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Critical acclaim eluded Kurt Vonnegut until Slaughterhouse-Five was published in 1969. An immediate best seller, it earned for the author respect from critics who had previously dismissed him as a mediocre science-fiction writer. Over the course of his career, Vonnegut was honoured as the Briggs-Copeland Lecturer at Harvard University, as a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and as the Distinguished Professor of English Prose at the City University of New York. Through his insightful and sympathetic treatment of the psychologically and morally crippled victims of the modern world, Vonnegut earned a reputation as one of the greatest humanist writers of his time. This volume in the Critical Insights series presents a variety of new essays on the popular late-twentieth-century American novelist.
With a career spanning 50 years, Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most prolific and popular American writers of the 20th century. Though his works have often met with mixed reviews, and have been difficult to categorize, his status of cultural icon and one of the most important contemporary novelists is well established. This critical companion, perfect for students, skillfully guides readers through seven of Vonnegut's most important novels including Player Piano (1952), Mother Night (1961), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Slaughterhouse Five (1969). A full chapter is devoted to each work, with clear analysis of plot, character development, thematic concerns, symbolism, and a close critical reading
Kurt Vonnegut's death in 2007 marked the passing of a major force in American life and letters. Jerome Klinkowitz, one of the earliest and most prolific authorities on Vonnegut, examines the long dialogue between the author and American culture—a conversation that produced fourteen novels and hundreds of short stories and essays. Kurt Vonnegut's America integrates discussion of the fiction, essays, and lectures with personal exchanges and biographical sketches to map the complex symbiotic relationship between Vonnegut's work and the cultural context from which it emerged—and which it in turn helped shape.
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I read an article this week in Forensic Magazine that explained how scientists are working to develop a fast method a determining sex from a saliva sample. The yet to be developed kit could be used at a crime scene and would enable the rapid narrowing of the potential suspect list. The new method would also preserve the sample, while the current lab based processes usually result in the samples destruction.
The same group of scientists also determined that the amnio acids in a fingerprint can be used to determine sex with an accuracy of over 99%.
Not something I can use in a book – yet – but interesting, nonetheless.
Check out the article here - Saliva at Crime Scenes Could Reveal Gender, Assist Investigations in Real Time, by Seth Augenstein
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Fresh off performing at two American mega-events in recent weeks, Beyoncé announced on Monday that she is going on a nearly one-year tour that includes a stop in the Twin Cities this summer.
"The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" will be staged July 18 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 15 through the usual Ticketmaster outlets and the Xcel box office. Prices range from $47 to $252.
Two weeks ago, Beyoncé wowed those attending and watching President Obama's Inauguration Day with a stirring rendition of the national anthem, only to acknowledge more than a week later that it was her recorded voice that everyone was hearing.
The 16-time Grammy winner admitted that she decided to sing to a prerecorded track because she didn't have time to practice. Calling herself a "perfectionist," she said she wanted the day to go off without a hitch.
At the halftime of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans, Beyoncé put on a 12-minute halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects in a dance-heavy performance with cameos from her former Destiny's Child partners.
Yes, that was her voice everyone heard.
Not long after she left the stage, the New Orleans Superdome suffered a power failure that held up the game for more than a half-hour.
Beyoncé's previous show in the Twin Cities was on July 16, 2009, at a sold-out Target Center.
For more information about the upcoming tour, visit www.beyonce.com.
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Emily's Reviews > As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda
As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda
by Gail Collins
by Gail Collins
Jul 10, 2012
Wow! This author, Gail Collins really knows what she is talking about! I think everyone should read this book, especially Texans so people are more educated about the state they are actually living in. As a Houstonian, I found this book insightful, thoroughly researched, and for the most part unbiased. Collins really attempts to give you the whole picture without being overly rude or condescending. But be ready for a healthy dose of sarcasm. Most of the things she discussed in the book (healthcare, textbooks, education) I already knew a lot about and agreed with her on, but I was able to learn more details about each subject and facts and figures to support my arguments. Texas thinks it is just soooo great! We spend so much time denouncing the Federal government when many of the things we do have (which isn't much in the first place) are because of federal aid. Not to mention the fact that Texas leads the country down paths by influencing and many times actually being the model for, federal legislation, then when things don't work out (as much of the rest of the country knew it would not) Texas points their "bigger in Texas" finger at the White House. Please read the book if you want to be more informed about our nation and how Texas agendas become national agendas. You will not believe some of the things you will discover about the Lone Star State...
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[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Madonna[/lastfm] has previewed yet another track, “Falling Free”, from her forthcoming new album MDNA.
You can listen to the new track right here.
The song, which is the latest single to be released from Madge’s album after an earlier track, ‘Love Spent’, was posted online last week. MDNA will be the singer’s 12th studio album, which is the follow-up to her 2008 album ‘Hard Candy’.
MDNA is set to be released March 26th.
Here are previous songs Madonna has previewed for her new album.
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- Lea Michele Announces Debut Album, Releases New Song ‘Cannonball’
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- R. Kelly Defends Chris Brown, Drawing Parallel to Muhammad Ali, MLK and Jesus
- Live: Rod Stewart Brings Vegas to Madison Square Garden
- KVIL’s Christmas Tree Challenge
- Behind the Song: Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’
- Queen Biopic Finds its Star in Ben Whishaw
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“Post-Mortem Portraits” is an exploration of life, death, and memory. By curating artifacts from a deceased person’s estate and assembling them into a single image, I create a unique and intimate portrayal of the person’s life and legacy. Each portrait tells a story, capturing the essence of the person through the objects they left behind.
“Post-Mortem Portraits” challenges the traditional notion of portraiture, which typically captures a living person at a specific moment in time. Instead, these portraits offer a glimpse into a person’s life beyond their physical existence. The objects curated in the portraits serve as a tangible connection to the person.
For me, this work raises important questions about how we remember and honor the dead, and how we preserve their memory for future generations. It challenges us to consider the ways in which we remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones, and the importance of cherishing their legacies.
“Post-Mortem Portraits” serve as a reminder of the fragility of life and the importance of preserving the memories of those who have passed. My goal with these portraits is to create a unique and meaningful way to honor the lives of the departed and keep their legacies alive.

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Most people are not aware that there is such a thing as a wheeled hospital bed for babies. These beds are specially designed for infants who need to be hospitalized. They are very similar to regular hospital beds, but they have a few key differences. For one, they are much smaller in size. This is so that they can fit into the smaller spaces in the hospital. They also have wheels so that they can be easily moved around. One of the main reasons why these beds are used is because they help to keep the baby warm. This is because they are made out of a material that does not conduct heat very well. This is important because babies tend to get cold very easily. Another reason why these beds are used is because they can be easily moved around. This is important because when a baby is in the hospital, they often need to be moved to different parts of the hospital. This can be very difficult if the baby is in a regular hospital bed. Lastly, these beds are also very comfortable for the baby. This is because they are designed to be very comfortable. They often have a lot of padding and they are also very soft. This is so that the baby can sleep comfortably in them.
Because hospitals are more difficult to set up than standard adjustable beds, there are numerous reasons why these beds are more difficult. One of the features we’ll be highlighting is the addition of wheels to hospital beds. These models are simple to move thanks to the heavy-duty wheels on these vehicles.
They are commonly referred to as electric adjustable beds, electric beds, Profiling beds, care beds, nursing beds, medical beds, and so on, but they are also known as electric. Some beds are commonly referred to as Home beds, Care beds, Low beds, or adjustable beds, and they are frequently provided for people in their homes.
What Are The Movable Beds In Hospitals Called?
Movable beds in hospitals are called gurneys. They are used to transport patients to and from their rooms, as well as to transport them to other areas of the hospital, such as surgery.
A hospital bed is a versatile piece of equipment that can make a significant difference in a patient’s comfort and well-being. These beds allow patients to sit up or recline while remaining still, making it easier for caregivers to provide services and allow them to move more freely.
What Are The Different Types Of Hospital Beds?
There are three kinds of hospital beds: manual, semi-electric, and fully-electric beds.
Electric, semi-electric, and fully-electric beds are available in a variety of sizes and shapes. Hospital beds are among the products that OT equipment manufacturers manufacture in addition to OT equipment. Electric beds are a relatively new bed type in the modern era. For a long time, gatch beds have been used in hospitals. Low-altitude beds are fitted with special cushions and an air blow system in which air is blown into the mattress sacs. These beds have been specifically designed for burn unit patients and those who have had skin grafts. The use of collapsible hospital beds for fractures is preferable to other bedridden conditions.
Bed frames are the foundation of a bed. With this mattress, you can rest assured that your bed and bedding will be safe. Typically, the frame is made of metal, wood, or some other strong material. This frame is used to support the mattress, sheets, and comforter. A mattress is a soft, firm surface that you sleep on. There are numerous mattress shapes, sizes, and materials available. Foam, latex, and cotton mattresses are among the fabrics used. Some mattresses are firm, while others are more comfortable. The sheets on your mattress are the fabric that you sleep on. The materials used, as well as the colors and patterns used, all vary. Linen, a type of cotton fabric with a soft feel, is used to make sheets, which are usually made of cotton. The comforter is the fabric that fills the gap between the sheets and the mattress. There are a number of colors, patterns, and materials available for use in comforter sets. Wool is a warm and heavy fiber that can be used in conjunction with cotton to make comforters.

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Excellent analysis from Ciaran O’Kelly on the election patterns in Britain. It confirms what I’d already suspected: ie that the Conservatives largely owe their improved seat total to an effective Lib Dem counterattack on Labour over the issue of Iraq. That doesn’t necessarily augur well for the Lib Dems next time out: they are in second place in many areas where they don’t have an historical presence. But what O’Kelly underlines is the work the Conservatives will have to do to move from Howard’s consolidating agenda to one that appeals to 60% of the UK electorate that seems to be losing interest in them.
Adds: for the upbeat version see Iain Murray’s analysis.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty


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I keep writing, because I want to know, and see what will strike me. I mean hit me like lightening! there is a lottery going on; let’s be honest, my literature isn’t reflecting the norm.
I feel as if I’m writing a sequence of scriptures; my writing has always felt more than creative literature. there’re gems I even wrote down; wouldn’t dare know it was me, if my words made a sound. noticing my mind operates better when it is free.
I think of what I’ll say; my mind will block me. when I allow my mind the freedom without any ties; my thoughts fly free – as if it could reach high above blue skies, and ocean seas.
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The Sun is reporting that actor James Nesbitt, Bofur in The Hobbit films, may be suffering from DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis). As we learned from PJ’s second production video, Nesbitt informed us during The Hobbit hiatus he will be golfing in the US at Pebble Beach and then returning to Ireland to enjoy his family and hang out with some mates. It is suggested his long travels from NZ may be the result of the DVT. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
James Nesbitt is reportedly suffering from suspected deep vein thrombosis after making several long-haul flights to New Zealand to appear in The Hobbit.
The Cold Feet star is playing dwarf Bofur in Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings prequel, and has developed severe pains in his foot and ankle after flying back and forth between the UK and New Zealand to film, The Sun reports.
If its true, we hope James a speedy and full recovery!! Thanks to Ringer Ironfon [Read the Full Article]

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Roythornes promotes senior staff
Roythornes Solicitors has announced four internal senior promotions to support its ambitious plans for growth.
Alice Lees, Emma Hill and Iain Hibbert have each been promoted to partner with Kelly Eagers also making the step up to associate.
Alice said: “Emma and I both joined Roythornes almost 10 years ago as paralegals so it’s really great that we are taking this career step together. I think we are both ready to take on the additional responsibility and challenges that come with being a partner at the firm and look forward to managing our own teams.”
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text: The objective of this study is to review and summarize available evidence regarding the impact of amphetamines on pregnancy, the newborn infant and the child. Amphetamines are neurostimulants and neurotoxins that are some of the most widely abused illicit drugs in the world. Users are at high risk of psychiatric co-morbidities, and evidence suggests that perinatal amphetamine exposure is associated with poor pregnancy outcomes, but data is confounded by other adverse factors associated with drug-dependency. Data sources are Government data, published articles, conference abstracts and book chapters. The global incidence of perinatal amphetamine exposure is most likely severely underestimated but acknowledged to be increasing rapidly, whereas exposure to other drugs, for example, heroin, is decreasing. Mothers known to be using amphetamines are at high risk of psychiatric co-morbidity and poorer obstetric outcomes, but their infants may escape detection, because the signs of withdrawal are usually less pronounced than opiate-exposed infants. There is little evidence of amphetamine-induced neurotoxicity and long-term neurodevelopmental impact, as data is scarce and difficult to extricate from the influence of other factors associated with children living in households where one or more parent uses drugs in terms of poverty and neglect. Perinatal amphetamine-exposure is an increasing worldwide concern, but robust research, especially for childhood outcomes, remains scarce. We suggest that exposed children may be at risk of ongoing developmental and behavioral impediment, and recommend that efforts be made to improve early detection of perinatal exposure and to increase provision of early-intervention services for affected children and their families.


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January 9 - ALE has transported a Siemens wind turbine blade, measuring 75 m long, as part of the Hull UK City of Culture programme.
ALE transported the wind blade on Self-Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) and bolsters from Siemens' production facility, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) away to Queen Victoria Square, where it will remain until March 18, 2017.
Once in position, it was mounted on specially-constructed supports. At the highest point, it is 5.5 m from the ground. ALE believes it to be the first time such a huge industrial structure has been manoeuvred into a city centre to be displayed as a temporary art installation.
According to ALE, moving and installing the blade has involved over a year of planning, also involving Hull City Council, project consulting engineers Arup and the police.
Dave Smith, ALE projects operational manager, said: "This was a unique challenge. We have never before moved a structure of this size into a city centre along such narrow streets."
ALE is currently working on a four-year Crane Framework Agreement for Siemens for the supply and deployment of cranes, specialised transport equipment and personnel at Siemens' new offshore wind facilities in Hull.
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In the years prior to 2015, the agriculture community was drawn into a mentality that corn prices of $4.00-$6.00 to per bushel were the “new normal”, rather than a temporary price upswing. That type of thinking has changed quite dramatically in the past couple years, as local cash corn prices dropped to below $3.50 per bushel during 2014 and 2015, and remain at those levels in early 2016. The projected cash corn price for the 2015 crop, which is now in storage, is expected to remain at fairly modest levels until next Summer, and expected prices for the 2016 corn crop are in a similar range. These price projections suggest that farm operators may need to adjust grain marketing plans and risk management strategies for 2016 and beyond.
The latest USDA Report, released in January, 2016, estimated the U.S national market year average (MYA) on-farm cash corn price for 2015-2016 in a range from $3.30-$3.90 per bushel, or an average of $3.60 per bushel, which has changed very little in recent months. USDA is now projecting the U.S. average soybean price for 2015-2016 in a range of $8.05-$9.55 per bushel, resulting in an average soybean price of $8.80 per bushel. The 2015-16 USDA price estimates are the expected average prices from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016, for the 2015 crop year, and are not estimated prices for the 2016 crop year. Most projections suggest average on-farm grain prices near $3.30-$3.80 per bushel for corn and $8.00-$9.00 per bushel for soybeans in the next few years.
Local cash corn prices in Southern Minnesota are currently around $3.25-$3.50 per bushel, which compares to $3.40-$3.60 per bushel in 2015, $4.25-$4.50 per bushel in 2014, and over $7.00 per bushel in early 2013. Current “new crop” local corn prices for the 2016 crop have been near $3.50 per bushel at some locations in Southern Minnesota, with lower levels in other areas. This is just below the “new crop” corn price a year ago at this time, and compares to late January “new crop” corn prices of over $4.00 per bushel in 2014, and near $5.50 per bushel in 2013.
Local cash soybean prices in Southern Minnesota offer a similar scenario, with current soybean prices near $8.25-$8.50 per bushel, which compares to $9.25-$9.50 per bushel in 2015, over $12.50 per bushel in 2014, and over $14.00 per bushel in early 2013. Current “new crop” soybean prices in Southern Minnesota for the 2016 crop have been near $8.50 per bushel, or slightly lower. This compares to late January “new crop” corn prices of near $9.00 per bushel a year ago in 2015, over $10.50 per bushel in 2014, and over $12.50 per bushel in 2013.
Local cash corn prices at Lake Crystal, MN, were in a range of $3.60-$3.90 per bushel during most of the first six months of 2015, before dropping off in July. In 2014, local corn prices were well above $4.00 per bushel in the first six months, before dropping sharply to below $3.50 per bushel after August 1. Even in 2013, local corn prices at Lake Crystal were 6.50-$7.00 per bushel prior to July 1, and then dropped rapidly by harvest time that year. The last time that prices held steady or increased after July 1 was in 2012, when price rallies were driven by crop shortages that resulted from the national drought that year.
Given the current large levels of projected grain stocks in the U.S., it is unlikely that we will see any significant increases in corn and soybean prices for the 2015 crop that is currently in storage. In the most recent USDA Supply and Demand Report, corn ending stocks were estimated at over 1.8 billion bushels, and soybean ending stocks at 440 million bushels, both of which are at the highest levels in recent years. Any “weather markets” are likely to have greater impact on 2016 “new crop” prices.
The breakeven cost of producing corn at “trend line” yields was probably near $4.00 per bushel for many producers in 2015, and will likely be similar in 2016. The breakeven level for soybeans may have dropped to near $9.00 per bushel or lower for many producers in 2015, due to the excellent yields in many areas. However, the soybean breakeven level for 2016 is likely to be back above $9.50 per bushel, if yields return to more typical levels. There can be a large variation in breakeven price levels among farm operators depending on yield potential, production expenses, overhead costs, and land costs. Farm operators need to calculate their own costs of production and breakeven levels, in order to have a workable grain marketing plan for the 2015 grain in storage, as well as for the 2016 crop.
Producers need to be ready to sell some of their existing unpriced 2015 grain inventories, as well as to lock-in some market prices on anticipated 2016 production, if pricing opportunities exist. Grain price targets should be based on realistic price expectations, and the calculated crop production breakeven levels referenced earlier. It is best to have targets set to forward price a portion of the expected crop when profit margins exist; however, it is also important to have a strategy to “reduce loss”, if grain prices stay below the breakeven levels.
As part of a good grain marketing plan, it is also important to have target dates that are linked to grain marketing decisions and prices, especially with the unpriced corn and soybeans that are in storage. Historically, in most years with large grain supplies, cash grain prices for “old crop” corn and soybeans usually drop by a fairly significant level after July 1. The price targets need to be continually reviewed and adjusted, as grain market situations change.
Note — For additional information contact Kent Thiesse, Farm Management Analyst and Vice President, MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, Minnesota. Phone: (507) 381-7960); Email: email@example.com; Web Site: www.minnstarbank.com

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Nov 19, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT
Oregon State got some bad news on Sunday night, as they found out that starting center Angus Brandt will be out for the rest of the season.
Head coach Craig Robinson tweeted out the bad news last night, but it’s really not all that surprising. There haven’t been details about the injury released yet, but our Daniel Martin snapped this picture from Friday, when Brandt went down. Yes, that’s a stretcher next to him on the court.
Brandt was averaging 11.3 points and 8.5 rebounds this seasons. He was also shooting 5-12 from three, which made him a perfect fit for the Beaver’s offense.
There is a bit of a silver lining here: Brandt’s injury came early enough in the season that he’ll be able to receive a medical hardship waiver and return next season.
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Leafy greens such as lettuce and spinach are one of the first things harvested from a vegetable garden. These cool season crops which thrive when the average daily temperature is between 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit cannot withstand hot summer days. High temperatures cause plants to bolt, or produce a seed-stalk. In addition, leaves may become bitter and have a poorer texture.
The hotter daytime temperature will soon cause most of our lettuce, spinach and radishes to become bitter and bolt. One way to extend the growing season for leafy greens is to plant in a Salad Table™. Advantages of growing greens in a Salad Table™ include extending the growing season greens, gardening by the back door, tables are portable and can be moved to a shadier location during the heat of the summer. Typically air temperatures are slightly cooler in the shade. Also to prevent bolting, keep soil moisture consistent.
This spring, I am using a Salad Table™ to grow spring greens. While I used the original concept, the table I have is modified to two feet tall and an 21 inch square. Since I have these structures on my deck, I find that I am eating more lettuce and spinach. For design plans and information on growing in Salad Tables™ visit University of Maryland Extension, Salad Tables™ at https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/salad-tables%E2%84%A2
Leaf lettuce (looseleaf), butterhead (Bibb) and romaine (cos) lettuce can be planted for a spring crop when the soil is dry enough to rake the surface. For a fall crop, plant seed in late August. Water is essential for seed germination and establishment of seedlings. Plant fresh seeds 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep.
The first planting of spinach can be made as soon as the soil is prepared in the spring. For a fall crop, plant seed in late August. Plant seeds 1/2 inch deep. If the soil was prepared in the fall, seeds can be broadcast over frozen ground or snow cover in late winter and they will germinate as the soil thaws. A uniform supply of moisture is essential to produce rapid leaf development.
Lettuce and spinach leaves may be cut when they are large enough to use. Leaf lettuce reaches maximum size in 40 to 60 days. Spinach can be harvested about 37 to 45 days after planting.
Spinach and leaf lettuce can be harvested two different ways. Remove the outer leaves when they are 3 to 6 inches long and allow younger leaves to develop. The other option is to harvest the whole plant when at least five or six leaves have formed. Just before serving, rinse greens in cold water. Lettuce and spinach should be eaten while fresh and crisp.
For more information on recommended varieties, growing and harvesting lettuce and spinach visit the University of Illinois Extension “Watch Your Garden Grow” website at https://web.extension.illinois.edu/veggies/


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In this Thursday, June 8, 2017 file photo, Hungarian-American investor and CEU founder George Soros attends a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won re-election in April on the back of a campaign defined by his relentless vilification of billionaire philanthropist George Soros. And though the elections may be over, Orban's still attacking his archnemesis.On Monday, Central European University (CEU), a leading grad school in Budapest founded by Soros in 1991 to educate a new generation of leaders in post-Communist Europe, announced it was the latest casualty in Orban’s campaign against the financier. The university, which has dual accreditation in Hungary and the United States, will shift its U.S.-accredited programs to Vienna next year as a result of tough Hungarian laws targeting the institution.
“CEU has been forced out,” the university’s president, Michael Ignatieff, said in a statement.“It is a dark day for Europe and a dark day for Hungary,” he said. “This is unprecedented. A U.S. institution has been driven out of a country that is a NATO ally. A European institution has been ousted from a member state of the EU.”Read: How Hungary helped make George Soros the ultimate villain to nationalists around the worldCEU is the second Soros-backed institution to be forced out of Hungary this year as a result of Orban’s obsessive campaign against the Hungarian-American philanthropist. In May, Soros’ Open Society Foundations, the nonprofit through which he provides billions to support human rights and pro-democratic initiatives, was forced to relocate its Budapest office to Berlin after being pressured by the Hungarian government.Andrew Stroehlein, Human Rights Watch’s European media director, said the development was the latest example of Orban’s party, Fidesz, undermining “fundamental democratic values again and again.” He called on the European People’s Party, the European parliamentary group to which Fidesz belongs, to expel Orban’s party in protest.Orban, a populist strongman who's been remodeling Hungary in accordance with his authoritarian vision of an “illiberal democracy,” made Soros the focus of his re-election campaign this year, plastering his face on billboards telling voters: “Don’t let Soros have the last laugh.” In recent years, he’s introduced a raft of laws specifically targeting Soros’ activities, and shamelessly signal-boosted conspiracy theories about the liberal philanthropist, accusing him of plotting to flood Europe with Muslim migrants to erode the continent’s traditional Christian identity.
Read: Facebook is so afraid of this man it smeared him as both backed by George Soros and anti-SemiticCentral European University has been battling for survival in Hungary since the government introduced a new higher education law in April last year, which educators say specifically targeted the Soros-backed university. The law banned foreign-registered universities from teaching in Hungary unless they also taught courses in the country where they were registered.The university had taken steps to comply with the new rules by launching a program at Bard College in New York, certified by New York state authorities. But Hungary’s government, which has routinely attacked the institution’s dual-accreditation status as a “fraud,” dismissed the creation of the Bard College program as a “Soros-style bluff.”
While the U.S.-accredited programs make up the bulk of CEU’s operations, the university said it would continue to operate its Hungarian-accredited programs in Budapest for “as long as possible.” Students already enrolled in U.S.-accredited programs in Budapest would also be able to complete their studies there.Read: Hungary’s right-wing leader finally drove out George Soros’ philanthropic groupSince the law was introduced last year, supporters of the university have mounted frequent protests to defend the institution and at one time had hoped that the U.S., where there's vocal support for the university from Congress, might pressure the Hungarian government into changing course.
U.S. ambassador to Hungary David Cornstein attempted to resolve the issue over the summer but eventually dropped the effort after making no headway. In an interview with the Washington Post last week, Cornstein sided with Orban over the issue, saying it had nothing to do with academic freedom, and blamed Soros for not working better with the Hungarian government. On Monday, the State Department issued a statement saying it was disappointed the Hungarian government and CEU had not reached an agreement to allow the university to continue operating in Budapest.Orban’s crackdown on the university has faced widespread opposition in Europe. Last December, the European Union took a case against Hungary’s university law to the European Court of Justice, which is still making its way through the system.On Monday, Manfred Weber — leader of the European parliamentary group that Fidesz belongs to — called on the court to fast-track proceedings and issue a ruling. “It is unacceptable that a university in [the] EU today is forced to move elsewhere,” he said.Speaking to reporters Monday, Ignatieff said the U.S. and European nations hadn’t pressured Orban enough on the issue to keep the university in Budapest. “At the end of the day, they have not made this point sufficiently strongly to their Hungarian partners,” he said.Cover image: In this Thursday, June 8, 2017 file photo, Hungarian-American investor and CEU founder George Soros attends a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)


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League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena ( MOBA) game that was first released in 2009. The game quickly gained popularity around the world, and by 2011, the first official LoL Esports tournament, the Season 1 World Championship was held at DreamHack in Jönköping, Sweden with a prize pool of US$100,000.
TL;DR: A guide to competitive Esports, with a particular focus on the League of Legends scene. It provides an overview of the Esports industry, major tournaments, and the top teams and players to watch out for. Whether you’re a seasoned fan or just starting out, this article will provide you with insights into the exciting world of competitive gaming.
The League of Legends Esports Scene #
Since then, the LoL Esports scene has grown exponentially, with multiple leagues and tournaments taking place throughout the year. If you’re an LoL fan, then you know just how big the Esports scene is for this game.
The LoL Esports scene is one of the most competitive and lucrative in the world, today with millions of dollars in prize money up for grabs each year.
Major Tournaments #
There are several major LoL Esports tournaments that take place each year. The most prestigious ones are the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI), and the World Championship.
Today, the World Championship is one of the biggest events of the year, with teams from all around the world competing for the Summoner’s Cup and a prize pool of millions of dollars.
Find out more about LoL Worlds Schedule 2023.
Notable Players #
There are several players in the LoL Esports scene who have made a name for themselves as top performers. Faker, from T1, is widely considered to be one of the best players of all time, with several championships under his belt.
Uzi, is another player to watch, with a reputation for being one of the most aggressive and dominant players in the game.
Of course, there are many other talented players and teams out there who deserve recognition, but these are just a few that come to mind. The dedication and hard work of these players and teams are what make the LoL Esports scene so exciting and entertaining to watch.
Keeping Up With the Latest League of Legends Esports Schedule #
If you’re a fan of League of Legends Esports, then you know how important it is to keep track of the latest schedule. With so many tournaments and matches taking place throughout the year, it can be difficult to stay up-to-date on all the actions.
Let’s take a closer look at how to find the latest schedule, reliable sources to use, and how to keep track of upcoming matches.
How to Find the Esports Schedule #
The most reliable source for finding the latest League of Legends Esports schedule is to visit the official League of Legends website. From there, you can click on the “Esports” tab to find information about upcoming matches and tournaments.
Some of the most popular sources include the official League of Legends website, EGamersWorld, and ggScore. These sources provide up-to-date information about upcoming matches and tournaments, as well as news and analysis from experts in the field.
Keep Track of Upcoming Matches #
Once you’ve found the latest League of Legends Esports schedule, it’s important to keep track of upcoming matches so you don’t miss any of the action. One of the easiest ways to do this is to use a calendar app and add the matches to your schedule.
You can also set reminders on your phone or computer to alert you when a match is about to start!
Finally, you can use social media to follow your favorite teams and players, and get updates about upcoming matches in your feed.
Key Rivalries to Watch #
As a League of Legends Esports fan, you don’t want to miss out on the most exciting matches and the players who are making waves in the scene. In this section, we’ll take a closer look at some of the key matches and rivalries to watch in the LoL Esports scene, as well as some players to keep an eye on.
One of the most exciting aspects of the LoL Esports scene is the rivalry between teams and players. Some of the most highly anticipated matches include:
- T1 vs. RNG
- G2 Esports vs. Fnatic,
- Cloud9 vs. Team Liquid
These matches are always intense and highly competitive, with both teams vying for the top spot in the rankings.

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As a child, Ada Ari learned about the various Nigerian folktales of her culture from elders ranging from her grandparents and parents to her aunts and older cousins.
After moving to the U.S. from Nigeria in the mid to late 90s, Ari said her appreciation for her culture grew.
“Coming to America, I realized my culture and my heritage that I took for granted growing up back home is kind of what makes me unique and different and special,” she said. “It’s not something to hide behind or be ashamed of. It’s something to be really proud of and share with the world.”
Now Ari, a Gaithersburg resident, is on a mission to share these and other folktales from many African cultures with her children – Olisa, 4, and Kosi, 5 – and with other kids. She’s turned the folktales into children’s books and launched the program African Storytelling Reimagined.
“That’s where I started. … Why not tell the stories that came from Africa?” said Ari, 38. “I wanted it to be more than just, like, a fun story with a spider or a turtle, which of course is a way to grab the attention of children of all backgrounds that any parent would love to have for their kids. But I figured it’d be a great way to introduce children to a completely different world.”
In early 2022, Ari published her first book, The Spider’s Thin Legs, which is based on a folktale from Ghana. The book tells the story of a spider who doesn’t follow his mother’s instructions, gets distracted and disobeys the rules, leading to spiders all over the world having long, thin legs. Besides having a moral (listen to your mother), the story touches on counting and numbers and introduces Anansi, a figure in Ashanti culture.
After publishing The Spider’s Thin Legs, Ari published The Turtle’s Cracked Shell: An Mbekwu Story, a tale based on a Nigerian folktale that teaches the importance of sharing and being kind, along with a series of children’s books teaching African languages including Swahili, Yoruba and Ewe.
Authors like Ari, and books like hers, are still rare in the publishing world. The Bethesda-based organization We Need Diverse Books collects statistics on publishing demographics, pointing to a 2018 New York Times analysis showing that 89% of books were written by white authors and 11% by people of color.
Around the same time Ari published The Spider’s Thin Legs, she launched African Storytelling Reimagined, hosting events at Montgomery County Public Library and Nordstrom locations. They involve not just stories but geography, music, dance, artifacts and fabrics for a “culturally immersive experience,” she said.
A video Ari posted to YouTube shows some of her school and library visits, with pupils listening to a story, dancing, playing with instruments and trying on distinctive fashions.
“These story times, they’re really engaging because, first of all, we learn about the continent of Africa, the specific country, then we all get out our seats and we learn a dance that comes from there,” she said. “So, imagine the music, movement. I mean, kids and parents love to get up and move around. Then the story time is very animated.”
She’ll present a story time with Spider at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Bethesda library, at 7400 Arlington Road. Ari also hopes to aid the African countries where the folktales come from. Although the library readings are free, she said 10% of the proceeds from her children’s book sales are donated to orphanages in Africa.
Anita Vassallo, director of Montgomery County Public Libraries, said Ari engages the audiences attending her programs, whether they’re adults, teens or younger kids.
“The mark of a good performer or presenter is that they can adapt their presentation to the audience kind of on the fly,” she said. “That was one thing that my staff really appreciated about Ms. Ari, that she was able to kind of read the audience and really reach out and engage with them.”
Vassallo said that programs like Ari’s help unify people.
“We do these types of family programs, and we do love to bring in performers, storytellers, dance/music programs that highlight other cultures because Montgomery County is such a diverse community,” she said. “So in addition to things that resonate personally with the residents because of their own family backgrounds, it gives the opportunity for everyone else to learn and celebrate another culture that your neighbor or a classmate in school might come from. So, it all helps to kind of bond everybody together.”
Ari said she utilizes her books in her program as a tool to introduce young audiences to African culture. Not only are the storybooks informative of various African cultures but also on the back of each book is a map of Africa with the African country featured in the folktale highlighted. Cards with information about African culture are included at the end of the book.
Telling these folktales is significant to Ari because they continue to bring life to the folktales, she and other African native grew up hearing.
“Keeping culture alive is crucial to keeping history alive, in a sense, keeping people alive,” she said. “There’s lots of languages that are just dying, essentially because people are no longer speaking it; they’re traveling and moving abroad; they’re moving to the United States; they’re picking up English as a predominant language,” she said.
Ari said her goal with her program is to help children become global citizens at a young age.
“It’s important because whether or not we have passports, given the world of today, there’s a very high chance that we’re all going to meet people from different backgrounds as we go through out life,” she said. “So, it’s important to realize diversity, and understand that there’s so much more than just Montgomery County, Maryland. You literally have a higher world out there.”

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As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas saw a spike in child abuse injuries they attributed to “stresses from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Between March 17 and April 23 of this year, nine children ages four or younger were admitted to the Fort Worth children’s hospital for child abuse injuries, and three of those children died of their injuries. Their deaths were ruled homicides. Cook Children’s typically sees an average of six child abuse deaths in an entire year.
Three-year-old Amari Boone died on Easter Sunday after suffering fatal blunt force injuries while quarantined in the care of his foster fathers, Deondrick Foley and Joseph M. Delancy II. To date, no arrests have been made in Amari’s case despite a petition demanding justice for Amari reaching over 300,000 signatures, thanks to the efforts of both nonprofit organization Missing Hearts via their Justice for Amari Boone Facebook page and El Hajj Austin of the Brotherhood Movement in Fort Worth. However, although no one has yet been arrested for Amari’s death, there has been recent movement in the case that I hope to cover very soon.
Two arrests were made on July 31 in the beating death of four-year-old Stetson Blackburn, whose mother, Shannon Gray, and her girlfriend, Reyna Sanchez, are accused of giving Stetson what they called an “ass-whooping” that led to his death on March 21.
Now, after almost seven months, I am thrilled to report that justice is being served for three-year-old Erykah Taylor, who, like little Stetson, died at Cook Children’s on March 21.
Prior to this week, information about Erykah and her story has been all but impossible to find. There was a single news piece published about her on April 3, in which three paltry sentences informed the public that the little girl’s death had been ruled a homicide, which was confirmed on the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website. After that… nothing.
Erykah’s family, however, has been active on Facebook over the past several months, spreading awareness of Erykah’s murder and demanding the arrests of any responsible parties. This week, their efforts came to fruition when the man accused of beating this precious little girl to death was arrested.
(Note: Erykah’s name is spelled “Eriykah” both on the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office website and in the Star-Telegram article published this week, but because it is spelled without the “i” in her family’s public posts and flyers, I will be using that spelling.)
On the afternoon of Saturday, March 21, 2020, three-year-old Erykah arrived at Cook Children’s, unresponsive, not breathing, and without a pulse. She was pronounced dead at 2:08 PM, shortly after her arrival.
Based on the little girl’s injuries, which included a fractured right arm and bruising to both her lower right abdomen and the left side of her face, medical personnel contacted the Fort Worth Police, whose Crimes Against Children Unit (CACU) responded to the hospital to investigate. An emergency room doctor told Detective Bradley Cantu that Erykah’s injuries were consistent with physical abuse.
An arrest affidavit later described the condition of Erykah’s body in the emergency room, where she lay on her back, intubated through the mouth, wrapped in a white blanket, and wearing a neck brace. She had bruises on her face, shin, and hip, as well as behind her ear.
At the time of her injuries, Erykah was in the care of her mother’s boyfriend, 24-year-old Tonny Manns, who also called himself “Eastwood Tre Tre.” Erykah and her two siblings, a younger brother and an older sister, lived in the house with their mother, her boyfriend, and his mother and grandmother, although Erykah’s mother, identified by the FWPD as Anjelica Ochoa, was reportedly at work when the fatal incident occurred.
Tonny told police that earlier that day, he had prepared a sausage biscuit for Erykah, but because she would only nibble on it, he was going to make her stand in a corner. Before he could do that, he said, he heard a thud from the bathroom, where he found Erykah had fallen from the counter. When he helped her stand up, Erykah told him her arm hurt, so he had her rotate it and squeezed both of her arms, ostensibly to test for injuries. He asked if she was okay, and Erykah replied, “I’m okay.”
He told a detective his girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter soon began acting listless and felt hot to the touch. Soon afterward, she became unresponsive.
After Erykah’s death, an autopsy was performed by Dr. Richard Fries, Tarrant County deputy medical examiner. Dr. Fries determined Erykah had suffered from a multitude of blunt force injuries, the most severe of which was a laceration to her liver. In his opinion, Erykah’s death was consistent with blunt force trauma to the abdomen; he said it was possible but very unlikely that Erykah could have sustained her arm fracture by falling from a three-foot counter, which would require a significant amount of force.
Dr. Fries felt the story given by Tonny Manns was not consistent with Erykah’s injuries and ruled her death a homicide due to multiple blunt force injuries.
I think it’s important to note that nothing in the information that has been released publicly from Erykah’s autopsy has mentioned injuries in various stages of healing or any other indication that the abuse had been ongoing for any length of time. At this point, we cannot and must not point fingers at Anjelica, who has maintained since her daughter’s death that she had no reason to believe Erykah was being abused prior to March 21.
In fact, for a time after Erykah died, 23-year-old Anjelica believed Tonny’s story about what happened, at least until her five-year-old daughter, who I’ll call A., told her what she had seen and heard in the house the day her little sister was killed.
“I loved you,” the girls’ mother lamented in a public Facebook post clearly aimed at Tonny. “WE loved you, if you didn’t feel the same you could have said that and maybe my daughter would have still been here. You pretended too fuckin good ! That even AFTER I believed YOU… even after I STILL loved you. I literally couldn’t imagine in my mind you doing something this horrible… But for my FIVE YEAR OLD to tell me what she saw and what she heard being done to her sister!!! There was no more trying to find a different scenario or outcome. It happened. He did it. I DIDNT WANNA BELIEVE IT but I’ll be damned if ion believe it straight out my daughter mouth.”
In an earlier post, she said, “I wanted to be wrong. He was my best friend.”
Police also interviewed Erykah’s five-year-old sister, A, who said that on the day her sister died, Erykah was sent for a timeout in Tonny’s bedroom for not eating her cereal. She said Tonny gave Erykah a “whooping,” striking her buttocks with a belt. A. said she heard her little sister crying and her mother’s boyfriend yelling at her, saying, “Don’t pee on yourself, don’t scratch, don’t pick, and make sure you eat that food.”
A. told police that Tonny was yelling so loudly that she covered her ears. Later, she said, she noticed Erykah wasn’t feeling well and saw that Erykah vomited milk and was having trouble talking. When Erykah became unresponsive, she said, Tonny tried in vain to wake her.
Tonny, A. said, had also “whooped” Erykah with a belt in the past and would step on her when she misbehaved. According to Detective Cantu’s affidavit, “She explained that he would step on [Erykah’s] belly for not taking a nap or step on her back for kicking his legs.” He had also stepped on Erykah for misbehaving or wetting her pants.
According to a Facebook post from the Fort Worth Police Department on October 16, five search warrants were ultimately carried out for cell phone records and social media accounts. At the family’s Chaparral Creek Drive house, police found a black blanket stained with what appeared to be vomit in the center of Tonny’s bed, as well as traces of blood in the bathroom sink, in the bathtub, and on the pallet where Erykah slept with another person.
Detective Cantu interviewed Tonny again on August 18, asking the man if another child might have seen something that could have been interpreted as a “whooping.” Tonny insisted he had not beaten Erykah, saying, “I’m 6’4”, two hundred and something pounds. I wear a fucking size 13 shoe. If I did that to the fucking two of them it would be something else. Like, you could fucking tell… No dude, no.”
For months following Erykah’s death, members of her family have made countless posts on social media, demanding justice for their beloved little girl. Many called for the arrests of the three people they felt were responsible: Tonny Manns as well as his mother and his grandmother, both of whom were evidently present at the home at the time of Erykah’s death.
According to many, after the death of his girlfriend’s daughter, Tonny Manns cut his hair and changed his style of dress to avoid being recognized.
In a Facebook post, Erykah’s mother mentioned that A. told her exactly what Tonny did to her sister, to which Tonny’s mother, Raquel Vaughn McDowell, responded that A. “needa stop lying.”
Look, I’m a parent, and I can understand the instinct to protect your child, but knowing your own son beat a three-year-old to death and lying to protect him is something else entirely.
Another possible indication that Raquel knew something was awry was this direct message she sent to Anjelica about ten minutes before Anjelica received the phone call on March 21 telling her that Erykah was in an ambulance. It’s highly suspicious that she would send such a message when Erykah was without a doubt already fatally injured.
Members of Erykah’s family have said that Tonny and his mother didn’t particularly care for Anjelica’s daughters, but they seemed to harbor an unhealthy interest in her infant son. Photos posted on Raquel’s Facebook profile of Tonny, Raquel, and the baby — but none including Erykah and A. — seem to bear that out. I don’t know where that detail fits into the case, but it’s certainly weird enough to warrant pointing out.
Neither Raquel nor Tonny’s grandmother have been accused or charged in relation to Erykah’s abuse or death.
In September, Erykah’s paternal grandmother, Kookie, posted this image in a true crime discussion group on Facebook.
On October 4, a Facebook page called Gabriel’s Tree: A Tribute to Abused, Missing and Murdered Children posted a statement from Kookie, who Erykah called “Yaya.” The statement read:
“March 21st, was the worst day of my life!
“My son’s children were being held from him and my family. Their mother decided to keep them away from him.It had been eight to nine months since the last time I had seen my grandchildren.
“On March 21st, my son called me in a complete panic saying a CPS lady called him, upon her finding out that my son was Erykah’s biological father. She proceeded to give him an address and asked him to go there.
“I immediately took off and headed to the given address as I was three minutes away. My son called again, asking where I was and told me to hurry. I began to panic. I asked what was going on and he proceeded to tell me that he was not allowed to tell me what was going on over the phone.
“When I pulled up to the Child Advocacy Center in Fort Worth and walked in, I instantly saw my two grandchildren but not Eriykah…
“I started to cry as they are the air that I breath.
“I noticed that my oldest granddaughter looked horrible, she was so small..
“A lady walked up to me and I had asked her where eriykah was and she said she would tell me, but she was going to take me to my son first. We walked down the hallway and she enters a room where I see my son. He lifts his head and I instantly know that there is something wrong. I begin to panic again and the CPS caseworker tells me to please calm down and that she would explain what happened..
“I kept asking where Erykah was, as I begin to get louder and louder. She tells me we are going to talk outside and I agree.
“We all, including my son, head outside and the Case worker begins to talk about stuff I am NOT interested in.
“I keep interrupting her and now I am getting mad because I need to know where my grandaughter is.
“my son tells the caseworker that I am NOT going to hear or listen to her until she tells me where eriykah is and then my son asks her if he can tell me.
“Fear and anxiety hit as I begin to repeat, ‘tell me what?’ over and over
“She agrees to let him tell me, and my son looks at me with sadness and hurt in his eyes and says, ‘she’s gone mom’
“I reply ‘gone where? did someone take her? gone where? where is she?’
“and my son says ‘Mom look at me she’s gone my baby is dead.’
“I must have blanked out at that moment because I don’t remember what happened after that. I later find out that I collapsed and when i came around again, I was screaming and took off running. I guess once I calmed down enough for the caseworker to talk to me, I remember her telling me that Erykah was rushed to the Cook Children’s Hospital with multiple injuries and that the medic tried to resuscitate her for 35 minutes before heading to the hospital to pronounce her dead.
“We were told all the bones in her arms were broken, she had head trauma and bruises and I later found out that she was hemorrhaging from her liver.
“I felt like a piece of my soul had left me…
“The hurt was and still feels unbearable, why?
“Who would beat her like that? why? she did not deserve that!!
“My life felt like it was ending. We were later told from info gathered that Erykah’s mother’s boyfriend beat her to death and that his mother and grandmother were also present when it happened..
“Why did they allow this to happen? MONSTERS!!! Sick twisted murdering murderers!
“Erykah was a smart, funny, and strong-willed, determined child. She was loved by her brothers and sisters and she dearly loved them back. She was also Daddy’s girl for sure!
“On April 9th, I was told that Erykah’s death was ruled a homicide but to this day, no arrests have been made?!!
“I want answers and Erykah deserves JUSTICE!! why are these murders just walking around free???”
A petition created by the family demanding justice for Erykah from the Fort Worth Police Department has garnered almost 1,300 signatures as of this writing.
On October 13, an arrest warrant was finally issued for Tonny Manns. He was arrested by the Fort Worth Police Department’s fugitive unit on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 and booked into the Tarrant County Lon Evans Correctional Center, where he currently remains. He was charged with capital murder of a person under ten years of age, and his bond appears to be set at $200,000.
If convicted, he faces either life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
Tonny’s initial court appearance is scheduled to take place at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, October 20 in Tarrant County Magistrate Court. I will keep an eye on the case and post updates as I receive them.
A friend of Kookie’s set up a GoFundMe campaign in September to raise funds for a headstone. It quickly raised 100% of its $1,200 goal, so Erykah’s grave marker was ordered and should soon be in place.
So far, not much information has come out about Erykah herself, but I’ve been able to find a few details about her. Erykah was born on November 14, 2016. Her favorite color was yellow.
Erykah’s mom reminisced about her third birthday in a public Facebook post in April, saying she had lost her job a few weeks before and was upset because all she could afford to buy Erykah for her birthday was an outfit, some bath toys, and her favorite My Little Pony figure. “…before giving her her gifts I was still upset because I couldn’t do more for her,” Erykah’s mom wrote, “but when I did give her the gifts she was SO HAPPY she gave me a big hug. She was so dramatic… so she was like ‘omg I love it, you the best mommy’ …with her little chipmunk voice… such a beautiful, sweet, smart girl. I miss you so much baby… I can’t wait to see you again and feel them hugs and kisses again. Little baby pecks… I love you Erykah Taylor.”
Rest in peace, baby girl. I’m sure you’re making the heavens brighter with your smile and your sparkle.
Click here for my ongoing coverage of Erykah’s case.
Sources: Star-Telegram, Gabriel’s Tree: A Tribute to Abused, Missing and Murdered Children Facebook page, Fort Worth Police Department Facebook page, Facebook, NBCDFW


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“I’m on a transformational journey as our staff has been walking through a discipleship process right now that invites us to look at our day to day lives and ask, how am I showing up in the room, how am I showing up in my relationships with God, myself, and with others. We ask, what do I bring into the room as a leader, or neighbor, or wife, or Mother, or friend.
I grew up 200 miles out of Anchorage in the interior of Alaska. Out in the woods along a main highway, my family owned a truck stop with a restaurant, hotel, gas station, and grocery store. I loved working with my Dad and started waiting tables in our cafe when I was 9. I worked alongside my Dad and we served people, cooked great food, worked hard. I loved the chaos of it all and got good at solving problems, making money. I was a good contributor to our business for being a kid.
In 7th grade my parents could leave and I could run parts of our business by myself and I felt very valuable. In my little world being valuable meant you were loved.
My main childhood memory is my Dad always saying over and over that I could go out in the world and I could do anything. He believed in me and what I heard when he said that was that I was limitless in my ability… and I was going to crush it! After hearing that for many years, I began to attach meaning to it. For me, my Dad’s over-affirming voice created a vow for me that as long as I did what he believed I was going to do, I would be valuable and loved and always feel accepted. But then the vow and meaning soon got twisted and became negative. I thought, if people see my limitations, I will not be valuable to them and I will not have their approval and love. I leaned into that and set out to live in a way that I would never admit my limitations and I would be the one to take care of everybody else and I would be valuable.
In my mind, other people could have lots of limitations and I would have grace for that because that was good job security for me and meant that because I don’t have them, I’ll just take care of you with yours.
I’ve been compelled for a few years to get to the bottom of this: Why do I have a gap between what I will honestly let people see…and what I am trying to hide and hope they never find out? Which has pointed to a false way of being, a false self that wants you to believe that I am courageous and adventurous and spontaneous and fun loving and strong and you can’t hurt me, and I can serve and solve problems and pretty much don’t even have limits. My false self is quite lovable, and she’s gotten me this far and kept me functioning, but man, I’m getting exhausted. I’ve done lay ministry for 18 years and this full time Pastoring for 20 years now and 10 of those have been Pastoring other pastors and leaders as an Area Leader & Regional Leader.
As I’ve asked Jesus to deconstruct my false self, I’ve started to be more honest about my limitations and acknowledge that I really do have fears, and flaws, and failures and I really do get hurt when someone rejects me. I am insecure sometimes and try to get love by acting like I don’t have limitations, but I do have limits and when they are exposed and you find out about them, I’m not relieved that you finally know the truth about me, instead, I’m really ashamed with all my limitations exposed, so I try to hide it by lying about it all.
God’s showing me now how hiding my limitations and shame has caused the habitual disobedience of lying about myself which has spread into different areas of my life and caused messes. The more I am honest about my limitations and shame, at times I feel empty-handed and like I don’t have anything to offer, which leads to not feeling valuable, which leads to not feeling loved. Then the enemy comes and gets on it and manifest my shame voice and I hear his oppressive lie say over and over again, How in the hell are you going to be able to do what you are called to do with all of these limitations and this dark blanket of shame on you? It is impossible!”
As part of my healing and to practice being the Truth-bringer that God says he’s made me to be, I’ve been practicing having honest conversations with others, which is simply including them in my healing process and letting them see what God is doing in my life.
After one of those talks with a lay leader in our church, she later texted me this. “ Brenda I’ve been searching for words of hope and grace to offer you and I came upon this verse from Ps. 40:2…”He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire, he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” As you have shown us so much grace, we, your friends and church, want to be a part of that firm place you stand on. We love you and your God-filled heart.”
As I read these words my heart was filled with encouragement and hope and the Holy Spirit fell on me and even though she was just one voice, it was if I heard and felt a whole chorus of voices rise up in her words and it resonated with me that she represented a lot of my church family and how they felt for me.
So far every time I’m honest about my limitations and shame, God’s people show me Jesus, they are gracious and compassionate which helps me to create a new positive vow that says, My limitations can be seen and known and I will still be valuable and loved. A lot of days I feel like I’m getting my butt kicked by transformation, but one day in the future I will enjoy the freedom of being honest with myself, God and others about my limitations and fears, and I will be confidently loved as God’s child…instead of trying to GET LOVE out my insecurity. One day I will learn to lead out of my most authentic and vulnerable self, acknowledging limitations with NO SHAME! That’s the beautiful place that God is taking me!”


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Improving T Cell Receptor On-Target Specificity via Structure-Guided Design.Hellman, L.M., Foley, K.C., Singh, N.K., Alonso, J.A., Riley, T.P., Devlin, J.R., Ayres, C.M., Keller, G.L.J., Zhang, Y., Vander Kooi, C.W., Nishimura, M.I., Baker, B.M.
(2019) Mol Ther 27: 300-313
- PubMed: 30617019
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2018.12.010
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- PubMed Abstract:
T cell receptors (TCRs) have emerged as a new class of immunological therapeutics. However, though antigen specificity is a hallmark of adaptive immunity, TCRs themselves do not possess the high specificity of monoclonal antibodies. Although a necess ...
T cell receptors (TCRs) have emerged as a new class of immunological therapeutics. However, though antigen specificity is a hallmark of adaptive immunity, TCRs themselves do not possess the high specificity of monoclonal antibodies. Although a necessary function of T cell biology, the resulting cross-reactivity presents a significant challenge for TCR-based therapeutic development, as it creates the potential for off-target recognition and immune toxicity. Efforts to enhance TCR specificity by mimicking the antibody maturation process and enhancing affinity can inadvertently exacerbate TCR cross-reactivity. Here we demonstrate this concern by showing that even peptide-targeted mutations in the TCR can introduce new reactivities against peptides that bear similarity to the original target. To counteract this, we explored a novel structure-guided approach for enhancing TCR specificity independent of affinity. Tested with the MART-1-specific TCR DMF5, our approach had a small but discernible impact on cross-reactivity toward MART-1 homologs yet was able to eliminate DMF5 cross-recognition of more divergent, unrelated epitopes. Our study provides a proof of principle for the use of advanced structure-guided design techniques for improving TCR specificity, and it suggests new ways forward for enhancing TCRs for therapeutic use.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. Electronic address: firstname.lastname@example.org.


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It was fought between Malaysia and a loose coalition of countries and groups that included Indonesia, Philippines and the proclaimed independent State of Sarawak.
Through late 2008, disputes between Indonesia and Malaysia had culminated into anti-Malaysia sentiments in Indonesia, and vice versa. In that same time-frame, the citizens in Sarawak had begun to express a mutual animosity for Malaysia. On November 12, 2008 as a result of the Indonesia border skirmish blamed on Malaysian soldiers, Indonesia declared war on Malaysia and military hostilities sky-rocketed.
Brunei and Philippines declared a neutral stance, and a meeting was held in Manila in which Malaysian prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Brunei's sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Philippine president Glorya Mcapagal-Arroyo signed a Neutrality Pact, promising not to involve Brunei or Philippines.
However, the Philippines was forced to enter the war after the Isabela City skirmish, was was blamed heavily on Malaysian troops masquerading as Bangsamoro nationalists in the southern Philippines. The Philippines formally declared war on Malaysia on November 25, 2008, opening up a Sulu Front of the war. Although the Philippines originally intended to independently enter the war with no correlation or connection to Indonesia's cause, and as a retaliation against Malaysia, it later joined and formed a loose coalition with Indonesia and revolutionary militants in Sarawak. Philippines also re-focused their intent on taking Sabah by force, aiding the Indonesians in Sarawak and in return, the Indonesian military aided the Filipinos in Sabah.
At the war's end, Malaysia experienced huge territorial losses. The northern and eastern parts of Sabah were given to the Philippines, parts of southern Sabah given to Indonesia while western Sabah remained Malaysian territory.
Sarawak was given independence, but the lands west of the Rajang River remained Malaysian territory.
The territorial changes had also created a physical land border between Indonesia and the Philippines, the Philippines became the fourth country to share Borneo.


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Join Farm Hack at the 2015 Draft Animal-Power Field Days!
September 24-27 in Cummington, MA.
Farm Hack will host a workshop session on Saturday from 1:30-3:00 as well as a weekend-long build project focused on integrating draft and human power into standard vegetable production systems. Event page here.
The Homesteader is a new draft-powered multi-tool by Amish equipment manufacturer, Pioneer. One unique feature of the Homesteader is a unique quick hitch which makes switching the belly-mounted tools a snap. Our goal is to adapt this quick hitch mechanism for use with the Culticycle, a pedal-powered cultivating tractor. Culticycle inventor Tim Cook will bring a Culticycle and several of the hand built tillage tools he’s been working on. See here for documentation of the Homesteader quick attach on Farm Hack.
Tractor-powered vegetable farms typically grow on a bed system that utilizes beds between 48″ and 60″ wide, growing most crops in multiple rows within the bed. Most horse-powered vegetable growers use a single-row system at 32-36″ spacing. This is because most horse-powered equipment available was designed for growing row crops such as corn. At the DAP Field Day, we will explore the possibility of adapting a single-row riding cultivator to fit the wider bed-system spacing, with the goal of improving space efficiencies in horse-powered operations, and allowing the easier integration of tractor and draft power within a single farming system.
There are three crucial components to adapt a single-row cultivator for wider beds. First, the cultivator wheel-base must be widened. The wheel base on most cultivators is already adjustable, typically from 34-42″ but the adjustable axle will have to be extended as well as a linkage at the front of the cultivator. Second, a wider evener and neck yoke will have to be built to spread the horses apart. Third, team lines will have to be configured to spread the horses apart. See the recent conversation about this topic on the Draft Animal Power Network forums.


The Pritzker Prize is the most important award in the field of architecture, awarded to a living architect whose built work "has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture." The Prize rewards individuals, not entire offices, as took place in 2000 (when the jury selected Rem Koolhaas instead of his firm OMA) or in 2016 (with Alejandro Aravena selected instead of Elemental); however, the prize can also be awarded to multiple individuals working together, as took place in 2001 (Herzog & de Meuron), 2010 (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA), and 2017 (Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta of RCR Arquitectes).
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The panel of judges overseeing the design contest for Parque Observatorio Cerro Calán in Santiago (Chile) publicized their final decision on January 28, naming Chilean firm Jadue-Livingstone as the winner out of the five finalists.
Organized by the Las Condes Municipality in collaboration with the University of Chile and the Cerros Isla Foundation, the contest aimed to find the best architectural and landscape design for an upcoming park in Santiago, Chile: the Parque Observatorio Cerro Calán, a 45 hectare space to be built around the already existing Observatorio Astronómico Nacional.
Organized by the Municipality of Las Condes in collaboration with the University of Chile and the Cerros Isla Foundation, the competition seeks to choose the best architecture and landscape proposal for the design of a new urban natural park in Santiago: the Cerro Calan Observatory Urban Park (Parque Observatorio Cerro Calán)
This article is based on a lecture given by Chilean artist and architect Alfredo Jaar at the 20th Architecture and Urbanism Biennale in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 26, 2017.
It's June of 1980. Alfredo Jaar, a recent dropout of the University of Chile's architecture program, walks through the center of Santiago carrying two large signs. He grabs a spot in the shade next to a kiosk and intercepts passers-by to ask them his questions. In the midst of a military dictatorship, Jaar wants the people to vote, but not for the constitutional plebiscite or in the democratic elections. He doesn't even have paper or pencil for them to vote with. There's no line to mark on. His campaign centers on a mint--white and round--like a casino raffle ball.
Jaar's questions are loaded ones. "Are you happy?" (¿Es usted feliz?) he asks. "How many people in Chile do you think are happy?" "How many people in the world?"
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Creative Europe have announced the four winners of the Young Talent Architecture Award YTAA 2020 and of the Asia Edition of the YTAA 2020
Established in 2016, the YTAA “supports the talent of recently graduated architects, urban planners, and landscape architects who will be responsible for transforming our environment in the future." The third edition of the Young Talent Architecture Award counted with 382 graduation projects that competed to win the YTAA 2020, featuring 478 students of 155 schools registered from 36 different European countries including Brazil, Chile, and Mexico participating as guest countries.
Recognized as the UK’s highest honor for architecture, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence "either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture.", according to the organization.
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Creative Europe have announced the 9 finalist projects competing to win the Asian Edition of Young Talent Architecture Award 2020 (YTAA 2020). Established in 2016, the YTAA “supports the talent of recently graduated Architects, Urban Planners and Landscape Architects who will be responsible for transforming our environment in the future."
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Creative Europe have announced the 12 finalist projects competing to win the Young Talent Architecture Award 2020 (YTAA 2020) and the 9 finalist projects competing to win the Asian Edition of YTAA 2020. Established in 2016, the YTAA “supports the talent of recently graduated Architects, Urban Planners and Landscape Architects who will be responsible for transforming our environment in the future."
Situated at the foot of 45 hills along the Chilean coast, Valparaíso was a key port in the South Pacific during the 20th century before the construction of the Panama Canal. Thanks to its rapid industrial and commercial growth, the port underwent an urban transformation, attracting thousands of foreigners and cementing its reputation as a bustling South American cosmopolis rich in society, culture, and architecture.
Described by The Guardian as a "Berlin by the seaside", Valparaiso's historic downtown was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2003 and the city's cultural and architectural wealth make it a must-see for tourists and architecture aficionados alike.
In this article, we present a guide written by one of the city's many enthusiasts that will give a complete and in-depth look at the port's many treasures. The guide is written as if for a walking tour, starting in Plaza Sotomayor, the city's main square. The route can be divided into two days, with the first part ending at the Palacio Baburizza and the second beginning with the Valparaiso Cultural Park. Take a tip from the experts--if you get lost, don't trust an app to find your way. Ask a local!
Lydia Kallipoliti and Areti Markopoulou Appointed Head Curators of Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2022
The Estonian Centre for Architecture has announced “Edible. Or, the Architecture of Metabolism” as the topic for the next Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2022 (TAB 2022), while the selected head curators are architects Lydia Kallipoliti and Areti Markopoulou in collaboration with co-curator Ivan Sergejev.
With the submission of "Reparation: Architecture of Action and Everyday Experiences," Chilean architect Emilio Marín will curate the Chilean exhibit at this year's Biennale of Venice, as announced by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Culture, Art, and Heritage.
Three years ago, in the wake of the release of his book Theories and History of the Modern City ("Teorías e Historia de la Ciudad Contemporánea", 2016, Editorial Gustavo Gili), we sat down with the author, Carlos García Vázquez, to discuss this complex and "uncertain creature' that is the modern city, focusing on the three categories that define cities today: Metropolis, Megalopolis, and Metapolis.
Based on an analysis of those "who have traditionally led the way in the planning of spaces" (sociologists, historians, and architects), the book illustrates the social, economic, and political forces that, in service to their own agendas, drive the planning, transformation, exploitation, and development of cities. In 120 years, urban centers have transformed from places where "people died from the city" to bastions of personal development and economic prosperity; however, the question remains —have cities really triumphed?
"Yes", says García Vásquez, "but we have paid dearly for it."


As President Trump outlined his plan for protecting America’s borders, a reporter from CNN accosted the president over his numbers on illegal immigration. Not only were President Trump’s numbers on immigration accurate, but the reporter has a troubled history going back decades. One America’s Pearson Sharp explains.
The Cost of Illegal Immigration
As Democrats in Congress refuse to secure the US southern border, the cost of illegal immigration continues to mount. The United States spends over $268 billion dollars a year supporting illegal aliens. That money covers expenses such as healthcare, education, childcare, the justice system, and welfare—forcing US taxpayers to shell out $734 million dollars every single day. President Trump is requesting $5.7 billion dollars to build a border wall. Meanwhile, since January first, we’ve already spent far more than that paying for aliens who are here illegally. These numbers are based off estimates from the Center for Immigration Studies, Federation for Immigration Reform, Institute for Defense Analyses, and the Department for Homeland Security. These are the most exact estimates from official Border Patrol reports, as well as crime stats and census reports. One America News will continue share these numbers daily to show just how much illegal immigration costs American citizens every second.
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Letters sent by Lady Clive vol. 4, 1814 - 1817
Scope and Contents
A folder of c.55 letters sent by Lady Clive mainly to her niece, Margaret Maskelyne. Topics include astronomy, politics (including the abdication of Napoleon and events in Spain) and family or domestic matters, including details of family history, and the death of her daughter Margaret Walpole as a result of injury by fire (1814). The letter of 3 Dec. 1814 includes mention of Nevil Maskelyne's 'confrère', Delambre. That of 19 June 1816 refers to the knighthood of William Herschel. That of 17 May 1817 includes an anecdote involving Nevil Maskelyne asking Lord Suffolk to wait while he fixed his wig before meeting him.
All items have been numbered according to their original order in the file.
- 1814 - 1817
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Clive, Margaret (1735-1817)
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- Clive, Margaret, 1735 - 1817 (née Maskelyne, Lady Clive of Plassey, society figure)
- Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph, 1749 - 1822 (mathematician and astronomer)
- Herschel, William, Sir, 1738 - 1822 (Knight, astronomer and musician)
- Maskelyne, Margaret, 1785 - 1858 (daughter of Nevil Maskelyne)
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician)
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