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Der bwin Grand Slam of Darts 2018 war ein Major-Turnier im Dartsport und wurde vom 10. bis zum 18. November 2018 zum zwölften Mal von der Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) veranstaltet. Austragungsort war wegen Umbauarbeiten in der Wolverhampton Civic Hall erstmals die Aldersley Leisure Village.

Format
Der Grand Slam of Darts ist das einzige Turnier im Jahr, bei dem sowohl Spieler der PDC als auch Spieler der BDO an den Start gehen. Von den 32 teilnehmenden Spielern kamen dabei 24 von der PDC und acht von der BDO.

Die Spieler wurden zuerst in acht Vierergruppen gelost, für die die Spieler bei der Auslosung in vier unterschiedliche Lostöpfe eingeteilt wurden. In den Gruppen ermittelten die Spieler im Modus "jeder gegen jeden" die Platzierung der Gruppenphase. Die besten zwei jeder Gruppe qualifizierten sich für das Achtelfinale, ab dem im K.-o.-System der Sieger des Turniers ermittelt wurde. Der Spielmodus stieg dabei von best of 9 legs in der Gruppenphase über best of 19 legs im Achtelfinale bis zu best of 31 legs ab dem Viertelfinale an.

Preisgeld
Bei dem Turnier wurde genauso viel Preisgeld ausgeschüttet wie im Vorjahr. Das Gesamtpreisgeld von £ 450.000 verteilte sich wie folgt:

Teilnehmer
Im Gegensatz zu anderen Turnieren richteten sich die Qualifikationskriterien nicht ausschließlich nach Ranglistenplatzierungen, sondern nach Siegen und Finalteilnahmen bei allen Major-Turnieren der PDC und der BDO in den zwölf Monaten zuvor.

Folglich waren für den Grand Slam of Darts 2018 qualifiziert:

 Die 16 Sieger und Finalisten der PDC Major-Finals (in chronologischer Reihenfolge) sowie die Sieger der European Tour Events und die in der Weltrangliste bestplatzierten Sieger der Players Championship Events, insofern mit den Siegern und Finalisten der Major-Finals nicht 16 Spieler zusammenkamen
 Die 8 Gewinner des Qualifikationsturniers der PDC
 Die insgesamt 8 BDO-Qualifikanten, Weltmeister, WM-Finalist, die Sieger der beiden TV-Majors und die vier bestplatzierten Spielern der BDO-Rangliste

Sieger und Finalisten PDC Major-Finals
  Rob Cross (Weltmeister 2018)
  Michael van Gerwen (Grand Slam of Darts Sieger 2017)
  Gary Anderson (World Matchplay Sieger 2018)
  Dimitri Van den Bergh (World Youth Championship Sieger 2017)
  James Wade (European Darts Championship Sieger 2018)
  Raymond van Barneveld (World Cup of Darts Sieger 2018)
  Peter Wright (Grand Slam of Darts Finalist 2017)
  Michael Smith (Premier League Darts Finalist 2018)
  Mensur Suljović (World Matchplay Finalist 2018)
  Josh Payne (World Youth Championship Finalist 2017)
  Corey Cadby (UK Open Finalist 2018)
  Simon Whitlock (European Darts Championship Finalist 2018)
  Jonny Clayton (Players Championship Finals Finalist 2017)
  Max Hopp (German Darts Open Sieger 2018)
  Ian White (Dutch Darts Championship Sieger 2018)
  Gerwyn Price (International Darts Open Sieger 2018)
  Krzysztof Ratajski (zweifacher Sieger bei den Players Championship Events)

Sieger des PDC-Qualifikationsturniers
  Martin Schindler
  Stephen Bunting
  Andrew Gilding
  Steve Hine
  Mark Webster
  Joe Murnan
  Keegan Brown
  Ryan Searle

BDO-Qualifikanten
  Glen Durrant (BDO-Weltmeister 2018)
  Mark McGeeney (BDO-WM-Finalist 2018)
  Adam Smith-Neale (World Masters 2018)
  Jim Williams (BDO-Weltrangliste)
  Wesley Harms (BDO-Weltrangliste)
  Michael Unterbuchner (BDO-Weltrangliste)
  Scott Mitchell (BDO-Weltrangliste)
  Gary Robson (BDO-Weltrangliste)

Setzliste
Die Top 8 der PDC Order of Merit der qualifizierten Spieler im Vorfeld des Grand Slam of Darts waren als Gruppenköpfe gesetzt und bildeten den ersten Lostopf.

Ergebnisse

Gruppenphase
Am ersten Spieltag trafen die Gruppenköpfe auf die BDO-Qualifikanten und die an Position zwei gesetzten Spieler auf die an Position drei gesetzten Spieler. Am zweiten Spieltag spielten die Gewinner der ersten Partien gegeneinander, ebenso die Verlierer. Am dritten Spieltag traten dann jene Spieler gegeneinander an, die zuvor noch nicht gegeneinander gespielt hatten. Gespielt wurde in allen Partien im Modus best of 9 legs.

Gruppe A

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 13. November 2018

Gruppe B

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 13. November 2018

Gruppe C

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 13. November 2018

Gruppe D

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 13. November 2018

Gruppe E

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 12. November 2018

Gruppe F

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 12. November 2018

Gruppe G

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 12. November 2018

Gruppe H

1. Spieltag 10. November 2018

2. Spieltag 11. November 2018

3. Spieltag 12. November 2018

Finalrunde

Weblinks
 Ergebnisse auf darts1.de

Einzelnachweise

2018
Dartwettbewerb in Wolverhampton
Dartveranstaltung 2018


Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19.
Following are several dreams I was instructed to record but not make public until God instructed. Some began on February 18, 2013. Some of the dreams were about specific individuals within the ministry. I was not to contact these individuals unless instructed to. It is now time to post these messages from the heavenly Father.
In my dream, the guide angel stands behind me with his left hand on top of my right shoulder and his right arm pointing to the sky. He states my heavenly name and instructs me to notice the sky, which is black or gray and sometimes a dark purple. Once in a while a bright yellow ribbon of lightning streaks through the sky followed by a thunderous roar. The guide continues by sharing that God is love and all-patient, but there is an end to His patience.1Fundamentals of Christian Education, pp. 356-357 There will soon be a sudden change in God's dealings. The world in its perversity is being visited by casualties,--by floods, storms, fires, earthquakes, famines, wars, and bloodshed. The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power; yet He will not at all acquit the wicked. ... He is putting under restraint His own attributes. His omnipotent power is under the control of Omnipotence. ... But His forbearance will not always continue. Who is prepared for the sudden change that will take place in God's dealing with sinful men? Who will be prepared to escape the punishment that will certainly fall upon transgressors? He explains that God is angry with what is occurring on this earth.2The Review and Herald, February 18, 1862 As the curtain was lifted and I was shown the corruption of this age, my heart sickened, my spirit nearly fainted within me. I saw that the inhabitants of the earth were filling up the measure of the cup of their iniquity. God's anger is kindled, and will be no more appeased until the sinners are destroyed out of the earth.


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National Identity, National Pride, and Happiness: The Case of South Korea
Shang Ha
Seung-Jin Jang
This paper investigates the relationships among national identity, national pride, and happiness, using a nationally representative survey dataset from South Korea. Two dimensions of national identity—civic and ethnic—are considered, after factor-analyzing eight survey items. The results demonstrate that national pride is positively associated with happiness, but empirical evidence is scarce regarding the relationship between national identity and happiness. Also, we have not found alleged moderating effects of national identity on the relationship between national pride and happiness. Lack of statistically significant effects of national identity is not consistent with the pre-existing findings from cross-national surveys. Given that national identity is deeply rooted in a historically unique context of each nation, this study calls for a more nuanced conceptualization of national identity and culture-specific measures to fully grasp its association with happiness. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015
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The Victorian government has proposed new avenues to grow the state's international education sector. It has released a discussion paper on international education as part of its $200 million Future Industries Fund.
The Victorian Government has identified international education as a growth sector vital to the future economic prosperity of Victoria and a source of future employment for Victorians. This recognises the centrality of international education to this Government's vision that Victoria becomes the Education State.
International education has stood as Victoria's largest services export industry for over a decade. In 2013-14, the onshore component of international education generated $4.7 billion in services exports for the State. An estimated 30,000 Victorians are employed by the sector. The outputs of international education are not just skilled graduates. International education offers a platform to assist the Victorian economy and our society to tackle some of the world's greatest global challenges.
Growing global demand for education services will see over seven million tertiary students studying outside of their country of citizenship by 2020, with demand for education services delivered in offshore settings or through online technologies also rising. By building on our reputation for excellence, quality and innovation, Victoria's international education sector can capitalise on this demand.
Looking to the future, there are a range of opportunities and challenges facing the sector. The unprecedented modernisation of the economies in Asia is creating huge demand for education services, both onshore and offshore. Many of Victoria's competitors – the USA, UK and Canada – are investing significant money and effort into attracting a greater share of the 'Asian education boom'. Victoria's continued success will depend on its ability to remain at the forefront in delivering a quality education experience.
Future growth and sustainability of the sector will not just come from inbound student programs, but from a more holistic engagement including offshore delivery, digital and online delivery platforms and customised consultancy projects with global partners/governments. To succeed as a global hub for knowledge and international education, support must also involve initiatives that grow two-way student mobility, connecting Victoria and Victorians to the world.
Successive Victorian Governments have supported the international education sector's development, which has given rise to the strong partnership between government and providers. This will continue as the Andrews' Government delivers its commitment to position Victoria as the Education State. This means creating a global centre of learning and development excellence, a cohesive education system that relentlessly pursues the best outcomes and opportunities for every learner, regardless of their background or their starting point for learning.
This discussion paper outlines nine strategic directions to guide consultation. Through these nine areas there is a recognition that all parts of the international education 'value chain' can benefit from strategic interventions and engagement.
Victoria's position in international education cannot be taken for granted. International education is a highly dynamic market with fast changing consumer preferences. Victoria's approach to international education must continue to evolve.
The Commonwealth Government also has an important role to play in supporting Australia's international education sector. The Victorian Government is working closely to ensure alignment of strategies and future industry plans at the national and state level.
The Future Industries Fund and the development of updated sector strategies will enable Victoria to meet the needs of the inbound student market and increase the capacity of our education institutions to deliver innovative education services offshore and online, in order to fully realise global opportunities.
A number of questions are posed throughout the discussion paper as prompts for your consideration, however we also invite your feedback about the strategic choices Victoria should make now to help set the sector up for continued success, growth and prosperity.
Discussion Paper comments and feedback are requested by 5pm on Monday 17 August 2015.


DThe EU Parliament has also voted in favor of introducing the so-called ancillary copyright with the reform of copyright law. Platforms such as Google News may no longer display clippings of press releases without the publisher's consent. In addition, they should be held liable for violations of copyright. However, the proposal dispenses with the explicit introduction of upload filters.
The Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee adopted a legislative text in June, but it did not have a majority in plenary in July. The plenary had around 200 amendments before the current vote. With the amended text, parliamentary negotiators are now entering into negotiations with the EU governments, with which a common law must then be formulated.
EPP MEP and Rapporteur for the dossier, Axel Voss, welcomed the adoption of the proposal. He had argued for an ancillary copyright that should allow publishers to demand payments from companies such as Google, for example for clippings or photos from newspaper articles. In addition, it should be achieved by his design that platforms such as Youtube licenses for about complete songs that are uploaded there by users. The pirate politician Julia Reda (Green Group) regretted on Twitter, the parliament voted for a so-called "Linktax" and "upload filter".
The Association of German Newspaper Publishers (BDZV) and the Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) also welcome today's decision. According to the two leading associations, the new right benefits all owners of copyrighted property and all people in Europe, because the creative industry has now finally established clear rules for the big Internet companies.
"Crucial is that the European Parliament has emphasized the importance of the authors and the creative industries in the digital future," said Kajo Döhring, CEO of the German Journalists Association, and sharply criticized the opponents of the draft: "All those who use terms such as, censorship 'and' downfall of the free Internet 'are cheating around the answer to the question of what the originators should live in the digital reality. "
The publishers organized in the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels also commented positively: "For book publishers, participation in the distributions of the collecting societies is now approaching again. Due to the lack of income over many years just a few small publishers in their existence and work at risk, "said Peter Kraus of Cleff, commercial director of Rowohlt Verlag and board member of the Publishers Committee in the Börsenverein.
Disappointed, however, was the CEO Oliver Süme of Vernad the Internet economy. The European Parliament had "missed the copyright a proper step in the Stone Age". It ignores the potential of digitization to "protect traditional industries and obsolete business models." The startup association also criticized the outcome of the vote: "In the end, it was not reason, but the particular interests of a few who refused to reject progress."
The EU Parliament confirmed the reform of copyright on the second attempt. On Wednesday, 438 MPs voted in favor of holding talks between the EU Parliament, the Council representing the Member States and the EU Commission. 226 voted against the reform.


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FluVAlps - Research Group
PaleoRisk – Paleoecology, Natural Hazards and Environmental Management
(Consolidated Research Group 2017 SGR 1106)
FluvAlps - Fluvial Variability, Climate and Land Use Interactions in Alpine Environments
University of Barcelona; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies; Catalan Agency of Meteorology; Institute of Energy Technologies – UPC; University Complutense Madrid; University of Berne; Massey University of New Zealand; Catalan Institute of Cartography and Geology; IPHES, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona; University of Giessen; Schmidt Information- and Webdesign, Düsseldorf
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Lütschine fan delta response to climate variability and land use during the last 2400 years.
The Late Holocene depositional and vegetation history of the Lütschine fan delta records important environmental changes. The sedimentological findings showed a general agreement between geochemical and pollen cycles and δ14C anomalies from 2400 to 850 yr cal. BP and could be interpreted as natural response to climate forcing (Figure 7). Furthermore, the coarse-grained layers, deposited during paleofloods about 100, 700, 1100, 1528, and 1831 yr AD, correlate with positive radiocarbon anomalies, suggesting that aggradation in the Lütschine fan delta during the focused period was triggered by solar forcing. According to our pollen data and the traced correlations, the Lütschine river floods occurred during cold and wet periods. The return interval of recorded flooding events during the last 2400 years varies between 300 and 600 years. With regard to the last millennium, anthropogenic impacts, such as woodland clearance for grazing and agriculture and river diversion, have changed the sedimentary and geomorphic pattern on the Lütschine fan delta, reducing wetland environments (Figure 7).
Figure 7: Correlation between geochemistry, pollen proxies, lithology and geomorphology of the Lütschine fan delta according to Schulte et al. (2006). The inverse relationship between SiO2, Al2O3 and CaO contents, determined by X-ray fluorescence, stresses a lithological control of the geochemistry of the profile IN-2 samples. Variations result predominately from the deposition of siliciclastic sediments (upper reach) and carbonate rich fine sediments (lower reach) and pedogenic processes in the peat horizons. The deposition of coarse-grained flood layer and shifts (arrows) of Lütschine channel results from exceptional flood event during the last 2400 years.
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This site is dedicated to a moral principle, which I call the Principle of Goodness, and as such I have largely refrained from direct political comments. But world conditions have so worsened since this site was first created that I think this policy must change. One of the things I warned of back in 2010 was the danger of descent of our entire civilisation into a new dark age. Now, many commentators are coming to the same conclusion. I warned of how leftism, political correctness, neo-marxism, call it what you will, is actually a religion, and a false one at that. And I specifically added that the global warming cult is not science, it is just one more branch of bad religion. Once more, many others have added their voice to the same opinion.
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Frequent name changes, setting up of mirror companies and operating through a web of investment outfits — we thought that DSQ had pioneered such camouflage techniques until some brotherly leaks have shown us otherwise. Dalmia's DSQ Biotech was first born as Ushuta Biotech Ltd in 1988 and is in the business of manufacturing starch and its derivatives. It changed its name to Square D Biotech 1994 and to DSQ Biotech in 1997. After the scam of 2001, which led to investigations against the group, it changed name to Origin Agrostar. The price of its shares had soared to over Rs 800 during the Ketan Parekh0-led bull-run and the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report mentions that Dinesh Dalmia had some dealings with Ketan Parekh as well. Four years after the scam, investigations against the group are finally beginning to hurt.
The Serious Fraud Office set up by the Ministry of Company Affairs has made little headway, but Dalmia is finding the going tough at the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). SAT wants him to deposit Rs 5 crore with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) before hearing his appeal against a 10-year ban from the market. In the case where the Enforcement Directorate has initiated action, Dalmia made a preferential offer to four entities. They were two OCBs (A.J. Finance and Greenfield Investments) and two Foreign Institutional Investors (Societe Generale and Deutsche International Corporate Services).
However, investigations by the Enforcement Directorate revealed that it only issued shares to the OCBs connected with it and gave nothing to the FIIs because it did not have Reserve Bank permission to make the preferential allotment in the first place. Instead, the shares went to other Dalmia companies — Uniforge Steel Workshop, Athena Software and Continental Investment Ltd. This led to a maze of banking transactions through dozens of other investment companies, which established how money was routed out of the parent company and the books of account falsified to cover its tracks.
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Graziane de Jesus Coelho, plus connue sous le nom de Grazy, née le  à São Paulo, dans l'État de São Paulo au Brésil, est une joueuse brésilienne de basket-ball. Elle évolue durant sa carrière au poste de pivot.

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What's the hold up on licensing four NYS casinos?
So, what's the hold up with issuing a gaming license to the four NYS casinos given the nod to build?
It's not unreasonable to swallow the State's explanation that background checks are arduous paper chases or that new regulations need a good bit of time to be formulated. And these factors may play a part in the months long licensing process.
But—to my way of thinking, the hold up has more to do with giving the casino operators more time to prep the acreage where the casinos will be built. Logging operations, road, building, water and sewer preparation, county planning, and other factors are being prepared while the public waits for licensing.
NYS stipulated casinos must be operating within 24 months of licensing. In essence, I believe the regulators have already guaranteed they will be issued. This unpublicized go ahead has given casino builders almost a full year to begin the site work.
If all goes as expected, New York State will issue the final paper needed to proceed with casino building at the end of December 2015. It will be full steam ahead and a mad dash to complete the approved projects. Although my opinion isn't based on any inside knowledge, it makes good sense the hold up is about site prep and not background/regulation preparation.


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Q: XRDP from windows 10 machine to UBUNTU 18.04 audio not working I am using XRDP in UBUNTU 18.04 to connect from a windows 10 desktop audio not working . But audio works locally . I am new to Ubuntu. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

A: If you want to have sound redirected to your Windows machine when using xRDP, you will need to compile the sound module for xRDP.  This feature is not enabled by default in the xRDP package shipped with Ubuntu 18.04.
1/ Easy way....
You can try to perform a custom installation using this script (see https://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=13663
You simply download the script, you mark it as executable and you issue the following command in a terminal session
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./install-xrdp-3.0.sh -s yes

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You have then to SHUTDOWN and Boot your machine after the script has finished running...Rebooting might not be enough to enable sound redirection
2/ Manual installation
You should read (till the end) the following post which explains how to manually enable sound redirection for Ubuntu while performing a remote desktop connection (see https://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=12469
In a nutshell,
Step 1 - Enable Source code repositories in the Ubuntu software & Updates Application
Step 2 - Download Pulse Audio File and compile

cd /tmp
sudo apt source pulseaudio
cd /tmp/pulseaudio*
sudo ./configure

Step 3 - Build the pulseaudio Module

cd /usr/src/xrdp-pulseaudio-installer
make PULSE_DIR="/tmp/pulseaudio-11.1"

Step 4 - Install the pulse audio Module

install -t "/var/lib/xrdp-pulseaudio-installer" -D -m 644 *.so

Step 5 - Test your configuration
Hope this help
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Q: cut text after 15 full words javascript I need to cut some text after 15 words in js, I've tried to do it but only seem to find solutions that work based around certain amount of characters and not full words
function shorten(str, maxLen, separator = ' ') {
    if (str.length <= maxLen) return str;
    return str.substr(0, str.lastIndexOf(separator, maxLen));
}

example of solution

A: You can split, truncate and then join
function shorten(str, maxLen, separator = ' ') {
    if (str.length <= maxLen) return str;
    return str.split(separator).splice(0, maxLen).join(separator);
}

In the case if you can have multiple spaces between words, then you can use regex to remove those spaces and then trim to remove spaces in beginning and end.
function shorten(str, maxLen) {
    if (str.length <= maxLen) return str;
    const trimmed_str = str.replace(/ {1,}/g," ").trim();
    return trimmed_str.split(' ').splice(0, maxLen).join(' ');
}

A: You can use a regex matching a space followed by one or more non space characters 15 times:

let text = 'w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10' +
    ' w11 w12 w13 w14 w15 w16 w17 w18 w19 w20';
let regex = /^(( *[^ ]+){15}).*$/;
let result = text.replace(regex, '$1');
console.log('text:   "' + text + '"');
console.log('result: "' + result + '"');

Output:
text:   "w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 w13 w14 w15 w16 w17 w18 w19 w20"
result: "w1 w2 w3 w4 w5 w6 w7 w8 w9 w10 w11 w12 w13 w14 w15"

Explanation:

*

*^ - anchor string at beginning

*( *[^ ]+) - expect optional spaces, followed by 1+ non-space chars

*((...){15}) - expect the preceding match in parenthesis 15 times, and capture it in a group

*.*$ - after that catch everything to end of string (or next newlines)


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The Stone of Mercy
"Be it known throughout the land that the rightful heir to the throne of Crystonia will be the wearer of the Silver Breastplate with its four Stones of Light: The Stone of Mercy, The Stone of Courage, The Stone of Integrity and The Stone of Wisdom." By tradition, the ruler of Crystonia will be the one in possession of the Silver Breastplate. Yet the rightful heir has not appeared and the throne that sits atop Mount Heilodius has stood empty for a century and a half. The kingdom is being torn apart as the biggest and strongest races battle for control. Even the herd of peace-loving Centaurs has splintered into two factions, one awaiting the promised bearer of the breastplate, the other seeking power and control over the land. Unbeknownst to all but a very few, the Silver Breastplate has been created. In due course, it is presented to a sixteen-year-old Duende girl named Carling, one of the tiny descendants of the fairies that once filled the land. But the silver breastplate is not complete. In order for its wearer to have the skills to rule the land righteously, the young Duende needs to find the four stones of light that are needed to finish this magical source of power and authority. This is the riveting story of Carling's quest. She, along with her friends, must risk their lives to save their land and fulfill the assignment given to them to complete the silver breastplate.
I am a wife, a mom and a grandmother. I am also a competitive equestrian and award-winning author. I especially love to write about horses, both real or fantasy. In 2016, I released, "In the Heart of a Mustang." This story is not a fantasy but it is all about horses. This coming of age young adult novel has won the 2016 Gold Medal from the Literary Classics Awards in Young Adult General Fiction and the Silver Medal in the Nautilus Awards as well as the Silver Medal from Readers Favorite Awards. My current project is a four-part series titled "The Centaur Chronicles". I am excited about this new middle-grade fantasy. The first book, "The Stone of Mercy," was released on Oct. 1, 2016. It has already garnered several awards including the Gold Medal from the Feathered Quill awards. The second, "The Stone of Courage," was released on April 15, 2017 and has won a Book Excellence Award. Please visit my website: http://www.dancinghorsepress.com
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Don't Start With The Weather
"It was a dark and stormy night." Several books, including "A Wrinkle in Time," start with that line. It is a line that is now a joke in the writing community, however. Current writing instructors tell us..."Never start with the weather and if you must, make it bad weather that affects the main character in an adverse way." (Think...Wizard of Oz.) I really like Victorian novels but they move too slowly for most of today's readers who want something to happen quickly. So, when you start your novel, start with something happening. This is the first page of "The Stone of Mercy-Book 1 of the Centaur Chronicles." I jump right in by introducing the reader to the character who will create the Silver Breastplate and the Wizard of Crystonia who orders it.
The Breastplate
The blacksmith's foot expertly pumped the bellows as he turned the piece of iron first one way then the other in the bright orange coals. The glow emanating from the little forge provided the only light as the sun began its descent behind the western hogback. Intense heat caused bands of sweat to roll down the narrow patch of skin that separated the smithy's thick black hair from his single bushy eyebrow. The long brow served as a miniature breakwater, sending the sweat to the right and left before releasing it to run down the sides of his round, puffy face in great droplets. None of this mattered to the Duende, who was accustomed to the discomfort imposed upon him by his chosen profession.
The strip of metal was now glowing brightly in the same shade of orange as the coals into which it had been thrust. Tightly clasping the iron with his fire tongs, the smithy pulled it from the forge and quickly turned around toward his anvil.
The shock of seeing the tall, thin, hooded figure looming over him caused him to drop the metal strip, sending it bouncing off his boot and leaving a burn mark on the leather toe. The metal clanged loudly on the ash-covered stone floor. His breath caught in his throat.


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Thornbury Village Cider House & Brewery Planning Expansion and Consolidation of Production
On March 4, 2019 At 12:30 pm
Category : Brewery News
Tags : Ontario, Thornbury Beverage Company
THORNBURY, ON – Thornbury Village Cider House & Brewery has announced that the long-planned consolidation of its cider and beer production into a single location will proceed this year, pending municipal approval for the expansion of its primary facility in Thornbury.
Currently, the Thornbury Village cider brands and small batches of beer are produced in the company's namesake community, while full-scale beer production takes place in a facility 120 km southeast in Nobleton.
This split is due to the fact that the cider and beer lines were previously separate companies – Peeler Cider and King Brewery – that were both purchased by Provincial Beverages of Canada, and then merged under the Thornbury brand name in 2015.
Plans to move brewing operations to the Thornbury location were mentioned at the time of the merger, and were reiterated when Colio Estate Wines purchased the company in 2016. Some renovations of the Thornbury facility took place a year later, but moving the brewery from Nobleton will require a 6,000 square foot expansion that needs to be approved by the council of The Blue Mountains, the town that encompasses Thornbury.
Assuming the plans are approved, the company hopes to break ground on the expansion in June, and be brewing all of its beer on-site by the end of the year.
Source: Simcoe.com
Photo: Thornbury Village Cider House & Brewery website
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Over the past ten years, I have had the privilege of interviewing some amazing and awesome Hurricane Katrina heroes; from the highest levels of the military to lowest below sea level New Orleans neighborhood responders. Every interaction has been special to me.
However, if I had to select a hand full of the ones that stood out, my May '09 telephone interview with the 82nd Airborne Division Commanding Officer Major General William Caldwell, now Lieutenant General (Retired) and current president of Georgia Military College, would definitely be one of them.
I learned back in 2005 to maintain silence, to not interrupt the interviewees once they get going. I realized that they all were reliving the drama and/or the trauma of Katrina. When I use to jump in with questions, it would throw them off track. Hence, my methodology quickly evolved to just listening, electronically recording with permission and note taking. Any questions that I might have would be emailed to the interviewee a few days later.
Finally, after flying hundreds of nautical miles, word came up from FORSCOM HQ in suburban Atlanta some 30,000 feet below. The first wave was to proceed to New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l (MSY) Airport. Once there, MG Caldwell was to report to Lt. General Russel Honore and receive orders.
On a normal day anywhere in the world when a huge C-17 Globemaster lands and taxis, other aircraft get out of the way. Not this day at NO Armstrong Airport, where they immediately found themselves in gridlock. This piece of federally controlled and City of New Orleans-owned property had arguably become the busiest airspace in the world. I was told by air traffic controllers that every fifteen seconds, helicopters landed, taxied, offloaded passengers and patients, and lifted off to go back and get more. The C-17 pilot was finally able to taxi to the cargo terminal area and park. The fact that there were no runway, taxiway or tarmac aircraft incursions that fateful week is still an amazing feat to this date.
The photo below and to the right features (l to r): LG Russel Honore, First Army Commanding Officer; MG William Caldwell IV, 82nd AB CO; MG Dwight Landreneau, Louisiana Adjutant General; and US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. It was taking on 9/4/05 at MSY Airport. I call it "The Katrina Generals" photo. The photo below and to the left, MG Caldwell. The three C-17 Globemasters in the middle photo, represent the 9/3/05 82nd AB humanitarian first wave out Pope AFB.
In July 2012, I wrote "The Events of 9/1: A Katrina Essay." I thoroughly broke down the series of events that led to those sad images we all saw coming out of the New Orleans Ernest Morial Convention Center. What started it all? The shooting death of a Lower 9th Ward resident Danny Brumfeld by a NOPD officer on Convention Center Boulevard in the early morning hours of 9/1/05. Unbeknownst to the public, that early morning tragedy became the nexus for fear in the Greater New Orleans Area. Why? Because by the time the story of the shooting reached Mayor Ray Nagin a mile away at the Hyatt Regency, the facts had been flipped. Mayor Nagin was told that the citizens, the "thugs," had been shooting at the NOPD. How do I know all of this? I interviewed Manatee County, Florida Homicide Detective Bill Waldron. While in town as a witness for a murder trial, he became stranded and ended up at the Convention Center. He saw it all.
The above event, along with a non lethal friendly-fire shooting of a Louisiana National Guardsman about two hours earlier at the Superdome, led to a total breakdown in confidence, which quickly spreaded amongst the many Katrina Responder agencies. How do I put this? The light-skinned (Creole) African American New Orleans leadership became scared to death of their brown-skinned (and darker) African American constituents. It's a New Orleans history thing. The problem is the Katrina Responders received the blame. My book series project is dedicated to ALL Katrina responders.
What does all this have to do with MG Caldwell and the 82nd Airborne? Well, the first thing that needed "fixing" was the confidence factor. Well, now you know MG Caldwell ordered his top staff to get NO Armstrong Airport straight first-first. Anyways, they jumped right on it, with a show of command and control, compassion, inter-agency communication, professionalism and protection.
Under MG Caldwell's direction and "humanitarian" rules of engagement, the paratroopers got out and WALKED among the citizens. When the survivors and non-military responders saw those maroon berets, it was a good thing. There was very little more to fear. Based on my ten years of research into the Katrina Response, the 82nd Airborne literally saved the day!
As our interview concluded, I told MG Caldwell about my father, Louisiana-native Mr. V. J. Woods, an 82nd Airborne Paratrooper from back in the 1950's. And you know I had a bunch of followup questions for the general. He thanked me for what I was doing, working on getting the real story of Katrina out to the world. I thanked him for his service and taking time to chat with me. A few days later he mailed a letter, along with his commander's coin to my father thanking him for his service some sixty years earlier. He then overnighted me his entire declassified after action report from their Katrina deployment; a wealth of information for a New Orleans researcher like myself. ALL THE WAY!
MG Caldwell's contribution, along with the scores of other Katrina Responders, has helped to guarantee that CONTRAFLOW: A Katrina Heptalogy will be one amazing book series.


by Lisa Song ProPublica, May 24, 2017, 1:28 p.m.
When the city of Toledo temporarily lost access to clean drinking water several years ago after a bloom of toxic algae, the Environmental Protection Agency sent scientists from its Office of Research and Development to study health effects and formulate solutions.
The same office was on the front lines of the Flint water crisis and was a critical presence in handling medical waste from the U.S. Ebola cases in 2014.
President Trump's 2018 budget would slash ORD's funding in half as part of an overall goal to cut the EPA's budget by 31 percent.
Trump's budget, released Tuesday, reflects the president's wish list. The numbers likely will change by the time it goes through the congressional appropriations process, but the proposed cuts are consistent with the administration's push against environmental regulation and scientific funding. Many of the cuts fall on agencies involved with climate change research, including the EPA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.
Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told reporters in a Tuesday briefing that the budget reduces climate science funding without eliminating it.
Much of the EPA's climate research takes place in the Office of Air and Radiation, which is separate from ORD. But ORD studies the strategic, long-term effects of climate change, including the effects on agriculture and the oceans, Burke said.
Christine Todd Whitman, a former EPA administrator who worked for George W. Bush from 2001 to June 2003, said the proposed ORD cuts are more drastic than anything she can remember.
Whitman said she expects Congress will restore much of the funding, but she worries about the message behind the budget.
"A budget to me was always a policy document," she said. Regardless of what Congress does, this administration's policy "indicates to me [that] they'll be looking for other ways to … stifle the research and slow it down," she said.
OMB and the EPA did not return requests for comment about the ORD cuts.
ORD is one of several EPA programs listed under a section of the budget called "2018 major savings and reforms." The others include EPA enforcement (24 percent cut); Superfund, which cleans up toxic waste sites (30 percent); categorical state grants (45 percent); and funding for watershed protection, energy efficiency and voluntary climate programs, which would be eliminated.
Whitman and Burke said ORD already does that — and halving the budget would make it virtually impossible to meet EPA's regulatory mandate.
Burke said ORD was always going to be a target. The office came under fire from environmentalists in 2015 when it released a draft study that said hydraulic fracturing had no "widespread, systemic impacts" on drinking water. After considering comments from the EPA's independent Science Advisory Board, the report authors reversed their findings, concluding there was insufficient evidence to support their previous statement. This time, the report was widely criticized by the oil and gas industry.
ORD is also home to the IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) program that sets exposure guidelines for chemicals. The program has been criticized for dragging its feet and bowing to the interests of the chemical industry.
But aside from a few high-profile issues, much of ORD's work takes place under the radar. The office has laboratories all over the country, working on air pollution, ocean acidification and vehicle emissions.
One of ORD's lesser-known responsibilities is dealing with homeland security. "God forbid, if we have to clean up a water supply after a terrorist activity, it [would be] in this office," Burke said.
Whitman said the EPA was tasked with cleaning up the Hart Senate Office Building in 2001 after then-Sen. Tom Daschle received an envelope containing anthrax powder. Whitman remembers asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a safe standard of anthrax exposure. The CDC didn't know, she said, so ORD did the research and set it at zero.
"These are the kinds of things you lose" when you de-fund the "national nerve center of the science challenges facing not just the EPA, but all the states and all the communities," Burke said.
The ORD may be the one saving grace in the EPA. While the function of the ORD may be worthwhile, the overall operation of the EPA is not. The EPA makes regulations that have the force of law and are not even elected representatives of the people. Many of their regulations are overreaching and intrusive. Their overall budget should be cut and the EPA reduced to an advisory only function.