New Canados 428 Gladiator prototype in build with production series following
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- The Gladiator 428 will be the smallest boat produced by Canados in the last 30 years, but surely one that will grab massive attention.
- The Gladiator 428 - despite being a true Canados in terms of DNA, quality and construction - is a project apart from the rest, having been internally treated as a “separate business unit” both in terms of inception as well as production and sales strategies.
- She was Designed by Marco Casali with very strict guidelines starting from a Canados in-house hull design.
- Canados wanted a solid yacht, thus the entire hull, structure and deck are made of vacuum bagged quadri-axial E-Glass vinyl-ester infused resin with balsa and Airex coring.
- The boat comes standard with GPS Chart plotter, automatic pilot, depth sounder, bow thruster and maneuvering joystick. The standard equipment list also includes a “crystal cockpit” integrated dashboard.
- Hull #1 of the series will be kept by the shipyard for technical tests and a 2017 Mediterranean road show that will include clients and media presentations.
- World debut at Cannes Yachting Festival 2017 and official US debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2017 in her outboard version.
Explanations from Michel Karsenti, Executive Chairman at Canados - “Canados has been known for decades as a custom builder. When I look at the rest of the Italian yachting industry, and even more in our market segment, I don’t see any other shipyard having a 360-degree integration of the production, including full manufacturing capabilities of any sorts of interiors. It might sound incredible in today’s market, but we are still building our boats, from 76’ and up, just like mega-yachts, except that, where all the builders are cutting cost by subcontracting as much as they can, we carefully craft bespoke yachts entirely made by hand for very specific and demanding clients.
Thus, we intend to keep a very limited production for our larger boats as we feel much better having more demand than we can offer. As a result, every contract is dealt direct and we do not have a dealership network as our clients are willing to discuss every detail directly with the shipyard building their boat. We deal will a number of brokers around the world that drive us clients who can’t find what they are looking for with typical production builders.
Therefore, it was difficult to integrate a project such as the 428 Gladiator in the typical Canados structure as both the industrial and commercial philosophies of this model are different from the rest of the Canados range. The Gladiator line will be distributed by a global limited network of seven to eight dealers. This forced us to organize a whole different business unit fully dedicated to the Gladiator.”
A DEDICATED BUSINESS/PRODUCTION UNIT
The Canados Gladiator 428 production unit is headed by Gianluca Fanelli, a veteran production manager that have been with Canados for twelve years before becoming the Aston Parker production manager.
Fanelli gladly returned to the Canados family last July to head the Gladiator 428 program. Fanelli is an extremely valuable asset as he knows the Canados custom building capacities better than anyone, but he is also extremely experienced in implementing industrial processes in series production.
The mission he has been assigned with can be synthesized in different 7 parameters:
Build the best and most luxurious day-cruiser available on the market.
Install in the heart of the Rome based Canados main factory a dedicated production unit for the 428 Gladiator.
Be ready to produce 6 to 8 boats for 2017 and 20+ boats for 2018 onwards.
Deliver hassle free boats by using only the best components and materials available today. The 428 Gladiator program saw no investment limitation in the quality of the the tooling such as molds as well as engineering and processes.
Assure clients and Gladiator dealers of a unique experience by always delivering turnkey boats on time.
Use the Canados exceptional know-how and resources available notably from the technical office and the interior wood-shop.
Deliver the world’s best and most achieved boat in the category.
THE TARGET MARKET
The Canados 428 Gladiator has been developed for discerning clients only looking for the best money can buy, thus remaining price-competitive.
The target client profile has been precisely analyzed to make sure the Gladiator 428 will be in high demand:
Geographically, the bulk of them are using their boats in trendy places such as Sardinia, Cote d’Azur, Corsica, Spanish Islands, South Florida, Caribbean, Greece, Croatia, Italian Ligurian coast, Hamptons, Bahamas, Mexico, Dubai…
Most clients are business people with very limited free time, thus willing to own a day boat they can use on short notice, just for a day or a week-end with very low or no maintenance needs.
Lots of clients are former larger yacht owners who stepped down from ownership being tired of the process and heavy crew management. They want to go boating in style and luxury but on their own.
Superyacht owners willing to have a luxury day boat, chase boat or tow tender to be able to escape with no crew.
The list of dealers for 2018 will be released during the Cannes Yachting Festival 2017 with points of sale and service in Sardinia, South of France, The Balearics and Miami.
Our profiled clients not being first time owners, they are knowledgable and picky both on the production quality and sea going capabilities.
Considering the above mentioned profile, the Canados 428 Gladiator has been designed with very strict guidelines by Marco Casali starting from a Canados in-house hull design.
The hull design has been engineered with safety and comfort in mind. The massive bow flair will guarantee an all-weather dry ride while the 21º deep V at the transom allows running the boat at any speeds even in strong swell.
Safety being one of our top priorities, Canados wanted a solid yacht, thus the entire hull, structure and deck are made of vacuum bagged quadri-axial E-Glass vinyl-ester infused resin with balsa and Airex coring to offer maximum strength and rigidity. The boat comes standard with GPS Chart plotter, automatic pilot, depth sounder, bow thruster and maneuvering joystick making it a true toy to handle.
As the vast majority of clients are running this kind of boats themselves, the standard equipment list also includes a “crystal cockpit” integrated dashboard. It is basically a one touch screen integrating controls of all the boat electrical equipment including sound system, bilge pumps, blowers, lights, engines parameters and navigation electronics.
The entire cockpit from the swimming platform all the way to the cabin door is step less, allowing to safely and easily move in the boat underway with no risk.
The center console configuration, protected by the standard carbon fiber hard-top is positioned in a way that allows installation of two face-to-face sofas. This configuration is a key element to social life as the owner operating his boat will be able to face his guests, friends or family while at the helm. Once anchored, the access to the foredeck is made via a central molded stairwell between the two “Café Racer” styled wind deflectors.
The exterior dinette and the large sun pad are protected by a bimini-top with two carbon fiber poles with tensioners. Under the sun-pad, large storage space allows to install two Seabobs.
The cabin is offered with a unique layout with unlimited choice of fabrics and wood veneer in the purest Canados spirit.
CANADOS 428 GLADIATOR – CURRENT TIMELINE
Hull #1 is already out of the mold while her deck is currently being completed.
The first model of the Gladiator 428 will be assembled and completed in the weeks to come and immediately undergo intensive sea-trials before hull #2, 3, 4 and 5 are entering assembly line. The first boat of the series will be kept by the shipyard for technical tests and a 2017 Mediterranean road show that will include clients and media presentation in Capri, Porto-Cervo, Monaco, Cannes, Saint Tropez, Palma and Ibiza.
She will then be presented at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2017 while she should also be exhibited together with hull #5 at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2017 in her outboard version.
The Gladiator 428 is available with four engine packages:
- Twin Volvo Penta stern drives D6 – 400 hp
- Twin Cummins QSB6.7 – 550 hp with top systems surface drives
- Triple of Quad outboard engines
- Depending on the power package, the Gladiator 428 is capable of speeds from 37 up to 55 + knots
SHORT SPECS - CANADOS 428 GLADIATOR
Length Overall: 13,04 m / 42’9”
Hull Length: 11,94 m / 39’2”
Max Beam: 4,19 m / 13’9”
Dead rise at transom: 21º
Draft with drives up: 0,75 m / 2’6”
Light displacement: 8,500 kg / 18,740 lbs
Fuel capacity: 1,050 ltrs / 277 US Gallons
Cruise speed range: 350 NM
Passengers: 16 in C category – 12 in B category
Other standard equipment included are:
- Battery charger
- Bow Thruster
- Maxwell electrical windlass with stainless steel Bruce anchor
- Power Inverter
- Pop-Up stainless steel cleats
- Flexiteek decking available in 8 different color patterns
- Unlimited colors Dupont painted hull
- Quick release pin cleats for fenders
- Lopolights navigation LED lights
- Microwave, two-burner gas hobs, two fridges
- Carbon fiber swimming ladder
- Deck shower
- Fusion sound system outside and in the cabin with JL Audio speakers
- Tonneau cover


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The Chancellor has today announced a range of measures intended to boost the economy and support people through the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis.
Along with my Labour colleagues, I welcome the measures as a step towards supporting individuals and families across the country who are worried about what the future brings for their jobs and livelihoods.
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Changes to the Furlough Scheme
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I’ve been a fan of artistÂ Rodrigo Diaz Ricci‘s work for several years and happily promoted his vampire character,Â Ligeia the Vampire, when it featured elsewhere. I’m so glad the strip – 40 episodes in all of vampire, zombie and wartime menace -Â is now on iPhone, the result of a partnership between Rodrigo and ROK Comics.
Ligeia was first created back 2006, inspired by the story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe. Drawn in a style echoing the work of Alex Toth, Frank Miller and Alberto Breccia, Ligeia is inspired by various sources as well as Poe; there are also elements of HP Lovecraft, especially his lesser known work “Medusa’s Coil” (by Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop, more than anything because Ligeia’s hair moves in a lively, bizarre way).
The strip also pays homage to movies likeÂ La Maschera del Demonio, directed by Mario Bava, more than anything because of the use of black and white in that film. Physically, Ligeia is a blend between Barbara Steele and Edwige Fenech and other actresses of the Golden Age of film.
The story itself is inspired by the story of Hanussen, a Jew in the court of the Third Reich. Rodrigo was astonished by this bizarre character, a Jew who was the magician of many senior Nazis, but hated by Gobbels who considered him a charlatan. Hanussen believed in The Temple of the Uunseen, but made the mistake one night at a party of having a vision and predicting that a building would be burned, causing a major sea change in the Weimar Republic. One day later, someone set fire to the Reichstag and Hitler came to power. Shortly afterward, Hannusen was found shot dead in a park.
This is one of the first ‘white label’ iphone comics apps Rok Comics, where I still work part time, is putting out in partnership with the creator on a revenue share deal – Rok provides the delivery app, the creator the content.
We’ve also created apps forÂ Rich Dieslin’s ‘Mobile Gospel’ – a quirky but fun re-telling of the gospel of Luke which I think will have a wide appeal beyond the Christian community – andÂ Steve English’s ‘Madd Science’.
Steve’s strip won the Rok comics competition a couple of years back, judged by the editor of the Beano, so it seemed a no brainer to include it in this first tranche of iPhone releases.
(Their leader is called David Freeman – I suspect some homage from Rodrigo!)
The app itself delivers the comic well, in my opinion – simple slide to view and tap for the next episode. Works both portrait and landscape. Nothing fancy like some comic apps – the content is king.
Some things I’d like tweaked in an upgrade – episode titles get clipped in the strip listing for example – but they don’t affect my overall enjoyment of this first Ligeia story.
Hope you’ll check it out.
â€¢ Ligeia the Vampire: The Treasure of the Vampire on iTunes athttp://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ligeia/id409858722?mt=8

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The Texas capital is struggling to house its unsheltered residents even as the city commits more resources to building and acquiring more affordable housing units.
After the city reinstated a voter-supported public camping ban in May 2021, homelessness in Austin has gone up by around 20 percent, reports Lucy Tompkins in an article originally published in The Texas Tribune and republished by Next City.
As Tomkins notes, the city is making some efforts to address the affordable housing crisis. “The city has converted two former hotels into shelters that can house up to 130 people as encampments are cleared and has plans to add more than 1,000 more housing units in the next two years.” However, the slow pace of progress means many Austin residents still find themselves on the street, “shuffled from place to place” by police.
The ban on public sleeping comes after the same restriction was rescinded three years ago, but public outcry led to its reinstatement last year. “A political action committee called Save Austin Now gathered enough signatures to put a camping ban on the ballot, which Austin voters overwhelmingly approved by a 57% to 42% margin.” According to Tomkins, “The following month, Abbott also signed into law a statewide camping ban passed by the Legislature, with penalties for any city that failed to enforce it.”
Tomkins profiles Lt. Lawrence Davis, the police lieutenant tasked with leading the camping ban enforcement. Davis struggled with how to approach people in violation of the ban. “If we’re going to tell people to leave, then it just seemed reasonable that we should be able to tell people where to go,” said Davis, echoing the problem facing other cities. In 2017, Houston was forced to stop enforcing that city’s camping ban after a federal judge ruled that “enforcing the ordinance when people had nowhere else to go would violate their Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.” Since then, the city has redoubled its efforts to end chronic homelessness.
The article outlines Austin’s inadequate housing programs, pointing out that “most people living on the street or in shelters have already been assessed for housing and are on a waiting list that averages about eight months.” Plans are in the works to create housing for an additional 3,000 people by the end of 2024 using American Rescue Plan Act funding, among other sources.
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WHEELING — Wait no more.
Wheeling Central’s lacrosse team will finally get the opportunity to defend its state title on Saturday when the Maroon Knights take on unbeaten Spring Mills (13-0) at 7 p.m. at Morgantown High School.
It will be a rematch of the 2019 state final in which the Maroon Knights defeated the Cardinals 11-8.
After last year was called off due to COVID, the two teams faced off again on May 7 this year and Spring Mills earned a 12-3 triumph.
“It’s going to be a tough task,” Central coach Kevin Maloney said. “They have a great program and they are extremely well coached. They are on the border of Maryland so it’s not a foreign sport to them. Their team is made up of phenomenal players. They are skilled, fast and they know where to attack to be successful.”
Following this year’s loss to Spring Mills, Central lost to Martinsburg 13-8 in its next game before finishing on a seven-game winning streak.
During the last seven games, the Knights have outscored opponents 101-43.
Central (13-2) punched their second straight ticket to state last week with a triple overtime 11-10 victory over George Washington.
The winning goal came when senior J.D. LaHood found classmate Caleb Karnell to wrap it up.
Karnell has a team-high 71 points this season with 42 goals and 29 assists. He was also the MVP of the state title game in 2019.
LaHood is the team’s leading scorer with 45 goals. He also has 14 assists, while Mason Smith leads the squad with 35 assists to go along with his 22 goals.
John Emmerth has accumulated 31 goals and 14 assists, while Braxton Anderson (29 points), Andrew Komorowski (16 points), Parker Watkins (15 points) and Austin Nestor (12 points) have also been key contributors on offense for the Knights.
Komorowski also leads the team in ground balls with 75, followed by Smith (63), Trey Helms (55) and Andrew Johnson (50).
Senior Hayden Berickman leads the defense with 25 takeaways, while Johnson has 24 and Lorenzo Ferrera has amassed 21.
“It’s been a great year,” Maloney said. “We’ve been able to put together a season after the pandemic and it really put sports into perspective. It put a sense of enjoyment in sports and we’re not taking it for granted.”
At goalie, following the state semifinal win, senior John Johnson left for military boot camp and will not be with the team for the state title matchup.
Johnson has accounted for 126 saves and an 11-2 record this season.
Sophomore Deant Suggs will fill that role and he has been patiently waiting for his chance to shine.
Suggs has a 2-0 mark this year with 13 saves.
“We’re leaning on Suggs,” Maloney said. “He has some experience in goal and he is very capable of stepping up. He is a little younger but he has the talent and can run with what John has been doing.
“Suggs was an understudy last season before it was canceled and he worked with the goalie we had in the past. He knew that Johnson brought a different energy and he just stood by. He is a very smart player willing to sacrifice and work hard to put us in a good position.”
Along with skilled scorers, talented defensemen and hard working goalies, Maloney always has high praise for his coaching staff.
“I lean heavily on guys like Mike Fahey, Travis Luft, Ryan Gossett and Brennen Maloney,” Coach Maloney said. “They are my brain trust. They work with me to develop a game plan that will go along with our players’ tenacity and skill — something that will work.
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Scoring was opened four minutes into the game when CMU’s Jaime Hamilton was gifted a loose ball right in front of PUC’s goal line and the Blazers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead.
PUC’s Herby Magny answered at the 16 minute mark when he made good on a pass from Devotion Ndlovu in close, and the already raucous crowd grew louder with a newfound taste of parity. Despite the game being played outside of Winnipeg at Providence University College, the crowd was extremely well-attended by fans of CMU.
Right before halftime, PUC picked a pass off of the oncoming CMU defence and made their way up the court with favourable numbers. Randolph Choez played a very tidy give-and-go to get the ball back in the middle of the box and nailed it home with just 9 seconds left in the first half, putting PUC up 2-1.
Early in the second half, CMU’s Cole Johnson put a move on a PUC defender that walked the ball through the defence’s legs much to the crowd’s pleasure. He kept up with the ball to chip it over to Jaime Hamilton who fired a shot right under the far side crossbar, a beautiful finish to a very well orchestrated play.
Play bounced back and forth in both ends but shortly before the 17 minute mark, Hamilton once again got a pass when he was within scoring distance and he buried his hat trick putting CMU up 3-2.
Herby Magny tied it up four minutes later when he received a throw from his keeper, Darcy Friesen. Magny got the pass off his chest facing his own goal, trapped the ball, turned around and fired right past CMU keeper, Robbie Friesen. With a tie game and both sides of the crowd roaring, the final 10 minutes of the game shaped up for a tight and wild finish. But instead, it was pure insanity.
Braeden Owen scored for PUC with under 5 minutes to play, sending the PUC crowd into hysterics. Shortly after, CMU was awarded a penalty kick due to PUC reaching their limit in fouls. When the initial kick was saved by PUC’s keeper, CMU’s Michael Veremu almost followed up the rebound with a goal but he couldn’t convert.
Soon after, Hunter Robertson put PUC ahead by two when he scored from about 15 feet out, seemingly putting PUC’s 5-3 lead out of reach. But then CMU’s Jaime Hamilton scored once again, putting CMU down by only one.
With 10 seconds left in the game and CMU down by only a goal, the Blazers brought their keeper, Robbie Friesen, out of the net to try and score but they couldn’t get a chance on net. When the ball was cleared out of the end line next to CMU’s goal, Friesen went back for one final hurl of the ball to a packed house in PUC’s end, but PUC stood tall and kept CMU from tying the game.
PUC won 6-5 in a wild and crazy second half, and will play Red River College at 3:30pm in what should be a thrilling Final to the 2017 Men’s Futsal season.
PUC’s Herby Magny and CMU’s Jaime Hamilton were awarded Players of the Game.

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EC bars 2,171 candidates from contesting for not filing returns
New Delhi: In a bid to ensure free and fair elections and curb the use of money power, the Election Commission has disqualified as many as 2,171 candidates for failing to furnish details of expenditure incurred while contesting Parliamentary and Assembly polls.
These candidates will face the bar for three years from the date of disqualification by the Commission, with the maximum being up to January 2016.
The move is part of the poll body`s measures to bring in financial transparency and propriety in the conduct of elections which forms the larger part of electoral reforms process.
While Maharashtra tops the list with 260 disqualified candidates, it is followed by Chhattisgarh 259 candidates. They are followed by Haryana with 197 candidates, Odisha 188 and Madhya Pradesh 179.
Uttar Pradesh has 159 candidates disqualified. Jharkhand has 118 candidates and Tamil Nadu 97.
Among the Parliamentary constituencies, Uttar Pradesh has a maximum of 158 candidates debarred from contesting, while Chhattisgarh has the maximum of 240 debarred candidates when it comes to State Legislative Assemblies.
All these candidates were disqualified under Section 8A read with 11 (A) (2) and 10A of Representation of the People Act, 1951, for failing to submit their poll expenditure accounts within the stipulated 30-day period from the date of announcement of results.
While most such candidates are non-serious candidates, some candidates had filed their returns within the stipulated 30-day period but those were not found in proper order and thus stood disqualified.
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Which health insurance will you choose?
On the surface, it’s a simple question — but it’s one that can be fraught with much anxiety.
For those who have health coverage through work, the process can be as simple as reviewing your company’s health plan comparison sheets, calling your benefits hotline, clicking a few buttons — and voilà, you’ve made your elections.
But for all those self-employed people out there — contractors, freelancers and all-around one-man bands — choosing a health plan isn’t quite so easy a process.
It can feel more like you’re working on a senior thesis, with all the fact-finding and research you have to do. But instead of gaining more clarity, you can often end up more confused than when you started.
Metal plans? HMOs? Coinsurance? Oh, my!
To show just how difficult it can be, we asked two self-employed people facing vastly different health care choices — one wants bare-bones solo coverage, the other has to cover a family of four — to share the difficulties they’re encountering in choosing a health plan for 2016.
Then we asked Sarah O’Leary, founder and CEO of ExHale Healthcare Advocates — a Dallas-based company that helps consumers and businesses navigate their health care options — to offer advice on what factors should come into play with their decision-making.
Her guidance could help those of you out there who can’t just run down the hall to pick your resident HR rep’s brain.
“You only qualify for a catastrophic plan if you’re under 30 or you are over 30 and can certify that you can’t afford coverage or are experiencing financial hardship,” O’Leary explains.
So Rick’s most-affordable option would likely be a bronze health plan, a category of ACA coverage that tends to have low premiums but pays for only 60 percent of medical costs, on average.
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“When people are sure they aren’t going to receive subsidies, they’ll sometimes choose to go on the open market because you don’t have to fill out the same [type of] application that’s necessary for HealthCare.gov or the state exchanges — it’s just a little bit easier,” she explains. “But you have to make sure it’s a legit, quality plan that meets minimum ACA requirements or risk getting penalized through your taxes.”
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Even if Yoon sticks with her current plan, changes are afoot — so it’s important that she confirm that her family’s preferred doctors will continue to be covered.
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“[People don’t realize] the amount of negotiation that can be done for non-emergency tests and procedures,” O’Leary says. “The money you could save by being a smart shopper can be significant.”


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Grease the moulds and sprinkle with strong bread flour if necessary. Melt the unsalted butter in a microwave. Pre-heat the oven to 170°C.
Mix the ★ dry ingredients and sift into a bowl.
Mix the eggs, honey, and vanilla beans together and add to the ★ dry ingredients. Stir until evenly combined.
Add the melted butter and stir well. Add the rum and stir until the batter is even and smooth.
If you have time, rest the batter for more than 1 hour. I put the batter into a piping bag and put it in the vegetable bin in the fridge.
Pre-heat the oven to 170°C. Pipe the batter into the moulds to fill up to 80 %. Give several sharp taps to the moulds to flatten the surface.
Bake at 170°C for about 20 minutes. When a skewer inserted comes out clean, they are ready. Remove the madeleines from the mould and put on a cooling rack.
When almost cooled, cover with cling film and leave to cool completely. Alternately, you can cover with a moistened tea towel while hot and leave to cool.
To store them, wrap them in cling film or put in a plastic bags to prevent from drying out.
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My children ask me to make madeleines very often. I use the same recipe every time (Recipe ID: 1758859), but I thought they might get bored with the same taste, so I wanted change it. I was given vanilla pods, so I decided to use a whole pod in one batch. It was so good!
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Moppert Brothers Collision Services Group Inc. announced it is once again participating in the nationwide vehicle donation program Recycled Rides, a community awareness project whereby members of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) repair and donate recycled vehicles to families and service organizations in need across the country.
Moppert Brothers is scheduled to make a donation of a 2012 Toyota Highlander on September 10th at its corporate headquarters.
“Our goal is to give back to our community,” said Harry J. Moppert Sr., president of Moppert Brothers. “By partnering with a national organization such as NABC, we can have an impact right here in our community and across the country. I want to thank our employees for their expertise in repairing the vehicle as well as our vendors for their generous parts contributions, and GEICO Insurance who donated the vehicle. Without them, reaching this exciting moment would not be possible.”
The vehicle is being donated to The Michael J. Strange Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up in the memory of Michael J. Strange, who was killed in action on Aug. 6, 2011 in Afghanistan. Strange was a Navy cryptologist who served with an elite SEAL Team. The foundation provides grief support services to Gold Star families, which are defined as families who have lost loved ones in service to our country in time of war.
“Moppert Brothers Auto Collision Specialists Inc. is celebrating our 40th year in the collision repair industry and it feels great to be able to continue on our tradition of giving back to the communities in which we serve,” said Harry Moppert Jr., manager of Moppert Brothers and third generation member of the family. “We look forward to participating again next year and encourage other auto collision repair businesses to participate in this worthwhile cause.”


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Hurricane Recovery and Resiliency Task Force emphasizes growth, opportunity through collaboration
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Hurricane Recovery and Resiliency Task Force, created by U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth E. Mapp, met on St. Croix on Wednesday as part of the Governor’s mission to rebuild the Territory in a way that prioritizes sustainability and resiliency.
“Recovering from the storm is not only a priority, but a necessity”, said Clifford Graham, Chairman of the USVI Hurricane Recovery Committee and CEO of The West Indian Company.
Wednesday’s collaborative meeting was held at Government House in St. Croix and included local and national experts from both the public and private sectors.
Participants included Tom Secunda, Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Member of the Management Committee, Bloomberg LP; Dr. David Hall, President of the University of the Virgin Islands; Domingo Camarano, Southern California and Southern Nevada Area PM-CM Business Line Leader, AECOM; Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett; and Deanna James, Executive Director of the St. Croix Foundation. Various working groups also presented updates on health, vulnerable categories, and the economy.
Dr. Hall said the university’s resiliency assets - strategic research, climate change expertise, centers of excellence, workforce development, inter-agency collaboration, and marine and environmental research - play an invaluable role in rebuilding the Territory.
“We need to take full advantage of these assets and institutionalize this concept of resiliency,” Hall said.
Deanna James emphasized the critical direct services nonprofits provide as well as the importance of including these organizations in the resiliency conversation.
“We will be advocates to ensure that nonprofits are a part of the conversation in order to move towards a holistic recovery,” James said.
Governor Mapp said the amount of federal funding dedicated to the USVI provides a unique opportunity to “effectively invest these dollars in order to mitigate and harden our Territory so that we are able to withstand future natural disasters.”


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I have many goofy nicknames for her: Fluffers, Angel Bear, Pants--she is so furry, she looks like she is wearing MC Hammer pants.
But she was not always so fluffy.
The day I met her at the Humane Society, she was shaking and had fur piling out of her as if she were a little sheared lamb. I learned later the shedding was from stress. I had originally thought she was a short-haired cat because of the length of the fur around her face, but I could see the fur on her tail and back was very long. The long fur had just thinned out in other places, also due to stress.
She was trying so hard to be curious and sniff around despite her shaking that she completely melted me. I picked her up and put her on my lap and told the lady working there that I didn't know what to do with cats.
She said, "She'll show you."
I think of that every day when Gretel gives me her ear for a scratch, then her chin then her snowy tummy, or now and then she even uses her front paws to pull my hand to her head. Subtle. She was like that right away, even though she had other challenges to overcome.
In her first days with me at home, she crawled along the floor on her tummy with her tail flat against the floor. With her awkward fur and low walk, she looked like some other kind of animal, not a cat. She sneezed blood, had eye discharge, and was so skinny as an adult cat that she could comfortably hang out in the three-inch space behind my cedar chest. She didn't know how to play with toys, and would get frustrated if I tried to pull one along the floor for her to chase. At first, I fed her kibble with my fingers, and later she would eat on her own only if I was sitting at her back. I
eventually got her two sets of food and water dishes to keep in our two different rooms because she would only eat in the room I was
in and I had been carrying her dish back and forth so she would keep eating.
I remember the first night that I heard a funny little snore come from her, and I knew she was happy and finally starting to relax and trust in the safety of her space. It took her about a year after that to develop a purr. It started as a small vibration I could see in her new fluffy cheeks or feel when I pressed my head to hers. Now she purrs so loudly that she sometimes sounds like a crackling campfire, keeping me warm and the room bright.
She watches movies with me, sits with me while I write, and when I get off the couch, she takes my seat. As I wrote my draft of this post on paper, she hovered over my pen, like a large, rumbling, furry pen decoration and occasionally licked the paper so that it was slightly damp. At times, when she is bathing herself, she stops to clean my hand like it is her kitten. There can be no closed doors in our apartment--when I shower, she is on the mat just outside, waiting for me to finish. As she eats or scrunches herself over her front feet so that the tufts of fur on her elbows flip out to show the cream color beneath, it looks like she has angel wings.
And each day that I start to leave the apartment for work, she goes straight to her food bowl because she knows I don't like to leave her back while she is eating.
She makes me laugh every day, softens me when I'm upset , and makes me a happier and better person. I don't know where she was before she came to me or what happened to her, but I sure am glad she's with me now. Miss Gretel. My Bear. I love her so much.
Aww, this absolutely melted my heart, Laura! It's amazing how you managed to take Gretel from her unhealthy, shaking state to being extremely healthy and content - she is so lucky to have you! And the pictures are just adorable :)ReplyDelete
Thank you, Laurie! That means a lot. She and I are both pretty lucky. :)Delete
I'm not much of a cat person, generally speaking, but this post made me love your cat! And Gretel is such a sweet name- it suits her.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much, Brenna! I think it suits her too. ;)Delete
I love this article! I am allergic to cats, but am learning more and more about them. . . : )ReplyDelete
Thank you, Erin!! I used to think cats were very independent and very different from dogs, but definitely not always the case.Delete
I have two cats now, but my first, Dixie, died about a year and a half ago. She was also from the shelter, and she was very skittish. I was nine when I got her, but eventually she warmed up to me. She always used to scratch her fur off in various patches leaving only bloody wounds behind, and it would marr her beautiful white fur. As it turned out, she was allergic to fish and catnip, two staples of any cat's diet.ReplyDelete
Needless to say, I love the story of your beautiful kitty. She is such a sweet girl, and I am sure she is a wonderful companion. I love how kitties all have different personalities!
Ah, I'm sorry you lost your poor kitty, Dixie. I love their different personalities too. :) Such characters.Delete

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Dear Trance Family,
Well what can I say about scream tour? I danced all night, lost my voice, and was blown away by one of the most magical performances Ive ever witnessed. Markus Schulz is a trance legend to say the least. The way he is able to control his audience is unbelievable. The Scream tour was over the top in excellence. Upon arriving you could see a line going down the street of people waiting for what will certainly unfold to be a night to remember forever. The visual and audio experience were out of this world , the lights were perfectly executed and the stage set up certainly was created to blow your mind. Avalon is one of my favorite clubs in the world, perhaps even my favorite after the performances by all the DJs who played in Los Angeles this past weekend. I arrived early to catch … Read more
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Hey guys Manic Pulse here with a very exciting and intriguing interview. I recently was able to catch up with Jordan Roman and Jack Brady, better know as No Limits. No Limits have been taking over dance floors and festivals throughout the United States. They are two exceptionally talented musicians and producers and it was a absolute pleasure to be able to talk with them about their success. No Limits has been producing track after track of unimaginably unique, exciting, and exhilarating music. One of their most recent and spectacular sets was at the Life In Color Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio. No Limits is not only a pleasure to listen to but they bring new elements to the stage. When you go to a No Limit show you can often find Jack smashing down some gnarly guitar riffs on stage and Jordan tearing up some of the craziest … Read more
Good afternoon everybody, only a couple of more hours till Friday rolls around. So for this weeks Throwback Thursday, I’ve decided on one of my all time favorite progressive house remixes by the Canadian Duo Sultan & Ned Shepard. They give the remix treatment to beautiful track by Kaskade‘s band Late Night Alumni named You Can Be the One. The remix released in 2009 right alongside the Of Birds, Bees, and Butterflies Album. The remix gives the original tracks whole new life. Sultan & Ned add an infectious new bass line, and round of synths and voice samples that keep you completely entranced. Then when the Becky Jean William’s vocals roll in, the track reaches another level of perfection. If there is … Read more
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I sit down at my desk in my neat little studio, cracking my knuckles and sending out a silent wake-up call to the sleeping Miss Maestro inside. Today is the day; I can feel it. It’s been too long since the last one, and I am ready. All the tracks are flowing smoothly, I’ve written a list of social media platforms I will use, and I just have to find those last few rhymes for my golden section mash-up. Everything is exactly where it needs to be, but something feels a little bit different this time.
Apparently SOME of my DJ friends didn’t LIKE my latest masterpiece. I know, ridiculous, right? She makes a small, indignant noise … Read more
60 minute powerhouse mix from Orlando based DJ/Producer, Rowland Evans. The perfect mixtape to illegally blast in your car’s stereo system. Download it and listen to it from the Soundcloud embed below. Keep it groovy.
Friend of FD4D, Henry Fong, released his song with Toby Green “Revival” and we are very happy to say that it is climbing up to the Top 10 in Beatport! What a great song, and how much Henry and Toby deserve it. Do them a solid and grab your copy here (register & login to view link)
Hey guys Manic Pulse (register & login to view link) here to help make your monday a little more fun! What better way to start your week than with some twerking music? The trap guru UZ recently dropped a few new tracks on his soundcloud. UZ exploded on the trap scene with his release of the ŤɌ∆Ҏ ᶊῌῗ† series. He has had huge support from top artist all over the world and his unique appearance makes him even more of a wanted artist for trap lovers everywhere. UZ has released music on labels such as MAD DECENT , JEFFREE’S, BNR, MAU5TRAP , OWSLA, SMOG , and FOOL’S GOLD. Diplo Writes “UZ tunes are drunken energy sub bass and cartoon horn stabs that make my stomach feel weird and my feet shuffle,” If you are unfamiliar with his music make sure to take a look at these tracks.
Webster Hall (register & login to view link) is primed and ready to unleash a new nightlife experience unlike anything you have ever witnessed before in the form of Brite Nites. Come join us April 13th and be one of the first to witness Brite Nites in action!
Hey guys Manic Pulse (register & login to view link) here to talk about the highly anticipated Daft Punk Album. Daft Punk has remained one of the most wanted electronic artists on the scene. And we all know there have been no shortage of Daft Punk rumors from surprise appearances at Ultra and Coachella. Despite all the rumors and all the let downs show after show we have finally seen some momentum come from the French Duo. Daft Punk not only redid their website for the new album but they have been putting up billboards and have no released a small sample of what to expect from their new album . I will be leaving the new clip for you here along with a small video of one of Daft Punks performances to get you pumped up for the new album and hopefully new tours to come! Hope to see … Read more
Glow Team is back with another remix and this one if BANGING. This duo from Miami put out this remix fresh off of their success of Lana del Rey’s “Blue Jeans” and all I can say is they really outdid themselves with this one! Yuna’s vocals are a perfect compliment to the aggressive basswobbles that make up the first drop. Listen through and the boys throw it down with some nasty, I repeat NASTY dubstep. Be sure to grab this free download, you’ll be happy you did. This song will definitley be destroying dancefloors everywhere.
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The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands combines historical fiction with a little bit of fantasy and magic. It is a little bit Da Vinci Code and a little bit The Apothecary, but what matters most is that it’s a mystery that is exciting until the very end.
This story revolves around Christopher Rowe an apothecary’s apprentice in 1600s England. Note: an apothecary is similar to today’s pharmacists in that they treated illnesses and mixed medicines.
Christopher is particularly talented at solving puzzles and when his master is found murdered, it’s up to him to figure out who did it. But what he uncovers is much more complex, dangerous and magical than he could have ever imagined. As things progress he must fight, not only for what is right, but to stay alive!
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santaya
Remembrance day is the time for Canadians to come together to remember those members of our armed forces who died in battle and to consider the implications of war. At Alpha library we have a number of books related to the military, to help you remember the past and we have an especially good collection of books on World War I and World War II.
Come check out the display of non-fiction books in our window for some ideas of what to read next.
And if historical fiction is your thing, check out the fiction books in the window that take place during periods of war.
Some of my personal favourite stories all take place during World War II:
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak –> Narrated by “death” this book tells the story of a young German girl who steals books banned by the Nazis to learn to read.
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne –> The son of a Nazi officer befriends a boy in a concentration camp.
- City of Thieves by David Benioff –> A young man in Russia goes on the impossible task of finding eggs for the Colonel’s daughter’s wedding cake, or else he dies.
- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doer –> Told in alternating points of view between a blind girl in German occupied France, and a young genius boy who is recruited by the Nazi’s and whose paths inevitably cross.
I will start this post off with the fact that I am not generally a fantasy fan. I have always had difficulty picturing imaginary worlds, but in an effort to expand my horizons I read An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir and absolutely loved it.
Though it is fantasy, the world is accessible and filled with the perfect amounts of gore, mystery and romance. Fans of the Hunger Games, will definitely enjoy this book.
This is the first book in a four part series and Tahir creates a gore filled world which is allegedly based on Ancient Rome. In this world, the Emperor rules with an iron fist and kills anyone who goes against his will, but a revolution is rising amongst the lower classes.
Told in alternating points of view, the story follows a young woman named Laia who agrees to spy for the rebel cause after her brother is arrested. Her seemingly impossible mission is to spy on the head of the world’s elite military academy where hand-picked children are trained to become deadly assassins.
There she meets Elias, the school’s best soldier who is having second thoughts about his life of violence and murder. As the story develops their destinies become intertwined as they each struggle with how to fight against the tyrannical system.
Halloween is almost here, so stop by the library for a creepy scary read. Need a book suggestion? Check out the list of popular horror titles we have at Alpha.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander is a story about family and basketball that is written in verse. This means that the entire novel is made up of poems. But don’t be turned off if you don’t like poetry, these poems are more like hip-hop lyrics and spoken word than ‘traditional’ poems.
The plot is easy to follow and focuses predominantly on the basketball games and lives of star athletes (and twin brothers) JB and Josh. Josh is the narrator and spends a large part of the book competing with his brother for acclaim on the court, and this competitive spirit is only heightened by their father, a former European league basketball champion who works them hard off the court. But when JB gets a girlfriend and Josh starts to realize that his dad is quietly suffering from a life threatening illness, everything changes.
This book is for you if you like sports, basketball, hip-hop/ rap or if you’ve ever felt that you were in competition with a friend or sibling.
Congratulations to the winners of the Summer Reads Contest!
First place prize
The first place prize of two movie tickets went to Ashtan Prasaad who recommended:
Runners up were Katie Kuchihskaya who recommended:
The Pearl that Broke it’s Shell by Nadia Kashimi
and Julia Wagner who recommended:
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. Be sure to check the blog/ the library for future contests, but in the mean time, keep reading!
Queen Elizabeth the Second has proclaimed that October 2016 is library month and October 24th 2016 is school library day. And if the Queen says it, you know it must be important!
So stop by the library and say hello. Who knows, you just might find something interesting to read!
Flannery by Lisa Moore is a story of love, friendship and struggle.
Flannery Malone is a 16 year old in Newfoundland, living on welfare and helping her free-spirited mother raise her younger brother. But despite her struggles at home, what dominates most of her attention is her love for her childhood best friend Tyrone, but he hardly even acknowledges her existence. So, when they are paired up in entrepreneurship class to create and market an innovative product, making and selling a love potion seems like the obvious choice. But when their love potions seem to start working, everything else starts falling apart.
This story has everything from humour to devastation to romance, so check it out!
If you’re looking for a book recommendation this year, check out some of the books that were suggested by other Alpha students in our Summer Reads Contest.
Fantasy/ Sci-Fi/ Adventure
(those that don’t fit into the other categories)
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The Nest by Kenneth Oppel is a quick page turner that is both creepy and haunting.
Steve is a young man who will do anything to help his sickly newborn baby brother. Haunted by bad dreams, Steve’s reality and his imagination start to blur throughout the story and leave him constantly worrying and full of anxiety. Instead of relaxing for the summer, Steve spends his vacation fixated on the fact that his life feels like it is spinning out control. But when a mysterious stranger comes to him in a dream and offers a way to make is brother better, how can Steve say no? But this deal is full of loopholes and may have disastrous consequences that will leave Steve fighting for more than just his baby brother’s life.
Not only is this eerie story an enjoyable read, but it is also littered with dark and creepy illustrations by Jon Klassen and is definitely worth checking out.

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A former Circus horse has joined the Met for frontline duties. Lorcan, the black gelding police horse may be busy today fighting crime and making communities safer, but once upon a time he was busy touring the country training as part of a circus act and performing in county shows.
More top news
After his arrest, Apopei described his girlfriend as "a witch" and paced around his cell ranting about devil worship.
Controversial police chief Cressida Dick was today named Scotland Yard's first woman Commissioner.
Police accidentally sent letters to seven people killed in the Croydon tram crash, inviting them to a survivors meeting.


The Jackson Police Department is warning the public about a door to door face mask scam. Apparently there are individuals going to citizens' homes asking them to try on a mask to protect them against the Coronavirus(COVID-19). THIS IS A SCAM! Do not answer your door for individuals asking you to try on a mask for protection against the coronavirus. Again THIS IS A SCAM! Be cautious and be safe. If anyone knocks on your door asking you to try on mask dial 911 immediately.