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April Study Plan
In March, I went all-in on ChessMood, and it has been going well. Read about my first month with ChessMood. I plan to continue using ChessMood in April. It is a busy month with family activities, so I will need to be sure to find a good balance with chess.
In March I played all 10-minute games as I was trying to learn the new openings. I sometimes used Chess.com’s Game Review, but that was the extend of my analysis. This worked out and was a lot of fun, but I want to get back to playing longer games and doing the analysis.
So my goals are to:
- Return to 30-Minute Games - 2-3 serious games per week. Playing the moves on a physical board.
- Analyze Every Game - Combination of reviewing the game without an engine first, then using the Chess.com Game Review feature
Continue on the endless ChessMood video content:
- Openings (20%): I should be able to finish the WhiteMood Opening this month, having about 90 minutes of videos left. I debated if I should dig into the detailed courses for white like the Anti-Sicilian course, but I think I will take the recommendation of the ChessMood GMs and move on to the BlackMood opening course. I’m a little nervous about starting in on a new opening for black as well, concerned that I will have issues remembering everything. On the other hand, I feel like every game I play now as black is a waste of time until I learn a new opening.
- Tactics (20%): Tactics Ninja - I still have 12 hours of videos left, so I’m going to keep working on this.
- Master Games (10%): 100 Classical Masterpieces - I’ve only gotten through 10 of the 100 games, so I am just going to keep working on this.
- Middle Game (20%): Happy Pieces - I have about 3 hours left in this course, so I should be able to complete this. Next will be Speedboat Adventures (Rooks).
- Endgame (20%): Pawn Endgames - I should be able to finish this in April. Next will be Queen vs Pawns.
- Chessable Tactics - 10 minutes a day between reviewing Learn Chess the Right Way - Book 1: Must Know Checkmates and learning/reviewing Book 2: Winning Material
- Continue studying the tactics videos from ChessMood (above). There are the specific courses on tactics, but the middle game and endgame courses have some tactics as well.


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Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by UF67ee, Sep 7, 2013.
We lose to Miami in the first game and win all the rest under Charlie Pell.
Yes, we spanked Georgia 24-3 that year, as I recall. Back then that was a route. With the scoring whiners of today, that would not be acceptable.
We started out 0-1-1 with a tie with Lswho and then won the rest of our games
forget 1984, we don't have kerwin bell, jon l williams, neal anderson, forgot the 3rd running back that would be starting for this team. also the wide receivers were light years better (frankie neal et al.)
We beat Miami 28-3 one season when they won the NC. Imagine the howling on this board if the team gave up as easily as some who post here.
The 3rd RB was Lorenzo Hampton and that O-line was the best that money could buy!
Gotta love that kool aide some of you are drinking. Before this game a large percentage of people on this site were saying we would blow out Miami.
Are you sure Galen Hall didn't coach that team?
I grew up with Phil Bromley starting center he lived 5 houses down from me.
His younger brothers Scott(lsu) and Chris played for the Gators in the late 80's early 90's
The Great Wall of Florida.
This. Kerwin would be the key.
He did, he was 8-0 that year.
Yes, Galen did coach it. Pell was fired during the season. He got caught for what most were doing...........DID YOU KNOW---
Pell was undersized at 187 pounds, but he became an all-Southeastern Conference guard and defensive tackle. Pell played for Bryant's Crimson Tide from 1961 to 1963, including Bryant's first national championship team in 1961
Pell took full responsibility for the violations in August 1984 and announced he would resign at the end of the season. However, on September 16, only three games into the season, the NCAA announced that Florida was alleged to have committed 107 major infractions--including spying on other teams' practices, payments and gifts to players, and allowing walk-ons to stay in the athletic dorm. That night, university president Marshall Criser fired Pell and named his offensive coordinator, Galen Hall, as interim coach. Hall and the 1984 Gators won Florida's first-ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) football championship, but the SEC university presidents voted to vacate the Gators' 1984 SEC title after the season was over. In January 1985.
During his time at the University of Florida, Pell led the fund-raising efforts to make several major facility improvements at Florida Field, including the construction of a world-class training facility (the Ben Hill Griffin, Jr. Athletic Training Center), a major expansion of the south end zone seating and the construction of the first luxury skyboxes. Pell is credited by many with returning the Florida football program to national prominence and for rehabilitating the finances of the school's athletic department
Ricky Nattiel was a great WR for that team.

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It wasn't pretty, but it wasn't a loss.
Marcus Freeman picked up his first win at the helm of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish last week in a gut-wrenching 24-17 nail-biter over the California Golden Bears, and they'll look to even their record at 2-2 when they head south to Chapel Hill to square off with the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday afternoon.
A dreary and scoreless first quarter of nine drives — encapsulated by seven straight three-and-outs to open the game, followed by a missed field goal and a fumble — gave way to a second quarter where Cal took a 10-7 lead into the half. The two sides then alternated third-quarter touchdowns and Notre Dame rallied with 10 straight fourth-quarter points and broke up a last-second Hail Mary to seal the Fighting Irish's first win of the 2022 campaign.
Meanwhile, characterizing the start to 2022 for Notre Dame as a roller coaster would be an understatement for North Carolina despite the Tar Heels' 3-0 record to begin the season. The Tar Heels opened with a dominant 56-24 Week 0 win over FCS Florida A&M and went into their Week 3 bye with a 35-28 victory in Atlanta over Georgia State on Sept. 10. But the 52 total points allowed in those two wins sandwiched a Week 1 thriller in which North Carolina gave up even more than that — nearly in the fourth quarter alone — in a 63-61 barnburner down the road in Boone over 2022's Appalachian State "Cardiac Kids," a score that would lead one to think the Mountaineers had nearly pulled off the upset on the hardwood instead.
A 4-0 start would be quite the sign of good things to come for this group, however, as only six seasons in the last 50 years — 18 in program history — have seen North Carolina win its first four games, and each of the last four (1980, 1981, 1983, 1997) have led to streaks of at least six straight wins to open the respective season.
And if the Tar Heels want to reach that mark, they'll need to do something they've only done once (officially): beat the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame holds a 20-1 record all-time in the series, winning each of the last four meetings — 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2021 — while North Carolina came away victorious with a 12-7 victory in 1960 but was forced to vacate its 29-24 win in 2008.
Notre Dame at North Carolina
When Notre Dame Has the Ball
The Fighting Irish and Golden Bears were nearly identical in yardage totals — Notre Dame outgained California 297-296 — an outcome largely unexpected after Notre Dame tallied just 118 yards to Cal's 184 on the shoulders of four straight three-and-outs to open the game but just one the rest of the way (on its final drive of the game). Those four three-and-outs — and seven total punts — can be largely attributed to the Fighting Irish's 26.3 percent conversion rate (10-for-38) on third down, the eighth-worst mark in FBS and the third-worst among Power 5 peers. That rate, if extended over the course of a full season, would've finished third from the bottom in 2021 (ahead of only 3-9 New Mexico and 1-11 UConn) and dead last in 2019 (one spot behind 0-12 Akron).
Notre Dame failed to reach the end zone through the air until the final seconds of Week 2, and such struggles persisted until nearly the midpoint of the second quarter when newly cemented starting quarterback Drew Pyne found running back Chris Tyree over the middle for the Fighting Irish's first score of the game. That touchdown pass capped off a 10-play, 60-yard drive that lasted five minutes and 28 seconds, just 30 seconds shorter than the aggregate total of Notre Dame's first five drives combined.
In fact, it was the running backs who led the way both on the ground and in the passing game. Tyree finished with five catches for 41 yards and that touchdown, with backfield mate Audric Estime right behind with three catches for 43 yards. Estime actually hauled in Pyne's longest completion of the game, a 36-yard reception early in the fourth quarter that set up the Irish with a first-and-goal situation, leading to Pyne's second touchdown on the very next play where he found tight end Michael Mayer for the go-ahead score that would prove to be the decisive one in the 24-17 win.
If the Week 3 victory over California was a catalyst for Notre Dame's offense to move in the right direction, North Carolina's defense presents itself as a means for continuing in that direction. The Tar Heels enter Week 4 last in the ACC with 37.7 points allowed per game (119th nationally) and just 4.7 tackles for a loss per game, driven largely by their conference-worst 468.3 total yards and 275.3 passing yards allowed per game. Those numbers also place UNC in the bottom 10 and bottom 20 of the nation in the respective categories.
When North Carolina Has the Ball
For a team's defense that has struggled as much as Carolina's, the Tar Heels have had exactly the offense needed to overcome that start. North Carolina is one of just six FBS teams that have totaled at least 150 points entering Week 4, and one of just five that have done so in three games. The Tar Heels' 51.3 points per game sits well atop the ACC, with Wake Forest next in line (42.0).
Here's where UNC's offense sets itself apart: the Heels are the only team entering Week 4 ranked in the top 25 in both passing and rushing offense. Let that sink in: none of the current top five teams in the polls — Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan, and Clemson — can say the same. Now, sure, many of those teams have had blowout wins that haven't required as prolific of an offense to win games, but it speaks to the potent — and balanced — offense that North Carolina brings to the table. Redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Maye leads the ACC in passing yards (310 pg) and touchdown passes (11), the latter tying him with Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and Tulsa's Davis Brin for the most in the country.
Maye hasn't zeroed in on just one receiver either, especially with All-ACC wide receiver Josh Downs missing the last two games because of injury. He could be cleared to return to action for this game, giving the offense yet another weapon. In Downs' absence, Maye has done a good job spreading the ball around as Downs, fellow wideout Kobe Paysour, and tight ends Kamari Morales and Bryson Nesbit each have caught two touchdown passes. Paysour leads the team in receptions (14) and yards (172), with Morales (8, 135) and Nesbit (9, 116) close behind. On the ground, true freshman Omarion Hampton is the leading rusher with 228 yards and five touchdowns on 38 carries while Maye (146 yds) is next.
The Tar Heels' potent offense figures to be a tough challenge for Notre Dame, but this also will be the toughest defense UNC has faced thus far. A good place for the Fighting Irish to start would be to force a turnover, something Al Golden's unit has yet to do. There are just three other FBS teams — Auburn (2-1), Fresno State (1-2), and Temple (1-2) — with zero takeaways to this point. The average defense forces a turnover roughly every 41 plays. Notre Dame's D has been on the field for 208 plays and is still searching for its first. One bright spot on this side of the ball last week was the play of the defensive line, which totaled six sacks. It was a collective effort up front with Jacob Lacey recording two sacks, Isaiah Foskey and Jayson Ademilola credited with 1.5 each, and Justin Ademilola adding his name to the stat sheet on the second-to-last play of the game. That marks a big improvement from the first two games when the Irish totaled four sacks in their losses to Ohio State and Marshall.
Yet another element of intrigue for this matchup: Notre Dame's offense is averaging 1.57 points per drive this season (60th out of 65 Power 5 teams), while North Carolina's defense is allowing 2.83 points/drive so far this season (64th out of 65 Power 5 teams). If North Carolina's offense presents itself as a nearly irresistible force, consider the matchup on the other side of the ball as a manifestation of the stoppable force going up against the movable object.
All in all, Notre Dame began to move in the right direction last week, the offense finding a bit more structure to do its job while the defense shrugged off a dismal showing against Marshall to slow down Cal's passing game. Continuing that progress will be crucial against an even more potent Tar Heels team that features dynamic playmakers both on the ground and through the air, but which has historically struggled to score against Notre Dame, averaging a little more than 13 points per game throughout the decades in this series. This UNC offense should be able to put more points on the board this time but the Irish defense will make enough stops to keep things close throughout while the ND offense enjoys its best showing of the season so far.
Prediction: Notre Dame 34, North Carolina 31
Podcast: Week 4 Preview, Predictions and Picks Against the Spread
Written by Juan Jose Rodriguez, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network and a 2019 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Rodriguez was an intern for Athlon during summer 2017 and worked for a variety of media outlets on campus, including as the editor-in-chief of Scholastic Magazine. Follow him on Twitter @JuanJoseRG02.
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To celebrate the presentation of The Three Caballeros and other “Treasures of the Disney Vault” this Sunday on TCM, here’s a look at the soundtrack album.
Walt Disney Presenta
LOS TRES CABALLEROS
Musica y canciones de al pelicula
Discos Disneylandia 1239M (12” 33 1/3 RPM / Mono)
Album Released in the U.S. in July, 1977. Produced for Records by Edmundo Santos. Music: Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith. Album Song Version Producer: Louis Oliveira. Album Song Version Conductor: Leo Perachi. Running Time: 26 minutes.
“Caballeros” Soundtrack Songs: Main Title (“Three caballeros”) by Ray Gilbert Manuel Esperon, Ernesto Cartezar; “Llongo” by Gil; “Zadunga” (Traditional); “Jesusita en Chihuahua” by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés; “Los Posadas” (Traditional); “Solamente una vez (You Belong to My Heart)” by Ray Gilbert, Augustin Lara; “Mexico” by Edmundo Santos; “Jarabe Pateno” (Traditional); “Os quindins de yaya (Angel May Care)” by Ary Barroso.
“Caballeros” Album Version Songs: “Baia (No baixa do dapatiero)” by Ary Barroso; “Tico Tico” by Ervin Drake, Aloysio Oliviera, Zequinha de Abreu; “Brazil” by Ary Barroso, S.K. Russell.
“Saludos Amigos” Album Version Song: “Brazil (Aqualera Do Brasil)” by Ary Barroso and S.K. Russell.
Studio Versions: Clarence Nash (Donald Duck); Aloysio Oliviera (José Carioca); Dora Luz, Aurora Miranda, Disney Studio Chorus, Leo Perachi Vocal Group.
The marvelous results of an historic journey to South America by Walt Disney and his artists yielded not only two live-action/animated features (and a few shorts), but also a wealth of music, from original songs written for the film to established Latin hits and traditional music. While several Hollywood entities provided cultural exchanges during the era of the U.S. Good Neighbor Policy, few carried it out with such flair as the Disney people, and few produced such an abundance of classic moments.
In the U.S., there was no English language soundtrack album of either Saludos Amigos or The Three Caballeros. In 1944, Decca released a three-disc 78 RPM set for each film. They featured musical director Charles Wolcott on vocals. These records were not made available on LP discs or singles. In 1958, Disneyland Records released its own LP combining music from both films with some cuts from the soundtrack, but mostly new—and excellent—renditions recorded in South American studios. This album, Saludos Amigos: Disney’s Songs from South of the Border, is available on iTunes.
In 1977, a line of “Discos Disneylandia” albums was distributed in U.S. stores. Most were Spanish language versions of Disney stories, with one very unique item among them: Los Tres Caballeros, the Spanish soundtrack album. This was the first and only way one could own the soundtrack on vinyl.
Most of the material in Three Caballeros isn’t in English anyway, so it hardly matters that all the dialogue is also in Spanish (and it’s cool to hear Aloysio Oliviera’s José Carioca converse with Clarence Nash’s Donald Duck in his native tongue). About 70% of the album consists of soundtrack segments, with a few tracks originating on the 1958 Saludos album (including a knockout version of “Brazil”).
There is one glaring oversight: the absence of the title song as sung by Panchito, Donald and José. It’s sung by a chorus in the Main Title, but instead of hearing the avian trio sing their famous tune, the album ends abruptly with “Os quindins de yaya”. Nevertheless, this is still a primo piece of vinyl.
The Three Caballeros will be hosted by Leonard Maltin during TCM’s Treasures from the Disney Vault this Sunday, March 15, at 12 am ET (which is really Monday morning March 16), followed by the must-see documentary, Walt and el Grupo. The whole lineup starts at 8 pm ET. Here’s the whole schedule:
8:00 pm Darby O’ Gill and the Little People (1959)
9:45 pm Wonderful World of Disney: I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959)
10:45 pm Silly Symphony: Babes in the Woods (1932)
11:00 pm Wonderful World of Color: The Story of the Animated Drawing (1955)
12: 00 am The Three Caballeros (1944)
1:30 am Walt and el Grupo (2008)
3:15 am The Fighting Price of Donegal (1966)
One other note—only because it gets so little attention and deserves so much more: There’s a charming Epcot indoor boat ride attraction called Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, which features the animation magic of Eric Goldberg and gorgeous live-action footage that you’d swear was filmed in’40s Technicolor, thanks to Susan Goldberg.
GIVE A LITTLE LISTEN
Excerpt from “Os quindins de yaya”
C’mon…a song about pastries and cake with Donald, José, Aurora Miranda, spectacular orchestral and choral arrangements? Did I mention cake? This is the big finish of the production number, in which Ms. Miranda makes all the buildings move along with the beat.
DARBY O’GILL AND THE LITTLE PEOPLE
The Story of Darby’s Adventures with the King of the Leprechauns
Disneyland Storyteller ST-1901
Released in 1959. Executive Producer: Jimmy Johnson. Producer/Musical Director: Camarata. Music: Oliver Wallace, Camarata. Adapted from the Screenplay by Lawrence Edward Watkin. Suggested by H.T. Kavanagh’s Darby O’Gill Stories. Running Time: 29 minutes.
Album Voices: Arthur Shields (Darby); J. Pat O’Malley (King Brian, Paddy Scanlon).
Singing Voices: Sean Connery (Michael); Janet Munro (Katie).
Song: “Pretty Irish Girl”, “, “The Wishing Song” by Oliver Wallace, Lawrence E. Watkin.
One of Walt Disney’s personal favorite live-action features, this is another terrific Disney film coming to TCM this Sunday. The Disneyland Records version eschewed soundtrack dialogue and instead featured narration by Arthur Shields as Darby. Even though we don’t hear Albert Sharpe reprising his film role, Shields is an equally capable Darby with a stellar movie career that includes How Green Was My Valley, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Quiet Man (which surely must have helped inspire Walt to produce Darby).
Playing King Brian is Disney favorite J. Pat O’Malley, filling in for Jimmy O’Dea. (Coincidentally, O’Malley’s birthday is also this Sunday.) Sean Connery and Janet Munro make very brief appearances, singing the tail end of “Pretty Irish Girl”, not from the soundtrack, but from a 1959 single, conducted by Tutti Camarata. Tutti also provided fully orchestrated background music cues.
The music cues help a lot, but not enough. Darby O’Gill and the Little People as the film is a visually lush production buoyed by special effects that are still a marvel—including the use of forced perspective rather than process screen or mattes to make the Leprechauns seem small (the same technique as in Peter Jackson’s Tolkien epics). But as an audio recording, Darby needs dynamism in its sound presentation to make up for the lack of visuals. While the vinyl adaptation has its moments (the banshee segment is pretty creepy), the overall result is quite good by not great. The Disneyland folks did a nice job with what they had.
This Darby LP record is one of the few early Disneyland Storyteller albums that did not accompany books. Some of them were later converted to book-and-record sets, like 101 Dalmatians and Swiss Family Robinson.
Perhaps one day Walt Disney Records and Intrada will release the actual Oliver Wallace score for Darby O’Gill and the Little People …you hear that, King Brian?
GIVE A LITTLE LISTEN
Excerpt including part of “Pretty Irish Girl” single
Darby narrates and introduces the signature song from the film, as heard on the LP. This rendition is not the soundtrack, but from the single 45 RPM version conducted by Camarata with vocals by Connery and Munro. Unfortunately, only the tail end of that song was used for the LP.

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Hello! My name is Chloe! I am a miniature Australian Shepherd. I have one blue eye and one brown eye. Don't let my small size fool you! I have a big personality. I am very fluffy, friendly, and sweet. I am having a lot of fun with my new family. I am learning fun games and tricks. I love meeting and playing with new people. I also love to cuddle. I really like to play outside, especially with my frisbee. I am very protective of my toys, but am always ready and willing to play!
Petey was picked up by Animal Control and moved to the Humane Society when he was 1 year old. He had grown into his collar, and required a surgery to remove it, leaving him with a scar all the way around his neck. After spending 14 months in the shelter, he was adopted and given a home. 9 months later, he was dropped back off at the shelter because his family was moving and did not want to take him. I work at the Humane Society, and after 3 weeks, I knew I could not leave him there any longer. He loves snuggling and sitting in everyones laps. He loves going to the dog park, too (even though ...
Edit - With tears in my eyes, I have to update Jeremiah's profile to "in loving memory of" an incredible friend. My parents had to put him down on 6-6-12, while I was out of town. I'm sorry buddy, that I didn't get to say goodbye. I'm so glad you're not hurting anymore.
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ecoATM, a San Diego company that operates self-service kiosks that provide payments for unwanted cell phones, said it received its 1 millionth device recently.
The firm that was founded in 2012 has about 400 kiosks across the country, mainly at major shopping malls. The machines accept cell phones, MP3 players, and tablets in any condition, do an assessment on the device and provide an immediate rebate.
Citing the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the company said the 1 million devices recycled is the equivalent of removing 1,981 average houses off the grid for a year, and 152 cars from the roads for a year.
“People are recognizing that e-waste is a real problem and that there are convenient solutions for responsibly disposing of unwanted electronics,” said Tom Tullie, ecoATM’s chairman and chief executive officer.
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Chatting with the electronic-pop roommates.
Mark, Federico and Marion are 100% dedicated to their band. Coming together whilst studying music in London, the trio decided to live together in North East London, going against the uni flatmate traditions of houses being full of pizza boxes and empty bottles of Echo Falls, and opting instead to build a studio within their home for all their recording needs.
Definitely paying off, Rumours have been praised for their unique mix of electronic production and poignant songwriting, with Mark and Marian’s stunning vocals beautifully intertwining over soaring synths. Back with their newest track “Invitations”, which is a rich and hypnotic electro-pop banger, the band are showing no signs of slowing down.
We caught up with Marion to find out all about the coolest bunch of roommates-slash-electronic-masterminds out there.
How did you all meet?
Mark and Federico grew up together in a small town in Italy called Reggio Emilia. They built a really strong friendship through making music together over the years. I grew up in Oslo, Norway but wanted to explore what it meant to live in a place that offered more creative opportunities, so moved to London at age 20. We all met here while studying music – actually it was at a party!
What do you each bring to Rumours?
Federico has always been into electronic music. After being a drummer for years and playing many different styles of music, he decided to move into production. Mark’s main focus has been on the songwriting side, he has a real knack for poetic lyrics. Then I came along and added my more free, ethereal melodies into the mix. Between all of our strengths and weaknesses I think we have ended up finding some sort of balance.
Do you think coming from Italy and Norway and making music in London has had an influence on your sound?
More so than the countries we grew up in, I think it was the influence of our families and the creative environment that we’ve been surrounded with, that has shaped our interest in music from an early age. Mark’s dad is a Jazz pianist and composer and played a big role in helping him realise how much he could get out of performing and writing. Fede is from a family of ballet dancers and choreographers and has always been surrounded by music and creative people. I’m also from a creative and adventurous family. Their support has made me brave enough to take chances and follow my dream of pursuing music as a career. We all had this urge to come to London where music and arts is a more of an open-minded affair, and where not only the most mainstream pop music could see the light of day. Coming to London really opened our ears to different types of music.
“It’s nice to be close to the people you share so much with, it could easily become a bit too much sometimes but so far we’ve been very good at enjoying this experience and making the most of it.”
You all live together in North East London. How does living together help you as a band?
Living together is really great, especially in a big city like London. The process of writing music is more spontaneous than before, we have a humble studio in our small living room and that allows for us to make music together at any time. It’s nice to be close to the people you share so much with, it could easily become a bit too much sometimes but so far we’ve been very good at enjoying this experience and making the most of it.
For those who haven’t heard your music, how would you describe your sound?
Our sound reflects the strong musical influences that we have from many different genres. It is a dynamic mix of heavy beats, contrasting melodic voices and rhythmic, melodic synth hooks.
Can you tell us about your newest single “Invitations”?
For us “Invitations” is the embodiment of how our music has evolved over the last 2 years. It definitely has to grow on you a bit more than some of our other songs because we decided to venture outside of what we think is ‘easy listening’ and instant gratification and focus more on what makes our sound different.
What was the inspiration behind the song?
The meaning of the song itself is about being inspired and expressing yourself. Living every experience to its fullest.
What else have you got lined up for this year?
We do have a few new releases up our sleeve, with one single coming out very soon and some fun gigs in the pipeline. We have also started doing DJ sets (The first being at NT’s in Netil House on the 14th of April) and we are playing a headlining gig at Birthdays in Dalston on the 12th of May. You can also catch us at the Funk and Soul Weekender Festival on the 13th of May, and at Dimensions Festival in Croatia!
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Mani Ratnam, who has made blockbusters like Roja, Bombay, Dil Se and many more to his credit has been reportedly hospitalized today after he complained of uneasiness.
According to reports, Mani Ratnam was busy working on his new film when he fell a bit sick and has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai. A senior team of doctors is attending him.
If one can remember, Mani Ratnam already received a minor heart attack a few years back when he was filming for the bi-lingual movie ‘Yuva’. Let’s hope that there is nothing serious about his health and he gets back to work soon.
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In June, the first two GIDROCK LV machines, intended for transportation of people and explosives, were put into operation in the mines of Lucky Invest AD – Dzhurkovo and Druzhba. In the tests, the machines showed high passability and excellent maneuverability in the narrow mine galleries.
GIDROCK LV is designed and manufactured by Allegi Engineering Ltd. in accordance with the requirements of BDS EN 1889-1: 2011 “Mining machines. Mobile machines working underground. Safety. Part 1: Railless vehicles with pneumatic tires”.
The machine is designed to perform various logistics activities in the conditions of the mines such as: transportation of people, transportation of materials, service activities, transportation of fuel materials and others.
The advantages of the machine over standard vans come from the industrial components and materials used, such as:
- Bridges with integrated multi-disc brakes in an oil bath isolated from the environment.
- Hydrodynamic transmission.
- Hydraulic steering system and brakes.
- SAHR parking brake (spring-loaded with hydraulic release).
- S355 and S700MC steel construction.
This ensures a high level of safety, high reliability and low costs during the service life of the equipment.
Off-road vehicles are still used in many places around the world for off-road vehicles. All of them are not specially designed for work in a mining environment. Alleggi believes that their product is extremely innovative and similar machines will be in demand in the future. The support of the native production is what the company relies on at the moment – flexibility, innovation and professionalism are what they can offer.
More information about the new development can be found in the upcoming issue. 6-7 / 2020, p. 35 of the journal “Mining and Geology”


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Welcome to the DAZ|Studio Forum
DAZ|Studio F.A.Q (Updated: 2019 Feb 01 1:12 pm)
Subject: size as same
Excuse me! Yes,you guess that ,which my asking is size as same as daz model when importing model from blender to daz. I use 1 unit=1m in blender,but in daz 1m is smaller than model imported from blender. For example, I created a cube (1m) in blender,then importing into daz,and I use unit 1m to created cube in daz,which I found that daz model is smaller. So I want to know how to let size as same both in daz? Thanks.
There's a blender preset when importing. If you export an object from Daz to blender (e.g. Genesis 8 Male) using the Blender preset - then import it to Blender, you can use that to make your object the right size in Blender. Then you import your object to Daz with the same Blender preset.
Hope that helps
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I have a feeling that Republicans may seriously regret promoting the InfoWorld-driven "Pizzagate conspiracy" about politics and human trafficking -- now that the "spa" in Florida (where New England Patirots owner Robert Kraft was arrested) turns out to allegedly have ties to not just human trafficking, but China, as well -- along with Trump, his two dear sons and many Republican officials.
Yes, that's the madam -- sorry, spa owner -- with Trump at his Super Bowl party. The Miami Herald article has more photos, along with some with Don Jr., Eric and others. Like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Rep. Matt Gaetz (you know him, he's the fine fellow who tried to threaten Michael Cohen before testifying, and tried to get the father of a Parkview shooting victim thrown out of a House hearing...), Florida Senator Rick Scott, Sarah Palin (yes, really) and more...
You can read the article about the spa's history and the owner and her connections here.
Perhaps if they served pizza at Trump's Super Bowl Party the far right media and conspiracy websites could just recycle the old stories, and simply change the names to people actually connected to a real human trafficking business...!!
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DeRIDDER, La. -- The 2017-2018 Early Childhood Performance Ratings were recently released by the Louisiana Department of Education showing that Beauregard Parish sites earned an overall Proficient rating with a score of 5.39 on a seven point scale, according to Timothy Cooley, Beauregard Parish Superintendent of Schools, lead agency for the network.
In addition, the network received an Excellent rating for equitable access to at-risk four-year-olds in the parish.
"The Beauregard Parish Early Childhood network consists of nine sites serving children from birth through five years old," Cooley said. "This is the third year that the state has issued performance ratings for early childhood education and the third consecutive year that the Beauregard network has received a Proficient rating, improving its score each year."
All publicly funded early childhood education sites are joined in district networks and are rated on classroom observations of the interactions between teachers and students. The ratings are reported in four categories -- Excellent, Proficient, Approaching Proficient, and Unsatisfactory.
District networks are evaluated on equitable access, classroom organization, emotional and behavioral support, instructional support, curriculum quality, and certification and professional development of teachers.
When the Louisiana legislature passed the Early Childhood Care and Education Act of 2012, the state began an endeavor to unify its early childhood system and improve kindergarten readiness. This process has led to a statewide early childhood network that focuses on coordinated enrollment systems, a unified rating system, and teacher preparation and support.
The state reports scores on a seven point scale: 6.00-7.00 as Excellent, 4.50-5.99 as Proficient, 3.00-4.49 as Approaching Proficient, and 1.00-2.00 as Unsatisfactory.
The Beauregard network improved its score in all five categories rated by the state over scores issued last year. These include, for pre-kindergarten students, Emotional Support with a score of 6.14, Classrooms Organization with a score of 5.88, and Instructional Support with a score of 4.17. For toddlers, age one through three, this includes Emotional and Behavioral Support with a score of 6.53, and Engaged Support for Learning with a score of 3.77.
Overall, five sites were rated Excellent and four rated Proficient in Emotional Support, showing that teachers are responsive to students' needs and help develop their ability to interact with others. Two sites were rated Excellent and seven sites rated Proficient for Classroom Organization, showing that lessons are scheduled in a way that best helps children learn and grown.
For toddlers, 100 percent of the sites were rated Excellent for Emotional and Behavioral Support, and two sites, Bright Beginnings and Mother Goose, achieved the LDOE "Birth to Three Honor Roll" for providing high quality instruction and care.
All Beauregard sites use a Tier I Curriculum and overall 77 percent of teachers are certified at either a B.A. or C.D.A level, increasing the percentage each of the three years of the program.
"The ultimate goal of the Beauregard Early Childhood Network is to provide our children with the support and instruction to prepare them to be successful in kindergarten," Cooley said. "Data indicates that future success in education begins with a solid foundation in the formative years."
"The performance profile shows that our early childhood sites are providing high quality education and care for our youngest learners. We will strive to maintain our high rating while at the same time looking to areas where we can improve so that our children have the best possible foundation to enter kindergarten ready to succeed," he concluded.


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France insisted the Iran nuclear deal "is not dead" as European leaders pledged to salvage the landmark agreement that Donald Trump announced the US would leave.Read more about this at cnn.com.
Iran warned the US on Sunday that abandoning the nuclear deal would be a "historic mistake," less than one week before President Donald Trump is set to make a decision on the pact.Read more about this at cnn.com.
When President Donald Trump sits down to chat on cable news, he doesn't just give an interview — he almost always gives an absolutely sprawling half-hour appearance. On April 26, he called in to his favorite morning show, Fox News' Fox & Friends, to clear the air on policies, chat
Thomson ReutersHO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - It wasn't until Pham Chi Cuong saw the plane waiting to deport him from the United States that it sunk in that he was about to be sent back to Vietnam, the country he fled in 1993.
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DUBAI/United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia could consider a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom's border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into an island and transforming its only land border into a military zone and nuclear waste site, state-linked Saudi newspapers reported Monday. The project has not been
Tiffany Haddish stopped by The Tonight Show on Friday and dished to Jimmy Fallon about her pact with Brad Pitt. As the story goes, Tiffany was in an elevator with the 54-year-old actor earlier this year discussing her hopes for a long time relationship one day when all of a
The Koch groups are worried that tariffs and a trade war with China would offset any potential positive economic gains from the GOP's tax cuts.Read more about this at cnbc.com.
White House officials said Monday that the Trump administration is pursuing another legislative push on immigration, but when pressed said the effort would largely be the same as it has been trying unsuccessfully since last fall. Read more about this at cnn.com.
Lawmakers have refused to invest in this field of study, leaving gun policy to operate on dogma, not science.
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Kelly Clarkson has released the title track from her upcoming album Meaning of Life. This is Clarkson’s eighth album, following 2015’s Piece by Piece. Last month, the American Idol star released a pair of singles, “Love So Soft” and “Move You,” which signaled a shift from pop-rock toward a more soulful sound. Meaning of Life drops on October 27 from Atlantic. Stream “Meaning of Life” below and watch a live session recorded in Nashville here.


Colorado’s law regarding the prohibition of possessing a firearm if you are a felon had changes made through Senate Bill 271, which had bipartisan support. The 304 page Bill changed in the wake of a mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers. The bill has been passed banning people convicted of certain misdemeanor crimes from purchasing a firearm for at least five years. House Bill 1298 was presented as a way to keep weapons out of the hands of dangerous criminals and people who are generally unstable. The believed King Soopers gunman was convicted of third-degree assault a few years before the mass shooting. Assault is one of the misdemeanors that now has the ability to keep a person from purchasing a firearm. The legislature also loosened prohibition of firearms possessed by felons. These measures are being enacted despite Denver and Aurora having seen record breaking levels of violent crime related to firearms. In 2020, Denver had 95 homicides, 50% more than in 2019 and the highest number in three decades. This year is looking even worse. Aurora saw a more than a 45% jump in firearm-related homicides from 2019 to 2020. 2021 is not on a better pace since there were more non-fatal shootings in Aurora during the first half of 2021 than in 2019.
What changes Will the Legislature Make?
Senate Bill 271 was supposed to reform Colorado’s criminal code related to misdemeanors. Only Felons convicted of a crime that falls under the Victims Rights Act, murder, robbery and felony assault, for instance, are still prohibited from possessing a firearm. This means many dangerous criminals will now be allowed to own firearms legally, including those convicted of drug dealing, organized crime, burglary, arson, car theft, treason, sedition, anarchy, and inciting a riot. Senate Bill 271 raised being a felon in possession of a firearm from a Class 6 felony to a Class 5 felony; The maximum penalty for those who violate the law has increased to three years in prison from 18 months. Offenders may no longer receive probation if they produce a weapon while committing a crime. No matter what felony is committed, being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm continues to be illegal under federal law, carrying a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Federal prosecutors often reserve charges for people suspected of many other crimes or who have known gang affiliations. No matter the crime, felons in Colorado could still be potentially kept from purchasing a firearm in stores since they wont pass a federal background check. Will they be able to own a firearm but not purchase one? The Colorado Bureau of Investigation handles background checks for firearms in Colorado. They are trying to determine if the change would actually let people convicted of felonies to purchase a firearm or just simply own one.
Tristan Gorman, legislative policy coordinator for the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, worked on Senate Bill 271. “I think that it’s a statute that has long been in need of reform,” Gorman said, arguing that it’s too broad. The changes are needed for the justice system, but allowing some felons to legally possess a firearm creates conflict in the state’s criminal code. Someone convicted of felony animal abuse is now able to possess a gun under Senate Bill 271, but because of House Bill 1298, someone convicted of misdemeanor animal abuse would not be able to purchase a weapon for five years after their conviction. Organized crime offenders will be allowed to own weapons but someone defending their significant other from an unwanted stranger touching them inappropriately in public will be forced to give up gun ownership for up to five years. While many of the misdemeanor charges do warrant removing the right to own a firearm from a person, the field should be level for all offenders seemingly big or small. House Bill 1298 placed the five-year purchasing restriction on people convicted of the following misdemeanors:
Third-degree assault, Sexual assault, Unlawful sexual contact, Child abuse, Violation of a protection order, A crime against an at-risk person, Harassment, A bias-motivated crime, Possession of an illegal weapon, Unlawfully providing a firearm other than a handgun to a juvenile
Colorado Punishes Law-abiding Gun Owners
House Bill 1298 does not prohibit people from continuing to possess firearms they owned before they were convicted of a misdemeanor that temporarily blocks them from purchasing a gun. Does this mean people would not receive consequences if they have a previously purchased firearm in their possession even though they are banned? It is unclear if Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Giffords and other groups, who are generally leading the changes of laws impacting lawful gun owners, consulted on the bills which will help firearms into the hands of those convicted of dangerous crimes. Colorado placed restrictions on legal firearm owners earlier this year despite the sudden leniency we are all now seeing.
In April, Colorado passed two bills criminalizing not storing firearms properly inside your own home. The punishments include the possibility of jail time. Storing firearms properly is important but so is informing members of your household (you and old) all about firearm safety. The other bill criminalizes victims of burglary and theft who fail to report their firearms were stolen. Once again lawmakers say law-abiding firearm owners cannot be trusted to safely exercise Second Amendment rights. Yet a criminal who has been convicted of multiple serious felonies is told by the same politicians they can be trusted despite the obvious disregard for the laws. Why is this country rewarding the rule breakers? We are giving weapons to dangerous criminals… then what? The leaders sit back bewildered when the snake they let loose inevitably bites them? The leaders of Colorado are setting the state up for disaster. Crime in general will skyrocket and violent crime, even more so. How can we trust our country is a safe place to be when our leaders literally are being enablers to very dangerous people.
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In the past two decades, the Israeli entertainment industry produced a number of provoking films and TV shows that attempted to re-examine Israel’s history and question the status quo. Think of Maoz’s Lebanon (2009) and Foxtrot (2017), or Folman’s Waltz with Bashir (2008). Although thematically and politically sobering, these productions ended up confirming some of the narratives they set out to challenge. This is not merely due to ideological biases but also by virtue of being part of the social reality in which they emerged. We humans are not immune to the influence of our upbringing, beliefs, and customs, not even those of us who seek to question that influence. The belief that there is such as thing as an objective reality is perhaps the biggest illusion the classical schools of thoughts have produced. Fauda, like all other forms of social representation, is no exception.
This article examines where Fauda fell short and how it failed to present the fresh perspective the producers claim to have introduced. Of course, I look at the series from a Palestinian perspective. I’m aware Season Three is out on Netflix, but my commentary will be focused on Season One and Two. The ones I actually had the time, or rather the courage, to sit down and watch. I admit, as a Palestinian, I had certain expectations from an Israeli TV show. Who wants to sit there and watch himself demonised and misunderstood?
One would think that a TV series produced by the ones whom we view as our oppressors is likely to be yet another battle over narratives. And given the severe power asymmetry between Israel and the Palestinians, chances are Israel was in a better position to control the narrative and overshadow our struggle under Israel’s military occupation. I’m aware some Israelis would cringe and cocoon themselves into a defensive mode when they hear or read such a phrase. Who wants to be associated with such a negative self-image, being an occupier?
That said, if you think we Palestinians are a bunch of terrorists, anti-Semites, or aliens on Eretz Yisrael, then whatever I’d say will pass through one ear and come out of the other. I’m not here to educate you, neither am I here to engage in a debate over narratives, right or wrong. This ship has long sailed and even sunk. I’m here to tell you how most Palestinians view the conflict, and Fauda is a good medium to channel some of their thoughts.
Of course, Fauda is Arabic for Chaos. It’s used as a codeword by the Israeli counter-terrorism operatives. Though, and I’m yet to speak to an Israeli who can actually pronounce the word correctly in Arabic. Unless of course he/she was born in Cairo or Baghdad. Surely, if you shout FAUDA in a Palestinian town, everyone will immediately know you’re not Palestinian.
In any case, from a cinematic perspective, bad pronunciation is not a problem. The problem however is in the connotation of the word ‘chaos.’ It seems to suggest a non-defined conflict, it’s a mess…it’s chaos. It could be sometimes, but it most certainly isn’t as a whole. To call the situation a ‘mess’ is to redefine the geo-political boundaries and blur the content. It reiterates an all-common Israeli narrative that the conflict is too complex or a complicated ‘war zone,’ as described by Fauda creators. This, among other things, lead to ignoring the conflict power hierarchy, one of the key components in its intractability.
Fauda writers give us a new-ish narrative that presents the Palestinian Other in a less antagonistic manner. In fact, especially in Season One, there were moments when the Palestinian narrative was presented in a positive light, emphasising not only that the ‘average Palestinian’ is ‘just like us,’ but that he/she can also be a victim in the conflict.
In Season One, the series seems to go the extra mile to depict the conflict as a tragedy for both sides – and it certainly is. It claims to stand between two narratives where — seemingly — there are no pure heroes nor perfect victims. Fauda is correct to assume that there isn’t such a thing as zero-sum contrasts between victims and perpetrators. Victims can have agency and inflict harm, and perpetrators can become victims themselves. However, when Fauda draws on the issue of victimhood, it creates a hierarchy. The show is overwhelmingly an Israeli-Jewish production and its views of the conflict remain somewhat asymmetrical. Possibly mimicking the US spy thriller Homeland, Fauda almost reduces the conflict to mere Israeli counter-terrorism units versus Palestinian terrorists. Therefore, the right and wrong are erased, the occupation hardly mentioned (non-existent in Season Two), and the assassinations are only action-packed adventures with bizarre and sometimes laughable outcomes.
From this perspective, it becomes possible to produce an imagined symmetry to an extremely asymmetrical conflict, depicting both the occupier and the occupied as victims, but with significant moral differences. That serves to marginalise and silence narratives that offer, from Israel’s point of view, a threatening moral clarity. Even when Palestinian victimhood is presented, it is only a shadow of Israel’s ‘more righteous’ victimhood. A victimhood hierarchy, if you like.
Doron Kabilio (played by Lior Raz), the lead Shabak operative, is a perfect example. He lived among Palestinians, he understands them and speaks their language, he even identifies with their suffering. But Fauda also shows us that in a way, Doron – and some of his colleagues – are the embodiment of Golda Meir’s visualisation of Israel’s victimhood. Meir once said that Israeli-Jews were not going to “forgive the Arabs for forcing them to kill their sons [the Arabs].” Her reasoning seems to imply that the more Palestinians the IDF kills, the more wronged and victimised Israel feels. By the same logic, Doron is a victim because he has to kill for the state of Israel – an ein breira (no choice) doctrine. The more he kills, the more victimised he becomes. He’s a modern Shakespearean tragic hero, neither villainous nor righteous, but nevertheless a victimised character. The same privilege is not granted to Walid El- Abed, the head of Hamas’ military wing. As if to say, the ‘average Palestinian’ can be a victim as long as they stay out of trouble and never resist.
In other instances, Fauda eliminates asymmetry by granting Palestinians a larger-than-life agency. In Season Two, for example, Nidal Awadallah, apparently a revenge-seeking Palestinian Daesh, travels in and out of the Territories and into Israel with relative ease. He targets Doron, Doron’s family, and eventually attempts to organise a commando-style military operation inside an Israeli city. This is a poetic license gone too far.
Do you remember when some Israeli textbooks, literature, and cinema portrayed the Arabs as dishonest, treacherous, hypocritical, and irrational? Although Fauda brought the ‘average Palestinian’ closer to the Israeli-Jewish audience, it seemingly remained faithful to some of the Orientalist stereotypes embedded in the Zionist thinking. This was obvious in the selective manner in which the series assigned values and defined morality.
Consider the issue of loyalty. Doron’s wife, Gali, becomes unfaithful to her husband, Doron, mainly because she’s grown fed up with his body-and-soul involvement with the counter-terrorism unit. She cheats on him with one of his friends. On the other hand, Nisrin, the wife of Abu Ahmad, Hamas’ key figure, comes very close to selling him out to the Israeli Shabak, to his arch enemy. Worse yet, Shirin, who becomes Walid Al-Abed’s wife gets involved romantically and sexually with Doron. This comes at the very high price of national treason and eventually death. Fauda shows that Israelis, are flawed human beings like everybody else, but to a certain limit. Palestinians, however, go all the way on the moral and political spectrum.
Likewise, the operatives of the Israeli counter-terrorism unit are flawed because of their personal mishaps and human shortcomings, but Palestinians are flawed on the national level: they are vulnerable to intimidation and easily fall prey to collaboration.
All in all, Fauda attempts to redefine some of the cliched one-sided narratives of the conflict, although with a touch of Hollywood-styled over-dramatisation. It doesn’t shy away from pointing fingers and reflecting inwards. But after all said and done, it repeatedly slips back into the all-too-common Israeli narratives about the Other. It allows Palestinians to be victims, but reserves empathy only to those Palestinians who are neither ‘terrorists’ nor ‘collaborators,’ as well as to the Palestinian wives, Nisrin and Shirin, who betrayed the husbands whom Israel deemed terrorists. As if to say, you’re a good Palestinian as long as you accept the status quo and never fight back. In the end, there is the Israeli-Jewish Aristotelian tragic hero-victim and then there is the lesser Palestinian victim. Both are victims, but one is more righteous than the other, one more deserving of empathy than the other.


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My training as a journalist as well as my experience over the years have led me to expect that all noteworthy occasions attended by the President of a country would be treated as a ‘news story’, if only to inform the populace about the agenda of the nation’s governance. It was therefore passing strange that an event such as The 5th Annual ‘State of the African-Guyanese Forum’ organized by The Cuffy250 Committee held on August 20, 2017 (at which President David Granger delivered the keynote speech) was treated with such tardy coverage, especially by the visual media, specifically Prime News and NCN.
Never has there been an event attracting so many members of the African Guyanese community in conference; the capacity crowd in the Critchlow Labour College auditorium two Sundays ago numbered in excess of 500 persons; activists from organisations representing the community’s issues – scholars, spiritual leaders – all there to discuss the contemporary state of the African-Guyanese community and to plan broad developmental strategies for our future.
This year’s most significant theme was ‘Repositioning African-Guyanese for Recognition, Justice and Sustainable Development’ and – another critical aspect – this forum was organized in collaboration with the International Decade of the People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G), a coalition of African-Guyanese organizations whose members have worked diligently on an Action Plan for African Guyanese communities.
President Granger had delivered this charge in his 2016 keynote address at a similar forum to honour the UN Decade, a charge to the leadership to initiate a plan of action for the community. The highlight of this year’s Forum was the unveiling of that African-Guyanese Action Plan which lays out a strategy and agenda for the community’s empowerment for the rest of ‘the decade and beyond.
From my perspective, this should have been given front page banner headline coverage in the print and digital media as well – President Granger Offers APNU+AFC Government’s Support To African Guyanese. And in the body of this news story the Guyanese public should have been informed that this significant occurrence is the result of our community’s thrust to be clearly identified in the nation’s cultural mosaic currently being defined, with the government of the day acknowledging that the success of its ‘social cohesion’ development strategy requires some unequivocal affirmative action incentives.
Yet, the day after this momentous gathering (in the next Guyanese news cycle Monday night August 21 2017) nary a mention of it; not a word about the President receiving that Action Plan from the African Guyanese community; not a syllable of President Granger’s thoughts on that occasion appeared anywhere on the (credible) TV news. On Monday night (and Tuesday night too) Prime News regaled us with information related to the recent National Toshaos Conference; Guyana’s President was pictured in a sod-turning ceremony while pledging government support for Amerindian concerns; nor could NCN be bothered (that night NCN News time was mainly cricket time). I asked a friend if she’d seen anything about State of the African-Guyanese Forum on Channel 67’s nightly news, and she said no; I sincerely hope she was mistaken.
This sharply reminds me of an incident a long time ago in Germany when Julian Mayfield posed a direct question to a German Professor who had invited us to spend a weekend with him –
“Were you ever a Nazi?”
The question caught the man off-guard; it startled me also. I held my breath and watched him turn beet red, then evasive. Julian Mayfield said: “Damn man, I’m not your God or your conscience, I just need to get to another question that’s bothering me; just answer the damned question, man.”
“Of course I was, Julian; everyone around me was a Nazi; what would you have done?”
“That’s what I thought, but tell me this, couldn’t the Jews see it coming? Wasn’t the writing on the wall?”
“Of course they knew what was happening, but they were talking about it in whispers,” was the former Nazi’s answer; a response that lodged in my mind and thereafter influenced my thinking as it does today in this historic moment – like a metaphor, an omen.
What does it all mean?
From my point of view this means there’s a deliberate attempt to sublimate African Guyanese; it is insidious and t’will grow worse. We need to take a pause now, at this juncture, to take note. Stop talking about it in whispers. It means that we in the African Guyanese community must begin to consciously worry that the seeds of our efforts at upward mobility will not be allowed
To be broadcast, take root and hopefully, spring to life in a unified communal vision of our future.
My training and experience both inform me that this clearly should be viewed as a suppression of news ‒ enough said.

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The late Thin Lizzy bassist Phil Lynott is being honored with a new limited edition signature bass from the Fender Custom Shop. Crafted by Master Builder John Cruz, the bass “painstakingly” recreates Lynott’s original bass in precise detail.
“To craft this instrument, Cruz began with a two-piece select ash body, added a lacquer finish to let the body breathe with more tonal resonance—and, of course, the custom pickguard and a hand-wound ’78 P Bass split-coil pickup,” Fender writes. “The stable, rift-sawn maple neck has a lacquered headstock face. Along with an oil finish, giving it a fast feel that perfectly matched Lynott’s fleet-fingered style. The 7.25”-radius round-lam rosewood fingerboard hosts 20 jumbo frets, while the body sports a Badass II high-mass bridge for extra sustain and punchy tone.”
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|Neck:||Rift Sawn Maple|
|Neck Shape:||1975 “U”|
|Headstock:||Large ’70s Style|
|Neck Plate:||4-Bolt Engraved|
|Pickup:||Custom Shop Hand-Wound ’78 Single-Coil Precision Bass|
|Controls:||Master Volume, Master Tone|
|Bridge:||Bad Ass II|
|Accessories:||Anvil Case, Custom Made Leather Strap and Studded Wristband, Mirrored Aviator Sunglasses and Certificate of Authenticity|


The B-G Racing Quick Release system allows for quick and easy removal of the steering wheel from the column, making it much easier to get in and out of any race car. A master spline positioned dead centre allows the use of the steering wheel as a reference point, ensuring perfect realignment every time.
Finished in elegant black anodising and bright yellow powder coating, this B-G Racing Quick Release system is manufactured from high quality lightweight aluminium and hard wearing steel for both performance and durability.
The B-G Racing quick release system utilises a 6 x 70mm PCD bolt pattern which fits between the steering wheel and the hub, bringing the steering wheel approximately 50mm close to the driver.
WARNING: The replacement of the steering wheels on cars equipped with airbag systems will disable both the functioning of the airbag of the driver and that of the passenger or any other airbag fitted to the car. For cars equipped with airbag systems, our steering wheels are intended for racing and show use only. Do not attempt to install this kit yourself unless you have been properly trained in the installation and maintenance of car steering wheels .Do not attempt to install this kit without having previously read the instruction manual. Incorrect installation can lead to steering wheel failure which can cause an accident resulting in serious personal injury or death. Caution: Reduced steering wheel diameter will cause increased driver steering effort.
- Master Spline for Perfect Realignment Every Time
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What does the law say about the validity of the Waste Manifest documents that are issued electronically?
A Waste Manifest document is a legal requirement prescribed by the Waste Classification and Management Regulations, 2013 under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008 (NEMWA). Regulation 11 of the Waste Classification and Management Regulations, 2013 requires that:
1. Every holder of hazardous waste must be in possession of a Waste Manifest document containing the relevant information specified in Annexure 22 of the Regulations.
2. Generators of hazardous waste must complete a Waste Manifest document containing the information specified in Annexure 2 for each consignment of waste transported to a waste manager.
3. Waste transporters must not accept hazardous waste for transport, unless the Waste Manifest document accompanies the waste.
4. All transporters of hazardous waste must:
– complete a Waste Manifest document containing the information specified in Annexure 2 of the Regulations for each consignment of waste transported;
– provide the information to the generator before the waste is transported from the premises of the generator; and
– provide the information to the waste manager at the time of delivery of the waste to the facility for a waste management activity.
5. Waste managers must not accept hazardous waste unless the Waste Manifest document accompanies the waste.
6. All managers of hazardous waste must complete the Waste Manifest document with the information specified in Annexure 2 confirming that the waste load has been accepted and that the waste has been managed.
7.All waste generators, transporters and managers must:
- retain copies, or be able to access copies / records, of the Waste Manifest documentation for a period of at least five years; and
- make the Waste Manifest documentation available to the Department of Health upon request.
In all of these obligations pertaining to the Waste Manifest system and documentation, there is no requirement for the original Waste Manifest document to be provided to, or be in the possession of, the generator of the hazardous waste.
It is also permissible for waste generators, transporters and managers to retain copies (not originals), or alternatively be able to access copies or records of the Waste Manifest
documentation via Compass’ Document Management System (DMS) and again, not necessarily the original documents.
We also need to look at the way Waste Manifest documentation may be issued. In terms of Section 47D of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA), a document under NEMWA (including a Waste Manifest document) may be issued to a company to its registered address or principal place of business by:
- delivering it by hand,
- sending it by registered mail,
- faxing a copy of the document,
- e-mailing a copy of the document, or
- posting a copy of the document and must be regarded as having come to the notice of the person, unless the contrary is proved.
1. The Waste Classification and Management Regulations, 2013 which require and regulate Waste Manifest systems, do not specify that the generator, transporter or manager of hazardous waste need to be in the possession of original documentation and expressly allow for copies to be retained and produced on demand.
2. Section 47D of NEMA allows for the electronic transmission of the completed Waste Manifest documentation from Compass to its customers.
3. The same then applies to Safe Disposal Certificates, which are not referred to by name in the legislation but which in practice form part of the Waste Manifest documentation typically used to prove disposal at an authorised landfill site.
4. Thus, the electronic copies of the Waste Manifest documents that Compass provides its customers are legally acceptable, as are the e-invoices that Compass issues. An e-invoice that meets the requirements of VATA and the ECTA is a valid tax invoice and should be processed as such on receipt.


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The White House has named Mobile a TechHire Community, honoring the city’s dedication to connecting its workforce with “well paying” jobs in the tech industry, Mayor Sandy Stimpson announced at a press conference Friday morning.
With the announcement, Mobile becomes one of 71 communities nationwide to receive the designation.
“Today, Mobile stands with an elite group of major cities and states who have embraced the TechHire initiative to spotlight the five million job openings in information technology nationwide,” Stimpson said. “The designation will create new jobs, spur additional investment and economic activity and help us to continue this momentum in Mobile.”
At the press conference at Rural Sourcing, Inc. downtown, Stimpson said many tech companies nationwide are moving out of Silicon Valley because of quality of life and low cost of living, among other reasons.
Over the next four years, Stimpson said in a statement, the city, employees and the Gulf Coast Technology Council will help train 500 candidates. Graduates of the program will be hired as computer analysts, software developers, network analysts, computer programmers and computer user specialists.
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Why it matters: Not even James Bond had the ability to launch a drone swarm from his decked out Aston Martin, but FLIR is bringing that upgrade to military vehicles. The Black Hornet 3 nano-drone now has a launch system that holds multiple drones capable of being launched in quick succession.
FLIR Systems has shared that its Black Hornet 3 nano-drones can be packed into a launch unit that allows for deployment of multiple units in rapid succession. The military-focused drones are used for reconnaissance and information gathering purposes.
Really small drones are nothing new, but having the capability to launch a drone swarm from a moving vehicle is a new step forward. The Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System (PRS) is currently the world's smallest unmanned aerial system weighing in at 2.87 pounds. The drone itself weighs less than 33 grams or 1.16 ounces.
The near-silent Black Hornet 3 carries both electro-optical and infrared sensors. It can fly forward up to 1.25 miles and communicate back to the operator through and encrypted data link. Even under windy conditions, this tiny drone can withstand gusts of over 20 mph. Although not very quick relative to other drones, the Black Hornet 3 is still reasonably fast for its size reaches upwards of 13 mph. Also consider that noise signature is a large concern making faster flight undesirable.
Attaching to the outside of tanks, armored personnel carriers, light utility vehicles, and just about any other vehicle you can think of, the Black Hornet vehicle reconnaissance system is ready to put eyes in the sky.
Today, more than 30 countries are using FLIR's Black Hornet PRS for battlefield insights. Aside from military use, first responders, SWAT teams, and law enforcement have been successful in gathering real-time information via nano-drones. Available as part of a battle management system, the Black Hornet VRS is only available to military, government agencies, and law enforcement customers.


With dining rooms closed in Philly during the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants are taking service outside. In Center City, there are currently more than 3,600 restaurant seats set up for outdoor dining, according to a new report from Center City District and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation.
For the report, released August 5 and titled “Restaurant Recovery: Safe Outdoor Dining,” Center City District looked at restaurants from Sixth Street to the Schuylkill and from Lombard to Vine. Old City was not included. Within those boundaries, 146 businesses have outdoor tables. Thirty-five of those businesses are serving in mini-dining areas set up in curbside parking lanes, a.k.a “streeteries” or “parklets.”
The biggest concentration of outdoor seating is along 13th Street in Midtown Village/the Gayborhood, where El Vez, Sampan, Lolita, and other perennially popular spots are located.
In addition to the existing outside tables, a few temporary street closures — where blocks are closed to cars to make more room for outdoor dining — are in the works. Philly introduced temporary street closures as an option for expanded outdoor dining in June. They’re designed for multiple restaurants to make use of at the same time. Old City was the first to take advantage of the program.
In Center City, the application for a street closure on Moravian Street between 17th and 18th streets (the block between Bar Bombon and A.Kitchen, near Rittenhouse Square) was approved. An application for a street closure on 13th Street between Chestnut and Walnut is under review. Restaurants on the 1500 block of Sansom Street and on 18th Street between Sansom and Locust are also interested in street closures, according to Center City District.
Sidewalk cafes have been permitted in Center City since 1995. Last summer, Center City District counted 188 restaurants and bars with outdoor seating within it boundaries, noted above. When Old City and South Street were added to that summer 2019 tally, there were 436 places with outdoor seating, though 130 were “non-food retail establishments.”


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I didn’t feel like cooking much over the summer. Historically, it’s the season that inspires me most in the kitchen. I’m blaming this change on the adjustment to having more daylight in my summers again. We were out and about so much over the summer that, before I knew it, it would be nine o’clock and I didn’t have a clue what to do about dinner. With school upon us now and the dawn of a crazy new schedule, I decided that I needed to make a serious meal plan and stick to it.
My inspiration is slowly returning with the help from my menu. Here’s a few things I have made this week:
Pizza on the grill, of course. Have to squeeze in as many grill nights as possible while it is still warm out.
Scones, made with currants that I picked at my friend Jessy’s house. They were awfully bitter after I dried them but once baked and topped with maple syrup, they were super yum!
My favorite homemade bread from my favorite cookbook.
Can you believe I found Hatch chiles up here? SO awesome. I roasted and froze a big batch. I’m thinking I have to go back for more still.
I wonder what else I can turn around in my life if I were to make more “plans”? I’m kind of a fly by the seat of my pants person and I’m learning that this is not an easy way to live when you have lots of little people depending on you. Yes, it’s taken me nearly eight years to figure this out.
In the making of my meal plan, I decided a few desserts were in order. My lovely menu called for spicy pumpkin brownies. Hello, fall. So I add canned pumpkin to my brilliant, master grocery list. Turns out, the new and improved Fred Meyer decided that it’s a seasonal thing and they don’t stock freaking canned pumpkin. What? It’s canned pumpkin! Not wanting to run to Safeway which I know stocks it, I used my critical problem solving skills to make a new plan (this is where my “on the fly” skills come in handy). In keeping with my fall theme, I remembered one of my autumn standbys: the Ginger Crinkles cookies from my handy favorite cookbook. As much as I am still dreaming of spicy pumpkin brownies, I am so happy with my second choice. Makes me remember how wonderful fall cooking can be and it’s got me thinking of all kinds of warming recipes to add to next week’s plan.
Seriously, though–seasonal? I thought that’s why we had canned items: to enjoy them when I can’t go buy winter squash at the market. Is this an Alaska thing?
So here’s my deliciously addictive ginger cookies recipe. For reasons I haven’t been able to determine yet, they get the most beautiful crackly texture on top and they are awesomely chewy. Really the perfect combo. I’m thinking about trying them with rice flour in an effort to try to get back to eating less gluten. I’ll let you know.
adapted from the Fiddlehead Cookbook (buy this book, you won’t regret it)
1/2 pound butter, keep cold and cut into smallish chunks
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup molasses
2 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 3/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1 3/4 teaspoons powdered ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup sugar (for dipping)
Preheat oven to 350. Cream together butter and 1 3/4 cups sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into butter mixture. Form dough into walnut-size balls, dip one side into sugar and place on a cookie sheet with sugar side up. Flatten ball slightly with the bottom of a glass. Bake about 12 minutes, until golden brown and puffed in the center. Let cool on racks and then eat a lot with a side of good dipping tea.
makes about 36 cookies


Ezra Levant has posted a succinct article on his blog regarding the Canadian Islamic Congress’s commander-in-chief Mohamed Elmasry. I wasn’t aware that in 2006 he (Elmasry) had indeed taken credit for the invention of the Blackberry, yet I find myself not in the least bit surprised that he would have done so. In addition, I was also not dumbstruck to learn that the ‘man behind the curtain’ of the HRC fiascos orchestrated and pulled the strings of eager legal beagle Khurrum Awan and his associates.
“Both those men (Awan and Faisal Joseph), in their numerous public and media appearances, were always acting upon my instruction”. Mohamed Elmasry, president of the CIC.
Beautiful analysis and worth the read.


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Donation of equipment to Denia Hospital Oncology Department
A) More creams for cancer patients as those we had purchased last year were totally depleted and had been very well received by patients. This is special cream for patients undergoing chemo
Cost €3383.16 paid on 8th November 2019 and received by the Oncology Dept at the end of January.
B) A special Microscope – used specifically by the pathology dept connected to Oncology for testing lymphocytes in cancer patients and enabling better targeted treatment. This was requested by the Oncologists.
This arrived end of January and they expressed huge thanks for this at the meeting for 1st Oncology.
C) An ultrasound machine – this was requested by the nurses in the Oncology day care room as this machine will eliminate the pain caused to patients when finding veins and taking bloods.
The Oncology Department and administrators at the hospital are ‘over the moon’ with these purchases and express their deep gratitude to everyone in our charity.

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The Republican-led House is on track to approve a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Wednesday, pushing forward with a yearlong G.O.P. investigation that has failed to produce evidence of anything approaching high crimes or misdemeanors.
Republicans say the vote, which is expected in the evening, is needed to give them full authority to carry out their investigations amid anticipated legal challenges from the White House. Democrats have denounced the inquiry as a fishing expedition and a political stunt.
G.O.P. leaders refrained for months from calling a vote to open an impeachment inquiry, given the reservations of mainstream Republicans, many of them from politically competitive districts, about moving forward without proof that Mr. Biden did anything wrong. But the political ground has shifted considerably, and most of them are now willing to do so, emphasizing that they are not yet ready to charge the president.
“Voting in favor of an impeachment inquiry does not equal impeachment,” Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House Republican, said at a news conference on Tuesday. “We will continue to follow the facts wherever they lead, and if they uncover evidence of treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors, then and only then will the next steps towards impeachment proceedings be considered.”
Since winning the majority, House Republicans have been investigating myriad aspects of Mr. Biden’s family and administration, hunting for evidence that could be used to prove he is corrupt and should be impeached. Former President Donald J. Trump, still seething over being impeached twice, has urged on their investigation at every step.
The Republican inquiry has focused heavily on the president’s son, Hunter Biden, who is under indictment on federal tax and gun charges, and the work he did for companies and partners in Ukraine, China and other countries. They are also examining whether the Biden administration interfered with the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden and whether President Biden mishandled classified documents when he was vice president or as a senator.
Using their subpoena power, Republicans have obtained more than 36,000 pages of bank records; 2,000 pages of suspicious activity reports from the Treasury Department; and dozens of hours of testimony from two of Hunter Biden’s business partners, a senior official from the National Archives and Records Administration, seven federal agents and three U.S. attorneys.
“Republicans’ yearlong fishing expedition has uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden,” said Representative Dan Goldman, Democrat of New York.
The impeachment inquiry resolution does not accuse Mr. Biden of any wrongdoing. It authorizes three Republican-led panels to continue their investigations and petition a court for grand jury materials; authorizes subpoenas and retroactively approves a slew that have already been issued; and allows for the hiring of outside counsel to help with the inquiry.
Speaker Mike Johnson, who has accused Mr. Biden of corruption, said lawmakers are particularly focused on investigating four areas: the millions of dollars Hunter Biden and James Biden, the president’s brother, received from overseas business deals; false or misleading statements elder Mr. Biden made about his son’s work; incidents in which the elder Mr. Biden met with or spoke with his son’s business partners; and about $240,000 the elder Mr. Biden received from his family members as reimbursement for loans.
Republicans have labored, so far without success, to prove that President Biden was enriched by his son’s business dealings. Many of the documents they have produced thus far have, in fact, demonstrated the opposite: that Mr. Biden lent money to his son and brother when they were in need, and they later paid him back.
The House Oversight Committee released documents that showed that one of Hunter Biden’s businesses, Owasco PC, made three payments of $1,380 to Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 2018 when he was not in office. Republicans said the payments were evidence of corruption. Other documents indicate the money was to pay back his father for helping to cover the cost of a Ford truck.
Republicans have scheduled a Wednesday morning deposition with Hunter Biden, who has resisted testifying behind closed doors because he said he fears Republicans will selectively leak portions of his testimony. Instead, Hunter Biden has insisted on testifying publicly.
But Republicans have rejected that offer and are threatening to hold him in contempt of Congress if he does not comply with their demands.
In a briefing with reporters, Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, also laid out his plan to haul in nine more witnesses for questioning within two months.
He said Republicans were investigating whether Mr. Biden took a bribe, abused his power, engaged in other forms of misconduct or obstructed their investigation. Mr. Jordan suggested that false statements the president made about his son’s business interests — such as his claim that Hunter Biden had not received any money from China — could constitute obstruction.
“We’ll look at all the facts and make a decision,” Mr. Jordan said. “Was it obstruction when Joe Biden said all the things he has said that turned out not to be accurate?”


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-TTRS Audio Cable included for cameras, camcorders, audio recorders and other audio/video recording devices; 3.5mm TRRS Audio Cable for IOS and Android Smartphone, tablet or Mac.
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I wish you and your families a very Happy and Healthy 2019.
Each year I make it a point to save the new year market outlooks to read them again 12 months later and see how true the predictions were. For the most part predictions on where the financial markets will end the year mostly fall short. The reason for this is because the data used to generate these forecasts in December/January is constantly changing throughout the year. As an avid football fan I use the example of a team that has a great 1st quarter and then for the remaining 3 leaves you scratching your head as to where the great play has gone (as a Giants fan I relate well to this). So rather than give you some guess at where the financial markets will be at the end of 2019, I thought it would be more valuable to outline a few themes that I will be sharing with my clients throughout the year. I hope you enjoy the read and encourage you to contact me with any questions.
- Recession vs Correction: Most economic pundits do not feel that the recent December market correction is an indication that we are headed towards a recession. Most will agree that global growth is slowing however many of the underlying fundamentals of the economy still remain strong. In reality most experts feel that we are in the late stages of a bull market which is often associated with market turbulence, rising rates, slowing earnings growth, low unemployment and widening credit spreads.
- Market corrections are not unusual: It is important to remember that we have been through these events before, although each time they occur it is still rather difficult to deal with. Looking back at past years we have experienced double digit market corrections in 2010, 2011 and the one that sticks out in my mind early 2016 when the markets dropped 14.2% to start the year (good times!). I often use these past events as reminders that if we were able to navigate through them then then we will be able to do the same now. If there is one theme that sticks out in all of these past events it is not to panic!
- Diversification is more important than ever: This message get lost in years like 2018 when every major asset class suffered a negative return however please don’t lose sight on how valuable a properly diversified portfolio is for investors. Years like 2018 server as great reminders to investors on how much “risk” they are truly holding. Advisors who are focused on chasing returns in order to predicate their value on performance often use risky assets that show their true colors in years like last. We use a disciplined, diversified investment approach for your money. We use allocations that are within our clients risk tolerance and we do not chase returns with “hot” investment products or companies. The true reason why we have been told that diversification works is because generally what has done well in the past, may very well struggle in the period ahead.
- Use these corrections as opportunities: I understand that everyone is at different stages in their life however for people who are contributing to a retirement plan or an investment account at work or with us and still have a long time horizon now is a great time to take advantage of the increased contribution limits for 2019 and increase your maximum contribution. If you are not currently at the retirement plan max then challenge yourself to increase your contribution. I know this may sound rather “stereotypical for a financial advisor”, but it never hurts to save more. Often people are surprised with how little an increased savings plan effects their overall budget.

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Outlander – Diana Gabaldon
I didn’t know what to expect when I bought this novel. All I knew is it had to do with Scotland and that’s all I cared about. I’m a self-confessed Scott-loving geek, and I wear my badge proud. You say kilt, and I say WHERE?! Bagpipes?! Music to my ears.
I still remember my first time in Scotland like it was yesterday. Venturing out of the underground train tunnel, into the old town portion of the city of Edinburgh, I heard the sound of pipes whispering through the air. I honestly thought I was hallucinating the music. But no, for sure as I continued meandering through the crowds, slightly lost and unsure of where I was going, I stumbled upon a man playing his pipes. Dressed in the cultural kilt attire, I was beaming with happiness at this discovery. Yes, I know they are there for tourists like me, but what a wonderful sound to listen to as I traipsed all over the city.
While I fell in-love with the city, I also have a special place for the Highlands in my wee heart, where this book takes place. It brought memories back of visiting the Clan Macpherson Museum nestled in the town of Newtonmore, Scotland, and the politics that surrounded the Jacobite time period. A truly charming place, with a wonderful curate who spent a long time explaining the history of the clan to just my companion and myself. A memory I think fondly on.
This story was wonderful and truly memorable. History, mysticism and romance all tied into one. A roughly 600 page book that I flew through over the weekend. Already I am cracking the spine of the sequel, eager for more. The romance is epic and heart melting, the history is fascinating. I feel I am learning about all sorts of plant lore and English vs. Scottish politics that rampaged the land during the 1700’s. And for a girl like me, who loves a bit of fantasy, this story satisfies all my needs.
I loved it and have started watching the Starz TV adaptation, immersing myself even further into this wonderful story.
OR for those who prefer to listen, the audio book is priced at $39.48.
Synopsis: The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon—when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life . . . and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire . . . and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
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