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Door to Hell Derweze in Karakum desert - Turkmenistan
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The story of Derweze (DARVAZA) Gas Crater starts in 1971 In Turkmenistan, when a a Soviet drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern causing the ground to collapse and the entire drilling rig to fall in.
The hole is the outcome not of nature but of an industrial accident.
Door to Hell- Derweze in local language - Turkmen language means "The Gate", also known as Darvaza and localy -"door to hell" is located near a Turkmenistan village of about 350 inhabitants, located in the middle of the Kara-Kum desert, about 260 km north from Ashgabat.
This crater in the Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, is a hole 328 feet wide that has been on fire and for almost 40 years it has constantly been active.To most attractive to be seen is during the night when the crater can be seen glowing for miles around.
The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 70 metres (230 ft)
The Derweze area is rich in natural gas.
To avoid a potential environmental catastrophe, the Soviets set the hole on fire. Next to capturing the gas, flaring is safer and friendlier to the environment than releasing the methane into the atmosphere, as methane is a relatively potent greenhouse gas with a high global warming potential of 72 (averaged over 20 years) or 25 (averaged over 100 years).
The crater hasn’t stopped burning since.
The settlement of Darvaza (Derweze in Turkmen) is located in the Central part of the Kara-Kum desert some 260 km from Ashgabat to the north. On the way to Darvaza lies the Kara-Kum desert, withs its moving sands and its typical sparse vegetation of Saksaul, Acacia and Kandym bushes.
The population of Darvaza is 350 inhabitants. Most of them are Turkmens of the Teke tribe. The word Darvaza is translated as the "Gates". At the Darvaza settlement many people continue their half-nomadic lifestyle by setting up yurts in front of their simple houses. A yurt (in Turkmen Ak Oy) is a traditional Turkmen dwelling of round shape made of a wooden framework and covered with a felts called Koshma. The diametre of a common yurt is from 4 m for a simple "Gara Oy" to a festive and luxurious 9 m "Ak Oy" set up only for special occasions. The yurt has a round hole in the middle of roof for ventilation. Lighting is natural / through this hole, by lamp, candle or by generator. A Yurt takes 3-4 hours to assemble or disassemble. The Turkmen nomads have been using yurts since the 6 century. It matches well with local climatic peculiarities. The microclimate in yurt is favorable. It is chilly in summer and warm in winter.
Not far from the burning crater are two other craters of similar origin. These craters are not burning as the gas pressure is much weaker. At the bottom of one of these craters is light grey mud while the last crater contains a turquoise lake. This lake prevents further attempts at drilling. Not far from the burning crater are several dormant wells
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WGS84 40° 15' 9.48 N, 58° 26' 21.93 E
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From the start, it’s clear that the little tugboat’s journey is meant to parallel a young child’s experiences in the big wide world, but Docherty makes the connections in such a sweet and subtle way, children will find themselves simply enjoying the ride while subconsciously relating to the story’s overarching metaphor.
The text is rhythmic, yet spare, with short descriptive phrases. “The sea is always changing, and full of dangers, but I sail on,” says the little boat while skirting the edges of an ominous whirlpool.
Despite “terrible storms, rolling waves, and treacherous rocks,” the tiny boat seems to truly enjoy the adventure, and before long, befriends a whale, octopus, dolphins, and a pair of seagulls.
Docherty cleverly plays with scale–making the tiny tugboat appear miniscule in a sea of blue during the scary parts–and larger when the little boat is traversing a changing seascape accompanied by its ocean pals.
In the end, the boat has traveled quite a long way, past penguins on floating icebergs, and still–in a spirit similar to “The Little Engine That Could,” or “Tuggy the Tugboat”–our hero presses on.
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BASF, in conjunction with its commercial partner Seednet, will launch its first BASF-bred wheat seed, Ascot, onto the Australian market in 2021.
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Perilous school run for students in the Himalaya
By Hamish Macdonald on Sunday Extra
There are children in remote parts of Australia who know all about long school journeys but nothing compares to the school run for children from the village of Zanskar in the remote mountains of Jammu and Kashmir.
The village is cut off from the rest of the region by snow drifts for half the year and getting to school involves trekking several days down the frozen Zanskar river. Children are piggybacked across ice shelves and down a narrow gorge, the only route available to bigger centres where schools are located.
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Kenosha native and U.S. Army veteran Jim Acerbi long wanted to be part of an Honor Flight, visiting Washington D.C. to see the memorials and other iconic destinations that recognize men and women who served like him. But he wasn’t eligible. Acerbi never saw active combat, serving from 1958 to 1960 in Germany.
Then his daughter called from Snap-on. He was booked for their next trip. His flight would leave in September, and a dream would come true.
“I broke out in tears,” Acerbi remembered, days ahead of Veterans Day. “I was so, so happy — so grateful for Snap-on, what they did. I never thought I would get to go. There are not enough thank-yous I can give Snap-on for what they did.”
What Snap-on did was take the 86-year-old Acerbi and 16 other veterans on a three-day trip of a lifetime — the latest of 15 Honor Flights the Kenosha-based company has sponsored since 2013. In all, nearly 700 veterans, their guardians and families have had the experience since Snap-on decided to build on its longstanding support of veterans initiatives by going all in on Honor Flights, with both corporate sponsorship of the initiative and by 100 percent funding flights for those in the extended Snap-on family.
“The goal is to make our veterans feel appreciated. They are heroes for our company and heroes for our country,” said Terri Wruck, manager of charitable contributions and the Snap-on Museum. “Especially for some of our Vietnam veterans … I have heard them say, ‘I feel thanked for the first time, and I feel proud for the first time because of it.’ We are healing wounds here, making them feel proud for what they have done.”
History of support
Snap-on’s support for the military dates to its founding, from its work as an essential supplier during World War II to its efforts as a veteran-friendly company, which have been recognized nationally.
“We have always honored our veterans,” Wruck said. “In 2013, the company was saying, ‘What else can we do? Is there another organization we can delve into?’”
The idea was born when two Snap-on veterans who had recently taken an Honor Flight showed Wruck their memory books from the trips.
“As they tried to talk about what happened, they literally teared up and cried,” Wruck said “We were trying to understand this wonderful, passionate experience that touched them and touched their families. We needed to get to know Honor Flight.
“It started with a cold call, and I was able to get to the executive director and chairman. That year in October was our first Snap-on Honor Flight.”
The program initially focused on delivering trips for current Snap-on employees and franchisees, and retirees, who served in World War II, Korea or Vietnam. It began to expand quickly after that, eventually growing to include family members of employees and franchises across the globe, and to anyone who served in the military prior to 1975, people like Acerbi.
“We don’t own the Honor Flight program. They own that magic. We are just making it possible for Snap-on people to experience it,” said Courtney Hamilton, who manages the Honor Flight program and has gone on most of the 15 tours.
Acerbi was on the last flight in September, the first since 2019, due to COVID-19.
It was recognition for his service in the U.S. Army, Third Armored Division. Acerbi was primarily stationed at Gelnhausen in Germany, serving as a driver (of tanks, Jeeps and other vehicles) while awaiting a call to fight in Cambodia that never came, despite some close calls.
“We were always ready,” he said. “We had four or five alerts, where you wake up and take all of your gear and jump to your assigned vehicle. We got close to Frankfort, and were about to board the big planes.”
They always got called back.
Acerbi returned home with his wife, Barbara — childhood sweethearts, growing up in Kenosha — to begin a career that included work as a tobacco salesman, Anheuser-Busch warehouse worker and owner of the former Brassville Hotel rooming house, tavern and hall. He also worked for more than a decade at “Happenings Magazine” and now drives a passenger van bringing kids from Kenosha to the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex.
Barbara would work for more than 22 years at Snap-on as a receptionist, with their daughter, Pam, working at Snap-on today as a service support specialist.
Those connections helped get him on the flight, accompanied by his son, Michael.
Like with all Snap-on funded trips, the weekend began with a commercial flight into Baltimore. The largest groups fly from Milwaukee or Chicago, where they get a special sendoff as they arrive at the airport and make their way through the terminal. Occasionally, active military servicemen and women join in the sendoff celebrations.
Acerbi noted the VIP treatment beginning with his flight out of Mitchell International Airport, with Boy Scouts and others “saluting us and praising us and thanking us” as the 17 Snap-on veterans, their guardians and others joining the group from around the state boarded the plane.
Acerbi said it continued with “a first-class hotel” and a Friday night meeting featuring remarks from representatives of Honor Flight and Snap-on — each trip includes a Snap-on executive sponsor. Police escort the veterans around town.
“From the minute they get on the bus they feel like dignitaries,” Wruck said. “That bus is treated with respect.”
Snap-on made sure of it.
“We had so many people with Snap-on to help us — anything we wanted to do, they were there for you,” Acerbi said.
His biggest memory? The visit to witness the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
“It was just outstanding,” Acerbi said, also recalling trips to see the Pentagon 9-11 Memorial and other war memorials around Washington D.C. Then this …
“We were sitting on this big, beautiful Snap-on bus, and they said we are having mail call,” Acerbi said. “I said, ‘What the heck? Am I in the Army now?’ They brought us letters that a lot of people from Snap-on and a lot of friends and relatives wrote … 40 letters from different people. They thanked me for my service. Very tearful, very, very emotional.”
Indeed, the surprise “mail call” is a highlight for many on the trip.
“I have had veterans say that (mail) is the only thing that kept them going,” Hamilton said. “We try to recreate that whole experience.”
Said Wruck: “They are reading from their grandchildren and children words that they have never heard. It really is a surprise.”
It’s memories like that that last a lifetime.
The next Snap-on tour is being planned for spring of 2022.
“It’s the memories after you get back. We see a lot of our retiree veterans at company events, and the fact they were on the tour they were on, there is a special bond there because you had a shared experience,” said Nick Drummer, Snap-on Human Resources Director.
Wruck added: “They have said many times … this is the most important day of their lives.”

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Forever Creative has won a tender from Lancashire County Council to build a new website to help young pregnant mothers to quit smoking.
It has been designed to be an “engaging and responsive” experience on all devices, with the goal of changing people’s attitudes to smoking.
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Police are searching for two men who robbed the Tobacco Express at 8251 Hull Street Road around 12 p.m. on Monday, May 5.
Police said two men entered the business, displayed a handgun and forced the clerk into a back room. The suspects then stole cigarettes and cash from the business. No one was injured during the incident.
Both suspects are described as black males, 20-30 years old and about 5 feet 8 inches tall with an athletic or muscular build.
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Popular names: Water Hyacinth.
Genus Eichhorn contains 8 species, the most common is E. crassipes. It is easily confused with E. Azure, a difference between them is the language which in E. Azurea is cuneata and the E. crassipes is truncata or heart failure.
Eichhorn crassipes, first was introduced as the Pontedera by von Martius, in 1883, Solms-Laubach transfer species in the genus Eichhorn.
Was introduced in Europe in the nineteenth century and was naturalized in northern Portugal. The U.S. was introduced in 1884, and in Africa was introduced in the Nile Delta in 1870. In India and Australia was introduced in 1890. In China was introduced as ornamental species and controlher water pollution with heavy metals, in 1930.
Distribution and Habitat - originating in South America, and in all tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. Line grows on rivers, ponds, reservoirs and lakes.
Description - stolonifera species perennial, floating aquatic. Roots Plume, dense. Runners 10 inches long that ends with a bud to give a new plant. Erect leaves in rosette; ovat language to suborbicular or rhombic, 3-25 x 3-15 cm, top obtuse-round, the truncated-cordata, nervatiune ceilings, glabra, dark green or lime green, wavy margins, stalks of 4 -35 cm long, spongy. Stipele membranous, 2-15 cm long. Floral stem erect, 30 cm long, with 1-2 apical leaves with limb suborbicular, 2 x 2 cm petiole 0.2-0.5 cm long. Ear type blossom stalk, 4-15 cm long, with 8-12 flowers. Infundibuliforma flower, perianth irregular lobate; 6 tepale elliptic, 2-3 cm long, top obtuse, white, lilac or blue, lobe soupsRior ribbed dark purple with a yellow spot; periantului tube is 1.5 cm long, pubescent. 6 stamens unequal, 3 large and 3 small. Fruit capsule, 1-1.5 cm long. Seeds numerous (300), ovoid, wing, 0.5-1 mm.
Cultivation and maintenance - it needs sunny sites, sheltered from the wind. In winter, plants are preserved under glass in sandy soil mix at 20 ° C, soil moisture is preserved, in an exhibition sunny, when danger of frost passes can be taken out in the pond. Of pond water is stored at a temperature of 25-28 ° C. The fertilizeaza week. Old roots are clipped regularly to not let it break down in the tank.
Multiplication - the seeds which remain viable in aquatic sediments for 15-20 years. The assignment of new plants on runners formed.
Use - help to control pollution and water purification, small amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and toxic metals. Is also used as ornamental species inntru ponds, and lakes helesteuri.
In places where this plant is invasive, reduces the biomass of fish.
To control breeding Eichhorn crassipes using both chemical and biological.
Parthenium hysterophorus L. - invasive species originating in Mexico is alelopatica the other invasive aquatic species such as E. crassipes. Residue dried leaves and flowers in water applied to0.5% will kill E. crassipes in less than one months.
Insects used in controlling E. crassipes in the U.S., Neochetina eichhorniae was introduced to Florida from South America in 1972 and gave the best results in controlling E. crassipes. N. Eichhorniae larvae create tunnels in the stalks of E. crassipes foam, destroying the plant.
Fungus Cercospora leaf piaropi produces brown lesions.
Infection with E. crassipes may have economic causes because these plants and prevent trafficking in places narrow boats channel or waterway.
Bryan R. Davies, Keith F. Walker - The Ecology of River Systems - Springer, 1986
Elizabeth J. Czarapata - Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest - University of Wisconsin Press, 2005
G. Dennis Cooke, Eugene B. Welch, Spencer Peeterson, Stanley A. Nichols - Restoration and Management of Lakes ans Reserveoirs - CRC, 2005
Greg Speichert, Sue Speichert - Encyclopedia of Water Garden Plants - Timber Press, 2004
Harold Mooney, Richard J. Hobbs - Invasive Species in a Changing World - Island Press, 2000
Inderjit, KG Mukerji - Allelochemicals: Pathpgens and Biological Control of Plant Diseases - Springer, 2006
Joseph Caffrey, Philip RF Barrett, Kevin J. Murphy, Philip Hi Wade - Management and Ecology of Freshwater Plants - Springer, 1997
Julie K. Cronk, M. Siobhan Fennessy - Wetland Plants: Biology and Ecology - CRC, 2001
Kathleen Fisher - The Complete Guide to Water Gardens, Ponds & Fountains - Creative Homeowner, 2005
Thomas Croat - Flora of Barro Colorado Island - Stanford University Press, 1978
Ursinum Allium L. - Aliu of June, Ramsons, wild garlic
Herbaceous perennial, bulb. Oblung bulb. Leaves 2-3, lanceolata, margin entire, top acute, 30 x 3.6 cm. Flowers white, 6-20 hermaphrodite, in whole or pointed umbela backs, caduca; 6 tepale lanceolata, about 1 cm, 6 stamens, superior ovary, peduncle 2 cm. Blooms in May-June. Fruit capsule.
Impatiens glandulifera - a species herbaceous annual. The genus name derives from the Latin 'impatient' = impatient, referring to the characteristic fruit to mature quickly open, releasing the seeds to great distances, and the specific name 'glandulifera' refers to small glands at the base of the petiole and foliar language .
Lysimachia vulgaris - perennial species, herbaceous with underground rhizome widespread in temperate regions of Europe and Asia, grows in wet environments, wetlands, side channels and water courses, from 0 to 1200 m altitude.
Convolvulus althaeoides - herbaceous plant, perennial. Originally from the Mediterranean basin, growing in dry places, on the streets.
Lychnis coronaria - the king's beard, flower wedding
Herbaceous biennial. Stem erect, silvery-pubescent, simple or branched, 30-80 cm high. Basal leaves are petiolate, oblong-lanceolata, spatulate, 5-10 cm x 10-25 mm, margins entire, top acute, the caulinare are Sesi, oblong-ovata, Hirsute, 5.12 cm long. Blossom panic terminal peduncle 10 cm long
Hyacinthus orientalis - bulbous perennial with linear to lance-shaped, channeled, bright green leaves, 15-35 cm long. Is classified as an ornamental, and is native to the Mediterranean region. The essential oils found only in the flowers have been used in cosmetics and soap fragrances.
Lilium bulbiferum - bulbous species, native to Europe, growing in mountain and submontane grasslands and forests from 500-2200 m altitude. Cultivated as ornamental species on all continents.
Juicy perennial species, rizomatoasa. Leaves basal, linear, cylindrical, fleshy, 10-15 cm long. Floral stem is 45 cm long. Blossom flowers made up of 40-50 cm, arranged in Raceme 15-30 cm long.
Belamcanda chinensis - perennial species, native to eastern Asia, cultivated as ornamental species for borders or rock garden.

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Geared at ages 0-12 (with expansion through the teenage years in the planning stages), the website will also be made available in handbook format at libraries in the 5 boroughs. Have a question about pre-k? Want to find a story time in your area? Curious about what's happening in Central Park this weekend? You can find all of this and much more on Growing Up NYC.
I was so happy to learn about this new website, in addition to the enthusiasm from staffers as they bring it to the public. Parenting is hard, but there's no doubt that city living can present a few additional challenges here and there. Growing Up NYC is now available to help us along the way, and I encourage you to bookmark the site as it continues to develop content.

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Royal Enfield Diesel Conversions
Price Part Motorcycles specialise in converting Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycles to run on diesel fuel.
The motorcycle enters our workshop where it is totally dismantled, the frame is then adapted to take the diesel engine mounting.
The Engine is a 406cc single cylinder direct injection diesel engine 10hp @3600 rpm, either kick start or direct electric start.
There is now the option of the 456cc single cylinder direct injection diesel engine 13hp @ 3600 rpm.
5 amp hour battery fitted to kick start version
14 amp hour capacity battery fitted to electric start version.
Gearbox is completely stripped cleaned and inspected, new sealed bearings, gaskets and seals are fitted as routine. All springs and kick start parts are replaced, all gearchange parts are replaced, new layshaft bushes & bearings replaced. New final drive sprocket seals & locks fitted. We recommend either an 18 or 19 tooth sprocket. New special longer main shaft is fitted.
New wheels and brakes, the wheel rims are WM2 x 19 stainless steel.
A special outboard gearbox mainshaft bearing support is fitted in primary drive case.
A complete new clutch, engine sprocket, primary drive chain and special inner primary case is used.
The main frame is powder coated to a high standard gloss black, as well as all small fitting parts, ie foot rests, mudguard brackets, stays, engine mount, etc.
All other parts are painted high gloss and lacquered.
All new electrical switches, wiring looms and lights are fitted.
New seat, either dual or single seat if specified.
Wheels are rebuilt with new stainless steel rims , either new hubs are used or existing ones shot blasted and re powder coated.
New steering stems and bearings, forks are either reconditioned or replaced as required, new rear shocks.
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On completion a new mot and road test.
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Here are my Children’s Lit. (Eng 304) NOTES for 10/5/04.
As you can tell, I was extremely productive. Seriously though, if a picture speaks a thousand words, then I took the best notes of anybody in class! Haha.
I am a strong proponent of visual story telling as a medium of language. I don't think we've digressed into a dumb state of neanderthal wall drawings, but like such forms of communication and expression as the cave paintings, tapestries, and hand signs they are all a form of visual language. I think in this digital era of 3-D 'realism', the visual language has become as realistic as the worded language -in the sense that anything can be expressed in both realistc terms, and in fantastical terms too. Words are just being replaced by polygons, people are seeing more cinema, video games are raging, and even though our spoken language fluctuates on the knowledge that words provide, the visual language has always been with us, and is the first common language of man. Point and draw a stick figure in the dirt, maybe grunt a bit, yet the fact remains that there was no language spoken or written before the power of the image. Perhaps we have gone in full circle, and people are getting dumber because they are watching too much television and aren't reading or studying their texts as well as traditionally excersized, but I believe that the visual language combined with the written is the most efficient and newest form of language. Thus my interest in Graphic novels and the comic book. By combining the two, the posibilities are endless!
However, I don't really know what I'm talking about, but this guy does:
Neil Cohn is the leading theorist in visual language today. He focuses on how the brain recognizes symbols and processes patterns to form a visual memory that becomes our most common (and perhaps most advanced) form of communication, but don't take my word for it. Read about it. Reading Rainbow!


Women Knitwear | Animal Print V-Neck Jumper with Recycled Polyester Green GAQ5531
You’ll be glowing in green with this jumper on hand, seeing you through chilly autumn weekends. It boasts a flattering v-neckline, with slight ruching to the shoulders and cuffed sleeves that create a subtle bishop sleeve silhouette. The animal print adds a wild touch, creating a perfect cosy piece for brunch with friends or evenings by the crackling pub fire.
Just one of our steps towards a future for sustainable fashion, we introduce S.E.W: our commitment to using more eco-conscious materials in our ranges. This capsule collection is created using fabrics that are both kinder to the planet and have a reduced environmental impact. You’ll see blends of organic and better-sourced cotton, viscose from more responsibly grown forests and recycled polyesters made from post-consumer waste.


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Mitchell’s second straight double-double not enough
MACON, Ga. (Jan. 21, 2013) – In a quest to string together back-to-back wins for the second time this season, ETSU hung with the Mercer Bears for much of the game, but a late MU run was too much to overcome, resulting in a 79-64 decision in Mercer’s favor on Monday afternoon inside Hawkins Arena.
With the loss, ETSU drops to 4-10 overall and 2-5 in Atlantic Sun play, while Mercer improves to 11-7 overall and 5-2 in league action.
“I felt good where we were at halftime,” ETSU head coach Karen Kemp said. “We came out in the second half and hung right in there, I think we tied it a couple of times, but we could never regain the lead. We then made some crucial turnovers at crucial times and that gave them a little bit of momentum and we ended up losing by 15. We are really proud of Destiny Mitchell; she is back to where we need her to be. We just need to have someone else step up and be more consistent to help Destiny.”
ETSU started the contest much like the first period at Kennesaw State, scoring five unanswered points to begin the game. Mercer then answered and closed the gap before the Lady Bucs went on another run midway through the stanza, increasing their lead to as many as nine with 11:04 remaining. The Bears once again responded and tied the game at the 3:55 and 2:45 marks. Mercer took their first lead of the game at the 2:02 mark and the two teams traded baskets in the final two minutes. ETSU’s deficit was inflated to four, 41-37, to end the half. Eight Lady Bucs reached the scoring column in the period.
The first few minutes of the second half was a back and forth affair with Mercer keeping a steady lead throughout. The Lady Bucs battled back though and tied the game at the 13:52 mark. Back-to-back three-pointers from the Bears pushed the Lady Bucs’ deficit to four with 11 minutes remaining and that was the closest the contest would be for the remainder of the game. Over the final eight minutes, Mercer went on a 22-12 run which put the game out of reach for ETSU, resulting in a 79-64 defeat.
MU featured three players who scored 60 of their team’s 79 total points. The Bears had two 20-point scorers with Kendra Grant tallying 24 points and Precious Bridges with 23 points, while Alicia Williams contributed 13 points. Meanwhile, ETSU got another double-double from Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.), her second in as many games, with 17 points and 13 rebounds as well as nine points from Cara Bowling (Elizabethton, Tenn.) The Lady Bucs did have eight players reach the scoring column in total, but having only one double-figure scorer proved costly.
Shooting 46 percent from the floor and an impressive 47 percent from three-point range, Mercer also shot 67 percent from the free throw line and cashed in with 19 points off of the Lady Bucs’ 15 turnovers. The Bears also held advantages in fast break points (8-2) and bench points (23-20).
Meanwhile, ETSU again shot over 40 percent from the field at 43 percent, but shot 40 percent from behind the arc on only five attempts. The Lady Bucs were efficient from the charity stripe in shooting 71 percent and narrowly outrebounded the Bears, 39-37. The Lady Bucs were successful with points in the paint (34-22) and also cashed in with 15 second chance points off of 14 offensive rebounds.
The Lady Bucs return to Johnson City, Tenn. with Atlantic Sun action on Saturday, Jan. 26 when they welcome North Florida to the ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center. Tip time is set for 2 p.m.
ETSU fans wanting to receive Buccaneer news, score updates, in-game promotions and much more sent to their mobile device can do so by signing up for “Buc Updates.” Click here to sign up today!
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My next ship development project shall be a KDF one (18% awesomeness and all) and I decided that Federation ship names are a bit too happy. They all speak of great ideals, ancient government concepts, and scientific advancement.
How about a little down to earth feel? I play my KDF toon as a former Marquis raider or a Syndicate-hired mercenary and being a human character, I decided to just use English for the names. Since you know, I'm not Klingon and all and the only Klingon words I know are "qa'pla" and "hargh'peng".


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Knightly Arms – Plebian Arms
By Zdzislaw Zygulski Jr
Quaestiones medii aevi novae, v. 4 (1999)
Introduction: The science dealing with the arms of the past – Waffenkunde, hoplology – developed during the second half of the nineteenth century and was continued in assorted environments in the course of the following century. This was by no means an academic science, and did not form part of university curricula. Its institutional basis was composed primarily of museums displaying arms, specialised scientific societies or associations of lovers of old arms, whose members included collectors and amateurs. This state of things is retained up to this day. Ultimately, there came into being two schools of historical studies concerning arms: German‑language, concentrating German and Austrian experts, chiefly in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Vienna, and English-language, i.e. British and American, especially in London and New York. Less significant centres are located in France (the Parisian Muse de l’Armée), Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Russia.
Systematic research was initiated by work on “great inventories” of preserved collections of arms from past epochs: antiquity, the Middle Ages and the modern era, shifting the term “old arms” in time. In the first place, the investigations dealt with typology and terminology, leading to the appearance of lexicons, a field in which pride of place went, once again, to the Germans and the English. Bashford Dean, an outstanding American expert on arms, and a naturalist by training, was convinced that types of arms evolve, similarly to plants or animals, and could be arranged in genetical sequences; consequently, he constructed typological tables. This system corresponded to museum interpretations: arms were put in order, described and shown usually according to uniform types and chronological criteria. A readily applied method was to distinguish between defensive and offensive arms, firearms and cold steel, and ceremonial and hunting varieties. In the distinction of arms a fundamental role was played by actual items, sometimes obtained via archaeological excavations, but also by their depictions in the plastic arts or descriptions found in literature. Attention was paid to the production of arms and their practical function; less concern was devoted to their social determinants and ideological role in culture. In the latter range, the greatest number of theoretical studies and museum displays pertained to ceremonial and tournament arms. Many years ago, the author of this text studied the significance of armour as a symbolic form, an approach which met with interest both at home and abroad. The intention of this particular article is wider‑ranging, namely, to find an answer to a question concerning the essential role of knightly arms in the military sense and in comparison with arms used during the Middle Ages by non-knightly battle formations. Those issues have been examined upon numerous occasions, but the problem consists in the fact that the historians and the sociologists dealing with them were not experts on arms, while the latter, submerged in typology, are usually distant from purely ideological nuances. Indubitably, in the course of the Middle Ages, knights lost their battle merits and were defeated frequently by soldiers who had at their disposal plebeian arms that functioned much better on the battlefield.


Jay-Z admitted that he used to forget his lyrics while performing in the beginning.
When you’re a successful rapper with an extensive catalog stocked with complex rhymes like Jay-Z, forgetting your lyrics becomes part of the game. During his appearance on the first episode of the fourth season of HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted series with Lebron James, the rapper admitted that the temporary memory loss had befallen him on multiple occasions on stage.
When asked by Lebron if he’d ever get “so zoned out” on stage that he doesn’t even see anyone in the crowd, Jay-Z responded, “In the beginning, I used to get on the stage and just forget all my lyrics,” causing laughter to erupt in the studio among the hosts and guests.
While the admission may sound odd to some, it’s not entirely unusual. Though many rappers pen their own lyrics, they’ve been victims of this momentary lapse in memory a number of times. Young Money superstar Lil Wayne has admitted to forgetting his lyrics quite often for the reason that he and Jay-Z actually have in common – they don’t write them down.
Both rappers have stated in the past that they don’t actually write out their lyrics but rather retain them mentally and then record. In a 2003 interview with Sway, Jay-Z explained, “I think about what I’m going to say,” he said. “I think about what I’m going to do but it’s just never pen to paper. I think it through,” which is poetic in itself.
Back in 2013, who could forget when the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee completely spaced on the lyrics to his song “No Church in the Wild” during the opening show for the UK leg of his Magna Carta Holy Grail tour in Manchester. The rapper didn’t manage to recover until he got back to the chorus.
Other artists have, of course, had similar experiences forgetting their lyrics on stage, from Kanye West to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and more. Like Lil Wayne, Eminem also says he has to sometimes google his lyrics to make sure he doesn’t say something he has said before. I guess it’s safe to chalk it up to the perils of having a jampacked catalog spanning decades.
The new season of The Shop: Uninterrupted will air on HBO this Friday (May 28) at 9:30 p.m. EST when Lebron James will host Jay-Z, Bad Bunny, Nneka Ogwumike, and Paul Rivera.
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This weekend the world watched as UFC 205 took over Madison Square Garden, and Conor McGregor took over UFC 205.
McGregor - already the UFC featherweight Champion won the Lightweight championship to make history and hold both belts in a second round victory over Eddie Alvarez.
Next career move?
It was a huge weekend for McGregor who also announced that his partner is pregnant with what will be the Notorious' first child.
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Quite noticeably however, Triple H was amongst the crowd at Madison Square Garden and his presence has sparked rumours aplenty.
Fans have been claiming that he and WWE are eyeing McGregor up for a possible run in the squared circle.
The Game commented on McGregor recently when he sat down with the Telegraph and confirmed how highly the WWE thinks of him.
"He could come over, he's got it all, man - he's got the personality, the skills, the talk. He's an entertainer for sure." - Triple H on McGregor
Crossovers between the WWE and UFC aren't hard to find, Ronda Rousey took part in a memorable scene with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and The Rock at WrestleMania XXXI while Brock Lesnar fought in the UFC just several months ago.
McGregor would certainly draw in the fans if he were to appear in WWE, and Triple H has already compared his appearance to one other notable celebrity.
"He could do just as well as Floyd Mayweather when he fought the Big Show. Conor could do it for sure."
Whether or not McGregor would be welcomed by the WWE stars themselves is another question as he has previously made headlines for bad mouthing professional wrestling.
It would certainly be interesting to see who he is paired with if he does sign with the company though.
While a match against someone like Brock Lesnar would certainly be a blockbuster event, the fans may just be hoping he doesn't face Big Show.
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If you have paid attention to any form of mass media lately, you have most likely seen and heard the growing media frenzy surrounding the recent outbreak of Ebola virus that has been ravaging the African continent. With the growing media fervor, the ever-increasing number of people affected by the disease and the fact that Ebola is not a disease that is native to the Americas, it felt appropriate to shed some light on this disease that is unfamiliar to most Americans.
According to the World Health Organization, Ebola is a virus that is transmitted from animals to humans and then is spread from human to human through blood, bodily secretions and bodily fluids. The disease has a 90 percent fatality rate. The initial symptoms of Ebola are fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat, with later symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea and possible internal and external bleeding.
The first known cases of Ebola appeared in 1976, in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since these initial outbreaks, the disease has not left the African continent. The reason for such a media uproar over this somewhat obscure African disease is that the 2014 outbreak has been the deadliest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, with over 1000 recorded deaths in the West African countries it is affecting: Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Another fact that is stoking the media’s fire is that two Ebola patients were treated at Emory University Hospital, marking the first time that the disease has been on American soil. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Ebola does not pose a serious threat to the United States, despite the treatment of the two patients in the United States.
In effort to combat this deadly outbreak, the World Health Organization has allowed for the use of the experimental drug ZMapp, a drug that binds to the virus and allows for antibodies to remove the virus more easily. One of the people who helped bring ZMapp into the fight against Ebola is University of Southern Mississippi graduate Daniel Murin, a doctoral student at the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. In an interview with Southern Miss Now, Murin admitted that a lack of research on the drug limited knowledge on the treatment’s usefulness.
“It will be interesting to see if there is a statistical significance (from taking ZMapp), but we need more cases (to study),” Murin said. Murin also agreed with the CDC’s view on the disease’s likelihood of affecting the United States, “We don’t have as much to worry about here in the U.S. in the event of an outbreak, because we have excellent medical care and the tools to combat it,” he said. “But it’s devastating for the affected countries in Africa.”


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This is a list of local anti-gang projects funded by CalGRIP dollars. The applicant agencies listed here were successful in highly competitive Request-For-Proposal processes. CalGRIP allows for local jurisdictions to implement prevention, intervention or suppression activities – or a combination thereof – based on local need. Since the inception of the CalGRIP Initiative, four rounds of grant funding have been awarded (Fiscal Years 2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-09 and 2007-08). California cities are eligible to apply. (Note: Community-based organizations were eligible to apply during the first two rounds of grant funding only.) Projects are listed alphabetically.
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Featuring an animated Juicy J, the music video for Keys N Krates latest album track ‘Original Classic’ is nothing short of entertaining with its wonderfully absurd plot. Also added into this animated storyline is the actual band as well as other featured acts on this track: Chip and Marbl. The Original Classic album was released via Last Gang Records last year and since then the band has been receiving much-deserved appreciation for their out-of-the-box sound. If you can’t get enough of Keys N Krates latest sound fusions, then find out more about their current tour dates here.
Read our exclusive interview with the band here
The concept was visualized by quirky animator Bird Peterson who had the idea of an old-fashioned animation calling to mind early ‘60s breakfast commercials. Using the concept of a sugar-driven youth, Keys N Krates go on an adventure sharing their music with their peers in Canada. The video concludes with the band getting arrested by authorities for poisoning young minds with their “distracting” music.
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Overall the video is just good old fun, the band shared they burst with amusement and delight when Bird pitched the concept to them. A band that can show a more adventurous side production-wise and can still maintain a sense of humour is one that has more great ideas brewing.
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The map of Kholinar looks like a lion's head. Is that an allusion to Caemlyn?
Brandon Sanderson (paraphrased)
It was not a conscious decision to make it look like Caemlyn. The city shapes are based on cymatic patterns that have deep-rooted origins in the history of Roshar. I may make a lot of unconscious allusions, but something like the Misted Mountains are a conscious reference.


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VOIDSONG (Halloween) Advent Sale coming soon! by Alkemistry, journal
VOIDSONG (Halloween) Advent Sale coming soon!
Collaborating with design concepts by @prince-corvidae and @vespernova with art by me, an advent event featuring 13 adoptables (Multi-species with a focus on humanoid characters like the recent bunny designs) will be announced on Sunday, October 3rd at 8pm CST! All 13 designs are connected by special lore in their universe and share a theme for the event, but they can be freely used in any setting. There will be previews of the design aesthetics and pricing + themes and lore about each design. An hour after posting (9pm), claims will open! I really hope everyone is looking forward to the event!


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Bulgarian pair Balthazar & BlackRock are back with a new EP on Victor Ruiz’s revered techno label ‘Volta’. The DJ and producer duo have made a colossal impact with their records, with releases on the likes of Drumcode, Terminal M, Plus 8, Suara, Kneaded Pains, Filth on Acid, and more. Starting their project back in 1996 in the heart of Bulgaria, Sofia, they’ve taken their signature sound around the globe over the last 27 years, having run their own venue and festival to boot.
Launched in the tail-end of 2022, Victor Ruiz’s VOLTA imprint is already making strides in the techno scene through a relentless schedule of high-energy releases from a mixture of some of the genre’s biggest names and most promising talents. The ‘Solar Deity’ EP from Balthazar & JackRock marks the 6th release for VOLTA, and it’s clear that the Bulgaria duo are firing on all cylinders.
Speaking on the EP, Balthazar and JackRock said:
During the first lockdown, a massive creative block kicked in. As people were not able to even go out of their homes, let alone dance to our music, the reason for creating it slowly disappeared. We were still trying to make new ideas, though the furthest we got were some sketches and abandoned 2-minute cuts. Fast forward to 2022, and we found the leading melody of “Solar Deity” in one of these forgotten projects, made with the lovely Deckard’s Dream by Black Corporation.
Like in a “dream”, something triggered inside, and we started creating layer after layer (the project ended up with more than 70 channels). At some point we needed more edge and power, thus came the legendary Sub 37 by Moog, to give us the sound design for that crazy rave basses.
Asked about how they overcome creative blocks, they said:
Creative blocks are not always bad. During this period, the mind is reshaping, looking for new inspiration, generating subtle ideas and directions and eventually it explodes into creativity. So, if you are there – just step back and give it some time!
The opening groove of the A side, Solar Deity, instantly captures your attention. As the stunning melody grows and grows, you’re lulled into a false sense of security as the gritty and raw bass on the drop throws you into overdrive. This is a warehouse dance floor destroyer.
On the B side, ‘Princess Of The Sun’ is an infectious, rough and ready record, with glistening synths contrasting with the thumping drums. Hands in the air during this one! On the C side is ‘Vibrant’, keeping the pace with the rest of the EP with an unnerving melody destined for those late hour raves. A melodic cosmic explosion takes place in the breakdown, before you kick straight back into that driving rhythm, bravo.
Speaking on the EP, Victor Ruiz said:
Before I started VOLTA, I asked a few producers to be part of it and to send me music. Of course, I asked Balthazar & JackRock for some tunes. First, they sent me “Vibrant” and “Princess of the Sun” and I signed them immediately. But we still needed a strong A-side. That’s when they sent “Solar Deity” and I couldn’t believe the precious gem they gave me. It’s a massive track that I played in all my sets and will keep playing for a long time.
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On December 9, 2022, Lebanon Traveler, the country’s top tourism reference and online platform, signed an MoU with the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism to support the latter in its various activities and campaigns, promoting Lebanon as a tourist destination.
Beirut is a city of discovery; and there’s never been a better time to get under the skin of the capital. With the support of the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, we highlight 20 of the top things to do.
As the olive harvest season approaches, we learn more about one of Lebanon’s biggest industries.
Travel blog Tolt Around the World recently posted a video about Lebanon, which went viral within days.
Celebrating the city’s vibrant food scene, Beirut Restaurants Festival is returning to the capital for its third edition from 28-30 September.
With the support of the Ministry of Tourism, we take a look around Saida’s fragrant Soap Museum.
Lebanon is known for hosting a large number of summer festivals. With the support of the Ministry of Tourism, we take a look at some of the exciting ones taking place in July and August.
With the support of the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, we explore five cool festivals to attend this weekend.
It’s no secret that Lebanon has witnessed periods of great prosperity throughout its history, with countless palaces across the country standing testament to that fact. In collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Tourism, we explore four of these incredible gems.

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Starfare is a real time strategy game with a Space/Sci-Fi scenario. The game is about capturing Asteroids and holding them to gain resources and bring down the enemies. The tricky thing is that the Asteroids may not always be static. There are 12 missions with a (hopefully) exciting background story as well as the possibility to create custom games. A nasty AI will accompany or fight against you. You can play as one of four factions which can be picked by yourself in a custom game, or which is predefined in a campaign. All of them have different properties and advantages. A maximum of 64 players allows you to witness gigantic battles with like 24 different units.
We have worked hard to bring you one fast and funny real time strategy game in these cold days. If you are a friend of Sci-Fi and stuff, you will for sure have some fun playing the game!
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So we finally made it. The game is here and will hopefully entertain the RTS fans of you as much as the development was fun for us. However, if you didn't play a real-time strategy game yet, there is a tutorial level waiting for you. So what is the game like? Let's have some impressions:
We have added 12 campaign levels and 30 units and technologies. An automatic updater comes as well with the package. Plus, we are currently working on a multiplayer mode (the testing phases were funny as hell).
Have fun playing Starfare! ;)

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DOVER, Delaware (WPVI) -- After months of controversy, the Delaware House Ethics Committee unanimously decided not to issue further punishment against state Rep. Gerald Brady for offensive comments he made against Asian women.
The committee met late last week after state Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton filed a complaint regarding Brady's actions. The committee issued a statement Monday afternoon on its decision.
The statement says in part:
"The Committee has unanimously determined that while the members' choice of words was reprehensible, and without condoning his expression, this incident does not rise to the level of a violation of the Rules of Legislative Conduct and no further action will be taken by this Committee".
It's not the decision that Delaware Asian American Voice Founder Yushu Fu wanted, but it is what she half-expected after months of getting little to no response from lawmakers.
"They sent a clear message to our community. It's we don't matter," said Fu, who organized a fundraising campaign to purchase a billboard calling for Brady to resign.
Brady, a Democrat, made racist and sexist comments against Asian women linking them to the sex industry in an email sent in June. He thought he was sending the email with the offensive comments to a friend, instead, he accidentally sent the email to a person who was an advocate for legislation to protect sex workers.
After the email was reported, Brady was ordered to undergo sensitivity training, with Democratic leaders saying that was the largest action they could take against him at the time.
That was before Wilson-Anton filed her complaint. In the committee's decision not to take further action, the statement issued said that part of the reasoning for not taking further action was the fact that Brady thought he was in communication with a private citizen.
"There is no precedent for policing the lawful expression of opinions or a member's choice of words in what he believed to be correspondence with a private citizen," said the statement. "Determining which ideas and manners of expression are beyond the pale is first and foremost the province of voters. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech and it would run contrary to those principles to punish "the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable."
One committee member explained to Action News that a large part of examining cases like this one hinges on determining whether the actions were illegal. That's not good enough to constituents like Fu, who is disappointed in the committee's decision.
"We have to realize five powerful white people had a closed-door meeting, they didn't give anybody any information," she said. "When you question them, they say 'We just follow the rules.' But they are the people making the rules. So you see the problem here?"
Fu also takes issue with the fact that Brady sent the email from his official legislative email address.
"The Delaware.gov email is a resource funded by taxpayer dollars. And he used this resource to promote racism and sexism," she said.
After the committee's decision, Brady issued a statement saying, in part:
"While the Ethics Committee concluded that this situation didn't constitute a violation, it does not mean that my words weren't wrong. Free speech is crucial to democracy, but so is the duty to use it wisely, and to take responsibility when you do not."
"I have spent the past several weeks contacting colleagues, constituents, community members and members of the Asian American community to offer my apologies and to open a dialogue with them. I have participated in a sensitivity training course as prescribed, and I have remained in contact with the instructor to incorporate the lessons I have learned going forward.
Brady has already announced that he will not seek re-election once his term is over. The head of the AFL CIO has also called on him to resign from his position as Executive Director of the Delaware Chapter.

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text: Erdogan, Putin seal deal in Russia: Turkey takes control of 19-mile deep zone inside Syria October 23, 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin (r) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after a joint news conference, in Sochi, Russia, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP/Presidential Press Service)(AP/Presidential Press Service)Erdogan, Putin seal deal in Russia: Turkey takes control of 19-mile deep zone inside Syria Tweet WhatsApp Email https://worldisraelnews.com/erdogan-putin-seal-deal-in-russia-turkey-takes-control-of-19-mile-deep-zone-inside-syria/ Email Print Turkey will maintain control over the region it holds since its incursion, an area stretching 75 miles along the Turkish-Syrian border and penetrates to 19 miles.By Associated PressTurkey will not resume its offensive against Kurdish Syrian fighters in northeast Syria, the country’s defense ministry signaled on Wednesday, following separate agreements reached with the U.S. and Russia.The ministry said the U.S. had announced that the Syrian Kurdish fighters had completed their pullout from areas Turkey invaded earlier this month, as a five-day cease-fire allowing for the withdrawal expired Tuesday night. The statement came the morning after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a separate deal for their forces to jointly patrol almost the entire northeastern Syrian border after the Kurdish withdrawal.Under that deal, Turkey will maintain control over the region it holds since its incursion, an area which runs roughly 120 kilometers (75 miles) along the Turkish-Syrian border and spans a depth of about 30 kilometers (19 miles). It also lets Russian and Syrian troops control the rest of the border, filling a void left by the U.S. troops’ abrupt withdrawal.“At this stage, there is no further need to conduct a new operation outside the present operation area,” the ministry statement said. However, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusolgu said that Turkish forces would “neutralize” any Syrian Kurdish fighters they come across in areas that Turkey now controls.“If there are terrorist remnants, we would clear them,” Cavusoglu told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency in a televised interview.Cavusoglu said the deal with Russia would continue until a lasting political solution for Syria is reached. The border areas would be locally administered, mostly by Syrian Arabs, he added.He also said that Turkey agreed not to conduct joint patrols in the Syrian city of Qamishli, because of Russian concerns that such a move could lead to a confrontation between Turkish troops and Syrian government forces, long present in the area.The Turkish foreign minister added that he hoped the deal would lead to the return of Syrian refugees and renewed a call for international assistance to resettle refugees.

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BRANDON GLEASON BODY SHOTS
There’s no doubt Hamline University senior Brandon Gleason has a passion for running. Thirteen months after a sport utility vehicle rolled over his legs when he was on a training run, he’s not only competing, he’s running personal bests. Gleason has qualified for the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Division III indoor track and field championships this weekend at Ohio Northern University.
“Knowing what happened to him, you go, ‘No way.’ But when you know Brandon, you go, ‘Yeah,’ ” said Paul Schmaedeke, the cross country coach and director of track operations at Hamline who recruited Gleason out of Kasson-Mantorville (Minn.) High School. “Part of you almost expects it because of his work ethic and determination. He’s very determined and wants to be the best track athlete he can be.”
Said Gleason: “My original plan was to take a whole year off (after being struck by the SUV). I started progressing so fast I said I might as well try it and shake off the rust. ”
“The best runners have an ability to watch a lot of different things,” Schmaedeke said. “You’re constantly scanning the ground and where your feet are going down. You’re also watching the competition. But you don’t look back. You don’t want to give the person behind you the thought you’re concerned about him. It’s pretty close quarters when you run (distance races). You need to use your eyes and have body awareness because you’re running shoulder to shoulder and cheek to cheek with other guys.”
Gleason’s vision might have saved his life. Already in the intersection, he saw the SUV run a stop sign. He tried to jump backward. The SUV hit him in the right shoulder and spun him around. He fell, and a front and back wheel rolled over his legs. If he hadn’t seen the SUV coming, it might have run over his upper body.
“If I didn’t jump backwards, every doctor I saw said I’d be six feet under or in a wheelchair,” Gleason said.
“Up until the accident, running was my life,” Gleason said. “It consumed everything from how I ate to when I went to bed to what I did on weekends. It still is my life, but when I leave practice, I leave running there. I don’t let running consume all aspects anymore. If I want to stay up any later and hang out with friends, I won’t feel that’s bad. I’ve put it in perspective.”
Gleason is 5 feet 6 and 132 pounds. He’s not exactly imposing-looking, but he’s no weakling.
“He has good upper-body strength for a distance runner,” Schmaedeke said.
Gleason said he does about 150 to 200 push-ups a day and a lot of sit-ups.
“I do a lot of core training,” he said.
Gleason suffered a slight tear in his medial collateral ligament in the accident and says he constantly has pain in his right knee.
“At times, it hurts to get full extension,” he said. “It hurts to run downhill. A couple of weeks ago, I had to do a downhill workout. That really hurt.”
Gleason suffered a compound fracture in his right tibia in the accident, and his father was told Brandon’s leg might have to be amputated. A surgeon saved the leg, inserting a metal rod that goes from Gleason’s kneecap to the top of his foot and is held in place by five screws. Gleason also had muscle and skin grafts on his right shin.
Gleason’s left leg had little damage.
“My legs were stacked on top of each other. My left leg was on top,” Gleason said. “The tires went over my legs, but the left one didn’t get hurt. The right leg absorbed all the pressure.”
He started running again Nov. 1, despite concerns about reinjuring his legs.
“Each and every day, I’m still scared I’m going to get hurt,” Gleason said. “With each successful day I don’t get hurt, I feel I’m getting more confidence.”
“I told him, ‘You’re really lucky. It could have been so bad,’ ” Schmaedeke said. “He said, ‘I know that.’ He took the attitude that ‘I am really fortunate.’ He has come back as good as anybody can. The neat thing about Brandon is everything after the accident is a gift. Here’s a guy who had it all and it was taken away, and now he has a second chance. He understands that and appreciates it.”
Gleason runs 90 to 115 miles a week.
“He’s been gifted with some very strong feet and ankles to take the pounding from the mileage he does,” Schmaedeke said. “His feet are way above normal to be able to do the things he does.”


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The city council transportation chairman has been arrested for speeding three times in recent months despite pledges to "do better," it was revealed Wednesday. rice field.
Alderman Selvena Brooks Her Powers (D Queens) said in April that local news her site said she had 17 speeding tickets in 11 months. She promised to put the brakes on when she was spotted.
Despite her Brooks-Powers, 39-year-old telling Streetsblog after being accused of speeding, "I absolutely promise to do better" in April. 24th, June 23rd, July 22nd.
Since then she has shown six times that she traveled around the city using different modes of transportation.
But an April report on Streetsblog told a different story — she got a double speeding ticket because she was out sightseeing in the city.
Nearly all of Brooks-Powers' violations occurred in her hometown of Queens, as of July 31 of this year. 27 people have died in car accidents.
The new City of York has dramatically increased the number of speed control machines over the last few years. The most recent was August 1,when the cameras went live on him 24/7.
City officials say cameras have reduced speeding — but skeptics remain, including lawmakers from New Jersey. commit a violation.
Brooks-Powers' driving record shows that in a 12-month period, she drove a vehicle with her ticket, speeding more than 15 shots of her camera, until the city obtained a driver of record. It qualifies for the "Dangerous Vehicle Mitigation Program" which allows it to be seized. safety course.
An official with the city's Department of Transportation declined to disclose whether Brooks Powers was enrolled in the program. It praised the cameras as part of a suite of deceleration technologies put in place to keep motorists, pedestrians and cyclists safe, but did not respond to a request for comment.


As the world reels from the murder of at least 49 people in a horrific attack against Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, conservatives across the world—many of whom have helped stoke hatred of Muslims—have wasted little time offering the absolute worst, most mealy-mouthed and hypocritical lip service to gently condemn the attack.
Leading the effort was none other than President Donald Trump, perhaps the most prominent Islamophobe in the world, who shared a lukewarm, bizarrely worded tweet offering “best wishes” to the victims of the Christchurch attack.
Then, after a wholly reverential 20 minute wait, Trump immediately dove into hyping the discredited “Jexodus” effort as a means to whip up religious divisiveness.
“Cool kid’s philosopher” Ben Shapiro, a man who has spent his career spewing vile anti-Muslim hatred, urged followers not to share the alleged shooter’s name or writings, in which he allegedly made his white supremacist, anti-Islam views very clear.
Perhaps Shapiro forgot how he gleefully named shooters Omar Mateen and Tashfeen Malik, following their respective attacks. I wonder why he felt it was necessary to share their names publicly?
Joining Shapiro in the “just ignore the guy” effort was none other than the president’s firstborn son and namesake, Donald Trump Jr, who took things a step farther, using the Christchurch attack as an opportunity to go after the real villains here: The media.
National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch, a woman who seemingly exists solely to advocate for weapons designed to kill people, also jumped on the bandwagon—although at least she had the good grace to correctly label the attack “pure evil” before urging followers not to pay attention to the horrific right-wing ideology which is apparently behind the attack.
Turning Points USA leader, Hitler defender, and Trump family favorite Candace Owens also got in on the action, responding to the attack with a hearty “LOL” after it was reported that the shooter cited her as an influence on his hateful ideology.
Meanwhile, Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger used his Fox & Friends appearance Friday morning to vociferously defend the tried and true “thoughts and prayers” cliche as a reasonable and effective response to attacks such as this.
Some people dispensed with even the vaguest pretense of sadness about what happened. Anti-Muslim hatemonger Laura Loomer, for instance, responded to the attacks by...talking about Israel.
But of all the ghoulish responses to the shooting, perhaps the most nauseating was the one from Australian Senator Fraser Anning, who wrote on Friday that “the real cause of bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place.”
Today is a bad day. And these people are making it so much worse.


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Hayley's suicide leaves Roy and the nation in tears. Weatherfield made Walford look chirpy as soap's most eccentric character bows out on a grim night in Coronation Street, by Jim Shelley
The theme tune to Coronation Street had never sounded so funereal, like the type of mournful jazz lament traditionally found during a procession in New Orleans.
It announced that Hayley Cropper (nee Harold Patterson) was departing, escaping her cancer by drinking a frothy cocktail of drugs - the climax to a storyline supported by an organisation advocating the controversial issue of terminally ill patients' right to die.
No, not Granada Television, although there's no doubt the demise of soap's first suicidal trans-sexual guaranteed a ratings bonanza and endless nominations for awards.
A desolate Roy Cropper faces life without Hayley - as do we all - after she drank a cocktail of drugs to escape her terminal cancer, dying as she lived, looking like a cross between Joan of Arc and Peter Beardsley
To say it was a ‘two hankie’ drama would be an understatement. It was a two box of tissue occasion.
It was impossible not to be moved. The awfulness of the situation was tangible, despite the fact we didn’t know her, not to mention that she wasn’t real. But after 16 years of watching her toddling round the Street in her red anorak as part of Weatherfield’s most popular couple, that didn’t seem to matter.
If it had been Walford, EastEnders would probably have gone for a double-hander, clearing the whole episode to allow the actors an even greater stage as it tends to for such a huge, heavy, event.
After the last of a frankly interminable number of debates about the merits of terminally ill patients' right to die, Roy can only watch on as Hayley (nee Harold) knocked back what looked like a suspiciously fizzy glass of lemon squash
Coronation Street is less obvious though and Julie Hesmondhalgh as Hayley and David Neilson as Roy in particular have always displayed their terrific talent through more meticulous detail.
this would have made the misery even more relentless, even though the
occasional glimpses of the famous Corrie humour seemed misplaced in such
‘Rita caught me by the card rack doing a bit of air guitar!’ Dennis winked to Sue Johnston, who will always be Sheila Grant to most of us – or at the very least just Sexy Cindy’s mum.
Lethal dose: Hayley looks faint after drinking the liquid that would kill her
Support: Jane Nicklinson, widow of right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson has criticised those who have spoken about against Coronation Street¿s controversial assisted suicide storyline
For once quirky sub-plots such as Sally’s missing watch or whether Our Chesney would let Sinead Tinker move her soap pan in to his cupboards, were just irritating.
A grim night began with the opening shot of Hayley looking up in classic side profile, looking like the bastard offspring of Joan Of Arc and Peter Beardsley. Well she wasn't the nation's favourite eccentric for nothing...
She staggered downstairs in her lilac cardie to receive visitors and (unwittingly) pay their last respects.
Hard to watch: Roy no doubt finds it hard to see Hayley take her own life, knowing he will have to go on without her
Traumatic: Many viewers can relate to the emotions touched upon in this soap storyline
'Are you OK ?' asked Beth. 'Is she OK?' Anna asked. 'Are you alright?' fretted Norris.
The answer was basically 'no, not really. I wasn't.' Neither were Roy and Hayley.
Hayley's face was not so much drained of colour as grey and stagnant while Roy looked as if he was desperate for the toilet or had seen a ghost, which is how he always looks. Any hopes of seeing the poor soul smiling have now been dashed for several years.
Champion: Julie Hesmondhalgh would like to see assisted-suicide legalised in the UK
Keeping schtum: None of the other characters knew of Hayley's plans apart from her husband
As is traditional in soap, it wasn't long before their friends' every utterance took on a dark, not very subtle, significance.
'We'll bring Ruby to see you another time, when she's less snuffly,' promised Tyrone cheerfully, while Fiz enthused: 'I thought I might start taking Hayley something every day like flowers or a puzzle book.'
Anna offered to iron Hayley's blouses - only to be told there was, obviously, no need. And for reasons of her own, Rita announced: 'tomorrow, I'm thinking of doing a bit of baking' - which makes a change from her usual hobby - drinking in t'Rovers - and cheerfully said: 'any requests?'
That'll be a 'no' then.
The Way We Were: at the time of death, it was not yet known whether Hayley would be buried in her famous red anorak - the one that recalled the terrifying dwarf in Don't Look Now
Things started to go quickly downhill when Ty mentioned the toy farm Hayles had bought (for his kids not for him, although the result was probably much the same) and she fell apart and was steered upstairs by Roy, telling him: 'I can only manage if I shut things out of my mind. I caught myself wondering who they'll turn out to be.' She chastised herself (as was her wont): 'I wanted to be braver than that.'
We all needed to be brave from there on in as the second episode of the night arrived, Hayley's face became more and more sallow and her death closed in. Roy presented her with a gift - a pump wagon, not for his precious collection of railway memorabilia but to commemorate what he sobbed was 'the happiest day of my life.' (Why a pump wagon ? It's a long story.)
A tearful Roy Cropper finally accepts that his attempts to persuade Hayley to spurn the idea of suicide and let nature take its course are as doomed to failure as his wish to bring back steam trains
Game changer: Hayley was the first transgendered character in the history of British soap
Roy and Hayley have debated the issue of patients' right to die or assisted suicide for some weeks now and, if you were one of those Coronation Street fans who prefer it not to take on such desolate subjects, it wasn't just Hayley who will have welcomed death as a merciful release.
There was time for just one more exchange expressing their respective positions though.
'I'm sorry that this is so hard,' sympathised Hayley. 'If I could make it easier, I would. We've got to remember most folk don't get to glimpse the happiness that we have. Day after day after day...'
'But we could start today again,' Roy protested, in emotional agony, advocating having one more day where their preparations were perfect. 'Do today better tomorrow !' he urged sounding like an ad campaign for Nike.
Hayley becomes slightly desperate to die and end their depressing ethical discussions even though they were worthy of the Oxford Debating Society
Goodbye: The character of Hayley, has been a resident on Coronation Street for 16 years
'We did the best we could,' insisted Hayley typically practical. 'A bit right, a bit wrong. Human. Just us.'
'There’s still joy to be had ! Why turn your back on it?!’ Roy cried.
But she was adamant: ‘I’ve said my goodbyes. I’ve made my peace. I won't pretend I’m not afraid but I’m ready.’
‘I’m not,‘ he said sadly, like a boy. Roy remained the doubtful pragmatist and Hayley the romantic.
Probably the most unusual character in the history of soap, Hayley poses in her wedding dress with Fiz (left) and the much-missed Becky McDonald as they operate a pump trolley chasing a steam train. It's a long story...
Touching: David Nielsen, Hayley's devoted husband Roy, and outgoing star Julie Hesmondhalgh gave sensitive performances
mustn’t be sad. We should be proud !' she enthused. 'We were a team you
and me, and we took on all-comers. If there is a bloke with a
clipboard, I can look him in the eye.’
‘Were he to exist, I very much doubt he’d be able to do the same.'
It was as articulate as a debate at the Oxford Union - or more.
Ratings: A peak audience of 10.2 million people tuned in to watch Hayley's final moments
When he quivered: 'I don’t know how I’ll go on,’ Hayley only became more fervent.
‘As long as you're alive, so am I. You’ll be my eyes and my ears and my heart for years to come !'
When she finally broke down, and tutted: 'look what you’ve done. I swore I wasn’t going to cry,’ we all knew how she felt.
With that, Roy put on some music Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending - never a good sign.
‘Smashing,' Hayley smiled, sounding like a Radio One DJ from the 70s. When she warned him not to incriminate himself by touching her drink, or her medication, we knew the end was nigh.
Hayley's driving of the Croppers' precious Morris Minor was, like everything else to do with her, eccentric to say the least
They sat on the bed, legs outstretched, fully dressed, which didn't seem the most comfortable or romantic way to go. 'This is it then,' she said. 'I didn’t know how I would feel.’
'Please don’t be afraid,' he told
her, with typical old-fashioned gallantry. Her next speech was
positively (or negatively) heart-breaking.
'Lying here with you, how could I be? I wouldn’t be anywhere else. I’m so glad I knew you Roy. Thank you. I’ve been so lucky. I’d not swap the few years we’ve had for a thousand of anyone else's. Because I know what it is to be loved, truly loved. I love you. Always have, always will. I’m so sorry I have to go.’
Never exactly prone to merriment, now that he's lost his precious Hayley, poor Roy may never smile again
They had a
cry and a cuddle and before Roy could stop her, she suddenly knocked
back what looked like a glass of suspiciously bubbly glass of lemon
When Anna and Carla burst in on them,
Hayley was lying in Roy's arms, her face as white as a sheet and lips
already with a tint of blue - in case anyone was in any doubt that she
had popped what in her case would undoubtedly be her clogs.
Moments earlier, the camera had panned across the room, tracking their possessions, or rather, Roy's, now.
A photo from their wedding day, a picture of his mother Sylvia, a model steam train and its pump wagon, and finally his best shirt, the one Hayley had just ironed - for the funeral. As for Hayley herself, presumably, hopefully, she will be buried in her red anorak.
We will literally never see her like again.
A nation sobbed as, unbeknownst to Fiz, Hayley said goodbye for the last time
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