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Visit the Ghost of Guy Fawkes in York, England
June 9, 2017 I Heart Britain Historic Hotels, North Yorkshire 0
Most of us have at least a passing familiarity with the name Guy Fawkes, and at some point you've probably heard someone say, "Remember, remember, the 5th of November!" Fewer people (outside of the UK, anyway) know much more than that about the history of Guy Fawkes – or his ghost, said to haunt the city of York even today.
Who is Guy Fawkes?
For those who don't know much about Fawkes, he was born in 1570 in York and hanged at the age of 35 in London after being convicted of high treason. Depending on who you talk to, he's generally referred to as either a hero or a traitor – but rarely anything in between. Fawkes is known today because he was caught in the middle of a Catholic-led plot to blow up the House of Parliament, kill off the Protestant King James I, and replace him with his 9-year-old daughter, Princess Elizabeth.
Unfortunately for Fawkes, an anonymous letter revealed his plans to the King, and he was soon caught in the cellars of the House with 36 barrels of gunpowder. He was captured on November 5th, 1605, then tortured and later hanged for treason. Not long after, the tradition of lighting bonfires and burning Guy Fawkes effigies sprung up, along with the eerie chant, "Remember, remember, the 5th of November…"
Why is Guy Fawkes So Famous?
By any normal modern standards, Guy Fawkes would be a religious terrorist. After all, he tried to kill off a Protestant government on behalf of Catholic interests. Then again, we live in modern times where you're generally free to worship as you please with relatively few negative consequences. That wasn't the case throughout much of history. If you weren't on the right side of the religious majority, you could count on a hefty dose of persecution. Still, many consider it admirable to have fought against that, even if it did involve trying to blow up a ton of people. Who knows if overall religious freedom would have improved if the Gunpowder Plot hadn't been foiled, or if the Catholics would have simply persecuted the Protestants in a reversal of power…
Guy Fawkes became famous almost immediately, as the King wanted to make an example of him and his co-conspirators. Londoners were encouraged to light bonfires to celebrate the King's successful escape from the plot. Though Fawkes was not the leader of the group (just one of 13), he was the one who got caught, and it's his name that has resurfaced over and over throughout the centuries.
In 1841, William Harrison Ainsworth portrayed him quite sympathetically in his historical romance, Guy Fawkes. He did take quite a few liberties with the truth, though, inventing a wife and an alchemist who could raise spirits from the dead. Though the book was not terribly accurate, it was popular and financially successful, and it's considered to have opened the door for the use of Guy Fawkes as a popular character in the many stories and books that would follow.
A Guy Fawkes Mask
Then came V for Vendetta. In the 1980s, Alan Moore (also the creator of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) wrote a series of comics about a disguised anarchist who wears a Guy Fawkes mask while going up against an overgrown, authoritarian state. By Moore's hand, Fawkes became a powerful anti-hero – an effect that was greatly increased when the movie came out in 2006 and commemorative masks were sold. Around the world, those who sought to resist modern day fascism, capitalism, and other unsavory -isms adopted the masks for both the anonymity and symbolism they provided.
Knowing the full history, it's kind of incredible to think that this one man who was involved in a failed government attack should remain so famous, even 400 years later.
Okay, Let's Get to the Ghost…
Many who specialize in ghost hunting believe that ghosts choose to haunt places that were special to them, or places where great tragedies occurred. It's interesting that of all the places Guy "Guido" Fawkes (yes, he actually preferred to be called Guido after his time in mainland Europe) frequented, it's his birthplace that's known for his hauntings.
Guy Fawkes Inn in York
If you're keen to experience this firsthand, you can book a night or two at the Guy Fawkes Inn in York, England. Although haunted hotels have always left me wanting in the ghost-spotting department, I'm not sure I'd want this one to live up to its reputation. After all, this isn't some wandering lovesick ghost we're talking about. It's a religious zealot who was willing to blow up tons of people (many of them innocents) for his cause. Then, he was tortured and ultimately died a gruesome death by hanging. That's a spirit with some issues.
Some say the Belfry Suite is also haunted by the spirits of two small children who died of cholera. Regardless of what's haunting people, there does seem to be a consensus that this lovely little inn is undeniably creepy. And if that's still not enough for you, you'll be pleased to know The Ghost Trail of York departs from roughly 160 feet away from the front door of the inn.
The inn itself is actually quite nice. It's centrally located within York, so you'll have no trouble walking to attractions if you make it through the night. Breakfast and wifi are also free, which are pretty major perks when traveling in an expensive country like England. Then again, I found a number of sites mentioning that guests have been known to check out in the middle of the night, so that free breakfast could be a hollow offering.
Restaurant at Guy Fawkes Inn
If you're not up for the full-night experience, you could also check out the on-site restaurant. It's lovely and atmospheric, with a blend of modern and traditional British pub food. According to their website, they use fresh, local produce and their menu includes some offerings that would satisfy vegetarians, vegans, and the gluten-free. The vegan options seem to be limited to finger foods and sides, though, so it would be worth calling ahead to see if their chef can offer any other options.
Courtyard at Guy Fawkes Inn
Even if you're only interested in a drink and a peek, be sure to check out the back patio. There, you'll find a courtyard bar with a cozy atmosphere (especially if the gas heaters are going). Proceed to the back of the courtyard and you'll find Guy Fawkes Cottage. For better or worse, that's where it all started.
Have you been to York or the Guy Fawkes Inn? Feel free to leave comments with your tips and suggestions for other visitors.
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President Duterte on Friday raised the possibility that the recent killings of three teenage boys were carried out to sabotage the police.
"These are deliberate," Mr. Duterte said of the killings in a speech at the 17th founding anniversary of Digos, Davao del Sur. The police would shoot people, but would not make the effort to wrap up their victims, he added.
"That is not the job of the police … Someone is sabotaging them," the President said, adding that he does not tolerate unlawful killings.
"We operate within the bounds of the law," he said.
Mr. Duterte added: "I am telling you, one of those killed was my relative. Carl Arnaiz. He was my relative, I want you to know that. Would I allow the police to kill my relative?" he asked.
But the President did not say how he was related to the 19-year-old University of the Philippines student.
Arnaiz's death and that of his 14-year-old companion, Reynaldo de Guzman, who was found dead with at least 26 stab wounds in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, drew public outrage.
Mr. Duterte also told Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa to be on alert because there was a brewing plan to "discredit (them)," adding that a "massive rally" was being planned.
The Movement Against Tyranny, which has been calling for an end to drug-related killings, is planning a rally on Sept. 21, the 45th anniversary of the declaration of martial law.
But the President said he would allow these protests to go on and would order the military to remain in their barracks and the police in their stations.
"Give them the space and they can shout all day," he said.
Mr. Duterte also blamed Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for reportedly saying that suspects should not submit to an arrest without a warrant.
"I told her, Madam Chief Justice, don't teach the people a wrong thing. You have forgotten that there are arrests that can be made without a warrant. The war in Marawi, if somebody shoots at me, should I still run to the court first to secure a warrant? If an NPA rebel was being pursued, should I go to the municipal judge first?" the President said.
Mr. Duterte again said that he would protect soldiers and policemen as long as they were performing their duties.
"The duty of the police is to put you in the custody of government, bring you to the judge that issued the warrant or to the police station for investigation," Duterte said. "That's why your duty is to surrender. Do not resist," he added.
In Malacañang, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that while the Executive, through the PNP, "will cooperate with the Senate investigation" into the deaths of Arnaiz and De Guzman, parents should do their part and watch over their children.
"Rogue cops, if and when allegations are proven true, have no place in an institution like the PNP and we need everyone's full support and cooperation as we continue to cleanse its ranks," he added.
Parents should try to maintain more solid family relationships and must keep their children away from "questionable activities," Abella said.
"(W)arn them again and again, not to even be physically near, not to entertain suspicious activities or even companions," he added.
"Like we said earlier, any death, even just one single violent death is a call for concern, especially with the younger ones," Abella said.


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Sen. Murphy called out in latest NRA ad
Organizers of the Women's March are organizing a protest against the NRA July 14th in response to an ad saying that "law-abiding" citizens to arm themselves with truth against violent anti-Trump protestors. The organizers wrote an open letter calling on the NRA take down the dangerous ad and apologize. But the NRA responded with another ad calling out the Women's March organizers by name, and others.
One was Senator Chris Murphy, over his tweet saying "I think the NRA is telling people to shoot us." The announcer called Murphy a Senator that Michael Bloomberg bought for himself three years ago. The Youtube video goes on to say "how dare you? When it was your Bernie Sanders supporter who opened fire on Republicans in Virginia."
The new clip is titled "We Don't Apologize For Telling The Truth".

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Koreans Thirsty for Oregon Beverages
Rogue's taprooms and pubs are popular destinations for travelers who visit Oregon, including the beer-loving South Korean market. Photos courtesy of Rogue Ales
By Bruce Pokarney, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon exports into South Korea have greatly expanded following the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) of five years ago. The potential of Oregon wines and craft beers is starting to be realized in a country that has developed a thirst for imported alcoholic beverages. South Korea imports nearly $140 million of wine from around the world, and even though the U.S. is responsible for only about $20 million of that total, it's still significant.
Five years ago, I visited Shinsegae, a large upscale department store in Seoul that also sells food and beverages. Pre-KORUS FTA, there were no Oregon wines to be found in Shinsegae's well-stocked wine section. Now, several Oregon wines can be located without much effort. Granted, the price is still steep (A 2012 pinot noir from Lange Estate Winery & Vineyards in Dundee goes for more than $100 a bottle) and the Korean consumer is more apt to look for more affordable products. But as the tariffs continue to tumble, Oregon wines are more often on the shopper's radar.
"The free trade agreement is driving down the tariffs, and that has helped," said Shawn Kim, who works for the State of Oregon's Korea Representative Office in Seoul. "People who know and love wine know all about Oregon pinot, which is still more expensive than many other wines in the Korean market but is priced more competitively than it was five years ago."
The U.S. Agricultural Trade office in Seoul believes that craft breweries like Rogue can benefit from the export opportunity in South Korea.
Oregon is on everyone's map when it comes to craft beers. South Korea is no exception.
"Rogue was one of the first American craft brewers to enter the Korean market," notes Sang Yong Oh, senior marketing specialist at the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Seoul. "They have a very solid foundation for their export business to Korea because they were ahead of others. I think Rogue is a very good example of how American suppliers can benefit from the export opportunity in Korea by being active in Korea."
The key for a craft brewer seems to be supplying enough volume to satisfy the demand. There is plenty of competition from beers exported by other countries, but Oregon can be a big player in a market where it's trendy to ask for an imported craft brew.
It will be interesting and exciting to see how many more Oregon products might find a home in South Korea over the next couple of years.
State Economist: Brewers Must Push Beyond Oregon's Borders
Photo by Andi Prewitt
Written by Capital Bureau
You might think you can't throw a rock in Oregon without it landing in a locally brewed IPA, but growth opportunities remain for the state's craft beer industry.
The outlook for very small breweries seems generally bright, state economist Josh Lehner said in remarks prepared for a Nov. 30 presentation to the Oregon Brewers Guild.
For medium to large breweries, though, exports from the Beaver State will likely be key to continued success.
"The path forward really is about reversing the Oregon Trail," Lehner wrote. "There is just too much competition and market saturation to be able to reach large production numbers by relying solely on Oregon consumers alone."
That includes international exports. Almost half of Oregon's international exports of beer go to Canada. And a strong dollar means that Canadians will pay more for an Oregon brew. That's also good news for those Oregonians who prefer a can of Sapporo: imported beer costs less in the U.S.
Lest you chuckle, the state's penchant for alcohol production and consumption isn't to be taken lightly.
Lehner also pointed out in his remarks that job growth in Oregon's "alcohol cluster" — breweries, distilleries, wineries, as well as distributors and retailers of alcoholic beverages — since the recession has been greater than growth in the state's software industry.
In 2015, Lehner, through his work at the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, found employment in that cluster jumped 46 percent since 2008.
Lehner also pointed out that the Oregon Legislature's boost of the transient lodging tax means that the state has more revenue to spend on marketing the state's tourist draws, which could include the promotion of its hefeweizens, pilsners and porters in far-flung markets.


Silence. You could've heard a pin drop in your room that night. It was so unusually quiet during that cold and still night, not a wisp of wind could be heard anywhere in the world. One once said, that "where there is silence, there is peace." But ten year old Timmy Washel knew better. There was always something lurking in the pitch black corners of his room. And there was always a monster under the bed or in his closet. Although he had never seen anything, he knew they were there. He even stole his father's zippo lighter a long time ago (who still hasn't found it) so he could have some kind of weapon against the monsters. He kept that safely in his pocket, but he wasn't so sure it would be useful.
So on this cold and still night in December, Timmy was the only restless being in the world. He clung tight to his covers, eyeing up every nook and cranny in his line of sight. The shadows in his room tonight seemed to be almost thicker, and it only made Timmy resent his mother more. His mother had put him to bed that night with a great big smile on her face, a hug, and a gesture that made it look like she was spraying what she called, "Monster Repellant." Timmy always knew she was full of it. There was no such thing as "Monster Repellant." This only made him feel worse, believing there was nothing that could stop the hidden beasts from eating him whole. But he knew thinking about it would just make his fear worse. He finally decided to shut his eyes tight, pull the covers over his head, and hope that sleep would overtake him soon.
Just when he thought he was going to doze off, Timmy felt a chill down his spine. He shot up from under the covers and gazed the entire room, searching for anything out of the ordinary. But to his surprise, everything was where it should be. He collapsed back down onto his back and pulled the sheets back up. But just as he was about to doze off again he felt another chill down his spine. This time, it was much more defined, like a fingernail scraping from the top of his neck down to his lower back. Timmy rolled out of bed and onto the floor, spazzing and flailing his arms like a lunatic. He stopped and got a hold of himself, crawling into a sitting position on the floor. He touched his hand to his heart and was instantly confused. Despite the fear he felt, his heartbeat relayed a very slow and steady drumbeat, a normal rhythm even.
The normal rhythm broke. His heart skipped a beat. Timmy's eyes went wide as he spun around to see a young girl about his age standing next to his dresser. She was pretty and had a small nose. Her eyes squinted as though she was focusing on Timmy intently. Long black hair drooped down to her sides, exceeding her shoulders. She wore an all white dress that looked as though it had been made more than a hundred years ago. It covered up her feet, and as far as Timmy knew, she could've been floating. Timmy's lamp flew past his face. It had been on his nightstand but it now lay on the floor next to the girl, unplugged. The socket it had been plugged into now showed it's jaw-dropped terrified face, very similar to Timmy's expression.
"Sorry…" the girl whispered, "sometimes things like to float in my direction. I'm not sure why, but they're usually sources of light. I guess they're just attracted to me." Just then, Timmy's closet door opened. A shelf inside shook and the closet threw up his flashlight. It rolled on the floor until it was at the feet of the girl, or at least, where her feet would've been. "Just like that," she said in response.
Timmy just sat in fear, staring at her and chattering his teeth. He was freezing for some unfamiliar reason.
"I can sense you're cold. I feel the floor shaking. Should I shut the window?" She asked like it wasn't really a question, and just like that the window slammed close. Even the locks clicked into place.
Timmy didn't even notice it had been open. He was more focused on how she shut the window without moving a muscle.
Timmy stayed sitting on the floor by his bedroom door. He didn't dare move, but he was able to manage a shaky and fast head nod.
Timmy looked confused, so the girl subtly demonstrated. Timmy's pillow flew across the room and hit the far wall, slumping to the ground.
He didn't even nod this time. He knew she'd respond anyway.
"Great!" she said. "So a long time ago, I was cursed by a witch. I asked her if she could make me special, better than everyone else. As you can see, I was made very special." More objects from Timmy's room began to float around her, slowly spinning in all directions. Suddenly, they all dropped to the floor. "But it all came with a price," she whispered. "The witch took my eyesight in return. But you can help me, Timmy. All you have to do is take my hand and I can share in your vision forever." She smiled, a warm smile that almost made Timmy kind of like her.
The flashlight and lamp began to drift over towards the window, farther away from Timmy's location in the room. This only made him a little confused.
She flew over quickly until she was standing right in front of Timmy, and politely held out her hand, palm up. She was obviously afraid of light, and Timmy had to know why. He whipped up some courage, and executed his idea. Timmy's hand shook vigorously as he slowly took his father's lighter out of his pocket. He raised it until it was between his face and the girl's. She said nothing. Did nothing. Instead she just kept on staring, grinning even. Taking a deep breath, Timmy flicked on the lighter. The girl's face was no more. Instead, there remained a wrinkled and pale face. It was missing both eyes. Deep dark holes remained instead. Massive jaws lined where it's mouth would've been. Sharp, jagged teeth extended out in all directions. Everywhere the flame shown, the sweet little girl disappeared. Her arms were now visible. All seven of them. They were dark and shadowy tails that were obviously what shut the window and picked up Timmy's appliances. A single tear escaped his left eye. Just as Timmy was about to scream, he accidentally touched the monster's outstretched hand. After that, there was no time left to scream.


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All this attracts more and more travellers to come to Thailand in search of their passion for Muay Thai. Not only men but women also wish to learn this sport. There are many reasons linked to it. Some join for self defence, some for the love for the sport and some for fitness and health. Yes you read it right. Muay Thai is a great way to stay fit as it keeps the aspirant on their toes. One does a lot of physical activity while playing the sport and this helps to reduce the extra weight easily. Therefore it is very popular among women. People who travel to Thailand make sure they learn this sport before leaving for their home country.


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Conversation with my Father
Towfik Ahmed Elmi
My father, Axmed Cilmi, shared with me a story that had enduring impact on my personal views about the motherland. He was only at the age of 16 when he decided to leave the plateaus of Xadeed, the countryside of Erigavo City. His parents passed away in his formative years; he was therefore raised by his much older and resilient sister, Hawo, who still lives in Erigavo.
My father's fateful decision to venture out of his nomadic upbringing was like the path taken by his late, older brother, Cabdicasiis (AUN), who joined the armed forces and would rise to the rank of a Colonel. Highly competitive for even the most privileged and well-connected, my father with no formal education managed to enlist in the police academy in Erigavo at the age of 17.
Upon completing a rigorous training program in the police academy, he was transferred to a remote post in Qandala, a small fishing town. My father had his first test of fish, hevividly recalls. Despite its abundance in the Somali peninsula, consumption of fish is of limited valueto the pastoral Somali except in urban centers.
After a few months in Qandala, he was transferred to a post in the capital, Mogadishu. He fell seriously ill one day and was admitted to Medina's Hospital. He recalls the uncompensated high-level of care and treatment he received as an inpatient. Medina Hospital run under a free healthcare system that the civilian government had established for members of the police force and their families; its standard of care and services was the equivalence of the VA system in the U.S. At the time my father was still young and unmarried. He had no known relatives in the city; he usedthe police quarters as his temporary place of residence. He managed to survive and build ties.
One of my father's guiding principles is self-discipline. He prefers consistency and punctuality to accomplish his goals. This is because of his nomadic upbringing and as law enforcement veteran; he is tall, rail-thin with firm handshake. His actions and manner of speech embody deep roots in conservative values. His sense of charity and high-level of inner serenity parallel that of the Sufis—the mystical branch of Islam. The Sufis are a tight-knit community of preachers and critical learners who lead a simple life defined by total emancipation from temporal attachment; and they can have an energetic zest for championing good causes.
My father holds the belief that respect for authority and the rule of law cascade into collective respect for human rights, including care and dignity of the vulnerable sections of any society. He believes Somali people's historical experience in dealing with competing centers of imperial powers have worked against their cohesiveness as a nation and created in its stead a fragmented nation under the mercy of foreign rule with authoritarian systems.
Mogadishu, the pearl of the Indian Ocean as it was then known, became his new home andthe place he would reunite with his late, older brother Abdirahman (AUN), having last seen or heard of him in his formative years. Abdirahman was a seaman and shrewd businessman. He was also a great linguist who could speak 6 to 7 languages with flair. Uncle Abdirahman had returned to Somalia for a lucrative business deal with an Arab trader, who will leave an indelible mark reminiscent of the story so vividly portrayed in theMerchant of Venice.
Neither my father nor my uncle had ever imagined that their paths would cross in the seaside capital, as they had known very little of each other's personal struggles and triumphs. Back then, it was common for a Somali to emigrate and while exploring uncharted waters in search of opportunitiesvanish for decades, not wanting to return home without having succeeded or achieved anything. Despite losing his fortunes to a dishonest Arab trader, my uncle would later bond with his younger brother to buytwo large estate property and a banana plantationin Janaale while erecting firm roots in the most fertile region of Somalia. My uncles and my father resembled each other, fair-skinned, tall, and with prominent face.
My father is the youngest of the 2nd branch of a large family tree. He is kind, generous, and insightful in dispositioning community matters. He deeply cares about the well-being of his extended family and has countless times raised funds 100 times beyond his capacity and reach to save lives or restore his loved ones after extraordinary change in circumstance.A primary source of conflict in rural areas is a competition over scarce resources such as securing rights to grazing areas and water boreholes.
My father is consciously aware that most of his extended family lead a harsh pastoral life and possess dwindling numbers of livestock. He knows the risk of recurrent or prolonged cycles of drought due to environmental degradation and sporadic rainfalls. That such limited range management withoutsound government assistance, subsidy or outside support isa constant problematic. He, therefore, convened us one day and hatched out a two-pronged strategy aimed at diversifying the resources of his extended family and increasing their capacity for economic self-sufficiency.
"I wish I could do something for this country to say thank you," said Ahmed, a former merchant who lost his home and business to the ragtag militia that overran his community. "But I have children here, and they will go to school; they will do things to contribute to this country" (April 18, 1999, San Diego Union Tribune)
At times nostalgia of the good old days overtakes him. He recalls that the Somali police were highly trained, well-paid, and equipped with the latest technology. During the civilian administration in the 60s, the police had wielded great influence and power in the public eye; they were indispensable to the maintenance of law and order. My father was a former merchant; he was also a public servant at a time when the Medina Hospital in Mogadishu had provided free and comprehensive medical treatment to members of the Somali Police Force (SPF) and their families. His career in the SPF span for nearly 2 decades and half, a legacy he takes a great pride.
His arrival in the United States with six of his children as a refugee culminated in years of hardship in Kenyan refugee camps. Jeff McDonald, a staff writer atSan Diego Union Tribune,got a glimpse of my father's character and called him a "proud survivor" after interviewing him for a 1999 article about Somali refugees.


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Deborah Brown & Abbot Cutler
Thursday, December 6, 2012, at 7:00 pm, poets Deborah Brown and Abbot Cutler will continue the sixth season of the Collected Poets Series. Mocha Maya's Coffee House, 47 Bridge St, Shelburne Falls, MA. ($2-5 suggested donation)
Deborah Brown (Photo credit: Suzy Colt)
Deborah Brown's book of poems, Walking the Dog's Shadow, was the 2010 winner of the A. J. Poulin Jr. Award from BOA Editions, and the winner of the 2011 New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Book of Poetry. Brown is a translator, with Richard Jackson and Susan Thomas of Last Voyage: Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli (Red Hen Press, 2010) and an editor, with Maxine Kumin and Annie Finch, of Lofty Dogmas: Poets on Poetics (Univ. of Arkansas Press, 2005) Her poems have appeared in Margie, Rattle, The Alaska Quarterly, Stand, Mississippi Review, and others. Brown is a professor of English at the University of New Hampshire-Manchester where she won an award for Excellence in Teaching. She lives in Warner, New Hampshire, with her husband George Brown and four cats.
Abbot Cutler (Photo by Cara Sheedy/Beacon staff)
Abbot Cutler is the author of 1843 Rebecca 1847 (Rowan Tree Press, 1982) and The Dog Isn't Going Anywhere (Mad River Press, 2001), and his poems have appeared in various anthologies and journals, including Ploughshares and Orion Magazine. He received a B.A. from Harvard University, and then an M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College following stints in the Peace Corps, which he spent in Malaysia, and teaching junior high school in Brooklyn, NY. He just retired from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, where he taught for over thirty years. He is a member of Slate Roof Press, a poetry collective in Franklin County, and lives in Ashfield, MA, with his wife, the photographer, Sarah Holbrook.
WALKING THE DOG'S SHADOW / Deborah Brown
It's best to walk a shadow till he pants,
to let him roam a bit under the hemlocks
while you ponder the shade of boulders.
It's best to let grief enter you like this,
alone with your own black dog,
a drag on anyone's leash
along the logging road to the lake,
past loggers' landings and a clear cut,
across the brook's collapsing plank bridge,
past the neighbor's garden shrouded in plastic,
past no trespassing signs, a dried up vernal pool,
crisscrossed by trunks
of grieving oaks. Every night, eager as a pup,
this shadow leads you into the woods
and shows you how well it heels
at your side, this old black dog of grief.
WHAT HAPPENS / Abbot Cutler
is that the air is full of words and phrases no one
believes. Caverns and crevices groan open.
Small creatures tumble along the canyon floor
trying to get out of the way. The heart of the great
whale bursts onto dry sand at the sound waves
of the shiny machines coursing the oceans. The black
dog whimpers in the heat. We speak in whispers
in the hope they will lean closer, climb down,
climb down. But,
they are walking faster, they are climbing in
and out of black cars, they are having microphones
attached, they are brushing off any small insects
that land on them and never looking
where they step. They are gazing at the monitors,
looking to the sensors, the earphones, the memory chips.
If their eyes would turn toward us … and what
of the heart, the warm heart in its dark cave?
It's right here in this box which the huntsman
brings into the vast hall, the glass and cement,
the echoing footsteps, the temple of figures.
He has the heart in a box and opens it
for the black queen, for the senators and congressmen.
They take pictures of it. Maybe one of them
will put a picture up on his refrigerator,
the heart of the beast far from the haven
where the maiden spins out her innocence
in pure threads. Maybe he will look at it
every day and learn to say what it says.
Praise the heart of the beast, lift it up
and the distances will begin to lessen,
lift it up and the little snails will continue
on their slow shiny trails, lift it up
and a million tiny creatures will glisten
in a cold Pacific cove, lift it up
and maybe it will be possible to begin to say
something that you believe in.


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In 1768 Encyclopædia Britannica published the first sections of its inaugural edition in Edinburgh, Scotland. These opening words on utility, cited from its preface, have formed the basis of Britannica's existence ever since.
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Jim Croce - Jim Croce Live: The Final Tour Album
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Jim Croce Live: The Final Tour is a live album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, originally released in 1989, roughly 16 years after his untimely death at age 30 in a plane crash on September 20, 1973. Recorded on the 1973 tour, the album features in-concert performances of some of Croce's biggest hits, peppered with stories and banter between songs, adding the inspiration for some of them. Two other songs, Ball of Kerrymuir and Shopping for Clothes, were never released on Croce's studio. Songs in album Jim Croce - Jim Croce Live: The Final Tour 1989. Jim Croce - Operator That's Not The Way It Feels. Jim Croce - Roller Derby Queen Dialog. Jim Croce - Roller Derby Queen. Jim Croce - Next Time, This Time. Jim Croce - Trucker Dialogue. Jim Croce - Speedball Tucker. Jim Croce - New York's Not My Home. Jim Croce - Hard Time Losin' Man. Album 1989 16 Songs. Live - The Final Tour Jim Croce. seven years after Jim Croce's death, Live: The Final Tour is just that: a live album taken from Croce's final tour, during which a plane crash ended his life. As with most singersongwriters of the era, Croce's acoustic act doesn't sound all that different live than in the studio, making the album rather unnecessary for the casual fan. Still, the simple addition of a live atmosphere tends to give his songs a warmer, more personified touch despite few changes in the production, making Live: The Final Tour a treat for Jim Croce diehards and a haunting eulogy to a dee. Live - The Final Tour. Jim Croce. Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits. Life & Times. You Don't Mess Around With Jim. Stranger Things. Songs Of Hope And Freedom. The Greatest 60's Music Album. Listen free to Jim Croce Live - Final Tour Operator That's Not the Way It Feels, Roller Derby Queen monologue and more. 16 tracks 52:34. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest. Facets is an interesting Jim Croce listen, Croce paid 500 dollars to record his first time out on wax, the audio on this early recording is also surprisingly good. Remember way back when Jim Croce appeared on the Midnight Special. Read more. 0 out of 5 stars Jim Croce Live in Concert - Hilarious, Witty, Wonderful. Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2012. Verified Purchase. This CD of The Final Tour is a recording of Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen's concert at Glassboro State College in New Jersey in January 1973. Features Song Lyrics for Jim Croce's Live - Final Tour album. Jim Croce - Live - Final Tour Album Lyrics. New York's Not My Home Lyrics
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It was very appropriate that Thursday night's episode of "Parks and Recreation" ended a near-flawless season with one of the funniest half-hours of any show this season, period.
Before I get to that, though, there was another episode preceding the finale, involving Leslie and Ben's burgeoning relationship, one of the bigger story arcs of the past few weeks. Their attempts to hide the relationship from Chris Traeger and the rest of the office blew up in their faces when Leslie's mom made a pass at Ben.
This also led to the couple's first fight: As Ben described it, "Should we talk about how you claimed your mom was a Filipino woman you've never met?"
At the same time, Chris' office changes also blew up in his face, especially the "swivel!" chair for Ron Swanson, who likes his office "and its many walls." The scene where a Pawneeite comes to speak to Ron, who keeps swiveling out of her view, was masterfully executed.
Then we have Tom Haverford, who was forced to move up to the dreaded fourth floor: "There's a whole room on the fourth floor where they store the knives they've confiscated from people who went to the fourth floor to stab someone."
Try as he might, even turning on the "charm ray," Tom's move was part of a failed experiment, and of course, it took a talk from Ron to bring things back to normal.
As funny as that episode was, it paled next to the finale, which began with Leslie reminding everyone of the town's favorite citizen, Li'l Sebastian the tiny horse, before breaking the news that he died. Everyone was devastated, even Ron who said, "Half mast is too high. Show some damn respect."
Doing a funny funeral episode is dangerous territory after the "Mary Tyler Moore" show's iconic "Chuckles Bites the Dust," but I would definitely put this in the same category.
The memorial service alone was fantastic. Put on by Tom and Jean-Ralphio's Entertainment 720, the service remembered Li'l Sebastian with a tribute video, Andy debuted his song "5000 Candles in the Wind," and Ron - who much prefers laying wreaths to lighting torches - had his eyebrows and part of his mustache burned off.
The last few minutes showed a lot of upcoming changes for Pawnee's Parks and Rec department, including Tom's resignation, Andy's invitation to April to be his manager, Leslie getting a chance to run for office (and lying about Ben), and best of all, the return of Megan Mullally as Ron's ex Tammy. Then the unseen "Tammy One" showed up in Ron's office, scaring off the other Tammy.
All in all, I'm very happy to know that this show will be back in the fall, and we won't have to wait as long for new episodes as last time.
Did you enjoy this episode as much as I did? Who has been your favorite character this season, and who should play "Tammy One" next season? Share your view below, or on iReport.
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My daughter just turned me on to this series. It is HILARIOUS. It's the funniest show on the air these days.
@Donald – and I suppose "16 & Pregnant" and "Jersey Shore" are aimed at people like Bill Gates? If you think network television is beneath you, why did you bother to watch it? Are you incapable of not clicking on an article regarding a show you don't even like? Doesn't say much for your own intelligence. I'd much rather watch a show that time and effort was actually put in to create a story line than any of the "reality" shows where they take the real trash and display them for everyone's enjoyment.
Favorite character is April but not for these last 2 episodes. For the bar and the wedding episodes. Classic!
I gots to get me some of that black gurl lovin this weekend. Downtown Chicago im on my way !
I gots me some chewin tobacco plus my grandma is lookin for some lovin !
Plus with the rapture coming up and all, tonight I am going trolling in our trailer park for some recreation. I already have my natural male enhancements ready = GROUPON has them at half price ! Here chicky baby. . . . here chicky baby. . . .
I live in a nice doublewide trailer. What is wrong with that ? Yes i am between jobs right now but everyone else is too. The economy is bad. I am wise with my money and when my next check comes in i am gpiong to get a new window unit air conditioner. SO THERE !
I live in a nice house, but he did nail me on those taters...Love 'em.
LOL!!! Thanks, donald. Your posts are almost as funny as the show. Misspellings, missed punctuation, not to mention your display of total ignorance that makes Andy look like a Mensa candidate. Bravo! Keep 'em coming.
Only those that live in trailers and get welfare amd foodstamps watch the big 3 networks. Im about tired of paying foe your mashed taters and milk.
WOOOOOOOOO This is a cruddy show. ITs on network tv so is aimed at the loosers of the world.
Would you mean LOSERS? What exactly is a looser? Know the English language before you try to use it...especially if you're complaining. Otherwise, you look like an idiot.


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Wilhelm Frick (12 March 1877 – 16 October 1946) was a prominent German politician of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), who served as Reich Minister of the Interior in the Hitler Cabinet from 1933 to 1943[1] and as the last governor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. After World War II, he was tried and convicted of war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials and executed by hanging.
Frick at the Nuremberg Trials in 1946
Reichsminister of the Interior
30 January 1933 – 20 August 1943
Paul von Hindenburg
(1934–1943; as Führer)
Franz Bracht
Protector of Bohemia and Moravia
24 August 1943 – 8 May 1945
Appointed by
Konstantin von Neurath (de jure)
Kurt Daluege (de facto)
Position abolished
(1877-03-12)12 March 1877
Alsenz, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
16 October 1946(1946-10-16) (aged 69)
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany
Elisabetha Emilie Nagel
(m. 1910; div. 1934)
Margarete Schultze-Naumburg (m. 1934)
University of Göttingen
University of Berlin
University of Heidelberg
Early life and familyEdit
Frick was born in the Palatinate municipality of Alsenz, then part of the Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany, the last of four children of Protestant teacher Wilhelm Frick sen. (d. 1918) and his wife Henriette (née Schmidt). He attended the gymnasium in Kaiserslautern, passing his Abitur exams in 1896. He went on studying philology at the University of Munich, but soon after turned to study law in Heidelberg and Berlin, taking the Staatsexamen in 1900, followed by his doctorate the next year. Serving as a referendary since 1900, he joined the Bavarian civil service in 1903, working as an attorney at the Munich Police Department. He was appointed a Bezirksamtassessor in Pirmasens in 1907 and became acting district executive in 1914. Rejected as unfit, Frick did not serve in World War I. He was promoted to the official rank of a Regierungsassessor and, at his own request, re-assumed his post at the Munich Police Department by 1917.[2]
On 25 April 1910, Frick had married Elisabetha Emilie Nagel (1890–1978) in Pirmasens. They had two sons and a daughter. The marriage ended in an ugly divorce in 1934. A few weeks later, on 12 March, Frick remarried in Münchberg to Margarete Schultze-Naumburg (1896–1960), the former wife of the Nazi Reichstag MP Paul Schultze-Naumburg. Margarete gave birth to a son and a daughter.[3]
Nazi careerEdit
Frick (3rd from left) among the defendants in the Munich Beer Hall Putsch trial, 1924. Adolf Hitler is 4th from the right.
In Munich, Frick witnessed the end of the war and the German Revolution of 1918–1919. He sympathized with Freikorps paramilitary units fighting against the Bavarian government of Premier Kurt Eisner. Chief of Police Ernst Pöhner introduced him to Adolf Hitler, whom he helped willingly with obtaining permissions to hold political rallies and demonstrations.
Elevated to the rank of an Oberamtmann and head of the Kriminalpolizei (criminal police) from 1923, he and Pöhner participated in Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch on 9 November. Frick tried to suppress the State Police's operation, wherefore he was arrested and imprisoned, and tried for aiding and abetting high treason by the People's Court in April 1924. After several months in custody, he was given a suspended sentence of 15 months' imprisonment and was dismissed from his police job. Later during the disciplinary proceedings, the dismissal was declared unfair and revoked, on the basis that his treasonous intention had not been proven. Frick went on to work at the Munich social insurance office from 1926 onwards, in the rank of a Regierungsrat 1st class by 1933.
In the aftermath of the putsch, Wilhelm Frick was elected a member of the German Reichstag parliament in the federal election of May 1924. He had been nominated by the National Socialist Freedom Movement, an electoral list of the far-right German Völkisch Freedom Party and the banned Nazi Party. On 1 September 1925, Frick joined the re-established Nazi Party. He associated himself with the radical Gregor Strasser; making his name by aggressive anti-democratic and antisemitic Reichstag speeches, he climbed to the post of the Nazi parliamentary group leader (Fraktionsführer) in 1928.[4]
In 1929, as the price for joining the coalition government of the Land (state) of Thuringia, the NSDAP received the state ministries of the Interior and Education. On 23 January 1930, Frick was appointed to these ministries, becoming the first Nazi to hold a ministerial-level post at any level in Germany (though he remained a member of the Reichstag).[5] Frick used his position to dismiss Communist and Social Democratic officials and replace them with Nazi Party members, so Thuringia's federal subsidies were temporarily suspended by Reich Minister Carl Severing. Frick also appointed the eugenicist Hans F. K. Günther as a professor of social anthropology at the University of Jena, banned several newspapers, and banned pacifist drama and anti-war films such as All Quiet on the Western Front. He was removed from office by a Social Democratic motion of no confidence in the Thuringian Landtag parliament on 1 April 1931.
Reich MinisterEdit
Press session after the first meeting of Hitler's cabinet on 30 January 1933: Frick standing 4th from left
When Reich president Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler chancellor on 30 January 1933, Frick joined his government as Reich Minister of the Interior. Together with Reichstag Speaker Hermann Göring, he was one of only two Nazi Reich Ministers in the original Hitler Cabinet, and the only one who actually had a portfolio; Göring served as minister without portfolio until 5 May. Though Frick held a key position, especially in organizing the federal elections of March 1933, he initially had far less power than his counterparts in the rest of Europe. Notably, he had no authority over the police; in Germany law enforcement has traditionally been a state and local matter. Indeed, the main reason that Hindenburg and Franz von Papen agreed to give the Interior Ministry to the Nazis was that it was almost powerless at the time. A mighty rival arose in the establishment of the Propaganda Ministry under Joseph Goebbels on 13 March.
Frick's power dramatically increased as a result of the Reichstag Fire Decree and the Enabling Act of 1933. The provision of the Reichstag Fire Decree giving the cabinet the power to take over state governments on its own authority was actually his idea; he saw the fire as a chance to increase his power and begin the process of Nazifying the country.[6] He was responsible for drafting many of the Gleichschaltung laws that consolidated the Nazi regime.[7] Within a few days of the Enabling Act's passage, Frick helped draft a law appointing Reichskommissare to disempower the state governments. Under the Law for the Reconstruction of the Reich, which converted Germany into a highly centralized state, the newly implemented Reichsstatthalter (state governors) were directly responsible to him. In May 1934, he was appointed Prussian State Minister of the Interior under Minister-President Göring, which gave him control over the police in Prussia. By 1935, he also had near-total control over local government. He had the sole power to appoint the mayors of all municipalities with populations greater than 100,000 (except for the city states of Berlin and Hamburg, where Hitler reserved the right to appoint the mayors for himself). He also had considerable influence over smaller towns as well; while their mayors were appointed by the state governors, as mentioned earlier the governors were responsible to him.
Frick (2nd from left) with Konrad Henlein on visit in Sudetenland, 1938
Frick was instrumental in the racial policy of Nazi Germany drafting laws against Jewish citizens, like the "Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service" and the notorious Nuremberg Laws in September 1935.[4] Already in July 1933, he had implemented the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring including forced sterilizations, which later culminated in the killings of the Action T4 "euthanasia" programme supported by his ministry. Frick also took a leading part in Germany's re-armament in violation of the 1919 Versailles Treaty. He drafted laws introducing universal military conscription and extending the Wehrmacht service law to Austria after the 1938 Anschluss, as well as to the "Sudetenland" territories of the First Czechoslovak Republic annexed according to the Munich Agreement.[8]
In the summer of 1938 Frick was named the patron (Schirmherr) of the Deutsches Turn- und Sportfest in Breslau, a patriotic sports festival attended by Hitler and much of the Nazi leadership. In this event he presided the ceremony of "handing over" the new Nazi Reich Sports League (NSRL) standard to Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten, marking the further nazification of sports in Germany.[9] On 11 November 1938, Frick promulgated the Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons.
From the mid-to-late 1930s Frick lost favour irreversibly within the Nazi Party after a power struggle involving attempts to resolve the lack of coordination within the Reich government.[10] For example, in 1933 he tried to restrict the widespread use of "protective custody" orders that were used to send people to concentration camps, only to be begged off by Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler. His power was greatly reduced in June 1936 when Hitler named Himmler the Chief of German Police, which for all intents and purposes effectively united the police with the SS. On paper, Frick was Himmler's immediate superior. In fact, the police were now independent of Frick's control, since the SS was responsible only to Hitler.[11][12] A long-running power struggle between the two culminated in Frick being replaced by Himmler as Minister of the Interior in 1943. However, he remained in the cabinet as a minister without portfolio. Besides Hitler, he and Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk were the only members of the Third Reich's cabinet to serve continuously from Hitler's appointment as Chancellor until his death.
Frick's replacement as Reich Minister of the Interior did not reduce the growing administrative chaos and infighting between party and state agencies.[13] Frick was then appointed as Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, making him Hitler's personal representative in the Czech Lands. Its capital Prague, where Frick used ruthless methods to counter dissent, was one of the last Axis-held cities to fall at the end of World War II in Europe.[14]
Trial and executionEdit
Frick in his cell, November 1945
The corpse of Frick after his execution at Nuremberg, 1946
Frick was arrested and tried before the Nuremberg Trials, where he was the only defendant besides Rudolf Hess who refused to testify on his own behalf.[15] Frick was convicted of planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and for his role in formulating the Enabling Act as Minister of the Interior and the Nuremberg Laws – under these laws people were deported to concentration camps, and many of those were murdered there. Frick was also accused of being one of the highest persons responsible for the existence of the concentration camps.[8]
Frick was sentenced to death on 1 October 1946, and was hanged at Nuremberg Prison on 16 October. Of his execution, journalist Joseph Kingsbury-Smith wrote:
The sixth man to leave his prison cell and walk with handcuffed wrists to the death house was 69-year-old Wilhelm Frick. He entered the execution chamber at 2.05 am, six minutes after Rosenberg had been pronounced dead. He seemed the least steady of any so far and stumbled on the thirteenth step of the gallows. His only words were, "Long live eternal Germany," before he was hooded and dropped through the trap.[16][17]
His body, as those of the other nine executed men and the corpse of Hermann Göring, was cremated at Ostfriedhof (Munich) and the ashes were scattered in the river Isar.[18][19][20]
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List of Nazi Party leaders and officials
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^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Frick, Wilhelm - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de.
^ "Deutsches Historisches Museum: Fehler2". www.dhm.de.
^ a b "Index Fo-Fy". rulers.org.
^ "Nurnbergprocessen 1". www.bjornetjenesten.dk.
^ Evans, Richard J. (2003). The Coming of the Third Reich. New York City: Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0141009759.
^ "Nazi Party organizations, Reich Interior Minister: Wilhelm Frick (1933–1943)".
^ a b "Nuremberg Trial Defendants: Wilhelm Frick". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
^ Dr. Frick presiding the Breslau Games
^ A legalistic follower, rather than an initiator, Frick the servant increasingly lost favour with his master, apparently because he misunderstood the basic nature of the Fuhrer's governance. Whereas the Third Reich thrived on inconsistencies, rivalries, and constant evolutionary change, Frick's juristic mind longed for order and legal stabilization. The incongruity was insuperable and it was thus logical enough that in 1943 the minister, whose share of practical power had rapidly diminished in the second half of the 1930s, ultimately even lost his official post.Udo Sautter, Canadian Journal of History
^ Longerich, Peter (2012). Heinrich Himmler: A Life, Oxford University Press, p. 204.
^ Williams, Max (2001). Reinhard Heydrich: The Biography: Volume 1, Ulric, p. 77.
^ Hans Mommsen, The Dissolution of the Third Reich (1943–1945) Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Trial:Wilhelm Frick Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The trial of German major war criminals : proceedings of the International Military Tribunal sitting at Nuremberg Germany". avalon.law.yale.edu.
^ Joseph Kingsbury-Smith, who witnessed the execution of Wilhelm Frick and nine other leaders of the Nazi Party on 1st October 1946 Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Today, one can see Wilhelm Frick's military dress uniform at Motts Military Museum in Groveport, Ohio. The uniform was found in his home shortly after Frick was arrested in 1945. The soldier who found and brought the items home was a member of the CIC (Counter Intelligence Corps). Richard Roberts was an attorney from Columbus, Ohio who spent the war years in espionage and counter intelligence.
^ Thomas Darnstädt (2005), "Ein Glücksfall der Geschichte", Der Spiegel, 13 September (14), p. 128
^ Manvell 2011, p. 393.
^ Overy 2001, p. 205.
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Q: Spring Security integration with remote Authentication Provider (SAML) I'm trying to integrate my Spring app with governmental system responsible for user's authentication (SAML). The main concept is that "my" app is receiving already logged user with so called assertion. And the point is how can I customize Spring Security to recognize mentioned before assertion as proof that user is authenticated. Or maybe should I write my own filters instead of using Spring Security?
Unfortunately I can't share the code - company policy ;(
Any feedback is appreciated.
Maciek

A: If you receive a SAML assertion (it's easy to see, it's a whole XML packet), you absolutely need a library to deal with that complexity.
pac4j (security engine for Java) supports the SAML protocol. So either you keep Spring Security and use the pac4j extension for Spring Security: spring-security-pac4j or you directly use the pac4j security libraries for Spring MVC/Boot: spring-webmvc-pac4j or for J2E: j2e-pac4j for example.

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Khiron Receives First Medical Cannabis Prescriptions for UK Patients Participating in Project Twenty21
Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (TSXV: KHRN), (OTCQX: KHRNF), (Frankfurt: A2JMZC), has announced the receipt of its first medical cannabis prescriptions for patients participating in Project Twenty21 in the United Kingdom (UK).
Khiron branded EU GMP medical cannabis is now available for prescription from doctors and clinics participating in Project Twenty21, Europe's largest study of the effectiveness and tolerability of medical cannabis.
Khiron is the exclusive Latin American supplier to Project Twenty21, a leading UK registry study enrolling up to 20,000 patients by the end of 2021, to create the largest body of evidence in Europe for the effectiveness and tolerability of medical cannabis
Khiron has been actively preparing to supply Project Twenty21 since first announcing its participation in November 2019. The supply of EU GMP medical cannabis is fully supported by the Company's global medical education team, led by Dr. Maria Fernanda Arboleda, International Director for Medical Services. Khiron will leverage educational materials and key learnings from the Company's Colombian cannabis experience in making therapeutic recommendations for Project Twenty21.
Leading the project, Professor David Nutt from the UK's leading independent scientific body Drug Science commented: "Khiron's assistance in delivering Project Twenty21 will expand the formulary significantly. Our shared vision, accelerating access of medical cannabis to patients who need it the most, will be greatly enhanced by the support provided by the Khiron team."
Tejinder Virk, President of Khiron Europe, commented: "The receipt of our first prescriptions in the UK is a testament to Khiron's regulatory strengths and globally diversified supply chain strategy. We have the flexibility to source medical cannabis products from multiple countries, with an aim to optimize for quality, speed and economics. The implementation of virtual consultations in the UK and mail order fulfilment are also huge milestones, which remove friction for patients and help to drive positive health outcomes."
Khiron has core operations in Latin America, along with activity in North America and Europe, and is licensed in Colombia for the cultivation, production, domestic distribution, and international export of both tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) medical cannabis.
Project Twenty21 aims to enrol 20,000 patients by the end of 2021, creating the largest body of evidence for the effectiveness and tolerability of medical cannabis – with an aim to demonstrate to policymakers that medical cannabis should be as widely available, and affordable, as other approved medicines for patients who would benefit from them.
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What costs can be included in my loan?
Buying a car is an exciting time, but it can come with a hit to your hip pocket. Not only are you buying a car, you are also paying for registration, stamp duty and sometimes other costs.
You may be pleased to learn stratton can wrangle many of these pesky extra costs into your loan, so you can enjoy your new ride without having to fork out for these up-front.
We've written this article in general terms to help you understand what typically can and can't be included in your loan amount. The usual terms and conditions apply - credit will be offered to approved applicants only and your application will be subject to standard lending criteria - so check with a stratton finance consultant to find out what's available to you.
At a glance: what extra costs can I add into my car loan?
*Some of these costs may be included in a Fully Maintained Novated Lease.
If the vehicle is being registered at the time you buy it, or if vehicle registration fees are due within three months of buying the car, they can generally be included in the loan amount.
Stamp duty is a state-government tax that is payable on the purchase of motor vehicles and can typically be included in your loan amount.
Negative equity occurs if the market value of your vehicle falls below the outstanding amount of a loan used to pay for it.
For example, you bought a car for $30,000 three years ago, and now it's worth $15,000 but you still owe $18,000 on it - you have $3,000 negative equity you need to cover.
There are finance products available that can help get you into your next car and cover the negative equity from your old vehicle. However, the ability to include negative equity in your car loan will depend on the amount outstanding and your financial situation, and you need to purchase your car from a car dealership.
If you have negative equity, it pays to speak with a stratton consultant. We are experts at helping people deal with a negative equity situation - including how to avoid it on your next car!
Most common insurances can be included in the finance for your new car.
CTP insurance is a legal requirement for all drivers, and is used to cover any medical expenses incurred by people who have been injured by non-insured drivers, or drivers who are unable to pay these expenses.
As most CTP premiums are included in the car registration fees, when you include registration in your finance, CTP will also be included.
If an unforeseen life event means you're not able to make repayments on your loan, CCI helps protect you from the unexpected by offering a range of cover options including life cover, trauma cover, disability cover and involuntary unemployment cover.
Comprehensive car insurance covers damage, loss or theft to your vehicle as well as damage to another vehicle.
GAP Insurance (also known as Motor Equity Insurance) protects against a shortfall that may occur in the event that your vehicle is written off, and your vehicle insurance payout does not cover the balance outstanding on your loan.
So there's a scheduled service due a month after you'll take ownership of the car. If you're thinking about the resale value of your car, it can be worth keeping the log book up to date!
If you opt for a standard car loan, scheduled services can't be included in the loan amount.
If you are worried about the ongoing running costs of your car, you may like to consider a Fully Maintained Novated Lease.
Sometimes, our customers find better deals on cars interstate. For example, with the slow-down of the mining boom in Western Australia, there are some cars in that state priced well below the national average. In fact, some of our customers on the East Coast have bought cars from Western Australia, paid to transport them back, and still paid less than they would have if they bought the car locally.
Whilst stratton can finance a car purchased from interstate, whether or not transportation costs can be included in your loan amount is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Check with your consultant to find out what we can do in your situation.
You typically cannot finance more than one asset (e.g. a car and a motorbike) using one secured loan. You can, however, apply for two (or more) loans at the same time, in which case some lenders will provide multi-loan discounts.
Whether you want to finance some of your on-road costs (such as registration and stamp duty), or you're dealing with a tricky negative equity situation, talk to your stratton consultant for a quote on financing your next car.
To find out what is available for you, call 1300 STRATTON (787 288).
This information is for general use and may vary in different situations. Any loan request is subject to assessment and approval against normal lending criteria. To find out what applies to you speak to a finance consultant directly by phoning 1300 STRATTON (787 288).
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Hi everyone. I am a happy, friendly, easy going person. I can be shy at first but eventually warm up to people. I love children. I have 1 daughter, she is 6. My hobbies include just taking care of my daughter really, taking her to cheer, going to her competitions, taking her to dance class, taking her to the park. Lol. I have been babysitting since I was 12 years old. I went to school for the Early Childhood Education program but unfortunately had to drop out near the end due to going on stress leave while pregnant with my daughter and was not able to go back. I am currently taking the responsible adult course online. I was a nanny for 3 years previously. I have experience with babies, to 12 years old. I love taking kids on outings - to the park, to the zoo, to the aquarium, etc. I have experience watching multiple children at once as well.
I have been babysitting children since I was 14 years old and I was a nanny for 3 years to a little boy.


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Q: Can't install anything on Kali Linux (Unable to locate package..) When I try to install a package or anything, I get the following error:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package ____

How do I resolve this to install my packages?

A: Solved Unable to Locate Package Issue

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*Enter the command: leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list

*Remove everything within that sources.list file

*Google for "Kali Linux Repository" or use this link: Kali Linux Repository

*Scroll down and look for "The kali-rolling repository"

*Copy everything within that kali-rolling and paste on sources.list file

*Save the sources.list file

*Run the command: apt-get update

*Now install ur package(e.g:apt-get install tor)

A: You may have an issue with your /etc/apt/sources.list file which is where the apt command looks for the installation of new packages. According to the Kali official docs:

The single most common causes of a broken Kali Linux installation are following unofficial advice, and particularly arbitrarily populating the system's sources.list file with unofficial repositories.

You can try making a backup of your current sources.list file then creating a new one with the "default" source entry. You'll need to run these as root/with sudo:
# cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup

then:
# echo "deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib" > /etc/apt/sources.list

Now try running sudo apt update. If that completes successfully, try installing your package again. See the link above for additional information that may be useful depending on your exact Kali release.

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*in update of linux 2019.4
open terminal and use given command:
etc/apt/sources.list.d
afterwards create a new document file and past the repositories in the mousepad.

*deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
after that use this command to update your kali linux repositories:
sudo apt-get update


My question is to the Minister for Police and it relates to the terrifying carjackings in Malvern this week. Concerningly, carjackings have soared by 80 per cent in the last year.
Police have recommended that should a car be bumped, as in the case of these carjackings that occurred in Malvern, people go to the nearest police station, so it is absolutely critical that the public know whether the Malvern station is going to be open.
My question to the minister is: can the minister guarantee that the Malvern police station stays open for 24 hours a day, especially in light of these shocking crimes that are occurring not only in this area but in surrounding areas as well?


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Margareth Menezes is a true original of contemporary Bahian music. She teamed up with David Byrne and in 1988 and recorded her first album, Elegibô, which was an international success. The creator of a style she calls "afropopbrasiliero," a style informed by Sambareggae, MPB, and Samba, Margareth Menezes is a composer, singer and band leader of cultural importance. Her bloco, Os Mascarados, meaning "the masqueraders," is a free-of-charge opening night Carnival tradition (but one must dress in costume to join). Among her many accolades, Margareth won best Carnival song in 2003 with Dandalunda, a song written by Carlinhos Brown.
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Everyone knows the old saying, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." That's probably a good rule of thumb, but not everything about Sin City is, well, sinful. There's plenty of good, clean fun to be had on and off the strip. Next time you're in Vegas, ditch the smoky, windowless casinos and check out one of these seven adventures instead.
You'll be transported back in time when you visit this outdoor collection of vintage neon signs, known as "the Boneyard." More than 150 signs—seven of which have been fully restored—call the museum home. Tour times vary by season, but we suggest the night tour. It costs a few bucks more, but it's worth it to see the restored signs in all their dazzling glory.
When you think of zip lining, you probably envision soaring through the air amongst the trees (or at least being in nature). The Vegas version of zip lining is a bit more urban. At the Slotzilla zipline on Fremont Street, you can soar amongst millions of brilliant, twinkling lights in Old Vegas. The zip line takes off from a 12-story platform on a giant slot machine adorned with dice, palm trees, gold coins and (what else?) 37-foot tall showgirls.
From classic games like Fireball and Captain Fantastic to newer versions like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Jurassic Park, this is a fun, family-friendly jaunt. Admission is free, and games cost 50 cents maximum. This is a great way to enjoy Vegas on the cheap—even teenagers are known to put down their phones.
Finally, a dining experience worthy of breaking out the camera phone. At Dinner In the Sky, thrill-seeking foodies are strapped into roller coaster-like seats and hoisted 180 feet above the Vegas skyline. There, you'll enjoy a gourmet meal, craft cocktails, and four-star service prepared by a team of "sky chefs" and master mixologists.
Attention, daredevils: this is your utopia. Imagine an amusement park with roller coasters, bungee jumping, swings and more….now imagine all that on top of a Vegas skyscraper. This place isn't for the faint of heart, but if you like adrenaline rushes, you'll love it.
Admit it, you've seen those unattended bulldozers on the side of the highway and wondered if the keys are inside. Good news: at Dig This, you can get down and dirty driving heavy machinery like bulldozers and excavators without worrying about the cops showing up. After a short training (and a breathalyzer), you'll be set loose to dig, tear, rip and claw to your heart's content.
Las Vegas isn't exactly known for its biking scene, but it is known for quirkiness and unique activities. Case in point: this fun play on Burning Man. Twice a year, riders dress up in elaborate costumes, deck out their bikes with LED lights, stereos and art installations, and take over the strip. In town without a bike? No worries, Vegas has a bike sharing program coming soon.


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The Living Biobank
Animal Cell & Tissue Preservation for Future Regeneration
Fundraising Heroes
i7Technologies and Nature's SAFE form corporate partnership
Nature's SAFE, one of Europe's first Living Biobanks is on a mission to save animals from extinction. The charity partners with accredited UK zoos to collect tissue and reproductive samples from deceased or neutered endangered animals which are then processed and stored in an indefinitely cryopreserved, living state. This ground-breaking science means these samples, once defrosted, can be used to produce pregnancies to support vulnerable populations. The work is a critical piece of the conservation puzzle, providing a safeguard for animals the world is currently on track to lose.
The pioneering charity relies on public, private and corporate donations to fund their critical work and has recently signed an exciting new corporate partnership with the environmentally conscious i7 Technologies Ltd. based in Wrexham.
As a business committed to green goals and expanding their positive environmental reach, i7 Technologies are investing in wildlife by partnering with locally based charity Nature's SAFE. Owner Steve Lewis said: 'We are very excited to partner with Nature's SAFE at such a critical time in their development, the aims and goals of the charity are so imperative that to be able to work together to bring awareness and funding to Nature's SAFE is a real privilege'.
Fundraising and Marketing Officer, Allyson Walsh said "Nature's SAFE is thrilled to be partnering with i7 Technologies to achieve our common aim of protecting biodiversity for the future." Trustee Debbie Rolmanis said "i7 Technologies demonstrate exceptional environmental leadership for the tech industry and we are incredibly grateful to be working with them to expand our mutual impact'.
It costs around £100 to process one sample and financial support from i7 Technologies will enable Nature's SAFE to add critically needed samples to the 85 species that are already safely stored.
Staff at i7 Technologies are getting fully engaged in the new partnership, and are even preparing to climb mountains to raise funds for Nature's SAFE. This July, intrepid engineer Sean is planning a sponsored walk up Mount Snowdon to raise money for Nature's SAFE. You can access his JustGiving page below and pledge sponsorship !
If you are feeling energetic and would like to join the walk to multiply funds raised - please do contact the Fundraising and Marketing Officer at Nature's SAFE.
Sponsor Sean
Human activity is causing the largest predicted loss of biodiversity in 65 million years, and time is running out to prevent catastrophic decline. As we move towards the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, more companies are realising their responsibility to protect the environment and commercial partnerships with green charities like Nature's SAFE are gaining momentum. The work of Nature's SAFE, based in Whitchurch, Shropshire, is preserving our natural bio-heritage, and funds donated go towards safeguarding species from extinction. If you would like to find out how you can be involved, contact Nature's SAFE: www.natures-safe.com, office@natures-safe.com.
i7 Technologies https://i7tech.co.uk/ based on the Wrexham Industrial Estate and offering a complete range of IT support services to local businesses in the Cheshire, Shropshire, North Wales & Liverpool areas. We have been established for 20 years and have a wealth of skills allowing us to support many different customers with the running of their day-to-day IT systems. We also offer many telecoms services including VoIP phone systems, Broadband, Leased Lines & Cloud Systems. We are extremely happy to partner with Natures SAFE and to support the important work they carry out. You can find out more about i7 Technologies here:
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The Wachiras: Family Of Pilots Who Own Flight Training Center
Isaac Blessings
Captain Godwin Wachira (3rd left) his wife Catherine Wachira (3rd right) their daughters Captain Leah Kihara (from left) Pilot Ester Karungari,Captain Peter Wachira and his wife Pilot Sophia Gichuhi at the Flight Training Centre Photocredit/TheStandard
Aviation is an interesting field and one of the best paying careers in Kenya. The Wachiras have taken this profession seriously and except for the matriarch, all the other family members are pilots.
In this article WoK brings you the story of the Wachiras – the family of pilots and owners of Flight Training Center, a flying school based at Wilson Airport.
The Wachiras
Godwin Wachira is the patriarch and pioneer pilot of the family. Although he came from a family facing financial constraints, that did not stop him from harbouring dreams of one day becoming a pilot. He chased his dream and not only did he become a pilot but created a generation of pilots.
Godwin is married to Catherine Wachira who is not a pilot but runs the family's aviation school – Flight Training Center which is situated at the Wilson Airport. During an exclusive interview with Standard Media that aired 5 years ago, Godwin revealed that he has three children all in the aviation industry.
"I have three children. The two eldest children Leah Kihara and Peter Wachira are Captains and so are their spouses. Leah's father in law is a pilot and Peter's wife Sophia Gichuhi is a Captain. My lastborn Esther Karungari is a student pilot. A Captain is a rank that you get once you are able to command an aircraft and fly on your own. You can easily identify them by their shirts. A captain wears four bars on the shirt, a first officer/ co-pilot wears three and a student pilot wears two," he told the Standard.
Godwin love for flying was passed to his children. From a young age they began developing interests in the aviation industry. Leah Kihara, who is the firstborn, had developed interest and was sure she wanted to become a pilot when she was in Class Four. However, Captain Peter Wachira, the second born, wanted to become a musician but changed his mind after listening to the flight stories told by his father and big sister Leah.
Esther, the lastborn, wanted to become a veterinarian but the dream only lasted until 2015 when her dog died. The grandchildren, Peter and Leah's children, have also developed interest in the aviation industry at an early age to the point of calling themselves 'Captains.'
Flight Training Center
Flight Training Center was established in 2008 by the parents and started off as a basic training center before it became a fully-fledged flying training school.
"When we started the school, there was a need because there were many students coming from schools abroad who wanted to convert their foreign licenses into Kenyan ones. The flying schools that were there then could not handle all the students who were coming in. I decided to step in and help with the conversion courses until it reached a stage where there were many students who also wanted to do the initial basic training," Godwin revealed.
Leah, who started off as a pilot for ECHO flight, a humanitarian air service operated by the European Commission, is the Human Resource manager and a flight instructor at the school.
Sophia, who is a licensed commercial pilot, at the time of the interview was doing her instructor's course while her husband Peter is a Chief Pilot at a local charter company. The school now has over 14 planes including a Cessna 152, Cessna 172, Seneca PA34, Duchess 76 and Baron 55 among others.
Family pilots
The Wachira.
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Immersive Shakespeare Storms Into Astoria with "The Tempest"
What do you get when you mix Shakespeare, audience immersion, and cabaret-style singing? First Day Productions' The Tempest, performing through Tuesday at various locations throughout Astoria. I attended Thursday evening's opening (…)
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What do you get when you mix Shakespeare, audience immersion, and cabaret-style singing? First Day Productions' The Tempest, performing through Tuesday at various locations throughout Astoria.
I attended Thursday evening's opening night performance at QED, and was charmed by the eccentricity of the project. Since the show is popping-up at five different neighborhood venues in less than a week's time, each evening will be fresh and spontaneous, with very limited site-specific rehearsal time or tech. Greeted by a cast member (in character) before walking in the venue, it was immediately clear that this wouldn't be a stuffy, intellectual night of theater.
Photo credit: David Ledoux
The Tempest tells the tale of a man named Prospero, who has been living in exile on a magical island with his daughter for the past twelve years. The former Duke of Milan, Prospero plots revenge on his brother, who betrayed and exiled him to usurp his position. In this production, musical performances were sprinkled throughout the dialogue, including a rousing version of Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" and a sweet-but-slightly-unsettling rendition of The Shirelle's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"
The set was bare bones and costumes were funky, leaving just the right amount to the imagination. The actors weaved in and out of the audience throughout the show, occasionally interacting with those in their seats. The unpredictable-ness of the performance kept us on our toes, as it was always a possibility to be handed a prop or to shake an actor's hand. The performers brought the story to life, transporting the audience from our barroom seats to Shakespeare's magical island.
If you're a fan of The Tempest, I can guarantee you've never seen it like this before. And with the production taking place in a different venue almost every night, no two performances will be the same. It's exciting to see work like this happening in Astoria, and I definitely recommend it as a quirky night of theater.
The schedule for the remainder of the run is as follows. All tickets can be purchased here.
Friday, March 27th: QED, 7 p.m., 27-16 23rd Avenue
Saturday, March 28th: The Secret Theatre: 4:30 p.m., 44-02 23rd Street (LIC)
Sunday, March 29th: The Pop Bar, 8 p.m., 12-21 Astoria Blvd
Monday, March 30th: Front Toward Enemy, 8 p.m., 40-11 30th Avenue
Tuesday, March 31st: Tantra Lounge, 8 p.m., 35-50 31st Sttreet
For more information on First Day Productions, check out their website!
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About Lindsay Goyette
Lindsay has been eating and drinking her way through Queens since 2011. A casting director by day and Astoria explorer by night, you can usually find her checking out live music, theatre, or the newest neighborhood spot to enjoy a craft beer.