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This past weekend, the men’s and women’s swim teams traveled to Lewisburg, Pa. to go head-to-head against a Division-I opponent: the Bucknell University Bison. Although both the men and the women took first in multiple races throughout the day, only the men’s team came out victorious, while the women just barely fell short.
The men started out the day by taking first and third in both relays, quickly earning 26 points. Senior Emile Kuyl, freshman Maxwell Chen, junior Brandon Fabian and sophomore Nat Davenport finished first in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:32.35. Freshman Dylan Wachenfeld, senior Peter Lazorchak, and freshmen Jeffrey Vitek and Noah Corbitt finished third in this race. In the 200 Free Relay, Kuyl, Chen, Davenport and Fabian finished first, while freshman Collin Hughes, Corbitt, Vitek and senior Michael Wohl finished in third.
The first individual win of the day went to sophomore Christopher Arena, as he finished the 1000 Free in 9:50.28. Sophomore Riley Mears followed close behind in third place.
Corbitt racked up the next individual win in the 200 Free, and Hughes was less than a second behind him, as he finished in second. Kuyl and Wachenfeld followed suit with another 1-2 finish, as Kuyl took the victory at a time of 52.13 and Wachenfeld closely followed at 53.44.
Chen brought some more excitement to the day as he beat out Bucknell’s Chadd Cummings by just 16 hundredths of a second in the 100 Breast. Chen took the win with an impressive time of 57.20.
Fabian led the Jays with two individual wins, as he took first in both the 50 Free and the 100 Free. After Fabian’s back-to-back wins, Wachenfeld followed with a win of his own in the 200 Back. Sophomore Matt McGough came close and took second.
In the 500 Free, Hughes won with a time of 4:44.78, and senior Erik Bostrom finished in second in 4:47.55. And, to finish off the day, McGough took home a victory in the 400 IM, while Arena placed in third.
Head coach Scott Armstrong commented on the men’s team’s impressive performance this weekend, as they won 11 of the 16 races on the day.
“The coaching staff is proud of the consistent effort and positive approach the team took to a tough weekend of racing. The men’s team took control in dominant fashion and never looked back. We saw big wins from every class on the team as well as both relays,“ Armstrong said.
Although the women didn’t end up grabbing the victory, they still posted an impressive day of competition. Sophomore Emma McElrath opened the individual races with a win in the 1000 Free. Her time of 10:29.07 is the sixth fastest time in school history. Freshman Elaine Lipkin also made her mark as she finished in second.
Freshman Sydney Okubo also finished in first place in her individual race, the 100 Back, touching the wall at 57.15.
Sophomore Carmela Irato finished less than three seconds behind, clocking in at 1:00.11 to earn a second-place finish.
Junior Sonia Lin then won the 100 Breast by a large margin of 1.32 seconds. Junior Michelle Wang continued the win streak with a first-place finish in the 200 Fly, winning by nearly two seconds.
Junior Kristen Petersen also won her event, the 50 Free, with a time of 24.16. Okubo finished the individual races with a second-place finish in the 400 IM with an NCAA B cut of 4:30.49. Lipkin followed close behind to take third place in 4:36.01.
Hopkins finished the day with second and fourth-place finishes in the 200 Free Relay, touching the wall in 1:38.63 and 1:40.19, respectively.
Armstrong was still pleased with the women’s team’s performance, despite the unfavorable outcome.
“It was a close meet today on the women’s side with several pivotal races going down to the touch. We can’t wait to see what we can do in two weeks at Loyola,“ Armstrong said.
Hopkins jumps back into the pool at the annual Thomas Murphy Invitational hosted at Loyola University on Friday, Nov. 2.


Apart from that, the AFM is also capable of playing with the light, to optimize the performance of the resonator. If the optical crystal doesn’t work at the correct colour of light, for example, this mechanical correction works out well. It is even possible to build a mechanical-optical switch in this way. Wico Hopman, a PhD-researcher within the Integrated Optical MicroSystems group of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, published his results in the online journal Optics Express.
With the AFM-tip, about ten nanometer in size, Hopman is able to manipulate light that is locked up in an optical crystal; a sort of cage in which light is trapped. An optical crystal has a pattern of holes at which all light reflects and comes together in a cavity where no holes are present. In this cavity the light resonates at a specific colour. This makes optical crystal highly suitable to act as selective filters for certain colours of light. Whenever Hopman scans the cavity with the AFM-tip, the light ‘feels’ the presence of the needle, the colour is influenced lightly and the filter is going to do its work for the new colour. In this very precise way, Hopman can demonstrate the way the light is divided in the cavity.
Thanks to this extremely high precision, Hopman can locate the ‘hot spots’ at which he can manipulate the light best. Within these hot spots, the colour can be modified in the best way and also the selectivity of the filter is manipulated: how well will it distinguish one colour from another? If the crystal has small defects, it may not perform optimally, and the AFM-method is capable of compensating for these defects. Building a fast optical-mechanical on/off switch is possible in this way to. The distance the needle has to travel is just some nanometers, this can be done in nanoseconds time.
In this research project, Hopman has closely collaborated with the Biophysical Engineering Group, of the University of Twente as well. This group investigates the properties of fluorescent proteins. Manipulating the light properties of these proteins within an optical crystal could be an interesting option, which is to be investigated into more detail.
The full article can be found on the website of Optics Express, www.opticsexpress.org
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MPG nets £2m UK media for Tia Maria owner
By Maisie McCabe, campaignlive.co.uk, Thursday, 04 October 2012 10:55AM
MPG Media Contacts has picked up the £2 million UK media planning and buying account for Illva Saronno, the Italian owner of the Tia Maria and Disaronno brands.
The agency landed the business after a pitch, which was originally called in April 2011 as part of a global review. In the spring, the pitch was revived as a UK-led process.
The incumbent, MEC, which picked up Tia Maria after Illva acquired the brand from Pernod Ricard in 2009, was involved in the process.
Agencies are understood to be involved in a final stage of negotiations for the Illva account in a number of other territories, including Argentina and the Netherlands, so MPG could yet widen its relationship with the company.
MPG has been charged with delivering strategy and planning that produces real results to "re-energise" the Tia Maria brand and maintain and develop Disaronno's success.
The most recent major campaign for Tia Maria included a TV spot by HarrimanSteel that targeted "out-of-home" drinkers.
Paul Frampton, the managing director of MPG, said: "Illva is an energetic and exciting company with ambitious plans for its stable of top-name brands and we already feel a real affinity with them."Follow @MaisieMcCabe
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|Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
|Location||Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States|
|Nearest city||Kodiak, Alaska|
|Area||1,990,418 acres (8,054.94 km2)|
|Governing body||U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|
The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge includes the southwestern two-thirds of Kodiak Island, Uganik Island, the Red Peaks area of Afognak Island and all of Ban Island in the archipelago. It encompasses 1,990,418 acres (8,054.94 km2). The refuge is administered from offices in Kodiak.
The refuge contains seven major rivers and about 100 streams. It is a spawning ground for all five species of Pacific Ocean salmon, steelhead, Dolly Varden, and several other fish species; as well as a nesting ground for 250 species of bird, many of which feed on salmon. The refuge has only six native species of mammals: Kodiak bear, red fox, river otter, ermine, little brown bat and tundra vole. The non-native mammals Sitka black-tailed deer, mountain goat, Roosevelt elk, caribou, marten, red squirrel, snowshoe hare, and beaver were introduced to the archipelago between the 1920s and 1950s and are now hunted and trapped. An estimated 2,300 brown bears inhabit the refuge, and an estimated 1200 bald eagles nest here every year.
The climate of the refuge is that of southern Alaska, mild and rainy. Many areas in the refuge are densely forested with Sitka spruce at lower elevations. There are grasslands in drier areas, shrub habitats dominated by dense alder, and alpine habitats at higher elevations. The refuge contains several small glaciers.
The refuge has no road access from the outside but contains part of a private road used for access to the Terror Lake hydroelectric facility. Public use of this road is prohibited.
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Eggplant and Mozzarella Melt V An oven-fried version of eggplant Parmesan tops crusty Italian bread to make a satsifying vegetarian sandwich. For an extra treat, brush the halved loaf of bread with garlic butter and brown under the broiler before adding the layers of tomato sauce, eggplant, and mozzarella. Dinner, Olive Oil, Eggplants, Fun Recipe, Melted Recipe, Mozzarella Melted, Food, Cooking, Martha Stewart
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Agnes at the End of the World. By Kelly McWilliams. Little, Brown, $17.99 (9780316487337).
White eldest daughter Agnes has always been a faithful, obedient follower of the Prophet, but when her diabetic brother’s life is at stake, she is forced to leave home, only to discover the world outside is battling a deadly plague. A 2021 Batchelder Honor Book.
All These Monsters. By Amy Tintera. HMH, $17.99 (9780358012405).
Clara (white, 17) flees her abusive father to join a cadre of monster-hunters fronted by a Kardashian-like celebrity. There she finds friends, empowerment and training, romance, and a better sense of self, all while fighting off freakish monsters.
All-American Muslim Girl. By Nadine Jolie Courtney. 2019. Farrar, $17.99 (9780374309527).
After her Circassian Muslim father endures a racist interaction on an airplane, white-passing Allie decides to dig deeper into her faith and background and to embrace her culture.
Ashlords. By Scott Reintgen. Crown, $17.99 (9780593119174).
Imelda, Adrian, and Pippa each have their own reason for wanting to win the The Races—personal vindication, triggering a revolution, or setting up a new, desperately wished-for life. The three riders will be pitted against one another, the other riders, and the elements in the fight of their lives.
*Be Not Far from Me. By Mindy McGinnis. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, $17.99 (9780062561626).
Ashley Hawkins (white, 17) has spent a lot of time learning survival skills, but they may not be enough when she takes off on her own during a camping trip and suffers a nasty fall that leaves her alone with a broken foot and nothing but the clothes on her back. A 2021 Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
Before the Ever After. By Jacqueline Woodson. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen, $17.99 (9780399545436).
ZJ’s pro-football-player dad is everyone’s hero. But ZJ’s reality is different; his dad has become forgetful and grumpy due to multiple concussions sustained while playing. Can his dad remember the good days, much less get back to them? The 2021 Coretta Scott King Author Award winner and a 2021 Notable Children’s Book.
The Black Flamingo. By Dean Atta. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray, $18.99 (9780062990297).
A Greek Jamaican gay teen living with a single working mother in London, Michael is an outsider in his own life. But when he goes to university, Michael discovers the Drag Society. Reborn as “The Black Flamingo,” Michael has the chance to showcase all the unique aspects of his identity.
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard. By Echo Brown. Holt, $17.99 (9781250309853).
In this novel based on the author’s life and brimming with magic realism, Brown takes readers through her journey with depression and introduces the coping skills she developed to survive as a Black girl in America. A 2021 Morris Award finalist.
The Black Kids. By Christina Hammonds Reed. Simon & Schuster, $18.99 (9781534462724).
In 1992 Los Angeles, wealthy Black teen Ashley is barely aware of the ongoing Rodney King trial. But when the cops involved are acquitted and riots rock her city, Ashley is forced to rethink everything she thought she knew (or could ignore or tolerate) about race, privilege, and protection. A 2021 Morris Award finalist.
Blood Moon. By Lucy Cuthew. Candlewick, $18.99 (9781536215038).
Astronomy buff Frankie has her first intimate encounter with her crush Benjamin (both white)—and gets her period. They agree that it’s only blood, but then a cruel meme goes viral, and what was a tender experience becomes a sordid joke. As the online shaming intensifies, who can Frankie trust?
Break the Fall. By Jennifer Iacopelli. Razorbill, $17.99 (9780593114179).
A comeback success, Audrey Lee is on the cusp of making the Olympic gymnastics team when scandal breaks, tearing the team apart. Now training with a new coach mere weeks before competition, Rey and her teammates must stay focused while in a pre-Olympics media whirlwind.
Burn Our Bodies Down. By Rory Power. Delacorte, $18.99 (9780525645627).
When Margot discovers the grandmother her mother has kept hidden from her, she runs away in search of the one thing she wants most—a family. But things are not as they seem at Fairhaven Farm, and now that Margot has found her family, she may never be able to leave.
Call Down the Hawk. By Maggie Stiefvater. 2019. Scholastic, $19.99 (9781338188325).
Ronan Lynch and Jordan Hennessy are dreamers, having the unique ability to pull objects from their dreams into reality. When a prophecy reveals that a dreamer will cause the apocalypse, government agents begin to hunt dreamers like Ronan and Jordan in order to stop it.
*Cemetery Boys. By Aiden Thomas. Feiwel and Friends/Swoon Reads, $17.99 (9781250250469).
When trans teen Yadriel accidentally summons the wrong ghost while trying to prove to his family that he is a real brujo, he must find a way to help Julian get what he wants so he can release him to the afterlife. A 2021 Top 10 Rainbow List selection for Teens.
Charming as a Verb. By Ben Philippe. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray, $18.99 (9780062824141).
Charming and popular Henri Haltiwanger has a smile that can dazzle anyone. But when fellow classmate Corinne Troy blackmails him into helping her increase her social standing at school, Henri may lose everything he has been working toward.
*Clap When You Land. By Elizabeth Acevedo. HarperTeen, $18.99 (9780062882769).
Camino Rios waits at the airport for a flight that never arrives, while Yahaira Rios finds out that her father has died in a plane crash. Little do these girls know, they are sisters sharing a father who lived a double life with families in both the Bronx and the Dominican Republic. A 2021 Rise: A Feminist Book Project Top 10.
The Cousins. By Karen M. McManus. Delacorte, $19.99 (9780525708001).
Cousins Aubrey, Jonah, and Milly have never met the reclusive grandmother who disinherited their parents. Now they’ve been invited to work at Gran’s Gull Cove Island resort. Secrets start to spill, and the cousins’ attempts to solve the mystery of their grandmother may lead them into grave danger.
Darius the Great Deserves Better. By Adib Khorram. Dial, $17.99 (9780593108239).
Things have been better since Darius’ family trip to Iran. He has a best friend—halfway across the world. He has friends and teammates—and a bully. Darius even has a boyfriend—and a lot of confused feelings for classmate Chip. Things are better, but is “better” really good enough? A 2021 Stonewall Honor Book.
Dear Haiti, Love Alaine. By Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite. 2019. Harlequin/Inkyard, $18.99 (9781335777096).
The Haitian equivalent of political royalty, Alaine Beauparlant has a life that is not what it seems. After acting out in class in the States over an assignment about family history, she is suspended and sent to Haiti to stay with family, which is an education in itself.
Dear Justyce. By Nic Stone. Crown, $21.99 (9781984829672).
After a cop is shot and killed, Quan is grilled into making a false confession and sent to prison. Quan is no snitch, but maybe his childhood friend and college prelaw student Justyce is his way back to freedom.
*Deeplight. By Frances Hardinge. Abrams/Amulet, $19.99 (9781419743207).
The gods are gone, but pieces of them remain. When Hark finds the still-beating heart of a dead god, he uses it to save his friend Jelt’s life. As Jelt slowly transforms into a monstrous version of himself, Hark must decide if the consequences are worth it.
Don’t Read the Comments. By Eric Smith. Harlequin/Inkyard, $18.99 (9781335016027).
Divya has a small but faithful cadre of followers who game with her on Reclaim the Sun. But when she gets heat for being a girl gamer, even being doxed in real life, she must decide if and how to fight back.
Early Departures. By Justin A. Reynolds. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, $17.99 (9780062748409).
When Jamal’s estranged best friend, Quincy, dies and then is temporarily reanimated, Jamal sets out to make things right between them and help Quincy live his last days to the fullest.
Elatsoe. By Darcie Little Badger. Illus. by Rovina Cai. Levine Querido, $18.99 (9781646140053).
In an alternative modern world filled with ghosts, vampires, and fairy rings, Lipan Apache teen Elatsoe “Ellie” Bride, faithfully accompanied by her ghost dog, Kirby, must use the powerful legends of her sixth-great-grandmother and her own paranormal investigative skills to solve the murder of her beloved cousin. A 2021 Notable Children’s Book and a 2021 Top 10 Rainbow List selection for Teens.
The Enigma Game. By Elizabeth Wein. Little, Brown, $18.99 (9781368012584).
Fifteen-year-old Louisa, a Jamaican orphan, gets embroiled in a dangerous game of espionage when she finds a German code device, known as the Enigma machine, smuggled into Scotland by a German pilot.
Fable. By Adrienne Young. St. Martin’s/Wednesday, $18.99 (9781250254368).
After Fable’s parents’ ship sinks, her father abandons her on an island of ruthless traders and fishermen. She must find a way off the island and travel across the Narrows to prove to her father and herself that she has what it takes to survive.
The Faithless Hawk. By Margaret Owen. Holt, $18.99 (9781250191946).
Fie, the new Crow Chieftain, knows that it’s a long road before Prince Jasimir is crowned king and doesn’t expect him to keep his promise to protect the Crows. Meanwhile, as Queen Rhusana makes her move for the throne, things are more dangerous than ever for Fie and her people.
The Falling in Love Montage. By Ciara Smyth. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062957115).
Saoirse won’t risk falling in love, not with her dad’s remarriage and her mom’s early-onset dementia. But now she’s bent her rule for Ruby and a rom-com cliché–filled summer fling with no strings attached. Will Saoirse end up with a broken heart or a happy ending?
Felix Ever After. By Kacen Callender. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray, $18.99 (9780062820259).
In the aftermath of a transphobic attack by an anonymous bully, Black queer trans Felix must redefine his relationships with friends, family, enemies, and most importantly, himself. A 2021 Stonewall Honor Book.
Furia. By Yamile Saied Méndez. Algonquin, $17.95 (9781616209919).
“Furia” is 17-year-old Camila Hassan, an Argentinian teen whose dream of playing fútbol is hampered by a number of obstacles, including poverty, cultural opposition to girls playing sports, her abusive father (a former fútbol player himself), and even romance with the boy-next-door turned celeb footballer. The 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Award winner.
Ghost Wood Song. By Erica Waters. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062894229).
White bisexual Shady Grove inherited her father’s skill with the fiddle and his love for bluegrass, but that’s not all she inherited. When her brother Jesse gets arrested for murdering a man, Shady uses her fiddle to raise the dead in hopes of clearing her brother’s name.
Girl, Serpent, Thorn. By Melissa Bashardoust. Flatiron, $18.99 (9781250196149).
The princess Soraya has spent her life hidden away because her skin is poisonous to the touch. After betraying her family, she must find a way to save them from the terrible demon who has taken control of the kingdom.
Girl, Unframed. By Deb Caletti. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, $18.99 (9781534426979).
Sydney (white, 16) learns the hard way what it’s like to be a girl in a man’s world while spending the summer with her celebrity mother and her mother’s controlling new boyfriend in a situation that spins dangerously out of control.
Girls Save the World in This One. By Ash Parsons. Philomel, $17.99 (9780525515326).
Fangirl June and her besties Imani and Siggy will let nothing stand in the way of a good time at ZombieCon—not the end of high school, not ex-BFF Blair, not overly enthusiastic cosplayers, not even—wait a minute!—the real, actual zombie apocalypse itself!
Golden Arm. By Carl Deuker. HMH, $17.99 (9780358012429).
Lazarus “Laz” Weathers’ greatest dream is to pitch for the major leagues. An affluent, white school on the other side of town offers him a chance to be seen by scouts, but it may mean leaving behind his family and friends. A 2021 Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
*Grown. By Tiffany D. Jackson. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, $17.99 (9780062840356).
Enchanted feels like she is in a dream when big star Korey Fields mentors her singing career, but the dream quickly turns into an obsessive, violent nightmare.
He Must Like You. By Danielle Younge-Ullman. Viking, $18.99 (9781984835710).
White high-school waitress Libby has had a rough year. Her brother absconded with his college money, her volatile dad plans to kick her out after graduation, and she’s confused about a hookup with a coworker, but it gets worse when she publicly insults a handsy but important customer.
The Henna Wars. By Adiba Jaigirdar. Page Street, $17.99 (9781624149689).
When Nishat enters a class business competition as a henna artist, someone attempts to sabotage her by outing her as a lesbian in a school-wide text. Things become even more complicated when she discovers another henna business is being run by her crush and her sworn enemy.
Here the Whole Time. By Vitor Martins. Tr. by Larissa Helena. Scholastic, $18.99 (9781338620825).
Awkward, insecure, and fat, Brazilian teen Felipe pins all his hopes on school break to forget his problems. But Felipe’s neighbor and childhood crush, Caio, will be staying with him. Felipe can’t relax now, when all his anxieties and body issues are on full display to charming, adorable, perfect Caio.
Horrid. By Katrina Leno. Little, Brown, $17.99 (9780316537247).
After Jane’s father dies, she and her mother must move from California to her mom’s childhood home in Maine. Jane can tell from the moment she arrives that there is something wrong with North Manor, and it isn’t just that roses are growing in the middle of a frozen fall.
The How and the Why. By Cynthia Hand. 2019. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062693167).
Adopted, white, 18-year-old Cass struggles with searching for her biological parents. Eighteen years earlier, a pregnant teen named S writes her unborn baby a series of letters. Their stories intersect as Cass looks for answers and S explains her how and why.
I’ll Be the One. By Lyla Lee. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, $17.99 (9780062936929).
Skye Shin has been told her whole life that fat girls can’t dance. But when she competes in an international K-Pop television competition, Skye is determined to slay the competition with her talent and confidence and win the hearts of all the haters. A 2021 Top 10 Rainbow List selection for Teens.
The Inheritance Games. By Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Little, Brown, $17.99 (9781368052405).
When broke, white teen Avery suddenly inherits billions from a complete stranger, she’s shocked and immediately thrust into the world of the wealthy Hawthorne family. Now Avery must contend with furious disinherited heirs (including four hot grandsons) and a mansion full of games, codes, and deadly secrets.
Kent State. By Deborah Wiles. Scholastic, $17.99 (9781338356281).
Told in multiple perspectives, through sparse free-verse poetry, Wiles’ novel explores the events that led to the 1970 Kent State massacre. Haunting and compelling, this work invites readers to connect to the different voices involved and mourn the victims of this tragedy.
King and the Dragonflies. By Kacen Callender. Scholastic, $17.99 (9781338129335).
King is full of grief. First, his brother Khalid overheard King’s friend Sandy confide a secret and pushed King to end the friendship. Then, Khalid unexpectedly dies, and King is left trying to cope with the loss and the realization that he has the same secret as Sandy. A 2021 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, a 2021 Notable Children’s Book, and a 2021 Top 10 Rainbow List selection for Younger Readers.
Kingdom of Souls. By Rena Barron. 2019. HarperTeen, $18.99 (9780062870971).
Dark, dangerous Black girl magic abounds in this fantasy inspired by voodoo and West African folktales that embodies the old adage “be careful what you wish for,” as Arrah, the non-magical daughter of powerful witch doctors, trades years of her own life for magic to save her kingdom.
The Last True Poets of the Sea. By Julia Drake. 2019. Little, Brown, $17.99 (9781368048088).
In this novel loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, white, free-spirited Violet is sent to live with her uncle Toby in Lyric, Maine, after her brother, Sam, is hospitalized after a suicide attempt. Once there, Violet develops new friendships while searching for the lost shipwreck that her great-great-great-grandmother mysteriously survived.
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. By Garth Nix. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen, $19.99 (9780062683250).
In an alternative 1983, Susan Arkshaw arrives in London hoping to find the father she’s never met and instead finds herself in a weird London underworld where magical booksellers are tasked with policing the mythical beings living among them.
Legendborn. By Tracy Deonn. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, $18.99 (9781534441606).
After her mother’s death, Black 16-year-old Bree stumbles upon a secret society of the descendants of King Arthur’s knights. Now she must navigate a world of magic, demons, and long-dead kings to find answers about her mother and her lost family history. A 2021 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner.
The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly. By Jamie Pacton. Page Street, $17.99 (9781624149528).
White, impoverished Kit wants to be a knight at her medieval-themed workplace, but the outdated, sexist corporate policy has relegated her to “serving wench.” Kit must prove that gender inequality should stay in the medieval period—if she doesn’t get fired first.
Light It Up. By Kekla Magoon. 2019. Holt, $18.99 (9781250128898).
The community of Underhill—friends, neighbors, community activists, police officers, family members—reacts after an unarmed 13-year-old girl is shot and killed by police while walking home.
Lobizona. By Romina Garber. St. Martin’s/Wednesday, $18.99 (9781250239129).
Manu has never been able to truly exist in the world due to her undocumented status and her unusual, unforgettable eyes. After her mother is arrested by ICE, she unexpectedly uncovers the true history of her father’s Argentinian family and the magic she didn’t know she possessed.
The Loop. By Ben Oliver. Scholastic/Chicken House, $18.99 (9781338589306).
Luka expects to spend the rest of his life in the Loop, a juvenile prison run by artificial intelligence, but when a strange virus causes chaos outside, the prisoners must join together to survive against an unknown foe. A 2021 Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre. By Robin Talley. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062409263).
Stage manager Melody McIntyre’s high-school theater is cursed. To appease her superstitious crew, she promises to stay single during the spring musical. But Mel didn’t expect to fall head over heels for the lead actress. And Mel didn’t expect the curse to be quite so real, either.
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know. By Samira Ahmed. Soho Teen, $18.99 (9781616959890).
Khayyam, an American French Indian Muslim on vacation in Paris, is being ghosted by her boyfriend and lost her shot at her dream school. When she meets Alexandre Dumas IV, she can’t resist the allure of the Dumas family letters and artwork and makes a discovery that may change everything.
Miss Meteor. By Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062869913).
Former BFFs Chicky and Lita reunite when Lita has a wild idea: despite being a curvy Latinx girl facing a history of skinny blonde winners, she’ll win the annual Miss Meteor beauty pageant. A 2021 Top 10 Rainbow List selection for Teens.
*More than Just a Pretty Face. By Syed M. Masood. Little, Brown, $17.99 (9780316492355).
Danyal is a pretty face but not much of a student. Then he gets a chance to be recognized academically at school and impress the girl of his dreams. But Bisma, the book-smart girl who helps him with his project, keeps edging into his heart.
My Calamity Jane. By Cynthia Hand and others. HarperTeen, $18.99 (9780062652812).
After receiving a bite during a fight with werewolves, Calamity Jane may be turning into the very creature she has been fighting for years in this hilarious alternative history from the authors of My Lady Jane.
The New David Espinoza. By Fred Aceves. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062489883).
After a humiliating video of David being bullied and slapped goes viral, he decides he will do anything he can to change his life. Although steroids and bodybuilding give him the physique he desires, the new David has just as many problems as the old one.
A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope. Ed. by Patrice Caldwell. Viking, $18.99 (9781984835659).
Sixteen beloved Black authors share spectacular fantasy and sf short stories, running the gamut from retold ancient folktales to accounts of the far future of human civilization. Complex, layered Black girls and gender nonconforming people are centered in each of the pieces.
Poisoned. By Jennifer Donnelly. Scholastic, $17.99 (9781338268492).
In this feminist retelling of Snow White, things are not what they seem: a spider is a gentle chef, a charming prince may be a heartless opportunist, a wicked queen is a ruler trying to hold her own in a world dominated by men, and a princess tries to prove that kindness is not a weakness.
Punching the Air. By Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray, $19.99 (9780062996480).
Locked up, shut down, oppressed, and used by an unjust system that was designed to enslave him, wrongfully incarcerated Black teen Amal must find hope in the darkness and break free of the boxes that a biased society has forced him into. A 2021 Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers.
*Raybearer. By Jordan Ifueko. Abrams/Amulet, $18.99 (9781419739828).
When Tarisai is chosen to be a member of the Crown Prince’s Council of Eleven, she must fight against the magical wish to which her mother, The Lady, has bound her: gain the prince’s trust and then kill him. A 2021 Notable Children’s Book.
Sanctuary. By Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher. Putnam, $17.99 (9781984815712).
In 2032, everyone has a chip embedded in their arm to track undocumented immigrants. Increasing governmental oppression and the ever-present danger of the capture of her family send Columbian Vali and her little brother on a dangerous cross-country journey to the new Sanctuary State of California.
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party. By Allan Wolf. Candlewick, $21.99 (9780763663247).
Based on true events, this novel in verse tells of the 80-person Donner Party, traveling west from Illinois. Narrated by Hunger as well as the adults and children of the party, this story gives readers an unforgettable rendering of a band of people struggling for their survival and their humanity.
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. By Roseanne A. Brown. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray, $18.99 (9780062891495).
When Malik’s sister is taken by a wrathful spirit and Princess Karina’s mother is killed, Malik and Karina will stop at nothing to get them back. As their paths of destruction intersect and their attraction grows, they must dig deep to find what it takes to save the ones they love.
Super Fake Love Song. By David Yoon. Putnam, $18.99 (9781984812230).
Sunny Dae meets Cirrus, a new girl he really likes. Unfortunately, he meets her while “wearing” the persona of his older rocker brother, Gray. As things go better and better with Cirrus, he risks being uncovered as a fraud.
These Violent Delights. By Chloe Gong. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, $19.99 (9781534457690).
Romeo and Juliet in 1926 Shanghai—with monsters! Juliette Cai and Roma Montagov are rival heirs to the Scarlet Gang and the White Flowers, but they must work together to stop the madness overtaking their city.
They Went Left. By Monica Hesse. Little, Brown, $17.99 (9780316490573).
Zofia and her brother Abek are the only two family members to be sent to the right, to the Nazi concentration camps during WWII. All others go left, to the gas chambers. Now Zofia is searching for Abek in ruined Europe as she recovers physically and mentally. A 2021 Sydney Taylor Silver Medalist.
*This Is My America. By Kim Johnson. Random, $17.99 (9780593118764).
With the clock ticking on her father’s death-row sentence and her brother accused of killing a white classmate, Tracy has just 267 days to uncover the racist secrets of her small Texas town and prove her family’s innocence.
Three Things I Know Are True. By Betty Culley. HarperTeen, $17.99 (9780062908025).
After Liv’s brother Jonah accidentally shoots himself with his best friend’s father’s gun, he requires round-the-clock medical care to live. A hospital bed in the living room becomes their new normal as the family navigates grief and forgiveness.
Tigers, Not Daughters. By Samantha Mabry. Algonquin, $17.95 (9781616208967).
After Ana falls from her bedroom window and dies, the remaining four Torres sisters abandon their dream of escaping their controlling father. Strange things begin to happen in their house, and they must each follow their own path to find out what happened to Ana and what her spirit is trying to say.
Today Tonight Tomorrow. By Rachel Lynn Solomon. Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse, $18.99 (9781534440241).
On the last day of senior year, Rowan Roth, competitive overachiever and secret romance reader very nervous about life after high school, teams up with her academic nemesis Neil McNair to win a grade-wide scavenger hunt. As it turns out, maybe Neil isn’t so bad after all.
Tweet Cute. By Emma Lord. St. Martin’s/Wednesday, $17.99 (9781250237323).
Pepper’s parents started the famous Big League Burger restaurant, while Jack works in his family’s deli. A Twitter war between Big League Burger and the family diner ensues, but aren’t you supposed to dislike your enemies?
Unscripted. By Nicole Kronzer. Abrams/Amulet, $17.99 (9781419740848).
When Zelda Bailey-Cho attends improv comedy camp, she little expects the culture of toxic masculinity that overwhelms the 5 girls (out of 200 campers) in Gilda Radner cabin. Everyone seems determined to make her the butt of all their jokes, but Zelda is done laughing along.
The Voting Booth. By Brandy Colbert. Disney/Hyperion, $18.99 (9781368053297).
Teen activist Marva has been waiting her whole life for her first Election Day. And it’s her civic duty to help hapless Duke cast his vote, too, even though he’s an unregistered voter at the wrong polling station. Sparks fly as they rush around the city trying to get Duke’s vote counted in time.
Watch Over Me. By Nina LaCour. Dutton, $17.99 (9780593108970).
When white, 18-year-old Mila ages out of foster care, she’s looking for a safe place. A homeschool farm, run by a hippie couple and their adopted children, seems perfect. But the farm is haunted, and Mila will have to make peace with her ghosts before she can truly belong in the world.
We Are Not Free. By Traci Chee. HMH, $17.99 (9780358131434).
Fourteen teenagers are growing up in California during WWII. Their ordinary lives are interrupted by a government order that forcibly incarcerates their Japanese American families because of their ethnicity. Now, these teens must navigate questions of war, peace, citizenship, and loyalty to a nation that doesn’t want them. A 2021 Printz Honor Book.
*We Are Not from Here. By Jenny Torres Sanchez. Philomel, $17.99 (9781984812261).
Pulga and Pequeña are at a crossroads. Life in their town is ruled by violence, and gang leader Rey has his hooks in them both. If they want to live, Pulga, Pequeña, and Pulga’s friend Chico must flee Guatemala to the U.S. border aboard the dangerous trains known as “La Bestia.” A 2021 Pura Belpré Young Adult Author Honor Book.
*What I Carry. By Jennifer Longo. Random, $17.99 (9780553537710).
White 17-year-old Muir has spent her entire life in foster care following strict rules for herself to prepare for surviving in the real world. As she begins her last foster placement before she ages out, Muir struggles to keep her distance and protect her heart.
When You Were Everything. By Ashley Woodfolk. Delacorte, $17.99 (9781524715915).
Cleo and Layla used to be BFFs, but as their middle-school friendship gives way to the complexities of high school, everything changes. Now Cleo must navigate life without its most defining relationship and figure out who she is without her best friend.
The Year of the Witching. By Alexis Henderson. Ace, $26 (9780593099605).
Immanuelle’s birth in a cursed wood to a mother accused of witchcraft unleashes plagues of blood, blight, darkness, and slaughter that she must attempt to forestall with the help of the Pastor’s son and heir.
Yes No Maybe So. By Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed. HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray, $18.99 (9780062937049).
Painfully shy Jamie and change-averse Maya spend the summer canvassing for a local political candidate. As Jamie plans his sister’s bat mitzvah and Maya fasts for Ramadan, misunderstandings abound—but so does attraction.
You Know I’m No Good. By Jessie Ann Foley. Harper/Quill Tree, $17.99 (9780062957085).
Just as Mia is starting to open up, she discovers that her murdered mother’s life insurance policy is funding her involuntary commitment at Red Oak Academy. In her desperation to escape the control of her father and stepmother, she quickly learns that you can’t escape yourself.
You Should See Me in a Crown. By Leah Johnson. Scholastic, $17.99 (9781338503265).
Queer, Black Liz Lighty hates the spotlight. But when the music scholarship she was counting on falls through, she dives into the race for prom queen in hopes of winning the $10,000 scholarship that comes with the crown. Unfortunately, Liz soon realizes she is falling for the competition. A 2021 Stonewall Honor Book, a 2021 Top 10 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, and a 2021 Top 10 Rainbow List selection for Teens.
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Elayna Benard December 5, 2019 Coloring Page
In this picture we see a pot of treasure, some unique shaped leaves like the ones you see in a playing card and the rainbow. This picture will make your child think where did this pot of treasure come from? There is a kind of mystery in this picture that will spark the imagination of your little one. The unicorn is a legendary animal that has been described a s a beast with a large pointed spiraling horn projecting from its head. The unicorn is depicted in the seals of ancient civilization and in Greece. The mentions of unicorns are found in the natural history Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger and Aelian. The Bible also describes the presence of a unicorn. In European folklore this animal is described as a horse and goat like animal with long horns and cloven hooves. It is a symbol of grace and purity and lives in dense woodland. Unicorns can only be captured by virgins. As per the belief, the horns of unicorn could heal sickness and can render poisoned water potable. Unicorn can only reside in a fantasy land where rainbow always shines bright and there is happiness all around. Children will love coloring this unique animal and add it to his world of imagination.
This picture depicts friendship and love and your child’s imagination will make this picture look even more bright and beautiful. This can become a great wall hanging for your daughter’s bedroom, since loves playing with little Pony toys and has already watched the Little Pony cartoon series. You can play a little Pony video game as a treat with her, as a mark of your appreciation for her amazing art work!. This is a beautiful picture of a sailboat with three large sails and seagulls flying around it and a cute little dolphin leaping in the waters. There is rainbow in the background and small clouds flying in the sky. This scenery can only happen in imagination since it is so perfect. Don’t forget to pin it up as a poster for your kid’s room after he has done coloring.
The ability of completing a task helps children build their self-esteem and confidence, which is why it is important that they color on a regular basis. When kids finish coloring and see the pictures come to life, it gives them a sense of accomplishment. It makes them proud of themselves, which is an excellent confidence boost that every child needs in order to always try and give their best, no matter what they decide to do. Coloring pages help kids become more creative and learn about visual differences. The act of coloring can ignite imagination and inspire kids to come up with an infinite number of ideas to express their thoughts. It provides them with an opportunity to express their creative side. Kids can express their entire personalities through coloring and, what’s more, they can learn how to draw. The pictures within the coloring pages can inspire them and stimulate their creativity. They can wake up their artistic side, which can open a whole new world for them. Simply by looking at the colored drawings that they helped bring to life, kids create a whole other world inside their minds, which they will try and put on paper as well.
Monchhichi is a line of Japanese stuffed toy monkeys from Sekiguchi Corporation, first released in 1974. They were released by Mattel in United States in 1985. The Japanese anime twins or Monchhichi twins, the television series was produced by Tokyo 12 Channel or TV Tokyo. The American cartoon series Monchhichi in 1983, produced by Hanna- Barbera productions and in 20005 by Kids station. These cartoons are popular among children and they love these adorable little creatures that remind them of TeleTubbies. The nature looks beautiful in the Monchhichi land and these two cute little Monchhichi twins are having strawberries from the garden. See your child’s happy face as he colors his favorite Monchhichi coloring page.
Has your child yet been to zoo? If yes, then he will surely know how a giraffe looks like! A Giraffe is known for his very long neck and the spots on his body. The giraffe is the tallest of all animals but is of a gentle disposition, compared to its size. It is amusing to see a giraffe eating leaves from the tree without craning its neck and sometimes peeping at you from the boundary wall of his enclosure. Giraffes are mainly herbivorous. Your child will be happy to see giraffes in the rainbow land with trees. Giraffes are found in plenty in the African Savannah. Show him encyclopedias of the African Savannah region and show how giraffes thrive there. You can also introduce him to different animals through channels that are dedicated to science and geography and animal life on television. Make learning fun through this coloring page.
Are you trying too hard to get your kid to learn the letters? Is your child too playful for you to get him to concentrate on the alphabets? Here are our pick of top 25 alphabet coloring sheets that will make ABC your child’s best friends. Trust us when we say you will see your kid learn a lot more now, than what he would if you sat for hours trying to drill it down him. Give this colorful printout to your kid and tell him how ABC are his new playmates who will open up a whole fun world for him. Get him to color up this sheet and cut out each of the characters and paste on top of ABC collage sheet. Fun characters and colors will soon make your kid want to go ahead and proceed from just ABC to A to Z. Why buy charts from stores to teach alphabets? There is a better way to do that – get your child to create his own alphabet chart using this coloring sheet. Not only does he get introduced to characters from A to Z but will also learn associations like his favorite ice cream starts from the letter ‘I’. And yes, don’t be too embarrassed the next time you are at a grocery store and you hear your kid shout “mom, my O for orange!”
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Mills River Agricultural Advisory Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Town Hall.
Fletcher Zoning Board of Adjustment will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the Town Hall.
Polk County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the R.J. Foster Hall of Justice, Womack Building.
Transylvania County Board of Education will meet at 4 p.m. Monday in the Morris Education Center.
Brevard City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the City Hall.
Free Kids Carnival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Pinecrest Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, U.S. 25 South and Highland Lake Road. Blow-up bouncing games, food, drinks, cotton candy, prizes. Information: 692-0063.
Clogging and square dance classes will take place Saturday, July 23, at the Saluda Mountain Jamboree. Clogging: noon to 2 p.m. Square dance figures, line dancing, country swing: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $8; $15, both classes; free admission to Jamboree. Instructor: Chip Summey. Information, registration: 749-3676, www.saludamountainjamboree.com.
Crafts on Fridays for ages 8 and up will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, July 22, at the Historic Johnson Farm. Prices: $.50 to $4. Variety of crafts. Information: 891-6585, www.historicjohnsonfarm.org.
Straight to the Heart Program for women ages 40 to 60 will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday by the Wellness on Wheels van of Park Ridge Hospital at the Henderson County Family YMCA. Free screenings. Information: 681-2713.
Bone Density screening will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, July 22, at Mission Hospitals Wellness Resource Center, Reuter Family YMCA, Arden. Cost: $25. Information: 681-5492.
Summer Trail Walk will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the N.C. Arboretum, Bent Creek. Free, usual parking fees. Information: 665-2492, www.ncarboretum.org.
Exploring an Urban Watershed will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 23, by RiverLink. Hike through French Broad River Watershed. Reservations: 252-8474, Ext. 113.
Henderson County Senior Democrats will meet from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Monday at Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe, 103 Third Ave. E. Discussion on ranking of presidents by Tom Looby. Information: 694-0388.
WNC Society for Genealogical Research will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, in auditorium, Henderson County Public Library. Program: German immigration to America and elsewhere prior to 1820. Speaker: Ray Rhoads. Public invited.
Barker Heights Community Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for a covered-dish supper at the clubhouse, Glover Street. Celebration of Christmas in July. Bring school supplies for foster children. Bring gift.
Henderson-Buncombe County Chapter of N.C. Right to Life will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at meeting facility just inside gate at Middleton Place off N.C. 191. Speaker: Barbara Holt, current president of NCRL. Information: 697-2773.
Henderson County Community Development Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Mountain Page Community Center. Covered-dish dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Henderson County Amateur Radio Emergency Service will hold its monthly training session at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Land Use Building. All amateur radio operators interested in emergency communications invited. Information: K4kQJ, Dick Smith, 687-9531.
Mountain Gardeners will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Alliance Church, 1821 Windsor Drive. Program: Roundtable discussion on garden problems. Tailgate plant, garden accessory sale: 7 p.m.
The Embers will perform at a beach music concert by the BRCC Educational Foundation from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Cedars. Barbecue supper, cash bar: 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $30; $50, couple. Proceeds benefit BRCC intercollegiate athletics. Tickets, information: 694-1710.
Special Edition will perform oldies rock from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 22, at the Music on Main Street concert series at the Visitors' Center, 201 S. Main St. Free. Classic Car Show. Information: 693-9708, www.historichendersonville.org.
Jackson Crossing will perform acoustic rock from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 22, in Rogers Park, Tryon. Bob Sinclair will also perform. Summer Concert Series. Free, voluntary donation. Bring picnic. Information: (800) 440-7848, (828) 859-8300, www.nc-mountains.org.
Raising Trout, program for all ages, will be presented from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah National Forest. Free. Information: 877-4423.
"Another Hot Day in the South" will be performed by singer/songwriter Tom Fisch at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23, in Kaplan Auditorium, Henderson County Public Library. Free. Information: 697-4725.
Silver Family Reunion will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 23-24, at Kona Missionary Baptist Church, near Micaville. Keynote speaker: Author Maxine McCall. Information contact: Redhrex13@aol.com, (864) 284-6360.
Workshop in Spanish about workers' rights will take begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at El Centro, North Main Street. Presenter: Francisco Risso, WNC Workers Center. Information: 693-1981.
Car Wash by Boy Scout Troop 610 will take place from 11 until late afternoon today at Hill's Body Shop, U.S. 176, near National Guard Armory. Hot dogs for sale. Information: 768-8618.
Legos Contest for students in grades two through six will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 23, at the Historic Johnson Farm, Rugby Road. Entry fee: $5; free to observers. Bring own Legos. Contest in age categories. Theme announced at competition. Reservations: 891-6585.
Henderson County Electronic Recycling Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at the former Water Department, next to MLK Park, Fourth Avenue West and Grove Street. Sponsors: ECO, Henderson County Solid Waste, Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Thomas The Tank visits the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad from July 23-31 in Dillsboro. 25-minute ride departs every 45 minutes 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Cost: $16, ages 2 and up. Tickets, information: (866) 468-7630, www.gsmr.com.


Wakefield City Centre Package Phase 1 Kirkgate
The Kirkgate Highways scheme is the first phase of the highway improvements identified for the “Wakefield City Centre Package” within the approved West Yorkshire Transport Fund scheme programme.
This scheme aims to improve connectivity within the Kirkgate area and to the rail station, attract new development to support economic growth and improve health and safety within the area.
The Chantry Road roundabout is to be improved and traffic signals are to be installed to help pedestrians and cyclists to cross safely.
By putting new infrastructure in place it is hoped this will support future development and investment in this part of the city.
|West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund- £5.5 million
|Activity 7: Monitoring and Evaluation
|Start and end dates
|Construction start May 2017 – Completion December 2019
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Windsor police are asking for the public’s help in determining how a 19-year-old man ended up lying on Brant Street Tuesday night with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Investigators are looking for an older black pick-up truck seen in the area of Brant Street and Louis Avenue before officers arrived just after 6:30 p.m. The truck had tinted windows and what police describe as “substantial rust” on the body. It was driven by a clean-shaven, white male about 30 to 35 years old, with a thin build and short, black hair.
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Police say they want to talk to the driver.
Officers cordoned off the intersection and a half a block of Brant Street to the east of the intersection, then went about knocking on doors to try to get information. The information about the truck came from a neighbour during the door-to-door canvas, said Windsor police Staff Sgt. Jeff Mailloux.
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Residents gathered around the perimeter of the police tape, saying they’d only noticed the commotion after police arrived.
The injured young man was whisked quickly from the scene, said residents who heard the ambulance arrive, then leave within minutes. Blood-soaked fabric lay on the street within the cordoned off area.
Police aren’t sure if the man was shot in the street or if he had somehow made his way there, Mailloux said. “We don’t know where it took place or how he got there.”
Police were called to the scene at exactly 6:34 p.m. by someone who saw the man lying in the street, Mailloux said.
Residents only houses away said they’d been sitting on their front porches or inside their homes with the windows open. If a gun had been fired, they would have heard it, they insisted.
Mailloux said the victim is a Windsor man. His injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Windsor police major crimes branch at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830 or leave an anonymous tip with Crimestoppers at 519-258-8477.

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text: Calgary, AB (May 4, 2017) – Calgarians can thrift shop and drop their donations at Goodwill’s newest location at Beacon Heights starting May 12. Goodwill Beacon Heights is the biggest Goodwill store in the city and it’s located right next to the busy Beacon Hill shopping area in the NW. When Calgarians donate and shop at Goodwill they provide meaningful jobs for Calgarians with disabilities in our Calgary stores. The new Beacon Heights store is also home to Goodwill’s new Training and Career Development Centre. “What’s unique about Goodwill’s Training and Career Development Centre is it provides hands-on training in retail services at our Beacon Heights store to prepare Calgarians with disabilities for jobs at Calgary businesses,” said Dale Monaghan, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Alberta. It’s the first time that Goodwill Industries of Alberta will offer a retail-training program in Calgary. It’s been five years since Goodwill opened a store in Calgary – the Chinook store. The Goodwill Beacon Heights store opens 9 am May 12. The media availability at the grand opening on Friday is at 11:30 am. However, we’d be glad to accommodate media interview requests, in store or in studio, leading up to and during opening day. The Beacon Heights location is about 20,000 sq ft and is staffed by 60 employees.

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Seoul’s chief of police has been charged with professional negligence over the deadly 2022 Halloween crush that killed nearly 160 people, prosecutors in the South Korean capital said.
On Oct 29, 2022, tens of thousands of people — mostly in their 20s and 30s — had been out to enjoy post-pandemic holiday celebrations in Seoul’s Itaewon nightlife district.
But the night turned deadly when people poured into a narrow, sloping alleyway between bars and clubs, the weight of their bodies and a lack of effective crowd control leaving more than 150 crushed to death.
Kim Kwang-ho, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, was charged with professional negligence resulting in injury or death, Seoul’s Western District Prosecutors’ Office said in a statement released.
As the chief of the SMPA, he “did not take necessary measures, such as deploying sufficient police forces and ensuring proper command and supervision” on the day of the crush, the statement said, although he was able to “foresee potential dangers arising” from overcrowding in the nightlife area. Kim, the highest-ranking police official to face trial over the tragedy, was charged without detention.

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Four weeks after the Kraft Group informed Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen it would no longer be pursuing negotiations regarding development along Route 1, town officials have reached out to the company in hopes of reopening talks.
“I reached out [to the Kraft Group] through [Foxborough Town Counsel Richard Gelerman] to put a line out there and see if there is an interest in talking,” said Foxborough Board of Selectmen chair James DeVellis. “At the same time [the Kraft Group was] doing [reaching out] through [Gelerman] back to me and it was nice to see that we do have some mutual interests to at least sit down and figure out the best way to move forward for everybody.”
DeVellis said there were two schools of thought when Dan Murphy, vice president of the Kraft Group’s Business Development and External Affairs, informed the board of the company’s decision at the Oct. 30 meeting.
“Some people looked at [the Kraft Group’s decision] as a good thing because there was so much stuff with billboards and casinos and [people] thought we needed a break,” DeVellis said.
“Other people thought [ending negotiations] was a bad thing because our business partners on Route 1 certainly have an economic factor in a lot of stuff that we do.”
DeVellis said the town can either continue to “stagnate and not address” issues with the Kraft Group or everyone can move forward in the best interest of everyone involved.
“What I’d like to do is reach out through our Town Counsel [Richard Gelerman] with [Town Manager] Kevin [Paicos] and have a meeting with the Kraft Group as the chairman of the Board of Selectmen and sound it out and see what their interests are and see what our interests are,” DeVellis said.
DeVellis’ suggestion was met with unanimous approval by his fellow board members.
“Absolutely, move forward,” said Board of Selectmen vice chair Mark Sullivan.
DeVellis said he’s confident through past meetings and discussions that he’ll be able to effectively relay to the Kraft Group what the town is willing to entertain in future negotiations.
“I’ve certainly heard enough [about Kraft Group negotiations] from the Water and Sewer and the Planning boards and [the Board of Selectmen] and residents that I have a sense on [what the town will] want to entertain and find out where the benefits are,” DeVellis said.
After DeVellis, Gelerman and Paicos meet with the Kraft Group DeVellis said he would report back to the Board of Selectmen. DeVellis added that the Kraft Group has already indicated they would be interested in setting up a meeting.


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- An invitation has come to Collinwood. An invitation to enter the past. A party at which the clothes worn by the guests will belong to another time, as well as to another identity. Where for a few candlelit hours, an evening long dead will live again. But the past like the future can hold its uncertainties, and no one can prophesize where this journey out of time will lead. One can only follow the strange and melancholy man who will be its guide.
At the Old House, Barnabas is in the process of scolding Willie for having turned down a request. It seems that Willie believes the 18th century clothing he and Barnabas discovered in a trunk will never be used. Barnabas intends to ignore his servant's pessimism, and Willie is surprised to learn that the Collins family accepted the party invitation. Barnabas then orders him to bring the trunk to Josette's room where he will be waiting.
Later, Willie has done as he was bidden and Barnabas lifts the clothing out of the trunk. Willie is still amazed that Elizabeth and Roger agreed to dressing like their ancestors. He is equally surprised to hear how enchanted Victoria was with the idea. Willie, who doesn't want to see the governess end up like Maggie Evans, warns Barnabas to stay away from her. Barnabas becomes irritated by his servant's concern, and Willie finally closes the subject. After his vampire master leaves to visit Collinwood, Willie nervously puts Josette's gown back inside the trunk.
Later, Barnabas invites an eager Victoria to visit the Old House and help select clothes for the party. Elizabeth is having second thoughts about attending; she is bothered by the idea of wearing someone else's clothes and pretending to be someone from the past. She isn't sure she wants to bring the feeling of the Collins ancestors any closer than they are now. Elizabeth feels superstitious and foolish over her fears, whilst Victoria is disappointed that she won't be able to wear one of Josette's gowns. Barnabas is clearly pleased to hear how much she was looking forward to it. Elizabeth, not wanting to spoil everyone's fun, relents and agrees to everyone wearing costumes. Victoria is delighted; Barnabas smiles, seeing his plans developing well.
At the Old House, Sarah is sitting on the trunk in Josette's room, tossing a ball. She is gone, however, when Barnabas and Victoria enter. Barnabas senses an odd disturbance in the room, and Victoria concurs, feeling as if someone was there before them. Barnabas passes it off as Elizabeth's anxieties affecting them both. He shows Victoria the trunk, and she is overwhelmed by Josette's exquisite dress. Although it would be a perfect fit, she doesn't think she could wear something so fine and elegant. Barnabas disagrees; his gallantry charms her. Victoria believes Barnabas would be more at home in the 18th century rather than the 20th. He wonders which she would prefer: the present or the past. It is clear Victoria would choose the latter. She chooses another dress from the trunk, which once belonged to Millicent Collins; it will be for Carolyn. Her next selection is clothing worn by Jeremiah Collins, and the mention of him turns Barnabas' mood sour. Things go from bad to worse when Victoria discovers Sarah Collins' dress in the trunk. Barnabas speaks fondly of the "first Barnabas'" little sister, and Victoria notes that it almost sounds as if he knew her. Sometimes, Barnabas tells her, the ancestors of the Collins family are a bit too real. Victoria expresses how much she misses having a family identity of her own, and Barnabas suggests that wearing Josette's dress will allow her to take on Josette's character and lineage. She likes the idea of being Josette for one night.
Later, Victoria has returned to Collinwood with Josette's dress in hand. Elizabeth notes how Victoria shares Barnabas' love of the past, and that she has also become incurably romantic. Barnabas has an uncanny knowledge of the past, which makes him comes across as being a little sad and lost. To Victoria, Barnabas seems to belong to another time which he can never find because it is gone forever. Back in Josette's room, Barnabas plays the music box as he gazes up at Josette's portrait. Willie interrupts; Barnabas orders him to take the other costumes to Collinwood in the morning. Willie moves to collect them, only to pause when he sees Sarah's dress. He tells Barnabas it was the same kind of dress the little girl he found playing outside was wearing. Barnabas finds his statements preposterous, then orders him to help in the party preparations. Once they leave the room, Sarah appears and picks up the little girl's clothes, excited that she has found her blue dress.
Memorable quotes Edit
- Elizabeth: As a Collins, I'm sure our ancestors must sometimes be as real to you as the people living in the present.
- Barnabas: Yes, perhaps... Sometimes.
- Victoria: I really will be Josette after all.
- Victoria: You're the most gallant man I ever met. Sometimes... Sometimes I think you belong to a completely different time than ours.
- Barnabas: Oh?
- Victoria: (looking at Josette's portrait) More to her time. Perhaps that's why this house suits you so perfectly.
- Barnabas: Given a choice, which time would you prefer? Hers or ours?
- Victoria: I don't know. But I think if I could wear dresses like this all the time, I'd be very happy. And very vain.
Dramatis personae Edit
- Joan Bennett as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
- Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
- John Karlen as Willie Loomis
- Sharon Smyth as Sarah Collins
- Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters
Background information and notes Edit
- When Victoria walks into Josette's room, she says, "So this was her room," as though she had never been there, but she and Carolyn had been in this room shortly after it had been restored.
- GHOSTWATCH: Sarah's ghost appears in Josette's room at the Old House.
- TIMELINE: Day 97 takes place. It was last night when Barnabas asked Victoria and the rest of the Collins family to a costume party. Willie will bring the costumes over to Collinwood in the morning.
Bloopers and continuity errors Edit
- During the credits, a stagehand can be seen moving between the curtains in Josette's room. See image here: http://postimage.org/image/ichw79wl3/full/


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Choosing A Tractor For Your Garden
Garden tractors are small and easy to use, designed mainly for domestic gardens. The first thing to consider when selecting a garden tractor is the power of the engine and the width of the mowing deck. All else being equal, the cost of the machine will be proportional to these two numbers. If you’re mowing more than two acres, a 54 inch deck (the maximum deck size for garden tractors) is in order to make the process less time-consuming. Under two acres, and the 45-inch size is probably sufficient. But if speed of mowing is important, always go with a wider deck. The bigger the tractor’s blade, the more power it needs to turn it. Garden tractors range from 20 to 30 horsepower. The higher end will make mowing faster and will give you the feel of a professional’s machine, rather than a toy, when using it for pulling heavy loads, digging, tilling, etc. If you mainly want it because you have acres of grass to cut – and you’re the type of person that doesn’t let the grass get too tall – the lower horsepower models will probably suit you.
To a lesser extent, size comes into play with the wheels of the garden tractor. Sizes from 20 to 23 inches are common. The bigger the tire, the more stable it will be on rough or steep terrain; it will also be easier to navigate in muddy conditions. Finally, you also want to make sure the tractor is sized to get where it needs to go. Measure the wifth of gate openings, shed doors and any other tight spaces it will need to pass through and make sure the overall size of the machine is consistent with these constraints.
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Garden tractors can be a great advantage when it comes to preparing a garden for planting and for maintaining a garden, but a garden tractor should be capable of more than just cutting grass or preparing a garden.
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These vehicles have a horizontally-mounted or a vertically-mounted engine, and consist of a wide range of parts, garden tools, and attachments, such as cultivators, rotators, dozer-blades, disc harrows, rollers, tillers, etc.
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Good care and maintenance of the tractor and its attachments will ensure its efficiency and longevity. It is reliable, durable, and a gardener's best friend!
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President Obama has stated he will make an executive order to enhance gun control efforts. Throughout his presidency, his proposals have been rejected by congress and little change has been made to gun control laws in the wake of mass shootings such as Sandy Hook. The President is attempting to use an executive action to pass this new gun control policy, which will increase background checks, mental health checks, are require gun dealers to be licensed. Many gun sales occur via the internet or at gun shows, which are fairly unregulated. President Obama’s order will require all dealers to be licensed and run background checks on any buyers. While Obama recognizes that these orders will not get rid of all gun violence, prevent all mass shootings, or reduce all crime; he argues that it can help. Many Republicans are currently in opposition of the executive action and are ready to fight to prevent this action.
For a full description of President Obama’s executive order, follow this link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our
Will expanded gun control efforts have an effect on gun violence?
How does mental health play a role in the gun debate? Is it a valid argument? Do you think it’s feasible to enforce mental health restrictions when so many individuals go untreated?
What role will gun violence have in the next election?


Los Angeles: 'Inception' star Joseph Gordon-Levitt has secretly married his girlfriend Tasha McCauley.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tasha McCauley. Pic/AFP
The couple exchanged vows at their home in Los Angeles on December 20, according to a leading magazine.
Gordon-Levitt, who previously dated Larisa Oleynik and Alexandra Hulme, has been dating the tech boffin, who is co-founder and CEO of robotics company Fellow Robots, since 2013.
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THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE REVOLUTION AND THE CLOSE OF THE CENTURY – Part 2
The first gunlock made at Springfield was filed by hand by Alexander Crawford after a struggle of three days. There were forty employees only the first year at Springfield Armory, and they succeeded in making only 245 muskets, or less than one per day. In 1796 they made 836 muskets, in 1797 1028, in 1798 1044, in 1799 4595, and in 1800 4862, the rapid increase being due to the efficient teaching of Robert Orr, the master armorer. At Harper's Ferry the production was far lower.
The output of the two armories, plus the contractor arms of 1794, plus the old arms on hand, being insufficient to the needs to the army and the militia, the purchase of arms in quantity became necessary. In 1798 Congress authorized the purchase of thirty thousand stands of muskets, and, bearing in mind Washington's plea of some years past for the encouragement of home manufactures, awarded contracts to Eli Whitney, D. Gilbert, and McCormick, all Americans, and advanced money to each. So far as known neither Whitney (the cotton-gin inventor) nor Gilbert (a prominent lawyer, manufacturer, and politician of Brookfield, Mass.) had ever made a gun before. McCormick is believed to have made arms in connection with large business enterprises of previous times, and may have been one of those who furnished part of the 1794 muskets. All three proved worthy of the trust, and produced excellently made muskets as evidenced by specimens still in existence. Of the three, Whitney was the ablest from the mechanical point of view. He introduced with success the innovation attempted unsuccessfully by France some years before of interchangeability of parts formed from stampings and finished to gage. He built factory buildings, supervised the making of all tools and machinery upon the premises, and produced the first American guns made and finished almost entirely by machinery. He was ten years in fulfilling his contract, but at the end of that time he had an arms factory which operated far beyond his lifetime, while the other two contractors had had enough of the tribulations of the business. The arms produced by the three contractors were unlike, and unlike those of Springfield and the Ferry — unlike in details, but they corresponded in generalities. All three contractors stamped their arms with their name and the date when the gun was finished.
It was about this time that locks for firing cannon came into use in America. They were first used in the English navy, invented or introduced by the British admiral Sir Charles Douglass about 1780, and were taken up by the Americans between 1785 and 1790. It is not known that any were made before 1800 at the government armories; they were purchased of the English contractors. A cannon lock consisted of a brass box containing a gunlock mechanism, and having a cock and frizzen upon its upper face, with a trigger lever at the rear containing an eye for attaching a lanyard. The lock fastened to loops set into the breech of a cannon, and could be applied or detached almost instantly. It superseded the lighted match and the flash from a pistol, and had several advantages: the gunner could stand further from the cannon, and by having a series of lanyards attached to a single line could fire a whole battery simultaneously.
In the fifteen years preceding 1800 the double barreled shotgun became the favorite birding-piece of the wealthy planters of the South and of the sporting sons of the rich merchants of the North. The principle was very old, and snaphance and flint double barrels of Spanish make were prized in the seventeenth century. They were good weapons, too, although long, poor in balance, and heavy on account of their size. The popularity of the double gun came about through the perfections devised and applied by the celebrated Henry Nock of London. Nock made it short, with half stock, set the balancing point just in front of the trigger guard, inclined the axes of the barrels to a point about thirty yards in front of the muzzle, improved the ribbing of the barrels, improved the form of the powder chamber so as to get greater efficiency from the powder, improved the process of barrel boring to such an extent that his barrels were cylinders of almost mathematical correctness, made locks of wonderful refinements in workmanship, and made his guns not merely admirably serviceable weapons, but guns of beautiful grace and finish also. His patronage by the nobility brought him fame which culminated in his becoming gun maker to the king. His works were brought to the United States by those able to afford them, and became the inspiration of the gunsmiths there, just as they inspired the youthful Joseph Manton in Nock's own city; but with this difference, that no American achieved the fame of the master, while Manton, in middle life, became more famous than his teacher.
Among American gunsmiths of this period noted for ingenuity in fashioning sporting weapons was the John Golcher, of Easton, Pennsylvania, who had been employed during the Revolution in the Committee of Safety armory as instructor. After the war he devoted himself to the production of ingenious novelties in that line. He became particularly celebrated for the accuracy and quality of his single lock over-and-under revolving barrel rifles, and for multi-shot arms having a single barrel to take superposed loads with traveling lock. Besides these he produced a variety of ingenious arms, the principles of which were probably new to him, as he had not the resources of travel and literature, but which were nevertheless old. In fact, in this the twilight of the flint period, it is questionable if any variety of firearms could be produced which had not been invented before. In some cases Golcher did a little better than his predecessors, and, if he had been favored by Fortune with a Colonel Hawker to advertise his skill, as was Manton, his celebrity would have been more in accord with his genius.
The close of the eighteenth century was marked by no radical changes in weapons of sport or of war. All civilized nations were using the flintlock for a firing mechanism, and its limitations were reached and could not be overstepped. Distinct progress in the mechanics and particularly in the science of firearms was still a score or more of years ahead. Since then the changes have been so great that nothing remains of the firearms of the early days of our country but the principle of using the energyexplosion to propel a.projectile, and a barrel to give direction to its flight. There are yet many problems to meet. Their solution may have more influence upon the future than the arms of our ancestors had upon the past.
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Summer is the season os Great salada but not only. We want quick, easy recipes that are also delicious!
Dips are always a great choice to receive friends or even to transform a simple salad into something more delicious.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
for 2-3 people
- 1 big eggplant or 2 smalls
- 2 tbsp tahini
- Juice from ½ lemon
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper powder
- ¼ tsp sumac
- Pommegranade seeds
- Fresh chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- Cut the eggplants lengthwise and make small cuts in the skin;
- Place it on a baking try and drizzle a bit of olive oil and salt;
- Roast at 190°C/200°C for about 30 minutes;
- Meanwhile place the peeled garlic cloves in a small sauce pan with the olive oil and let it cook slowly at very low heat for about 10-15 minutes;
- Take the eggplants out of the oven and let it cool down for about 10 minutes;
- Scrap the interior of each eggplant using a fork and place it in a small oven proof bowl. Using a torch, burn the top of the eggplant to add the smoky flavour(this step is optional but adds tons of flavour).
- Transfer to food processor with the garlic cloves, olive oil, lemon juice, tahini, salt and spices;
- Blend on pulse for 30 seconds;
- Transfer the Baba Ganoush to a bowl, cover with a drizzle of olive oil, chopped parley and pommegranade seeds and enjoy in sandwichs, salads, as dips with some flatbreads and with a spoon(I don’t judge!)


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Petkim to Invest $8 Billion on Refinery, Port, Power Plant
The company, owned by the State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan or Socar, will build two coal-fired plants with capacities of 600 megawatts and 200 megawatts, Kenan Yavuz, chief executive officer of Socar’s Turkish unit, told reporters at the company’s plant in Izmir, Western Turkey. The power plants will cost a total of $1.2 billion, and help cut the company’s energy costs by 40 percent, he said.
Petkim will start building a $400 million port in November and complete it within two years, Yavuz said. Together with a $5 billion refinery that the company is building, the port will help cut raw material costs by $75 million a year, he said.
Socar’s Turkey unit will start imports of 1.2 billion cubic meters a year of natural gas from Azerbaijan in 2013, Yavuz said. The company will sell as much as 500 million cubic meters of that gas to Petkim, and the rest to other Turkish buyers, the chief executive said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Ercan Ersoy in Izmir at email@example.com.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Ben Holland at Bholland1@bloomberg.net


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Panel "Did Music Education Prepare Me For My Career?" - CERADA
null Panel "Did Music Education Prepare Me For My Career?"
The panel takes place on Friday 3rd May 2019 at Wegelius Hall, T-buiding (Töölönkatu 28), from 13:30 to 15:50.
Participation is free of charge. The panel will be held in English.
• Tomas Djupsjöbacka
• Markus Hohti
• Anssi Karttunen (via video)
• Dr. Juho Laitinen
• Dr. Guadalupe López-Íñiguez (chair)
• Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
• Heidi Peltoniemi
• Prof. Martti Rousi
To develop broad career previews and maximize the support available to students at the Sibelius Academy as they “learn how to become” performing arts professionals, the ‘Transforming Musicianship Research Project’ has organized this panel with multi-profiled musicians based in Finland and representing a diversity of professional roles, covering a wide cultural spectrum both nationally and internationally. The guest speakers will share their learning stories in pursuing a career of their choice and/or important for the society.
The following questions will be addressed:
• Did music education prepare you for your career? What was particularly useful?
• What do you wish you had learned when you were studying?
• What else, apart from high quality music skills, is needed to be employable?
• What is the biggest mistake you have made in your career?
• How does your career differ from what you had expected?
• What was your idea of success when you were a music student?
• How do you define success for a musician, now that you have experience?
• To what extent is a diversity of professional roles encouraged in higher music education?
• What does it take to make a career in music? Advice for the attendants
The panel is part of Dr. Guadalupe López-Íñiguez’s postdoctoral project ‘Transforming Musicianship’ funded by the Academy of Finland (2018-2021) and carried out at the Sibelius Academy. The panel is hosted by the Center for Educational Research and Academic Development in the Arts (CERADA), and organised in cooperation with Prof. Dawn Bennett as Director of the research initiative ‘Developing Employability’ at Curtin University in Australia.
Note: Even though the cello is the main instrument of all speakers, in this context it is used as an example of how—after being exposed to the typical classical music training of Western countries—the learning of a single instrument can result in a multiplicity of careers. Therefore, any person involved in music making is welcome to join the event, as the experiences shared by the speakers go beyond the cello as an instrument.
Link to the event on the uniarts events webpage: https://www.uniarts.fi/en/events/wed-24042019-1313/panel-discussion-did-music-education-prepare-me-my-career


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Do you follow what your heart craves?
August 25, 2008 3:00pm CST
As odd as it sounds, sometimes our logical minds can hold us back. Our brains might scream at us that it is safer to do what has been tried and true in the past, but don't let the fear of the unknown stop you! We all spend a lot of time worrying and little time examining the calling of our own hearts.Trying new things can be terrifying, but following our passions can make us feel alive and become some of our most memorable moments in life. The thrill of love, the depths of grief, and the joys of a new career...all would be impossible without passion.
31 Aug 08
I think it is really important to follow what we truely desire and what really our hearts wants cause by doing that it will give us the happiness and joy that we are looking for. Besides it is what we wanted. Though it will not end to that cause we are humans and we all have no satisfaction and contenment it is still important to do.
25 Aug 08
As far as I am concerned, there is nothing else to follow. Our logic can talk us into incredible things but it is our heart that will always lead us in the right direction. The only downfall is when you live by your heart, you get hurt. So, it is truly a risk to be our authentic, loving selves in a world of catastrophic messes. We are too smart for our own good sometimes and our decisions can appear heartless. There needs to be a balanced unity between logic and one's soul. Both can't operate detached from one another. Yes, I work everyday on what my heart craves but my mind has to become the reasoning side to my heart. Sometimes our minds know what our hearts cannot comprehend but we still need the wisdom of mind to guide our heart. Contemplate what is posssible when both work in unison.

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