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Clinton nudged by her friends
Dogged by defections and signs of financial trouble, Hillary Rodham Clinton faced a significant shift Wednesday even among supporters as talk turned from how she might win to how she can end her presidential campaign gracefully.
As more ballots trickled in from Indiana and North Carolina, Barack Obama padded his lead in the delegate count and national popular vote, increasing the already long odds against Clinton winning the Democratic Party nomination. Democrats worried that another month of rough campaigning could further hurt Obama’s chances in the fall election.
Clinton showed no signs of quitting. She made a hastily scheduled visit to West Virginia, which votes Tuesday, and revealed she had lent her campaign $6.4 million on top of an earlier $5-million infusion.
“I am in this race,” the New York senator told a gathering of nearly 1,500 women supporters at a Washington fundraiser Wednesday night. “I am staying in this race.”
But a day after losing North Carolina in a landslide and barely squeaking past Obama in Indiana, Clinton was suddenly in the position her rival had occupied for the last few weeks: confronting doubts after her perceived underperformance.
Among those expressing concern was California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Clinton superdelegate.
“I have great fondness and great respect for Sen. Clinton and I’m very loyal to her. That said, I’d like to talk with her and get her view on the rest of the race and what the strategy is . . . ,” Feinstein said. “I think the race is reaching the point now where there are negative dividends from it, in terms of strife within the party.”
Others were blunter still. “I think effectively the race is over,” said strategist Tad Devine, a 30-year veteran of Democratic politics who has remained neutral this primary season. “Obama will be the nominee of the Democratic Party. It’s a question of how the end game comes about, its orchestration, whether or not he gains strength from it or is somehow diminished.”
Obama had a day off at home in Chicago. Though he plans to campaign in West Virginia and in Oregon -- ahead of that state’s May 20 primary -- aides said his focus would increasingly turn to the general election. Already, the Illinois senator is talking more about the presumptive Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
“Everyone is eager to get on with it,” said David Axelrod, Obama’s chief strategist.
Obama continued to gain support, picking up four superdelegates -- including former Clinton backers from North Carolina and Virginia -- as well as Inola Henry, a California member of the Democratic National Committee.
A more high-profile defector was George S. McGovern, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, who endorsed Clinton last fall at a campaign stop in Iowa. McGovern said Clinton had “run a valiant campaign” but stood no real chance of winning the nomination. But even as the former South Dakota senator endorsed Obama, he stopped short of urging Clinton to quit.
“Hillary, of course, will make the decision,” McGovern told the Associated Press. “But I hope that she reaches that decision soon so that we can concentrate on a unified party capable of winning the White House next November.”
Clinton politely brushed aside McGovern’s comments, saying in West Virginia that “he has a right to make whatever decision he makes.” She touted the support of Rep. Heath Shuler of North Carolina, a superdelegate who endorsed Clinton after she carried his district Tuesday.
In a further sign of her financial straits, Clinton sent an e-mail appeal for money Wednesday; she planned to attend a Los Angeles fundraiser next week. “As long as she is fighting, I’m going to fight on,” said Sim Farar, a Los Angeles entrepreneur who has raised millions for Clinton.
Some major donors were offended when they received calls and e-mails from Obama backers urging them to abandon Clinton’s campaign.
“The fact is, this is a marathon. She should be able to finish,” said Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, who is among Clinton’s top Northern California fundraisers.
At this stage, the presidential campaign has become largely a matter of metrics, and Obama made gains Wednesday in two of the most important measurements: the number of pledged delegates and the popular votes cast in more than 40 contests nationwide.
Obama picked up at least 97 delegates in North Carolina and Indiana, according to the Associated Press. Under the party’s proportional allocations, Clinton won at least 86.
That gives Obama 1,846.5 of the 2,025 delegates needed to win the nomination at the party’s convention in Denver this summer. Clinton has 1,696 delegates, according to the AP.
Neither candidate can win solely with the support of pledged delegates, which has heightened the competition for superdelegates -- members of Congress and other party leaders who are automatically seated at the convention.
In the popular vote, Obama made up the ground he lost to Clinton two weeks ago when she beat him in Pennsylvania by nearly 10 percentage points. He now leads Clinton by about 700,000 votes, excluding the disputed results in Michigan and Florida.
Neither candidate contested those states after they were stripped of their delegates for breaking party rules by holding their primaries too early. Both had agreed to honor the party’s decision, and Obama kept his name off the Michigan ballot.
In a news conference at Sheperdstown, W.Va., where she had attended a college rally, Clinton suggested she would press her fight to seat delegates from the two states -- which she won -- all the way to the convention floor if necessary.
“Those were legitimate elections, and they deserve to have those votes counted,” she said.
Though the fundamentals of the race were unchanged, there was a widely held view in political circles -- shared within the Clinton camp -- that Tuesday was a serious setback for her campaign. Obama’s 14 percentage-point win in North Carolina, where former President Bill Clinton made a strenuous effort, was seen as a particular blow.
“It’s a tough race,” said Don Fowler, a former national Democratic Party chairman and Clinton superdelegate from South Carolina. “If things had been a little better in North Carolina, we would be stronger than we are today. But the game’s not over till it’s over.”
Others, however, urged Clinton to reassess her campaign. “She has to look realistically at the vote [Tuesday] and decide what’s best for her candidacy, what’s best for the country, what’s best for the party,” said Democratic Rep. Dale E. Kildee, a longtime Clinton backer.
Capitol Hill, where superdelegates gathered en masse, was the place where the mood shift among Democrats was most detectable Wednesday.
Rep. Jason Altmire, whose Pennsylvania district went heavily for Clinton, said the sense of resignation among her supporters was evident when lawmakers gathered on the House floor for roll call votes.
Undaunted, Clinton continued her superdelegate lobbying. She dispatched a senior aide to meet with about a dozen House supporters Wednesday morning and attended a big Washington fundraiser Wednesday night.
“Let’s have the people have their say,” Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland told the crowd, which included some congressional supporters. “We’re riled up. We’re revved up. We’re ready to go.”
Barabak reported from Indianapolis and Hook from Washington. Times staff writers James Hohmann, Noam P. Levey, Dan Morain and Peter Nicholas also contributed to this report.
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Delegates needed for nomination, 2,025. Totals as of May 7:
Total delegates: 1,846.5
Pledged delegates: 1,587.5
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Total delegates: 1,696.0
Pledged delegates: 1,424.5
Source: Associated Press

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Radiation oncology is unique in that it is the only specialty that makes its own medicine. Radiation treatments delivered by machines essentially come in one of two forms: photons or protons. Although every radiation oncology expert recognizes that photon therapy and proton therapy are different, no one has studied them at the level proposed by our experts.
“We will be able to leverage our extraordinary talent in order to advance the field,” says Akila Viswanathan.
Long term research data made possible through John Wong’s SARRP technology make it possible to begin comparative photon/proton studies almost immediately.
“This will give never-before-seen insights into the actual biologic effects of proton,” she says.
Photons are a higher energy version of the same X-rays used for diagnostic imaging. These high-energy X-rays can be pointed at a part of the body where a cancer is located and, through a series of interactions inside of the body, they break the DNA inside the cancer cell, rendering it unable to repair or copy itself. As a result, the cancer cell dies.
Proton therapy is called heavy ion therapy. It essentially kills cancer in the same way—breaking the DNA—but it uses charged particles directly rather than X-rays to kill cancer. Many experts believe that protons do a better job o of breaking the DNA than photons, and this is an area Marikki Laiho is eager to explore.
“Protons damage DNA directly, and that type of damage is harder for cells to repair,” says Laiho, whose research focuses on understanding the benefit of combining radiation therapy with drugs that further cripple cells’ ability to repair DNA damage. “If we combine proton therapy with drugs that inhibit DNA repair pathways, the interaction will likely be greater than what we see with photons.”
One key difference between X-ray or photon radiation therapy and proton therapy is already known. It goes to the very core of why proton therapy is beneficial. It’s not that it kills cancer better; it’s that it damages normal cells less. Photons pass through the cancer and out the other side, so on this exit, they hit normal cells and tissue. Proton therapy, on the other hand, stops at the tumor. There is no exit dose.
“Conventional photon radiation therapy and proton therapy cure tumors at the same rate,” explains Viswanathan. “The side effects they can cause are similar, but with proton, less dose goes to normal cells, and that’s the benefit.”
What Viswanathan describes is technically known as the Bragg peak. As protons travel through the body, most of the energy is reserved and released where the protons stop—in the tumor. Photons release energy along the entire path they travel. This fundamental difference is what makes proton therapy preferential for certain tumors. If vital organs or structures are along the path the radiation travels, protons cause less damage to them.
It can reduce excess radiation to normal cells and vital structures and organs by about 1.5 to three times, Viswanathan says. But, at two times the cost of photon radiation, clinical data to prove proton’s benefit over photon radiation is essential to moving the technology forward.
Theodore DeWeese says photons and protons both have their place in radiation therapy, and that’s why advanced knowledge of the field is so important. One area, he says, where the benefit has clearly been demonstrated is pediatric patients and tumors in the brain and spine and when the cancer is located close to vital organs, like the heart. Head and neck cancers, tumors located at the base of skull where nerves come out, breast cancers near the heart, lung cancers in the middle of chest or near the esophagus, certain pancreas and abdominal tumors—essentially any cancer located in or around complicated anatomy that needs to be shielded from radiation may be better suited for proton therapy. When combined with lumpectomy, proton therapy could potentially improve breast-conserving treatments. However, all of these benefits must be proven definitively through clinical trials, DeWeese says, adding that these studies may show cancers that can be treated just as effectively with less expensive therapies, but they will also reveal when proton is the preferable choice.
Prostate cancer is a cancer where many questions remain. Proton therapy has been used frequently to treat the cancer. National trials are ongoing, but currently all available evidence shows that both types of radiation therapy have equal benefit.
“The fundamental issue with proton for prostate is do we have a clinically meaningful benefit that justifies its increased cost?” asks Curtiland Deville. Generally, he says, photon and proton therapy provide comparable results for prostate cancer, but photon therapy is a less expensive treatment.
“I am a prostate expert,” says DeWeese. “I’m not sure it’s a substantial advantage for this cancer. But that’s OK. These kinds of studies have to be done to determine when other forms of radiation therapy will work just as well at a lower cost.”
Deville would like to study proton therapy in younger men diagnosed with prostate cancer, particularly those who have a recurrence after surgery. Young patients are at greatest risk of developing radiation-induced secondary cancers later in life, and proton therapy could prevent these toxicities. Other functional characteristics could also indicate prostate cancer patients who may develop fewer quality of life-impacting side effects with proton therapy. Patients who have received radiation and could benefit from additional treatment, or re-radiation, is another circumstance where the precision of proton offers an advantage in various types of cancer. There may be patients who, in the past, would have been excluded from radiation therapy that could be beneficial against their cancers because of toxicities, says Deville.
The lack of comparative studies between photon and proton therapy was a primary reason DeWeese and Viswanathan set up the Kimmel Cancer Center’s proton therapy center to have an unparalleled emphasis on research.
One important area of research focus will be relative biological effectiveness, or RBE, how much more effective is proton therapy compared to photon radiation therapy. They want to know what doses of each type of radiation therapy are required to produce the same clinical affect. Just as important, they need to confirm that the prescribed dose is actually being delivered and going where they expect it to go.
Linear energy transfer, or LET, is the density at which the energy is deposited along the path to the tumor and in the tumor. Protons travel more directly en route to the tumor, depositing little energy or lower LET. The protons slow inside the tumor, and that is where the highest density of cancer cell-killing energy is transferred or deposited, explains physicist Todd McNutt, who is part of the expert team that makes the complex calculations that maximize damage to cancer and minimize risk to healthy organs and tissue. The region where the energy is the highest is right at the edge of the tumor, he says. This is why expertise is so critical. “If you don’t get it right, the highest LET may hit outside the tumor, and if there is a narrow boundary between the tumor and a critical organ or structure, the patient may be harmed.”
Deville is among Kimmel Cancer Center experts who are eager to collaborate with McNutt and use his Oncospace data-mining system to track and compare toxicities with photon and proton therapy to develop a precision medicine approach. He says it could help identify prostate cancer patients who would benefit from proton therapy.
“This is the right direction for an academic proton therapy center like ours. High level evidence has been lacking. Kimmel Cancer Center experts can bring their expertise into the research realm, and 10 years from now, we’ll have these answers to set the standards of care,” says Deville.

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The Big Beyond tells the story of space travel using a catchy rhyming text. We love the way that poetry and non fiction are combined to introduce children to the naming of the stars, the development of rockets and important events in the history of space travel. This is the perfect picture book for budding astronauts.
The Big Beyond starts with questions people may have asked before they were able to fly. It looks at the first rockets which started going into space in 1957, they have taken various different animals into space as well as people. It also highlights one of the most famous historical events in space – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s moonwalk which took place 50 years ago this year.
Since 1961 when Yuri Gagarin went into space, satellites have been developed and scientific trips to other planets have been undertaken – the final double spread shows a diverse group of children who could all grow up to become astronauts. A final Let’s Look Into… page gives information about rockets, their history and some of the people and animals who have visited space.
Using simple rhymes we are introduced to vocabulary such as galaxies, gravity, satellite, astronaut and probe. Fascinating facts include the name of the rocket that took the men to the moon and the names of the dogs and cats who have also been into space. It’s interesting to see how space travel has developed and important milestones, I learnt a lot from the book too! We are also introduced to the people who have made history through their discoveries and space adventures.
Aaron Cushley’s illustrations are vivid and atmospheric and we love the expressions on many of the characters’ faces, particularly the two star gazers and Felix the cat! The picture of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon is fabulous, it looks almost 3D.
The Big Beyond is a brilliant book to accompany a space topic in school, it provides a fascinating but simple introduction to the history of space travel. It would be a great addition to an Early Years classroom or school library and may introduce adult readers to new information too. It even inspired us to watch a video of the moon landing!
Age Range: 4 +
Author: James Carter / Illustrator: Aaron Cushley
Thank you to Little Tiger Press for sending a review copy of The Big Beyond. It’s wonderful to read non fiction with a rhyming text 🙂
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The Beak – and Beak Orthodontics
Beak Anatomy – the beak tissue is “laid” down on top of two bones that are equivalent to the jaw bones in mammals – the lower jaw bone (the mandible) and the upper jaw bone (the maxilla) . The beak is made up of a skin like material containing minerals and modifications making it hard and it is quite similar to human nails or rhino horn. The beak has nerves in it and just like we humans can feel tooth ache the beak is quite sensitive. Maybe that is why so many parrots enjoy having their beaks rubbed by humans. The beak also has a good blood supply.
To maintain a healthy beak – there needs to be a balance between beak formation and wear. The primary ‘raw materials” for beak production come from the liver via the blood. Thus a bird with systemic disease, especially the liver may have an abnormal beak. An older bird that has had a normal beak for many years that suddenly becomes overgrown – is “screaming” for help – “do not just clip my beak!”
The “beak” of a bird is made up two main parts: The rhinotheca which is the upper beak attached to the maxillary bone, and the gnathotheca which is the lower beak attached to the mandible bone. . These two parts articulate with a more complex joint mechanism than the human jaw and therefore can have more potential problems.
We at Bird Vet Melbourne commonly see fractures of the beak. Common causes are trauma from being bitten by another parrot in the same cage or a damaged beak from flying into things. “Wild life” birds are often presented with damaged beaks from motor vehicle injuries. Avian vets repair beaks with a combination of orthopaedic equipment and dental bonding and composite agents.
Last week Dr Phil did two beak repairs and two dog teeth restorations using essentially identical technique and products.
The key to success in many of these common beak problems is that they are dealt with as soon as possible. If the patient is stable we do beak repair on the same day as admission, and even occasionally while an owner waits, if they have come in form far. Time is the “enemy” of beak pathology. The beak has a blood supply that must be preserved and a bony base that needs to be kept sterile and nourished to support new beak growth and eventual repair.
In our case, Bluey a 2 year old budgerigar presented on the 22/02/17 with the top beak, sitting inside the bottom beak , the condition is also called – Mandibular Prognathisim. As the bottom beak grew longer it became harder and harder for Bluey to open his little mouth to take in seed and other food to eat. (Picture 1).
Bluey underwent a general anesthetic, and the excess beak growth trimmed and burred smooth using a veterinary dental drill. Then came the “body piercing”. Yes Bluey got a “beak piercing” – our avian veterinary nurses thought the beak piercing was pretty cool and compared it to their own body piercings. The “Jewelry” a small stainless steel bar was put in the piercing hole. (Picture 2 ) The bar was be used to anchor and support the new acrylic beak to the original beak. Using Veterinary dental techniques we prepared the tip of the beak with small grooves, using a vet dental bur, to increase the surface area for the new acrylic beak to attach. We added “acid etching” to the top beak . Next a bonding agent was applied to it, as we do for doggy dental fillings, and dentalrestorations for dog and cat teeth. Then the dental acrylic was placed, meticulously shaped and light cured with a blue dental light to make it harden very rapidly. (See picture 3 )
Bluey recovered well after the surgical procedure in a warm hospital cage. He was crop fed twice, about two hours apart and went home soon after. We expect the beak implant to stay on 7 -14 days. In that time the beak will realign.
Today is the 25/02/17 and it is three days since the procedure (picture 4). Bluey is doing well and the implant is still in place. We are planning to remove the implant in about 2 weeks unless it has come off earlier.

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Edinburgh councillors clash over calls for parties to work together
Councillors clashed over calls for them to work together on a five-year programme for the city after the local elections left no party with a majority of seats.
Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article.
Cammy Day, the leader of the new minority Labour administration, had tabled a proposal for cross-party co-operation, with working groups meeting in August to identify common ground and develop a shared strategic work programme.
He told the council it represented a new, open approach to politics in the city. “We all accept there is no majority party and we need to do things differently. Piroritising key common manifesto points across all or many parties is our ambition – investing in our people and our communities, investing in our services, fighting for fair funding for Edinburgh and fair pay for our workers, tackling the climate emergency, and being ambitious about affordable homes.”
But the SNP argued Labour should put forward a programme based on its manifesto and see whether it could get majority support.
SNP group leader Adam McVey said: “We will continue to engage and work with other parties, but the principles of having a platform that is scrutinised effectively is not one we can let go for.
“Our voters did not vote to be part of policy programme with the Conservatives. Our ideas and they should be different. We are a democracy and we should be able to discuss those in a spirit of collaboration where possible and a spirit of division and disagreement where necessary.
“We cannot set a policy platform trying to come up with the least-worst, middle-of-the-road, nobody-can-object-to, weak plan for the city.”
Green co-convener Steve Burgess said some parties had a “poor track record” on the shared priorities Cllr Day had highlighted, like the climate emergency and poverty and inequality. He said: “Reaching out to find common ground is fine, but that's not the same as coming together to try to devise a joint political programme between five parties.”
Lib Dem group leader Kevin Lang said if the proposed SNP-Green coalition had been elected into power it would also have been a minority administration, needing to reach out to other parties. He said: “I think the people of Edinburgh want us to work together.”
Tory group leader Iain Whyte acknowledged he had concerns about some policies. But he said: “The whole point is we get round the table and talk about these things. It seems a lot more productive and collaborative than what we had for the last five years.”
Labour’s Scott Arthur said: “A big criticism of the last administration is that it didn't work with or listen to other parties enough. I think we all know that too often good ideas were rejected simply because they came from the wrong source. That's not good for our city and it's something we should be ashamed of.
“The reality is most people in the city are not members of a political party and they do want all parties just to work together. It's not about shoe-horning people in, it's about finding common interests where we can work together.”
Afterwards Cllr Day confirmed he would call the joint meetings and invite all the parties. “It will be their choice whether they want to take part in seeking a plan for the city going forward or not.”

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Rachel Marsden is a transcultural curator and art consultant specializing in Chinese contemporary arts and culture, (self-)publishing and interpretive translation based in the UK. In the final stages of PhD studies in association with Centre for Chinese Visual Arts (CCVA) at BCU, she is critically examining the global translation, through interpretation, of contemporary Chinese art since 1980, specifically the notion of “transcultural” curators and “transcultural” curatorial practice.
She is founder and curator of ‘The Temporary’, a new transcultural exchange platform examining “temporary” and ephemeral experience in art, architecture, design, music, sound, performance and culture between the UK and China. Also, she is Coordinator (Research Assistant) for the CCVA at BCU, teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate fine art, and contemporary curatorial practice courses, across the UK, and is a freelance international arts writer. She was recently Research Curator (2012-2014) for Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) (Manchester, UK). By “connecting the dots that people can’t see” she develops social and professional transcultural relationships through unique networks of understanding between diverse creatives and cultures, specifically China and the UK.

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J. R. Ramirez
J. R. Ramirez is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his series regular role of Detective Jared Vasquez on the NBC series Manifest. Prior, he was a series regular and beloved fan favorite as Julio on Starz series Power and Oscar Arocho on Netflix series Jessica Jones produced by Marvel. He also played Ted Grant / Wildcat in a recurring role in the third season of Arrow.
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Ramirez in 2014
Ramirez played a recurring character on the first season of Power before being promoted to a regular cast member in the second season. He followed up by having a recurring appearance as Ted Grant / Wildcat on the third season of Arrow, before joining the second season of Jessica Jones as Oscar Arocho. In February 2018, Ramirez was cast as Detective Jared Vasquez in the NBC series Manifest.
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returned to Athens after a a few weeks of being captivated
by the Greek Islands -- Santorini, Mykonos, Naxos and Antiparos.
Soon we'd be on our way to Corfu, but for almost a week this
would be our base.
usual we had no reservations in the city, but for good or ill
we met another couple on the ferry who were very enthusiastic
about a little hotel they had found right in the city center.
In the end, it wasn't what we were hoping for, but it would do
for the short time we'd be in the city. Let it always be said
trust your first instincts when you meet folks.
settled in and soon were out walking the streets where dining
seemed to be the major event of the day. There were dozens of
appealing options just a block away from our hotel. We picked
one almost on the toss of a coin and met the chef below on the
left who gave us his wonderful recipe for tzatziki the wonderful
Greek accompaniment to so many foods.

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Ethiopian PM Photograph:( Reuters )
Hundreds of people have been killed in the attacks via bombing, aerial combat and ground fighting
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday gave an ultimatum of 72 hours to dissident leaders in the northern region of Tigray to surrender, warning this is the "last opportunity".
"Your journey of destruction is coming to an end, and we urge you to surrender peacefully within the next 72 hours, recognising you are at a point of no return," the prime minister said in a statement, as quoted by news agency AFP.
"Take this last opportunity."
Abiy started the military operation against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4.
Hundreds of people have been killed in the attacks via bombing, aerial combat and ground fighting, but, it's difficult to estimate which side received more damage due to a communications blackout.
Abiy also told the TPLF forces to "surrender peacefully" and urged the people of Tigray's capital Mekele to back the army "in bringing this treasonous group to justice"
Earlier today, the nation's army had threatened that it would besiege the city and warned civilians to escape before the conditions worsened.
The conflict has already led to hundreds of thousands fled to neighbouring Sudan.
The government accuses the Tigrayan rebels of revolting against central authority by attacking federal troops in the town of Dansha on Nov 4.
The rebels claim that Abiy government has marginalised Tigrayans after coming to power two years ago, excluding them from major roles in government and the military and detaining several on rights abuse and corruption charges.


AP Source: F Aminu to re-sign with Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS - A person familiar with the situation says forward Al-Farouq Aminu has agreed to a 1-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because NBA rules prevent the deal from becoming official until July 10.
The extension was first reported by the Times-Picayune, which said the deal was for $3.7 million.
The 6-foot-9 Aminu, heading into his fourth NBA season, started 71 games last year. He averaged career highs of 7.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, with season-highs of 20 rebounds and 18 points.
Aminu was drafted eighth overall out of Wake Forest in 2010 by the Los Angeles Clippers. He came to New Orleans as part of a 2011 trade that sent Chris Paul to the Clippers.
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The bloody mary is often referred to as "dinner in a glass" but is very popular throughout the day at Burger Shack, said Manager Eric Lopez.
Burger Shack offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, but one of its most popular items on the menu is its bloody mary, which are typically made with vodka, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and a few limes. At Burger Shack, the bloody mary has an extra ingredient: olive juice.
"Each glass has a splash of olive juice to give it just the right amount of salt and kick," Lopez said.
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Situation: A founding CEO is evaluating a purchase offer for his company. The buyer wants the CEO to retain some ownership interest to assure a smooth transition post sale, and ongoing assistance from the CEO so that the company continues to succeed post-sale. Should the CEO retain a minority share of the company? How do you structure an earn-out?
Advice from the CEOs:
- The ideal option is full payment up-front. However, if the CEO is perceived by the buyer as critical to the company the buyer will want to have some assurance of continued services for some period.
- An earn-out of fixed payments over time is acceptable provided that the language of the agreement is acceptable. However, performance-based earn-outs make no sense if the CEO no longer has control over the decisions that will impact performance. Don’t structure the payment as an earn-out, but as a retention bonus and assure that the terms are favorable.
- Post-sale a minority share of your old company holds no value if you can’t monetize it. Holding a small share of a non-traded company has the same challenges.
- It is all about liquidity.
- If the other party offers this, ask what is the value is to you of the retained share.
- Minimize the earn-out if one is demanded, but don’t count on it.
- If there isn’t a strategic fit between the buyer and the company, the value of the company in a sale will be lower.

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Retail Glitz for Time Warner
- shopping. // New Orleans Magazine;Jan2002, Vol. 36 Issue 4, Special section pCG34
Presents a list of retail stores and shopping malls in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- One new shops opens, another coming to Riverwoods. // Enterprise/Salt Lake City;5/24/2010, Vol. 39 Issue 50, p2
The article reports on two retail store openings at The Shops at Riverwoods mall located in Provo, Utah.
- Right on Target. Butler, Elisabeth // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008);10/14/2002, Vol. 23 Issue 16, p1
Reports on the plans of the owners of Clearview Mall in New Orleans, Louisiana to attract more retail store tenants. Goal to sign a more varied tenant mix according to mall managers; Phases of upgrading the mall's facilities.
- Retail's a bowl of cherries. // Colorado Business Magazine;Apr95, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p74
Reports that four national retailers have set up shop in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver, Colorado. List of the retail shops established.
- Retail Therapy. // Oklahoma Today;Jul/Aug2000, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p104
Presents several retail stores in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Names of the major shopping malls; Origin of the Hobby Lobby Creative Centers; Products available at the Midwest Bakers Supply and Equipment Co.; Offer of magazines and news INSETS: A Toast.;East Meets West..
- KIDSWEAR CATEGORY. // New Zealand Apparel;Sep2010, Vol. 43 Issue 8, p1
The article reports on the opening of the Charlie&Me store of Pumpkin Patch at the Westfield Pakuranga shopping mall in New Zealand in August 2010.
- Circle Centre finds new faces. King, Mason // Indianapolis Business Journal;09/28/98, Vol. 19 Issue 28, p3
Focuses on the changes in retail store tenants at the Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis, Indiana. Relocation of Bath & Body Works store; Opening of the Clarks casual shoe retail shop; Launching of the Hat World's outlet.
- 3 new stores to open at Coral Ridge Mall. // Corridor Business Journal;3/12/2012, Vol. 8 Issue 34, p2
The article announces the opening of three new retail stores at Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville, Iowa.
- Commerz Real snaps up prime Berlin retail centre. // EuroProperty;7/20/2009, p2
The article reports that a Berlin retail centre has been brought by Commerz Real from Hines and a 40%-stake in the Neue Thier Areal shopping centre has been sold by developer ECE to Hamburg Trust.


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Iman Beney, a Switzerland midfielder, will be unable to participate in the upcoming Women’s World Cup due to a significant knee injury she sustained during training. The national team of Switzerland announced this news on Tuesday.
Beney, who is a young player for BSC Young Boys in Bern, tore her anterior cruciate ligament during training just before Switzerland’s friendly match against Morocco, which was scheduled for Wednesday.
Beney has become the most recent player to be unable to participate in the tournament due to an ACL injury. Other players who have also been ruled out include Janine Beckie from Canada, Delphine Cascarino from France, and Vivianne Miedema from the Netherlands.
In response to Beney’s absence, Switzerland has decided to bring in Amira Arfaoui from Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement. Switzerland’s first match in Group A will be against the Philippines on July 21, followed by matches against Norway and co-hosts New Zealand.
Switzerland might feel optimistic about their prospects since they are the second-highest-ranked team in the group, trailing only Norway who is ranked 12th. The Philippines and New Zealand, on the other hand, are both ranked outside the top 20.
Goalkeepers: Seraina Friedli, Livia Peng, Gaëlle Thalmann
Defenders: Eseosa Aigbogun, Luana Bühler, Viola Calligaris, Laura Felber, Noelle Maritz, Lara Marti, Nadine Riesen, Julia Stierli
Midfielders: Amira Arfaoui, Sandrine Mauron, Seraina Piubel, Géraldine Reuteler, Marion Rey, Coumba Sow, Lia Wälti
Forwards: Ramona Bachmann, Ana Maria Crnogorčević, Fabienne Humm, Alisha Lehmann, Meriame Terchoun.

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The Vipava wine valleyJuly 30, 2018 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Today is our last day in Slovenia. We decided to end our two-week journey by visiting the Vipava wine valley. Because of the mild climate, the valley has the perfect weather conditions for wine production. We went for a short afternoon hike through one of the many vineyards. A bit later that day we brought a visit to Petrics local winery where we could do some wine tasting. I expected a long and detailed explanation about the wine production process but instead we had short introduction followed by immediate tasting. We tried a variety of six different wines, or actually seven, since we were already offered a glass of white wine when we had to wait a little bit. Luckily we also got some food and water for in-between.
The most interesting wine we could try was a so called 'orange wine'. It is made from white grapes and macerated just long enough so that the skin of the grapes remains in contact with the juice to transfer tannins and to give rise to the color. If you would blind taste this wine you would definitely guess it's a red.
After our tasting experience we went for ice cream on the town's square and looked back on another successful afternoon.
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Regular physical activity is very important to everyone who is looking to live a healthier lifestyle. This along with a balanced diet, enough sleep, and enough water will really allow you to be the healthiest you can be. Because living a physically active lifestyle is beneficial to you, you have to be active to stay healthy. And you can have all these benefits if you exercise regularly, no matter your age, sex, or physical ability. Out of all the benefits that regular physical activity can provide for you; here are the top 3 benefits that you will be receiving with regular physical activity.
Weight is a problem for so many people and with regular physical activity, you can really control your weight because exercise burns fats. Extra pounds are lost when one is diligent with their physical activities; and those who are fit can maintain their toned body with exercising regularly. Calories will be burned away when you do any kind of physical activity. Intense workouts can burn lots and lots of calories so if you are a bit big, you will have to really work harder. You do not have to workout for a long time to notice the results of your good work because change can happen really fast. Just remember that if you want to loose weight, you should exercise more than you eat because if you eat too much and exercise too little, you will just gain more weight.
Diseases and other health conditions can be prevented with regular exercise. Many people who have hypertension, diabetes and heat disease are usually those people who have never exercised in their life before. Regularly exercising can keep you safe from these diseases although these diseases can happen genetically. This is true because physical activity can really keep your blood flowing. And when your blood is flowing smoothly, your body is better in combating these health conditions and diseases.
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This is a site that contains some .SVG files I have created from pictures I have seen or borrowed. Most of these were created by necessity, others were made out by request. Either way, I hope you enjoy!
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Well, spring is back and new layouts are due. Here is a file to spruce up an old LO, or to create a new one Have fun with this one. Don't forget to send me pics of your work. Enjoy!
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Train service is cancelled this weekend in San Clemente and beach trail access will be limited so that workers can continue to make safety enhancements at the pedestrian railroad crossings along the Coastal Trail.
To meet state and federal safety standards and ensure residents and visitors are safe while crossing the railroad tracks , the city is teaming up with the Orange County Transportation Authority to improve the crossings to include wider paved areas, new fencing, additional crossing gate arms, improved signs and installation of electrical conduit, according to a city press release.
Again this weekend, because of the construction, there will be limited trail access and no train service in San Clemente.
Specific locations for construction work this Saturday are as follows:
- El Portal – civil work (concrete, etc.) – crossing will be closed as needed
- T Street – civil work (concrete, etc.) – crossing will be closed as needed
- Corto - full track work – crossing will be closed 1 a.m. Saturday morning to 7 a.m. Sunday morning. The Linda Lane tunnel will be used as a detour and there will be detour signs for both directions along the trail.
- Calafia - full track work – crossing will be closed 1 a.m. Saturday morning to 7 a.m. Sunday morning. The Montalvo undercrossing will be used as a detour and there will be detour signs for both directions along the trail.
Work will occur during the daytime and at night during the week at various locations over varying time frames from now until Dec. 31, 2013 with no full closures of the crossings unless coordinated prior to start dates, according to the release.


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- Reformation of the Unification Church -
An Appeal to Return God to the Center
, by Thomas Cromwell, October 22, 2012
- 2007 Ahn Shi Il Calendar,
- Names of Rev. Sun Myung Moon's family,
posted September 25, 2006.
- Science in the Era of Spirit,
by Richard Llewellyn Lewis, PhD, posted July 14, 2005.
- God is the Parent of all
Humankind - Reflections of 120 Christians who illuminated history
conveyed from a seminar in the spirit world.
- United Native American Council Harvest
Newsletter - May 2002
- Unificationist Teachings Regarding The
Significance of the Year 2000, compiled by Wayne and Mary Jane
Despres, Spartanburg, SC, December 2, 1999.
- Proposal: Computers For the World
Project by John Parker.
- Announcing Pure Love '99 Tour -
On the road in the United States
- Will Maryland Lead U.S. into European-Style
"Sectophobia" - Report by Dan Fefferman, Executive Director of the
International Coalition for Religious Freedom.
- April 1999 edition of Alliance, the newsletter of the
Pure Love Alliance.
- Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon to Speak in 25 US
Cities, 80 Worldwide
- Response to Washington Post article
on Kahr Arms.
- Report on Dr. Hak Ja Han Moons Speaking
Tour Kick-off in America, April 1, 1998, in Crystal City, Virginia.
- Award given to Dr. Hak Ja Han
Moon by Robin Read Brunelli, President & CEO, National Foundation for
Women Legislators, April 1, 1998, Washington, DC
- Mayor Marion Barry of Washington DC proclaimed April 1, 1998 Day of the Family in honor of the
coming of Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon to speak in the Washington area on that
- The Issue That Will Not Abort
- International Coalition for Religious Freedom
- Rev. Moon's speeches on CD-ROM in Korean.
- Meaning of the 40 day separation and the 3 day ceremony
- Books of Rev. Moon's speeches in English
- True Family Values Ministry
- Seven Steps to Happiness and Fulfillment - An introduction to True Family Values.
- True Family Festival Registration Form in Adobe PDF format
- 1997 World Culture and Sports Festival
- 1999 Unification Church Calendar
- 1998 Unification Church Calendar
- IRFWP - Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace.
- Pure Love Alliance
- World Unificationist Student Review
- Call for papers for the new Journal of Unification Studies.
- Rev. Moon signs the first issue of "Tiempos del Mundo".
- The inspired art work of Benny Andersson.
- Unification Theological Seminary.
- Paragon House Publishers.
- Professors World Peace Academy
- Prospects for a Global Community,
- New Hope Academy
- President William J. Clinton's Parents' Day 1996 Proclamation.
- A New Revelation for Mormons at Christ's Second Advent.
- Women's Federation for World Peace
- Sang Hun Lee - Today's World Problems and Unification Thought
- The Four Great Realms of Heart: The Family as the School of True Love by Antonio Betancourt
- Blessed Familes Web Page
- Blessing 1997 (German)
- Monumental Moulding and Contruction Company (MCMC)
- Philippines Report on Blessing 1997
- Introducation to the Life and Work of Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon by Dr. Bo Hi Pak
- A Statement on Jews and Israel
- Hsu Ginseng
- San Diego Unification Church home page.
- Report on Mrs. Hak Ja Han Moon's speech on October 12, 1996 in Vienna, Austria.
- 1996 Unification Church Calendar
- 1997 Unification Church Calendar
- Crown of Glory, a poem by Sun Myung Moon.
- Mapping Knowledge: The Unification Encyclopedia Project by Andrew Wilson
- Link to the Unification Encyclopedia Project
- The Heart of God Dr. Young Oon Kim.
- A God-Centered Worldwide Perspective for the 21st Century Antonio Betancourt.
- Joint IRFF/RYS project in Haiti
- An invitation to participate in the Blessing
- Role of Women in the 21st Century by Josette S. Shiner
- Announcement of Blessing '99
- New Hope Farm Project in Brazil.
- Other religion resources
- Interview with Antonio Betancourt of the Summit Council for World Peace
- A Beginner's Guide to HTML - Learn the language of the web and put content online.

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We have a sandwich shop and end up with empty glass gallon jars from the pickles. Any suggestion for a craft or other uses?
By C Hop from Winter Haven, FL
Using them for canisters is the obvious 1 ; people are always asking for them on freecycle and Craig's list, I just gave a lady 4 for her to make an herbal tea. You can turn them into aquariums or terrariums frost the outside and put Christmas lights on the inside put creepy-crawlies things in them for Halloween decorations you can ask your customers if they give you an idea you give them a jar, in fact I have 1 in my garage and I put my chicken feathers in. (06/15/2009)
They can be made into lamps. Drill a small hole in the bottom for the cord, u can purchase a special lamp head and wiring. After wiring and before putting the top on, fill the jar with something cool, like shells, marbles etc. Easy to decoupage on too. If u do it on the outside, the inside could still be used. Use a single printed layer from pretty napkins for a semi-transparent look. (06/18/2009)
My sister used to take them and make a covering of your choice that was open at top and bottom. She put elastic around top and bottom with the closure much tighter on the bottom. The elastic at the top fits around the neck of the jar. Mine she made me has the following: White eyelet fabric trimmed at the top with white lace with white grosgrain ribbon tied around the neck and decorated with white tiny roses and white pearls. Inside you put a toilet brush for your bathroom. Makes a beautiful holder. (06/18/2009)
Another thing I saw besides the toilet brush jars that my sister made me was one for a bank. I bought this one in Northern Arkansas. The whole thing was painted in this case royal blue. Then a cute horse say from a coloring book or craft book was painted on the front. It said, "Horsing Around Fund". And the lid had an opening put in it for money. My little brother-in-law who is handicapped just adores horses. He loved the bank to add to his horse and bank collection. (06/18/2009)
My first thought was to use them as a cloche'. I root some plants and use cloche's to act as a greenhouse. Love the other ideas too. (06/18/2009)
Why not make pickled eggs in them and sell them too. (06/18/2009)
Using glass paint, you can paint them to look like pumpkins. The lid you just paint green. You can add green foam leaves glued on the top, if you wish. Then, you can use them to hold your Trick or Treat candy. (06/18/2009)
Make an appropriate sized slit in the jar lid, choose a local human or animal shelter/food bank or any local cause you choose. Make/attach donation details on the jar and place it on your checkout counter ... Make a few and share them with fellow local businesses ... The recipients will greatly appreciate donations and you'll feel good for the effort :-) Even if the amount collected doesn't seem like much, every little bit helps :-) (06/18/2009)
They are great for making sun tea in.
You could donate them--preschools and art teachers would love them.
You could sell them in your shop for $1 each
Sell them at Christmas full of cookies made in your shop (06/18/2009)
If you have a bulk-food store or a health food (with bulk food) store they might like them to sell for customer storage of bulk food. Maybe you could trade jars for some of their products that you could use at your store. (06/18/2009)
You could take a large, thick pillar candle in the center of the jar bottom and then put small rocks or glass pebbles around the candle to stabilize the candle. Put them outside use as luminaries. I guess you could use them for decoration inside as well, on the counter top or tables?
We did this down the walkway in front of the house one year at Christmas time and it was really pretty! I got the candles at the dollar store and I used all white candles.
You could use other colors at Christmas (red, gold, green, etc.) or switch them out depending on the holiday. Red for Valentines, green for St. Patrick's, pastel for Easter, etc. You could use more than one color candles: red and green for Christmas or red, white and blue for the 4th of July!
Hope that you get lots of neat ideas! Elizabeth Jane (06/24/2009)
I use mine for vases, I use rub on decals-usually words,to decorate outside,and colored rocks on inside, my flowers last so long in the jar w/ the rocks. you can etch them, p sponge paint them. (I sponge vodka, wine,etc bottles for vases) (07/04/2009)
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Militaria lots trigger bomb alerts
An army bomb squad turned up to The Auction Centre in Runcorn, Cheshire, to remove a First World War German stick grenade which was part of a private collection due to be offered on October 28.
Separately, a militaria collection of mainly First World War items triggered a police response with the bomb squad and army in attendance at Ryedale Auctioneers in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, on October 13. It is believed police were altered by a phone call from someone in Essex who had viewed the sale online.
One item, the fuse of an artillery shell, was removed for safety reasons after an on-the-spot X-ray proved inconclusive as to whether it was live or not.
Ryedale boss Angus Ashworth – a former army reservist himself – said: “It should have been a phone call or email to us to say ‘is everything safe’ and I could have said we’ve checked it all, not a ‘full lock-the-whole-town-down’ – it’s going to be an interesting at the council meeting tonight, as I’m the mayor of Kirkbymoorside…”
He says he could lose “£6000-7000” in costs and was forced to reschedule the Crown Spindle Mill collection of militaria, and a railway and toys auction, both now moved to October 29.
Sworders appoints fine art specialist
Sworders has appointed former Sotheby’s, Christie’s South Kensington and Bonhams picture specialist Jane Oakley to expand the scope and frequency of its fine art auctions.
Oakley worked at CSK from 2004-13 and then at Sotheby’s as director of British & Irish Art until 2016. She was a fine art specialist at Bonhams from 2002-04, having starting out as a specialist in 1998 at Phillips.
At Sworders, Oakley is charged with further developing Sworders’ Modern British and 20th century art auctions. Her first move will be to launch an auction series titled Sporting Art, Wildlife and Dogs at the Stansted Mountfitchet rooms in Essex on April 24 next year.
SJ Phillips auction brings £1.3m total
A 16th century Hungarian silver-gilt cup and cover proved the most eagerly contested lot at Sotheby’s sale of items from the stock of SJ Phillips on October 18.
The family-owned firm moved to Bruton Street earlier this year, ending a 144-year presence on Bond Street.
A total of 199 of the 260 lots were sold for a hammer total of £1.3m.
The trumpet-form cup – engraved with bands of scrolling foliage and crowned with a spread-winged swan finial – is a type made in both Germany and Hungary in the second and third quarters of the 16th century. Similar vessels were made in glass. This 10in (25cm) example, carrying the unidentified maker’s mark only (HB conjoined above a trefoil), was dated to c.1540.
It was estimated at £25,000- 30,000 but sold at £85,000.
The most clicked-on stories for week October 12-18 on antiquestradegazette.com
1 Bomb alerts triggered off at two auction houses in same week
2 Rolex watch attracts 100 bidders and sells for £230,000 at Suffolk auction
3 Sworders seeks to boost its fine art auctions with appointment of former CSK and Sotheby’s specialist
4 WATCH: Sheffield auctioneer sells ‘fantastic piece of engineering’ as model train bid to £13,400
5 Star Wars Jawa figures up at auction show extra value of pristine packaging
Ex-V&A curator joins Christie’s
Dr Malcolm McNeill is taking on a new role as Chinese painting specialist at Christie’s London, starting on December 1. McNeill leaves a career in academia to enter the commercial world.
Prior to working as an assistant curator in the Asia department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, he has had stints at the British Museum (researching the exhibition Ming: 50 Years that Changed China), the National Palace Museum in Taipei and Asia House in London.
Estimated at £50,000-100,000, the designs are signed by both Brunel and his son Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
The archive is being sold by a direct Brunel descendant.
The appointment follows the departures of Jeremy Morgan and Pedram Rastim, the long-standing heads of department in both South Kensington and King Street who left the firm as part of restructuring earlier this year.
Morgan has since joined Woolley & Wallis.
The number of railway and London Underground signs being offered at Chippenham Auction Rooms on November 10. Dating from the early 20th century up to the 1970s, the signs are part of an extensive train-related collection formed by a former railway worker from Wiltshire.


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The Spirit of the Ring wasn't sure if he liked how Thief King managed to make dreams seem much more real than they should have.
He didn't tend to like things he didn't understand and didn't control, but the thief was him, in a twisted kind of way, and wasn't supposed to be able to surprise him.
How much a part of him the Thief King was anymore, he didn't know.
Bakura found it illogical that his present-day form appeared in the dreams, winding amongst the people of Egypt in a half-solid body that left no imprint in the sand beneath his feet; he was unseen, even to those he brushed past as he walked. He knew where he was going, didn't even have to think about it, sidling past a few young men on the way down the street. It was late, the chill settling slowly over the desert made his destination all the more desirable. The place he was going had warmth, faces that weren't familiar but would have welcomed him all the same- the closest thing he had to a home. It took him a minute to realize that there shouldn't have been as many people out at twilight, but the dreams were always a little off that way, as if everything had been thrown together too hastily and hadn't paid much attention to logic. The spirit found it vaguely annoying.
The Thief King was waiting for him in the tavern, lounging across from the door. The smirk on his face grew by about an inch when the spirit settled, frowning, into the chair opposite him.
Bakura wasn't sure how the Thief King made it all solid and warm around him; the smell of something hot and mouth-watering wafted past him, the air heavy with scent and sound. It had to be Thief King's fault, though- with that damnably smug, knowing smile stretched across his features, how could it not be his doing?
Thief King's eyes followed his every motion, daring him to be annoyed. The spirit returned his looks with a flat stare, folded his arms across his chest, and ignored the flagon- filled to the brim with something dark and alcoholic- that his past-self set in front of him. A curious part of him wanted to know if he'd be able to drink- taste- whatever liquid was swirling in the cup, but he wasn't about to let his past-self know that the dream world interested him at all. He hated talking to the Thief King, hated knowing that he was facing his rival, his predecessor, himself.
It was something of danger, something in the sheer annoyance of a man who knew just what buttons to press, something in having nothing else to do on nights like these. There was something in how Thief King was exactly as Bakura remembered being, never said the same things twice, and knew better how to annoy the spirit than Bakura did himself, that made the thief seem like more than a memory. It was a reminder to the spirit that he was incredibly screwed in the head if a version of himself from three-thousand years ago was convincing him that it was still real, and he preferred not to dwell on that.
Thief King said something, in a language that the spirit didn't recognize and almost didn't understand; he knew the language, felt it imprinted on everything he was. It was old, and stirred something in him, something made of ancient thoughts and half-lost memories; Egyptian, he thought, or something even older.
He hadn't listened to a word of what Thief King had said, and simply shrugged in response, giving himself a shake and avoiding the thief's eyes.
"Your host is serving you well, I hope," Thief King said, after a minute, taking a draught of whatever was in his cup. Bakura half-listened to him that time, catching the words but taking a moment longer to process them.
"He's fine," he replied, his voice low and even, and leaned back in his chair.
"But hardly stable, with you around." The Egyptian's smile was arrogant enough to be an annoyance in itself.
"'The boy was hardly stable even before I arrived," the spirit snapped.
Thief King watched him for a moment, taking another, smaller drink. "You're more short-tempered every time I see you," he remarked. Bakura decided not to point out that Thief King never saw him, because Thief King wasn't real, damn it. "You might as well have turned to dust with me, if this is how you turned out."
The spirit bristled, but kept his mouth shut.
"Have a drink." Thief King gestured towards the other mug. The spirit crossed his arms, sparing the cup a slight, irritated glance. "What do you have to lose in a memory?"
Bakura glowered at him across the tabletop.
"Lighten up. I didn't live three-thousand years to become a stiff old bat like you." Thief King smirked, leaning across the table as the spirit's glare intensified. "It's not like you don't care to remember, or you wouldn't be here at all."
"I'm here because you might still be of use to me," Bakura spat, leaning back a little further as the thief's advance encroached on his personal space. "Because I have time to spare playing your little games."
"You're here because you still want to remember where you came from." Thief King met his stare with pale gray-lavender eyes, almost too close for comfort. He reached sideways, watching the spirit's attention flicker from his face to his outstretched arm for a brief moment, and curled his fingers around the handle of Bakura's tankard. "Drink."
"I don't need any of this." The spirit edged further back and cast a disgusted glance at the small banquet laid out on the table- what he could see of it, anyway, with the thief blocking his view of a good amount of it. "Neither do you, for that matter. It's a wonder you're not obese by-"
"It's just a dream," Thief King cut in, smiling in a way that would have been disarming if he hadn't managed to look dangerously unstable in the same moment. "Drink it anyway."
"Why?" the spirit asked coolly.
"Because you want to remember how Egypt tasted," Thief King said, his voice soft and rough. The smirk spread across his face again as the spirit, his eyes narrowed down to slits, took the offered tankard delicately from Thief King's grasp. Bakura sipped slowly and carefully, tipping his head back slightly. Thief King drew away from him, rising silently from his chair and walking around the table with a grace disproportionate to his size; stepping behind him, he trailed a fingertip up the curve of Bakura's jaw.
The spirit froze, alcohol warming his breath.
"Isn't it incredible that you can hate yourself and be a self-centered bastard all at once?" Thief King murmured, leaning down close to Bakura's ear. He nipped lightly at the lobe before the spirit could answer, prompting a startled noise from his future-self and stifling whatever reply he'd had in mind. Bakura remained very still for a moment, focused on the light touch gliding up his neck and to his hair; tensed, he felt Thief King's fingers wind through his hair, gently tugging his head back. The thief leaned over him, far enough that their eyes met again, planting a hand on the back of the chair and keeping the other buried in the spirit's white mane.
"Are you going to fight me?" Thief King asked, bending down to him.
"What are you doing?" Bakura said, gritting his teeth a little as the thief's hands pulled through his hair again, the strain on his neck getting to be more than a little uncomfortable.
"Surely you can tell." He inclined his head an inch or two further, pressing an upside-down kiss to the spirit's mouth; Bakura made a strangled sound low in his throat, Thief King's grip tightening and tilting his head further back; his breath strained, the kiss turning to a clumsy mess of tongues and lips, somehow more urgent than getting air.
The thief released him after a moment and Bakura jerked forward, rubbing his neck.
A second later, the tankard was hovering in front of his face. The spirit glared at it. "I told you, I-"
"Drink," Thief King hummed, twining an arm around Bakura's shoulders.
Annoyed, the spirit took another sip. Thief King slid a hand over his and angled the flask until what Bakura'd intended to be a shallow drink was deep enough to fill his mouth with the bitter, intoxicating taste; the drink was dizzying, and his hand was less steady when he moved to replace the cup on the tabletop. Thief King's arms circled around him, warm and stable, and a hand about twice the size of Bakura's tried to guide the tankard back to his lips. "I don't-" Bakura began, biting out his words.
"You're not even going to have a hangover" Thief King was smirking; the spirit could hear it in his voice. "It's not real."
Bakura sipped again, unwillingly. "Then what does that make you?" he asked coldly, tightening his grip around the cup in his hands; the room didn't seem to be keeping to one angle any more.
Thief King didn't answer, gently edging the mug towards Bakura's mouth. The spirit took a longer draught, setting his tankard down a moment before the world turned unsteady. He leaned back into the chair and the thief behind it, both reassuringly steady, for support.
"You might as well enjoy yourself," Thief King murmured in his ear.
Bakura stiffened a little as the thief trailed a slow line of kisses down the slant of his throat, occasionally biting lightly at the skin. "I might as well leave," he said, his words only slightly slurred; it was more of a token gesture than anything, since he wasn't sure he could still pull himself out of the dream, and his past-self's embrace was rather comfortable, even if it was pinning him to the chair.
"You might as well not. What do you have to do?" the Egyptian snickered, hearing the faint catch in Bakura's breath when Thief King nuzzled at his neck. "Your host has to sleep sometime, and what can you do without his body?"
"I could be reviewing plans, looking over strategies-"
"You've done that a thousand times. Your plans won't get any better." Thief King bit him again, harder, and the spirit's body went still and nervous in his arms. "There isn't any point in over-thinking them and worrying yourself to death. Unwind a little." His voice was lower than Bakura had ever heard it, more a faint reverberation on his skin than a sound.
"You're me," Bakura hissed softly, looking back at the thief. "You're not even real."
Thief King laughed, suddenly enough to make the spirit jump. He let go of Bakura for a brief instant, not long enough to give him room to escape, and spun the chair around until he was facing him. Planting a hand on either side of the spirit's neck, he leaned in and pressed Bakura back into the table, a familiarly wicked twist to his smile. "Then you have a very active imagination."
The next moment was lost in movement, too fast for the intoxicated Bakura's eyes to follow, and Thief King was kissing him; he had closed his eyes before he'd realized it, drunk off the taste of the thief's mouth.
Thief King had pulled him up the stairs, barely taking his lips off Bakura's for an instant, even when they tripped and fell in the hallway upstairs; they didn't get off the floor for at least a minute, although Thief King felt bruises beginning to form where he'd fallen and guessed that Bakura, pinned down beneath him, was in similar pain and eventually they dragged themselves the last few yards to the door of their room.
The world turned an incoherent jumble of lips and teeth, red and white and bronzed brown, warmth and heat and a desire hot enough to border on painful; Bakura stopped believing it wasn't real, swept up in a flood of tangled sheets and falling shadows, because how could it not be real when it was- so-
He didn't know when the red and the want and the pain gave way to exhausted euphoria and then to black, the night bleeding over the dream and settling into darkness that carried him away. It was his host stirring that finally woke him in the morning, the boy's thoughts trivial and soft as he went about making himself breakfast. The spirit found himself in an undignified sprawl on the floor of his soul room, head resting on an outstretched arm.
He wasn't entirely surprised when there was no sign that anything had happened at all, and little in the way of memories; he spent a moment trying to think, but the night was lost in a drunken kind of haze, as half-remembered as every indistinct dream he'd ever had. A fragment of memory that desperately wanted his attention, but a memory nonetheless, the spirit assured himself, absently smoothing his hair back into order and preening in the shattered mirror on the wall.
There was something to be said for dreams, all the same.


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Showtime has released the official poster and trailer for its new limited series The Good Lord Bird, premiering on Sunday, August 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The series is executive produced by Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke, who plays the controversial abolitionist John Brown.
The seven-episode series comes from Blumhouse Television and isbased on the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird (buy at Amazon) by bestselling author James McBride.
The Good Lord Bird is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown’s motley family of abolitionist soldiers during Bleeding Kansas – a time when the state was a battleground between pro- and anti-slavery forces – and eventually finds himself participating in the famous 1859 raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry.
Brown’s raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended, but was the event that started the Civil War. The Good Lord Bird weaves a humorous, dramatic and historical tapestry of Antebellum America, spotlighting the complicated and ever-changing racial, religious and gender roles that make up the American identity.
The series also stars Critics’ Choice winner and Screen Actors Guild Award nominee Ellar Coltrane (Boyhood), Hubert Point-Du Jour (Madam Secretary), Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds), Nick Eversman (Wild), Jack Alcott (Champaign ILL), and Mo Brings Plenty (Yellowstone).
Also appearing is a roster of talented guest stars, including Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton) as abolitionist Frederick Douglass, Emmy nominee David Morse (Escape at Dannemora) as Dutch Henry Sherman, Steve Zahn (War of the Planet of the Apes) as Chase, Maya Hawke (Stranger Things) as Annie Brown, Wyatt Russell (Lodge 49) as federal officer Jeb Stuart, and Orlando Jones (American Gods) as The Rail Man.
The limited series is executive produced by Jason Blum, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Hawke, Mark Richard, Padraic McKinley, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, Albert Hughes, James McBride, Brian Taylor, Marshall Persinger, and David Schiff.
When Albert Hughes was announced as director, Gary Levine, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., said: “Albert Hughes is an incredible addition to The Good Lord Bird. We are so pleased to meld Albert’s intelligence, talent and perspective with the remarkable creative team that is adapting James McBride’s wildly imaginative and profound novel into a singular Showtime limited series.”
Writer-director Hughes and his brother Allen emerged as major talents with their 1993 debut Menace II Society and 1995 follow-up Dead Presidents. They later directed the 1999 documentary American Pimp; 2001’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s Jack the Ripper graphic novel From Hell, starring Johnny Depp; and 2010’s post-apocalyptic Denzel Washington starrer The Book of Eli. In 2018, Hughes directed his first solo feature, Alpha.


ARUSHA, TANZANIA: Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday committed to ensuring a more united and prosperous East African Community (EAC) as he took over the chairmanship of the regional bloc.
Kenyatta assured that he will work towards the realization of the shared aspirations of member states.
“Thank you for showing confidence, faith, and trust in me. I promise to do all I can to take our region to greater heights,” Kenyatta said as he addressed the 21st Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State held virtually due to Covid-19. “It is desirable that the objectives of the customs union, common market and monetary union; and easier cross-border movement of goods, people and services be realized.”
He emphasized the need to harmonize member states’ commitment to the free movement of people, workers, and services as envisaged in the region’s common market protocol.
Kenyatta takes over the EAC chairmanship from Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.
Dr. Peter Mutuku Mathuki also a Kenyan was sworn in as the new EAC Secretary-General for a five-year non-renewable term with effect from 25th April 2021, replacing Amb. Libérat Mfumukeko of Burundi.
The summit also witnessed the appointment of six new Judges of the East African Court of Justice.
The heads of states also considered a report on the accelerated integration of the Republic of South Sudan into the EAC and directed the council to undertake the verification exercises for the admission of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the EAC.
The summit urged the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of South Sudan, and the United Republic of Tanzania to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) by 30th June 2021. Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda already ratified the agreement.
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Speaking as he handed over to President Kenyatta, President Kagame congratulated President Kenyatta on his assumption of the chairmanship of the EAC and welcomed Dr Mathuki as the new EAC Secretary General.
Other speakers included President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi and President Museveni of Uganda while the speech of host President John Magufuli was read by Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan.


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Public Eye: The ABC Years (UK-import) (DVD)
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The five surviving episodes from the first three series of the long-running ITV drama starring Alfred Burke as down-at-heel private investigator Frank Marker. The first three series of the drama were produced by ABC Television, with the majority of the recordings destroyed - unlike the episodes from the later series, which were produced by Thames Television. The five full episodes that remain from the initial three series find Marker in trademark form, tackling unglamorous private eye cases such as divorces, missing persons and bankruptcies with his trademark diligence.
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.MAR – Progressive music in constant evolution
Photo by Mara de los Ríos
Buenos Aires-based band, .MAR (to be pronounced ‘Mar’) was formed in 2015 after a sequence of project mutations in the city suburbs. After an extended period of acknowledgment and comprehension, the band evolved from a traditional power trio into an explorative group where styles and ambiances are nothing but entangled, ranging from progressive rock and metal to post-rock and electronic music.
Even though the band’s musical fingerprint is constantly evolving, .MAR has found its way into writing music that appeals to the audience by generating a light narrative or constructing auras that transcend sonic barriers. Mar I is the band’s opening statement, a 35-minute captivating album that was crafted upon individual growth and unquenchable collaboration.
.MAR’s music will certainly appeal to listeners of bands such as but not limited to We Lost The Sea, Plini, Haken, God Is An Astronaut, Intervals, sleepmakeswaves, Tesseract, and Karnivool, among many others. These have contributed to the band’s quest for musical identity and still do. Spacing across the whole spectrum, .MAR could be pinpointed as a stepping stone outlet that can serve longtime prog fans, as well as newcomers. However, the band is confident it can also reach fans outside this genre.
The band had the amazing opportunity to be selected by Gojira to be the opening act for their Buenos Aires presentation at Luna Park Stadium, renowned for having held top tier artists from around the world. In front of approximately four thousand attentive people, .MAR peformed its live debut, which was greatly received.
Augus Fernández Britos – Bass
Manuel Cernello – Guitars, Synths & Programming
Rodrigo Torres Pinelli – Drums, Synths & Programming
.MAR presents its first album Mar I, a six-track instrumental collection. The songwriting process started as early as 2016, but it wasn’t until 2019 that the band decided to have full pre-production. Our dear friend and colleague, Carlos Pizzi co-produced the album, providing valuable insight, musicianship, and artistry. Along with Carlos, the band pushed its limits forward, building up and tearing apart songs to find the most eloquent, honest, and artistic version of themselves. Carlos was key in this process and the band is thankful for his efforts and dedication.
The album was recorded at Estudios Eclectic in Buenos Aires, Argentina between late 2020 and early 2021. Tomás Vigo and Sebastián Fernández engineered the recording sessions, while Lucas Vigo was responsible for Drum Doctoring tasks. Tomás Vigo handled both the mixing and mastering. .MAR is grateful for their work on this album and their support.
Synths & Programming were handled after the recording sessions by Manuel Cernello and Rodrigo Torres Pinelli.
Mar I tracklist:
1. The Lift (04:35)
2. Noon (06:16)
3. Fuerza (05:38)
4. Coma (09:52)
5. Bedlam (01:44)
6. Ecos (07:09)
Total runtime: 35 minutes
Album release date: 14th of October
Written by .MAR
Performed by .MAR
Produced by Carlos Pizzi & .MAR
Recorded by Sebastián Fernández & Tomás Vigo at Estudio Eclectic
Drum Doctor by Lucas Vigo
Mixed and Mastered by Tomás Vigo at Estudio Eclectic
Album and Single Artwork by Nacho Flores Aguirre
“Fuerza” is .MAR’s undisputed candidate for a single release. Through hills and valleys, the band takes a simple motif to craft a heartfelt piece, portraying a sense of intensity and hope. This song might be the band’s best attempt to describe what they are.
Band comments. –
Rodrigo – “.MAR to me is a constant work in progress. Although we’re launching the band just now, we’ve been working together on this project for years. We got to know each other through this project, and the music represents how and why we connect with each other. We make the music we need to listen to. Mar I is a safe haven we built, meant as a place and a journey, and we want it to be open for whoever needs such a spot in their lives.”
Augus – “.MAR, for me, is the culmination of a personal journey in relation to music, the underground, and art. It is the most serious and time-consuming musical project of all the ones I participated in. The band itself is a process of development, of experiences, of challenges. And it just started. Mar I is the first studio material but it carries within elements of everything we have been learning, incorporating, and choosing throughout these years as a band. The idea is that each person can listen to the songs and get lost in the emotions and the places where they take you.”
Manuel – “.MAR” is the musical project I always wanted to have. It took us all this time to learn, know each other and grow to the point where we are now, and I feel this could be constantly evolving into new things. All these songs represent all the musical influences I have had over the years, and they are songs that resonate with me and I am attached to them. It is a bit emotional for me to finally release this album, as it took years of effort, travel, challenges, and discovery to shape it and get it to a point where I can be proud.”
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Bandcamp – https://wearemar.bandcamp.com/


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PT's Ledge is located between Conch Horseshoe and Conch Wall. This shallow site consists of a well defined coral ledge with deep undercuts offering protection for a variety of marine life. The ledge runs Northeast to Southwest.
Schools of Sargent majors, Grunts and Snappers can be found here and divers should be on the lookout for Green and Hawksbill Turtles.
This site is 20 to 30 feet deep, however it can have some current. It is ideal for Open Water training, and all levels of certified divers.