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Miami Proud: Lotus House Culinary Center Helping To Transform Lives
By Lisa Petrillo April 25, 2019 at 12:05 pm
Filed Under:Lisa Petrillo, Local TV, Lotus House, Miami News, Miami Proud
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Two years ago Shirley Joseph was struggling. At age 23, she was homeless with no family to turn to for help.
"My mom and dad's (parental) rights were taken away when I was a child," she recalls having this tough time, being in a lot of different facilities.
Today, with the support of Lotus House, a nonprofit shelter for women and children in Miami, this mother of two young children has an apartment, a job and a future. Shirley is one of 43 women to take part in Lotus House's new working classroom kitchen, The David and Leila Centner Culinary Center.
"I do everything, I do prep, dishwasher, clean, I cook the food, all types of things," Shirley says. "It is awesome. Something that you didn't get to learn, and then you have people that are great at it, and they teach you."
David Centner is a successful serial entrepreneur who grew up in Miami. He and his wife Leila's charitable donations here and abroad are working to end the cycle of poverty.
David explains how the kitchen is doing that.
"The culinary center really spoke to our heart because it teaches women skills so that they can then go out and be gainfully employed. It's got all the bells and whistles, so the people who graduate or emerge from this program have more than just food skills, food safety skills, they can work in some of the highest end hotels and restaurants in Miami."
For Leila Centner the mission is personal.
"I grew up very poor so I wanted to be able to not just give women money or food or what not but help women change their own lives. Watching my mom really struggle, she'd moved here from another country, I didn't have a dad, and I saw that without the assistance and support that she had around here, I may not be where I am today."
The kitchen is the hearth of Lotus House, more sanctuary than shelter. That is how Executive Director Constance Collins sees it.
"We provide both a home and wraparound support system; child and family therapies, individual counseling, group counseling to job readiness training," she says. "All the skills and expertise and confidence and self-esteem that enables you to be prepared and go out into the world and build a new life."
For Shirley this means everything.
"It gives you hope that there are people out there that really care and that are really willing to do things for you…the feeling is wonderful."
Constance has seen the change in Shirley.
"I see a very young woman who has become an extraordinary mother. Someone who is standing on her own two feet now, that's an amazing transformation to watch."
Lotus House guests are women and children ranging from 86 years to brand new babies. You can learn how you can support this organization by visiting their website at www.lotushouse.org
Lisa Petrillo
Lisa Petrillo is the Entertainment and Lifestyle Reporter for WFOR, CBS4.More from Lisa Petrillo


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On 5/13/2019 at 11:11 AM, RuudinFrance said:
Waiting and hoping Mr. Rouhani, please press the button.
Why would you hope for such a thing?
RuudinFrance + 22
+ 22
5 hours ago, ronwagn said:
Biblical prophecies may be panning out soon.
They're well on their way in Alabama, I read this morning. The regression in USA society is alarming to the rest of the Western World. Even after rape and/or incest, no more abortions. The "poor" will face the consequences. The rich have the possibility to go and purchase abroad. The "underprivileged" will face the music with more "underprivileged" filling the country. This is the way to go to build a prosperous nation, where the "haves" will fill their protected enclaves and the poor will eventually slaughter them there.
The USA gets as bad as any over the top religious governments e.g. the much admired Iran.
A good start of the day 💪, but some reflection might be required,
Stock Market up the last two days. I say let's compete fiercely and find new sources other than China. This is a major priority. We have been letting ourselves be taken advantage of for decades. Even Senate Majority Leader for the Democrats, Chuck Schumer agrees.
Greed! The USA didn't HAVE TO purchase all these nice goodies from China. Much of what the USA imported was rubbish and without much value. OK there were serious items as well. Mostly the "underprivileged" will have to do without fluffy things and for the essential things, Americans will have to pay more now.
This wonderful upswing in economy is permanent, many will believe. LMAO.
So you'll find different sources and the trade deficit will be spread out among other cheap nations. However, a deficit it will remain.
An up-vote for this question. It's a good one.
We can sprinkle about the pot as we like, but at some moment Mum is getting so upset that she'll force us to piss IN it. Happened to all of us boys, don't say you don't remember as you will be lying or (as this is much about oil) we're not talking about backwardation but retardation.
Anyone wants to make an extended list of USA "successes" in bombing a country to hell and then make billions out of restoring the country. A good business model it is. That's what Bolton's got in mind for Iran. It's got little to do with any danger from Iran, or the "suppressed" people there. Religious creeps anywhere (USA++ and Iran++ alike) run a business, there's money to be made and anything is allowed. I don't mind people being religious, it should be a free choice. Very often it is not (peer pressure and such), but in principle it's anyone's choice.
So, what would be a good thing is that this "business model" would be held against the light, in order to determine the immorality of it (lives for money, more lives for more money). Best way to do that is have the model break down. Close the Straights of Hormuz and let oil go to $150/bbl. Sure, Iran will suffer as the hawks will not be able to stop doing stupid things without thinking first (they're not good at thinking things through anyway).
World economy will suffer and all nations with it. Peoples of the world will not remember the closing of the Straights, but the atrocities executed by the "leader" of the Free World. It's a good thing that much of the Western World is slowly taking their distance from the USA. Don't forget that with Allende we did not have the internet, today we have. Hundreds of thousands of videos will swarm the net and the USA will become a paria in the world for decades to come. America First, but all alone and failing, becoming Balkanized from the world at large. Well off Americans will flee and the poor will become a nation of "deplorables" (thanks Hilary, nice wording), no education, substandard living and crime galore.
I do not really want that to happen, but at some time in the pretty near future, the USA will be stopped from bullying the world. I can see Europe and Russia sorting out their differences (MH17, Crimea, Donbass), I can see Russia supplying China with all the energy (gas/oil) they can possibly consume. China/Russia are bigger in Africa (a.o. foodstuffs) than USA is. India/Pakistan are no friends of the USA, or do you think they are?
What does the "average" American know about the proxy war in Yemen? Do they even care? Believe me, even though drone attacks may fail, dedicated guerrilla warfare will not. Big country SA is, long pipelines they have and is the Red Sea port safe from dedicated suicide attackers?
Nah, the current path of the USA is one of self destruction. Let Iran close the Straights and have it done with.
I hope this answers the question.
P.S.: Wanna learn about the USA and it's society? Read "Travels without John" by Geert Mak. I'll do some work of translating sections when I find the time. It's enlightening.
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10 hours ago, ronwagn said:
I hope we are now billing OPEC since we no longer need their oil. The EU and others should take over, or maybe they can protect it by themselves?
Bulk of that oil flows east. Perhaps China and Japan should be the ones to pick up that tab.
James Regan + 260
On 5/13/2019 at 10:26 AM, rainman said:
The waterway separates Iran and Oman, linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea. The Strait is 21 miles (33 km) wide at its narrowest point, but the shipping lane is just two miles (three km) wide in either direction. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that 18.5 million barrels per day (bpd) of seaborne oil passed through the waterway in 2016. That was about 30 percent of crude and other oil liquids traded by sea in 2016. About 17.2 million bpd of crude and condensates were estimated to have been shipped through the Strait in 2017 and about 17.4 million bpd in the first half of 2018, according to oil analytics firm Vortexa. With global oil consumption standing at about 100 million bpd, that means almost a fifth passes through the Strait. Most crude exported from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE, Kuwait and Iraq — all members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries — is shipped through the waterway. During the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, the two sides sought to disrupt each other's oil exports in what was known as the Tanker War. The U.S. Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, is tasked with protecting the commercial ships in the area.
The Straights is the most important oil channel in the world for this reason it's also the most protected however the Straights is not where the trouble will come from initially, only if Iran is dragged into a conflict will the narrow channel be affected. The initial problems will come from the vast open waters of the Indian Ocean specifically the Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea this is where we will see the initial attacks. This scenario of shutting the Straights plays well into the hands of the smaller splinter groups who are either supported or sympathize with Iran. Also Yemen are a key proponent with a vast coast line leading into the Straights who are already ready to cause KSA and the UAE problems. In short the Straights is the final act in this theatre which has been playing the same show for many years.
Rodent + 1,411
4 hours ago, RuudinFrance said:
Say what, now?
Another idea for leaning about US society: live here.
5 minutes ago, Rodent said:
Been there, done that, got the proof.
> 2 years. No thanks. I'll stay on this side of the pond.
Still, please enjoy yourself.
Just now, RuudinFrance said:
Indeed I shall! Cheers.
ceo_energemsier + 944
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia restarted its main cross-country oil pipeline after a drone attack by Iran-backed rebels that halted the link and escalated tensions in the world's largest oil-exporting region.
Saudi Aramco resumed operations at the pipeline after a halt Tuesday, the state-run oil company said in an emailed statement.The drone attack claimed by Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen on Tuesday had targeted two pumping stations along the link, which crisscrosses the Arabian peninsula, carrying crude, natural gas and refined products.
The risks of conflict in a region that exports more than 16 million barrels of oil a day -- enough to supply all of Europe's demand and more -- have risen since the U.S. revoked waivers this month that allowed Iran to continue selling oil to some customers despite American sanctions. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- Iran's regional foes -- reported on Monday attacks on several vessels including Saudi oil tankers. Houthi rebels on Tuesday claimed they had used drones to damage Saudi oil-pumping stations.
The targeted pipeline carries crude 1,200 kilometers (746 miles) between the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, enabling the Saudis to ship oil from both sides of the country. Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter, said Tuesday that supplies of crude and refined products continued without interruption despite the attack. Iran denounced Sunday's maritime incident near Hormuz and warned against attempts to destabilize the region.
It's not the first time oil infrastructure has been targeted in Saudi Arabia, a country that pumps 10 million barrels a day, or about 10% of global production. In 2005, security forces foiled a suicide attack on the Abqaiq oil-processing center, which handles about two-thirds of the country's production.
An uninterrupted supply of Saudi oil is crucial right now because the nation is almost alone in having enough spare production capacity to compensate for the slump in Iranian exports. After the U.S. earlier this month ended sanctions waivers for a handful of buyers of Iranian oil, Tehran responded by threatening to block shipments through Hormuz, through which about 17.5 million barrels of oil passes every day.
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On 5/15/2019 at 5:02 AM, RuudinFrance said:
So, what would be a good thing is that this "business model" would be held against the light, in order to determine the immorality of it (lives for money, more lives for more money). Best way to do that is have the model break down. Close the Straights of Hormuz and let oil go to $150/bbl.
Its been forecast that Brent would rocket past $300/bbl if that were to happen.
10 hours ago, Wallace907 said:
Another good reason to start switching all ICE engines to natural gas CNG and LNG. It would stop a lot of oily reasons for war in the Mideast etc.
BenFranklin'sSpectacles + 262
On 5/13/2019 at 11:38 AM, Jan van Eck said:
During one of the wars between Egypt and Israel, the Israeli Army managed to push Egypt back to the West side of the Suez Canal. A number of ships were sunk inside the canal, so that no one could transit. It sat that way, blocked, for a considerable time, I recall year(s). Eventually, some peace was restored and the wrecked and sunk ships were removed by salvage teams.
Now, if the same scenario plays out in the Straights of Hormuz, what would be the Western response? You cannot send in dive teams to salvage ships in a hot, fire zone. I suspect the solution will be to construct pipelines from the terminals in the Persian Gulf overland to new loading points on the West side of the Arabian Peninsula, over in the Red Sea. The place that gets into trouble is Qatar, as they are not getting along with MbS. As for the Iraqis, they would be charged a transit fee for the use of the new pipelines and loading terminals. There is typically a solution out there, you may have to scramble for it, though.
How quickly could that be done?
Doubtful. Governments would release strategic reserves and coordinate to solve the problem long before that happened. Industry would also respond rapidly. E.g. consider past oil crises. US oil consumption plummeted over a few short years.
That was in the US alone. It was also the demand response before shale oil, alternative fuels (natural gas, ethanol, biodiesel), electrification, emerging market demand, and the end of the Cold War. At $100+/bbl, how quickly would:
- US shale production accelerate?
- Russian production increase?
- Canadian oil sand production increase?
- Traders sell existing stocks to lock in profits?
- Small car purchases displace fuel-guzzling SUVs?
- Old, inefficient vehicles be scrapped in favor of new, efficient vehicles?
- Emerging economies slow from the cost burden?
- Consumer behavior change to reduce consumption?
- Voter sentiment around the world change to favor energy projects?
- Global deep water projects get planned & executed?
- Commercial vehicle operators transition to CNG/LNG?
- Land transportation shift from trucks to trains?
- Commercial shipping slow as manufacturers switched to local suppliers
- Old, inefficient ships be scrapped in favor of new, LNG models.
- EV production be accelerated
- Oil pipelines be built to circumvent the Strait of Hormuz
- Plastic production decrease as manufacturers sought alternatives
- Asphalt consumption be replaced with concrete
You get the picture. Oil demand could shift rapidly in a single year just from behavioral/market changes. In 3-5 years - a time for which the world has sufficient reserves - the supply shortfall would disappear entirely. You might see a brief spike to $300/bbl as traders panicked, but it wouldn't last beyond world governments' decisions to release reserves. I would be surprised if oil sustained $150/bbl for even a year.
The above chart also tells us why the US is being so aggressive in the Middle East: even when we were dependent on Middle Eastern oil, we had market power. Every price spike was met with severe demand destruction, threatening the Middle East's revenue. They quickly realized they must behave. Today, the world is no longer dependent on Middle Eastern oil. There's plenty of oil to be had from elsewhere, and new technologies are destroying demand even at modest oil prices. There's no benefit to sending wealth to the Middle East.
On top of that, the world would be better off without Middle Eastern influence. There would be less violence, oil prices would be more stable, and political/military costs would decline. Most importantly, powerful nations would enjoy a boost in oil revenue along with geopolitical advantages. These advantages are particularly important as the US and Russia seek to contain China.
The remaining question is, "Would it be better to let the Middle East decline naturally, or actively nudge it into destruction? The US and Russia would earn a lot of money on spiked oil prices even as China - the largest importer in the world - suffered. As advanced economies, they would also benefit from the acceleration of new technologies, manufacturing, etc needed to cope with an oil shortage. And of course, the US and Russia need to seize these advantages quickly to stay ahead of China. Despite its impact on consumers, spiking oil prices could end up being the least risky, least costly option. Temporarily expensive oil - with all of that "cost" funneled into your own economy as investment - is a small price to pay. I'm not seeing a downside to intervention.
All things considered, I would say developed nations have nothing to lose and much to gain from quickly destroying the Middle East. Thus, that's exactly what I expect them to do.
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2 hours ago, BenFranklin'sSpectacles said:
Building pipelines across the desert sands would be a lot faster than you might think. Heavy pipe can be brought on-line from pipe plants at great speed. The West has the engineering talent to put it together. The labor force is out there. For just one example, line pipe can be turned out in volume by Algoma Steel in Canada. The larger bottleneck might be in the shipping and trucking. But if you threw enough money and manpower at it, you could build pipelines quite rapidly, considering that there is no rock blasting involved. Cheers.
On 5/15/2019 at 10:52 AM, Rodent said:
Unfortunately, US society does not make me lean. I do try, however. The diet starts tomorrow!
[Put an "R" in it, Rodi!]
OK, in all seriousness, living in rural America is a real pleasure. I had a cable guy working on putting in a new line to the school down the road a few miles; it was a big project. He really needed some flat land onto which to make a big coil of line, six thousand feet, to feed through the trees in one piece. He asked nicely if he could use my front lawn; I said sure, help yourself. I was outside chatting with him the other day while his crew was knocking themselves out climbing poles, he mentioned that he noticed some fallen trees from the winter storms on the side, and said he would chain-saw them up for me into firewood. Those guys carry well-oiled chainsaws for the work they do. Now, that was a really nice offer. Yet typical for rural Americans.
A railroad locomotive the other year came around a turn and was confronted by a rockslide onto the tracks; no chance to stop. The locomotive derailed and went down the embankment. The only way out was to cut a wide path through the abutting homeowners' woods and out onto the road, then to be placed on a monster flatbed, one of those with hundreds of tires. the RR had to cut lots of trees to do that. The homeowners had the wood cut into firewood and donated to the poor, for winter heat. Now, that was seriously altruistic of them. Americans; ya gotta love them. What nice, generous, decent people. [I am not American. I just live here.]
Enthalpic + 171
7 hours ago, Jan van Eck said:
Americans; ya gotta love them. What nice, generous, decent people. [I am not American. I just live here.]
I traveled a fair amount around the states and the only random a-holes I came across were in Chicago. I was only there a week for work and met several...
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4 minutes ago, Enthalpic said:
I traveled a fair amount around the states and only the only random a-holes I came across were in Chicago. I was only there a week for work and met several...
Well, you are going to get that in large cities. In travels in Canada, and I have been from Cape Breton to the far north Yukon, up to the silver mines, the only total jerks I have run into were in large cities, including Toronto (of course) and Hamilton. For the rest, especially in the Maritimes, perfectly nice people. For reasons that are not fully understood, large cities seem to develop some seriously bad behaviour in a smaller number of people.
Now, having said that, there are substantial indicators that Thunder Bay, Ontario, is a total pit. The relationships there with the First Nations peoples are just appalling. Thunder Bay needs the old Brimstone scorched-earth resolution, I am sad to say. Interesting that the towns fifty miles away on either side don't have those social problems. Cheers.
4 minutes ago, Jan van Eck said:
Oh there are plenty of jerks in Canada all right.
Exclusive: Insurer says Iran's Guards likely to have organized tanker attacks
LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are "highly likely" to have facilitated attacks last Sunday on four tankers including two Saudi ships off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Norwegian insurers' report seen by Reuters.
The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Norway are investigating the attacks, which also hit a UAE- and a Norwegian-flagged vessel.
A confidential assessment issued this week by the Norwegian Shipowners' Mutual War Risks Insurance Association (DNK) concluded that the attack was likely to have been carried out by a surface vessel operating close by that despatched underwater drones carrying 30-50 kg (65-110 lb) of high-grade explosives to detonate on impact.
The attacks took place against a backdrop of U.S.-Iranian tension following Washington's decision this month to try to cut Tehran's oil exports to zero and beef up its military presence in the Gulf in response to what it called Iranian threats.
The DNK based its assessment that the IRGC was likely to have orchestrated the attacks on a number of factors, including:
- A high likelihood that the IRGC had previously supplied its allies, the Houthi militia fighting a Saudi-backed government in Yemen, with explosive-laden surface drone boats capable of homing in on GPS navigational positions for accuracy.
- The similarity of shrapnel found on the Norwegian tanker to shrapnel from drone boats used off Yemen by Houthis, even though the craft previously used by the Houthis were surface boats rather than the underwater drones likely to have been deployed in Fujairah.
- The fact that Iran and particularly the IRGC had recently threatened to use military force and that, against a militarily stronger foe, they were highly likely to choose "asymmetric measures with plausible deniability". DNK noted that the Fujairah attack had caused "relatively limited damage" and had been carried out at a time when U.S. Navy ships were still en route to the Gulf.
Both the Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker Amjad and the UAE-flagged bunker vessel A.Michel sustained damage in the area of their engine rooms, while the Saudi tanker Al Marzoqah was damaged in the aft section and the Norwegian tanker Andrea Victory suffered extensive damage to the stern, DNK said.
The DNK report said the attacks had been carried out between six and 10 nautical miles off Fujairah, which lies close to the Strait of Hormuz.
SENDING A MESSAGE
Iran has in the past threatened to block all exports through the Strait of Hormuz, through which an estimated fifth of the world's oil passes.
According to DNK, it was highly likely that the attacks had been intended to send a message to the United States and its allies that Iran did not need to block the Strait to disrupt freedom of navigation in the region.
DNK said Iran was also likely to continue similar low-scale attacks on merchant vessels in the coming period.
Iranian officials and the Revolutionary Guards' (IRGC) spokesman were not available for comment.
Tehran had already rejected allegations of involvement and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had said that "extremist individuals" in the U.S. government were pursuing dangerous policies. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks.
DNK's managing director Svein Ringbakken declined to comment, except to say that "this is an internal and confidential report produced to inform shipowner members of the DNK about the incidents in Fujairah and the most likely explanation".
The UAE has not blamed anyone for the attack.
Two U.S. government sources said this week that U.S. officials believed Iran had encouraged Houthi militants or Iraq-based Shi'ite militias to carry out the attack.
In a joint letter seen by Reuters and sent to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Norway said the attacks had been deliberate and could have resulted in casualties, spillages of oil or harmful chemicals.
"The attacks damaged the hulls of at least three of the vessels, threatened the safety and lives of those on board, and could have led to an environmental disaster," the letter said.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-vice-minister-defense-says-houthis-iranian-tool-092004384.html
Wastral + 273
On 5/13/2019 at 9:38 AM, Jan van Eck said:
I suspect the solution will be to construct pipelines from the terminals in the Persian Gulf overland to new loading points on the West side of the Arabian Peninsula, over in the Red Sea.
Pipelines already exist for both SA and UAE...
Now are they big enough for 100%? No. ~5Mbbl SA and 1.5Mbbl for UAE
20 hours ago, BenFranklin'sSpectacles said:
Just because governments can release strategic reserves does not mean prices will go down-but perhaps they would keep them from going any higher. The man who predicted over $300/bbl is one of the worlds biggest traders, but he did not mention for how long in his projection. Having said all that, I would tend to agree that a spike of that magnitude would be somewhat short lived. Although, traditional deep-water and on-shore drilling takes quite a while for investment to pay-off, years even. Conventional shale production can quickly complete wells already drilled and make more quickly, but we've seen bottlenecks in midstream that would surely limit the take-away capacity.
I also believe that oil has shown to be quite resilient and an inelastic product. We've been producing higher efficient vehicles and finding alternative fuel sources with increasing intensity, yet our consumption continues to grow. Add to that the growing economies around the world and the prospect of lower demand seems scarce.
I do think saudi arabia could manage to build pipelines quicker than we could, however that may be limited to outbreaks of sabotage and war in the region. China has shown to be able to quickly change policy and build infrastructure at a breakneck pace. But, their economy is one that continues to thirst for more energy. Russia also benefits from government controlled entities, yet they do not have the burdens of a fast growing economy.
To the world's largest energy producers and consumers, Venezuela has a worrisome amount of proven reserves. I think this is why we have a triad of nations vying for influence. I also think the trump administration has set the table for US energy expansion and independence, perhaps in order to prepare for disruptions in oil imports.
I agree that some devastating confrontations are about to go down. I think oil could stabilize but still be over $100/bbl throughout the next decade. Electric cars and LNG are getting some major investment, but scaling it up has shown to come at great cost--further limiting its impact of oil demand. At the end of the day, I think developed countries are prepared to evolve from ICE and growing economies will suffer the greatest. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer from inelastic demand for crude.
Boat + 116
Take away the oil from Asia and Europe and Iran gets bombed back into the stone age without US help.
6 hours ago, Wastral said:
Saudi Aramco to expand capacity of east-west pipeline by end-2018
State oil giant says expanded pipeline will produce 7 million bpd up from current level of 5m barrels
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Futharkia is a city built upon the layout of an ancient rune shape, and a foundation of slavery. The Broxanians have been enslaved by the Olgoikhorkian Masters to exploit the Broxanian talent for rune-scribing. In exchange, the rune-scribes are compensated with the sweet, golden liquid, Ichor, that the giant worm-like Olgoikhorkians secrete from their glands. The Ichor also happens to be highly addictive and psychoactive. The system has worked for millennia. However, the Great Fern Jungle that surrounds Futharkia is dying, being bleached white by some unseen force. Coupled with the fact that the simian-like Fern Lice have been hunted to near extinction to provide for Futharkia's ever-increasing demand for food, the ecosystem is near collapse. It is amid this setting that Cyesko Limariar, an aging rune-scribe makes one last attempt at greatness to lift himself out of poverty, even if by fraudulent means.
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Roger Raffee September 23, 2016 at 11:51 AM
Hello Lincoln,
When you are reading and reviewing books again, would you be interested in reviewing my book, Devil Out Of Texas ?
https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Out-Texas-Roger-Raffee-ebook/dp/B01L6O9X8I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472555961&sr=1-1&keywords=devil+out+of+texas
I just posted it for sale as an ebook in Amazon. Please let me know what I need to do or send you in order to have it reviewed. It's 449 pages.
Here is the brief synopsis I posted with the book:
In the summer of 1973, a fourteen year old kid spends time with his grandfather and his friends, George Burns, Jack Benny, Georgie Jessel, and others, as they play cards at the Hillcrest Country Club near Beverly Hills, California. He later sits down to listen as his grandfather tells him the action-packed tale of his great-grandfather, the first Jewish Texas Ranger, and how his grandfather came to Hollywood to become one of the pioneers of the movie industry.
The young man learns about how his grandfather came to be friends with the early stars of the silver screen, like Tom Mix, William S. Hart, Lionel Barrymore, and Doug Fairbanks, and his grandfather's association with the great Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa, the famous lawman Wyatt Earp, and other fascinating characters.
-Roger Raffee
Scott Talbot Evans February 27, 2017 at 7:01 PM
Hello Beautifully Broken: I thought you'd might enjoy a free advanced release e-copy of the brand new comedy fantasy sci-fi "11,984." This is not a conventional novel. It contains a lot of creative innovations, including punctuation from the future.
Thousands of years in the future, humanity has finally eradicated war, poverty, and all forms of human suffering. With no problems or unanswered questions remaining in the world, everyone is bored out of their minds, that is until the sun starts putting on a light show, the first warning sign it's getting ready to supernova!
Our heroes from the year 11,984 are your typical family of two mothers, three fathers, a couple of kids, and plenty of robots. Fun-loving Troll, so called because of her giant troll doll hair(They don't have names in the future, or wear clothes) is the world's leading hydrologist/interior decorator, whose plans to retire quickly change when faced with the drought to end all droughts. Bulb, bald head glowing like a lightbulb, is the cranky Minister of Rational Thought. His faith in science is tested by the total collapse of society. Last but not least is Litterbot, the clumsy garbagebot who gets no respect, and whose highest priority--to clean--is frustrated by a world without messes.
As the family works on building an escape spaceship, the sun bombards them in changing colors, which unbeknownst to them causes radiation insanity. The sky colors keep growing stronger, and these totally peaceful people are at each other's throats. It gets so bad their bodies mutate (which helps them work faster) and world computer crashes (forcing them to read primitive paper books, and rely more on Litterbot.) Will they launch before getting smashed to pieces?
My first humor novel, Foxavier and Plinka, was published in 2013, and is also available.
May I email the complete 11,984 manuscript of 75,000 words?
Scott Evans
Scottevansrochester AT yahoo DOT com
Possessed President October 1, 2020 at 5:45 AM
After reading a few of your reviews, which I enjoy very much, I would be grateful if you can review my book, Possessed President, a literary fiction. Upon your request, I can send you a digital copy.
Book Press Release
Title: Possessed President
Inspired by the current political situations in America in which the country is torn apart by two political rivals. The question is: can the gap be closed?
What happens when a President is elected into office, and he forgets about his promises to the people?
Earl-Dylan and Osray land in the California desert, and they starts their journey to the White House to free the president from Mr. McGarvish's clutches. Soon after, the villain discovers their arrival and tries to kill them before getting to the President. "The mission…the mission! I must free the president from McGarvish's gruesome grip. He possesses the president's mind. An ocean of blood will flow in the world—wars and mass destruction. Our traditional values as we know them will flip like a coin. I've to save humanity—kill the possessor."
Possessed President is published by: Mirador Publications, ISBN: 978-1-913833-22-0
Available in all good bookstores as paperback and ebook, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc.
Born in Guyana and continuing his education in Canada, Amo Sulaiman received a B.A. degree in philosophy and psychology at the University of Guelph in Ontario. He then completed his Master s degree in philosophy in Montreal. Shortly after this, he went to Switzerland where he did his Doctorate in Philosophy at the University of Bern, including a B.A. degree in English and American Literature. He has been living in Switzerland ever since. He is the author of two books on philosophy, one on English literature, and two novels: Proud City and Destroyer.
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Nine months after Japan's nuclear accident, life in Tokyo seems to have snapped back to normal, with a vengeance. The talk shows are back to their usual mindless trivia about pop stars and baseball contracts. The date of the tsunami and nuclear accident, March 11 — known here as just 3/11 — has faded into the background.
But while the horror has receded, for many of us, particularly women with families, things will never be the same.
There's no getting past the fact that the nuclear accident dumped radioactive particles into the atmosphere, soil and sea.
While Fukushima Prefecture in the northeast was hardest hit, radiation "hot spots" keep turning up in neighborhoods far from the accident. The latest was at a school, minutes from where I live in Tokyo.
What's more, figuring out what's "safe" to consume has become all but impossible.
At my local supermarket, the familiar ritual of shopping has changed drastically. Instead of just tapping fruit or checking for spots, now I scrutinize the place of origin.
Tagged with contamination, East Japan Earthquake + Fukushima, food, food safety, Radiation exposure.


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A Calendar of Jewish Persecution
70 A.D. Destruction of Jerusalem 1,100,000 Jews were killed and 97,000 taken into slavery and captivity.
115 Rebellion of the Jews in Mesopotania, Egypt, Cyrene and Cyprus. Jews and Romans inflicted many barbaric atrocities on each other, causing the death of several hundreds of thousands of Romans and Jews.
132-35 The Bar Kochba rebellion (Bar Kochba was a false Messiah). Caused the death of 500,000 Jews; thousands were sold into slavery or taken into captivity.
135 Roman Emperor Hadrian commenced his persecution of the Jews. Jerusalem established as a pagan city. Erection of a Jupiter temple on the temple mountain (Moriah) and a temple to Venus on Golgotha. Jews were forbidden to practice circumcision, the reading of the Law, eating of unleavened bread at Passover or any Jewish festival. Infringement of this edict brought the death penalty.
315 Constantine the Great established "Christianity" as the State religion throughout the Roman Empire; issued many anti-Jewish laws.
379-95 Theodosius the Great expelled Jews from any official gate position or place of honor. Permitted the destruction of their synagogues if by so doing, it served a religious purpose.
613 Persecution of the Jews in Spain. All Jews who refused to be baptized had to leave the country. A few years later the remaining Jews were dispossessed, declared as slaves and given to pious "Christians" of position. All children 7 years or over were taken from their parents and given to receive a "Christian" education.
1096 Bloody persecutions of the Jews at the beginning of the First Crusade, in Germany. Along the cities on the Rhine River alone, 12,000 Jews were killed. The Jews were branded second only to the Moslems as the enemies of Christendom.
1121 Jews driven out of Flanders (now part of Belgium). They were not to return nor to be tolerated until they repented of the guilt of killing Jesus Christ.
1130 The Jews of London had to pay compensation of 1 million marks for allegedly killing a sick man.
1146-47 Renewed persecution of the Jews in Germany at the beginning of the Second Crusade. The French Monk, Rudolf, called for the destruction of the Jews as an introduction to the Second Crusade. It was only because of the intervention of Emperor Conrad who declared Nuerenberg and a small fortress as places of refuge for the Jews, and that of Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, that the result was not quite as devastating as at the time of the First Crusade.
1181 French King Philip banished the Jews from his domain. They were permitted to sell all movable possessions, but the immovable such as land and houses reverted to the king. Seven years later he called the Jews back.
1189 At the coronation of Richard the Lionhearted, unexpected persecution of the Jews broke out in England. Most Jewish houses in London were burned, and many Jews killed. All possessions of the Jews were claimed by the Crown. Richard's successor alone, relieved the Jews of more than 8 million marks.
1215 At the IV Lateran Church Council, restrictions against the Jews by the church of Rome were issued.
1290 Edward I banished the Jews from England. 16,000 Jews left the country.
1298 Persecution of the Jews in Franconia, Bavaria and Austria. The Nobleman Kalbfleish alleged that he had received a divine order to destroy all the Jews. 140 Jewish communities were destroyed, and more than 100,000 Jews were mercilessly killed.
1306 King Philip the Fair banished the Jews from France. 100,000 Jews left the country.
1320 In France, 40,000 shepherds dedicated themselves for the Shepherd Crusade to free Palestine from the Moslems. Under the influence of criminals and land speculators, they destroyed 120 Jewish communities.
1321 Jews were accused of having incited outlaws to poison wells and fountains in the district of Guienne, France. 5,000 Jews were burned at the stake.
1348 Jews were blamed for the plague throughout Europe, especially in Germany. In Strausberg 2,000 Jews were burned. In Maintz 6,000 were killed in most gruesome fashion, and in Erfut 3,000; and in Worms 400 Jews burned themselves in their homes.
1370 Jews were blamed for having defiled the "Host" (wafer used in the Mass) in Brabant. The accused were burned alive. Again, all Jews were banned from Flanders and until the year 1820, every 15 years a feast was kept to celebrate the event.
1391 Persecutions in Spain. In Seville and 70 other Jewish communities, the Jews were cruelly massacred and their bodies dismembered.
1394 Second banishment of Jews from France.
1453 The Franciscan monk, Capistrano, persuaded the King of Poland to withdraw all citizens' rights of the Jewish people.
1478 The Spanish inquisition directed against the Jews.
1492 The banishment of Jews from Spain. 300,000 Jews who refused to be "baptized" into the Church of Rome left Spain penniless. Many migrated to the Muslim country, Turkey, where they found tolerance and a welcome.
1497 Banishment of the Jews from Portugal. King Manuel, generally friendly to the Jews, under pressure from Spain instigated forced baptism to keep the Jews. 20,000 Jews desired to leave the country. Many were ultimately declared slaves.
1516 First Ghetto established in Venice.
1540 Banishment of Jews from Naples and 10 years later, from Genoa and Venice.
1794 Restriction of Jews in Russia, Jewish men were forced to serve 25 years in the Russian military. Many hundreds of thousands of Jews left Russia.
1846-78 All former restriction, against the Jews in the Vatican State were re-inforced by Pope Pius IX.
1903 Renewed restrictions of Jews in Russia. Frequent pogroms (massacres); general impoverishment of Russian Jewry.
1933 Commencement of persecution of Jews in Hitler Germany. Inception of the systematic destruction of 6,000,000 Jews throughout Nazi-occupied Europe.
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There are schools offering hospitality degrees in Virginia!
Each year, approximately 0.2% of Virginia graduates receive degrees in hospitality. That means an estimated 351 hospitality professionals graduate from Virginia's 13 hospitality schools each year.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, which was ranked 19th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Virginia that has a hospitality program. It is located in Blacksburg. In 2010, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University graduated 151 students from its hospitality program. Tuition at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was $9,459 per year.
The second-ranked school in Virginia with a hospitality program is James Madison University, which is located in Harrisonburg. In 2010, it was ranked 20th nationwide. 44 students graduated with degree in hospitality from James Madison University in 2010. Tuition at James Madison University was $7,860 per year.
Virginia State University, which is located in Petersburg, is the third-ranked school in Virginia that has a hospitality program. It received a ranking of 48th in the country in 2010. In 2010, Virginia State University graduated 9 students from its hospitality programs. Students at Virginia State University paid $6,570 per year in tuition fees.
A hospitality degree from a Virginia school... what next?
The government projects that, by 2018, the number of hospitality professionals in the state of Virginia will grow to 63,500. This would require a 10% growth in the field.
For more data regarding a career in hospitality in Virginia and to compare salaries with various related fields such as hospitality or culinary, take a look at the graphs and charts below.


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The Junior Theatre Celebration is back in 2019!
Each participating group will present a 10 minute extract from your Broadway Jr show for adjudication and then enjoy the drama workshops and celebration event.
This year the event starts on the Friday evening with our opening and a showing of the JTNZ Pilot Programme.
Special industry guests from all over the world - and broadway!


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Anoplodactylus brasiliensis is een zeespin uit de familie Phoxichilidiidae. De soort behoort tot het geslacht Anoplodactylus. Anoplodactylus brasiliensis werd in 1948 voor het eerst wetenschappelijk beschreven door Hedgpeth.

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using namespace Eigen;

GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard::GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard(Window* window, const std::string& title, const std::string& initValue,
	const std::function<void(const std::string&)>& okCallback, bool multiLine, const char* acceptBtnText)
	: GuiComponent(window), mBackground(window, ":/frame.png"), mGrid(window, Vector2i(1, 7)), mMultiLine(multiLine)
{
	addChild(&mBackground);
	addChild(&mGrid);

	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(title), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_LARGE), 0x555555FF, ALIGN_CENTER);
	mKeyboardGrid = std::make_shared<ComponentGrid>(mWindow, Vector2i(10, 5));

	mText = std::make_shared<TextEditComponent>(mWindow);
	mText->setValue(initValue);

	if(!multiLine)
		mText->setCursor(initValue.size());

	// Header
	mGrid.setEntry(mTitle, Vector2i(0, 0), false, true);

	// Text edit add
	mGrid.setEntry(mText, Vector2i(0, 1), true, false, Vector2i(1, 1), GridFlags::BORDER_TOP | GridFlags::BORDER_BOTTOM);

	// Keyboard
	// Case for if multiline is enabled, then don't create the keyboard.
	if (!mMultiLine) {

		// Locale for shifting upper/lower case
		std::locale loc;

		// Digit Row & Special Chara.
		for (int k = 0; k < 10; k++) {
			// Create string for button display name.
			std::string strName = "";
			strName += numRow[k];
			strName += " ";
			strName += numRowUp[k];

			// Init button and store in Vector
			digitButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>
				(mWindow, strName, numRow[k], [this, okCallback, k, loc] {
				okCallback(mText->getValue());
				mText->startEditing();
				if (mShift) mText->textInput(numRowUp[k]);
				else mText->textInput(numRow[k]);
				mText->stopEditing();
			}));

			// Send just created button into mGrid
			mKeyboardGrid->setEntry(digitButtons[k], Vector2i(k, 0), true, false);
		}

		// Top row
		for (int k = 0; k < 10; k++) {
			kButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>
				(mWindow, topRowUp[k], topRowUp[k], [this, okCallback, k, loc] {
				okCallback(mText->getValue());
				mText->startEditing();
				if (mShift) mText->textInput(topRowUp[k]);
				else mText->textInput(topRow[k]);
				mText->stopEditing();
			}));

			// Send just created button into mGrid
			mKeyboardGrid->setEntry(kButtons[k], Vector2i(k, 1), true, false);
		}

		// Home Row
		for (int k = 0; k < 10; k++) {
			hButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>
				(mWindow, homeRowUp[k], homeRowUp[k], [this, okCallback, k] {
				okCallback(mText->getValue());
				mText->startEditing();
				if (mShift) mText->textInput(homeRowUp[k]);
				else mText->textInput(homeRow[k]);
				mText->stopEditing();
			}));

			// Send just created button into mGrid
			mKeyboardGrid->setEntry(hButtons[k], Vector2i(k, 2), true, false);
		}

		// Special case for shift key
		bButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, "SHIFT", "SHIFTS FOR UPPER,LOWER, AND SPECIAL", [this, okCallback] {
			okCallback(mText->getValue());
			if (mShift) mShift = false;
			else mShift = true;
			shiftKeys();
		}));

		// Bottom row [Z - M]
		for (int k = 0; k < 7; k++) {
			bButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>
				(mWindow, bottomRowUp[k], bottomRowUp[k], [this, okCallback, k, loc] {
				okCallback(mText->getValue());
				mText->startEditing();
				if (mShift) mText->textInput(bottomRowUp[k]);
				else mText->textInput(bottomRow[k]);
				mText->stopEditing();
			}));
		}

		// Add in the last two manualy because they're special chara [,< and .>]
		for (int k = 7; k < 9; k++) {
			bButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, bottomRow[7], bottomRow[7], [this, okCallback, k] {
				okCallback(mText->getValue());
				mText->startEditing();
				if (mShift) mText->textInput(bottomRowUp[k]);
				else mText->textInput(bottomRow[k]);
				mText->stopEditing();
			}));
		}

		// Do a sererate for loop because shift key makes it weird
		for (int k = 0; k < 10; k++) {
			mKeyboardGrid->setEntry(bButtons[k], Vector2i(k, 3), true, false);
		}

		// END KEYBOARD IF
	}

	// Accept/Cancel buttons
	buttons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, acceptBtnText, acceptBtnText, [this, okCallback] { okCallback(mText->getValue()); delete this; }));
	buttons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, "CANCEL", "discard changes", [this] { delete this; }));

	// Add a/c buttons
	mKeyboardGrid->setEntry(buttons[0], Vector2i(3, 4), true, false);
	mKeyboardGrid->setEntry(buttons[1], Vector2i(6, 4), true, false);

	mGrid.setEntry(mKeyboardGrid, Vector2i(0, 2), true, true, Vector2i(2, 5));

	// Determine size from text size
	float textHeight = mText->getFont()->getHeight();
	if (multiLine)
		textHeight *= 6;
	mText->setSize(0, textHeight);

	// If multiline, set all diminsions back to default, else draw size for keyboard.
	if (mMultiLine) {
		setSize(Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.5f, mTitle->getFont()->getHeight() + textHeight + mKeyboardGrid->getSize().y() + 40);
		setPosition((Renderer::getScreenWidth() - mSize.x()) / 2, (Renderer::getScreenHeight() - mSize.y()) / 2);
	}
	else {
		// Set size based on ScreenHieght * .08f by the amount of keyboard rows there are.
		setSize(Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.75f, mTitle->getFont()->getHeight() + textHeight + 40 + (Renderer::getScreenHeight() * 0.085f) * 5);
		setPosition((Renderer::getScreenWidth() - mSize.x()) / 2, (Renderer::getScreenHeight() - mSize.y()) / 2);
	}
}

void GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard::onSizeChanged()
{
	mBackground.fitTo(mSize, Eigen::Vector3f::Zero(), Eigen::Vector2f(-32, -32));

	mText->setSize(mSize.x() - 40, mText->getSize().y());

	// update grid
	mGrid.setRowHeightPerc(0, mTitle->getFont()->getHeight() / mSize.y());
	mGrid.setRowHeightPerc(2, mKeyboardGrid->getSize().y() / mSize.y());

	mGrid.setSize(mSize);
}

bool GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
{
	if (GuiComponent::input(config, input))
		return true;

	// pressing back when not text editing closes us
	if (config->isMappedTo("b", input) && input.value)
	{
		delete this;
		return true;
	}

	// For deleting a chara (Left Top Button)
	if (config->isMappedTo("lefttop", input) && input.value) {
		mText->startEditing();
		mText->textInput("\b");
		mText->stopEditing();
	}

	// For Adding a space (Right Top Button)
	if (config->isMappedTo("righttop", input) && input.value) {
		mText->startEditing();
		mText->textInput(" ");
	}

	// For Shifting (X)
	if (config->isMappedTo("x", input) && input.value) {
		if (mShift) mShift = false;
		else mShift = true;
		shiftKeys();
	}

	return false;
}

void GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard::update(int deltatime) {

}

// Shifts the keys when user hits the shift button.
void GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard::shiftKeys() {
	if (mShift) {
		// FOR SHIFTING UP
		// Change Shift button color
		bButtons[0]->setColorShift(0xEBFD00AA);
		// Change Special chara
		hButtons[9]->setText(":", ":");
		bButtons[8]->setText("<", "<");
		bButtons[9]->setText(">", ">");
	} else {
		// UNSHIFTING
		// Remove button color
		bButtons[0]->removeColorShift();
		// Change Special chara
		hButtons[9]->setText(";", ";");
		bButtons[8]->setText(",", ",");
		bButtons[9]->setText(".", ".");
	}

}

std::vector<HelpPrompt> GuiTextEditPopupKeyboard::getHelpPrompts()
{
	std::vector<HelpPrompt> prompts = mGrid.getHelpPrompts();
	prompts.push_back(HelpPrompt("x", "SHIFT"));
	prompts.push_back(HelpPrompt("b", "back"));
	prompts.push_back(HelpPrompt("r", "SPACE"));
	prompts.push_back(HelpPrompt("l", "DELETE"));
	return prompts;
}

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Two of Marvin Gaye's children sued Robin Thicke and his collaborators on the hit song "Blurred Lines" on Wednesday, accusing them of copyright infringement and alleging music company, EMI failed to protect their father's legacy. Nona Marvisa Gaye and Frankie Christian Gaye's suit is the latest salvo in a dispute over Thicke's hit and whether it copies elements of Gaye's song "Got to Give It Up." Their lawsuit seeks to block Thicke and collaborators Pharrell and T.I. from using elements of their father's music in "Blurred Lines" or other songs. Thicke has denied copying Gaye's song for "Blurred Lines," which has the longest streak this year atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has sold more than six million tracks so far. The suit also accused Thicke of improperly using Gaye's song "After the Dance" in his song "Love After War."


Gain more flexibility during production with Read Audio Timecode, a feature in Avid Media Composer that allows you to capture audio and video separately and then automatically synchronize the sources together as you begin editing. During production, you use an external timecode generator to sync the internal clock of the sound recorder, while feeding the same timecode signal as an audio channel to the camera. When youre ready to edit, Media Composer decodes that camera audio back into timecode that it can read. Used in conjunction with the AutoSync feature in Media Composer, your audio and video sources can be rejoined automatically, in perfect sync. See them both in action in this Cutting Edge video.


MAZDA'S just-unveiled Vision Coupe is a statement of intent by the Japanese brand that it wants to edge its products closer toward the premium end of the market.
Stopping short of saying that Mazda was making a play on the luxury segment with its elegant Vision Coupe, Mazda's managing executive officer and chief of design, Ikuo Maeda, told Wheels the premium label was one that he hoped would soon apply to Mazda's passenger cars.
"I have to say yes, but I don't want to say 'luxury'. With premium, we're going to have a lot of choices," Maeda said.
"Other directions. High quality and nice design – beautiful design – but not luxury. [Luxury] is not the direction we have to pursue.
Considering the question of whether Mazda would eventually move beyond mere premium aspirations and consider a direct assault on the established luxury market, as it attempted in the 1990s with the failed Eunos brand, Maeda simply said the company would take things "step by step".
But for now, the Vision Coupe is a clear signal of where those steps are expected to lead. The concept's form is elegant and sculptural – Mazda had planned on revealing it to the media at the Tokyo National Museum to really ram that point home, before super typhoon Lan interrupted – with an ultra-long body with a low glasshouse pushed almost to the very rear.
Its proportions are Aston-esque, but its shark-nosed grille and round tail lamps are meant to recall Mazda's classic Luce Rotary Coupe of 1969. The result is a car that looks like it could easily compete with a Mercedes-Benz CLS or Audi A7 – at least in terms of head-turning visual appeal.
But it's strictly a design study; a showcase of Mazda's latest evolution of its Kodo design language. Don't expect this exact form to roll down Mazda production lines.
Rather, expect it to form the basis of the next-generation Mazda 6, due around the end of the decade. With a shorter distance between the front doors and front axle, a few extra centimetres of roof height and more realistic wheels, wing mirrors and bumpers, the Vision Coupe suggests the next-generation 6 will be a handsome car.
It also suggests that the next 6 could transform from a conventional sedan into a four-door coupe, a move that would arguably satisfy Maeda's desire to see the Mazda brand push upmarket. Volkswagen's Arteon has proved that adventurous design can work wonders for a mainstream car maker's brand image, while also increasing the amount of money that customers are willing to shell out for a four-door.
Concept car cabins also tend to be less than realistic, but the Vision Coupe's interior appears more feasible than that of the last Mazda sedan concept – the 2010 Shinari that birthed the current-generation Mazda 6.
And that's because it's based on the interior of the Kai concept which, also makes its debut at Tokyo. The Kai, a near-production concept that previews the next-generation Mazda 3 that will go on sale in 2019, flaunts a modern and minimalist interior that nests the infotainment screen within what would normally be a dashboard trim panel, with a thick chrome bar stretching from door to door.
The Vision Coupe shares that basic layout, but is even more pared back and covered with higher-end materials such as grained wood, machined aluminium trim and stitched leather. Just like the exterior, the Vision Coupe's cabin is designed to be minimalist in execution, but indisputably high-end in presentation.


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Резолюция 80 Совета Безопасности Организации Объединённых Наций, принятая 14 марта 1950 года, получив отчёты Комиссии по Индии и Пакистану, а также доклад посла Канады в ООН генерала Макнотона, поблагодарила Индию и Пакистан за соблюдение ими режима прекращения огня и демилитаризация Джамму и Кашмира и согласилась о назначении адмирала ВМС США Честера Нимица в качестве будущего Администратора референдума.

Содержание резолюции
Резолюция призвала к:

 Одновременной и постепенной демилитаризации со стороны Индии и Пакистана до такой степени, чтобы оставшиеся силы «ни в какой момент времени не вызывали страха у людей по обе стороны от линии прекращения огня».
 Северные районы, которые будут управляться местными властями и находиться под контролем ООН.
 Совет должен назначить представителя Организации Объединённых Наций для оказания помощи в подготовке и реализации программы демилитаризации, для консультирования правительств Индии и Пакистану, а также членам Совета, чтобы использовать все полномочия и обязанности Комиссии ООН для Индии и Пакистана, принять меры к тому, чтобы Администратор референдума взял на себя все функции, возложенные на него на соответствующем этапе демилитаризации, и отчитался в Совет Безопасности, как он считал необходимым.

Резолюция 80 знаменовала собой отход от резолюции 47, которая призвала Пакистан уйти первым. Резолюция 80 попросила Индию и Пакистан вывести свои войска одновременно для проведения референдума. Он также косвенно приравнивал силы Азад-Кашмира и Государственные силы Джамму и Кашмира, что противоречило заверениям, данным предыдущей Комиссией ООН. Эта попытка уравнять Азад-Кашмир, Джамму и Кашмир не нашла согласия Индии.

Далее в Резолюции содержится просьба к правительствам обеих стран принять все необходимые меры предосторожности для обеспечения продолжения прекращения огня, поблагодарить членов Комиссии ООН, а также генерала Макнотона и согласиться с тем, что мандат Комиссии ООН для Индии и Пакистана будет прекращён через месяц после того, как обе стороны проинформируют Представителя ООН о своём согласии с передачей ему полномочий и ответственности Комиссии ООН.

Решение принято восемью голосами «за»; Индия и Югославия воздержались, представитель СССР отсутствовал, когда проходило голосование.

См. также

 Кашмирский конфликт
 Список резолюций Совета Безопасности ООН с 1 по 100 (1946–1953)

Примечания

Литература

 Das Gupta, Jyoti Bhusan. Jammu and Kashmir. — Springer. — 2012.

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 Текст решения на undocs.org

Март 1950 года
1950 год в Индии
Резолюции Совета Безопасности ООН
Кашмирский конфликт
События 14 марта
1950 год в Пакистане


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The tilapia parmesan recipe has been posted before, and I am not too sure about the asparagus. The asparagus is simply sauteed in olive oil and garlic for exactly three minutes to retain their crispness. The pasta is simply sauced with store-bought, alfredo sauce in a jar.
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Heroes of Newerth (, сокращенно HoN) — компьютерная многопользовательская командная игра в жанре MOBA, разрабатывалась Frostburn Studios.

Особенности игры
 Постоянные обновления расширяют возможности игры и делают геймплей более разнообразным. Добавляются новые герои, предметы, режимы игры и карты для сражений.
 Во внутриигровом магазине люди могут совершать покупки за реальные деньги и внутриигровую валюту. Все покупаемые предметы носят исключительно косметический характер и не влияют на баланс игры.
 Реализована система защиты от пользователей, покидающих игру непосредственно во время сражения — игроки, покидающие более 5 % матчей, могут играть только с такими же, как и они. При случайном сбое соединения возможно повторное подключение к существующей игре.
 Функция голосового общения с товарищами по команде позволяет сделать сражения более интересными и слаженными.

Геймплей
Геймплей игры схож c DotA (часть героев и предметов изначально представляли собой точную копию). На данный момент, после множества обновлений, появились десятки совершенно новых героев и предметов, придуманных разработчиками HoN, а многие старые сильно изменились по сравнению со своими DotA-аналогами.

Каждый игрок в HoN (максимум 10 игроков 5 на 5) управляет одним персонажем и основное внимание уделяется управлению и развитию этого персонажа, а игровой процесс основан на командном взаимодействии (тимплей, от ), то есть один игрок вряд ли сможет самостоятельно привести к победе всю команду. Командная игра, правильный подбор героев и артефактов очень важны в HoN, и это добавляет игре интереса. На данный момент в HoN более 130 уникальных героев. При этом продолжается разработка новых героев и балансировка уже существующих.

Карта
Основная карта в HoN представляет собой большую локацию с лесами, горами (или подобием их), рекой, пересекающей карту с северо-запада на юго-восток, и с основными дорогами, по которым передвигаются войска, управляемые компьютером. В левом нижнем углу карты (юго-запад) находится лагерь «света» («Легион», ), в правом верхнем (северо-восток) — лагерь «тьмы» («Преисподняя», англ. «The Hellbourne»). Обе базы защищены башнями, которые стоят на каждой из трёх основных дорог к базе. В центре каждой базы располагается главное здание — «World Tree» у Legion и «Sacrificial Shrine» у Hellbourne. Проигрывает та команда, которая потеряла главное здание или сдалась.

С каждой из баз каждые 30 секунд по трём проходам (верх, центр и низ) идут управляемые компьютером солдаты — «крипы» (). Крипы становятся сильнее на той линии, где были разрушены вражеские казармы по производству этих крипов (Ranged Barracks и Melee Barracks).
Ещё один тип юнитов, участвующих в игре, — нейтральные крипы (). Эти юниты периодически (каждые 60 сек) появляются в лесу на каждой стороне карты в строго определённых местах (лагерях). Нейтральные крипы контролируются компьютером и не принадлежат ни к одной стороне. Нейтральные крипы бывают как очень слабыми, так и достаточно сильными, и за победу над ними герой получает разное количество золота и опыта.

Стоит отметить отдельно самого сильного нейтрального крипа в игре — Kongor. В его убийстве, как правило, участвует вся команда (хотя есть возможность убить его и в одиночку, зависит от предметов, уровня и способностей персонажа). При смерти из Kongor'а выпадает Token of Life, дающий подобравшему его персонажу мгновенное воскрешение при смерти. Token of Life, если не использован для воскрешения, будет находиться в инвентаре персонажа 7 минут, после чего автоматически исчезает, время «респауна» () Kongor'а 10 минут. При третьем (и более) за игру убийстве Kongor'а помимо Token of Life из него выпадают Bananas, дающие возможность подобравшему их персонажу мгновенно восполнить очки жизни (hp).

Герои
Под контролем игрока находится только один герой и, в отдельных случаях, небольшое количество призываемых существ или крипов. Герои имеют уникальный набор способностей. В начале игры каждый игрок выбирает себе героя. Все они разделены на классы по основной характеристике и по роли.

По основной характеристике герои делятся на три типа:
 Ловкачи. Их основная характеристика — ловкость. Характеризуются высокой скоростью атаки и повышенной физической бронёй;
 Силачи. Их основная характеристика — сила. Отличаются высоким базовым уроном и увеличенным запасом здоровья;
 Маги. Их основная характеристика — интеллект. Как правило, обделены здоровьем и бронёй, но могут похвастаться большим количеством маны и имеют сильные активные способности;
По роли герои подразделяются на следующие типы:
 Саппорт. Герой поддержки, не нуждающийся в большом количестве золота и имеющий способности, полезные в связке с другими героями, но не очень эффективные в бою один на один. Помогает другим героям, жертвует собой для спасения товарищей по команде, обеспечивает команду разведданными за счет «вардов»;
 Керри. Изначально слабый герой, сила которого быстро растет на протяжении всего матча. К концу игры керри зачастую может убить всю команду противника, если товарищи по команде обеспечивают ему преимущество, защищая его и обездвиживая противников;
 Инициатор. Герой, который с помощью своих способностей может внезапно обездвижить сразу несколько противников или нанести большой урон по площади;
 Ганкер. Герой, способный из засады или в бою один на один убить практически любого героя противника. В поздней стадии игры ганкеры обычно занимаются тем, что обезвреживают противников и позволяют своему керри убить их;
 Лесник. Герой, который имеет все необходимые способности для того, чтобы с самого начала матча сражаться с нейтральными крипами в лесу. В долгосрочной перспективе превращается в керри, инициатора или ганкера.
При озвучивании героев было использовано множество цитат из знаменитых фильмов:
 Pyromancer (alt avatar) «I like the smell of napalm in the morning» Apocalypse Now
 Pyromancer «U shall not pass» LOTR
 Glacius «Is it cold in here or is it just me» Demolition man
 The Gladiator «Shadows and dust» Gladiator

Игровые режимы
Выбор героя зависит от режима (сленг. мод, от  — режим), выбранного хостом игры:
 All Pick (AP): игроки могут выбирать любого героя, кроме тех, которые уже выбраны;
 All Random (AR): игроки получают случайных героев. В этом режиме количество стартового золота увеличено на 250;
 Balanced Random (BR): игроки получают случайных героев, отобранных по особому алгоритму. В каждой команде получится по одному керри, инициатору, саппорту и ганкеру. Пятый герой для команды выбирается совершенно случайным образом. В этом режиме количество стартового золота увеличено на 250;
 Single Draft (SD): каждый игрок получает на выбор одного из трех случайно отобранных героев — силача, ловкача и мага. В этом режиме игроки не видят героев противника до старта игры;
 Banning Pick (BP): перед выбором героев капитаны команд запрещают каждый по четыре героя, которых они не хотели бы видеть в игре. После этого игроки по очереди выбирают себе героев из оставшихся;
 Blind Ban (BB): перед выбором героев каждый игрок запрещает по одному герою, которого он не хотел бы видеть в игре. Если кто-то не успевает запретить героя, запрещается случайно выбранный герой. После этого игроки выбирают себе героев из оставшихся. В этом режиме игроки не видят героев противника до старта матча;
 Shuffle Pick: режим, созданный специально для карты Rift Wars. Каждый игрок выбирает трех героев. В начале матча каждый игрок получает выбранного первым героя, со способностями, случайно выбранными из списка способностей всех выбранных героев. После смерти способности снова распределяются случайным образом;
 Blitz: режим, в котором герои выбираются аналогично Blind Ban. Во время матчей, откат способностей и их стоимость в мане сильно уменьшены, а урон от автоатак, скорость и регенерация увеличены;
 Random Draft (RD): Каждая команда получает 24 случайно выбранных героя. Игроки по очереди выбирают из этого списка;
 Banning Draft (BD): Аналогично Random Draft, но перед выбором героев капитаны команд запрещают по два героя, которых они не хотели бы видеть в игре;
 Lockpick: В этом режиме героев для игроков выбирают капитаны команд. Сначала капитаны запрещают по два героя. Они не видят, кого запретил капитан другой команды. Запреты могут совпадать. Далее, выбирают по три героя, составляя список отложенных героев. Теперь капитаны по очереди выбирают героев (кроме отложенных) первым трем игрокам своих команд. В конце капитаны выбирают оставшихся двух героев из списка отложенных;
 Captains Mode (CM): В этом режиме героев для игроков выбирают капитаны команд. Сначала капитаны запрещают по два героя, которых они не хотели бы видеть в игре, потом выбирают по очереди героев для первых трех игроков. После этого они запрещают ещё двух героев и выбирают из оставшихся.

В дополнение к игровым режимам существуют игровые модифицирующие опции. Например, duplicate heroes позволяет выбирать несколько раз одного и того же героя.

Внутриигровая валюта
С выходом версии HoN 2.0 в игру ввели валюту, которая добывается посредством побед (или поражений) в рейтинговых матчах или же покупкой за реальные деньги. За внутриигровую валюту можно купить дополнительные аватары, смену ника и альтернативные озвучивания, а также флаги и иконки.
С выходом версии HoN 2.0.14 внутриигровую валюту разделили на Premium и обычную, первую можно купить только за реальные деньги, а вторую получить за выполнение определённых задач в игре.

Анонс и разработка
В июле 2008 веб-сайт с логотипом «Heroes of Newerth» и логотипом «S2 Games» был обнаружен участником форума Savage 2: A Tortured Soul. Марк «Maliken» ДеФорест и другие сотрудники неформально объявили, что разрабатывают новую игру, не Savage 3, и сообщат подробности только по завершении продукта. Позже было подтверждено, что игра является ремейком карты Defense of the Ancients для Warcraft III в виде отдельной игры, со значительными графическими улучшениями, а также доработкой технической части. Началось закрытое тестирование игры.

22 августа 2009 стала доступной возможность предварительного заказа игры. 19 февраля, благодаря участившемуся мошенничеству, была закрыта возможность покупки предварительных заказов игры на английском сайте с помощью кредиток на территории СНГ.

2 сентября была открыта публичная версия официального сайта, в связи с чем было отменено соглашение о неразглашении информации закрытого тестирования.

1 апреля 2010 началось открытое тестирование игры. Теперь каждый желающий может зарегистрировать свой аккаунт.

12 мая 2010 закончилось бета тестирование. Состоялся релиз игры.

13 декабря 2010 вышла так называемая версия игры «Heroes of Newerth 2.0».

29 июля 2011 Heroes of Newerth перешла на систему Free-to-play.

1 февраля 2013 вышла версия HoN 3.0.

7 мая 2015 вышел патч 3.7 на 5-летие HoN'а.

В 2014 году компания Garena выкупила разработчиков игры из «S2 Games» и образовала «Frostburn studios»

В 2016 году состоялся основной HON Tour в Таиланде с призовым фондом в 140 000 $. В турнире участвовали 8 команд с различных регионов.

В конце 2017 года проект пустили на самотёк. Так, последний новостной пост на главной странице сайта игры был опубликован 13 декабря 2017 года. Также в начале 2019 года перестали выходить любые внутриигровые микротранзакции.

20 июня 2022 года официальные игровые сервера Heroes of Newerth прекратили свою работу.

Сюжет
Действие игры разворачивается после событий войны Легиона и Звериной Орды (события Savage: The Battle For Newerth, Savage 2: A Tortured Soul). Легион (Legion) и Орда (Beast Horde) объединились для битвы с порождениями ада (Hellbourne). Каждая сторона представлена группой героев, как перекочевавших из игр серии Savage, так и новых.

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт Heroes of Newerth
 Повторы Heroes of Newerth
 Телевидение Heroes of Newerth

Примечания

Игры для Windows
Игры для Linux
Онлайн-игры
Игры для macOS
Многопользовательские игры
Инди-игры
MOBA
Победители Фестиваля независимых игр
Многопользовательские онлайн-игры
Компьютерные игры, разработанные S2 Games


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#ifndef _SVG_Sample_h_
#define _SVG_Sample_h_

#include "Sample.h"

#include "CEGUI/ForwardRefs.h"

namespace CEGUI
{
    class Window;
    class DefaultWindow;
}

class SVGSample : public Sample
{
public:
    SVGSample();

    virtual bool initialise(CEGUI::GUIContext* guiContext);
    virtual void deinitialise();

    void update(float timeSinceLastUpdate);

protected:
    CEGUI::DefaultWindow*       d_root;

private:
    //! An event handler that handles clicks on the anti-aliasing on/off button
    bool handleAntialiasingButtonClicked(const CEGUI::EventArgs& args);

    //! A pointer to the window that will display the sample SVGImage
    CEGUI::Window* d_svgImageWindow;
    //! A pointer to our sample SVGImage object
    CEGUI::SVGImage*    d_svgSampleImage;
};

#endif


Public access television in Londonderry has come a long way since its inception in 1984. Programming in those days was accomplished with a couple of 3/4" tape decks, a coaxial cable connection and an alarm clock. But as is the case with most industries, technology has changed the landscape completely. High quality production equipment has gotten smaller, less expensive and more accessible.
Any citizen of Londonderry can take advantage of the resources available at the Access Center to produce whatever program they wish to air on CTV-20, CTV-170, or for On Demand. No program is subject to pre-screening or censorship.
GOV-22 and GOV-30 are the dedicated government channels for Londonderry. They are specifically reserved for the cable casting of town government meetings of the Town Council, Planning Board, Budget Committee and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The LAC is open to the public: Monday - Friday 9-5pm.


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Coronavirus: Widen rules on where face coverings must be used, say idiot UK doctors, as government says it will be compulsory on public transport. It's the next stage of control – are you going to stand for it like a two-year-old?
Doctors have urged the government to make face coverings compulsory in all places where social distancing is not possible, not just on public transport.
All passengers on public transport in England must wear a covering from 15 June, the government said on Thursday.
But the British Medical Association, the doctors' union, said masks "should not be restricted" to transport.
It also said the risk from coronavirus would be "much less" if the rule started now, not later in the month.
Face coverings – which can be homemade – must be worn on buses, trams, trains, coaches, aircraft and ferries.
Passengers will not be allowed to travel without one, and if they do not wear one they could be fined.
Read more: Coronavirus: Widen rules on where face coverings must be used, say idiot UK doctors, as government says it will be compulsory on public transport. It's the next stage of control – are you going to stand for it like a two-year-old?
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Reagan: American tourist dollars are feeding Castro's human zoo
Michael Reagan
On Twitter @reaganworld
Expedia is now booking hotels in Cuba.
American Airlines is flying American tourists from Miami to Havana.
For more than a year, American-owned cruise lines have been hauling U.S. citizens by the thousands to the Castro Brothers' beautiful socialist paradise 90 miles off the tip of Florida.
Thanks to President Obama's decision to liberalize relations with Cuba in 2015, the island is now open to direct visits by American tourists.
I can't believe how excited so many Americans are to get a chance to see some '57 Chevies and Buicks, and visit a country that has been wrecked and essentially frozen in time by a dictatorship since JFK was president.
I'd love to see Cuba, too. Its people, culture and beaches are beautiful. Its pre-Fidel history and Spanish heritage are rich.
My wife is in the travel business, so I could go on a cruise to Havana for peanuts anytime I wanted.
But as long as Raul Castro and the other thugs in the Communist Party remain in power in Cuba, I promise I'll never go there.
Half a century of Castros-style communism turned Cuba into a backward, open-air gulag that American liberals unconditionally adored or made excuses for because everyone in the country got free education and free health care.
Meanwhile, it didn't matter to most liberals that Cubans were also kept dirt poor and had no free speech, no free vote, no free press or access to the Internet, no freedom to start a business and no freedom to travel.
Since the Obama administration's liberalization efforts and the invasion of American tourists, things have not improved for the average Cuban.
Their country is still run by a socialist communist dictatorship, and they're still third-class citizens.
They still can't go to the fine tourist hotels or pricy tourist shops. They can't go to the tourist beaches. They sure can't afford a new car or even a motorbike on their $25 a month, which is about the national average income.
To this day, Cuba's oppressive government continues to treat 11 million human beings like animals in a rundown socialist zoo.
And if you go there as a tourist from New York or London, all you're doing is putting hard currency into the coffers of Raul and the other zookeepers.
The Americans who cruise to Cuba with their dollars and debit cards don't understand, or don't care, that they are propping up a despotic government, and the liberal and conservative media aren't making a stink about it.
You'd think the free Cuban community in Florida would be making a bigger deal out of American tourist money being used to keep their family members in a large cage called Cuba.
But they aren't saying much, either.
As for me, I will never visit Cuba until its people are truly free. I hope it doesn't take too long.
But until I can go to Havana, befriend an ordinary Cuban and be able to buy him a plane ticket so he can visit me in Southern California, I won't spend a dime to help pay for the upkeep of the Castro Brothers' human zoo.
Michael Reagan is the son of President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant and an author.


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Art Oliver
Name: Art Oliver
Birth Name: Arthur Oliver
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthplace: Edwards, Mississippi, USA
Died: 1944-06-01 (Age:33)
In August 1935, while still an amateur, Art Oliver served as sparring partner for Joe Louis. In 1936 representing Chicago at the Intercity Golden Gloves Tournament he won a heavyweight title vs. Nate Wright and won the Olympic Trials May 20 at Chicago vs. Willis Johnson of Detroit. He served as the American Olympic heavyweight representative at the Berlin Olympics, losing in the second round of matches.
Oliver joined the Army during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge. He died in the summer of 1944, when a truck he was driving for American Maize Company collided with a passenger train at the crossing in Robertsdale, southeast of Hammond, Indiana.
Preceded by:
Otis Thomas Intercity Golden Gloves
Heavyweight Title
1936 Succeeded by:
Lem Franklin
Olympic Results
First Round -- Bye
Second Round -- Lost to Olle Tandberg (Sweden) points, Aug 11, 1936
Retrieved from "https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php?title=Art_Oliver&oldid=436725"
Intercity Golden Gloves Champions
American Olympians
1936 Olympians
African American Boxers