text: Activities Hobbies How to Paint Different Types of Clouds Share PINTEREST Email Print Javier Pina/Barranquilla Colombia/Getty Images Hobbies Fine Arts & Crafts Contests Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Astrology Card Games & Gambling Cars & Motorcycles Playing Music Learn More By Marion Boddy-Evans Marion Boddy-Evans Marion Boddy-Evans is an artist living on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. She has written for art magazines blogs, edited how-to art titles, and co-authored travel books. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 02/20/19 Painting a stormy sky with its dark, dramatic clouds or the pinks and reds of a sunset is very appealing. A little knowledge about the common cloud forms and their characteristics will help you to capture these scenes and enable you to add credible clouds to any painting. How Clouds Are Formed Although it's invisible to the naked eye, the air around us contains water vapor. When air rises, this cools the water vapor, which then forms droplets or, at a high altitude, freezes into ice crystals. This is what we see as clouds. Slow-rising air creates sheets of cloud, while fast-rising air creates cotton-wool lumps of clouds. How Clouds Are Named Marion Boddy-Evans Clouds are classified by how high up in the atmosphere they occur. The long, sheet- or ribbon-like clouds found in rows at low altitudes are stratus clouds. Rows of small, cotton-wool clouds found at similar altitudes are called stratus cumulus. Large, billowing, cotton-wool clouds are cumulus clouds. These can extend to great altitudes; when the top flattens out in an anvil shape, it gets called a cumulonimbus cloud (nimbus is a term used to describe a dark, rain-bearing cloud). Cumulonimbus clouds are the ones that generate dramatic thunderstorms and hail. The wispy clouds found at very high altitudes are cirrus clouds; these are made from ice crystals. How to Paint Stratus Clouds You want long, horizontal sweeps across your painting, so use a flat, wide brush. The lines of the cloud should almost be parallel but paint them freehand, not using a ruler. If they're perfectly parallel, they'll look artificial. Remember that perspective applies to clouds too, so they become narrower (smaller) and paler the further away they are. Suggested colors include a light and a dark blue, such as cerulean and ultramarine, for the sky; yellow ocher and Payne's gray for the 'dirty,' rain-loaded bits of the clouds. How to Paint Cumulus Clouds Think of the strong winds that whip up these clouds, and try to translate this action into brush strokes. Work fast and energetic not slow and painstakingly meticulous. Resist the temptation to make these clouds white with dark shadows. Clouds reflect colors and may include reds, mauves, yellows, grays. Concentrate on the shadows, which give the clouds shape. Suggested colors include alizarin crimson for pink tints; yellow ochre and cadmium orange for golds; Payne's gray or burnt sienna mixed with one of the blues used in the sky, for shadows. How to Paint Cirrus Clouds These are feathery clouds very high up in the atmosphere, swept along by high winds. Be light-handed to capture their wispiness. If they're pure white, consider lifting off the blue of your sky to reveal a white ground rather than painting with an opaque white, trying to leave parts white, or using masking fluid. Suggested colors include alizarin crimson for pink tints; yellow ocher and cadmium orange for golds. Watercolor Clouds in Different Blue Paints Clouds painted in watercolor using five different blues. From top to bottom: cobalt, Winsor, cerulean, Prussian and ultramarine. Greenhome, 2010 When painting clouds using watercolor, the white of the clouds will be the white of the paper. Don't stress about trying to paint around the shapes of the clouds, but create them by lifting off paint using something absorbent, such as a piece of paper towel or corner of a clean rag. If you find the paint dries before you've time to lift off the clouds, try first painting the area with some clean water, so when you apply the blue you're working wet on wet. Start by selecting a blue, mixing up more than you think you'll need, and painting it across the whole area with a broad brush. Don't fuss overly about getting it a completely even wash as once you start lifting off paint to create the clouds, you'll have variations in the blue anyway. The test sheet shown in the photo was painted by Greenhome, who says: "Before embarking on this [painting] journey, I thought a cloud is a cloud is a cloud. Not so anymore. I find myself scrutinizing clouds quite obsessively these days. I did this test sheet with five different kinds of blue (cobalt, Winsor, cerulean, Prussian and ultramarine) and two different cloud lifting tools (scrunched up toilet tissue and a small sea sponge). As you can see, different blues give the sky quite a different feel. Select a blue that fits the scene and the location. The sky definitely isn't always the same blue. Once you're comfortable with this painting technique, start adding more color into the cloud area for shadows within the clouds. Payne's grey is excellent for dark rain clouds, but experiment with adding a little dark red to the blue to create a purple-tinged shadow.


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Ukraine’s energy minister said his country is paying “politically motivated” prices for natural gas from Russia’s OAO Gazprom following Russia’s seizure of Crimea, while Ukraine discusses a European Union (EU) proposal to upgrade its pipeline network and add the ability for reverse flows.
Meanwhile, two U.S. senators announced a bipartisan plan to expedite the Department of Energy’s (DOE) review of applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). President Obama also expanded sanctions against Russia, which retaliated with sanctions against U.S. officials.
According to reports, Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan met Gunther Oettinger, energy commissioner for the European Commission (EC), in Brussels on Thursday. The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said the two men signed a joint report over a memorandum of understanding (No. 14-159) between the EU (through the EC) and Ukraine to cooperate on energy issues through 2020.
Specifically, the memo — first brokered in December 2013 but not signed at that time, with an estimated cost of at least 11 billion euros ($15.1 billion) — includes plans to modernize Ukraine’s gas pipeline system and to work on reverse flows, notably via Slovakia.
“In the short term, the EC is ready to assist Ukraine in diversifying its gas supply routes, notably by ensuring that reverse flows with the EU, notably via Slovakia — in addition to Poland and Hungary as is currently the case — can be [placed into operation] as soon as possible,” the memo said. “The EC should ensure, together with Slovakia, that the Ukrainian and Slovakian transmission system operators establish the necessary rules and process that allows gas to flow from EU to Ukraine in increased capacities in order to enhance the security of supply in Ukraine.”
The EC said it was also committed “to continue working with the relevant [EU] member states to facilitate the creation of additional reverse flow corridors to Ukraine via Bulgaria and Romania and via Croatia and Hungary.”
The memo added that “in the medium term, should circumstances allow, the EC continues to be ready to promote a trilateral approach (between EU, Russia and Ukraine) for the modernization of the Ukrainian gas transmission system.”
Prodan told KONA that he had received “very good signals” from the EU.
“We have a serious risk with regard to the possible limitation of gas supply to Ukraine,” Prodan said in a translated statement. “We have serious risks as to a drastic increase in the price for gas we are buying from Gazprom. The gas prices have to be market-based, not politically motivated. But the gas prices now in Ukraine with Gazprom are politically motivated.”
In a statement Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Hoeven (R-ND) called on the Obama administration to order the DOE to quickly evaluate more than 20 applications to export LNG to countries without a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. Specifically, they want DOE to approve all of the pending permits within 60 days, or provide reasons why they can’t be approved.
“For the first time in a generation, America is in a position to export energy, and acting strategically to increase our natural gas exports will weaken [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s grip on energy supplies for Europe and Ukraine,” Warner said. “We’re suggesting a comprehensive, bipartisan approach that will have a positive impact in the near term and the longer term on the energy security of Ukraine and the EU.”
Hoeven said that after he and other senators met with Ukrainian officials last week, “it is clear…that we need to work with Ukraine and the EU to forge a long-term and short-term strategy that includes tough sanctions to deter Russian aggression, as well as an energy plan that helps the people of Ukraine and the EU become more energy secure and less dependent on Russian energy.”
The Warner-Hoeven plan also calls for a strategic review of U.S. energy policies; establishing a joint energy security initiative between the U.S. and the EU at next week’s summit in Brussels; and helping Ukraine implement development technology and an energy productivity plan.
Only one project, Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass facility, has received authorization from DOE to export LNG to non-FTA countries, but the agency has granted six conditional non-FTA export approvals (see Daily GPI, Feb. 11; July 30, 2012). All of the advanced proposals have contracted most of their gas to Asian buyers at higher prices than generally prevail in Europe.
The House Subcommittee on Energy and Power is scheduled to meet on March 25 to review a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) to expedite exports of LNG from the United States to its allies. The subcommittee said the bill, HR 6, was in response to Russia’s intervention in Crimea and the slow LNG export approval process by the DOE.
President Obama issued an executive order Thursday, expanding travel bans and asset freezes on 20 individuals, including Putin’s chief of staff, and the Bank of Rossiya. The president had unleashed a first set of sanctions against 11 people on Sunday (see Daily GPI, March 18).
In response, Russia banned nine U.S. officials — including three White House officials, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), and Sens. Harry Reid (D-NV), John McCain (R-AZ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Dan Coats (R-IN) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) — from entering Russian territory.
Landrieu, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said she was proud to be on the list.
“Being sanctioned by President Putin is a badge of honor,” Landrieu said Thursday. “It will not stop me from…[promoting] America as an energy superpower and help increase energy exports around the world. We must minimize Russia’s influence over Europe, the former Soviet states — especially Ukraine that has fought so long for freedom — and our allies.”
Russia triggered an international crisis with its smaller neighbor in late February. Following a revolution in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, pro-Russian forces began to take control of Crimea on Feb. 26. After a referendum on Sunday, the Russian Federation formally annexed the peninsula on Tuesday.
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Man who stole mammoth tusk sentenced to federal prison
An Anchorage man is headed to federal prison after he admitted to stealing a large woolly mammoth tusk from the Campbell Creek Science Center in March 2018.
Martin Elze, 52, pleaded guilty to stealing the fossilized tusk along with another man, Gary Boyd. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's office, the pair visited the science center during the day to inquire about the weight and authenticity of the tusk. The release says the men broke into the building the following evening, stole the tusk, cut it up and sold the pieces for profit.
Elze was sentenced to 33 months in prison. He'll also have to pay the science center more than $8,000 in restitution.
Boyd, who also pleaded guilty, will be sentenced on May 15.
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The staunchest opponent to Saanich’s Environmental Development Permit Area bylaw, a registered professional biologist, has confirmed he is under investigation by the College of Applied Biology.
Since 2014 Ted Lea has been a vocal opponent of the EDPA, criticizing its mapping, based on aerial photos, as ‘guess work.’ His reports, based on site visits to properties that fall within the EDPA boundaries, tell of ecosystems overrun with invasive species and without any reflection of the sensitive, Garry oak and riparian ecosystems the bylaw is designed to protect.
Going into Saturday’s ‘mega hearing’ in the Garth Homer auditorium – at which Saanich council will consider full or partial removal of 29 properties from the environmentally sensitive areas mapping that guides the EDPA – Lea, a Gordon Head resident and registered professional biologist, has submitted a report for each of the requests.
Lea is also an original member of the outspoken Saanich Citizens for a Responsible EDPA Society.
There have been 72 property applications for EDPA removal so far, and Saanich Planning confirmed Lea is the only registered professional biologist to submit reports in support of EDPA property removal requests. There have been at least two other professional biologists to voice concerns on multiple occasions, but due to his steadfast opposition to the EDPA Lea has made himself readily available and does not charge homeowners for site visits and reports regarding the EDPA.
“The mapping is so poorly done I can’t see charging people for bad mapping,” Lea said. “I do paid work for other people, in Saanich and other areas.”
Despite the fact College of Applied Biology complaints are confidential, Lea confirmed he has retained legal counsel regarding the investigation, and believes one of the complainants is an employee of the District of Saanich.
“SCRES learned that three individuals have filed complaints against Ted Lea, Registered Professional Biologist, with the College of Applied Biology (the professional association that regulates the RPBio. profession),” said the letter.
The other two are said to be unnamed members of a pro-EDPA advocacy group. The newsletter was sent to “nearly 1,000 members” of the Saanich Citizens for a Responsible EDPA Society.
Despite being surrounded in controversy, the EDPA has survived a 2016 investigation by the Ombudsperson that questioned its implementation by Saanich staff in 2012. It also faced scrutiny from a staff-ordered economic impact report by G.P. Rollo and Associates and B.C. Assessment Authority, with a lack of evidence suggesting a significant impact to real estate values (though there are outliers).
Following a 2015 outcry regarding the EDPA (led by SCRES), which was centred on confusion regarding the bylaw’s complicated language, Saanich conducted a publicity campaign to educate the community on what options are available to residents whose properties fall within the EDPA.
One of the properties Lea supports for partial removal from the EDPA on Saturday is 2893 Sea View Rd., and includes the support of a second biologist, Jonathan Secter.
“The thing we need to be clear on is that we analyze the character of the property in the EDPA, and [from there] it’s up to the property owner,” Secter said. “We’re just there to characterize the ecological sensitivity and state of the property.”
Saanich staff recommends against 2893 Sea View property coming out of the EDPA, an example of the ongoing EDPA tug-of-war between Lea and Saanich Planning. In the application for 2893 Sea View the owners stated a desire to landscape and garden their property as they wish. However, Saanich’s report says the couple are able to continue these activities within the EDPA.


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Internet of Things (IoT) and smart homes are amongst the hottest buzzwords in China. As the fledgling industry matures, a string of IOT startups have emerged and are vying to be the next big IoT platform.
Hangzhou-based startup LifeSmart, one of the major Chinese players of this arena, is an IoT company specializing in providing smart home hardware and software for home automation, home security and energy saving.
LifeSmart Station, Environment Multi-Sensor, Smart Outlet, Camera (L-R)
Since its first product launch in April 2014, LiftSmart has developed a wide array of home automation devices, which generally fall into three categories:
1) Home security: cameras, motion sensors, open/close sensors, etc.
2) Smart illumination: magic light strips, LED light bulbs, three-way in-wall light switches, etc.
3) Smart home decoration solutions for real estate companies: environment multi-sensors, smart outlets, etc.
TechNode recently got the chance to check out some of their products. The company’s smart gadgets center around LifeSmart Station, a wireless hub which connects LifeSmart products as well a user’s other electronic devices. Local hub support ensures normal operation of all connected devices even without internet connection.
After few easy steps to link up the devices, users can then control them via an accompanying app. Like similar products, LifeSmart offers functions from watching real-time videos of your home on smart phone, adjusting room illumination via mobile app, monitoring your home’s environmental data, and more.
Screenshots of LifeSmart App
What differentiates LifeSmart from its peers is the smart home automation models of its hardware. Based on IFTTT (if this then that) logic, LifeSmart allows users to define the hardware’s interrelations according to their needs and preferences. For example, if the sensors attached to a door detect a movement, it can trigger camera snapshots and push them to the app, so users can know whether it is a family member or a thief. Or the movement can be connected to the LightBulb, which will light automatically when users come home.
LifeSmart is also taking an open approach, aiming to build a unified platform which ties all sensors together and simplifies a smart home. It has teamed with several third-party partners like Philips Hue and iKair to integrate their devices in the platform.
LifeSmart New Camera
The company has just taken the wraps off a wireless HD camera with 360º rotation at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas. It is powered by an in-set battery and can be placed anywhere. Unlike other LifeSmart gadgets, which have to work in conjunction with the central hub, the new camera can operate independently and serve as a hub for other LifeSmart devices. The product also has interactive features, supporting two-way audio, video messaging and storage.
The camera was designed by Branch, an industrial design and branding agency based in Silicon Valley. LifeSmart is planning to mass-produce the new camera by the second quarter of this year. As the company grows, they are planning on increasing their smart-home product line with gas sensors, curtain sensors, and more.
After receiving positive feedback in the domestic market during 2014, the company is planning to expand to the North American and European markets. “Our products will be designed in US, manufactured in China, and offered to a global audience”, said CMO and co-founder Meng Tao.
In addition to the global plan, LifeSmart is also seeking more growth points from business clients such as real estate developers and telecom carriers.
The company was co-founded by a group of tech veterans who have rich experience from large corporations like Huawei, Ericsson, and Alibaba. It has more than 20 staff and received a pre-A round of funding last year.
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This Project aims to contribute towards the 2011 centenary celebrations of the Biochemical Society by offering an insight into the work and lives of women biochemists in Britain from the inception of the Biochemical Journal in 1906 to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. Building on preliminary research by Robert Freedman, these pages give an introduction to the history of women in British biochemistry. To accompany these pages, we have compiled a guide to archival sources, an introduction to useful literature and a database summarising the publications and careers of women biochemists between 1906 and 1939. These can be downloaded from this website and we hope they inspire further research.
Acknowledgements: This research was funded by the Biochemical Society. We would also like to thank the Honorary Archivist of the Biochemical Society John Lagnado, and the archivists at the Wellcome Library, London.
Project undertaken by Professor Robert B. Freedman (Biological Sciences), Dr Vicky Long and Professor Hilary Marland. Pages authored by Vicky Long.
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Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, on Monday said that the proposed controversial Hate Speech Bill recently introduced by the Senate was not meant to pave way for President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged third term agenda.
Abdullahi who spoke at a press conference in Abuja, said the Bill is meant to check what he described as abuse of the nation’s “faultiness of ethnicity and religion” to cause crisis.
He vowed to go ahead with the Bill because it is in line with his constitutional responsibility as a lawmaker to initiate and make legislation for the order and good governance of the country.
“For those who think their ludicrous assessment that the Hate Speech Bill is meant to give the current President Muhammadu Buhari a third term, it is not true,” Abdullahi said.
Abdullahi lamented that many Nigerians who have decried the Bill merely ‘jumped the gun’ by reaching conclusions before reading the Bill.
“For those shouting and using words that by every definition are Hate Speech, let them be guided.
“People said that the Bill is to prevent free speech. This is far from the truth. Very soon I will lead the debate for the Bill to be read a second time on floor of the Senate,” Abdullahi added.
He said that in last 10 days since the Bill scaled first reading in the Senate, he had received a lot of reactions from Nigerians including outright “threats” to his life.
Also on Monday, the Acting spokesman of the Senate, Senator Godiya Akwashiki, described the Hate Speech Bill as a private member Bill which will be subjected to thorough scrutiny by the Senate in plenary during second reading.
Akwashiki added that, “there is nothing for Nigerians to be afraid of. There is a process in the art of law making. The Bill will go for second reading where members will call for the removal of what they consider not right or for the addition of what they think should be there.
“Some people have made it political. I want to urge the press to educate the public about Hate Speech Bill,” he concluded.

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Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lowered its stake in The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE:SAM – Free Report) by 7.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,027 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,152 shares during the quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC owned about 0.12% of Boston Beer worth $5,464,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in Boston Beer during the second quarter worth about $32,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Boston Beer during the third quarter worth $56,000. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Boston Beer by 75.6% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Boston Beer by 302.2% during the first quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 185 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Boston Beer during the 1st quarter worth approximately $229,000. 64.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Boston Beer news, insider Carolyn L. O’boyle sold 102 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $354.90, for a total transaction of $36,199.80. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 2,834 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,005,786.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Over the last three months, insiders sold 306 shares of company stock worth $107,146. 23.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Boston Beer Trading Down 0.4 %
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wedbush boosted their target price on shares of Boston Beer from $370.00 to $378.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 25th. Roth Mkm upped their target price on Boston Beer from $406.00 to $422.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Boston Beer from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 27th. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Boston Beer from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $280.00 to $335.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Boston Beer in a research note on Monday, November 13th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $375.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Boston Beer currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $350.31.
Boston Beer Profile
The Boston Beer Company, Inc engages in the production and sale of alcohol beverages primarily in the United States. The company's flagship beer is Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It offers various beers, hard ciders, flavored malt beverages, and hard seltzers under the Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Angry Orchard, Dogfish Head, Angel City, Coney Island, and Havana Lager brand names.
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To attract large events, you need a quality facility big enough and nice enough to draw an organizer’s interest.
And while Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta has spent years hosting sizable occasions, ranging from rodeos to concerts, officials realized it was time to upgrade from the decades-old buildings being used for exhibits and other gatherings.
As part of the voter-approved 2016 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, the old buildings A and B are now closed and being torn down. This will make way for a modern, more than 41,000-square-foot exhibit hall.
“I feel that the new exhibit hall is going to be a great addition to our park system,” Cobb County PARKS Director Jimmy Gisi said. “It will help Jim R. Miller Park become one of the premier special event facilities in the Atlanta metro area.”
This SPLOST project will cost approximately $13.2 million and the exhibit hall is expected to open by August in time for the annual North Georgia State Fair. The new building will feature a large lobby area, surrounded on two sides by glass curtain walls to allow maximum natural light, officials said.
It is planned to be suitable to host corporate meetings, banquets and trade shows that require more space and a higher degree of refinement, officials noted. The kitchen will have two windows to support concession sales to both the main exhibit halls and exterior plaza area. Featuring three halls, the new facility will be able to host a wide variety of events.
Its meeting space will be able to accommodate groups of any size with a large 25,000-square-foot room that can be broken down into three smaller 8,400-square-foot rooms. A loading dock will make it easy for any group to offload its supplies at the exhibit hall.
During the past year, Jim R. Miller Park has hosted 100 events and raised more than $108,000 for the county while still using the older buildings. Gisi said while the park is already home to events such as the YAARAB Shrine Circus and the fair, the new exhibit hall will help the park host additional special events such as weddings and conferences. The public reaction to the planned upgrade has been welcoming, he added.
“We have received nothing but positive comments and excitement from the current users of Miller Park and the business community,” he said.


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We are having a "Trunk or Treat" at our church and I am in need of a cute theme to go by! I want it to be so my family can dress up like the theme!
Since it's being held at your church I'm assuming you don't want scary things like witches or vampires and the like. Our church has done this for several years, but they left the theme for the trunk decorations up to the individuals. Were you wanting an idea for your trunk or the whole event?
How about scarecrows? There are all sorts of ways to make a scarecrow and/or scarecrow costumes. We usually have a Fall theme for the event. That gives everyone a little more variety as far as costumes are concerned. We did the scarecrow thing once. I painted a large clay pot to look like a peice of candy corn with a silly face on it. We used it for the treats. We had a scarecrow sitting on the edge of the tailgate of our van.
Another time we used a winter theme with stuffed snowmen and a small sled. We used that white sparkling cloth that they sell for under the Christmas tree to make it look like snow. Another person used a 1960's theme with all the wild colors and fabrics. You could be a "Flower Child". Those are just a few ideas. If you want more just contact me and I will be happy to give you some. Judy in Alabama
Our church is hosting a trunk or treat as well this year. And just this morning, my kids and I decided on a Noah's Ark theme. I'll cut a large ark shape from plywood, paint it up, mount it in the back of our van. I figure I'll cut an opening, like the door to the ark, for the kids to reach in and get the candy, stack dozens of stuffed animals on top.
How about doing your trunk like a scary swamp and dressing up like swamp monsters?
How about an old theme? Like back in the 40's. People dressed more simple then.

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Since last June, GQ fashion writer Samuel Hine has been sending out the GQ newsletter Show Notes from the front lines of “fashion week,” which is not a week and no longer exclusively about fashion. These days, it’s shorthand for a biannual, globe-spanning, months-long pop cultural ecosystem unto itself. GQ conceived Show Notes as a guide to what was really going down both on and off the runways in this strange and increasingly influential world, and a way to meet the characters who populate it.
Among other dispatches, Show Notes charted K-pop’s front row domination, deciphered fashion’s inscrutable job titles, discovered what it’s really like to be a NYFW publicist, spent an afternoon with Paris’s tallest clotheshorse, secured exclusive access to the most “brutal” runway soundtrack of the season, and went down to Miami Beach to experience the rise of a new fashion capital.
If you sign up, you’ll be the first to know what’s going down as the Spring-Summer 2024 shows roll out across Europe. (As the saying goes, it’s always fashion week somewhere.)


Brentford wrote another extraordinary chapter in their Premier League tale after recording a famous first win over Liverpool since 1938.
An own goal from Ibrahima Konate and strikes ouifrom Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo sealed a remarkable 3-1 victory over the Merseyide team.
Konate met the same fate as Leicester’s Wout Faes did on Friday night, inadvertently turning the ball into his own net for the opener (19), before Wissa deservedly doubled the hosts’ lead from a Mathias Jensen cross (42).
Liverpool reacted into action after the break, following a dramatic triple substitution from Jurgen Klopp, in which Virgil van Dijk was withdrawn, prompting a change of shape and brief change of fortune.
After week sixteen, Liverpool continues to struggle to make top four with just four points behind number four [Manchester United].Brentford in other hand, maintained good form with twenty six points behind Jorgen Klopp side. As it stands, Liverpool remain in number six (28 pts), Brentford at number seven with just 26 pts.


No they were not in question at the time. What the British had were muskets(a smooth bore and a very inaccurate weapon), however what we had were Kentucky Riffles, which had groves inside the bore to make it the ASSAULT weapon of the day. It was very accurate unlike the enemies we faced and was a superior weapon of its day. So to your argument where is my M1A1 Tank??? Learn history and about weapons before you start blabbing about what you think you know.
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Gor Mahia registered their second victory in Cecafa Kagame Cup after towering striker Michael Olunga grabbed a brace to help gun down KMKM of Zanzibar 3-1 in Dar es Salaam on Monday.
Olunga's double makes him the top scorer of the regional tournament after three days and looks set to have a great tournament. Meddie Kagere had put Gor Mahia ahead in the third minute before Simon Mateo equalized for his side in the 11th minute.
Gor Mahia went on the offensive right from the word go and were rewards early. A Khalid Aucho header found Olunga waiting and he laid it nicely at the feet of Kagere to score.
The Tanzanian side were doing a good job controlling the midfield and with it put Gor Mahia under pressure as they searched for the equalizer. It should have come in the eighth minute but Simoin Mateo hit the side netting. Three minutes later, Mateo got the equalizer when he rose up to head home Juma Ngwana's corner-kick.
OPENING GOAL: Deadly Kagere puts Gor Mahia ahead in 2nd minute of the match
Gor Mahia defenders will blame themselves for allowing the goal as they left Mateo to go up alone. In goal, Boniface Oluoch appeared to have hesitated just a bit. Gor Mahia had another chance to go ahead in the 29th minute but an Ali Abondo free-kick was well dealt with in the KMKM goal.
Tactically, the Tanzanian side looked superior and were always at the Gor Mahia backline forcing the K’Ogalo backline to make mistakes. In the 32nd minute, Khalid Aucho was cautioned for bringing down Ali Omar. The same fate befall Musa Mohammed in the 40th minute after he brought down Omar. On both occasions KMKM failed to take advantage of their awarded free-kicks.
The Kenyan champions found themselves unable to bring in crosses from the flanks after their opponents cut off this supply and therefore, opted to take long balls. Just before half-time break, KMKM were unlucky not to get ahead. Juma Ngwana was denied by Boniface Oluoch, who reacted quickly to pick the ball from his feet. Then Mateo's low free-kick went just wide and it was the home team, who went to rest on a high.
TORMENTOR: Michael Olunga was the chief destroyer helping himself to a double
The home side started the second half with the same pace they had in the first and Ngwana's free-kick from the edge of the Gor Mahia box nearly counted.
However, from then on, Gor Mahia dominated the proceedings and a 48th minute free-kick by Abouba Sibomana was well taken forcing a quick save from Nasor Abdallah in the KMKM goal. Abdallah's first save ended up at Meddie Kagere's feet but the Rwandese could not convert though it put a lot of pressure on their opponents.
Gor Mahia then rested Godfrey Walusimbi for Enock Agwanda in a move that added pressure on the KMKM backline. From a Kagere shot pass, Karim Nizigiyimana set up Michael Olunga, who headed home the second goal for his side in the 69th minute. Olunga then netted his second in the 81st minute finishing off a long throw in by Agwanda.

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The caretaker boss accepts the Europa League game with Lyon and Sunday’s Premier League clash with Watford will decide his fate as major investor Farhad Moshiri ponders other names.
One such name is Allardyce after preliminary discussions were held about him taking charge until the end of the season.
The club also remain interested in Burnley boss Sean Dyche, although no approach has been made to the Clarets yet and the Blues are continuing a wide-ranging search.
There are some within Goodison Park who still believe in Unsworth taking the job despite defeats against Chelsea and Leicester since he took over from Ronald Koeman.
Unsworth insists he has not been distracted by the speculation about the position ahead of the vital games. He also refused to respond to Joey Barton’s “glorified PE teacher teacher” jibe.
He said: “I wouldn’t know who was in the running for the manager’s job. I’ve heard certain things, but it’s a top job, and I’m not surprised with whoever would be linked with it.
“It is football and I get football and I know football. So whoever’s linked with it, it wouldn’t surprise me.
“Will the next two games be decisive? Probably. But that doesn’t scare me, because I know the game, and I know that in the end you will be judged on performances.
“Performances have improved for a game and a half, certainly second half against Leicester. But within those performances, you’ve got to try and dig out some results.
“So I want to win this game, I want to perform - and Sunday’s a massive game as well.”
Wayne Rooney, Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines have been left at home with Sunday’s game with Watford in mind despite the Toffees needing three points against the Ligue 1 side.
Anything less than a win will all but end Everton’s Europa League campaign with two games to go.
Ashley Williams is due to start and he revealed the players feel they have a point to prove after criticism of them this season.He said: “We definitely have a point to prove but not so much to those outside the club but as team-mates, the results show we have let each other down so far.”
EVERTON (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Kenny, Holgate, Williams, Martina; Schneiderlin, Gueye; Lookman, Sigurdsson, Klaassen; Calvert-Lewin.
LYON (4-2-3-1): Lopes; Tete, Marcelo, Diakhaby, Marcal; Tousart, Aouar; Traore, Fekir, Depay; Maolida.
REFEREE: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
TV: BT Sport 2 K.O. 6pm


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Kingwood Summer Concert Series kicks off
Kingwood Center Gardens announces their summer concert series, Live on the Lawn, has returned for its third year. Live on the Lawn features a free concert on Thursday evenings in July. Enjoy smooth jazz and light rock with Paradigm on July 16th .
Free admission at the Linden Road gate begins at 6:00 PM with the concert beginning around 7:00 PM.
Visitors need to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Buehler’s Food Truck, Ferris, will also offer a variety of food options available for purchase.
Visitors attending Live on the Lawn are encouraged to park along Linden Road or at the corner lot at Linden and Park Avenue West. For those needing assistance, a golf cart shuttle will be available from the Linden Road gate to the concert venue on the South Lawn.
Live on the Lawn is presented by Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center and sponsored by Park National Bank and the Richland County Foundation.
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WADA’s move shows trust in Russia’s anti-doping measures — ministerSport June 28, 1:02
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MOSCOW, December 13. /ITAR-TASS/. There will be no problems with snow in the area of Sochi, the host city of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games, as the snow cover at the Krasnaya Polyana weather monitoring station is already 52 centimeters tall, Roman Vilfand, the director of Russia’s Center for Hydrometeorology told reporters Friday.
He recalled that Krasnaya Polyana, the locality where the Olympic competitions in luge, bobsleigh, biathlon, skiing, snowboarding, and ski jumping will be held, does not have any snow at all in a typical situation in December while the elevation of the snow cover in February is about 40 cm.
“Quite naturally, spells of warm air are possible in Sochi but they won’t be disastrous for the snow as deep as this one,” Vilfand said.
He noted the untypically cold weather of zero to five degrees in Sochi over the past few days.
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Storytelling time in new Beit Hanoun library
MECA and our partners are busy building and upgrading children's libraries, continuing the training of trainers on creative writing in Gaza, and preparing for the new school year!
In Silwan, East Jersualem, we continue to support Tala to run weekly creative writing and young journalist sessions for older kids plus organize story time and homework for the younger kids.
In Gaza, there is a new children's library at Al Quds Cultural Center in Beit Hanoun! MECA provided funds for the furniture, books, and hiring a librarian to organize activities for the kids. They have a poetry group who even hosted a local poet at the center in April to provide inspiration and advice!
we purchased sets of new books published in the West Bank for four libraries in Beit Hanoun, Jabalia, Nuseirat, and Rafah. We are also continuing the training of trainers with the Palestine Writing Workshop to help our partners in Gaza learn to use creative writing as a tool for healing. They'll be putting their training into practice in the fall and we look forward to the stories!
We are excited to expand our work in Gaza with a new project providing tutoring and special lessons for children with learning disabilities in Rafah. This project with the Union of Palestinian Women's Committee will start in September.
Thanks for making all of this possible!
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Susan Wittig Albert does a wonderful job telling the reader all about the uses of Lavender at the beginning of each chapter in an interesting and entertaining way. It's part of why I like this series so much. I learn something about herbs and read an intriguing mystery at the same time.
How hard could it be to plan a wedding? Jane Jeffry thought it would be easy when she took the job of planning Livvy Thatcher's wedding at the beginning of A Groom with a View ($6.50) by Jill Churchill. A remote monastery-turned hunt club is where the wedding is to take place. Jane and her best friend, Shelley, along with the bridal party, the caterer, and the decorators all arrive and the bickering begins. Jane is too busy trying to make sure that everything is going okay to pay attention until the seamstress falls down the stairs and dies. Is it murder or an accident? Jane thinks it's murder. She tries to stop the wedding, but Livvy is determined to go through with it. When another murder occurs and Livvy is the prime suspect, Jane knows she has to find out the truth no matter what the cost.
Claire Watkins and her daughter Meg moved to Fort St. Antoine, a small town in Wisconsin after her husband was killed by a hit-and-run driver in the Twin Cities. She accepted a job with the Fort St. Antoine's sheriff department. She was beginning to settle in when her next door neighbor, Landers Anderson, was murdered. Her sister Bridget was having marital problems. What is the connection between all these events? That's what Claire Watkins has to find out in Blood Country by Mary Logue ($24.95 signed hardcover or $5.99 pb). This novel is filled with richly developed characters and a plot that's a real page turner. Mary draws her characters in such a way that the reader can't help caring about them and worrying about their safety.
Shop until you drop takes on a whole new meaning in Death at a Discount ($6.50 by Valerie Wolzien. Susan Henshaw and her friend Kathleen Gordon can't wait to go to Once in a Blue Moon, a discount outlet filled with brand-name stores. They find all sorts of bargains. What they also find is the body of one of their neighbors, Amanda Worth, strangled by her own scarf. Susan has no desire to get involved. Then another neighbor, Lauren, asks Susan to help in finding the killer. Before she realizes it, along with investigating Amanda's murder, she is planning the reception after Amanda's funeral. During the investigation, Susan learns that she doesn't think much about finances. Her husband earns enough money so that she and the children have whatever they need. She is accepted in the small town she calls home but not because of who she is but because of her financial situation. She learns that there are others in town that will do anything to be accepted, including commit murder.
A group of six people have gathered at the unfinished Lazaire Hotel for a therapy retreat. Before the weekend is over they will have renamed the hotel, The Lazarus Hotel ($4.99) by Jo Bannister. At first all they seem to have in common is the need to change their lives. Then they find out they have something else in common. Each of them has been in contact with a young girl who committed suicide. They realize that it's no accident that they have been brought to the hotel. They can't leave because the only exit has been abandoned by the workmen for the weekend. Then the accidents begin to happen. Or are they accidents? Who wants to hurt them? Can they survive until help arrives?
If you are able to suspend your disbelief enough to believe that one person could engineer events to force all these people to be at the top of the hotel, you are in for a fantastic read. Little by little the characters reveal who they really are and why they act the way they do. In this novel, plot mixes with characters to make this book an on-the-edge-of-your-seat read and one you won't want to put down until the very end.
Poor Bel. Her only daughter is pregnant, getting married, and is on the other side of the country. All she wants to go is take a walk to calm down. Instead she finds a dead body--a man who looks exactly like Frank Sinatra when he was 25 in Mood Swings to Murder ($5.99) by Jane Isenberg. Bel doesn't plan to get involved. She has enough to deal with. However, when one of her students is the main suspect, Bel feels she has no choice. Bel learns that there is big business in impersonating Frank Sinatra. The murdered man, Louie Palumbo, was one of many Sinatra impersonators around. While Bel tries to come to terms with her daughter's decisions, she becomes more involved in the world of Sinatra impersonators and the people in their lives. Even though her life is in danger, nothing will stop Bel from finding the truth.
As the summer heat covers Girona Spain in 1354, Isaac, a blind Jewish physician, finds a merchant who was murdered and robbed of a fortune of gold in Solace For a Sinner ($6.50) by Caroline Roe. Rumors fly through the city that the reason the merchant was carrying the gold was to buy the Holy Grail. Suddenly everyone in the city is looking for the Grail. More people die. Isaac's life is threatened because there are those who think he knows more that he does. Meanwhile his daughter Raquel has her own problems. Everyone wants her to marry Daniel, an old family friend. She knows she doesn't love him and continually insists he is a friend. Then why does she feel so jealous when another young woman shows an interest in him? When Raquel and Isaac are kidnapped by those who think they know more about the whereabouts of the Holy Grail than they do, it's up to Daniel to help rescue them and help Isaac find out the truth.
Half Moon Street ($6.99) by Anne Perry is the first book in the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series where Charlotte Pitt is not present. She's in Paris with her sister. Their maid took the kids to the seaside. Thomas is by himself and lonely until a murder takes up his time. A man is found murdered in a boat. Who is he? Can he be a French diplomat who disappeared or a photographer who takes pictures that show people the way they are, not the way they would like to be? Charlotte's mother, Caroline, is drawn into the investigation because her husband is part of the theater scene and knows some of the suspects. Caroline has her own troubles as well. She is stuck with having her mother-in-law from her first marriage, Mariah, staying with her. Whatever she did was never good enough for Mariah. Mariah hates Caroline's new husband who is younger than her. It bothers Caroline too. Then she meets a man who resembles her dead husband. That's when she finds out that her father-in-law had a wife before he married Mariah. That was something Mariah didn't want Caroline to find out. While Pitt is trying to solve his murder, Caroline is trying to come to terms with the fears she has about her younger husband and Mariah's strange attitude. This novel deals with issues that still trouble us today.
When a writer writes develops more than one series, readers, myself included, wonder when the characters from the two series will meet. That's what Joyce Christmas does in A Better Class of Murder ($6.50) when she brings together Betty Trenka and Lady Margaret Priam. The novel starts Reddings's Point, Connecticut where Jane Xaviera Corvo is murdered. Nearby, in East Moulton, Connecticut, Betty Trenka is hired by her friend, Ted Kelso. He tests software for developers. Gerald Toth wants to hire him to test some software. Ted doesn't trust Gerald and wants Betty to go to New York where Gerald lives and talk to him. Ted thinks Betty will be able to tell whether Gerald is an honest businessman or a liar and maybe a thief. Meanwhile, in New York, Carolyn Sue Hoopes calls her friend Lady Margaret Priam and asks her to help entertain Betty when she comes to New York. Lady Margaret agrees and the two women meet. Lady Margaret sees her world through the eyes of someone who is not a member of that world and realizes that part of her restlessness is due to the fact that her world is rather empty. Meanwhile they also find out that Jane, the woman who was killed, was Gerald's former lover and employee. Jane also had a disk on her that is part of the software that Gerald wants Ted to test, software that is claimed by Gerald and another man. It's up to Betty and Lady Margaret to find out the truth.
This book would be interesting for those who have never read either series to get a taste of what both are like.
I have been a fan of the Inspector Luke Thanet series ever since I read the first book in the series. I've watched his children grow from youngsters to adults and seen his relationship with his wife grow and change. In Dead and Gone ($5.99) by Dorothy Simpson, Inspector Thanet's daughter Bridget is pregnant. Complications have set in. He'd rather be at home in case his son-in-law calls. Instead he gets called out to investigate the disappearance of Virginia Mintar whose husband is Queen's counsel Ralph Mintar, a prominent barrister who is to become a high-court judge. The last time anyone saw her was at dinner where her husband, mother-in-law, daughter, daughter's fiancee, the family doctor and his wife, Virginia's sister and her boyfriend were present. The next morning her body is found at the bottom of the well. The problem with this case is that almost everyone has a motive and no one has an alibi. Virginia tries to have sex with every man she sees. Her husband is aware of her many affairs. She told her mother-in-law that she would tell Ralph that his mother was seriously ill. Her mother-in-law knew that he would stop her from going on her many trips which was her one joy in life. The family doctor was Virginia's current lover and she kept flirting with her sister's boyfriend. The doctor's wife knew about the affair. Virginia's sister was tired of having Virginia go after any man she found interesting. Virginia and Ralph didn't approve of their daughter's fiancee and were looking for ways to break them up. And then there was their older daughter Caroline who disappeared four years before when they disapproved of the man she wanted to married. They believe Caroline and the man they disapproved of went off together. Maybe she came back and decided to kill her parents. It is hard for Luke to concentrate because everyone and everything reminds himhis daughter, Bridget and her unborn child. With all the motives, it's hard to figure out which one killed Virginia especially since somehow Caroline's disappearance is somehow involved in all of this.
The citizens of Maggody, Arkansas are dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century in firstname.lastname@example.org ($6.99) by Joan Hess when computers are introduced to town in spite of the fears of some of the townspeople that the high school kids would access porn sites. Justin Bailey was hired to teach the kids and anyone else how to use the internet. He promises that no one could access any porn sites. Famous last words. It seems that not only has someone hacked into porn sites, they took the pictures and superimposed the faces of some of Maggody's citizens. Not only does Arly Hanks have to investigate that crime, she also has to investigate the murder of a 17-year-old girl who had come to Maggody with her two year old son.
Hunting the Witch ($24.95 signed hardcover or $6.50 pb) by Ellen Hart is the most powerful and intense of her Jane Lawless mysteries. Jane is recovering from a serious wound. She is weak and vulnerable. She suffers from severe headaches and has to use a cane to get around. She longs to be independent. Yet those closest to her want nothing more than to tell her what to do. That's why when Jeffrey Chapel is killed and his wife Brenna wants to hire her to find out whether her dead husband was gay, she takes the case. What she doesn't realize is that it's more complicated than that. Someone wants to blackmail Brenna, threatening to tell the world that her husband was gay. Brenna isn't the only one being blackmailed. Then there's the man in the ski mask who tries to break into Dr. Julie Martinsen's home to steal her files. Jane was staying with Julie until the break-in. Then Julie disappears and Jane is on her own. Miserable because she believes the woman she loves is keeping secrets from her, she turns to alcohol. She has to make a choice between drinking and finding out the truth.
There are several series that chronicle the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Few capture the voice of Arthur Conan Doyle as well as Wayne Worcester in The Jewel of Covent Garden ($5.99). The novel starts with an introduction explaining why the story hadn't surfaced before now. It begins with a Thomas Payton Rogers' arrival at 221B Baker Street. Tommy is a poor young boy who has been invited to an upper class dinner gala. His uncle, who Holmes had put in jail some years earlier, sent Tommy to Holmes for help and to find out why he would be invited to such a fancy event. The woman who sponsors the dinner gala explained to Holmes that she invited many poor children to the dinner so that they could receive at least one good meal. Somehow that didn't ring true to Holmes. As he and Watson investigate further, someone begins to plot against Holmes. Strange messages, supposedly coming from Holmes, appear in the paper. A man is killed and Holmes is accused of his murder. Holmes has to go into hiding to find out the truth before both he and Tommy are killed.
If you think you are having a bad day, read Island Murders ($6.99) by Wanda Canada and I guarantee you will think differently. After Carroll Davenport found her husband brutally murdered, she left the country until she began to heal. Then she returned home to Figure Eight Island near Wilmington, North Carolina where she began a business building houses for the wealthy. Her cousin Eddie was a partner in the business. A short time later the killing begins. First, it's Dennis Mason, an alcoholic and drug user. Then it's her cousin Eddie. The house she builds burns to the ground, a case of arson. Someone breaks into her home and searches for something which they don't find. Reeling from the death around her, Carroll is determined to find the truth even though no one seems to want her to do so. The more she investigates, the more danger she finds herself in. The question is will she find out the truth before the murderer catches up with her.
The title of The Wedding Game ($5.99) by Susan Holtzer has to do with a computer game as well as the upcoming wedding of Anneke Haagen and Karl Genesko. The computer game has been designed by one of the members of Anneke's online chat room. Anneke goes on line to relax from the stress of getting ready for her wedding to Karl and worrying about how her daughters, son-in-law and grandchild will react to the man she plans to marry. When one of the members of the online chat room is murdered, the rest of the members are suspects, including Anneke. Karl is asked to take an early vacation. Anneke and Karl are angry enough with the way the investigation is going to decide to solve the crime themselves. The investigation is made more difficult by the fact that they have never met any of these people. They have no idea who they really are. The more they learn the more they realize how easy it is for someone to be whoever and whatever they want online. As the wedding approaches so does the danger.
Stone Quarry ($23.95 signed hardcover or $6.50 pb) by S.J. Rozan doesn't take place in Manhattan. It takes place in upstate New York where Bill Smith owns a cabin. He goes there when he wants to get away from city life and relax. This time, however, he goes up there because he has a client, Eve Colgate. She wants him to find six paintings which would reveal a secret she has kept hidden for 30 years. When he finds a dead body in Antonelli's, a restaurant/bar owned by a friend of his, he finds himself involved with gangsters and a rich man's daughter. Somehow all this is intertwined. The police and the state troopers are no help. The BCA's senior investigator tells Bill to leave it alone. The local sheriff blames Bill for letting a criminal get away years ago. It's up to Bill with the help of Lydia Chin to find the truth without getting killed.
The Body in the Big Apple ($6.50) by Katherine Hall Page takes place in the late '80s when Faith Sibley Fairchild was young and owned her own catering business. She is doing pretty well when she runs into an old high school friend, Emma Stanstead. Emma's husband is launching his political career and the last thing he needs is scandal. Unfortunately, Emma has had a baby out of wedlock and she was born out of wedlock. If that weren't enough, her birth father, Nathan Fox, an underground radical, has been found murdered. Emma pays off the blackmailers at first. She figures that they will leave her alone once they get money. Faith knows better. When the blackmailers come back for more, Faith begins trying to find out who's blackmailing Emma and who murdered Nathan. She is sure that the murderer is also the blackmailer. Between the catering jobs, she interviews the suspects. What she fails to realize is that the murderer might want to silence her as well.


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Coming off of a tough loss against Texas just last night, the North Carolina Tar Heels will look to take out their frustrations against the UCLA Bruins. The Bruins are coming off of a beating that they suffered at the hands of Michigan State, and so they themselves will be looking to find some way to leave Vegas with a win.
There will be quite a a few storylines going into this game. The first one being whether or not Coby White will carry over the momentum he generated last night from his career night, and yet still find a way to get his teammates involved more in the game. With that, however, there is also the question as to whether or not he will get the help that will be needed if the Heels want any hopes of coming away with a victory.
Then, of course, there are the parts that had no resemblance of being a positive last night: defense and turnovers. Texas was able to get any and everything that they wanted for most of the game, and it will be up to UNC to make sure that they do not let UCLA kill them via dribble penetration all afternoon. Garrison Brooks and Sterling Manley will need to stay out of foul trouble in order for that to happen, and so hopefully the big men can play smart, yet physical basketball. As far as turnovers go, not a lot needs to be said, right? Take care of the ball, and it limits opportunities for the Bruins to run away with things. Simple as that.
As always, we will be back with you following the game with our post-game analysis.


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Located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers, Yaroslavl was founded in 1010 by Prince Yaroslavl the Wise on the site of an ancient Viking settlement. It grew rapidly as a major trading center due to its position on the Volga River, in 1218 becoming a principality, and in 1463 merging with Moscow. In the 17th century it was the second most important city in Russia, even serving as the provisional capital during the Polish occupation of Moscow. Yaroslavl enjoyed a second commercial revival thanks to being situation between Moscow and the sea port of Arkhangelsk, and in the 18th century Catherine the Great laid out a new urban plan for the city, stimulating a surge of industrialization that carried into the 19th and 20th centuries. This rich historical past has produced a great cultural heritage: Yaroslavl is an architectural gem boasting monasteries and churches among the finest in Russia and even featuring a unique, local architectural style that has expanded all over the country: so-called “Yaroslavl style” red brick churches are coated with bright tiles and decorated with colorful frescoes. Yaroslavl is one of the cities of the Golden Ring and is a member of the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Panoramic tour of Yaroslavl. We will see the city center laid out according to the urban plan and developed throughout the 18th and 19th centuries: here are the Gostinny Dvor main commercial galleries (1818), the Governmental Offices building (1785), Vakromeyev House, the State University – formerly the House of Charity (1786) – and the Fire Department, occupying a 1911 Jugendstil building. We will also encounter Volkov Theatre, the oldest founded in Russia (1750), though the actual building dates back only to 1911, along with many neoclassical private residences, administrative buildings, and the promenade by the Volga River. The kremlin was located at the fork where the Volga and Kotorosl rivers meet, called the Strelka, until it burned down in 1658. On its location, dominating both rivers, was erected the magnificent Dormition Cathedral, demolished by the Soviets in 1937 and restored and reopened in 2010 to celebrate the city’s millenary. The beautiful Epiphany Church with its 5 domes is also laid out nearby, an excellent example of a medieval Russian church. The Church of St. John the Baptist is one of the best models of a “Yaroslavl style” church, with its exterior coated in richly glazed tiles. We will then admire the main jewels of Yaroslavl: the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour and the Church of Elijah the Prophet.
Visit to the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour on the banks of the Volga, built as a kremlin, or fortress, to protect the city with its high white walls and towers. Within those walls is the remarkable Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (1516), the city’s most ancient building, along with other churches, belfries, and dungeons. From this monastery the Russian peasant armies marched out to liberate Moscow from the Polish armies and from here also in 1613 Mikhail I set off for Moscow to be crowned the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty.
Visit to the Church of Elijah the Prophet. The church presently standing was built in 1650. This characteristic muscovite-style church has a simple exterior, while visitors are immediately struck by its richness immediately after walking through its doors: its walls and ceilings are overlaid with the most magnificent frescoes in the Golden Ring, painted at the end of the 17th century by 15 Yaroslavl and Kostroma masters. They depict vivid scenes from the daily life of the time in addition to some Old Testament references.

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Here are some of the covers of the publications submitted for the 2013 Expozine Awards:
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Here is a dance and movement activity from We’re Orff 2! published by Bushfire Press. It is only a small part of this unit and the full activity including lesson plan and audio are available at www.bushfirepress.com/orff Available on iTunes or as a book with CDs and DVD.
We’re Orff 2! features 5 Easy Orff-based units for middle primary (elementary) levels.
Tamara O’brien and Mark Carthew skillfully incorporate the primary musical media of the Orff Schulwerk approach to music education into lessons that clearly lay out a path to skill development through active music-making.


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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 1851 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Oxide.
Sammanfattning : Many complications associated with heart surgery are due to the negative effects of extracorporeal circulation (ECC). Some of these complications may be attributed to ECC-induced activation of inflammation and coagulation pathways. LÄS MER
Sammanfattning : The appealing properties of ceramics include retention of strength and hardness at high temperatures, chemical inertness and low density. However, monolithic ceramics fail in a brittle, unpredictable manner making them unsuitable for many applications where reliability is a key requirement. LÄS MER
3. Aqueous Exfoliation of Transition Metal Oxides for Energy Storage and Photocatalysis Applications : Vanadium Oxide and Molybdenum Oxide Nanosheets
Sammanfattning : Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal oxides (TMOs) are a category of materials which have unique physical and chemical properties compared to their bulk counterparts. However, the synthesis of 2D TMOs commonly includes the use of environmental threats such as organic solvents. LÄS MER
Sammanfattning : The buried oxide of silicon on insulator (SOI) wafers plays an important role in the operation of electronic devices made on such materials. The presence of defects in the buried oxide can seriously degrade the performance of a circuit. LÄS MER
5. Screening of oxygen-carrier particles based on iron-, manganese-, copper- and nickel oxides for use in chemical-looping technologies
Sammanfattning : Capture and storage of carbon dioxide from combustion will likely be used in the future as a method of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and thus be part of the overall strategy to stabilize the atmospheric levels of CO2. Chemical-looping combustion is a method of combustion where CO2 is inherently separated from the non-condensable components in the flue gas without the need for an energy intensive air separation unit. LÄS MER


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New World Stages
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This show is either sold out or has ended its performance in New York. Please visit our Calendar of Events for other exciting performances currently playing in New York.
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Jersey Boys is the standard of excellence for jukebox musicals. Now in an Off- Broadway production at New World Stages.
The behind-the-music story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons will take you from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom. Follow the incredible journey of four guys bound by one dream - to make it to the top without giving up, selling out or forgetting where they came from. Experience electrifying performances of golden greats that took these guys all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," "My Eyes Adored You" and more.
Is Jersey Boys good for all audiences?
Teens and Up. (Strong Language) Please note children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
What is the running time for Jersey Boys?
2 hours and 30 minutes including one 15-minute intermission.


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A succession of Greek-cultural and Roman-political victories had consolidated the Mediterranean into one empire, and made the Western world ready for one God. The Romans were a great people; they could govern the Occident because they did govern themselves. Such unparalleled honesty, devotion, and stalwart self-control was ideal soil for the reception and growth of Christianity.
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So I’ve been on this crazy spree of old school gaming lately and I don’t mean like PS1 more of SNES, NES, Sega master system, Atari 2600 things super old but I myself am not that old I’m 25. I found myself digging up these old systems on a whim but I found myself asking the same question over and over again. Just how old can one go back before playing something that just has no appeal anymore?
I understand that games like Megaman, Vectorman, Super Mario bros, Golden Axe, Zelda (you get the idea) games like these are timeless classics that need to be played by any serious gamers. But that brings me to my point, all my friends that I’ve talked too all played the same games I did early NES games and SNES, but when it comes to this generations gamers like me little nephew his generation is 3DS games and 360 games he has no idea what games like “A Link to the Past” really mean and what special place these games hold a place in our hearts mean to us. So I had my little nephew sit down and play Super Mario Bros 3 and he didn’t like it do much, the fact that games of our generation are harder and lacking and graphically from his 3DS, he didn’t see the heart of the game, that really captivated all of us when we were his age (10). That brings me to this whole point of this piece just how old can a gamer that is brought up in this generations consoles go back and enjoy something like Castlevanila?
ke$ha changed my life
dumbest fucking thing ever
Bc of Gavin I can now understand British people ty Mr.Free
Why you shouldn’t microwave a cell phone
it’s like the rebirth of Voldemort
REBLOGGING THIS AGAIN BECAUSE AT ONE POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A MOUTH OPENING AND CLOSING
WHAT THE EGFUTCKT
IT’S LIKE OPENING UP THE GATES OF HELL
i told you there was a monster in my phone….
brb microwaving my cell phone.
It’s like it’s trying to say something
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The US financial regulator has changed cryptocurrency company PlexCorps and its owners with defrauding investors during the company’s initial coin offering (ICO). Charges were filed against the company for marketing and selling PlexCoin, their cryptocurrency, as an asset that would net a return of 1354% within 29 days.
Why It’s Important
ICOs have been accused of providing investors with valueless tokens and offering meaningless value propositions. The novel fundraising tool offers investors digital tokens in exchange for funds used to develop their proposed software. PlexCoin’s website, while rather flashy, is vague about what it hopes to construct; something the SEC has picked up on.
This is the first time the SEC’s Cyber Unit has filed charges since its creation in September. However, earlier this year two companies, who also raised funds through an ICO, were charged with fraud for selling tokens supposedly backed by real estate and diamond investments. The move signals a government commitment to dealing with fraudulent ICOs.
What to Look Out for
The first ICO was held in July 2013, but the trend really took off in early 2017. Almost $2.3bn has been raised in this way. The worry is that many ICOs provide investors with little real value.
Fiverr, the global online marketplace for tasks has several users willing to write “professional blockchain ICO white papers”, from as little as a £74.52. Those looking to invest in an ICO should tread carefully.
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Government officials and automakers are accusing Volkswagen of twisting its emissions-cheating penance to its own advantage. As part of its sentence for equipping over half a million vehicles with defeat devices, the United States is forcing VW to spend billions of dollars on a decade-long program that promotes environmentally friendly transportation and green technologies. The company opted to invest a large part of those compulsory efforts into establishing an EV charging network within the U.S.
However, seven state attorneys generals have urged the Environmental Protection Agency to closely monitor Volkswagen’s course. They contend that such a network would give the company an unfair advantage in the forthcoming electric revolution, allowing VW to profit from its misconduct.
Tesla announced Friday that it will impose an additional fee of forty cents per minute on vehicles left idle in a Supercharger space for more than five minutes.
The new expense is apparently another attempt by the company to clamp down on the habitual misuse of its charging network. Since many Supercharging locations are literally parking spots and a Model S takes longer to “refuel” than a gas-powered car, it makes sense that Tesla drivers might wander off to search for coffee.


A fire that destroyed a Corbin home early Wednesday morning is being called suspicious.
The home was located on South Ky. 1629 near the intersection with Park Hill Road.
West Knox firefighters were initially called to the scene at approximately 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Firefighters said smoke and flames were showing from one room when they arrived. The homeowner, who was inside when the fire broke out, was able to escape without injuries.
Firefighters made entry with a hose line and were able to knock down the flames.
West Knox Assistant Chief Chad Jackson said firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the front living room area.
“There was smoke damage throughout,” Jackson said.
At 1:43 a.m., West Knox firefighters were paged back to the scene on a report that the fire had rekindled.
Jackson said when firefighters arrived on scene, there were heavy flames throughout the home and through the roof.
“Right after we got on scene, the roof fell,” Jackson said.
Following the initial fire, Jackson said the homeowner had gone to spend the night with a neighbor and was not there when the fire broke out the second time.
West Knox called in Corbin and Keavy fire departments for manpower.
Jackson said heat from the blaze melted the siding on another neighbor’s home.
Despite firefighter’s efforts, Jackson said the home was leveled by the second blaze.
“It is on the ground,” Jackson said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
“It is considered suspicious by the fact that it ignited back to the extent that it did after the first fire,” Jackson said.


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T B & P Express Inc is located at Daleville, IN, and it's a trucking, except local company. It brings in a revenue of $10.3 million annually and employs 67 people. Appealing to a specialized market, many have started to take notice of T B & P Express Inc. The company's Owner is Russell Toler.
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Selsey, West Sussex
History, tourist information, and nearby accommodation
HERITAGE HIGHLIGHTS: 12th-century St Wilfrid's Chapel
Another local landmark is Selsey Windmill, a restored 19th-century mill of red brick, which operated from 1820 to the 1920s. Like many Sussex towns, Selsey has a history as a centre for smuggling, especially around the East Beach area.
In the Dark Ages, Selsey served as the capital of the Kingdon of Sussex, but the history of Selsey really begins in the 7th century when St Wilfrid, a Northumbrian cleric who had been exiled from his homeland, founded a monastery near what is now Selsey after a grant of land from Caedwalla, King of Wessex. The king gave extensive lands as an endowment and among those lands was Selsey.
Selsey became the seat of St Wilfrid's abbey, and later served as the centre of Wilfrid's new bishopric. The cathedral was moved to Chichester in 1075 and Selsey became a manor owned by the Bishop. Selsey remained in the Bishops' hands until 1561 when Elizabeth I forced the then bishop to surrender the manor.
A few years later the Spanish Armada appeared off Selsey. The English devised a plan to lure the Spanish fleet onto Owers rocks just offshore, but the Spanish Admiral saw through the plan and instead, turned his ships to head for Calais.
During the 18th century, Selsey was a centre for smuggling. A grim reminder of those smuggling days is a blue plaque in Gibbet Field. The plaque records that in 1749 a pair of smugglers, John Cobby and John Hammond, were executed and hung in chains from a gibbet to act as a warning to other would-be smugglers. The warning had little effect. In fact, it was rumoured that the Rector of Selsey earned a commission on all kegs landed here by smugglers.
Several of the most important historic sites in the town are part of the Selsey Heritage Trail, marked by special plaques that give a brief history of the site. One such plaque marks the site where artist Edward Heron-Allen FRS lived.
Heron-Allen (1861-1943) built a house he called 'Large Acres' on Selsey High Street. His widely varied writing encompassed such diverse topics as violin making, ancient Persian texts, palmistry, and marine zoology. He also wrote about the local history of the Selsey area.
Just across High Street from the site of Large Acres is The Crown Inn, a picturesque Grade II listed pub established in 1831. Though the building has been a pub since that date it was actually built in the late 18th century.
One of the most striking historic buildings in Selsey is Selsey Hall on High Street. The Hall was built in 1913 in Art Deco style. It served as a cinema and a venue for concerts, variety performances, lectures and dances as well as films.
Also on High Street is Century Cottage, a lovely pink thatched building dating to the 18th century. At the corner of High Street and School Lane is one of the prettiest buildings in Selsey, a 17th-century thatched cottage known as Hollyhocks.
St Peter's Church
Further north along High Street is the parish church of St Peter. The church was built in 1865 using stones from the demolished nave of St Wilfrid's Chapel at Church Norton. The 12th-century arcades from St Wilfrid's were incorporated into the new building and the church holds the early medieval font from the chapel. The remainder was designed in 13th-century style by the prolific Victorian architect JP St Aubyn.
The truncated remains of St Wilfrid's Chapel were used for a time as a mortuary chapel, then given full chapel status. It is now maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust and forms a popular stopping place for walkers enjoying the nature trails that dissect Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve. Beside the churchyard are the remains of an 11th-century moated castle motte.
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Address: Selsey, West Sussex, England
Attraction Type: Town
Location: Located 7 miles south of Chichester, on the B2145
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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Heritage Rated from 1- 5 (low-exceptional) on historic interest
Church Norton, St Wilfrid's Church - 1.9 miles (Historic Church)
Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve - 2.3 miles (Countryside)
Chichester, St John the Evangelist - 3.2 miles (Historic Church)
Pallant House Gallery - 3.2 miles (Museum)
Chichester Cathedral - 3.3 miles (Cathedral)
The Novium Museum - 3.4 miles (Museum)
Bognor Regis Museum - 3.4 miles (Museum)
Fishbourne Roman Palace - 4 miles (Roman Site)
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