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Love and Other Games is a collection of four sexy new adult stories centered around athletes competing in the Winter Games by Ana Blaze, Melinda Dozier, Aria Kane, and Kara Leigh Miller. It releases October 1st from Swoon Romance in all major electronic formats.
Worth More Than Gold by Ana Blaze
Amy Pierce, the klutzy sister and manager of America’s Skating Sweetheart, is used to being invisible. But when a friend drags her to a party near the Olympic Village, Amy catches the eye of a sexy Norwegian ski jumper. It’s a magical night, but an awkward next morning has her running.
Everyone knows Erik Andresen’s best shot at an individual medal was back in 2010, before an injury pulled him from the competition. He’s there for his team, but a hot night and a remarkable final training session have him wondering if a gorgeous good-luck charm could give him another chance at the podium. With a little bit of luck, these two might have a shot at something worth more than gold.
Trouble With Gold by Melinda Dozier
US snowboarder and notorious prankster, Ty (Trouble) Madsen is only getting a taste of his own medicine when his Olympic teammates shackle him to a fence wearing nothing but his boxers.
Reception and protocol volunteer, Nadia Hoffman, gets up close and personal with the sexy snowboarder to rescue him, but she's not the kind of girl who lets her hormones get in her way. A professional performance could help her land her dream job at Olympics Committee Headquarters, but her new assignment supervising the rambunctious US Snowboarding Team is making that difficult.
Can she see behind the snowman in the community center bathroom and into the warm heart of the man everyone calls Trouble?
The Girl Behind the Gold by Aria Kane
Greek aerial skier Lia Milonas’s parents are about to lose the family farm. Saving it means medaling and landing a huge sponsor. While her no-nonsense attitude has her well on her way to a medal, it hasn’t won her a place in fans' hearts.
“Come back with a story that will make readers cry, or don’t come back.” This is what Brandon James’ boss told him before he left New York to cover the Winter Games for Moment Magazine. With a wink and a smile, he can charm his way into any invite-only party, but that career-making story is nowhere to be found – until he meets Lia.
The two strike a deal that should get them both what they want – but neither would have guessed they’d also find what they need.
Ice Gold by Kara Leigh Miller
Colton Campbell thrives on the fast paced, adrenaline rushed lifestyle of being an Olympic hockey player. Despite Brenna Jessup's abhorrence for the games and the athletes, she's hand-picked as the official photographer for the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. When a faux pas by Brenna almost costs Colton his career, she owes him. Too bad for her, Colton doesn't want apologies — he wants retribution! And he knows just how to get it — and her — in the process.
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Xerox Corp. can’t try to share the blame for what Texas alleges is a $1 billion civil Medicaid fraud with orthodontists who allegedly provided unnecessary services to poor children, the Texas Supreme Court held Friday.
A divided Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that film producer Nu Image Inc. can't sue in federal court over a union contract provision requiring it to pay into health and pension funds, in a decision that pitted a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the appeals court’s own precedent.
NYU Hospitals Center has made no showing of an illegal conspiracy between rival hospitals, a union and a former collective labor contracts negotiator, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday, dismissing the hospital’s antitrust claim while allowing it to pursue allegations that it overpaid into an employee benefit fund.
Assisted living company HCR ManorCare Inc. returned to Delaware bankruptcy court Thursday to receive approval for an updated Chapter 11 plan that will increase recoveries for equity holders if the acquirer of the debtor’s assets closes a merger of its own.
Asked on Thursday to explain the gist of a $10 million clawback suit against Lynn Tilton and her private equity firm, Patriarch Partners LLC, counsel for the liquidating trustee of TransCare Corp. said the distressed-debt maven breached a legal duty to protect the ambulance operator from ruin.
Two trade associations for pharmaceutical benefits managers and health insurers have thrown their support behind Anthem Inc. and Express Scripts Inc. in a dispute at the Second Circuit over the companies’ drug pricing, arguing that the companies weren’t acting as fiduciaries when they contracted together.
A man who says he was shocked with a stun gun, shot and arrested by hospital security as he was having a manic episode cannot pursue a negligence claim against the medical center because it is technically a health care liability claim requiring a qualified expert witness, but his other claims can move forward, a Texas appeals court ruled Thursday.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Thursday said he struck a nearly $357 million deal to resolve two decades' worth of disputes, along with potential future fights, with a handful of tobacco companies over payments related to a 1998 master settlement agreement.
Migrant children detained in a Texas youth facility are regularly placed on psychotropic medications without their parents’ consent and are forcibly sedated and physically abused by staff, according to affidavits filed as part of a class action alleging the government violated a 1997 settlement that set standards of care for detained immigrant children.
The Carlyle Group LP has clinched its latest Asia-focused fund after raising $6.55 billion, the private equity giant said Thursday, with plans to make investments in sectors like retail, financial services, telecommunications, media, health care, and industrials.
A Florida appellate panel ruled Wednesday that a license suspension for a nursing home where 12 patients died last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma was proper, saying the emergency suspension imposed by state health officials was supported by detailed allegations of an immediate and serious danger to patients.
The U.S. Senate voted down President Donald Trump’s attempt to pull back $15 billion in already authorized spending for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, car technology research and other areas Wednesday, as two key Republican senators joined Democrats to torpedo the proposal.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed more bills aimed at tackling the nation's opioid crisis, including a measure allowing medical professionals to share information about patients with opioid use disorder and another providing more treatment options for addicted Medicaid recipients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday expressed interest in widespread easing of Stark Law restrictions on physician referrals, asserting that relaxed standards will clear the way for coordinated care among different providers.
China-focused blank check company New Frontier Corp. on Wednesday said it is boosting the funding goal for its initial public offering to $230 million as it looks to target investment opportunities in the Chinese health care, technology and education sectors.
Prosecutors told a New York federal court Tuesday that a former Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. manager’s conviction over a $9.7 million kickback plot can’t be scrapped just because one of the jurors in the case didn’t disclose that she was involved in a civil lawsuit, saying the exec’s motion for a new trial should be denied.
Geoffrey Starks, the next Democrat nominated to fill a Federal Communications Commission vacancy, emerged as an ardent supporter of internet subsidy programs and telemedicine initiatives Wednesday, testifying before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that he takes the FCC’s role in expanding broadband service seriously.
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has hired a former Morrison & Foerster partner who advises insurers, software clients, and medical device and life sciences companies in billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, and corporate governance, Mintz Levin announced recently.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, raised concerns Tuesday about $81.2 million in TRICARE overpayments by the Defense Health Agency and urged the nation's defense chief to focus on ending wasteful spending at the Pentagon.
A Missouri federal judge on Tuesday ordered a claims administrator to reopen a former Ascension Health Alliance employee's claim for long-term disability benefits and consider whether the side effects of her medications kept her from working, rejecting the parties' bids for quick wins in the dispute.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently provided drug and device manufacturers additional flexibility to convey certain types of truthful, nonmisleading product information. These guidance documents address FDA regulation of manufacturer communications, but the FDA still has work to do to complete its comprehensive review of policies in this area, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray LLP.
Legal industry compensation practices are once again in the news as BigLaw firms continue to match the new high watermark of $190,000 for first-year associate salaries. The typical model of increasing associate salaries uniformly fails star associates, the firms they work for and, ultimately, the clients they serve, says William Brewer, managing partner of Brewer Attorneys & Counselors.
This year, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts has investigated several life sciences companies for their donations to independent copay assistance charities. As the list of investigations grows longer, life sciences companies should reassess their policies, procedures and monitoring regarding donations, say attorneys at Paul Hastings LLP.
A recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office highlights the important role corporate integrity agreements play in protecting federal health care programs when federal laws are violated. Given their central role in promoting compliance, it is time for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General to update its templates and approach, say attorneys with Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.
While some may say it’s ironic, it’s also embarrassing and enraging that the very industry that offers anti-harassment training, policies and counsel now finds itself the subject of #MeToo headlines. The American Bar Association recommendation that will bring about the greatest change is the call to provide alternative methods for reporting violations, says Beth Schroeder, chair of Raines Feldman LLP's labor and employment group.
A recent Expert Analysis article titled “Challenges In Billing Physician Observation Services” needlessly raises concern among hospitals and physicians about proper billing by physicians for Medicare observation services, says Sheree Kanner of Hogan Lovells.
While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has been quiet recently with respect to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act enforcement actions, the newly empowered EU data protection authorities will be eager to flex their muscles and show that the General Data Protection Regulation’s extraterritorial reach is not only real, but that noncompliance can be painful, say Nancy Libin and David Saunders of Jenner & Block LLP.
In a profession notoriously averse to change, it should come as no surprise that there is skepticism about the value of having attorneys perform nonbillable tasks. But U.S. law firms have slowly begun to incorporate knowledge lawyers into their operations — and the trend is likely to continue, says Vanessa Pinto Villa of Hogan Lovells.
The Ninth Circuit’s decision last month in Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress has effectively turned the anti-SLAPP motion into a hybrid of typical motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment. As a result, defendants have lost the primary benefit of the anti-SLAPP process, says Joseph Gjonola of Roxborough Pomerance Nye & Adreani LLP.
While headlines proliferate about the recent political shake-ups at the nascent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the century-old Federal Trade Commission, with less fanfare, finally has a full slate of five commissioners for the first time since 2015, say Lucy Morris and Kavitha Subramanian of Hudson Cook LLP.

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The plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease in humans have been seen in the brains of older chimpanzees for the first time, though scientists aren't sure if they cause dementia in the apes. "If we can identify those differences between the human and chimp brain, then we might be able to pinpoint what is mediating the degeneration," said Mary Ann Raghanti, a co-author of the study published in Neurobiology of Aging.
Results of a study in non-human primates, published in Nature Communications, suggest that Zika virus is not transmitted through casual contact with saliva, such as by kissing or sharing eating utensils. "If passing the virus by casual contact were easy, I think we would see a lot more of what we would call secondary transmission in a place like the United States," said lead researcher Tom Friedrich, from the University of Wisconsin's School of Veterinary Medicine.
An infusion of stem cells into the hypothalamus of middle-aged mice was associated with lower levels of memory loss and greater longevity, while mice in which hypothalamic stem cells were depleted had poor memories, muscle endurance and ability to learn, and they died sooner. Moreover, as reported in Nature, injections of exosomes taken from fluid around hypothalamic stem cells was also associated with longer lives and better memory retention among mice, suggesting that stem cells release signals that play a regulatory role in aging.
Findings from a study published in Animal Cognition suggest that rats have metacognitive abilities, or an awareness of what they do not know. If further studies confirm the findings, it may mean that rats are good models for studies of Alzheimer's disease.
A flexible adhesive that sticks to wet surfaces could eventually be used instead of stitches to close internal and external wounds, scientists reported in Science. The adhesive, inspired by slug slime, could also slowly release drugs and adhered strongly to skin, cartilage and arteries, as well as to livers and hearts, in animal studies.
Injecting mice with islet amyloid polypeptide proteins, which accumulate in the pancreas of people with type 2 diabetes, caused the mice to develop high blood glucose levels and caused beta cells in their pancreas to die. The findings, published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggest that T2D may develop in a manner similar to prion diseases, and researcher Claudio Soto says it raises questions about whether the condition could be transmissible via organ transplants or blood transfusion.
Honeybees are social insects, but some display antisocial behavior, and scientists report in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that corresponding genes are active in antisocial bees and people with autism. Honeybees are not people, but "if you want to understand how these genes interact, the honeybee might be a useful model," says Alan Packer, a geneticist with the Simons Foundation, which funded the research.
Colorado State University immunologist Mark Zabel has been studying chronic wasting disease, which is decimating wild elk, deer and moose populations in the US and Canada. He's pursuing a hypothesis that the prion, or pathologic protein, thought to cause CWD persists in soil or on plants, and controlled burns might limit the spread of the disease, as might restoring populations of wild horses, which are naturally resistant to prion diseases.
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UAH 50 thousand and a house: how Kolomatska AH encourages doctors and other specialists
The Kolomatska AH promised to buy dwelling for young doctors, whom they will select themselves, as well as to pay a bonus of UAH 50 thousand a year – to keep valued personnel in the hromada. There are also bonuses for excellent pupils and their teachers. Besides, residents of the Kolomatska AH do not pay for the garbage removal and their travels within the AH - these costs are reimbursed from the hromada budget.
Free of charge for everyone
One and a half year ago, the smallest rayon of the Kharkiv Oblast became an amalgamated hromada covering all four village and settlement councils of the Kolomak Rayon. Volodymyr Hurtovyi, former chairman of the Shelestove village council of the Kolomak Rayon, headed a newly formed hromada. Before amalgamation Shelestove introduced free garbage removal, as well as a free bus to the rayon centre. After amalgamation, this practice of Shelestove spread to the whole hromada.
“The same bus, that transported people free of charge from Shelestove to Kolomaka, is now running free of charge around the whole rayon,” told Volodymyr Hurtovyi, head of Kolomak settlement.
Deputies supported this proposal. And today all residents of the Kolomatska AH (not only privileged ones, as in some hromadas of the Kharkiv Oblast) have the opportunity to get to the rayon centre for free. The bus runs according to a strict schedule: in certain villages twice a week, in others - once, but local people say that they are satisfied with it.
The AH budget paid UAH 179.5 thousand for this service for the whole 2018.
Landfills have disappeared
Another social initiative of the Kolomatska AH borrowed from Shelestove is a free garbage removal initiative. Before amalgamation, issues of waste disposal were addressed separately by each village council. According to Tetiana Obykhvost, head of the Department for Economic Development, Investments, Trade and Communal Ownership of the Kolomak Settlement Council, the garbage was removed from only two settlements - the village of Shelestove and the settlement of Kolomak.
"Garbage containers were only in these settlements. And when we formed an amalgamated hromada, we put them in almost all settlements and started waste removal," she says.
According to her data, the amalgamated hromada purchased 242 containers. In general, AH spent UAH 551.9 thousand for garbage removal last year.
Settlement Council will purchase housing
Kolomatska AH will pay an additional bonus to young doctors this year. “We decided to pay UAH 50 thousand a year to each hromada doctor,” explained the settlement head.
Moreover, to help young doctors to stay and work in the hromada, the Kolomatska AH promised to buy housing for them. Doctors can personally choose it.
Bonuses to excellent pupils
The Kolomatska hromada invented bonuses for the school youth. Pupils will receive cash rewards from the AH for high achievements at state and oblast competitions. The settlement council believes it to raise hromada's image.
Budget is enough
The AH has enough budget funds to provide financial assistance to the population. And this is an important result of the reform of local self-government and proper use of its benefits.
Thus, within decentralisation, own revenues of the Kolomak Rayon grew by 20%: in 2017, before amalgamation, the rayon’s budget amounted to UAH 34.5 million, and in 2018 the AH budget had already UAH 41 million.
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Two men arrested after loaded pistol found in Jurong West raid
Suspected drug offenders arrested in joint CNB and police operation, pistol and bullets recovered from Jurong West unit
Two men, suspected to be drug offenders, have been arrested after a loaded firearm was found during a raid in Jurong West.
The suspects, aged 24 and 25, were arrested on Tuesday and yesterday respectively in a joint operation by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and Singapore Police Force.
This is believed to be the first case since 2009 involving the illegal possession of firearms in Singapore.
In a press conference yesterday, police said they received information from CNB on Monday that a 24-year-old suspect was in possession of a firearm.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and CNB, with support of the Special Operations Command and the Police Intelligence Department, immediately organised a joint operation and conducted extensive intelligence probes.
The next day, police and CNB arrested the man at the void deck of his residential block in the vicinity of Jurong West Street 72.
He was escorted up to his flat, where a search recovered a pistol loaded with four bullets, along with another four spare bullets.
Further investigations revealed that a second man was suspected to have knowingly remained in the company of the 24-year-old man despite being aware that he was in unlawful possession of a firearm.
The 25-year-old was arrested in Woodlands Street 13 yesterday at about 2.30am.
No drugs were found on the two men, and the results of their urine analysis are pending.
Superintendent Daniel Wong, deputy head of the special investigation section in the CID, said yesterday that there is nothing to indicate the gun has been fired in Singapore.
He added that both suspects are Singaporeans and are acquaintances.
The authorities declined comment on the origin of the firearm, believed to be a Seahawk pistol.
Superintendent Aaron Tang, CNB's director of intelligence division, said narcotics officers have come across cases where drug offenders are sometimes prepared to resort to violence, even using firearms.
"This poses a clear and present threat to society, and it also poses a danger to our frontline officers who need to enforce the law."
The two men will be charged in court today.
If found guilty of being in unlawful possession of any arm or ammunition, the first suspect faces between five and 10 years' jail and at least six strokes of the cane.
The second man "shall be liable on conviction to the like punishment as that other person with whom he was consorting or in whose company he was found", CNB and police said.


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Scotland Yard hope to quiz 38 people of interest.
A police squad set up to carry out inquiries on the Brit officers’ behalf in Portugal is due to start work within days. Madeleine vanished days before her fourth birthday from the Algarve resort of Praia da Luz in May 2007, while her parents dined with pals in a nearby tapas bar.
The newly-appointed Portuguese officers will making inquiries, interview witnesses and arrest suspects for Brit police.
Meanwhile disgraced detective Goncalo Amaral, who headed the original investigation, faces a libel hearing in Lisbon on September 9.
He wrote a best-selling book suggesting Madeleine was dead and her parents covered it up.
Doctors Kate and Gerry, both 45, are seeking £1million in damages from him.
A source close to the McCanns said: “The new investigations and the high-profile libel hearing could re-energise the worldwide search for her.’’


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The Shaftesbury Marble Arch suites are ideally located in the heart of London, close to the best palaces and parks. Those who have lived in London for a long period of time can probably agree that they don’t have as much as curiosity for the city as they do for a new one. Yet, teaming tourists flowing from all corners of the world are finding multiple things to see and do in just the space of a few days. Londoners can have that same passion and excitement for the city if they open up themselves to the possibility.
As Londoners, we have most likely visited many of the Royal Parks. But have we been inquisitive to the point where we have found all the small beautiful attractions within? We might have seen Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament from the outside, but have we ever actually ventured inside? Novelty tends to go away when we live in a city for such a long time. And Londoners, believe it or not, find their city a lot less interesting than tourists do.
And so, we’ll try to bring a little bit of that excitement back in this post. One of the first places we recommend you visit is the Houses of Parliaement. That Green Room where the two Parliaments of the House of Commons and House of Lords face off, is a place that spectacularly delights. It might not be the most exciting venue in the world, but seeing the level of opulence, with the deep reds and gold details in the House is fascinating to say the least. The tour will also take you through the Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the building, and then a series of rooms including the Royal Gallery and Queens Robing Room. By the end of the tour you can have a delicious lunch at Westminster Abbey. The Shaftesbury Marble Arch suites, one of the best accommodations in London, is not too far from the surrounding area.
With monotonous routines, many of us lack a bit of spontaneity in our lifestyles. Leave your weekend free, and take a trip to the Houses of Parliament to get a first-hand insight into the country’s politics and structure.
We also implore you to give Hyde Park a visit. As a Londoner you’ve most likely visited before, but if you haven’t then you have even more reason to go. The Shaftesbury Marble Arch suitesand the Kensington Palace are both nearby the Park. Princess Diana lived in the Kensington palace, and today her death is memorialised by a fountain in Hyde Park. Meanwhile, you can also take a tour of the Kensington Palace, and get an insight into how the Royal family has and continues to live.
There you will also find the Serpentine lake, which covers over 40 acres. People can hire small boats and pedal their way through. It proves to be a delightful, enjoyable affair with family or friends – especially on a sunny, spring day. During Christmas, there’s a 100-yeard race called the Peter Pan Cup where people quite literally jump in the freezing water and swim their away across to the finish line. In essence, Hyde Park and the famous political establishments make for a great day out in London.

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Many of my loved ones have passed over the years. Some of the dearest people to me found it time to cross over and process what it is they learned in this life. I think of them often. Memories of them often bring a smile to my face. Any time of year I can see them or feel them, but it is the month of October that their presence is strongest.
This time of the thinning veil almost makes them so solid I can touch them. So it is this time that I honor them. Sometimes it is solitary and other times I invited close friends and family to be with me and we collectively honor all of our ancestors.
We begin the evening by creating an altar with symbols, pictures and mementos of our ancestors. The altar is usually kept simple with photos and small items connected to those that have gone before. Once the altar is complete we have our feast. The meal takes place in complete silence and there is always one seat kept empty with a full plate to honor our ancestors. Often a cat finds his way to the empty chair while we eat our meal in silence.
Once our meal is complete we retire to our ritual space, usually the living room. We clear the coffee table and begin clockwise. Each person takes a turn to light a tea light and share a story of an ancestor. We continue going around the circle telling stories until the table top is full. We then sit quietly watching the flames and remembering. The evening is ended with placing the full plate of food outside in our of our ancestors.
The people and spirits I share this night with seem to leave as quietly as they came. I wish you and all your ancestors a blessed Samhain.
About The Author: Arteal is an Ordained Minister and High Priestess of The Order of the White Moon. She is founder of Moonlit River, where you will find the Feminine Divine, healing and guidance. Arteal is a Shamanic Practitioner and Reiki Master.

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Launch of a robotic storage unit, which aims to rival Amazon Lockers.
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We have seen many startups hoping to solve the issues surrounding receiving a parcel delivery when no one is home. From a smart alarm that scares of porch pirates to e-commerce collection at metro stations, innovative companies are finding ways to prevent the much dreaded trip to the local depot. But for items needing secure storage, PackRobot by Cleveron has an answer.
The robotic storage tower can be activated by QR codes. Messengers unlock the storage unit, scan the parcel’s unique code before depositing it into the machine, and a robotic arm will store it in a designated place within it. PackRobot measures the parcel, and adjusts its internal shelves autonomously to accommodate the size of the goods. Customers receive a notification when their parcel has been dropped off, and summons their delivery from within the storage unit by scanning a code from their smartphones and smart watches.
Though Amazon Lockers provide a similar solution, PackRobot offers an answer for packages needing more space and a bit of special care. The company has recently installed units in their home country of Estonia, where ten pilot units will be placed for beta testers. Of course, the convenience of PackRobot will depend on the spread of its installments, but scanning a code to retrieve a delivery will still be preferable to lining up at the post office.
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Here's Why The New Trailer For "Wreck-It-Ralph 2" Broke The Internet
All your favorite Disney Princesses appeared in one trailer, and they all had strong messages to tell!
"Wreck-It-Ralph" literally broke the internet with its new trailer, gaining massive acclaims from fans for sending a powerful message particularly in one of the scenes where some of the most iconic Disney Princesses came together to address how women are stereotyped up to this day.
Slaying badassery, the Disney Princesses who made an appearance in the sequel to the successful 2012 animated film include Snow White, Ariel, Cinderella, Belle, Rapunzel, Elsa, Anna, Moana, Mulan, Aurora, Pocahontas, Jasmine, and Merida.
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HER grey hair was styled much like the other women she met at the local pensioners' club, the wrinkles were convincing and her voluminous clothes were designed to keep out every stray draught. Even Nikki Lee found herself beginning to believe that she was an OAP rather than an artist in her early thirties wearing a wig and make-up.
Korean-born artist Nikki - now resident in New York - is fascinated by taking on other identities. It forms the basis of the work she has submitted to Manchester Art Gallery's show, Disguise, featuring the work of 11 artists from all over the world who explore other personas via their work.
Nikki is a bold one, who does not let age or race get in her way. In her search to bend the borders of the self she has been accepted for a period of weeks or months as a skateboarder, a person of Hispanic origin and a schoolgirl. Even though she was up front with the groups she infiltrated, Nikki found people refused to believe she was anything other than the character she had adopted.
Curator of Disguise, Catherine Dickinson, laughs: "It just goes to show that people would rather believe what their eyes tell them they are seeing!"
Prepare for a shock. Little in this photography-dominated show is as it first seems, or more to the point, what does the eye make of some of the collaborations between larger-than-life performance artist Fergus Greer and Leigh Bowery?
What is a man dressed in a suit with black tights and a fluffy green dress covered with feathers, with a bottle of ink poured on his head trying to say about himself? Take in the fact that the "bird man" also has a simulated club foot and the Greer-Bowery duo have sabotaged most expectations that people have about life.
Perhaps it is a good thing for identities to be explored. It is something females do every time they put on their make-up and is part of what motivates people to spend thousands on plastic surgery, in a bid to match their exterior to the internal image they have of themselves.
Twenty-first century society is fixated on identity. Why else do millions sit down to watch hours of Big Brother and many other reality TV programmes, if it is not to try to find the "real" personality behind the façade?
Claude Cahun - a French artist from the 1920s who has contributed to Disguise - knew more than most the possible conflict between appearance and reality. A member of the French Resistance during the second world war, she forged passports and documents and was sentenced to death for her work, before gaining a last-minute reprieve from the Nazis.
Her life story gives an element of historical perspective to the work, as does that of Inge Morath, who worked with New Yorker magazine illustrator Saul Steinberg. Her work is an hilarious series of pictures of people wearing as headwear grocery bags that Steinberg had adorned with mask designs.
The art gallery has been working closely with a group of 16 to 23-year-olds in Manchester to obtain their feedback on Disguise.
Says Catherine Dickinson: "Young people in particular are obsessed with their identities and the need either to conform or to rebel with the current "in" image."
History is full of examples of disguise of subjects - Commedia del Arte, pantomime, masques. But it has taken until the 21st century for artists to disguise themselves as an integral part of their work. Perhaps this reflects the fact that technology has removed the preoccupation with capturing a likeness. Now the art is deciding how to manipulate and give meaning to that image.
Catherine Dickinson says: "I want people to reflect on how they change their own appearance and also how they choose to behave with different people in order to convey an image."
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Yesterday we recovered a huge abandoned net in Mounts Bay. The deadly monofilament net was found by divers during a Cornwall Wildlife Trust Seasearch dive, which was supported by CPWF UK DIVE, a part of Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK to survey the sea grass beds in the area.
The divers and skipper who are all volunteers, spent over an hour underwater then an hour above it, in the chilly January temperatures to safely recover the monster. The monofilament net which was stretched over a large area, had also caught other abandoned clumps of fishing gear! It's not often a single team of divers will overfill a dumpy bag with monofilament nets on a single recovery.
In the last picture, you'll see a small speck of red on each side of the photo - that's the length of the tangled mess. Much of the net was in clumps as you can see from some of the photos as they pulled it into the boat. However, it still stretched over such an area that it was difficult to get it all in a photo without losing sight of the fully inflated bright red bags! Imagine the size of it all untangled - it would be hundreds of metres!
A great start to this year's work with another killer removed from the marine environment. A huge thank you to the dedicated volunteers who gave up their Sunday to make the oceans a better place! It's also another great example of the benefits of Seasearch divers exploring and surveying new areas.
If you want to start on your journey of diving with a purpose, check out Seasearch Cornwall! The data they produce is vital in helping influence decision makers as well as acting as ghost gear searchers at the same time, helping us rid the oceans of lost and abandoned fishing gear!


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Are there non-smoking family room suitable for 2 adults & 2 teenagers?
Vast majority of rooms in the UK are non smoking these days due to strict smoking in public places laws brought in a fair few years ago. According to their website they have an en suite family room that sleeps 6! But they have a mix of double & twin rooms. Check their website, just google Woolpack inn, Chillham.
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The 49ers Foundation hosted a picnic on Saturday, June 16, but instead of holding it at a park somewhere, they chose the most logical location — Levi’s Stadium — as the site for their first-ever Picnic on the Field. Designed as a family-friendly event, the picnic featured something for everyone in attendance.
The picnic was a hit with everyone as nearly 3,000 tickets sold out quickly and families came as far away as Palmdale. Matthew, 7, enjoyed playing a game of Connect-4 with his sister. Genesis, 4, summed it up nicely when asked what he thought of the picnic.
“It’s great. I’m having a lot of fun,” he said.
The picnic was a way for the 49ers Foundation to give back to the community by opening the doors to Levi’s Stadium and letting fans experience something they might not ever have before — a chance to wander around the field of their favorite football team.
Two of the bigger attractions were current 49ers players helping kids in attendance with some of the games. Marcell Harris, Jack Heneghan, Emmanuel Moseley, Niles Scott and Blaine Woodson and 49ers staff helped make sure everyone had a great time.
David from San Jose beamed, “Emmanuel Moseley was just helping my son, Scott!”
Another big attraction was the chance for autographs by 49ers alumni including Steve Bono, Dennis Brown, Eric Heitmann, Ted Kwalick, Guy McIntyre, Eason Ransom and Eric Wright.
Already very involved in the Bay Area, the mission of the 49ers Foundation is to harness football to educate and empower Bay Area youth. All proceeds from the picnic will be used to help support that mission.
Last year, the 49ers Foundation invested more than $4 million back into the Bay Area community and over its past 27 years in existence has donated more than $40 million.
For more information on the 49ers Foundation and its events, visit www.49ers.com/community/foundation.


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OK Go’s innovative and creative video takes on the dynamic duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West. Who will come out on top in this week’s Music Video Fight Club?
In a first this week for Music Video Fight Club, neither video has anything by way of a story, choosing special effects and creativity over plot.
Kanye West and Jay Z’s video sees the pair performing live to an excited crowd, and the screen has been split in half with the two sides reflecting each other. Add that to the constant lights that flash – very quickly – throughout and you have a brilliantly weird vid.
OK Go have souped up a Chevrolet for their video, which sees them careen around the desert in a car that has been modified to play instruments as they drive past, forming Needing/Getting’s melody.
The band speed around banging pianos, guitars and even the car doors, but it all works extremely well.
Winner Round One: OK Go win this round for a video that’s as cool asthattreadmill video for Here It Goes Again
VIDEO:Check out Kanye West and Jay-Z’s N****s In Paris
Kanye and Jay do what they do best and deliver hard and fast rapping over a beat so infectious even your gran will be tapping her foot. Once again, the pair have taken on writing duties, as they did for Watch The Throne in its entirety, and the repeated catchphrase ‘that s**t cray’ sticks in the mind. A cameo from funnyman Will Ferrell only adds to the song’s appeal.
OK Go have given us a sweet and melodic song with simple lyrics about lost love. However, with all the jiggery-pokery of the video, the song itself can often get lost as you marvel and how cool it is watching a car play the piano. In tune. And on time.
Winner Round Two:Kanye and Jay-Z win for their unapologetic song that is one for the clubs.
Kanye and Jay-Z say: ‘So I ball so hard motherf*****s wanna fine me/But first n****s gotta find me/What’s 50 grand to a motherf****r like me/Can you please remind me?/Ball so hard, this s**t crazy/Ya’ll don’t know that don’t s**t phase me/The Nets could go 0-82 and I look at you like this s**t gravy/Ball so hard/This s**t weird
OK Go sing: ‘So I been sitting around, wasting my time/Wondering what you been doing/Oh, and it ain’t real forgiving It ain’t real forgiving/Sitting here picturing someone else living/And I, yeah, I still need you/But what good’s that gonna do?/Needing is one thing/And getting, getting’s another’
Winner Round Three:OK Go’s romantic lyrics pull at the heartstrings too much to resist – they win.
Overall winner: OK Go win two rounds to one.
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Shape Adaptation of the Inspection Guide Frame in Tunnels to Avoid Obstacles Detected by a Laser Range Finder
Fumihiro Inoue*, Soonsu Kwon*, Satoru Nakamura**, and Yoshitaka Yanagihara***
*Shonan Institute of Technology
1-1-25 Tsujidonishikaigan, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 251-8511, Japan
**Institute of Technology, Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd.
3062-1 Tana, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0244, Japan
***ICT Strategy Department, Corporate Strategy Division, Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd.
1-16-14 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8340, Japan
To advance the automated inspection and maintenance of the inner wall of tunnels, an advanced inspection system aimed at regulating traffic was developed. In this inspection system, a guide frame was installed along the tunnel ceiling wall that is above the protection frame built over the road and resembles a gantry crane. The inspection device was fitted with an inspection guide frame (IGF), which stabilized its movement and improved its accuracy. However, as this protection frame moves along the tunnel, the guide frame should have the capacity to avoid convex obstacles such as the duct fan, the lamp and road traffic signs within the tunnel. Therefore, the entire inspection guide frame is made of variable geometry truss (VGT), which makes it possible to suitably alter the shape of the guide frame whenever necessary and pass it through the tunnel. To enable the guide frame adapt to any shape, the inverse analysis method and mathematical interpolation method were applied. The orientation of each frame was reversely analyzed according to the shape of the obstacle measured using the laser range finder (LRF), and the frame’s actuator was controlled simultaneously. We investigated the construction of a system that can perform a series of tasks such as searching for obstacles and positioning, frame shape simulation, frame shape change, inspection of the device and movement. By applying spline interpolation, we managed to practically determine the shape of the guide frame that would avoid obstacles.
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Evil is afoot and they refuse to ignore common sense aka superstition. Bilbo is able to negotiate and interact within this antique world because language and tradition make connections between the two worlds. Unlike Peter Jackson's version, there are no orcs and the element of danger is more psychological than psychical: Bilbo Baggins is battling his fears and his provincialism and growing up. As in plot and setting, Tolkien brings his literary theories to bear in forming characters and their interactions.
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We use safe cookies, read more about their use here. Please complete the purchase of any items in your cart before going to this third-party site. Also note that if you qualify for financial aid, items purchased through this site will not be subject to reimbursement. Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse, unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo -- alone and unaided -- who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside
Funny I didn't take to wearing rings though When they attempt to cross the Misty Mountains they are caught by goblins and driven deep underground. How different is Tolkien's protagonist from Heracles, small, as storytelling was a tradition for the.
I think we all had a bit of an inkling that the film version of our beloved book, and about a quest, wasn't quite bac to follow the book precisely when we learned it was going to be two movies. As a consequence, the story was never quite finished. Scores of novels apparently have born comparison with the mast. One whose behaviour has many similarities with a child's.


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Honesty in a relationship is definitely a sensitive, strong, sensitive tone which builds trust in a relationship. Devoid of honesty in a relationship; the simple sayings ‘I take pleasure in you’, ‘we love you’ are a are lying, and there is no real warranty in the romantic relationship at all. Yet , when the truth is absent, various people will attempt to you know what the true state of affairs in different circumstances.
You can’t be because trusting being a cheating spouse. In fact , your lover would never tell you the simple truth even if asked directly and honestly. The reality is usually a problem in relationships. When your partner would not tell you truthfully then how would you know if he or she is cheating on you?
Cheating https://russianmailorderbrides.info/dating/singles-russian-website/ partners rarely notify the truth for their friends and relatives. Which means that you have to be mindful of their good friends or relatives and watch them strongly and see in cases where they do not modify their ways when they start seeing you. If perhaps they all of a sudden act peculiar then it can be obvious that they will be not happy with the relationship and also have already conned on you.
When your partner is always hiding things from you and will not discuss nearly anything with you it is evident that he or she has some ulterior objective in your marriage. It could be he wants to be unfaithful on you or get married to someone else. It could possibly also be something such as his wife has left him or having been caught cheating on you. Therefore , always keep an eye on him and see what is really taking place in his lifestyle.
In addition to these reasons, cheating partner also can do things behind your again, which is quite surprising and is quite hard to figure out. This individual or perhaps she may even take you with all of them when they are exploring.
Honesty in a relationship is vital. If your partner tells you the facts and nothing else then you could relax and enjoy the relationship with complete self confidence and assurance.
Another reason why honesty within a relationship can be so important is when your partner gets trapped cheating therefore he or she will be much more suspicious of both you and will probably stay away from you and get close to other people. He or she might even think that any time they were to confess then you certainly will also tell them everything about who you are, so they may be lured to get near another person. In such a circumstance then you are definitely losing trust in the relationship.
Should your partner is normally honest spouse then she or he will never get close to one other person and this will help to ensure that your marriage will last longer and be more secure. You will not want to let your partner into your heart for anyone who is only writing it with one person.
Credibility in a marriage is very important. In case your partner is usually honest then you could enjoy the relationship to the fullest and will also be able to make a stronger romantic relationship and a happy and supporting relationship.

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The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) and Transparency Rwanda (TR), Tuesday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), agreeing to cooperate in the anti-corruption crusade.
Signed at the Prosecutor General’s office, the pact’s terms of reference indicate that the two shall receive complaints from the public regarding service delivery in public and private institutions; process them and channel them to the NPPA and relevant institutions for action.
According to Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga, the NPPA will be expected to provide appropriate feedback and advice to TR on behalf of the public among other things.
“There will be information sharing and accountability. We will give them feedback on all the information they bring to us and this will be a way of ensuring accountability to them as partners and to our people,” Ngoga told reporters.
“Everyone will have their limits and there will be no infringement on others’ rights, statutory or otherwise. TR will continue working as an NGO and, there will be no conspiracy or cover-up.”
TR has started an Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) through which it will implement programmes on corruption prevention and promote transparency in service delivery.
ALAC will focus on creating effective citizen participation, monitoring, reporting and advice seeking mechanisms to fight corruption.
Like Ngoga, Transparency Rwanda chapter’s head Marie Imacculeé Ingabire was satisfied with the accomplishment, after having previously listed similar working arrangements with the Ombudsman’s office and the Police.
“We did this as a test, asked government to work with them, and we are very happy they accepted, and very fast,” Ingabire said, noting that there were corruption related cases in the country, however not similar to those in neighbouring countries.
Ingabire strongly dismissed reporters’ hints that TR would be compromised by government.
“Transparency will never cover-up bad doings by government just because it works with government. That is an old way of thinking. When we see areas not being covered by the Prosecution, we will know it better and faster than before when working with them,” she said.
Adding to this, Ngoga stressed that the problem is not cooperation with government – but how you cooperate – “the substantive manner of working together”.
“We need each other, there is complimentarity here. We have no conspiracy of silence – they (TR) are free to disagree with us and we are free to disagree with them,” he said, stressing that information sharing will be much better than before.
Ngoga said that working with TR will reinforces already existing efforts by government to combat corruption.
“It opens a new channel through which we will fight corruption. It compliments what we are already doing because I believe there are a lot of cases out there which we did not know about.”
Ingabire and her TR team further allayed reporters’ fears, noting that the Rwandan chapter is funded by Transparency International and conforms to the latter’s operational approach and strategy.


On February 3, 2012, the Federal and Alberta governments introduced the Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, a three-year implementation plan to enhance environmental monitoring of air, water, land, and biodiversity in the oil sands.
Due to be completed in 2015, the implementation plan includes expansion of the current number and locations of monitoring sites, increased sampling frequency and parameters, and implementation of new sensing tools and methods. Monitoring will focus on collecting data from the following components: air quality, water quantity and quality, levels of acidity in sensitive lakes, aquatic ecosystem health, wildlife toxicology, and terrestrial biodiversity and habitat disturbance.
The phased implementation of the monitoring program will be jointly managed by both governments with public annual progress reports prepared for the first three years and, following year three, external expert peer reviews at five-year intervals. As well, the monitoring program will undergo internal reviews of the scope, operations and cost of the program.
In addition to increased monitoring efforts, the implementation plan includes the development of a data management system which will make the methodology and collected data publicly available in a standardized coordinated manner. This will encourage and enable concerned parties to conduct independent assessment and evaluations.
During the first three years, the total cost of the enhanced monitoring will be up to $50 million per year on top of the current resources contributed to environmental monitoring. The implementation plan indicates that funding for the monitoring program will come primarily from industry. Moving forward, both governments will be working with oil sands industry to develop a sustainable, ongoing funding arrangement to support the monitoring program.
The new program will consolidate and integrate the oils sands monitoring activities presently managed by independent organizations and resolves the current challenges created by multiple independent monitoring programs.
Furthermore, data from the expanded monitoring will be used to improve understanding of the current status and on-going state of the environment as well as the factors contributing to the environmental impacts in the oil sands area. This approach to environmental monitoring will be useful as a tool to assess the efficacy of mitigation efforts and may be a key component for decision-makers and stakeholders to advance sustainable management of resource development in Alberta while balancing environmental interests and commitments.


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Protesting SA teachers want schools to close again
Some teachers and parents in South Africa's Western Cape province are demonstrating and demanding the closure of schools over the spread of coronavirus.
A few principals have written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa urging him to rethink the decision to open schools.
They say that virus cases within the community are now affecting pupils and teachers.
According to the Western Cape Education Department, over 300 staff members and 61 pupils had tested positive for coronavirus.
Some teachers refused to report back to work after colleagues tested positive for the virus, Eye Witness News reports.
The Western Cape is the worst-hit province in the country, with almost 50% of South Africa's cases.
The morning demonstration was covered by local media:
Credit: The BBC

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Class of 2017 Begins Graduation Countdown
Dean Gillian Lester (center) and Dean of Students Yadira Ramos-Herbert (second from left) celebrate with (from left to right) Class Gift Co-Chairs Karen Werner ’17 LL.M., Mpendulo Tokyo Mbetse ’17 LL.M., Deandre Harris ’17, and Joanne Liu ’17, and Graduation Co-Chairs Kai Gill ’17 and Janice Lee ’17 at the 2017 Graduation Kick-Off.
The Class of 2017 celebrated the beginning of the end of their Columbia Law School careers at the Graduation Kick-Off Party on March 7 at Bernheim & Schwartz in Morningside Heights. Approximately 200 J.D. and LL.M. candidates gathered for the announcement of the keynote and class speakers, as well as the winner of the 2017 Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching, selected by the graduating class:
- 2017 Graduation Keynote Speaker: Mary Jo White ’74, 31st chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- LL.M. Class Speaker: Gonzalo D.V. Go III ’17 LL.M.
- J.D. Class Speaker: Andres Barajas ’17
- 2017 Willis L.M. Reese Prize Recipient: Professor Eric Talley, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law
The students gathered also initiated the Class Gift, which will be presented to Law School Dean Gillian Lester on Graduation Day, May 18, 2017. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on the South Law of Columbia University’s Morningside Campus.
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MUKILTEO — Bail was set at $100,000 each Wednesday for four suspects accused of a home invasion robbery that involved gunfire at a Mukilteo home.
The break-in near the 9800 block of Marine View Drive Monday night was drug related, Mukilteo police officer Cheol Kang said Wednesday.
The victim had marijuana plants as part of what was described as “a collective medical marijuana garden,” Kang said.
“Three of the adults in the home had a medical marijuana prescription,” Kang said. “It was definitely within the state guidelines” for what is allowed.
The four suspects wore masks and left the victim’s home with marijuana, according to court papers.
The suspects, ages 24, 23, 19, and 18, are from Kent. Each made a brief appearance in Everett District Court Wednesday.
Detectives got a search warrant and found a handgun in the car that was believed to be used during the robbery, Kang said. Police also recovered “a large duffel bag in the back seat with marijuana in it,” according to court records,
The men were being held at the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of robbery, burglary, assault and drive-by shooting.
Three people pushed their way inside when the homeowner, 44, answered the door, Kang said.
The victim’s daughters and their friends showed up during the robbery.
Witnesses told police they heard the sound of a gunshot inside the home.
One of the homeowner’s daughters and a friend told police they were held at gunpoint and told not to move. They, and five other witnesses, said the suspects left in a vehicle, court papers said.
A gunshot reportedly was fired from the car, a dark 1996 Saturn, as it left the scene.
The vehicle was spotted by officers near Harbour Pointe Boulevard and the Mukilteo Speedway.
The car struck two vehicles waiting at the intersection and kept going.
It stopped near the 10500 block of the Mukilteo Speedway where all four suspects ran from the vehicle into the nearby woods. They were tracked down by police.
The victim suffered facial lacerations from being struck with a pistol during the robbery.
He received medical treatment at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and was released.
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