in the Nejd, in 1920. The British did not come to their aid.
The leader of Yemen, Imam Yahya Muhammad, declared the independence of Yemen after the Ottoman Empire surrendered to the Allies and Ottoman forces withdrew from Yemen.
In 1926, Imam Yahya Muhammad declared Yemen to be the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (the Kingdom of Yemen) with himself as its king.
Najran was invaded and occupied by the forces of Abdul Aziz, then the King of Nejd and the King of Hejaz, in 1926.
• Hejaz, the western coast of the Arabian Peninsula from the border of the Province of Yemen up to and including Aqaba, was a province of the Ottoman Empire until June 10, 1916 when its Ruler (Emir) Sharif Hussein bin Ali, who was also the head of the Hashemite dynasty, declared it to be the independent Kingdom of Hejaz with himself as its king.
After an exchange of letters in 1915 and 1916 between Sharif Hussein and the British, which came to be known as the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence, Hussein decided to join the allies in fighting against the Ottoman Empire.
Sharif Hussein began to receive financial and military aid from the British, and on June 6, 1916 the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire began in Hejaz when King Hussein ordered his forces to attack the Ottoman forces in the Hejaz cities of Ta’if, Mecca and Medina. Four days later Hussein declared the independence of Hejaz.
After defeating the Ottoman forces in Ta’if and Mecca, the Arab forces turned their focus towards Damascus. Assisted by French and British officers - including T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) - and in cooperation with British Allied forces, they gradually fought their way northward along the Hejaz Railway, reaching Damascus with Allied forces on October 1, 1918.
Ottoman forces in Medina were not defeated, but were surrounded, and did not surrender until November, 1919.
In 1918, as the Ottoman Empire was nearing defeat, the district of Ma’an, which had been the southernmost district of the Ottoman Province of Syria and neighbored Aqaba, the northernmost district of Hejaz, was annexed to Hejaz by King Hussein. Hussein’s son, Faisal, had used Aqaba and Ma’an during the summer of 1918 as his headquarters and staging area as he led the Great Arab Revolt northwards towards Damascus. The British did not object to this annexation.
Relations between King Hussein and the British slowly grew worse after the war due to Hussein’s insistence that the promises the British had made in the McMahon-Hussein Correspondence be kept. The British stopped providing aid to King Hussein in 1924.
On March 5, 1924, two days after the Turkish Republic abolished the office of the Caliphate and transferred its powers to the Turkish Parliament, King Hussein declared himself to be the new Caliph.
There was a mixed reception to this announcement and it was one of the justifications put forward by Abdul Aziz, then the Sultan of Nejd, when he attacked and conquered the Kingdom of Hejaz in 1924-1925.
• Nejd, the interior of the Arabian Peninsula, was a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire. When World War I began much of the northern area of the Nejd was ruled by the Al Rashid dynasty, who were allied with the Ottoman Empire, and the southern area of the Nejd was ruled by Abdul Aziz ibn Saud of the Al Saud dynasty, who was nominally allied to the Ottoman Empire.
Before the war Abdul Aziz had asked the British for assistance so that he could expand his rule. Before the war the British declined his requests because they did not want to antagonize the Ottoman Empire and put their protectorates and interests in the Arabian Peninsula at risk.
In 1913 Abdul Aziz annexed Al Hasa, the area along the Persian Gulf between Kuwait and the Trucial States, to Nejd when the Ottoman Empire relaxed its sovereignty over the area.
In 1914, after World War I began, the British began negotiations with Abdul Aziz to convince him to join them in fighting against the Ottoman Empire. Abdul Aziz would only agree if the British signed a formal treaty with him, and on December 26, 1915 the Treaty of Darin was signed. In the tresty the British recognized Abdul Aziz as the ruler of Nejd, which became a British protectorate.
Abdul Aziz also began to receive financial and military aid from the British at this time but his involvement in the war was limited, only attacking the Al Rashid ruled areas of Nejd.
After the end of the war, Abdul Aziz continued to receive financial and military aid from the British and in 1920 his forces invaded and occupied the Idrisi Emirate of Asir after its ruler Sayyid Muhammad died.
Abdul Aziz then again attacked the Al Rashid controlled areas of Nejd. His forces defeated the Al Rashid forces in 1921 and took complete control of Nejd in 1922. Abdul Aziz proclaimed himself to be the Sultan of Nejd after completing his conquest of Nejd.
During the conquest of the Nejd, Abdul Aziz’s forces also attacked areas which were to the north of the traditional boundaries of Nejd, coming to within 15 miles of Amman in August, 1921. These attacks alarmed the British because there was a danger that Abdul Aziz would conquer the undefined area between the Transjordan territory of Mandatory Palestine and Mandatory Iraq. British forces, especially the RAF had to attack Abdul Aziz’s forces several times to force them back and to send a message to Abdul Aziz to stop attacks in this area.
The British also began a diplomatic offensive. On May 5, 1922, the Treaty of Mohammara, which loosely defined the boundaries between Nejd and Iraq, and on December 2, 1922 the Uqair Protocol, which more clearly defined the boundaries between Nejd and Mandatory Iraq, were signed by Abdul Aziz, the British and the King of Iraq. The main objectives of these agreements were to end Bedouin raids on the borders of Kuwait and to contain the northward expansion of Abdul Aziz.
At the British-organized Kuwait Conference (Dec. 17, 1923 - Apr. 3, 1924) the British Government’s objectives were to finalize the Iraq-Nejd border, to solidify the Hejaz-Nejd border, and to establish Iraq-Transjordan, Transjordan-Nejd and Transjordan-Hejaz borders. The conference was unsuccessful primarily because Abdul Aziz felt that this was being done for the benefit of the three Hashemite rulers - King Hussein of Hejaz and his sons the Emir of Transjordan and the King of Iraq.
After the Kuwait Conference ended, Abdul Aziz attacked Hejaz. King Hussein abdicated on October 3, 1924 after suffering military defeats, but he retained his religious titles. His son, Ali bin Hussein, became the King of Hejaz. Following his abdication Hussein moved to Aqaba.
The situation was in danger of getting out of control.
- Hussein’s living in Aqaba made it likely that Abdul Aziz would shift his attacks on Hejaz from its southern and central districts to its northernmost districts, Aqaba and Ma’an.
- If Abdul Aziz conquered Hejaz, which included Aqaba and Ma’an, he would share a border with the Palestine territory of Mandatory Palestine.
- If Abdul Aziz attacked and occupied the undefined desert area between Mandatory Iraq and the Transjordan territory of Mandatory Palestine, this would complicate British plans for an oil pipeline and rail connection between Iraq and the Mediterranean and Abdul Aziz would share a border with Mandatory Syria.
- The conflict could easily expand because the Emir of Transjordan and the King of Iraq, who were both Hussein’s sons, could join the fighting to assist their brother, the King of Hejaz, and to protect their father.
In order to avoid having to enter the conflict militarily the British began intense efforts to resolve the situation.
- The British recognized that Abdul Aziz was the new local power in the Arabian Peninsula, warned him not to attack Aqaba or Ma’an, and temporarily stopped providing aid to him.
- Discussions began between Hussein and the British and on June 18, 1925 Hussein agreed to go into exile in Cyprus.
- Transjordan annexed the Aqaba and Ma’an districts of Hejaz in July, 1925.
- On November 1, 1925 the Bahra Agreement was signed between the State of Nejd and the State of Iraq, which was represented by the British, to resolve Nejd-Iraqi border issues.
- On November 2, 1925 the Hadda Agreement was signed between the Government of Nejd and the Government of Transjordan, which was represented by the British, to establish the border between the Transjordan territory of Mandatory Palestine and Nejd.
On December 19, 1925 Abdul Aziz’s forces defeated the forces of King Ali of Hejaz who then fled to Iraq where his brother was the king, and the border between the Transjordan territory of Mandatory Palestine and Hejaz remained unresolved.
Abdul Aziz then proclaimed himself to be the King of Nejd and the King of Hejaz.
The British did not come to the aid of either King Hussein of Hejaz or King Ali of Hejaz even though they had helped the British defeat the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
In 1926, Abdul Aziz’s forces invaded and occupied Najran.
On May 20, 1927 the Treaty of Jeddah was signed by King Abdul Aziz and the British. The British recognized the complete independence of the Kingdom of Hejaz and the Kingdom of Nejd and the sovereignty of King Abdul Aziz, thus ending the British protectorate of Nejd. King Abdul Aziz agreed to maintain ‘friendly and peaceful relations’ with Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman who had ‘special treaty relations’ with the British. Abdul Aziz also agreed to accept the status quo of the Hejaz-Transjordan border.
Conflict between Abdul Aziz and the Ikhwan, his main military force, began to intensify in 1927. Battles between Abdul Aziz’s forces and the Ikhwan began, but Abdul Aziz finally defeated the Ikhwan in 1930 and completed the consolidation of his power over most of the Arabian Peninsula.
In 1932 the Kingdom of Nejd and the Kingdom of Hejaz were united to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Abdul Aziz became the King of Saudi Arabia.
In 1934 the Saudi-Yemeni War broke out between the fiercely independent Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when the leaders of the Idrisi dynasty asked the King of Yemen to help them regain the independence of the Idrisi Emirate of Asir, which was still technically a part of Yemen.
The Saudi forces were not able to defeat the Yemeni forces in the rugged terrain of Yemen and on May 20, 1934 the Treaty of Taif was signed by the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis recognized the independence of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen and the King of Yemen formally ceded Asir and Najran to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The treaty also loosely defined the border between the two countries.
The treaty also placed the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen’s foreign policy under the control of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• The End of the British Protectorates in the Arabian Peninsula
The State of Kuwait became independent on June 19, 1961.
The State of Bahrain became independent on December 16, 1971.
The State of Qatar became independent on September 3, 1971.
The United Arab Emirates (formerly the Trucial States) became independent on December 1, 1971.
The Aden Settlement, the Aden Protectorate, and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen:
Six of the southernmost sheikdoms of the Aden Settlement were joined together, by the British Government, to form the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South on February 11, 1959.
Nine more neighboring sheikdoms of the Aden Settlement were added to the Federation, by the British Government, and the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South was renamed the Federation of South Arabia on April 4, 1962.
The Aden Colony was added, by the British Government, to the Federation of South Arabia on January 18, 1963.
The remaining northern sheikdoms of the Aden Settlement were joined together, by the British Government, to form the Protectorate of South Arabia on January 18, 1963.
After four years of battling insurrection, the British withdrew from the Federation of South Arabia and the Protectorate of South Arabia which then united and became the independent country the People's Republic of South Yemen on November 30, 1967.
The government of the People's Republic of South Yemen was overthrown on December 1, 1970 and the country was renamed the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
The King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen) was overthrown on September 27, 1962 and the country was renamed the Yemen Arab Republic.
The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and the Yemen Arab Republic united on May 22, 1990 and became the Republic of Yemen.

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Big data has become “Bigger” as it has changed the way companies do business. For the preponderance of 2013, big data has been the big buzzword and has dominated the business fraternity extensively as businesses of all sizes were able to make sense of what exactly big data is and more importantly how it can help their business operations.
One of the emerging trends of 2013 was the realization that all types of IT organizations have value locked in their data and to unlock the value hidden within one’s data, one must have the access to the data. This means that the data needs to kept for a longer duration and should be accessible to users anytime.
In the upcoming year big data will be playing a more crucial role for the businesses as it will reinforce novel ways of innovation and business development and therefore business leaders will have to cope with the changes that big data will bring in their business. The C-suite will need to reconsider their data so that they can make best use of their data and address the issues of more data. The coming year will make big data more mainstream and the year will see trends really take root across all sorts of IT organizations. While the revenue side, competition will encourage IT organizations to find ways to turn data into additional revenue streams, the expense side, IT organizations are going to find that an OPEX model of BaaS/DRaaS is really, for the first time, quite feasible.
With more and more data exploding every minute, the best way to deal with it is to take the tiered storage approach. This will bring down the encumbrance of managing humongous data and will also help in dealing with it in a more effortless manner. Another trend which seems to bring in a new perspective is the three V’s – volume, velocity and variety which will continue to grow at an exponential rate in 2014.
According to us, we are at the edge of the second chapter of big data analytics. The first chapter was more about investing in the technology to harness the understanding of big data and the second would be using that big data to generate quick revenue for the business.
IDG Research has come with a report which shows that the majority of business leaders believe big data will help them make more informed decisions and would enable them to identify the time and cost involved along with the ROI that they can expect. This designates that the business heads should now start deploying big-data enabled solutions rather than big data as a solution. This clearly indicates if businesses leverage big-data enabled solutions at the required scale; it will help the businesses to drive better and quicker results.
In a nutshell, in 2014, businesses will be integrating more of analytics in their key business operations and are likely to become more data driven. So, the business heads are predicted to brush up their emphasis on using big data at a more extensive level in order to drive their business operations in a more seamless manner.
Jim Simon, senior director of Marketing Quantum Asia-Pacific


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A lawsuit over the upkeep of the Superman Building in downtown Providence has been settled ahead of a trial slated to start Monday. The building’s owner was seeking millions of dollars for what he called faulty maintenance.
The Superman Building, formally known as the Industrial National Bank Building, has been vacant since 2013. That’s when Bank of America moved out as the sole tenant of the building.
The Massachusetts-based owner of the structure, High Rock Westminster Street, later filed a lawsuit against Bank of America. The building owner claimed the bank caused millions in damage by not maintaining the façade and other aspects of the Superman Building.
The building remains vacant for now. Efforts to attract taxpayer funding to help revive it have received a frosty reception at the Statehouse.
Lawyers for the two sides in the settlement did not respond to a request for comment. Terms of the deal remain unspecified for now.
In a statement, the two sides said, "The parties are pleased to have settled the lawsuit and claims concerning the lease of 111 Westminster Street in Providence. High Rock looks forward to exploring options to make the most of its ownership of the building. Bank of America looks forward to continuing its long-standing partnership with the City and people of Providence."

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The Enercon GmbH is the largest German manufacturer of wind turbines ( WT ). At the headquarters in Aurich ( Ostfriesland) is also the largest production plant. After sales Enercon is the largest company based in East Friesland and the twelfth largest in Lower Saxony. With more than 22,000 wind turbines installed at an installed capacity of about 32.9 gigawatts ( GW) in over 30 countries, the company founded by Wobben 1984 is one of the leading in the industry and was in 2013 in terms of wind power capacity newly installed with a market share of 9.8% of the world's third largest producer.
In addition to sales offices in 22 countries and more than 160 service stations worldwide, the company operates manufacturing facilities in Germany (Aurich, Emden, Haren, Magdeburg, Südbrookmerland ), Sweden (Malmö ), Brazil ( Sorocaba, Parazinho, Pecém ), Portugal ( Viana do Castelo ), France ( Longueuil -Sainte -Marie ), Canada ( Matane ), Turkey (Izmir) and Austria ( Zurndorf ). On 1 October 2012, the former sole owner Wobben Enercon brought into a family foundation and retired for health reasons from active business life out. By Aloys- Wobben Foundation 's long -term independence Enercon should be preserved.
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- 3.1.2 Important plant types 188.8.131.52 E-82
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- 4.1 relative to unions
- 4.2 transparency
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Enercon on a world scale
Worldwide, the Enercon group of companies with numerous subsidiaries had 13,000 employees. The company owns over 45 % of patents in the field of wind energy technology in the world. Another special feature of Enercon is that the company among the seven leading wind turbine manufacturers ( the cumulative market share of over 90 % have ) is the only non- publicly traded corporation. On the world market Enercon 2011 was measured at the newly installed system performance with 7.9% market share of fifth among wind turbine manufacturers. In Germany Enercon is the market leader for several years. In 2011, the market share was 59.5 % compared to 59.2 % in 2010 and 60.4 % in 2009. Revenue 2011 with installed 3180 MW (worldwide ) amounted to 3,928 million euros, the Group recorded a surplus of EUR 473 million. The equity was provided with 2,424 million euros. For 2012, the UEE Holding published in the Federal Gazette for the companies merged under their sales of 5.1 billion euros with a net profit of 607 million euros.
Under the umbrella of UEE Holding GmbH group - in addition to the operating outwards ENERCON GmbH - more than 250 national and international individual companies. This includes outsourced service industries such as IT and logistics, various power plant and wind farm investments and production plants. Other companies (among the ENERCON Service) is a Dutch parent companies as the Wind Energy Services BV subordinate based in Amsterdam. (2008 /2010)
The company is based since its foundation in 1984 in the district of Aurich Extum; the production plants are now in the sand Horst district. In addition, Enercon has production facilities in Emden, Südbrookmerland, Haren, Magdeburg, Turkey, Brazil, Malmö / Sweden and Viana do Castelo / Portugal. Enercon, Vestas and Siemens before the wind turbine manufacturer with the world's highest production depth. Generators, nacelles, concrete and steel tube towers, rotor blades, control systems, power electronics and some of the cast components are manufactured in factories Enercon. A foundry (cast center Ostfriesland, GZO ) was built from April to November 2010 in Georgsheil between Emden and Aurich; there cast iron components for the wind turbines are manufactured. In the foundry more than 200 people work. In Euro harbor at Haren ( Ems), about ten kilometers north of Meppen is a rotor blade production since summer 2012. This has around 550 employees (as of June 2013). From there, the rotor blades by means of barges to be transported by rail or truck to their destinations. Meanwhile, the establishment of Haren work was compromised by parallel promoted plans for a coal power plant in neighboring Dörpen; after the withdrawal of investors in the power plant, the construction was resumed. Due to insufficient qualified personnel occurred during the commissioning of the facility to delays, so that numerous E -101 were initially built without wings.
In Ostfriesland Enercon is the second largest industrial company after the Volkswagen plant in Emden. Also in Magdeburg is Enercon one of the largest private companies. In Zurndorf in Burgenland took place on 9 March 2012, the groundbreaking ceremony for a tower plant, which will produce about 200 towers for wind turbines in Austria and Eastern Europe per year. With up to 200 employees, the WKF Austria GmbH is among the largest foreign plants of the company in the field of concrete tower manufacturing.
After a test phase, the work went on to mass production in January 2013. Enercon is market leader in Austria (50 %) and established there in 2012, 385 plants with 747 MW.
Research and Development
The research and product development is carried out at the Department of Enercon " Wobben Research & Development". In late summer 2013, the activity of this department is to be bundled in the " Enercon Innovation Center ", which is currently being built in the industrial area north of Aurich. For the complex with a total area of approximately 30,000 m² heard an office building with space for 700 engineers and an attached experimental hall with a floor area of 13,000 m².
The native originally from Rastdorf in the Emsland district engineer Aloys Wobben founded the company in 1984 in the East Frisian Enercon of Aurich. Initially there was the company of only a few engineers. First product development of the company was the wind turbine E-15/16, four years later, followed by the E -17 and E -32. It took seven years for the small business could raise its own production facility in the district of Aurich Extum. There, the Central Government has its seat today The breakthrough for the young company came in 1993: Enercon provided the wind turbine E-40 (500 kW series) before the first gearless turbine generation. At the same time the production of rotor blades began in the specially founded to company Aero. This principle has also maintained at its expansion in the following almost two decades Enercon: New divisions were almost always established as a new subsidiary.
Two years after the start of production of the Enercon E-40 was the development of the E- 66 is an economically great success: The type of plant was sold a total of more than 2000 times. The production, the company had now outsourced to a commercial area in the district of Aurich sand Horst where sufficient for the further expansion of the business areas were available. A disadvantage, however, proved that the products - especially the rotors - on the way to their place of installation by truck Auricher the city had to cross, why Enercon later reactivation of a railway drove forward for removing the always larger rotors.
With the purchase of a manufacturing plant in the Brazilian Sorocaba (1996 ), the international expansion of the company began.
Industrial espionage? The case Kenetech Wind Power Inc.
Media reported since the late 1990s, the U.S. Secret National Security Agency ( NSA) had 1994, the German company Enercon monitored with the help of Echelon. The data obtained were submitted to the American competitors Kenetech Wind Power Inc.. This would have the data used to gain access to Enercon core technologies and to patent in the U.S.. Enercon was thus closed the U.S. market to the year 2010. The reports are mainly based on descriptions of the company itself
In fact, the U.S. authority in the U.S. International Trade Commission imposed, in August 1996, a ban on imports of Enercon until 1 February 2010. Reason was that Enercon with the intended export of 280 wind turbines in the United States to claim 131 of the U.S. patent would violate 5,083,039. The patent was on 1 February 1991, three years before the alleged espionage action, filed by the Californian company U.S. Windpower Inc.. 1993 U.S. Wind Power was renamed Kenetech Wind Power Inc.. Kenetech has requested the import ban proceedings against Enercon. In the process Kenetech also presented photos of components of an E -40 wind turbine. This material was obtained in March 1994 while visiting a E-40, three years after grant of the patent; the visit took place with the permission of the owner of the plant. The validity of the patent itself was not doubted by Enercon in the proceedings before the Commission. The patent was acquired ( after the insolvency of Kenetech in 1996) of the GE Wind Energy. The Enercon magazine " Journal of Wind ", 2/2003, page 11, explains the patent dispute from the perspective of Enercon and mentioned that people have started since the incident, protect its technologies with its own patents. The Enercon GmbH and General Electric Company in 2004 settled their patent litigation; since 2004, making it the American market for Enercon no longer closed.
Dispute with Enercon India Ltd..
In February 2011 it was reported in some media of a dispute, the Enercon GmbH with its own, existing since 1994, the Indian subsidiary of Enercon India Ltd.. ( EIL) and led to the detriment before an Indian court Enercon was decided. Enercon has subsequently withdrawn completely from the Indian market.
There are allegations in the room, the executive director of the Indian subsidiary, the former textile entrepreneur Yogesh Mehra of Mumbai, have control over its operations stopped, removed no more dividends to the German parent company since 2005, not submitted audited accounts more since 2006, and finally with illegal agents seized sole control over the subsidiary itself. EIL had stolen patents available about Enercon as well as the brand name for their own recovery. In addition, a former employee in the Enercon Magdeburg work of industrial espionage for EIL was transferred and convicted. Against the Indian Patent Court IPAB in Chennai EIL has sued for release of the otherwise internationally recognized patents on numerous Enercon core technologies. The Indian judges declared twelve important Enercon patents in India for invalid, on the grounds that the patents would not achieve the necessary level of creation. These technologies are now available in India for free each use. The German partners were thus " expropriated in fact ." In the press bribery allegations have been made.
On 28 January 2011, the events have prompted a "small request " of the Bundestag Garrelt Duin ( SPD constituency Aurich - Emden ) to the Federal Government on the subject of what going to do this for the Protection of German companies in India. The Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Max Stadler, stated then that you 've raised the dispute with the Indian Ministry of Commerce and that similar cases are the Ministry so far not known. Decisions of Indian courts would not comment, but the federal government rate German companies, " the protection of its intellectual property rights to devote to foreign markets an exceptional degree of attention."
By late 2012, used EIL on its website the name and the logo Enercon, applied Enercon wind turbines produced in India and reported on current projects without explaining the relationship with Enercon GmbH in Germany. Meantime (as of January 2013) has EIL in Windworld India Ltd.. renamed, however, still refers explicitly to his previous company Enercon India Ltd.. ( " Enercon India is now Windworld India. "). There wind turbines are also advertised on their own, Indian production.
Aloys- Wobben Foundation
For health reasons, the company founder Wobben 2012 withdrew from operations and transferred with effect from 1 October 2012, his company shares to the Aloys- Wobben Foundation. The Foundation thus became the sole shareholder of ENERCON group. This step Wobben wanted to ensure the independence of the company. The CEO of the Foundation include Hans- Dieter Kettwig, Managing Director of ENERCON GmbH, and the authorized signatory Nicole Fritsch Nehring. Fritsch - Nehring was appointed as part of the creation of the foundation in the management of ENERCON GmbH. As a new attorney sales manager Stefan Luetkemeyer was appointed.
Areas of activity
The main business of Enercon, the construction and sale of wind power investment of which also Enercon operates also in other sectors such as hydropower, also include logistics company for the transportation of its own facilities to the Group.
Enercon wind turbines have, compared to most other turbines of the wind turbine manufacturers on some technical features. Characteristic is the gearless concept relies on the Enercon as pioneers in this technology since 1993. Until 1993, Enercon plants possessed a gear drive train. The rotor blades are connected via the gearless hub directly to the rotor of a ring generator ( synchronous generator ). Together, these components rotate about a front and rear main bearing around a stationary axle journal. Thus, to dispense with the use of a fault-prone and maintenance-intensive ( such as regular oil changes ) mechanical transmission. This is achieved by a special construction of the generator. As the generator rotor runs at the same speed as the rotor, the number of the mechanical load change on the lifetime is considerably reduced. The generator speed (and hence the rotor speed ) is the type of plant and the wind conditions, and amounts to between 18-45/min in the E- 33 and 5-11.7 / min for the E-126, while a transmission system at rated power a generator speed of about 1500 rpm is reached.
The Enercon systems can vary slightly from the other manufacturers. The nacelles ( gondolas ) the plants are drop-shaped since Year 1995/96. The design of this striking gondola was designed by the British architect Lord Norman Foster, who has, inter alia, also designed the dome of the Reichstag in Berlin. In Germany and many other countries of the tower to the foundation wears green color graded rings which are becoming lighter from bottom to top. On islands, the manufacturer offers the alternative of a gradation in blue as it has been implemented on the island of Borkum. The NCS - gradation (NCS = Natural Color Scheme) is to better integrate the plant towers in the horizon. The rotor blades are the only ones on the market on leaf tips like the winglets of aircraft that the technical term is for this tips. Furthermore Enercon waived the use of permanent magnets made of neodymium and instead it uses externally excited ring generators.
Enercon builds exclusively onshore plants and offshore installations rejects because of the technical complexity from.
Important plant types
The following are the main types of wind turbines are listed by Enercon and concisely. Detailed information on the equipment in question and the full list of all manufactured by Enercon wind turbines can be found in the main article linked above, or range of Enercon.
The wind turbine mass-produced since 2006 E-82 is one of the currently most commonly constructed wind turbines in Germany. It has a rotor diameter of 82 meters and originally had a generator with a capacity of 2 MW, which was designed for medium to weak wind conditions. Meanwhile, the basic version, featuring several sub-variants. While the rotor diameter remained unchanged from 2009 came further variants added with 2.3 and 3 MW, which were designed for moderate to heavy wind conditions. In April 2014 introduced with the E-82 E5 a total of five sub-variant with 2.3 MW, which is to be produced from the beginning of 2015 in series. This three variants for medium wind sites exist from that date (each with 2, 2.3 and 3 MW) for medium wind sites and 2 variants with 2.3 and 3 MW for strong-wind locations.
Offered is the E-82 on various steel and hybrid towers with hub heights of 78-138 meters, with the high towers are used only for medium wind sites. The total height of the plants so that reaches up to 179 meters.
In the E -101 produced since 2011 is a landlocked country conditioning in the 3 MW class, which was originally designed for medium wind sites. It corresponds in its interpretation of the original E-82, but both rotor surface and its performance increased by about 50%. As with E-82 E3 of the generator is water cooled. The system is offered with 99, 135 or 149 meter high precast concrete tower and can be optionally equipped with a rotor blade heating, prevents the loss of revenue due to ice formation in winter. The prototype of the wind turbine was erected in mid-June 2011 Görmin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Two more prototypes, where until 2012 the survey will take place for the receipt of the unit certificates incurred in Haren. In August 2011, the first E -101 was completed with 135 meter hub height is Kleingladenbach, it was also the first system that was shipped.
In April 2014 Enercon announced a sub-variant for strong-wind sites, which is called E -101 E2. Series production of this type, which is equipped as the base variant with a 3 MW generator is to be paid, to start early in 2016. Until that time, over 1,000 MW of this type were already installed.
From the E -115, there are two sub-variants with 2.5 and 3 MW. While the former is a pronounced low wind system, the latter has been designed for medium wind sites, which she is there to supplement or replace the E -101, from which it was developed. On a site with 6.5 m / s has a mean annual wind speed the E-115/3MW per year should provide about 9.3 million kWh of electrical energy, compared to the same wind conditions for certified e- 101- 3MW yield by 14% corresponds. Production is scheduled to start in mid-2014, the prototype was built in 2013 in Lower Saxony Lengerich. A special feature of the system is the two-part rotor blade, which will allow beside cost reductions in leaf production and an easier accessibility of inland sites by facilitating sheet transport.
The E-126 is manufactured in small series and was made in 2010 after a performance increase to 7.6 MW by establishing the Vestas V164 - 8.0 in January 2014, the most powerful wind turbine in the world. In each case, multiple copies are available in the wind farms Ellern, Estinnes, bumps, Werder / Kessin and in Aurich- Georg field. The prototype was built in 2007 in the wind farm Rysumer neck at Emden, where a yield of around 20 GWh per year was expected. Originally ordered the E-126 have a capacity of 6 MW and was little turbulent for high wind sites certified (IEC IC). After a revision made in 2010 new E-126 make wind turbines 7.6 MW and are also approved for IEC IA. A special feature of the E-126 is the fact that, as has hitherto only Enercon system via two-part rotor blades. This design was necessary, as can be particularly long blades ashore only to transport heavy. The inner part of an E -126 rotor blade consists of sheet steel and is approximately 24 meters long, the outer part with a length of around 35 meters is like most rotor blades made of fiberglass reinforced plastic. Offered is the E-126 on a hybrid tower with 135 meter hub height, the overall height is 198.5 meters.
The entry Enercon in the hydropower project began in 2001. Purpose, a new turbine with particularly high efficiency has been developed, based on the experience from the wind. As a pilot project two turbines have been taken with a total of 2300 kW in Raguhn at the trough into operation in June 2009.
Already in June 2007 had announced to equip the Weserkraftwerk Bremen at the Weser barrage near Bremen -Hemelingen with two Kaplan turbines, each with 5 MW rated power Enercon. Construction began in May 2008. On 11 November 2011, the plant was the first time for a three-month trial period in operation. Should be saved with their annual 35,500 tons of carbon dioxide. There were installed two generators of the type of E-82 wind turbines. Both should meet annually produce about 42 GWh of electricity, serves the needs of approximately 17,000 households, if one assumes 2500 kWh of electricity consumption per household per year.
In February 2010, a start was made to mount the generator and turbine for the Prater power plant in Munich. The generator comes from Enercon, an intermediate transmission is not required. The impeller has a diameter of 2.3 m and a mass of about 30 tons. The capacity of the plant is 2.5 MW, the proposed energy yield approximately 12.7 GWh per year.
Seawater desalination plant
The Enercon seawater desalination plant operates based on the principle of reverse osmosis ( use of membranes ). According to the manufacturer, while no chemicals for treating water are needed. Through a special patented design of the system should be more flexible than other reverse osmosis seawater desalination plants, this energy-saving and operation. This Enercon system is very energy efficient, environmentally friendly and well suited by the possibility of flexible operation for harnessing power from wind turbines.
Enercon has its own small shipping company Enercon GmbH, based in Aurich Shipping. The shipping company was formed after the Enercon E -Ship 1 had built. The cargo ship has also next to a diesel driven via a drive by Flettner rotors and is thus a rotor ship. The four developed by Enercon Flettner rotors have a height of 27 m and a diameter of 4 m. The goal is a fuel saving of 30-40% on a ride of 16 knots. The E-Ship 1 is transported for Enercon parts of wind turbines from the port of Emden. The ship was built at the Lindenau -Werft in Kiel and completed after its bankruptcy in 2010 when Cassens Shipyard in Emden.
Enercon is also involved in the railway infrastructure company Aurich -Emden with 48 percent, the majority shareholder (51 percent) is the town of Aurich.
Enercon and the public
Relationship with trade unions
Enercon has been accused to prevent unionization of its employees. Union members who wanted to establish a works council will, threatened with transfer and termination. In Izmir plant 70 workers were dismissed because they had joined the union Birlesik Metal -Is. However, there are also works that have a works council, though - as presented by the IG Metall - in the case of the site Magdeburg after referral to the local labor court, which classified the election as legally compliant. Trade unionists also criticize the high proportion of temporary workers in the total number of employees in the Enercon Group, as well as the fact that Enercon was not applying the collective labor contract and, therefore, pay below average. In September 2013, came up with the aid of IG Metall first to elections by election committees for council election in the service companies Enercon, nine out of a total of more than 100 subsidiary companies of the Group. More council elections in subsidiaries were initiated in the spring of 2014, again with the aid of IG Metall. Priorities were different independent legal entities to the Enercon locations in Aurich and Magdeburg. In many cases, support the specific works in the previous year, the choice of the employee representatives.
Enercon is said to have an extremely closed corporate policy. The magazine brand eins compared the communication behavior of the company in April 2012 open with North Korean methods.
Under the name Windblatt every three months seems a company magazine online and as a printed edition. Topics include current projects of the company, technology, and transportation of the Enercon wind turbines, and collaboration with suppliers.


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Bradley on Confrontation and Bryant
Craig Bradley (Indiana University Maurer School of Law) has posted Further Confusion Over Confrontation (Trial Magazine, Forthcoming) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article analyzes the recent Supreme Court decision in Michigan v. Bryant. It concludes that the dissent is correct in concluding that the victim’s statement in this case was primarily for the purpose of developing a case against the defendant, not to defuse an emergency, and consequently was “testimonial” and shouldn’t have been admitted into evidence. More importantly, it argues that the Supreme Court’s “testimonial/non-testimonial” misses the point of the Sixth Amendment and should be abandoned, in favor of an approach that focuses on the defendant’s need to cross-examine.
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A 16-year-old high school student charged in the murder of a Spanish teacher at his school admitted to authorities that he was present at the park where she was killed at the time of her death and helped cover up the crime, according to court documents filed Thursday in an Iowa district court. William Noble Chaiden Miller is one of two students charged in the death of Nohema Graber, who was reported missing several hours before her body wasin an Iowa park.
Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale have both been charged with murder in the first degree, the documents said. They will be charged as adults, the Jefferson County Attorney's Office said in a statement on Thursday.
Graber's body was found under a tarp, wheelbarrow and railroad ties in Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, Iowa, on Tuesday, according to court documents. She appeared to have "suffered inflicted trauma to the head."
In an interview, Miller told authorities he had been in the park at the time of the murder, provided "materials utilized in committing the murder," and helped conceal the crime, the documents said. He did not say he killed Graber.
Investigators also said an associate of Miller and Goodale provided them with social media messages in which Miller and Goodale wrote about specific details of Graber's disappearance and death.
"The details included, but were not limited to, the motive for killing Graber, the planning and execution of the means to kill Graber, as well as deliberate attempts to conceal the crime," court documents said.
The documents did not provide a possible motive.
Authorities said they then searched Goodale and Miller's houses and found clothes that appeared to have blood on them. A witness also told authorities they saw both Goodale and Miller in Chautauqua Park on Tuesday afternoon, according to court documents.
Graber, 66, had been a Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School since 2012, according to the school's website. Miller and Goodale were students there.
In a statement released to families and staff earlier in the week, superintendent Dr. Laurie Noll said the school would be closed on Friday and counseling would be available.
"At this time our students and staff's well-being is our top priority. As a community, we will stand together as we navigate any new developments. We also greatly appreciate your cooperation and assistance," Noll said in the statement.
Graber's family released a statement on Friday about her death.
"To know Nohema was to love her — she was the kind of person every community longs to have in its midst and we were blessed to have her in our lives," the family said. "She lived for her children, her family and her faith. Her next priorities were her job as an educator and the children she taught, her local Parish, and the Spanish-speaking community in Fairfield. The family deeply appreciates the outpouring of support during this unimaginable tragedy."
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds also released a statement "extending her deepest sympathies" to those mourning.
"My heart goes out to the family, friends, colleagues, and students that are dealing with this tragic murder of Nohema Graber," she said. "Ms. Graber touched countless children's lives through her work as an educator across our state by sharing her passion of foreign language. I am confident through the work of our dedicated law enforcement that justice will prevail."
Miller and Goodale will be making their court appearance on November 12. Both are being held on $1 million cash bonds.
The investigation is ongoing.
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The Collected Stories
By Harry Mark Petrakis
Lake View Press, 376 pages, $19.95
A volume of collected stories affords both author and readers time for taking stock--time for assessing years of past work and for estimating the potential for future effort.
A volume of collected stories simply will not allow secrets between author and reader. And it will soon either establish an intimate and friendly bond between author and reader--or an enmity of sorts, based on the monotony and boredom of seeing the same characters, the same settings, the same plots pass before the reader`s eyes as one title blurs into another.
For these reasons and more, the risks of single-author story collections are great for both the writer and the reader.
In the case of Harry Mark Petrakis, the risks pay big dividends for all. Here is a collection of stories representing the life and labor of three decades as a writer of fiction that leaves the reader wanting even more. It`s an especially entertaining, even inspirational--in the best sense of the word --gathering of 35 stories about ordinary people living ostensibly ordinary lives, but people and lives writ large in archetypal and allusive outline and coloration.
All accomplished writers dislike being labeled ``ethnic`` or ``regional`` writers, because to some such terms are limiting, if not perjorative.
Like it or not, Petrakis succeeds as a writer precisely because he is an ethnic and a regional writer who, like other masters of the tale, takes a culture, an ethnic heritage, a local setting and an ambiance, and projects them into the realm of the universal.
He is very much an urban author, a Chicago and a Greco-American author. His stories mix the indigenous folk and oral origins of everyday city reality with the larger realities of myth--in this instance the heroes and heroines of classical Greece.
In one of his prefaces Petrakis admits his certainty ``that the Greek aptitude for transforming commonplace experiences into epic events still flourishes.`` And so it is in his stories. For Petrakis, a job, a courtship, a marriage, a family are simple but momentous things; just as making love, growing old, and dying demand the wiles, the courage and the dauntless spirit of Odysseus.
Some of the stories found here, like ``Dark Eye`` and ``The Castle`` are set in California and reveal the author`s far-from-bedazzled appraisal of his experiences as a writer of Hollywood screenplays and his understanding of the approval and rejection which all actors (and writers) face. But most of these stories are set in Chicago and deal with shopkeepers and priests, husbands and wives, parents and children who try to make a living and run a home the best they can.
Petrakis is especially fascinated, in a majority of these stories, with the process of aging and with facing death when it comes.
Only in one or two instances, such as in ``Matsoukas`` and ``The Sweet Life,`` does he try his hand, respectively, at fantasy and at portraying the sexual highjinks of youth. And it is in his stories of middle and old age that Petrakis most powerfully hits home. Marriages are hard to hold together when the middle-age crazies come round; the aged still enjoy making love--or trying to. Petrakis is not only poignant, he is profound in most of these portrayals. He is, however, not above interjecting his own special, zestful humor or, at times, pathos into the familiar problems of finding and taming a mate, of keeping a mistress or a lover--as ``The Journal of a Wife Beater,`` ``The Song of Rhodanthe`` and ``The Siege of Minerva`` demonstrate.
As might be expected of a writer tied so closely with the traditions of the folk tale, Petrakis` stories are heavy on emotion, even sentimentality, and often overladen with allusion and allegory, complete with the ``morals``
common to the form.
In this sense some readers might find Petrakis frustratingly old-fashioned. Some of his stories are dated and transparently autobiographical;
but that`s the glory of his collection and what allows us to see not only the development of a man and a writer, but the story always somehow mysteriously embedded in the history of an individual, a locale and a cultural heritage.
Because of the gusto with which Petrakis and his characters face life and affirm it in the form of the human spirit and the writer`s imagination, no better volume could be found to help the reader look back on years past, anticipate the marvel of what is yet to come, and wonder at the power of words to give it the shapings of art.
I was twenty-seven years old that spring. Papa had still not given up hope that a man would be found to marry me. My brothers, Kostas and Marko and Niko, were married and had numerous children of their own. They were all concerned about me.
It was true that I wanted to be married. Papa had presented a number of men to me for my approval. I was not beautiful but neither was I so homely that I had to accept one of them. They were either too old or too loud or red- faced from drinking too much beer and wine. I think Papa grieved most about me when wine made him tearful. His only daughter, twenty-seven, and still unmarried. Friends who were bachelors drank and grieved with him. In the end they offered themselves as suitors to ease Papa`s despair.
SOURCE: ``The Song of Rhodanthe.``

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In Dec. 11 IssueBy Kim GrahamTimes Journal Reporter
Bridgett Kean of Jamestown was named recipient of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Women’s Educational Grant.
Kean, a licensed practical nurse, is currently employed with the Lake Cumberland District Health Department as a school nurse at Russell Springs Elementary School, where she helps registered nurses give children physicals.
“I wanted to be able to do more for the children,” Kean said.
She said working as a school nurse the past 3 years is what inspired her to return to school to become a registered nurse.
An active volunteer, Kean has donated her time and talent to many local organizations including Russell County Relay for Life, Russell County Jaycees annual Toys for Tots, and Preschool Sunday School at Bethel Methodist Church in Jamestown.
The Keans were also a foster family until they adopted three children and closed their foster home.
Kean was recognized at the Gold Star Luncheon during Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting on Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 at the Galt House in Louisville but was unable to attend due to work responsibilities.
The $1,500 grant is awarded annually to a female non-traditional student who is interested in resuming her education after leaving school to fulfill either family or work-related responsibilities.
Monies for the grant are raised through the leadership of the Kentucky Farm Bureau Women’s Advisory Committee.
The grant will allow her to pursue her dream by registering in the associate degree nursing program at Somerset Community College.
Kean says she is completing basic courses now and plans to apply for the nursing program in 2009, begin studies in 2010 and graduate in 2011.
“Somerset Community College offers the Bridge program so I can go to school at night,” said Kean.
“That makes it easier for someone who is working with a family to go back to school.”
When she has completed requirements to become a registered nurse, Kean intends to continue providing her services close to home in Russell County.
“My plans are to continue to work where I am,” Kean said.
Kean and husband Richard live in Jamestown with their three children Briana, Kayla and Zachary.


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This is about Requiem Of The Rose King: Anime Announcement. We all are well aware of the plethora of genres out there in the anime and manga community.
Action, adventure, romance, drama, mystery, comedy, is there anything you can’t find in anime. If you want to watch a literary classic, then one of these types of anime is soon going to come.
The historical dark fantasy, Requiem Of The Rose King: Anime Announcement is done. The story is taken from one of the Shakespearean classic dramas, Richard III. The story is adapted from there but it has got its twist and turns. The manga was in news for quite some time now, and finally, we have some news regarding it.
Even though we know that it is adapted from Richard III, it has some aspects which make it quite original. It could be the only best adaptation to come out of a Shakespearean classic. In the original story, Richard is represented as a ‘deformed’ character. But in Requiem of the Rose King, he is shown in a much better and sensible way. The character is shown representing the LGBTQ+ community.
The protagonist here tries to deal with his anguish, as he wants to make his own identity in society. Since his birth, he has been called a monster by his mother and other family members. Being called a monster by his mother left a psychological scar on him. The art style of the manga is eye-catching. The show is highly anticipated but might fall below expectation as it may face censorship.
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Requiem of the Rose King Announcement
This historical drama has been serialized since October 2013, on Shoten’s Monthly Princess magazines for a very long time. It was done under the supervision of Aya Kanno’s. Back in September 2020, Requiem Of The Rose King was announced to have an anime adaptation. The work has been started since last year. Aya Kanno himself made this announcement using his Twitter handle. Right now the manga has a total of 14 tankobon volumes of the chapters. In the English edition, it has got a total of 13 volumes.
Release Date of Requiem of the Rose King
Now the volume 15 release date in Japan is not yet confirmed but it will surely have a Fall 2024 release. This news was also from Aya Kanno’s Twitter handle. He also said about the release date of the manga sometime in October 2024. The production details have not been released yet. The studio name, cast of the show, trailer, and confirmed release date is not yet announced.
Requiem of the Rose King Plot
The crown of England is a prestigious position and was always challenged throughout history. In the fifteenth century, there were few civil wars fought for getting the crown. These series of wars were later given the name War of Roses. The ongoing war to place between two houses namely, The House of Lancaster and The House of York. Lancaster represented Red Rose while the York represented White Rose. The Duke of York tries to kill King Henry VI and claims the crown of England.
On one of the dark days, the Duke of York has a son who is neither male nor female. His name is Richard III and possesses characteristics of both sexes. He is despised by his mother, who calls him a monster. Soon with this constant hatred, he starts accepting himself to be a spawn of a demon. Richard tries to gain salvation by helping his father to sit on the throne of England. And in all this, he surely has to face his mother and Joan’s. There are chances he might drag his family down.


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Breakfast , literally meaning “breaking the fast” of the night.
I felt like spoiling the family last Saturday morning and decided to make this Individual baked breakfast cups.
Mainly because you don’t have 20 pots and pans to clean afterwards and as an added bonus they will think I’m terribly creative. Face it! all moms and wifes loves compliments. Oh yes and off course this was also a great way to use up all the odd pieces of bread in the bread bin. (don’t ask, I prefer rye, my husband prefer brown and my son wants white bread, (no! off course he don’t realize it is a multi loaf, as white as a Lilly but with all the goodness of a brown bread…he,he,he.)
250 g ( 1 x pack) Low fat, low Sodium bacon
6 x eggs
1 Tomato ( cut into 6 slices)
Garlic and parsley butter
Garlic chives (optional)
60 g of grated cheese (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
Pre heat oven to 180 degrees. Grease 6 x ramekins with garlic and parsley butter.
Place Bacon in Ramekins.
Add the tomato at the bottom of the ramekins.
Break egg open over the tomato, sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with chopped garlic chives and cheese. Bake for +- 10 – 15 minutes depending on how you like your eggs done. Switch your oven to grill and grill for a minute. In the meanwhile Toast bread and cut into triangles. Serve with a dollop of jam. (I’ve use a diabetic strawberry jam.)
By baking everything in ramekins you virtually cut out all the fat you would normally use frying the bacon, eggs and tomatoes separately.
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Cameron Diaz to Alex Rodriguez: "I Love You Too Much"
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Although occasionally cautious about their PDA, Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez shared a goofy, intimate moment with millions at the the Super Bowl in Miami this past February -- when the actress, 38, and Yankees slugger, 35, were caught on camera feeding popcorn to one another in the stands.
Promoting her flick "Bad Teacher" (costarring ex beau Justin Timberlake) on "Late Night with David Letterman" Monday, the leggy star explained the snacky show of affection.
"We were watching the game, and I was eating, and I was getting down to, like, the last couple pieces of popcorn," Diaz recalled. "And all of a sudden, I see [Alex's] hand coming in," she says of her man. "Anybody who knows me does not put their hand in my food, especially when it's close to my mouth."
But Diaz suddenly felt generous. "I said, 'What are you. . . ?' And then I went, 'You know what? I love you too much, I'm going to give it to you. You deserve it.'"
The sexy pair got a big laugh that their snacking pics hit the web so quickly.
"We started laughing so hard," Diaz told David Letterman. "Like, 'Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?'"
Despite recent rumors of a split, the duo are stronger than ever lately -- making out at a recent A-list bash following the "MTV Movie Awards" June 5 and having a lovey-dovey day together in Miami two days later.
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I became a male chastity slave because I wanted to experience a different aspect of life. I figured that being someone else’s slave in the bedroom would be the best option for me to do this. I didn’t exactly know what I was doing at the time, but I was willing to give it a shot and see what would happen. The funny thing about this is that I seem to have found something that I didn’t even know was missing from my life. It just took me being willing to try something different in order to truly be happy.
Some guys would think that it is humiliating to be a male chastity slave for someone else, but they don’t know what they are talking about. Sure, you might have a few uncomfortable moments in the beginning, but if you trust the person you are with, those moments will quickly pass by. Then, you will get to experience the fun that the two of you can have and it will all be worth it. But you have to be strong enough to get to that point first and that is the hardest thing to figure out for yourself.
Don’t be afraid to be a male chastity slave for someone you trust. Instead, think of all the wonderful things the two of you are going to find out about each other. That person that you know so well will turn into a completely different individual once they are given control over you. Sometimes, that may turn out badly but, most of the time, you will see an excitement that you never knew existed within them. That is one of the best feelings in the world knowing that you are responsible for that kind of pleasure while letting them take complete control over everything you are doing at that moment. When you try it, you will see what I mean.

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Nothing brings us joy quite like a fresh new Ikea catalog. So as soon as the 2021 addition was realized, we spent a good few hours (for research obviously!) having a good look through and picking out some amazing ideas that you can copy in you live in a rented home.
With some of us being renters ourselves, we get the frustration of wanting to put a stamp on your place, but being limited in what you can do. That's why the Ikea catalog is so inspiring, it makes you think outside the box and get creative with the space you have, without losing your entire deposit!
So if you are looking for quick ways to refresh your rented home on the cheap just keep on scrolling. And head to our Ikea hacks page next for loads of ways to personalize your new buys.
1. Get creative in a small kitchen
We love anything on wheels here, and this super stylish Nissafors utility cart is the bee's knees. Powder-coated in jet black, red or white it will suit contemporary schemes and you can pile it high with all those bits and bobs you use often - oils, herbs and spices, small bowls or food items if you are lacking in wall units. Another bonus is that it’s slimline, so you can pop it into the smallest of spaces.
For more small kitchen storage ideas check out our gallery.
2. Layer up the neutrals to keep thing stylish and landlord approved
Most landlords allow painting, with the main rule being ‘don’t use dark colors’, so this gorgeous neutral living room will tick that box! The key is to layer your pale shades, that gentle grey on the walls, the oatmeal curtain on the right, the mix of off-whites, they all come together to create a relaxing and stylish living room. Investing in a white sofa like this Söderhamn sleek number will give you a blank canvas that you can add color to in the form of cushions and throws.
If you love this living room, check our grey living room ideas feature, there's plenty more where this came from!
3. Pick ladder style storage to save drilling into walls
These slimline Vilto storage units are worth their weight in gold! They fit into the smallest of spaces which is always a bonus, there are five shelves and you can take them with you when you move - freestanding furniture is the best option for renters! We love them as bathroom storage too, who couldn’t fill two of these beauts with toiletries and towels?
4. Switch out your shades
One thing you can do when you are renting is change every lampshade! Statement lighting is one sure-fire way to create a striking focal point in any room and with natural materials being a big trend why not team the two? Ikea’s rustic Torared seagrass design will give a warming diffused glow in your bedroom and cast decorative shadows - you could even hang two at different heights for dramatic effect!
5. Make the most of vertical space
With more of us working from home than ever, it’s worth finding yourself a small nook that you can pop a desk like Ikea’s Tommaryd into instead of sharing a living room or bedroom space. Most landlords do allow shelving as long as you fill in any holes before you leave, so make the most of it and go up to the ceiling - we can never have too much storage right? The Bergshult/Ramshult wall shelf has one beveled and one smooth edge along the side so you can choose which side you want to face the room, depending on your style - what a genius idea!