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Have you read any Modiano? Photo: TT
1. Celebrated in France
He may not be well known in the Anglo literary world but he certainly is in France, where he is considered one of the country’s most celebrated writers. His crowning moment before winning this year’s Nobel Literature Prize was in 1978 when he picked up France’s prestigious Goncourt prize for “Missing Person”. He’s also won the National Literature Grand Prize (1996) and the French Academy’s Grand Prize for his novel “Ring Roads”.
2. Work inspired by the Nazi Occupation
The 69-year-old, born at the end of World War Two has described the Occupation of France as "the soil I grewup in". On awarding him the Nobel Prize the Swedish Academy said it wanted to celebrate his "art of memory" in capturing the lives of ordinary people during German rule, which lasted from
1940 to 1944 in France.
3. Writes more than just novels
Modiano has more strings to his bow than just being a novelist. He co-wrote the screenplay for Lacombe Lucien, a movie directed by Louis Malle, which focussed on French collaboration with the Nazis. He has also written children’s books.
4. Acts too
Britain’sGHuardian Newspaper points out that The film database IMDb records that Modiano is not only a screenwriter for both film and TV, but an actor, who appeared with famous French actress Catherine Deneuve in the 1997 Raoul Ruiz film Genealogies of a Crime, playing a character called Bob.
5. Doesn’t like the limelight
Modiano, who lives in Paris, is known to shun media attention and rarely gives interviews. After meeting Modiano France Today magazine wrote:You’ll never stumble upon him at one of those literary cocktail parties Parisian editors adore, nor will you spy his rangy figure on popular talk shows. Modiano’s interviews are few, but his words are priceless.


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Molokai to Oahu Paddle board race
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Molokai to Oahu Paddle board and SUP race
On July 27th I headed over to Hawaii to experience the Ironman of Paddle board races, the channel crossing race starting on the Island of Molokai and finishing at Koko Head on Oahu. Myself and my team mate Dan Van Dyck (we raced in the stock team division) along with Tom Hinds and Shannon Delaney (also racing as a team but mixed team division) traveled over to the islands together. I was the virgin among the group as Tom has done the channel several times solo and as a team while Shannon and Dan had raced the team division the previous year and had raced the Outrigger crossing several times each.
I don’t want to butcher the details of the event while trying explain it so here is the over view from the event website, www.quicksilver.com/molokai:
12th Annual Quiksilveredition
Molokai to Oahu Paddle Board Race:
In the world long distance paddleboarding racing it’s known simply as “Molokai”,and its challenge has become legendary: a 32-mile rough water race across the Kaiwi Channel that separates the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Oahu, from Kaluakoi to Koko Head. But unlike many other long-distance, flat-water events, the Molokai features a downwind course that tests not only the endurance but the open-ocean surfing skills of the field of over 135 of the world’s best men and women paddleboard and stand-up paddle racers. Competitors in a variety of classes including unlimited and stock paddleboards, as well as solo and relay stand-up paddling, must fight their way across one of the roughest channel crossings in the Islands, literally surfing their way down consecutive open ocean swells in the attempt to reach Oahu. Once along its rugged coast paddlers are met with capricious head winds and side currents that make the last few miles to Maunalua Bay a grueling test of sheer will and muscle. For serious competitors only, this year’s field will include six-time champion Jaime Mitchell, stand-up stand out Bonga Perkins and the 2007 women’s unlimited winner Shakira Westdorp from Australia, who just barely touched out rival Kanesa Duncan of Oahu.
Race morning brought 20 knot winds and 5-7 foot swells. I was told the conditions were not the best as the wind was not directly behind us and the current in the channel was from our right rather than at our backs. It still made for an epic day! It’s hard to explain what is it like catching these swells on a 12 foot stock board and going from 5mph to over 15mph in a matter or 3 seconds and then fighting to stay up on your knees as the current hits you from the right and starts to turn your boat. I took a schooling in the first 30min and after falling off my board several times picked up the technique, but was no match for the local Hawaiians or Australians that paddle in this bump ever day.
Dan and I started out each taking a 30min turn and then switched to 20min turns for the next 2 hours and then down to 15min pieces for the remainder of the race. Our support boat would follow or stay beside us until it was time for an exchange when it would then pull in front and hold position until the paddler was about 25 yards away. The guy on the boat would then dive in and hold a hand up in the air so that the paddler could keep eye contact with the guy in the water. You could lose contact with your guy very fast with the 7 foot swells, even as close as 20 yards away. The exchange was fast as the paddler would bail off one side as the guy in the water would then roll on and get a good push from his team mate. We finished up in 6 hours and 38 minutes, 2nd in our old guy category. Shannon and Tom kicked our butts winning the mixed division and 10 min ahead of us. Jamie Mitchell dominated the race winning by close to 20min and for the 7th year in a row.
We will all be back next year but I need to plan several one week trips beforehand to practice paddling in the bump!


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Hundreds of protein bars line the shelves of stores, and most of them claim to be the best of the best.
How do you know what to look for and which bar to choose?
Unlike similar meal replacements and on-the-go snacks, gluten-free protein bars offer your body the right ingredients and nutrients to live a healthy lifestyle while being made in a sanitized facility where health and safety are put first. Continue reading the article below to learn more.
What is Gluten?
To understand why you should always choose gluten-free protein bars, you first need to know about gluten.
Gluten is a mix of two proteins – gliadin and glutenin – found in most grains and foods. It’s also the main ingredient in dough that gives it elasticity, causes it to rise, and helps it keep its shape.
When someone has a gluten allergy, their immune system mistakes these proteins as invaders to the body and attacks them. Allergic reactions to gluten come in several forms – some allergies result in headaches and fatigue, while others result in brain fog and swelling.
Benefits of Choosing Gluten Free Protein Bars
- Lowers the Risk of Intestinal Distress
Gluten is a leading contributor to intestinal inflammation because most people can quickly develop antibodies against gluten proteins.
Intestinal inflammation typically results in a bloated stomach and an overall feeling of discomfort. Eating gluten can lead to leaky gut syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and other autoimmune diseases for those with more sensitivity.
When you choose to eat gluten-free, you’re lowering your risk of intestinal distress. Specifically, gluten-free protein bars allow you to eat on the go while not feeling weighed down or bloated.
- Convenient Source of Nutrients
Most gluten-free protein bars offer a good quantity of protein, dietary fiber, and other high-quality components. Additionally, many of these bars will provide a good source of other essential nutrients like iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin B.
Each gluten-free protein bar will vary in ingredients based on the flavor and manufacturer. For example, if your protein bar has nuts, you’ll probably also get a good source of omega-3s. Healthy fats that balance hormones and control sugar levels are also included in good-quality protein bars.
- No Harmful Additives
Any good quality gluten-free protein bar will offer the best possible natural ingredients.
You bypass harmful additives such as hormones and antibiotics when you skip unnecessary and unhealthy ingredients. With gluten-free protein bars, you know what you’re eating. That means no gluten reactions, and typically, bars made with entirely natural and healthy ingredients are also allergy friendly.
The benefits listed above are just a few advantages of choosing gluten-free protein bars. However, these bars also aid in weight loss and muscle building. Because protein bars keep you fuller for longer, you’ll eat less and maintain your metabolism, aiding in weight loss.
There are plenty of gluten-free protein bars that are packed with all-natural and healthy ingredients. Don’t sacrifice taste for nutrition!

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Something I just thought of.
I've been using a lot of salt lately, probably way too much. I'm thinking perhaps this caused me to excrete too much potassium? I'm still suffering with the nervousness and the jumpy chest feelings. I often eat bananas but haven't for a couple of days. I've been eating a lot of veggies though, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, spinach. Aren't these sources of potassium?
On a side note, I cannot possibly eat a carrot anymore as in doing the carrot juice.
I got the tremendous anxiety after eating sardines and broccoli. The broccoli was salty as hell as I accidently put too much salt on it. The sardines have a good amount of sodium in them as well..
Maybe in just grasping at straws right now and really need to get that hair analysis.
Another thought is if the extra salt intake is making me worse, maybe I don't have AF? Maybe its just complications from snri withdrawal. As I've read that sodium and less potassium are supposed to make us feel better. I think I took in too much sodium and my blood vessels restricted as it was too much for my kidneys to excrete. Again, I have no way of knowing this for sure but it seems logical to me. This is non-iodized Sea Salt by the way. I've only been using it for a couple of days. You guys know more than me.

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Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has expressed worry over the current generation of African youth saying they may rise up against their leaders if jobs are not created.
According to him, the youth have seen their opportunities dwindling and will therefore rise against authority to seek for better avenues for survival.
“The generation of today, that is what we’ve been warning about. We have a youth bulge, our population is very young 35 and below are 60% and we’ve always said that it is an advantage in terms of having young strong labour but it’s also a disadvantage if we are not able to find employment as quickly. And so the young people see that their opportunities are dwindling,” he told Accra-based TV3.
The former President also used the opportunity to call on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to, as a matter of urgency also look at happenings in Cote d’Ivoire in order to avoid it from escalating into something big.
“The president dealt with the Malian situation. He also should be very responsive to what is happening not only in Nigeria but also Côte d’Ivoire.”
“We keep saying the rioting that is taking place, ECOWAS must be proactive and must start to envision what interventions need to be done in order to bring peace to those countries.”
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The highly anticipated East Midlands Student Fashion Awards is delighted to welcome TV personality and designer royalty, Patrick Grant as lead judge this year.
Renowned for his appearance on the popular BBC programme, The Great British Sewing Bee, Patrick is the latest in a line of celebrities to join the East Midland’s emerging fashion talent at the annual FASHANNE Awards on 21st June in Nottingham.
Alongside Patrick this year are Paralympic double Gold Medallist, Richard Whitehead MBE and BBC weather presenter, Lucy Martin. They will both be strutting their stuff on the runway in support of the show’s pioneering move to champion inclusion and diversity in the fashion industry.
Patrick will be one of six high profile judges and is delighted to be part of this innovative and exciting event. He said: “We have an amazing record of producing creative talent in this country. I’m thrilled to be supporting the next generation at this year’s Fashanne Awards in Nottingham.”
The East Midlands Student Awards, now in its third year, was founded by TV personality and news presenter, Anne Davies and is the first awards event to showcase the very best in fashion talent across the region.
Anne Davies added: “We are delighted to have Patrick on board as our lead judge. Patrick’s talent is obvious and with such a fantastic career in the industry as well as on TV, many fashion students already see him as a great source of inspiration.”
“It is also a great honour to welcome our guest models this year who are living proof that it is our uniqueness that makes us special. Creativity, diversity and inclusion are the benchmarks of these awards and we hope that our audience on the night of June 21st will be cheering them all the way.”
Fashanne will bring together students, business and the general public at St Mary’s Church in Nottingham’s Creative Quarter for a night to remember. And watch out for some fabulous prizes as the Awards help to raise funds for Rainbows Children’s Hospice.
To purchase your tickets for The East Midlands Student Fashion Awards 2018, visit http://www.fashanne.com/tickets/


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How to Manage Pests
UC Pest Management Guidelines
Peacock spot appears on leaves as sooty blotches that develop into black, circular spots about 0.1 to 0.5 inch (2.5–12 mm) in diameter. There may be a yellow halo around the spot. The pathogen also infects fruit and fruit stems, but lesions are observed most often on upper leaf surfaces of leaves low in the tree canopy. Leaves fall prematurely. When significant defoliation occurs, strong bloom fails to develop and crop production is substantially reduced. Twig death may occur as a result of defoliation, and productivity is eventually further reduced.
This disease occurs throughout California's olive-growing regions. Cultivars vary in their susceptibility to this disease, but all are subject to infection.
Outbreaks are sporadic, and the disease may take several years before it becomes serious enough to cause economic damage. Not all infected leaves fall from the tree, and the fungus survives in those that remain on the tree. The margins of these lesions enlarge in fall, and a new crop of spores develops there. New infections are associated with rainfall and mostly occur during fall and winter. By summer, most diseased leaves have fallen from the trees, leaving partially defoliated shoots with mostly healthy foliage remaining. High temperatures restrict spore germination and growth, thus the disease is inactive during the warm, dry summers in California.
If olive trees exhibit peacock spot leaf symptoms, it is important to treat for it yearly. Apply a treatment in late October before winter rains begin and again in the spring if wet weather persists.
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Being a piano teacher, I think most people expect me love classical music. Generally, I do enjoy it, but it is not my “go-to” genre. The California Conservatory of Music (https://www.thecaliforniaconservatory.com), gives an excellent list of reasons why we study classical music: “1) Classical music is the basic building block for all other genres. Think […]
In 4 summer sessions (and a lot of work at home), Dorian learned the basics of composition, created his piece, wrote it in Musescore, and recorded it in Garage Band. Dorian is a rising 8th grader and an intermediate level pianist. Great job!
TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PERFORMANCE BUTTERFLIES Thank you Shelly Davis @pianoparentpodcast for this article on Recital Butterflies. Listen to the podcast here: http://www.pianoparentpodcast.com/140-2/ “Today I am aiming my comments toward the piano kids so I really encourage parents to listen to this one with them. If you are a teacher listening, consider […]
Today, I want to repost (in large part) the text from a podcast that I frequent, the Piano Parent Podcast by Shelly Davis. http://www.pianoparentpodcast.com/139-2/ I know that Spring is a busy time for all of us – sports, graduations, weddings, and end of school events abound – and yet a culminating Spring Piano is important. […]
Summer is coming…finally! And, I know some of you are thinking, “YES!!! I get a break from taxi service to piano lessons.” In fact, historically, I know that about 60-70% of you must be feeling that way! But, what a break from piano lessons became more of an exploration project for your student? What if […]
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. Vince Lombardi Ahhh, all of those words of wisdom about practice! Practice is defined as follows: Prac·tice /ˈpraktəs/verb perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one’s proficiency. carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or […]
You’re a parent. I’m a parent. But, I am not your kids’ parent. I’m the piano teacher. (“Really?,” I can hear you say.) But, as a teacher/coach, I see my role as piano teacher as an extension of parenting; and, my role changes with each student’s life stage. Let’s categorize students into three stages: Elementary […]
What: Christmas Piano Recital @ Floyd Piano Studios When: December 20 @ 6:30 Where: Brighton Nazarene Church Why: Let’s Celebrate Christmas!


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YSU police chief: Be aware of surroundings
By Joe Gorman
Youngstown State University Police Chief John Beshara is urging students who live in or frequent the areas around campus hit by a recent rash of robberies to be aware of what’s going on around them.
The term in police lingo is “situational awareness,” and Beshara said it is important for people to know who and what is around at all times, especially at night.
“We need to be more in tune about what is going on around us,” Beshara said.
The area of the North Side by the YSU campus has had five armed robberies and one attempted robbery since late Saturday evening, although none of the robberies has occurred on campus. A large number of students live off campus on the North Side, however, near the places where the robberies occurred.
On Thursday, a 19-year-old man told police he and a friend were robbed about 12:15 a.m. in the 400 block of Norwood Avenue on the North Side.
The man said he was walking to his car after attending a party when a man wearing a red T-shirt and a Chicago Bulls cap pulled a gun and demanded money. The man handed over his wallet, and the robber and another man ran west toward Belmont Avenue, reports said.
City and YSU police have been running extra patrols in the area since the first robberies over the weekend, and some of the city patrols consist of officers in unmarked cruisers.
YSU students who have signed up for the school’s emergency alert system have received safety bulletins on two of the robberies that have happened close to campus, including the one early Thursday. Thursday afternoon, the system told students to exercise caution if they are going out late at night, especially if they are heading north of campus.
Beshara said a greater pitch is being made to educate students and others at the university of the situation and telling people what they should do. This will be on the university’s website and also is being placed on fliers in all the buildings on campus, Beshara said.
In the other robberies, victims reported that two suspects, dressed in all black and wearing masks over their faces, robbed them.
City police Capt. Mark Milstead, who heads up the detective bureau, said investigators are checking people who have committed similar crimes in the past. Witness reports state the suspects appear to be either juveniles or under 20 years old, and detectives are looking at juvenile suspects also, Milstead said.
Investigators also have received tips from citizens in the area and are following up on them, Milstead said.
Beshara said other things people can do to stay safe is to go out in a group of people if possible, and if confronted, give up valuables immediately.
“Why fight over something that can be replaced?” Beshara said.
City officers working the unmarked detail have taken two guns so far off people they stopped and made a drug arrest Wednesday at 11 p.m., when Alfred Bunting Jr., 38, was found walking in the road in the 100 block of Benita Avenue. He ran from officers but was caught a short time later. Police found 19 Vicodin painkillers on him and $100 cash in his shoe.
He was taken to the Mahoning County jail and is expected to be arraigned today.

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* Douglas makes third attempt to buy Nocibe
* Combined group would be France's No. 2 perfume seller bysales
* Deal subject to cartel approval and labour talks
* Douglas says it is open to more opportunities
FRANKFURT, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The German books-to-cosmeticsretailer Douglas Holding is in exclusive talks to buy the Frenchperfumery chain Nocibe from the private equity firm CharterhouseCapital, it said on Monday, in a deal that would make itFrance's second largest perfume seller.
Douglas, owned by the private equity firm Advent, has saidit wants to expand its perfumes business, which it sees ashaving stronger growth prospects than its confectionery,jewellery or book stores.
Douglas CEO Henning Kreke said the French perfume market wasworth more than 3 billion euros ($4.1 billion) a year.
"We've looked at buying Nocibe twice before and we've veryhappy that we're managing it at the third attempt with our newpartner, Advent," Kreke told reporters.
Kreke and Advent managing director Ranjan Sen declined tocomment on the value of the deal. Media reports last weeksuggested a valuation of between 500 million and 550 millioneuros for Nocibe.
With a combined 625 stores and 4,000 employees, the purchasewould make Douglas the second largest perfumery chain in Francein terms of revenue, behind LVMH's Sephora and aheadof Marionnaud.
Planet Retail analyst Denise Klug said the Douglas conceptwould fit well in France, but that it would need to make itsstores stand out.
"I think Sephora really is a fierce competitor. It managedto create a unique selling proposition by launching the latestretail technology instore and to perfectly link its in-store andonline offerings," she said. "The chain is very popular withhighly influential beauty bloggers."
Kreke said Douglas would look to use some of Nocibe's ideasin other countries, such as its beauty salon services, and tryto boost online sales. There was no decision yet on whether tokeep both the Nocibe and Douglas brands or merge them, he added.
The deal is subject to approval by the cartel authoritiesand the outcome of talks with labour representatives in France,Kreke said.
Douglas said in June it had 500 million euros available forthe expansion of its beauty business but the managers said onMonday this was not a final amount.
"It doesn't mean it's 500 million and that's it," Sen said.
Kreke said Douglas would "continue to look for otheropportunities, both within and outside Europe", but declined tobe more specific.
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Hello and welcome. I'm Dr Mark Alberts, physician-in-chief of the Ayer Neuroscience Institute, which is part of Hartford HealthCare. Thanks for joining us.
I'm doing this Medscape update from the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Great science and great studies have been presented at this meeting, including a number of studies looking at this issue of large vessel occlusion in terms of patient selection and treatment with thrombectomy.
This is a growing area and it's a great opportunity because, with the results of DAWN, DEFUSE 3, and other subsequent studies, we now know that with careful imaging tools, we can do a very good job of selecting patients up to 24 hours after stroke onset.[1,2]
We also know that these patients benefit from treatment when it's done using some of our new devices, and especially when it's done by a well-trained and coordinated team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, and interventional cardiologists.
One of the hot topics is improving our selection of patients for endovascular therapy and thrombectomy. How big of a core should the patient have or not have so that they have a good outcome? How large should their ischemic penumbra be so that they have the chance of better outcome? Regarding new devices for clot removal, how safe can they be to prevent reperfusion injury?
Those were some of the studies presented at this meeting. What's clear from a growing body of work is that this ability to intervene in patients with large vessel stroke has almost been a revolution.
One of the areas that is still unclear and continues to evolve is the selection of these patients in the field. When EMS goes to pick them up, they may know the patient has a large deficit, but they may not know the type of stroke—ischemic or hemorrhagic—and they may not know if the patient will benefit from endovascular therapy.
In the field, various scales that have been used to identify these patients and select patients who are more or less likely to benefit have not really been proven. We know that some systems are using mobile stroke units with a CT scanner in the ambulance to try to rule out hemorrhagic stroke. However, they cannot necessarily figure out who has a salvageable penumbra and may benefit from endovascular therapy.
Stroke systems of care are evolving with various tools to try to figure out which patients need to go to a comprehensive stroke center and which patients can go to a primary stroke center or another type of hospital.
This is very much a work in evolution, and we hope that there will be more positive results to report to you in the future.
Thank you very much for tuning in. This is Mark Alberts from Medscape, reporting from the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Have a great day.
Medscape Neurology © 2019 WebMD, LLC
Any views expressed above are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of WebMD or Medscape.
Cite this: Mark J. Alberts. Which Patients Qualify for Thrombectomy in Large Vessel Stroke? - Medscape - Aug 30, 2019.


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So far, one of the best decisions I’ve made in college was rushing a sorority. Although the recruitment process was hellish and draining, I don’t regret going through it. Because in the end, I wound up exactly where I was supposed to be. Since then I’ve met some amazing people and connected with girls that I know will be my lifelong friends. Being in a sorority has taught me the true meaning both female empowerment, and most importantly, sisterhood.
Despite recruitment not being the most pleasant experience, I saw a lot of female empowerment. I saw girls supporting one another. I saw girls laughing, sometimes crying, becoming close friends, even though they ended up in different sororities. This female empowerment, this idea of girls supporting and loving one another, continued in my own sorority, Alpha Epsilon Phi.
When someone was having a bad day, a plethora of sisters would offer words of encouragement.
When a boy broke a sister’s heart, she always had multiple shoulders to cry on. When a girl wanted to take a risk, her sisters supported her. From these acts of kindness, support, care, and most of all empowerment, I was proud to be a part of such a great group of girls.
I’ve met so many friends too. I’ve become close with so many sweet, funny, and liable young women. I’ve shared my feelings with them, and they have with me. They’ve made me feel safe and accepted. They’ve given me an insane amount of confidence because that’s what women should do...support other women.
Give each other the confidence to pursue their dreams. Alpha Epsilon Phi has already given me that in three months, so I’m excited to see what else it can give to me, and what I can give to it.
We continue to grow as sisters, just like any sorority should. Every day we grow closer, and our bond grows stronger. There’s a lot that goes into a good sisterhood, like kindness, support, care, friendship, and above all else, empowerment.
Being in a sorority has taught me the true meaning of both female empowerment and sisterhood. I’m very proud to call myself a sister of Alpha Epsilon Phi, and I’m excited to grow and evolve with my sisters. LML.


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Relationships with habitat classifications. EUNIS: G1.A614 Sub-continental field elm woods; PAL. CLASS.: 41.F14 Sub-continental Field elm woods; Bondev (1991): 114 Mixed Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus), Silver lime (Tilia tomentosa), Field elm (Ulmus minor) forests partly with Maple (Acer campestre).
Conservation status. None.
Category. Endangered [EN – B1 C1 D2 E2 F2 G2 H2 J L1].
General characteristics. Mixed thermophilic woods and shrubs with constant and very often prevailing participation of Field elm (Ulmus minor). They are mainly of secondary origin and occupy field margins, ravines, slopes of heights and dikes in the periphery of arable land. The soils are Phaeozems, Luvisols, Planosols and Chernozems that have developed mainly on loess or limestone. The tree species in this habitat originate from tree shoots and have a shrubby outlook that is a result of felling and collection of wood for household heating. The projective cover of the tree-shrub layer varies between 60 and 90%. Apart from the Field elm co-ediphicators are Carpinus orientalis, Quercus pubescens, Q. cerris, Pyrus pyraster, Paliurus spina-christi, Prunus spinosa, Acer campestre, A. tataricum, Ligustrum vulgare, Rosa spp., etc. Fraxinus ornus and Tilia tomentosa occur relatively frequently on the northern slopes of the loess heights along the Danube and Provadia region. Typical species for the thermophilic oak forests such as Asparagus officinalis, Galium aparine, Lamium garganicum, Myrrhoides nodosa, Poa nemoralis occur occur in the ground synusium. A number of ruderals such as Aegilops neglecta, Avena fatua, Bromus sterilis, Echium vulgare,Logfia arvensis, Pastinaca sativa, Verbena officinalis etc. are also found, as well as species from the adjacent herbaceous communities like (Chrysopogon gryllus, Cichorium intybus, Knautia arvensis, Lolium perenne, Salvia sclarea, S. verbenaca, Vicia cracca etc.). The total projective cover of the herbaceous plants is about 15–40%.
Syntaxonomically the thermophilic woods and shrubs of the Field elm belong to class Quercetea pubescentis, order Fraxino orni-Cotinetalia and alliance Syringo-Carpinion orientalis in North Bulgaria and to order Quercetalia pubescentis-petreae and alliance Carpinion orientalis in South Bulgaria.
Distribution in Bulgaria. The forests and shrubs of the Field elm have fragmented distribution in the lowlands, hilly areas and low mountains all over Bulgaria from 50 to 400 m alt.
Conservation importance. Occurring mainly in areas with prevailing arable land, the woods and shrubs with Field elm are an important habitat for a number of animal species (birds, rodents, carnivores, insects, etc.), rare plants (Anemone sylvestris, Himantoglossum hircinum, Limodorum abortivum, Nepeta parviflora, Ophrys sphegodes, Paeonia tenuifolia, Salvia verbenaca etc.), and the fungal species of conservation value, Inonotus ulmicola and Lenzites warnieri.
Threats. Fragmentation, felling, grazing, ploughing, fires.
Conservation measures taken. Parts of the localities are within sites from the European Ecological Network NATURA 2000.
Conservation measures needed. Detailed phytocoenological studies, mapping and monitoring of the localities, management of grazing, fire prevention activities, elaboration of legal instruments to protect rare and endangered habitats.
References. Stefanov 1927, 1943; Stojanov 1941.
Authors: Marius Dimitrov, Alexander Tashev


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How Sam Mendes’ grandfather inspired one of the finest war films in recent cinema
LOS ANGELES—It takes a master filmmaker like Sam Mendes to tell the seemingly simple story of two young British soldiers on a mission to deliver a message at the height of World War I and turn it into one of the finest war films in recent cinema.
Sam’s “1917,” starring two relatively unknown but excellent actors, George MacKay (Lance Corporal Schofield) and Dean-Charles Chapman (Lance Corporal Blake), was screened late in this awards season. But the remarkable film’s thoughtful and visceral depiction of the hellish nature of war makes it a best picture contender and earn a spot in many critics’ year-end top 10 lists.
“1917” is carried by the two young leads, with supporting performances by Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Madden, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
George and Dean-Charles are engrossing as they go on a suicide mission across what is referred by Sam as no-man’s land, where they encounter land mines, skeletons, bodies everywhere—floating on rivers or lying in bombed-out craters, and the constant stench of death.
It all came from the memory of Sam listening to his paternal grandfather’s (Alfred Huber Mendes) stories of his experiences as a young soldier in World War I. Sam’s dad, of Portuguese-Creole heritage, is from Trinidad, while his mom is an English Jew.
Born in England, Sam was educated at Cambridge University. He found early success as a director in theater and made his feature debut with “American Beauty,” for which he won Oscar and Golden Globe best director awards.
“My grandfather was a Portuguese-Trinidadian,” he began telling us about his story source inspiration. “His great-grandfather emigrated to Trinidad in the 19th century. He was sent away as a boy to school in England around 1910. Later, he chose to sign up for the war because his friends from school had all gone. He was a very small man, 5’ 4”, [and] ended up being a novelist.
“He was a great storyteller, but for whatever reason, he never told the stories of the war to his own children. He never told the stories of his experiences in the First World War to his sons, but he decided to tell his grandchildren.“By that time, he must have been in his late 70s or early 80s, and we would go to see him in Trinidad. He would sit us down on the porch outside, pour himself a rum and tell us stories. One of the many stories he told us was the fact that he had been tasked with delivering a message many times over. He was very small and he was fast.
“And because in winter, the mist hung at about six feet in No Man’s Land, they would send him because he wasn’t visible above the mist (laughs), which is an incredible story. He got a medal. He captured single-handedly 10 German soldiers. He didn’t mean to, by the way. He was very self-deprecating in telling these stories.
“They were never stories about his own heroism. They were stories about how lucky he was to have survived. But he saw the German soldiers because he could see their bayonets over the top of the mist.
“It was images that he gave me. I watched him. He was a wonderful man and I loved him very much. He used to wash his hands incessantly. I remember asking my dad, ‘Why does grandad wash his hands often?’
“My dad said, ‘Because he remembers the mud of the trenches and never being able to get clean.’ I suppose that stuck with me in a way that is beyond words. Without wanting to be pretentious, there’s a great Sartre (actually by Albert Camus) quote. He said, ‘A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.’
“I suppose my heart as an 11- or 12-year-old boy opened when my grandfather told me these stories. The film is not specifically his story. There are many fragments of stories that we picked up from research at the Imperial War Museum (London) and other places.
“You kind of marinate in the world of the war stories. Then, you try to find the story that makes sense and has integrity. Like all my favorite war movies and books, the film is a fiction based on a fact. The facts of the story are true, but the characters are invented.”
On why he decided to finally make a film inspired by his grandpa’s stories, the director of “Skyfall,” “Revolutionary Road,” “Road to Perdition” and “Jarhead” replied, “We live in a time when we’ve lost, and I speak for myself in this, what it means to sacrifice and to sacrifice for others. We’re in a self-obsessed culture.
“There’s a generation of people, men and women, who sacrificed everything for something bigger than themselves. They sacrificed it for a free and a unified Europe, which is something that we can do well to remember right now.”
For the grandson who became a noted director, his grandpa conveyed valuable lessons via his stories. “They were all about how frail life is and how lucky we are to have what we have. I suppose the most memorable story he told me was this. They came under enemy shell fire. His best friend, whom he had enlisted with, was struck by a direct hit from a shell and literally disappeared. Those are the things that stay with you.
“They weren’t stories of combat per se. They were about how fragile everything is and how you must hold on to it. They were told to me by an old man who was alive and was talking to a young man, saying, “Grab this life with everything you have. It’s precious and it could be over like that.” You and I are lucky enough to be born in peacetime.”
On his specific year for the film’s setting, Sam explained, “I picked 1917 because it was a very specific moment in history when the Germans retreated to the Hindenburg Line and the British were suddenly alone after three years of intense warfare. They weren’t sure whether the Germans had retreated, withdrawn or surrendered, and there was a period of about 72 hours to a week when they were cut adrift in this new landscape that they’d fought over.
“The First World War is in many ways a war of paralysis. People lost their lives over 150 yards of land, going back and forth. Hundreds of thousands of people dead in that stretch of land between the German line and the British line.
“Suddenly there was no one in no-man’s land. The Germans destroyed anything of lasting value. They cut down the trees, destroyed the orchards, killed the cattle, all of those things.”
Sam shared a specific gripping story by his grandpa. “My grandfather told us a story about running through no-man’s land, he fell and found himself lying face-to-face with a very young, as he put it, extremely beautiful man. The man, with his eyes open, stared straight at him.
“My grandfather said, ‘I’m going to help you.’ The man said, ‘No, leave me, I’m dying.’ He said, ‘No, I’m going to help you.’ So he hauled him up onto his shoulders, and he dragged him through no-man’s land on his back. There was an amount of enemy gunfire.
“When my grandfather got back to the trench, he put the body down. He realized that the man was already dead because he had been shot while he’d been carrying him. Had he not been carrying him, he would have been hit, so he said, that man saved my life and didn’t even know it. How could you forget stories like that when you’re a child? It was pretty intense to my cousins and me.”
He was especially excited to show the film to his three cousins, who sat, absorbed by their grandpa’s tales when they were kids. “There were four of us. I’m very much looking forward to showing this movie to my cousins.”
Sam dedicated the film to his granddad, Albert Hubert Mendes. INQ
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Summary: I remember when this came out and how hyped it was. It was one of the most anticipated games of that year. It was supposed to be the next halo and a next gen game. This game failed to do what it was supposed to do. Maybe if they didn't hype it up so much it would have been a little more well received but it wasn't. The story isn't much of a story at all really. You go on missions bounty hunting and fighting mercenaries and alien groups. Nothing new or exciting.
Brute Force is a good game by most standards, but too many flaws make Brute Force seem like a missed opportunity
15 February 2006
Summary: When I first bought Halo 1 and watched the stunningly amazing trailer for this game, I had long anticipated the release of Brute Force. On release day, I bought this game without hesitation. But I wish I would have waited to read reviews. As I said, this game definately had potential; but it just seems unpolished and definately didn't live up to the high expectations I had set for this game.
Summary: After watching the video for this game, I had been excited for the release of this game. The day it came out, I ran to Toys R' Us to buy it. But it definately wasn't what I had expected. The whole four person squad is a great feature, don't get me wrong. You can instantly switch between a four elite supercommandos, each with their own special ability. Tex is a tough soldier whose specialty is using dual weapons.
Nice Multiplayer co-op, game falls a little short.
Nicholas A. Virgilio, Amazon
7 September 2004
Summary: I am always looking for MULTIPLAYER co-op games and so was extremely excited to find this one and it had good reviews. My first reaction to the game was, mixed. The graphics could have been better and the camera angle takes some getting use to, its set just behind the character. But the co-op multiplayer, with up to 4 players was real cool! There are 4 characters each with a different ability and weaponry to match.
Summary: I'm sure there is loads more fun to have on the multiplayer but I haven't got system lynk or Xbox live, there's a split screen mode. There's a nice feature in CO UP when someone is on it and someone can just jump in and not have to start the level again. This just has shooting in it with team play.
Summary: The game is fun, and it is difficult when you start comparing to amazing games like Halo and stuff. The biggest problem is that the trailer and advertising made the game look so much better than what actually came out. It is a fun game though and worth the $20 that it sells for now. The idea of tactical strategy teamplay shooter is great though and hopefully developers take off from this idea and make even better games in the future.
It's not everything a tactical shooter should be...
8 January 2004
Summary: O.k., so maybe I am being too critical but there was a lot of hype associated with the release of this game. After just a few minutes playing, I was certain that you could write a better plot on the back of a postage stamp. All-in-all, though, Brute Force is an entertaining shooter that allows you take control of a small group of specialists as they proceed through a handful of various environments. The story is rather one-dimensional but does get challenging at times.
Summary: This game is pretty fun and has good graphics. It isnt very good in 1 person mode. I was expecting the next HALO as Microsoft wanted you to. I think they kinda duped everyone with this one. It's like playing the same missions over and over again. I am no allstar gamer and I had no problem beating it with ease. I will be getting rid of it soon as there is really no need for me to keep it. These are probably the reasons this game is now 20 bucks instead of 50.


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New Delhi: Newly-elected Shiv Sena MLAs met at the Sena Bhavan in Mumbai ahead of Monday's Maharashtra Assembly's session to discuss its strategy after it decided to skip Narendra Modi's Cabinet expansion in the capital on Sunday.
Here are the Live Updates —
7.35 pm: Shiv Sena press meet ends.
7.34 pm: If in the next 2-3 days we don't get an answer from BJP then we will sit in Opposition : Uddhav
7.34 pm: Don't want Hindutva votes to divide, hence I am taking a soft stance: Uddhav
7.33 pm: If the BJP and NCP join hands, Shiv Sena won't hesitate to vote against them: Uddhav
7.33 pm: I am not desperate (to be a part of any government), 'ekla chalo re' not new to me: Uddhav
7.32 pm: Sharad Pawar was the reason why Atal (Bihari Vajpayee) ji's government fell in 13 days. And now BJP wants to take NCP's support: Uddhav
7.32 pm: It is unfortunate that Suresh Prabhu chose to join BJP: Uddhav
7.31 pm: When Atalji asked Balasaheb to name a minister he mentioned Suresh Prabhu's name: Uddhav
7.30 pm: Had everything gone well, Anil Desai would have taken oath in the Union ministry today: Uddhav.
7.29 pm: Won't be part of any government if Shiv Sena is not given its due: Uddhav
7.28 pm: Shiv Sena will always follow Hindutva agenda, even if BJP goes with NCP: Uddhav
7.27 pm: Uddhav says Sena's stand to support BJP will be clear after Vidhan Sabha speaker is elected by November 12.
7.26 pm: On Anant Geete's participation in Modi Cabinet, Uddhav Thackeray says, "I'll take the right decision at the right time."
7.25 pm: We want stable govt in state but won't tolerate designs to split Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray
7.24 pm: Even today Sena is not in favour parting ways with BJP: Uddhav Thackeray.
7.23 pm: All Hindutva forces should stay together but if BJP goes with the NCP then we have to part ways: Uddhav Thackeray
7.20 pm: Sharad Pawar was first to coin the term 'saffron terrorism', and it's unfortunate that BJP is now willing to take his party's support: Uddhav
7.19 pm: Will serve people whether in power or not: Uddhav Thackeray
7.18 pm: Eknath Shinde elected as Shiv Sena's legislature party leader in Maharashtra Assembly
7.05 pm: Meeting culminates, Sena leaders begin to gather for the press meet.
6.40 pm: Sources say Sena likely to sit in Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly.
6.30 pm: Reports suggest supporters outside Sena Bhavan are indulging in loud sloganeering against the BJP.
6.20 pm: Uddhav Thackeray to address scribes shortly.
6.00 pm: Sena supporters welcome Anil Desai on his return from Delhi.
5.50 pm: Uddhav Thackeray arrives to meet party MLAs at Sena Bhavan.
Shiv Sena's tense relations with its erstwhile ally — the Bharatiya Janata Party — reached its nadir today as Sena MP Anil Desai failed to take oath as Union Minister amid talk that Uddhav Thackeray will pull the party out of the government at the Centre and play Opposition in Maharashtra.
Desai, who was rushed to the national capital to reach here in time for the swearing-in, went back from the Delhi airport itself, apparently due to failure of BJP to address Sena's demands for ministerial berths in Maharashtra.
Geete had tried in vain last night to meet the Prime Minister after which he was asked by the Sena leadership to come to Mumbai.
Geete had said yesterday that it was not clear if Sena would be part of the ministry expansion but this morning there were enough hints from the party that Desai will be taking oath and had left Mumbai to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
Sena wanted the BJP to sort out unresolved issues over it joining the Devendra Fadnavis government in Maharashtra first.
The Sena chief has demanded that his party should be inducted into the Fadnavis government before it faces the trust vote.
Thackeray's meeting in Mumbai was significant as party legislators were attending it on the eve of the Maharashtra Assembly session in which the BJP government will seek trust vote.
Fadnavis attended the swearing-in along with several other BJP chief ministers today.
Shiv Sena has been the oldest ideological ally of the BJP in the NDA but their 25-year-old alliance in Maharashtra collapsed ahead of the recent assembly polls over seat-sharing issue.
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Cameron Faces Lawmakers as Tax Data Fail to Silence CriticsThomas Penny
Renewed media onslaught over tax-efficient gifts from mother
U.K. to make companies liable for employees aiding tax evasion
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron faces lawmakers on Monday after a week of scrutiny of his financial affairs, during which he published six years of tax data to demonstrate his integrity and was forced to acknowledge he had profited from offshore investments.
The premier is due to make a statement to the House of Commons in London and say that companies will be prosecuted if they fail to stop their employees assisting tax evaders as he seeks to draw a line under the crisis, which has overshadowed his campaign to keep Britain in the European Union.
“This government has done more than any other to take action against corruption in all its forms, but we will go further,” Cameron said in a statement. “We will legislate this year to hold companies who fail to stop their employees facilitating tax evasion criminally liable.”
Cameron published details of the taxes he’s paid since 2009 on Sunday after a week of negative headlines prompted by documents leaked from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca linking his father, Ian, to an offshore investment fund. After first saying it was a “private matter” last Monday, the premier said on Thursday that he had personally profited from the fund. He acknowledged he had “badly handled” his response to the revelations and published his tax data at the weekend.
The four-page document detailing his tax affairs, prepared by a firm of chartered accountants, showed Cameron’s salary as prime minister, income from a house he rents out in London and interest on his savings. Over the six years through April 2015, he paid 402,283 pounds ($570,000) in tax on earnings of 1.08 million pounds.
The publication has set in train a shift in the level of disclosure expected of British politicians. On Sunday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon released details of her tax return. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a member of Parliament from Cameron’s Conservative Party, said he expected he would release his own details in the coming months.
“The mood has become one, it’s very clear, that all MPs within a year or two will be publishing their returns, and I am not going to be the one holdout against that,” Rees-Mogg told the BBC on Monday. “The argument for doing so is that Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion and that if you are managing the country’s affairs and voting on them, the electorate want to know that you are doing it properly and independently.”
The immediate focus was on Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, another man who, like Cameron, has family money -- his father and uncle set up the high-end wallpaper firm Osborne & Little Ltd. The prime minister’s office signaled that the chancellor will give way.
“Chancellors and shadow chancellors should show transparency too,” Cameron’s spokeswoman, Helen Bower, told reporters. “The Treasury has been clear overnight that they are willing to look at whether they provide more transparency.”
The shadow chancellor, Labour’s finance spokesman, John McDonnell said he’s in favor of all lawmakers publishing their tax returns.
Cameron also announced a task force to probe the leaked documents as he sought to regain the initiative after being accused of hypocrisy by the opposition Labour Party and by public protesters because he has repeatedly condemned companies and individuals who avoid paying tax.
Cameron’s attempt to seize control of the controversy appeared to have backfired on Sunday when newspapers reported he had been given 200,000 pounds by his mother in an act that some interpreted as an attempt to avoid inheritance tax. “Cameron’s 200K Gift from Mummy,” the Sunday Mirror said on its front page, while the Mail on Sunday led with “Cameron Tax Bill Dodge on Mother’s 200K Gift.”
Cameron’s office said the gift, in two 100,000-pound payments in May and July 2011, is an often used piece of planning to reduce inheritance-tax liability. It will only be liable for the tax -- which would be paid by his mother’s estate -- if she dies within seven years of giving the gift, which was additional to 300,000 pounds left to Cameron by his father.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Cameron still has questions to answer and called for increased openness about the financial affairs of everyone in public life. He has also said he will publish his tax details.
“What Panama has shown more than anything is there’s one rule for the rich and another for the rest,” Corbyn told BBC TV’s “Andrew Marr Show” on Sunday.
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BEAT flour, oats, 3/4 cup brown sugar and butter in large bowl until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/2 cups crumb mixture; press remaining mixture into bottom of prepared pan.
BAKE 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk until smooth; beat in eggs. Spread over partially baked crust: top with mincemeat.
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Pantry supporting the less fortunate receives huge support
A COMMUNITY organisation has been overwhelmed with donations after previously struggling to be able to support the needs of the less fortunate.
The St Luke's Parish Pantry found itself in desperate times just last month, with the number of people coming in for help outweighing donations being given.
But Parish Pantry coordinator Jennifer Murray said they had received huge support from the community after call-out for help in The Chronicle.
"We have been overwhelmed. I will open the cupboards and you can just see the difference compared to what it was,” Ms Murray said.
"We were fairly desperate. We encourage people to keep donating because we just don't know how long it will continue.”
About 30 to 40 people receive a bag of supplies each week that has enough in it to last a fortnight.
"We do get some people who are just so grateful. Some people really fall on hard times,” she said.
"It could happen to you or I as well.”
The Parish Pantry's biggest single donation arrived yesterday from the City Golf Club which donated $500 worth of non-perishable items from food to toilet paper.
Vice-president of house Danny Carroll said after seeing the article in The Chronicle, they decided to see what they could do to help.
"It is part of the community benefit fund. All the money we supply from that comes from our Friday and Sunday night raffles,” Mr Carroll said.
"From the generosity of the people that support us.
"We get a lot of letters asking us for donations. But we see different things like this and determine that it is a worthy cause.”
Mr Carroll said throughout the year, about $52,000 from the fund was donated to different not-for-profit organisation and charities in the region.
Donations can be left at the Parish Ministry Centre from 9am-1pm week days. Those in need can attend the centre on Wednesdays from 9.30am-11.30am for a parcel. Customers may visit every fortnight and will need to provide a pension card.


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Well…I’ve been telling stories in comic books professionally now for just over 33 years – In 1984 I was assigned the Japanese cartoon based Robotech series for Comico Comics -This led to my co-creating EAGLE, which my partner, Rich Rankin and I self-published for several years through Crystal Comics (our own label).
As time went on I was lucky to have gotten work in the mainstream books,including: SUPERMAN ADVENTURES; TARZAN THE WARRIOR; UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN: STRANGE ENCOUNTERS; TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES; JONNY DEMON; TEENAGENTS; CONGORILLA; NINJAK; PARLIAMENT OF JUSTICE; THE BLACK FOREST 1 & 2 (Bob Tinnell, Todd Livingston and I won Rondo Awards for both volumes); THE WICKED WEST 1 & 2; FLESH & BLOOD (Bob and I won a “Ghastly Award” for Best Original Graphic Novel) and DR. STRANGE: FROM THE MARVEL VAULT #1 – I’ve left quite a few out due to space and humility…well,OK…just space.
I also did chapter illustrations for two film books: IN ALL SINCERITY, PETER CUSHING by Chris Gullo and VINCENT PRICE: THE ART OF FEAR by Denis Meikle.
I’ve recently finished new EAGLE and DEATH’S DARK ANGEL books,along with DARK TALES FROM THE VOKESVERSE (among others) with writer Jack Herman, through the American Mythology company.
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Do you have a Pinterest board dedicated to Christmas sewing projects for kids?
You might need one after this post!
You may be thinking, “SEWING WITH KIDS?! ARE YOU KIDDING, SHANNON?!”
I am not the world’s most confident seamstress, but even I managed a little felt Christmas bauble project with my class and it was a fabulous way to end the year. (That was my “you can do this!” pep talk in case you missed it’s subtle nuances.)
How cute are those penguins up top? They come from Trixi, my Sewing Yoda.
Miss 3 is obsessed with learning the names of ALL the reindeers (which is really stretching my memory!) She would love these reindeer ornaments. Love the big red nose on this Rudolph!
How about this Scandinavian Christmas gnome? Definitely looks like the kind of guy you could play some Christmas Monopoly with!
Miss 3 has asked when the snow will arrive for Christmas. She has clearly been watching too many Christmas cartoons from the Northern Hemisphere. I may have to appease her with some Snowman Softies. Or these guys (love the detail on his scarf!)
Lots of different stitches to experiment with on this Christmas tree.
These pear ornaments are kawaii!
We all need some gingerbread men at this time of the year.
I love how the clever Joanna and her kids used cookie cutters as their templates for their gingerbread men.
These Christmas robins are delightful.
I love craft projects inspired by books. Here are some Christmas Cats that go beyond the book.
This Christmas Candy Cone is exquisite!
Excuse me now whilst I go and pin all of these!

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Columbia, SC— South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison issued the following statement on State Sen. Joel Lourie’s retirement from the South Carolina State Senate.
“State Senator Joel Lourie is a good friend and an exemplary public servant. His many years of service to the state of South Carolina in both the House and Senate, coupled with his family’s legacy of service to our state, make his retirement from the legislature bittersweet. Joel will definitely be missed. Nonetheless, the Party looks forward to a robust primary to determine the Democratic nominee and ultimately electing the next Democratic Senator for the 22nd Senate District.”


JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOX) – A late Saturday night crash in Jefferson County has left one person dead and another seriously injured.
The Missouri Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Christopher Wayne of Catawissa, Missouri died when his vehicle ran off Highway 30 in a curve around 11pm and crashed.
Wayne and a passenger were thrown from the vehicle. The passenger, 27-year-old Dennis Patterson of Catawissa, was transported by helicopter to a local hospital.


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While Republicans take a victory lap over the confirmation of an accused sexual predator that the majority of the country doesn’t support, Joy Reid warned them that evidence against Brett Kavanaugh could jeopardize his position on the United States Supreme Court.
From the thousands of unreleased documents from Kavanaugh’s time in the Bush administration to the possibility of more accusers coming forward, the new Supreme Court justice is still not out of the woods.
In other words, it’ll take more than a sham FBI investigation to keep the truth under wraps.
“We really do not have a road map for how to handle the prospect of a Supreme Court justice with so many outstanding complaints or potential complaints against him,” Reid said on Monday.
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Joy Reid explained why we are in “uncharted territory” when it comes to Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court seat:
This particular Supreme Court nomination has left a lot of loose ends hanging. There are thousands, if not millions, of documents related to Brett Kavanaugh’s time in the George W. Bush White House that the Senate and the public never got to see. More of those documents will be released, and even more will be foia’d over time, and more evidence may emerge that Kavanaugh lied under oath about his activities during that time. We’ve also learned that Chief Justice John Roberts has received more than a dozen judicial misconduct complaints against Kavanaugh passed along by a judge on the D.C. Court of appeals where Kavanaugh was a judge until this weekend. We don’t know what if anything may become of those complaints now that Kavanaugh is the chief justice’s colleague. And The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow, who broke the story of Kavanaugh accuser Deborah Ramirez, hinted this weekend there might be more accusers yet to share their stories of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh. We really do not have a road map for how to handle the prospect of a Supreme Court justice with so many outstanding complaints or potential complaints against him. How will such complaints be adjudicated if and when they come to light? So that’s one thing to keep in mind as we go forward. We are in completely uncharted territory right now.
The truth will eventually come out, even if Republicans don’t want it to
The White House may have forced the FBI to run a sham investigation that cleared Kavanaugh of any wrongdoing, but there is plenty of documentary evidence yet to be released.
As Reid pointed out on Monday, these documents could provide evidence of what most of us already knew: Kavanaugh lied under oath during his Senate testimony. Not to mention the fact that more accusers could potentially break their silence over Kavanaugh.
Republicans may be celebrating now, but sticking with Kavanaugh could be a dire mistake as more evidence and allegations are likely to surface. That won’t only put a permanent cloud over Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court seat, but it will inflict severe political damage on the Republican majority that confirmed him.
Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

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More than 100 of the party’s MPs will make the repayments after their claims were investigated by a scrutiny committee established by the Tory leader in response to the investigation into MPs' expenses by The Daily Telegraph.
Brian Binley and Anne Main will both be investigated by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. Mr Binley claimed tens of thousands of pounds to “rent” a flat owned by a company he established. Since 2006, this has been forbidden under Parliamentary rules.
After his appeal to the then Speaker was rejected two months ago Mr Binley says he moved out of the flat and moved into nearby premises. However, he has refused to repay the reimbused rent.
Mrs Main’s daughter lived in a property she had designated as her second home and claimed expenses for.
Some of the biggest paybacks include £25,000, which Eleanor Laing, the shadow justice minister, is paying to cover capital-gains tax; more than £11,500 repaid by John Gummer for gardening and “household” claims; and £10,000 claimed by Sir Peter Viggers for gardening, repairs and maintenance.
Sir Peter failed in his attempt to claim for a “duck island” – one of the most notorious expense claims made by any MP.
Nine Tory MPs have announced that they will not make claims for second homes in future.
Mr Cameron, the Conservative leader, said: “This is just one step – of many – that needs to be taken to restore both some trust and some faith in the political system. Trust between politicians and the people they serve. And faith in the fact that it is still our greatest hope to bring about the change our country desperately needs. Step by step, brick by brick, we can and we will fix our political system.”
A number of Conservatives - including Mr Cameron and other members of his shadow cabinet - had already said that they made excessive claims and pledged to repay about £125,000.
Several Conservative MPs - including Andrew Mackay, Julie Kirkbride, Christopher Fraser and Douglas Hogg - announced that they would resign at the next election following exposure of their expenses claims.
Mr Cameron addressed his MPs early on Thursday and insisted that they were not being subjected to a "witch hunt”.
Some backbenchers have expressed anger at what they see as an overly harsh reaction to the expenses scandal from the party leadership.
Mr Cameron has been accused of using the row as an opportunity to remove older MPs - described as “bed blockers” - and replace them with younger, more loyal substitutes.
Last week a letter was sent to constituency party chairmen describing how they could deselect MPs seen to have claimed too much in expenses.
Roger Gale, a longstanding MP and former Tory vice-chairman, said the move would “end in tears”.
"It is not a good idea for the Conservative party centrally to interfere in the selection of candidates," Mr Gale said.
Mr Cameron said at Thursday’s meeting that the expenses system had been "deeply flawed” and stressed that there must be total transparency from now on in order to rebuild the public’s trust in the political system.


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ANNAPOLIS -- Local funding for Maryland's 24 circuit courts is uneven and so inadequate in some jurisdictions such as Baltimore that a state takeover of the courts is the only way to ensure prompt and equitable justice, Chief Judge Robert C. Murphy of the Court of Appeals said yesterday.
The chief judge also urged state legislators to review the state's death penalty, which was restored in 1978. Declaring he was "not an advocate one way or the other," Judge Murphy said the cost of prosecuting capital murder cases was so high that some jurisdictions might shy away from seeking the death penalty.
Judge Murphy made his remarks in his annual State of the Judiciary speech to the General Assembly.
"More than any other court level, circuit courts are confronted with the terrible carnage wrought upon our people by the illicit drugs which infest and haunt our communities," he said. "State assumption of the circuit court costs is consistent with the general perception that these courts are the state's responsibility."
In addition to varying funding levels, the circuit courts are the only courts in the state that are not unified, do not have a chief judge to oversee administrative and managerial problems and are not totally funded by the state, he said.
While several circuit courts, particularly those along the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland, have their own funding problems, Baltimore's is in the worst shape by far, said Judge Murphy.
The number of criminal defendants awaiting trial in Baltimore increased last year from 1,400 to 2,300; the jurisdiction handled 10,000 more drug cases than Montgomery, Prince George's and Baltimore counties combined; and, according to one report, the court may not be able to try any civil cases in three to five years because of the priority given to criminal cases.
"Obviously, our funding situation is not good, and it's not going to get better as time goes on," said Joseph H. H. Kaplan, administrative judge of Baltimore Circuit Court. "I think it's alarming. I think it's more alarming that by April of '92 we'll be out of money."
Baltimore State's Attorney Stuart O. Simms said yesterday that he had to postpone an attempted murder case for the third time because he could not find an open courtroom.
"We can send up a rocket that costs $1 million to intercept another rocket, but we can't do the simple, basic things -- get a person a fair trial," he said. "I think the only way out is to structure a plan under which the courts and the prosecutors get some or all state support."
Judge Murphy's call for a state takeover of the circuit courts is but one of several initiatives put forth this legislative session to help financially strapped Baltimore. In his State of the State address last week, Gov. William Donald Schaefer asked that the state take over the city's jail and its zoo.
With those two ideas already floating around the General Assembly, a state takeover of the circuit courts was met with skepticism by some state legislators.
"I think that we should think about these items one at a time. There's no need to stampede into a state takeover of everything," said Sen. Walter M. Baker, D-Cecil, chairman of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee. "I can't see where it can fly, especially in view of the fact that we have such a tremendous fiscal problem that is facing the state right now."


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Classic Trio are doing "Past the Point of Rescue" from country artist, Hal Katchum and "Pretty Woman" , a Roy Orbison Favorite. Also "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce and "Great Balls of Fire"made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis.
"A Farmer's Son" is a song by Steve Spurgin , which I am doing solo while using a TC Helicon Voicelive 3 for real-time harmony and vocal effects. Thanks for listening, Don


The Battery’s Down Celebrates Second Season
The hit online series “The Battery’s Down” recently celebrated it’s second season at Sardi’s. The show chronicles the life of actor Jake Wilson and will feature several cameos in it’s new season from many Broadway stars like John Gallagher Jr., Carly Jibson, and Will Chase. Check out the photos of the celebration here. Happy Viewing!
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Sure, Netflix might be the first thing you think of when looking for something to stream, but Hulu is catching up as the place to go to for some quality time with a screen. With its mix of original series, next-day episodes of current television, film-festival indie films, and blockbuster box-office hits, Hulu might be the most well-rounded of all the streaming services.
This month, we're recommending an assortment of shows to watch on Hulu, starting with the follow-up show of Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland, a comedic period piece from the writer of The Favourite, and the second season of one of 2019's surprise hits. On the movie side of things, a 2019 award winner and a funky documentary are headed your way.
Our whole list of suggestions is below, but here's the full list of what's new on (and what's leaving) Hulu in May. We also have our picks for what to watch this month on Amazon and Netflix, as well as a list of everything coming to all three in May. If you're looking for even more hand-picked recommendations, click over to our Watch This Now! page.
Available May 1
There is literally never a bad time to watch or rewatch Christopher Nolan's moody Batman trilogy starring Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, and although Hulu only hasBatman Begins and its critically acclaimed follow-up, The Dark Knight, that's plenty to keep you entertained for now. If you're looking to binge the entire saga, though, and desperately need to watch 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, it's currently for rent on Amazon.
Series premiere Friday, May 8
Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland stays absolutely insane in his second animated series, this time following a group of aliens who come to Earth and live in middle America, where they attempt to understand humankind and figure out if we're a bad or good thing. Naturally, a path of destruction and shrink rays follow them. Roiland, Thomas Middleditch, and Sean Giambrone provide voices. (Trailer)
Friday, May 8
Before Bio-Dome, there was the Biosphere 2, a research facility that set out to prove that humans can make a self-sustaining ecosystem closed off from the outside world, the idea being a prototype for interplanetary colonization. The documentary Spaceship Earth follows the creation of the center and its use in 1991, as well as its free-thinking inhabitants from Northern California. (I'll stop short of calling them hippies.) The strange tale of these visionaries becomes a prescient warning about climate change, and it's all documented with archival footage and interviews with those involved. (Trailer)
Series premiere Friday, May 15
This lavish period piece features powdered wigs, British accents, and flowing wardrobes, but it ain't a stuffy drama for your mama. Tony McNamara, the screenwriter of The Favourite, penned this satirical look at Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) as she ascended to power in Russia, and it's based on facts. Well, some of them, anyway. The rest is made up to make it fun and entertaining. (Trailer)
Friday, May 22
The 2019 film Rocketman details the life of Sir Elton John, from his days as a piano prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music to his descent into alcoholism and drug addiction to his sober career rebound (he's still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah!). Welsh actor Taron Egerton dons the goofy glasses and bedazzled blazers as Elton, a role that got him the Golden Globe for best actor. It also won a ton of other awards, including the Oscar for Best Original Song, but you're just here to singalong with "Bennie and the Jets," and that's fine. (Trailer)
Friday, May 22
It's hard to make a good movie that covers familiar territory, especially something as ubiquitous as the sudden crush of love, but this indie from filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green nails it. The critically acclaimed film follows a pair of youngsters in New York City who pursue a hot, summer romance, and you know what that means. Heartbreak! Premature has been praised for its authenticity and Green's direction and dialogue, but you know the real reason it's good is because we've all been through it and we love the pain. (Trailer)
Season 2 premiere Friday, May 29
One of 2019's biggest surprises was this semi-autobiographical comedy from Ramy Youssef that follows the longstanding tradition of comedians playing fictionalized versions of themselves. Youssef -- who won a surprise Golden Globe for the part -- plays a young, horny Muslim man trying to find balance between his faith and the temptations of the modern, American world. It provided one of the year's best episodes, which somehow molded together masturbation and 9/11, and ended on an odd, incest-y note that's sure to have ramy-fications in Season 2. That last sentence made it sound really creepy, but trust me, it's insightful and heartfelt. (No trailer... yet)
Want to know what else is coming to Hulu? Here's everything new on Hulu in May.


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Prominent GOPers talk poverty
The GOP’s fastest-rising stars in Congress — including several 2016 presidential possibilities — are leading their party’s charge to combat a 2014 Democratic message centered on income inequality and fighting poverty.
On Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) pitched sweeping changes to U.S. anti-poverty programs, proposing to return federal programs to the states. Rubio’s overture comes on the heels of other anti-poverty proposals from Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah).
All three supported a strategy to defund Obamacare as part of a government spending bill but are now leading the GOP’s effort to offer new ideas rather than simply oppose Democratic proposals. Republicans hope that their pitches will blunt the impact of Democratic election-year moves to raise the minimum wage and extend expired unemployment benefits.
On Wednesday during a high-profile speech on the 50th anniversary of President Johnson’s “War on Poverty, ” Rubio argued that Democrats are focused on the consequences of poverty rather than the causes.
“Raising the minimum wage may poll well, but having a job that pays $10 an hour is not the American Dream. And our current government programs, offer at best only a partial solution. They help people deal with poverty, but they do not help people emerge from poverty,” Rubio said.
Calling his idea “the most fundamental change” to fighting economic hardship in 50 years, the Florida senator and prospective 2016 presidential candidate said states and localities will be able to operate more nimbly than Washington’s gargantuan bureaucracy.
Modeled on welfare reform in the 1990s enacted by a GOP Congress and President Bill Clinton, Rubio seeks to consolidate much of the federal anti-poverty apparatus into a single “flex fund” that would in turn be distributed to the states to enact their own anti-poverty agendas. While he acknowledged that such a complex proposal will face an uphill slog in the Democratic Senate, Rubio insisted that decentralization is key to reversing the plight of the poor.
“A nation as large and as diverse as the United States of America with a problem that’s as large and diverse as this one should have a menu of state level policy options that is just as large and diverse,” the Florida senator said.
Rubio also proposed an alternative to the Democratic plan to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Instead, the Florida senator is developing legislation to scrap the earned income tax credit and replace it with federal supplements for low-income workers, which he argues would entice the unemployed to seek low-paying jobs rather than subsist on unemployment insurance, with average benefits of $300 a week.
Democrats swiftly scoffed at Rubio’s proposals.
“It’s very hard for the Republican Party to convince people they care about poverty when they oppose renewing unemployment insurance and raising the minimum wage,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York.
As the Senate haggled over how to pay for an extension of expired unemployment benefits, it was a big day for Republicans to push back against Democratic messaging intent on creating a wedge issue with voters on economic issues. On Wednesday alone, Rubio offered his proposal; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) spoke at the center-left leaning Brookings Institution about school choice and NBC’s Brian Williams will interview House Budget Committee Chairman and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) about poverty.
Ryan has previously pitched turning food stamp and Medicaid programs into block grants, and after Rubio’s speech tweeted that “we must rethink the status quo and reintegrate the poor. To that end, @marcorubio makes a critical contribution.”
The full-court press follows new outreach to low- and middle-class voters from Lee and Paul, who began laying the groundwork for the Republican rebuttal in recent weeks. Given President Barack Obama’s recent use of the bully pulpit to slam GOP opposition to wage increases and benefits extensions, it doesn’t hurt that new Republican proposals and messaging on poverty are coming from GOP stars.
“It’s hard to break through with an idea, so when you have some of our higher-profile folks that are out there carrying those messages, it helps us hopefully penetrate, get them in front of the American people and give the people of this country a choice about what kind of a future they want,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.).
Since the government shutdown, Lee hassince called for a “conservative reform agenda” that would offer child tax credits and more flexible work schedules. And Paul went to Detroit in December to open a GOP office in the struggling city and introduce his idea of “economic freedom zones,” low tax areas designed to spark development and migration to low-income areas, a bill that has drawn the support of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
It’s good politics, Paul said, adding that he has long been fascinated by finding creative ideas to help low-income Americans.
“To me it works both ways: I think it helps our party, and then two I think it’s the right thing to do,” Paul said.
Not everything in the GOP playbook is new. Though he advanced several big ideas to reduce poverty and increase income mobility, Rubio in his speech Wednesday did not entirely back away from reliable conservative positions either. One of the largest problems driving inequity and lack of opportunity in this country is the decline of marriage, he said.
“The greatest tool to lift children and families from poverty is one that decreases the probability of child poverty by 82 percent. But it isn’t a government program. It’s called marriage,” Rubio said.


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Opening our doors: Falmouth Uni’s Community Day 2023
05 June 2023
Falmouth town is many things. It’s creative, it’s bustling, it has a strong sense of community and identity – and we’re proud to be part of it.
Each summer, we open up our campuses and welcome the local community inside to see ‘behind the curtain’ and experience what life is like for our students and staff.
On 27 May this year, we opened our doors to the local community with free games, tours and more. There were plenty of events on offer; facepainting, lawn games, a ventriloquist, street food vendors, plant sales (always popular!), music and student art sales, as well as tours of our beautiful sub-tropical grounds.
We’re hugely proud to be part of the fabric of Falmouth and Cornwall, and are always on the lookout for new ways to support that powerful sense of community.
This year we also ran workshops for screen printing, life drawing and arts and crafts, using our facilities to help get children making and stretching their creativity.
This year’s Community Day also coincided with our Summer Shows: an exciting exhibition of the country’s best emerging talent, and visitors were able to explore showcases from graduating students.
Falmouth’s Vice Chancellor Professor Emma Hunt, said: “It’s been such a delight to welcome our local community onto campus again this year. To see so many people enjoying our beautiful gardens, fantastic facilities and experiencing the amazing work of our graduating students has been wonderful. We’re hugely proud to be part of the fabric of Falmouth and Cornwall, and are always on the lookout for new ways to support that powerful sense of community.”


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Scott Caufield, a financial advisor and CPA, says that for the average person to achieve significant growth in a Roth IRA, you’d have to concentrate your Roth into a single security that you believe has massive growth potential. While this is a risky strategy (and shouldn’t be attempted with money you can’t afford to lose and should be part of an overall balanced portfolio), a concentrated single stock position is one of the most common ways fortunes are made.
“For instance, if you were an early believer in Amazon and put $10,000 into a Roth IRA in Amazon shares at an adjusted price of $1.50 at their IPO, your Roth would be worth nearly $23 million today without any further contributions,” says Caufield.
This does mean risk, Caufield says, since the issue of course is that it is nearly impossible for anyone, let alone the average person, to predict the massive winners of the future.
“For every success story like Amazon there are hundreds more failures,” he says.
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How big a role Wi-Fi might eventually play in developing regions remains a big question. In many ways, since Wi-Fi hinges on backhaul and transport facilities, Wi-Fi faces challenges as a primary consumer Internet access platform.
On the other hand, Wi-Fi already is a viable access strategy in many areas where nothing but a satellite or fixed wireless backhaul and transport network is sustainable.
Use of Wi-Fi as an Internet access platform in India is growing, even if that might seem a difficult proposition in country with fixed network facilities. BSNL is among those who now are deploying public hotspot networks.
The government of India has said it will create facilities offering public Wi-Fi in 2,500 cities and towns across the country over three years, with the network built and operated by state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).
The city of Delhi also separately is working on a municipal Wi-Fi plan of its own, that might use a freemium business model.
For its part, Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) announced that Uber riders across India will be able to pay for their trips using Airtel Money, the firm’s mobile wallet service. As part of that plan, Uber vehicles will be outfitted with Airtel 4G connections, offering free Wi-Fi inside Uber vehicles.
The government of Bihar, meanwhile, plans to offer free Wi-Fi at all colleges within the state.
Facebook’s Internet Basics non-profit also now is assisting local operators in creating networks of hotspot access.
Internet Basics has, for example, partnered with an Indian rural Internet access provider, AirJaldi, to manage the operation of the Express Wi-Fi service.
As currently configured, Express Wi-Fi costs 10 rupees, or about 15 cents, for one day’s access to 100 megabytes of data. For $3, users can buy use of 20 gigabytes of data, which can be used over the course of a month.
Those prices are roughly 33 percent of the cost of mobile prepaid data plans from Airtel, by wa of comparison.
As always, sustainability of the business model is a key important near-term objective. In terms of distribution, Free Basics has concluded that prospects are best if only a single distributor has rights to sell the service in any given village. The initiative aims to serve some 40 villages.
“If you want to scale up, you have to present a sustainable economic model,” said Michael Ginguld, AirJaldi’s director of strategy and operations.

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My Turkish friend: Hundreds of thousands of people in Turkey are right now marching against the islamist Prime Minister Erdogan.
Police close Gezi Park during Women’s Day demonstrations in Istanbul
Ayşegül USTA – Fırat ALKAÇISTANBUL
Police prevented a group of women from demonstrating to mark International Women’s Day at the entrance of Gezi Park in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on March 8.
Around 50 members of an association against the murder of women gathered on the steps entering Gezi Park facing Taksim Square, carrying banners denouncing domestic violence.
Riot police officers used their shields to disperse the women from the park, before temporarily closing it to the public, daily Hürriyet reported.
A police officer in plainclothes approached the spokeswoman of the group while she was peacefully reading a statement and shouted: “You are not allowed to stage a demonstration here. Get out!” footage showed.


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Wide open and sunny. Spring has arrived and we are bringing some warm tunes by Pauke Schaumburg. “Numo“ is really drifitng and intense, a good intro for the new season. “Erus“ is techy and lightning at the same time and the break of “Spirit“ brings is like a groovey kind of love for all Ein2 followers. Enjoy the trip with Pauke Schaumburg.