For those first-time parents, having a child can be bewildering. Most of them have no idea how to look after their child. As the child grows up, the parent also has a problem on how to implant their kid with beliefs and values. Parenting is truly the most demanding task in the world. That is why, if the parents can acquire a good parenting book, they can be able to manage a lot of concerns by taking guidance from these resources.
Parenting books are often written by women and men who are also parents themselves. They usually take their own experiences and try to give their point of view on how to best nurture a child. In addition, most psychologist and sociologist also write parenting books. These kinds of books are available in a variety of topics and discuss every topic either collectively or individually. By reading these books, parents will be more prepared to manage different parenting situations as well as be able to guide their children towards and become confident individuals. The book serves as a guide and tell parents how essential it is for them to be able to give meaningful and quality time with their children, how to develop the parent-kid relationship, how to encourage their child to give their best in any given moment, as well as how to manage discipline. Of course, it is significant for the parents to use these resources only as a tip for them to learn instead of something that is etched on the stone. These parenting books are just aids that will help parents, and they should be smart enough to know how to change according to the situation they are in. Find the best parenting books or check out this positive parenting book.
One of the most vital things about nurturing a strong parent-child relationship is that there should be a good flow of communication. You need to see to it that you are having a great discussion with your children at least once a day. Another crucial thing you have to make with your child is to set clear behavior expectations. If you want them to grow up into a respectful people, then you also have to show them respect and demonstrating it whenever you are interacting with other people. In addition, you have to discuss the behavior expectations that you have for your kids and telling them why they are very essential to follow. It is also a smart idea if you already set up the behavior expectation before they even go into the situation. You can read more on this here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/top-10-parenting-tips_us_58eac4fee4b0acd784ca59cb.


The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000 is the successor to the Lumix DMC-FZ1000 bridge camera and is an SLR-style bridge camera that boasts of excellent video capabilities. It comes with a 24-480mm lens that is equivalent to 20x zoom lens. This hybrid camera comes with features that are suitable for videos and stills, with the capability of shooting 4K video with no time limit.
Also known as the Panasonic FZ2500, this super-zoom camera is also designed with a 20.1 MP 2-inch MOS sensor and a 2,359k OLED Live View Finder. This powerful camera is also capable of video recording at 30/25/24 fps as well as extracting, from the 4K video, images at 8 megapixels.
Although some bridge cameras a like DSLRs but inferior in quality, the FZ2000 also has a DSLR design but with excellent features. It comes with large external controls, such as the two rings for manual focus and zooming which are located around the lens barrel, twin electroninc dials situated on the top plate.
Moreover, the top plate is also designed with a conventional exposure mode dial while found on the left shoulder of the camera is a drive mode dial and on the back, the focus mode switch is located.
Interestingly, the focus area is touchscreen which can also be assigned to the d-pad. With most of the dials and buttons easily customized, ease-of-use is one of thebest characteristics of this camera. The handgrip is normal in size but along with the viewfinder and display, the device becomes a bit bulky. It also weighs less than a DSLR which makes it portable.
The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ2000 boasts of a Venus Engine processor, 1" MOS sensor with 20.1 MP, 20x zoom lens that is equatable to 24-480mm. It maximum aperture is f/2.8 and can reach up to f/4.5 with telephoto lens. The FZ2000 also has 2,359k OLED Live View Finder, 3" Tilting LCD touchscreen at 1040k pixels, DCI 4K video recording capability at 30/25/24 fps. High speed video recording is at 120fps while headphone and 3.5mm microphone jacks can be used for audio recording.
The LUMIX DMC-FZ2000 is also capable of highspeed burst shooting with an ISO range between 80 and 25600 at 12 fps using the mechanical shutter. Conversely, with the electronic shutter, it is at 50 fps. Other features of this hybrid bridge camera include dual zoom and control rings, 3cm macro shooting with Post Focus Stacking and Post Focus functions and WiFi connectivity.
WiFi connectivity allows for remote shooting operations as well as file transfers, both videos and stills. With the standard 2.5mm remote socket the the electronic cable release, operation is quick and easy as well. As for color modes, Panasonic has also added creative filters for JPEG images.
As for the lens, it comes with three built-in neutral density filters highly usable for larger aperture-shootings in bright light that can be controlled via a switch. Also, the FZ2000 can be set to engage the filters as required and there is also a 27mm screw thread to attach external filters to the lens.
The 2.36 million-dot OLED electronic viewfinder is capable of 0.74x magnification and can be used with ease even by videographers wearing glasses because of the 20mm eyepoint. The tilting screen display, on the other hand, can be set at any angle for more suitable shooting. More importantly, it can be folded to serve as protection as well.
One of the interesting features of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000 is its ability to record videos with no time duration. This makes the video capturing seamless and more manageable. As for the design of the body, its handgrip makes it more stable and a bit bulky that can be appealing to some. This model is also portable because of its weight.
Its 4K video capability is also one of the best features of this model. It also sports a high resolution screen and it is touchscreen. This camera also boasts of 49 focus points to get better shots. The articulating LCD is also great for shooting from various angles.
As for the cons of the FZ2000, it is a bit pricey with the average consumer not being able to afford this camera. It also does not have GPS and no Flash Sync port which are handy in some shooting scenarios.
The Panasonic Lumix DMX FZ2000 bridge camera is relatively a great model which is apt for portrait and street photography. While it also has some flaws, this camera offers more great features than the less attractive ones.


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UK will end up with a Ukraine-style Brexit, says top German MEP
By Jennifer McKiernan
The Scottish MEP often described as German Chancellor Angela Merkel's right hand man has claimed Brexit will end up as a Ukraine-style free trade agreement.
David McAllister, who holds dual German and British citizenship and has a Scottish father, is the vice-president of the conservative European People's Party and chairman of the European Parliament foreign affairs committee.
The EU-Ukrainian deal provides preferential access to EU markets, but does not insist on free movement of workers, a key sticking point for hard Brexiteers.
Mr McAllister said: "I believe it will be a British model and it will be closest to Ukraine, with a deep and comprehensive free trade deal and partnership on security.
"In five or seven years time, it will be something similar. The idea you can leave the EU in two years – nobody in Brussels thinks that's feasible.
"The EU is well-prepared for these negotiations and has been preparing itself for the idea the UK will leave the single market and customs union.
"However, the best trade deal is to remain a member of the single market — you cannot get a better trade deal."
Mr McAllister said he was baffled by the growing clamour for a hard Brexit of ditching single market membership.
He added: "The British more or less invented the single market.
"They were the driving force behind it and, without Margaret Thatcher, there would be no single market.
"The single market is the most important trading partner for the UK, so I don't know why people talk like this.
"If you have left the single market, you can regulate immigration in a different style, that's true, but 50% of UK immigration is coming from outside the EU anyway."
On the question of a trade deal with the USA, Mr McAllister declared he was unsure why the UK should be given any better treatment than as a member of the EU.
He said: "Together, the UK in the EU was eye level with other trading partners.
"With all due respect, why should the UK get better trade deals with huge countries like America and India, negotiating on their own instead of in a bloc with 500m citizens and the largest economy in the world backing them?
"History will show, but my impression is in those countries of the world where we haven't had trade deals, there is an interest in trade deals with the UK but an even larger interest in negotiating with the EU."
Mr McAllister argued any different deal for a softer Brexit for Scotland would be dependent on the will of the UK Government unless there was a successful independence referendum.
He said: "Scotland's 62% vote to remain in the EU is higher than you would get in most EU member states.
"The Scots are very active here in Brussels and there are possibilities for the Scottish to make their points clearly and speak to MEPs.
"If there's another referendum in Scotland, that will be sorted out by London and Edinburgh, not the EU, which accepts the decision taken by the people in 2014."
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High School Choir Sees Fallen Soldier's Remains Being Escorted Off Plane, Breaks Into Hymn
On her return flight to Atlanta, Diane Hollified Cupp experience something she will never forget until the day she dies – for the best reasons possible. The Johnson City, Tennessee resident had been on vacation with her husband in Europe, touring the historic sites related to World War II. During one of the tours, the guide described how soldiers' remains are found there all the time.
But on her return flight across the Atlantic, Cupp never expected to be honored by the presence of a war hero. When the flight from Germany landed in Atlanta, the captain announced that an Army private was onboard escorting the remains of a WWII soldier to his final resting place in Houston, Texas. And this person would get the privilege to get off the planet first.
As the Army Private proudly left the plane, the Iowa Ambassadors of Music Choir rose from their seats and began singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Not a more honorable departure could have been planned for the World War II hero and his Army private escort. And Cupp caught the awe-inspiring moment on camera…
When the video begins, you can hear the young high school performers singing:
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
They repeat the chorus of the famous Battle Hymn of the Republic several times with harmonic variations.
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Cupp uploaded the video to her Facebook page and shared the following about the moment:
"On our flight from Germany there was an Army private in uniform that so happen to be escorting the remains of a WW11 Soldier back home to Houston. The pilot announced he would be exiting the plane first, as he got up to leave there were a group of young people who had been on tour in Europe all of a sudden they broke out singing Glory Hallelujah. Listen how beautiful!! Will bring a tear to your eye."
If you watch carefully, you can see the choir director conducting the high school singers in the back of the plane.
Cupp and the other passengers on board were touched by the young people's display of respect for the WWII veteran and the United States military.
"To see those young people do that just melted my heart," Cupp told WSB-TV. "It was absolutely beautiful, to see the respect that these kids had, I just had to capture it," Cupp said. "It was an awesome treat for me and something I will never forget."
Cupp posted the video to her Facebook page where it has since gotten more than 1.8 million views. News agencies picked up the story and shared it with others around the country.
Watch the video below and see why everyone is applauding for Iowa's Ambassadors of Music Choir.
As some commenters wrote on YouTube:
"These Millennials are first class human beings with their heads screwed on straight," James Ray wrote.
"Although he's not alive to know what's going on, the choir's actions set a good example for everyone else to follow regarding the life of a human being (regardless of whether that person was a soldier)," Brandon E. Smith shared.
What do you think about this choir's special attention to the deceased veteran?
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GOD BLESS This choir, always respect our fallen!


Two goals from top scorer Chris Wood and a magnificent rearguard action saw the Clarets create a piece of Premier League history and move further away from the bottom three.
Despite a six-match unbeaten run, Burnley went into the game in the drop zone following Cardiff City's after win at Southampton.
But Sean Dyche's men responded superbly to that potential set-back to leapfrog both the Saints and Newcastle in a congested scrap in the bottom half of the table thanks to a clinical raid on the south coast.
And Wood's deadly double, combined with a second penalty in two games from Ashley Barnes, made it a record run without defeat in the Premier League as Burnley made it a magnificent seven.
Former Burnley loanee Shane Duffy pulled a goal back late on as Brighton tried in vain to stop the rot.
But that was the only time they found a way past an inspired Tom Heaton as the Clarets produced the kind of disciplined, determined performance that has been their hallmark in establishing a top tier place they are doing everything not to relinquish.
Cardiff last-gasp victory earlier in the day had raised the stakes for both sides and Brighton, with just one win in 10 league games, knew they would be sucked even further into the dogfight if they failed to collect three points for the first time this year.
And only the brilliance of Heaton denied the Seagulls an early goal as the Burnley - again unchanged but missing wingers Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Robbie Brady with minor knocks - were slow to get going.
The Clarets' skipper first touched over a header from Solly March before making a flying save to keep out a volley from Pascal Gross.
But neither were a patch on the stunning stop he made to keep out another March effort which was seemingly past him before he stuck up a right hand to palm the ball away.
And 60 seconds later the Clarets were in front with 25 minutes gone.
Dyche's men had become a growing force and Barnes should have headed them in front 15 minutes in with an effort he headed onto the bar after Duffy had deflected a cross from Dwight McNeil against the frame of the goal.
But the striker made amends with a vital contribution to a classy opening goal.
Barnes had been a big Brighton favourite during his time at the south coast, but he punished his former club with a superb touch and first-time ball in behind the Albion defence to find another ex-Seagull in Wood.
The pair had been an effective partnership for Brighton as they won promotion from League One in 2011 and their impact for Burnley continues to grow, with Wood running through to benefit from Barnes' vision and bury his eighth goal of the season and sixth in total against his former employers.
Phil Bardsley and Barnes then worked Brighton keeper Mat Ryan but in a pulsating end to the first half it took a monumental effort from the Clarets to preserve their lead.
Heaton finger-tipped the ball off the head of top scorer Glenn Murray and those in front of him also dug deep, Bardsley blocking another Gross effort and Jeff Hendrick clearing off the line from Duffy's powerful header as Brighton were kept at bay.
The start of the second half continued in similar vein as Brighton cranked up the pressure and Burnley struggled to keep the ball long enough to stem the tide.
But they continued to defend magnificently and with just over an hour gone grabbed a second goal through the predatory Wood to double their lead.
James Tarkowski, a tower of strength alongside Ben Mee in the middle of the Clarets' back four, played a key role with an excellent clearing header to Ashley Westwood.
Westwood helped the ball on to McNeil and a typical driving run from the teenager ended with a pass into the path of Wood, who swept a low shot first time past Ryan into the bottom corner.
And 13 minutes later it was 3-0 as the Clarets seemingly wrapped up an epic victory as they, for once, had the luck go their way in the penalty lottery.
Hendrick appeared fortunate to avoid being penalised for handball at one end before Burnley broke to get a penalty of their own when Barnes was tripped by Ryan.
For the second week running – having ended a 67-game wait for a Premier League penalty with a last-gasp leveler against Southampton a week ago – Barnes held his nerve to slot home the spot-kick.
Any thoughts the Clarets would cruise over the line were dismissed just two minutes later when Duffy finally found a way past Heaton to head home from a free-kick.
But there was no way Dyche's men would be beaten again as they stood firm to become the first side outside the top five to win at the Amex Stadium this season and move level on points with Brighton and Crystal Palace in 13th place as their survival bid gathered further pace.
Burnley: Heaton; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Wood, Barnes. Substitutes: Hart, Lowton, Gibson, Crouch, Ward, Vydra, Long.
Brighton: Ryan, Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Stephens; March (Knockaert 48), Gross (Bissouma 66), Propper, Locadia (Jahanbakhsh 66); Murray. Substitutes: Button, Kayal, Bernardo, Burn.
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New thrust for Games hosting
As the final countdown to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony moves closer, the pressure to complete all the sporting and non-sporting venues is underway.
Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has been closely involved in the bidding, planning and delivery of Olympic Games and other major global sporting events for 20 years.
Baku 2015 European Games
Our recent successful involvement in the delivery of the inaugural European Games, held in Baku in 2015, was a collaboration of RLB offices globally.
Eighteen quantity surveyors, commercial, construction and project managers were deployed to Baku full-time.
Not only were the 21 venues delivered on budget, they were designed and delivered in less than three years.
For more than 5 years, RLB supported the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) in the procurement and delivery of temporary venues and overlay across 150 competition and non-competition venues at 120 sites, to the value of £650 million.
UK Partner David Higgins commented, 'The complexities for an Olympic host city have always been significant, requiring resource commitment from the world's leading major event management consultants over an extended period of time.'
He added, 'Following the exhilaration of winning the right to host a major international sporting event, the reality of delivery dawns, and the hard work begins.'
Recognising the challenges faced in the bidding process, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have created the Olympic Agenda 2020. This includes strategies to streamline the bidding process and event delivery, with a roadmap for future sustainability and affordability for host cities.
Mr Higgins said 'the IOC recognises the need to achieve value for money, and future Games will need to reduce time and cost in delivery.'
Finding cost-effective solutions
A measure of success for any major sporting event is avoiding the wasting of public money. Temporary venues and facilities can provide cost effective solutions, where a legacy plan does not provide for a permanent venue as part of a city's long term strategic plans.
'This was the case for London hosting the 2012 Olympics. The legacy drive resulted in more temporary venues being installed than the previous four Summer Olympic Games combined.
A significant opportunity to minimise Games' costs is for venues to be temporary and to be re-locatable to the next successful host city,' he concluded.
RLB's Games track record
This includes the Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 Olympics, DOHA 2006 Asian Games, Melbourne 2006, Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, and Baku 2015 European Games.
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Die Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumen-Spalten (LKG-Spalten) oder Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumensegel-Spalten (LKGS-Spalten) (griechisch-lateinisch Cheilognathopalatoschisis, von griechisch χείλος cheĩlos Lippe,  γνάθος gnáthos Kiefer; σχίζις schisis Spalte und lateinisch palatum Gaumen) bilden eine Gruppe von angeborenen Fehlbildungen, die mit einer Inzidenz von 1:500 zu den häufigsten angeborenen Fehlbildungen beim Menschen zählen. Ihnen ist gemeinsam, dass sich in der Embryonalentwicklung Teile der Mundpartie nicht normal entwickeln.

Entstehung
Während der Embryogenese in der frühen Schwangerschaft entwickeln sich Teile des Gesichts getrennt und wachsen später zusammen. Zu Beginn entstehen aus dem ersten Kiemenbogen unter anderem zwei Nasenwülste und zwei Oberkieferwülste auf beiden Seiten des Embryos. Zwischen der 5. und 7. Woche der Schwangerschaft verschmelzen die vorne liegenden Teile des linken und des rechten Nasenwulstes miteinander und bilden das Zwischenkiefersegment. Aus diesem entstehen später der mittlere Teil der Oberlippe (Philtrum) und der mittlere Teil des Oberkiefers mit den vier Schneidezähnen. Während der weiteren Entwicklung verwachsen der linke und der rechte Oberkieferwulst mit den schon verschmolzenen Nasenwülsten. Aus den Oberkieferwülsten entstehen der linke und der rechte Teil der Oberlippe zu beiden Seiten des Philtrums und der linke und rechte Teil des Oberkiefers zu beiden Seiten der Schneidezähne. Erfolgt dieser Verschmelzungsprozess nicht vollständig oder gar nicht oder reißt das Gewebe auf, hat das eine Lippen- oder Kieferspalte zur Folge. Die Störung kann die linke, die rechte oder beide Nahtstellen betreffen und führt zur einseitigen oder zur beidseitigen Spalte. Je nachdem zu welchem Zeitpunkt die Störung auftritt und wie schwerwiegend diese ist, ist nur ein Teil der Oberlippe (Lippenkerbe), die Oberlippe alleine (Lippenspalte) oder die Oberlippe zusammen mit dem Oberkiefer betroffen (Lippen-Kieferspalte).

Später, zwischen der zehnten und zwölften Woche der Schwangerschaft, wenn der Fötus ungefähr 75 mm groß ist, verschmelzen die Gaumenfortsätze des linken und des rechten Oberkieferwulstes. Aus ihnen entstehen der harte und der weiche Gaumen mit dem Zäpfchen (Uvula). Die Gaumenfortsätze wachsen mit dem vorne liegenden Zwischenkiefersegment zusammen. Die gemeinsame Vereinigungsstelle ist das vordere Gaumenloch (Foramen incisivum). Der vordere Teil verknöchert und bildet den harten Gaumen (Palatum durum). Aus den hinteren Abschnitten entstehen der weiche Gaumen (Gaumensegel oder Velum) und das Zäpfchen (Uvula). Eine Störung bei diesem Vereinigungsprozess hat eine Hartgaumen- oder eine Gaumensegelspalte zur Folge.

Die Lippen-Kiefer-Spalten und die Gaumenspalten sind zwei getrennte Entwicklungsstörungen, wobei die Gaumen- oft zusammen mit den Lippen-Kiefer-Spalten auftreten.

Begriff
Die Herkunft der Bezeichnung der Lippenspalte als Hasenscharte (lateinisch Labium leporinum "Hasenlippe") bzw. der Gaumenspalte als Wolfsrachen (lateinisch Rictus lupinus) ist nicht eindeutig geklärt. In der deutschsprachigen medizinischen Literatur kann der Begriff "hassennscharte" erstmals 1460 bei Heinrich von Pfalzpaint sicher nachgewiesen werden. Möglicherweise rührt der Begriff "Hasenscharte" daher, dass das Gesicht der Hasen durch eine Y-förmige Spalte von der Oberlippe zu den Nasenlöchern gekennzeichnet ist. Warum allerdings der Hase gewählt wurde, obwohl auch andere Tiere eine solchermaßen gespaltene Oberlippe aufweisen, ist unbekannt. Es ist möglicherweise auf Aberglauben zurückzuführen. Auch im angloamerikanischen Raum lässt sich das Äquivalent "harelip", in Asien der Begriff "Tu Que" (Hasenlippe) nachweisen.

Ursache
Es werden verschiedene Ursachen für die Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten angeführt. Man nimmt hauptsächlich eine Kombination aus erblichen und äußeren Faktoren (multifaktorielle Vererbung) an:
 Es gibt endogene, genetische Ursachen (Erbkrankheit): War schon ein Familienmitglied von einer Spalte betroffen, dann ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit für das Auftreten bei Nachkommen erhöht. Der Erbgang ist noch nicht gut verstanden, es scheinen mehrere Gene beteiligt zu sein (Polygenie). Siehe weiter unten: Auftrittshäufigkeit
 Es gibt exogene Ursachen, welche die Embryonalentwicklung stören:
 Ein Mangel an Folsäure oder Überdosierung der Vitamine A (Retinoide) und E führen zu einem erhöhten Risiko für Fehlbildungen des Neuralrohres; ein Zusammenhang mit Spaltbildungen des Gesichts (die nicht vom Neuralrohr ausgehen) ist aber entgegen vielfach anderslautender Meinung nicht belegbar. Dennoch ist die Folsäuregabe aufgrund der Vorbeugung gegen Spina bifida dringend zu empfehlen. Da die Schwangerschaft oft erst bemerkt wird, wenn die Fehlentwicklung schon stattgefunden hat, sollte nach Absprache mit dem Frauenarzt auch schon bei Kinderwunsch mit der Einnahme von Folsäure begonnen werden, spätestens jedoch, wenn die Schwangerschaft festgestellt wird. Zudem weisen Studien darauf hin, dass die Einnahme von Multivitaminpräparaten in der frühen Schwangerschaft das Risiko geringfügig, aber signifikant verringern kann; allerdings ist es unklar, ob sich diese Resultate nicht auch durch andere Faktoren der Lebensführung erklären lassen.
 Krankheit der Mutter während der Schwangerschaft, z. B. Röteln.
Hydantoin-Einnahme (Antiepileptikum)

Spaltformen

Je nachdem, wann die Entwicklungsstörung während der Schwangerschaft aufgetreten ist und wie schwerwiegend diese war, treten verschiedene Spaltformen auf:

Spaltbildungen im sogenannten primären Gaumen:
 Lippenkerbe: Ein Teil der Oberlippe (Lippenrot und Lippenweiß) ist betroffen. Der Spalt erstreckt sich nicht bis zum Naseneingang.
 Lippenspalte: (Cheiloschisis) Öffnung in der Oberlippe zwischen Mund und Nase. Der Spalt in der Oberlippe erstreckt sich vom Lippenrot bis zum Nasenloch. Die Trennstelle befindet sich entlang der Philtrum-Kante. Bei beidseitigen Spalten ist das zentrale Segment der Oberlippe isoliert.
 Lippen-Kieferspalte: (Cheilognathoschisis) Die Lippe und der zahntragende Teil des Oberkiefers sind betroffen. Der Spalt erstreckt sich entlang der Philtrumkante in der Oberlippe und entlang dem seitlichen Schneidezahn des Oberkiefers.

Spaltbildungen, die (auch) den sekundären Gaumen betreffen:
 Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalte: Kombination aus Lippen-Kieferspalte und aus Gaumenspalte
 Gaumenspalte: Beim geringsten Schweregrad tritt nur ein Spalt im Zäpfchen auf (uvula bifida). Es kann jedoch ein Spalt im weichen Gaumen (Segelspalte) oder die vollständige Trennung des weichen und des harten Gaumens auftreten. Der Mund- und der Nasenraum sind dann nicht voneinander getrennt.

Spalten können einseitig (unilateral) oder beidseitig (bilateral) auftreten. Die linke Seite ist häufiger betroffen, wobei der Grund dafür unklar ist. Die Spalten beginnen entweder an der Lippe und schreiten nach hinten fort (Lippenkerbe ⇒ Lippenspalte ⇒ Lippen-, Kieferspalte) oder sie beginnen am Zäpfchen hinten und schreiten nach vorne fort (Uvulaspalte (gespaltenes Zäpfchen) ⇒ Uvulaspalte, Gaumensegel ⇒ Uvulaspalte, Gaumensegel, harter Gaumen).

Bei den Gaumenspalten treten verdeckte Spalten (submuköse Gaumenspalten) auf. Obwohl die für eine normale Sprechentwicklung und Ohrbelüftung notwendige Muskulatur des weichen Gaumens gespalten ist, kaschiert die darüber liegende, intakte Schleimhaut die Spalte. Zeichen der submukösen Gaumenspalte sind die Uvula bifida (gespaltenes Halszäpfchen), ein bläulich-transparentes Velum und eine (fühlbare) dreieckige Knochenkerbe im harten Gaumen. Die uvula bifida ist dabei die Mikroform einer Velumspalte. Sie deutet eine Störung der Mitellinienfusion an und erfordert daher eine genaue Überprüfung, ob auch eine submuköse Gaumenspalte vorliegt.

In der Internationalen statistischen Klassifikation der Krankheiten und verwandter Gesundheitsprobleme (ICD-10) der Weltgesundheitsorganisation werden im Kapitel XVII Angeborene Fehlbildungen, Deformitäten und Chromosomenanomalien im Block Q35–Q37 die Lippen-, Kiefer- und Gaumenspalten eingeteilt:

Anmerkung zum LAHS-Kode: Die Buchstaben bezeichnen den betroffenen anatomischen Teil:
 L = Lippenspalte
 A = Kieferspalte (Alveolus)
 H = Hartgaumenspalte
 S = Segelspalte

Nicht betroffene anatomische Teile werden durch ein Minuszeichen dargestellt. Der linke Teil des Kodes bezeichnet die rechte Gesichtshälfte und umgekehrt.

Tritt eine Spalte zusammen mit anderen Entwicklungsstörungen auf, ist sie meist Teil eines Syndroms: z. B. Mikrodeletionssyndrom 22q11 (früher Catch-22- oder velocardiofaziales Syndrom), Pätau-Syndrom (Trisomie 13), Edward-Syndrom (Trisomie 18), Cri-du-chat-Syndrom, Van-der-Woude-Syndrom.

Auftrittshäufigkeit
Lippen-, Kiefer-, Gaumenspalten treten häufiger in Familien auf, in denen schon ein Familienmitglied eine Spalte besitzt. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit eines weiteren Auftretens hängt vom Typ, der Ausprägung (Schwere), der Anzahl der betroffenen Personen in der Familie und dem Verwandtschaftsgrad ab.
Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten (LKG-Spalten) gehören mit einer Inzidenz von 1:500 zu den häufigsten angeborenen Fehlbildungen des Menschen. Ungefähr 15 % aller Fehlbildungen sind Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten.

 Bei gesunden Eltern und einem betroffenen Kind beträgt das Risiko für das nächste Kind etwa 4–6 %.
 Bei gesunden Eltern und bereits zwei betroffenen Kindern beträgt das Risiko für das nächste Kind etwa 9 %.
 Bei einem betroffenen Elternteil beträgt das Risiko für das erste Kind etwa 3 %, bei bereits einem betroffenen Kind für das nächste Kind 15–17 %.
 Sind beide Elternteile betroffen, beträgt das Risiko für das Kind möglicherweise über 35 %, was immer noch unter dem Wiederholungsrisiko für eine nach den Mendelschen Regeln vererbte Krankheit liegt.

Aus einer Vielzahl von Stammbaumanalysen wurden durch das Interdisziplinäre Zentrum für Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumen-Segelspalten des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg die Zahlen für die genetischen Wiederholungsrisiken wie folgt abgeschätzt:

Es gibt ethnische Unterschiede im Auftreten. In der Bevölkerung der Ureinwohner Australiens und Amerikas sowie in der Bevölkerung asiatischer Abstammung treten Spalten häufiger auf. Die wenigsten Spalten findet man bei der Bevölkerung afrikanischer Abstammung. Die Bevölkerung europäischer Abstammung liegt im Mittelfeld.

Der Bericht von EUROCAT Congenital Anomalies and Public Health enthält Daten von Europa:

Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation gibt folgende Häufigkeiten an:

Bei den Zahlen der WHO ist die Pierre-Robin-Sequenz mit eingeschlossen.

Bei den Lippen-Kieferspalten sind Jungen häufiger betroffen als Mädchen. Die isolierten Spalten des Gaumens betreffen häufiger Mädchen.

Die Spalten treten häufiger auf der linken Seite als auf der rechten Seite auf. Ungefähr 15 % sind beidseitige Spalten.

Auswirkungen und Probleme
Eine isolierte Lippenspalte macht präoperativ kaum Probleme, die Nahrungsaufnahme ist nicht gestört. Nach Vereinigung des Lippenringmuskels können die Labiallaute noch Probleme machen, was durch logopädisches Training jedoch behoben werden kann.

Eine vollständige Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalte oder eine isolierte Gaumenspalte kann vielfache Auswirkungen haben:
 Atembeschwerden: Bei einseitigen Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten ist oft ein Nasenflügel abgeflacht, die Nasenscheidewand gekrümmt und die Nasenatmung möglicherweise behindert.
 Probleme bei der Nahrungsaufnahme im Neugeborenenalter, das Saugen ist erschwert. Bei Gaumenspalten kann Nahrung in den Nasenraum gelangen. Der Haberman Feeder erleichtert die orale Nahrungsaufnahme. Insbesondere das Stillen eines Kindes mit einer Gaumensegelspalte gestaltet sich schwierig und muss vielfach durch spezielle Hilfen unterstützt werden. Ein erhöhter Zeitaufwand ist normal, eine Gaumenplatte kann die Nahrungsaufnahme eventuell erleichtern.
 Sprechprobleme, weil die Balance zwischen nasalem und oralem Resonanzraum gestört sein kann. Der Abschluss des weichen Gaumens zur Rachenhinterwand und den seitlichen Rachenwänden kann auch nach erfolgter Gaumenoperation unvollständig sein. Es entsteht ein hypernasaler Stimmklang, Vokale werden mit zu viel Beteiligung des nasalen Resonanzraumes ausgesprochen (Näseln/Hypernasalität). Bei der Lautbildung/Artikulation werden insbesondere die Verschlusslaute (p/b, t/d, k/g) und die Reibelaute (f/s/sch) häufig verändert (meist rückverlagert in den Rachen- oder Kehlkopfraum) gesprochen.
 Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Erkrankungen: Eine Gaumensegelspalte hat bei vielen Patienten Auswirkungen auf die Mittelohrbelüftung (Eustachi-Röhre). Ergüsse, Ohrinfektionen, Cholesteatome und Sprachentwicklungsverzögerungen aufgrund negativer Hörbilanz können die Folge sein.
 Wenn der Oberkiefer betroffen ist, können Zähne fehlen oder Zahnfehlstellungen auftreten. Auch durch Narbenzüge nach Operationen sowie durch das muskuläre Ungleichgewicht im Mund vor den Operationen können Fehlstellungen der Zähne entstehen, auch wenn der Kiefer selbst von der Spaltbildung nicht betroffen ist.
 Bei mangelnder Akzeptanz durch die Umgebung (zum Beispiel Hänseleien durch andere Kinder wegen eines Sprachfehlers oder Narben im Gesicht) können psychische Probleme die Folge sein.

Behandlung
In den Spaltzentren führt ein interdisziplinäres Team die Behandlung durch, dem Vertreter aus der Pädiatrie, Mund-Kiefer-Gesichtschirurgie, Kieferorthopädie, Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Phoniatrie und Pädaudiologie, Logopädie sowie der Still- und Ernährungsberatung angehören.

 Bei Gaumenspalten wird der Nasenraum in den ersten Lebenstagen durch eine herausnehmbare Gaumenplatte, einen Obturator, vom Mundraum getrennt. Die Bezeichnung "Trinkplatte" ist irreführend, da die Gaumenplatte vor allem das Wachstum der gespaltenen Kiefersegmente steuern, eine physiologische Zungenlage ermöglichen und die Nasenatmung etablieren soll. Als Nebeneffekt bietet sie auch ein Widerlager für den Trinksauger oder die Brustwarze und kann so die Nahrungsaufnahme erleichtern. Den Aufbau eines Saugvakuums ermöglicht sie aber nicht.
 Engmaschige Überwachung des Gehörs; bei Bedarf Einsetzen von Paukenröhrchen, um die Mittelohrbelüftung sicherzustellen und dem Auftreten von Infektionen vorzubeugen.
 Primär-Operationen: Verschluss von Lippe, Gaumensegel und Hartgaumen in mehreren Schritten (mehrzeitiges Behandlungskonzept) oder auch in einer Komplett-OP (einzeitiges Vorgehen, "Basler Konzept"). Die Lippe wird meist im Alter von drei Tagen bis sechs Monaten operiert. Bezüglich des Zeitpunktes der Operation des Gaumens (Hartgaumen und Gaumensegel) bestehen unterschiedliche Auffassungen in den Spaltzentren. Zum einen sollte der Gaumen möglichst früh geschlossen werden, um einen normalen Spracherwerb zu ermöglichen, zum anderen sollte die Operation möglichst spät erfolgen, um den Wachstumsprozess des Kiefers durch die Operationsnarben möglichst wenig zu stören. Das Gaumensegel wird je nach Spaltzentrum mit drei bis zwölf Monaten operiert, der Hartgaumen je nach Zentrum mit 6 bis 18 Monaten. Bei doppelseitigen Spalten ist oft eine Nasenstegverlängerung (Columellaplastik) nötig.
 Sekundär-Operationen: Ist ein oder sind beide Teile des zahntragenden Kieferkamms betroffen, kann eine sogenannte Kieferspaltosteoplastik nötig werden. Diese findet im Alter von acht bis zwölf Jahren statt oder richtet sich nach dem Durchbruchszeitpunkt der Eckzähne, die in das bei der Operation aufgefüllte Knochenlager einwachsen sollen. Dabei wird Knochenmaterial (Spongiosa) aus dem Beckenkamm in die von der Spalte unterbrochenen Kieferkämme eingebracht, um den einwachsenden Eckzähnen Stabilität zu verleihen oder bei doppelseitigen Spalten den (Schneidezahntragenden) Zwischenkiefer zu stabilisieren.
 Sprechunterstützende Operationen: da das Gaumensegel auch nach der operativen Vereinigung oft nicht voll funktionsfähig ist, kann es zu Störungen des Nasen-Rachen-Abschlusses kommen (velopharyngeale Insuffizienz). Dann kann es sinnvoll sein, die Funktion des Segels durch einen operativen Eingriff zu unterstützen (Velopharyngoplastik, Levatorunterstützungsplastik). Nach Schaffen günstigerer anatomischer Voraussetzungen durch die OP ist allerdings eine logopädische Therapie notwendig.
 Behandlung der Zahnfehlstellungen (Kieferorthopädie)
 orofaziale Regulationstherapie nach Castillo Morales
 Verbesserung der Ästhetik (Nach Abschluss des Wachstums kann der Nasensteg bei Bedarf verlängert und die Nasenspitze gehoben werden. Asymmetrie der Nase, Nasenform, Lippenform sowie Narbenzüge können korrigiert werden)
 Sprachtherapie (Logopädie)
 Frühförderung zur Behandlung bzw. Vorbeugung von psycho-sozialen Problemen

In den Spaltzentren können Patienten (und deren Erziehungsberechtigte) in den regelmäßigen Spaltsprechstunden von Vertretern aller beteiligten Disziplinen (Pädiatrie, MKG-Chirurgie, Kieferorthopädie, HNO-Heilkunde/Pädaudiologie, Logopädie, Still- und Ernährungsberatung) über die weitere Behandlung der Spalte beraten werden.

Psychische Betreuung
Die langwierige und komplizierte Behandlung während der Kindheit und Jugend bringt auch psychische Folgen mit sich. Es sollten zunehmend diese Kinder und ihre Eltern auf die psychische Gesundheit achten, indem sie psychologische Unterstützung im Verlauf des therapeutischen Follow-up-Systems in Anspruch nehmen und diese bereits von einem frühen Alter an, wie es von der American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association empfohlen wird. Eltern können sich auch in Selbsthilfegruppen beraten lassen und Hilfe und Rückhalt finden.

Im Rahmen von Syndromen
Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten können bei nachstehenden Erkrankungen auftreten:
 Atelosteogenesis
 Goldenhar-Syndrom
 Mandibulo-faziale Dysostose-Mikrozephalie-Syndrom
 Multiples Pterygium-Syndrom
 Pierre-Robin-Sequenz
 Reardon-Hall-Slaney-Syndrom
 Spondyloepiphysäre Dysplasie
 Diamond-Blackfan-Syndrom
 Hydroletalus-Syndrom

Literatur
 Samuel Berkowitz: The Cleft Palate Story. Quintessence Publishing, Chicago 1994, ISBN 0-86715-259-1.
 Kirsten Caspers: Das andere Lächeln – Babys mit Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalte. Zuckschwerdt, Germering 2008, ISBN 3-88603-936-6.
 Klaus Honigmann: Lippen- und Gaumenspalten. Huber, Bern 1998, ISBN 3-456-82833-0.
 Regina Keindl: Begleitfehlbildungen bei Kindern mit Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten. Dissertation, Technische Universität München, München 2004 (PDF; 1,75 MB).
 Hope Charkins: Children with Facial Difference. Woodbine House, Bethesda 1996, ISBN 0-933149-61-1.
 Kurt Kallenbach (Hrsg.): Kinder mit besonderen Bedürfnissen. Ausgewählte Krankheitsbilder und Behinderungsformen. Marhold, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89166-208-4, S. 72–88.
 Regina Masaracchia: Gespaltene Gefühle. Lippen-, Kiefer- und Gaumenspalten: ein Elternratgeber. Oesch, Zürich 2005, ISBN 3-0350-3007-3.
 Sandra Neumann: LKGS-Spalten. Ein Ratgeber für Eltern. Schulz-Kirchner, Idstein 2002, ISBN 3-8248-0365-8.
 Rudolf Probst, Gerhard Grevers, Heinrich Iro: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-13-119031-0, S. 78–79.
 Michael Ehrenfeld, Norbert Schwenzer, Margit Bacher: Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumen-Spalten und Gesichtsspalten. In: Norbert Schwenzer (Hrsg.): Zahn-/Mund-/Kieferheilkunde. Band 2: Spezielle Chirurgie. 3., aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage. Thieme, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-13-593503-5, S. 195–234.
 Thomas Uhlemann: Stigma und Normalität. Kinder und Jugendliche mit Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalte. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-525-45723-5.
 Ulrike Wohlleben: Die Verständlichkeitsentwicklung von Kindern mit Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumen-Segelspalten. Schulz-Kirchner, Idstein 2004, ISBN 3-8248-0376-3.

Weblinks

 Deutscher interdisziplinärer Arbeitskreis für Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumen-Spalten/Kraniofaziale Anomalien
 Informationsbroschüre über Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalten (PDF)
 Marian Grosser: Lippen-Kiefer-Gaumenspalte. In: NetDoktor.de, 19. November 2016

Einzelnachweise

Fehlbildung
Erbkrankheit
Kieferchirurgie
Kieferorthopädie
Krankheitsbild in der Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde

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Mr. Washington joined the Lafayette office of Jones Walker in 2010. He is an experienced litigator, focusing on complex civil and criminal disputes. Before joining the firm, Mr. Washington was a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana during the George W. Bush administration. While serving as U.S. Attorney, he also held a number of leadership positions within the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee; the DOJ-sponsored Executive Committee for Federal Prosecutors, State Attorneys General, and District Attorneys; and the DOJ's Terrorism, Controlled Substances, and Native American Issues committees.
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Democrats Realize They're In A New World: They Can't Just Rage Against Trump And Expect To Win
After the loss in Virginia and close win in New Jersey, Democratic strategists say the party could use a rethink before the midterms.
by Lissandra Villa
Posted on November 3, 2021, 11:57 pm
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For years, Democrats knew exactly what to do with Donald Trump — oppose him and everything he stood for, and wait for the votes to pour in.
Now that he's no longer in office, but still playing an outsize role in national politics, Democrats' calculus of how to incorporate him into their campaigning has gotten significantly more complicated. That's especially true after this week. The outcomes of the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races were not good for Democrats — Terry McAuliffe outright lost the first, and in New Jersey, the incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy barely hung on to his seat in a race that was not expected to be competitive.
The implications of those results have spilled past the borders of those states and splattered all over the Democratic Party, where Democrats who will run in next year's midterms are frantically trying to figure out how to avoid the same results they saw Tuesday in their own races and retain control of Congress.
"Democrats should stop using Trump in their messaging. If polling wasn't an indicator for candidates then this election was," Jasmine Burney-Clark, a Democratic political consultant in Florida — where there is a competitive Senate race for 2022 — said in a text. "People aren't responding to messages that center him, his corruption or his fear tactics like January 6th."
Part of the emerging consensus among Democrats is that the solution is straightforward: pass legislation to run on. While it's unclear whether that would have made a difference in the Virginia race, members of the Virginia congressional delegation expressed frustration that McAuliffe wasn't given something more substantive for his campaign. Instead, McAuliffe ran on his own previous record as governor, and his campaign also spent a lot of energy tying his opponent, Glenn Youngkin, to Trump. Youngkin, for his part, walked a fine line between riling up enthusiasm from Trump's base and keeping a far enough distance from the former president that he could appeal to otherwise persuadable voters — and it worked.
Meanwhile in Washington, Democrats have been unable to move significant legislation since the start of Biden's term, when they passed a sweeping coronavirus response bill that included stimulus checks, unemployment aid, and guaranteed income for parents. Leading up to Tuesday's election, twin bills meant to address infrastructure, the climate crisis, and social programs remained stalled as two senators — Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin — stood in the way of what most of the party wanted to use the social programs bill as a vehicle to move.
"We need to focus on delivering good policy for the American people," Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy told reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday when asked what Democrats needed to do to avoid losing again in the midterms. "And what I always say is, I'm focused on doing the work today and the politics will take care of themselves."
As the fight among Democrats has dragged on, the president's popularity has sagged, though one Marquette University Law School poll of registered voters conducted at the end of October found that in Wisconsin, which Biden won in 2020, Biden still leads Trump in a hypothetical rematch in the next presidential election.
Trump has proven an effective foil for Democrats. Not only was Biden able to run an effective campaign opposing him in last year's presidential race, but in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom was able to beat back a recall election in part by talking a good deal about Trump. Newsom's campaigning hinged a lot on convincing the electorate that voting against him could result in a MAGA-like governor.
Still, the data so far "doesn't show that the Trump factor is a motivator the way it was a year ago," Colin Strother, a Democratic operative who consults on races in the Democratic stronghold in south Texas where Trump made massive gains last year, said in an email. "We stand for doing the right thing for every American, and right now that's taking the form of addressing poverty and income inequality. The problem is that's an amorphous stance to begin with, and then the White House is unable to effectively communicate how their plans will realize that goal."
"We have to give structure to our values and goals. It's got to fit on the bumper sticker. We just don't have that right now," he said.
Democrats warn against reading too much into the results from this week, and it's fair that only so much can be extrapolated from an off-year election in just a small handful of states. A lot of what was on the ballot was also local — mayors, ballot initiatives, and school boards, which have their own dynamics and local political environments at play. And a lot could change in the next 12 months before the midterms. Still, Democrats are looking to see what adjustments they need to make in order to make the most of that calendar year to give themselves a fighting chance.
"I think for Democrats across the country, the key thing is both being able to illustrate how they delivered for people and draw sharp contrast with Republican efforts to drive the country into a ditch," Ben Wikler, the Democratic Party chair in Wisconsin, which will have a competitive Senate race next year, said when asked whether he thought Democrats should stop talking about Trump.
How Democrats think about Trump could change in an instant. Trump has himself teased another run at the presidency virtually since the day he lost. Though he's relished in endorsing Republican candidates, taking credit when they've won, and generally passing the time putting out statements via email, at any moment he could announce he will run for president again in 2024, and instead of being a former president once again become the biggest story in American politics.
"The way that Republicans won in Virginia was really interesting. They won by distancing themselves from Donald Trump, and particularly in the competitive areas where they needed to pick up a few votes that had swung against him a year ago," said Adam Kinsey, a Democratic operative based out of Arizona, another state that will have a competitive Senate race next year. "I would just ask, do we really think Donald Trump has the discipline to stay away from the midterms nationwide in 2022, particularly when he's going to be running for president in '24? I highly doubt that."
Addy Baird and Kadia Goba contributed reporting to this story.
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Gov. Phil Murphy Narrowly Won Reelection In New Jersey In Another Troubling Sign For Democrats Addy Baird · Nov. 3, 2021
Republican Glenn Youngkin Won Virginia's Governor Race In An Early Warning Sign For Democrats Lissandra Villa · Nov. 3, 2021
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Quantic Dream and the others: how much does gameplay really matter?
Quantic Dream and the others
" Every narrative gimmick is real, you can be sure of that. Poetry is as exact a science as geometry. "
– Gustave Flaubert
By now it is a fact: the video game has managed to transcend the dimension of "simple" entertainment, becoming in all respects a medium capable of communicating in many respects different. A video game is not limited to entertaining, but can educate, transmit values and even serve to understand society as it has transformed over time.
In short, the underlying concept has evolved, just as they have gone to transform the languages used: the big steps forward in technological terms have certainly given a hand in this direction too, and today we cannot even imagine where all this will lead us. Speaking of language, the amount of very different experiences that the market has come to offer is incredible: let's think, for example, of the graphic adventures, of all imaginable genres, that we have at our disposal today.
These products start from a very simple assumption, that is to prefer the narrative aspect to the purely entertainment one. The final result? Unique stories of their kind, capable of involving while requiring minimal interaction on the part of the user. From this point of view, Quantic Dream is one of the realities that has experimented the most over the years, and today we want to reflect with you on the real extent of the contribution that Cage's study (and other similar contexts) have brought to the world of video games.
Games and storytelling: a really thin line?
A quick look at the video game industry of the last decade manages, almost immediately, to give us a truly impressive general picture: in fact, there is a product for practically anyone , regardless of what personal tastes and needs may be . There are many works, for example, that focus heavily on the narrative aspect, giving life to experiences capable of leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of gamers.
Among these, there are some for which storytelling is not only a component, but turns out to be the backbone of the entire project. Hence the role of "protagonist" of Quantic Dream with regard to this article is explained: the French software house is in fact an emblematic case in this sense, precisely because it is able to offer experiences ... Which almost give up on gameplay, in a more or less marked.
A journey that began with the second title by Cage and associates, that Fahrenheit released in 2005 and which immediately received joint acclaim from critics and audiences. We are in fact talking about a product where the player mostly exercises his control through binary choices, thus gradually shaping what his story will be .
A standard that the studio then carried forward with Heavy Rain first and then with Beyond: Two Souls , to then propose it in a further refined version with Detroit: Become Human . Works that, while sometimes showing gaps and no small ups and downs in terms of consistency, nonetheless represent more than commendable cases in terms of experimentation. From many points of view.
More often than not, everything is perceived as a gamble by a large group of players, who openly criticize what can actually be labeled as a lack of gameplay. The interaction is in fact minimal, with the most agitated scenes using Quick Time Events and not real-time actions. As always, the truth lies somewhere in between, and it is wrong to totally rely on or brand one opinion or the other as incorrect.
If it is true that in practice an active involvement on the part of the player is not actually required, the other side of the coin shows how this is captured precisely by a strong attention to the narrative sector. In short, the story is the real focal point of the experience, and all the rest can and perhaps should be labeled as a side dish.
We are perhaps dealing with products closer to the cinematographic medium than to the gaming one? Maybe yes, but even here expressing yourself in absolute terms is wrong. Instead, it is more correct to speak of an increasingly marked convergence between these two forms of communication that are no longer so distant, which in this way can think of reaching ever wider and more varied audiences. If a work like Heavy Rain can interest just a small part of the gamer community, why couldn't it also capture the attention of some cinema enthusiasts?
Telling a story while playing.
The gaming industry is an ecosystem full of realities, authors and giants that make the overall panorama truly rich in terms of variety. In short, Quantic Dream is not the only protagonist when we talk about experiences which, in the way we have described, decide to focus decisively and markedly on the narrative. Another example of considerable importance is absolutely Telltale Games which, as the name suggests, has made this feature its forte for several years.
Thinking back to the first season of The Walking Dead or The Wolf Among Us , in fact, unique memories of stories capable of involving, moving and even hitting hard come to mind as in the case of the adventure of Lee and Clementine. Also in this case the player is not required to have a particular skill but rather a very strong empathy, built step by step with a story still capable of leaving an indelible mark.
Unfortunately Telltale is not managed over the years to renew itself, always maintaining the same structure which in the long run ended up boring a good part of its (already very small) catchment area. The rebirth of the software house by LCG Entertainment could be an opportunity to bring back that particular type of story, which after all is something that is often lacking in the video game industry.
A honorable mention must then be made to Life is Strange : the series signed by Dontnod in fact has the merit of building an atmosphere and very specific sensations down to the smallest detail, thanks to a narrative made up of many small elements. The dialogues, the construction of the characters and above all the soundtrack are in fact founding and fundamental elements of a unique narrative system of its kind: a scheme that makes simplicity its strong point, with the player being accompanied on the discovery of a world with an incredibly realistic and at times raw basis which is the "banal" everyday life.
Without obviously forgetting those products that are probably the progenitors of this trend, or rather the dear old graphic adventures. Exactly, we are talking about titles like Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Broken Sword and so on and so forth. These experiences managed (and yes, still manage today) to let the player immerse himself in worlds that we cannot fail to define as exceptional. Take, for example, Grim Fandango's Land of the Dead, a world that Schafer and company have built with truly commendable attention to detail. Every line of dialogue as well as the small expressions of the characters have made the whole experience that yes, the writer considers the best video game ever conceived. Absolutely personal tastes, but I want to take the opportunity to recommend again to experience this adventure at least once in a lifetime.
The difference between these products and those previously mentioned, Quantic Dream and Telltale above all, lies in a greater freedom in terms of exploration: the player can in fact move within scenarios that may not be particularly large, but rich in details that go to build an environment that is itself functional to the narrative.
In general, however, today we talked about experiences that, net of everything, manage to tell a story without resorting to particularly complex or multifaceted gameplay elements, but it is clear how one should not think in terms of extremes anyway . In short, the presence of a compelling gameplay does not have to correspond to a sketchy narrative and vice versa, and the examples in question are also very many in this case.
Masterpieces such as Uncharted and God of War are in fact able to captivate those who play with action that is always of the highest level, which does not give up on deep, fun and equally capable storytelling to entertain without any limits. Titles of this caliber are the right compromise for those looking for a playful experience in the true sense of the term, in an industry that, as we often say, is beautiful precisely because it varies. The only limit, at a certain point, is only that of the imagination.


And how do they do it all? Kendall Jenner is constantly involved in fashion shows around the world, her Instagram is full of photos from all over the world. And Kylie Jenner successfully manages the billionth company and brings up baby Stormy. But in the new year, the sisters remembered that the family business is the strong point of the Kardashian-Jenner family, and decided to work together again.
The Jenner sisters joined forces and created a collection of bags specifically for the Wallmart department store. Cute backpacks, waist bags and shoppers, which you can only dream of! Buy items from this collection can be quite inexpensive: the cost of each item does not exceed $ 34.
For Kylie Jenner, it's inexpensive. If you remember, when she just launched her own brand Kylie Cosmetics, many have condemned her for very large price tags. $ 29 for lipstick and lip liner? Then it seemed something transcendental, and now it has become our reality.
You can buy something from the collection only on the official Walmart website , so if you want something, just run there! Glamor accessories were designed by Kylie and Kendall very carefully and are ideal for both the evening out and the school. As Kylie herself admitted, she wanted to create a collection in which it would be possible to combine accessories with different styles of clothing. Versatility was a priority.


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Tag Archives: Gun Safety
Do You Have Your Three Orange Outfits Lined Up?
June 1, 2018 – 8:01 am
Today is #WearOrange Day, but according to Every Town for Gun Safety, if you already missed wearing the color associated with staying safe in the great outdoors during hunting season, you can try again Saturday and Sunday.
There are also Wear Orange events across the country to try to reverse the tide of American gun proliferation. They will call for gun regulations to help decrease the uncontrolled gun violence our country has experienced since stand your ground, open carry, and other gun lobby-written laws have been rubber-stamped by pro-NRA legislators. Search for a Wear Orange event near you.
Can't attend an event but still want to show your support? You can upload a photo of yourself wearing orange and apply a shareable social media-friendly frame to help get the word out.
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A Good Guy on Guns
David Ehrlich is right on this one.
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Pack Your Heat When You Pack For Home
August 3, 2017 – 11:07 am
A timely reminder from the part of Florida known as the "Redneck Riviera:" When traveling over the summer, remember to take your gun home with you.
Travelers often leave behind personal items when they check out of an Airbnb or other vacation rental, but police in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. have noticed a particular absentmindedness on the part of those who just can't be without their guns. They remember to bring them to their relaxing getaway on the shores of the Gulf, but they forget to take them home.
…according to Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Corey Dobridnia…a total of 20 guns have been turned in since Memorial Day. Ninety percent came from vacation homes.
Since the guns are either reunited with owners through the diligent efforts of the property owners or used for police training, what's the harm, you might ask? read more »
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Of Congress and Madness
February 3, 2017 – 12:34 pm
The 155th Congress has passed its first substantive bill,
And it sought to redress an onerous regulatory ill.
Did it bolster Medicaid?
Did it increase foreign aid?
Not hardly — it expanded gun rights for the mentally ill.
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Let's Just Say He's Pro-Gun
The amount the NRA has given Sen. John McCain (R-Az) over the years, more than anyone else in Congress. McCain recently voted against a ban that would keep people on the federal No-Fly list from buying guns.
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The Governor Who Set an NRA Record for Pro-Gun Legislation in His First Term is Shocked by FEMA's Denial of His Emergency Request for Dealing With a Mass Shooting
Scott to FEMA: "But, but, but…"
It had to be hard for Gov. Rick Scott (GOP-TEA) to ask Pres. Obama to declare a disaster in Orlando worthy of federal funding. After all, Scott's request for all American taxpayers to cover the bill for the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub flies in the face of everything that tea partyers hold dear. As they say, they are Taxed Enough Already.
"I urge you to declare an emergency under the Stafford Act so that 'the full resources of the federal government' can be made available for the individuals, families and communities impacted by this 'horrific massacre,'" Scott wrote.
Scott has gotten his response. We can save you some time and tell you the answer was, "No." But reading the full letter from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate is just too much fun, so here it is.
Tags Conservative Agenda, Florida, Gov. Rick Scott, Gun Laws, gun lobby, Gun Safety, Jeb Bush, NRA | Permalink | Comments (2)
Following Yet Another Moment of Silence, House Democrats Ask: "Where's the Bill?"
U.S. House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) tried to put the same "moment of silence" coin in the slot the day after the Orlando mass shooting as he did after others, but House Democrats discovered they have backbones and acted accordingly.
"The fact is that a moment of silence is an act of respect, and we supported that. But it is a not a license to do nothing," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters off the House floor afterward.
"Members have just had enough of having one minute, a moment of silence on the floor, and then take no action," she said.
Yep. Haven't we all?
Tags Conservative Agenda, Conservative Values, Florida, Gay Politics, GOP Lies, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, guns, Republicans | Permalink | Comment (0)
Some Questions for the Gun Store Owner With the "Muslim-Free Zone"
When a gun shop owner announces he's closing because he's tired of selling arms to young, disturbed white guys wearing rebel flags, that will be a YouTube video worth watching
It's bad enough that a gun store owner declared his store a "Muslim-free zone" after the shooting and killing of four Marines and a Navy sailor by 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdelazeez. That he chose to deliver this message in front of a rebel flag tacked up over an American flag, while wearing a sidearm, made this move just that much worse.
There are so many questions raised by Andy Hallinan's video. For starters:
Why didn't Hallinan declare his gun shop a "white supremacist who says he wants to start a race war free zone" after 21-year-old Dylann Roof shot and killed nine people at a Charleston church?
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You're More Likely to be Killed by a Gun than a Car
Graphic from Americans for Responsible Solutions
The good news is cars and driving are getting safer, thanks to better construction, a trend away from younger drivers, and maybe even because of harsher penalties for things like texting while driving or not wearing a seatbelt.
The bad news is you're more likely to take a bullet, especially if you're under 25.
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America is Awash in Guns — And Fear of Them
Guns aren't making us safe, they're just scaring us.
What if we're missing a bigger issue in our musings about Ferguson and race and unarmed black men being shot by white guys, often police officers? Yes, systemic racism and a breakdown in our ability to trust police are serious problems. But are we overlooking something more basic?
It's a rare day without a story like this one:
A white cop observes a black man cut through a parking lot to avoid a red light. He follows the car and when it starts to pull into an apartment complex, he turns on his cruiser's lights to pull it over. The black man, 29-year-old Brian Dennison, drives further into the complex and parks in a parking space. When he gets out of the car, the cop shoots at him. Luckily, the shot missed. It was lucky because Dennison had his 6-year-old daughter in the car. And she was having an asthma attack. And her inhaler was inside their home, where Dennison was rushing when he drove around the red light.
So why did Officer J.C. Garcia get it so wrong?
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In the week before Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) launched an impeachment probe, President Trump was tweeting an average of 18 times per day. But the start of the inquiry has led Trump to double that to an average of 36 tweets a day, the Washington Post reports. Trump set his single-day tweeting record of his presidency just five days after the impeachment inquiry began with 48 tweets. He then set another record last Friday, "hitting 59 total tweets, including 33 in just 20 minutes."
A new Firehouse Strategies/Optimus poll found that a majority of Democratic primary voters in early voting states believe that President Trump should not only be impeached but also imprisoned.
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds 95% of Democrats and 61% of independents say they are not confident President Trump will follow through on his promises to propose a new health care plan. In fact, just 37% of those polled were even aware that Trump had promised to release a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. However, 81% of Republicans are somewhat or very confident Trump will deliver on his health care promises.
"As President Trump approaches his 1,000th day in office Wednesday, he has significantly stepped up his pace of spouting exaggerated numbers, unwarranted boasts and outright falsehoods," the Washington Post reports. "As of Oct. 9, his 993rd day in office, he had made 13,435 false or misleading claims… That's an average of almost 22 claims a day since our last update 65 days ago."
Syrian Kurdish officials said clashes near Ain Eissa, a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria, allowed 950 Islamic State supporters to escape from a camp for displaced people near a U.S.-led coalition base, the AP reports.
Shout Out to Mao
Buck Banks | Oct. 2, 2019
It's sad when you question your president's patriotism,
And alarming when you consider his nascent despotism.
But when it comes to Trump,
The shark he jumped —
When he congratulated the Chinese on 70 years of Communism.
"The truth is, Trump fatigue is a condition that knows no party, and many Republicans are as tired of this shit as anybody else. That's not to say they're outraged, or motivated to Make a Difference. They're just tired. You can live inside the right-wing bubble in a state of depression, resigned to the fact that, yeah, every five minutes or so, the president is probably going to do something norm-shattering or potentially impeachable, and no, you probably won't or can't do anything to change that. Sad!"
— Olivia Nuzzi
"There was no chance Erdogan would keep his promise, and full blown ethnic cleansing is underway by Turkish supported militias. This is what happens when Trump follows his instincts and because of his alignment with autocrats. … I said there would be blood, but could not have imagined this outcome."
— Gen. John Allen, the former commander of American forces in Afghanistan, told CNN that there is "blood on Trump's hands for abandoning our Kurdish allies."
"Look in the mirror and figure out how you want to be remembered later and how you feel about yourself today."
— Former Gov. John Kasich, in a CNN interview, giving advice to fellow Republicans in Congress.
"Just impeaching Trump for his bad behavior isn't worth it. But, if he challenges our system of checks and balances as he is doing, if he undermines our democracy, our electoral system, as he is doing, if he undermines his own oath of office as he is doing, it is a challenge to our Constitution."
— Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in an interview with the New Yorker.
"Try to impeach him, just try it. There will be a spasm of violence and insurrection in this country like you've never seen. Both sides are heavily armed. A politician who votes for it will be endangering their own life."
— Trump confidant Roger Stone, quoted by Yahoo News.
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Atomic Zombie - DIY Bike Building Community > Trikes and Quadcycles - Support for Plans > LodeRunner Delta Cargo Trike > Loderunner Mods......plus a nifty looking model!!
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-Was concerned that an un-modified Loderunner might not have the dimensions/finished shape I was looking for, so thought I would build a balsa replica of the plans and have a look at the end result (thinking in terms of the enclosing canopy shape...am shooting for curvy, roundy....a bit on the bubble-ish side). And, sure enough, the original Loderunner is a bit narrow to make curvy. Initially, I was thinking to go with the Kyoto (easy to make curvy with that wide backend....but did not want the dual drive system, and driver to one side. Plus it's a bit heavy for wimpy lil me to pedal around this hilly town by myself.
The balsa model made it alot easier to try to design the enclosure support system, too. I.e., if I could "SEE" what I have available to mount "TO", then it gets easier to figure out. Sometimes drawings just don't cut it... Basically, to accomplish the overall finished shape I want, I need to widen the back box-frame to about 42", and lengthen it to 27" (gotta allow for growing kids), and shorten the main boom to 55" (robbed 3" from boom and gave it to the box). This allows for seating room behind driver, and for a roll bar above the front of the box area (not that I plan to roll this baby...) to help support the enclosure. But, am I now putting too much weight in the back, and is the front end gonna rise up on me??? The "roll bar will be made of the lightest round tubing that will do the support job and stand up to the wind. Not sure yet exactly what size tubing it will be. Whaddaya'll think?? Will it be too back heavy based on what you've read thus far?
Am now hacking n glueing larger-rear-box mini-model, and will make a mini-canopy too. Will post pic when done in a day or 2, and you guys can finally see what the heck I'm getting myself into.
On the plus side, I scored a free Nishiki Road bike yesterday (yay! free is good!...well, ok, I have to bake some oatmeal cookies for it....from the volunteer gang at Habitat for Humanity ReStore) with some lovely newish looking SunTour Arx Deraileurs/shifters, and Sugino crank. Looks like it was hardly ridden. I will get a mechanic to verify worthiness before I use the parts, tho.
Phew! When can I start building??? Argh! Patience is not one of my virtues! But I do not want to "unbuild" because I missed an aspect of the complete structure.
Dang! I tried to post the photo of the model, but it won't go...Sorry!
Yay! I think I figured out photo-posting! Here's the mini-model-in-process....am experimenting with different frame placements. Note wider cargo box. Maybe add a crossbar in the middle, for support?
Be careful and check out the places where you plan on riding. Some of the paths in some areas have barriers to stop car traffic. That has been a problem some people have had riding trikes that are to wide. You might have to lift it over the barrier post at the entrance to the path instead of riding through.
Looks like your covering all the bases before building.
Done like dinner! I already drove around and measured back in December. The narrowest path entry/exit in town is 52" between bars, so at 48" outer tire edge to outer tire edge, I would still have 2" either side to spare.
Might want to look at the materiels used in tent pole construction - light, bendable into flowing curves yet strong.
Great minds...!! Have been playing with that idea this very day!
cover/enclosure on yr-round, but with removable windows, back hatch, etc.
I'm going to want air flowthru in the summer months. So the trick is to figure out lightest material, as well as configuration...what you see in the model photo are the initial canopy framing pieces...still finalizing the rest..
This has been a challenge, but am finally feeling like I'm moving forward!
if you can find some 3mm polycarbonate/lexan, it will be supple enough to be around the front end, and strong enough to deflect the wind.
biggest/fattest/widest part should be 1/3 from the front.
any join lines along the sides should flow horizontally.
if you put a floor pan in, taper it from front to fattest bit, and then taper back up towards the rear.
any frontal curves should be smooth, and, if possible, seamless.
air flowing over the top of your head/helmet from windshield to back of head support should be a smooth arc.
If you are as talented with a sewing machine, as you are at model making, run some fine wire over your model and get the shape/protection/fairing you want, and then make a tent type fairing to follow those wires, roll up windows/doors, and you have a 4 seasons, lightweight canopy.
How about forming chicken wire and covering it with your fabric. That will be light and hold it shape.
what a cool thought! Chicken wire holds it's shape well, doesn't it? Nifty! And talk about lightweight!
what about carbon fibre arrow shaft material, might be worth looking at.
Never seen it myself but have heard of people using it for other fields.


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Free food, flyers, and formidable success: How US Sikhs fought back against post-9/11 racism
Seeking acceptance.
Image: Reuters/Andy Clark
Ananya Bhattacharya
On the day of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, Vikas Singh was heading out to start his work day when the first plane hit New York's World Trade Center at 8.45am. "When the second plane hit, it was beyond comprehension and a horrific sense of disbelief took over," he said. "I can relive that sinking feeling to this day."
On Sept. 11, 2001, Singh was 31. His first child was just two years old. At home and in his community in Long Island in New York, fear was setting in. Sikhs in America became increasingly unsettled as pictures of a turbaned and bearded Osama Bin Laden—not looking unlike Sikh fathers, brothers, and sons—splashed across television screens.
Since 9/11, American Sikhs have been mistaken for Muslims and faced the consequences of Islamophobia. "There was an anger, an ignorance," Singh says. "When I took my first flight out after 9/11, a young kid looked at his mom and told her to report the stranger. She was very apologetic."
Racism against Sikhs after 9/11
Hate crime against Sikhs skyrocketed. Balbir Singh Sodhi, a 52-year-old entrepreneur in Arizona was murdered days after the tragic event—and that was only the start. Two decades later, such racism has not been eradicated. Sikh women have been allegedly harassed on the subway, and men have had their turbans ripped off from their heads.
Rather than throwing Muslims under the bus, some US Sikhs want to instead improve broader understanding of their distinct culture.
"Post 9/11, Sikh culture and religion were severely misunderstood, and were suddenly viewed in a negative light," says Singh, who is now 51. "It created an impetus for the Sikh community to form a united front, with a renewed focus to bring the Sikh lifestyle to the forefront—to create awareness of Sikh culture, our articles of faith, and our core values of service and community engagement."
Teaching America about Sikhs
It would have been easy for Sikhs to retreat and hide. But instead, the community came forward to educate people about their faith almost immediately. For instance, days after 9/11, Singh and his friends were out on the streets distributing flyers at train stations and bus stops, trying to acquaint Americans with their faith.
The night of 9/11, 15 volunteers founded the Sikh Coalition, now the largest Sikh American advocacy and community development organization in the country. It has fought workplace discrimination cases against Fortune 500 employers and government agencies, and introduced Sikhism studies in school curricula in more than a dozen states, among other policy changes.
Since 2013, there has been an annual Turban Day event in New York. Singh says smaller versions of this are happening across different neighborhoods at parent-teacher associations in schools. Sikh volunteers teach young kids who they are, why they tie turbans, wear karas (steel or cast iron bangle), and don patkas (a cloth young Sikh boys wrap their hair in), so that "when a Sikh child goes to school, nobody bothers them."
Sikhs have always offered food to anyone
Another popular Sikh tradition that has earned goodwill is the langar at gurdwaras (Sikh temples)—a free communal kitchen at their place of worship that is open to all.
"The practice of making langar in the gurdwaras was extended to serve local communities with ongoing support to homeless shelters and senior living facilities, as well as emergency aid during calamities such as the hurricane in Puerto Rico and the Covid pandemic in New York City," says Singh. During the pandemic, more than 80 gurdwaras across the country served food, and some even added non-Indian cuisines to their menus to cater to local palettes.
The American dream of acceptance
Singh, who currently runs a fintech firm, immigrated to the country 35 years ago and built a life for himself, his wife, and two sons who are now 19 and 23. For him and the other half a million Sikhs settled in America, 9/11 was a "major setback" but they have bounced back. Today, where he lives—the northern part of Nassau County—South Asians are the richest immigrant community. In fact, members of the diaspora are among the most educated and wealthiest in the US.
And while the community still battles everyday racism and tirelessly works to raise awareness, Sikhs have also gained acceptance and respect in several spheres.
"We fortunately live in a country which has taken us in with open arms," says Singh. "Sikhism was never a part of the US but now we are judges,New York City cops with turbans, professors, and university deans."


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First of all, when looking at painting contractors Fairfield County, CT you may want to ask the references how long the particular did the painting for them. If you find someone who had the painter do their job several years ago you may be able to find out more valuable information because they will have been able to see how long the paint held up and how it is looking after a period of time. If the paint has proved to last for several years, this is a good sign.
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The Moon of Baroda is a 24.04 carats (4.81 g) cut diamond discovered in Vadodara (Baroda), India. The diamond, canary yellow in colour, is cut in a pear shape. When found, the rough diamond weighed 25.95 carats (5.19 g). The Moon of Baroda was originally owned by the Maharajas of Baroda. The royal family of Gaekwad Maharajas was in possession of the diamond for almost 500 years. The gem was later worn by singer and actress Marilyn Monroe and Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.
The Moon of Baroda weighed 25.95 carats (5.19 g) at the time it was found. It was later cut into a pear shaped diamond, weighing 24.04 carats (4.81 g).
A popular myth associated with the Moon of Baroda is that it brings bad luck to its owner if it is carried across the sea.
The Moon of Baroda was originally owned by the royal Gaekwad family, the Maharajas of Baroda. It was later sent by the Gaekwad family to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, the only female monarch of the Habsburg dynasty. The diamond was returned to the Gaekwad family later, and in 1860, it was fitted to a necklace. The Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad sold it to an unknown buyer in the early 1920s.
The diamond resurfaced in the 1940s, in 1943, the diamond was purchased by Meyer Rosenbaum of Detroit, President of the Meyer Jewelry Company. Rosenbaum later gave the diamond to Marilyn Monroe, who wore it for the shooting of the song 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend', and also in the film 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'. The Moon of Baroda was displayed publicly in an exhibition in 1944.
In 2008, the Moon of Baroda was next displayed publicly at the exhibition 'Diamond Divas', organized by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.
On the August 28, 2012, episode of the Japanese antique appraisal television show Nandemo Kanteidan a Mr. Matsuki (松木悌), a Japanese management consultant resident in California appeared with what he claimed was the Moon of Baroda. A Japanese diamond expert, a Mr. Honma (本間悟郎), authenticated the diamond and appraised it at 150 million Yen (about $1,900,000).
The 24.04-carat "Moon of Baroda" diamond has officially been sold at Christie's Hong Kong jewelry auction for $1.3 million. The piece is a fancy yellow pear modified brilliant-cut diamond that almost doubled its previous presale estimate of $750,000 if one includes buyer's premium.