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In recent weeks, Ashe County has seen an increase in cases, positivity rate, deaths and hospitalizations along with an increase in vaccines.
Photo illustration courtesy of AppHealthCare
Ashe County has reached a vaccination rate of 55 percent, leaving 45 percent unvaccinated and 15 percent is needed to reach the goal of 70.
AppHealthCare reported that most of the new cases in Ashe County go to those who are unvaccinated. A small percentage of those cases are in individuals who are vaccinated.
Ashe moves up to 73 active cases, 65 total deaths reported
By Chanda Richardson chanda.richardson@ashepostandtimes.com
Chanda Richardson
ASHE COUNTY — As the COVID-19 pandemic heads into a new surge, Ashe County sees 73 active cases as of Dec. 13 with 171 in quarantine.
On Dec. 13, AppHealthCare reported that Ashe County had 73 active cases, 171 in quarantine, a total of 3,616 cases and 65 deaths, increasing from 62 in just the past few weeks. Watauga had 50 active, 70 in quarantine, 6,385 total and 42 deaths. Alleghany County is also seeing a spike in cases with 70 active, 96 individuals in quarantine, 1,821 cumulative cases and seven deaths.
During the week of Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, Ashe County Schools reported that there were 20 student positive cases and four staff positive cases.
In the Dec. 10 situation update, AppHealthCare introduced a new aspect of their findings with a "COVID-19 Data At-a-Glance" which stated that from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, Ashe had 82 new cases. 85.4 percent of those individual positives were reported as unvaccinated. The positivity rate is now 17.67 percent, deaths have reached 65, regional hospitalizations have increased and the vaccination rate for Ashe County has reached 55 percent. AppHealthCare has administered 15,078 vaccine doses alone in Ashe County as of Dec. 9.
"As of Dec. 9, Ashe County has a HIGH level of community transmission," said AppHealthCare. "In levels of high or substantial transmission, it is recommended individuals wear a mask in public indoor settings to decrease the spread of the virus. The majority of COVID-19 cases are among those who are unvaccinated."
In regard to recent variants, AppHealthCare stated tat the dominant variant remains the Delta Variant. At the time of release, there has been one confirmed case of the Omicron variant in Charlotte. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the Omicron has been labeled as a variant of concern which means its transmissibility, severity and activity is being closely monitored. It is suspected this variant may be more transmissible given how quickly it has spread and become the dominant variant in South Africa.
The CDC stated during the week of Dec. 6 that they have expanded its recommendation for booster vaccines to include everyone ages 16 years and older. Teens 16 or 17 years old can only receive the Pfizer booster.
AppHealthCare continues to offer testing and vaccinations at each of their clinic locations. For testing, they offer the service by drive-thru Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. For vaccines, you can make an appointment by calling (828) 795-1970 or walk in Monday to Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. Boosters are only offered by appointment.
Ages five to 11 in Ashe are now 12 percent vaccinated, ages 12-17 are 30 percent vaccinated, 18-24 is at 46 percent, 25-49 has 53 percent, 50-64 is 62 percent vaccinated, 65-74 has a rate of 74 percent and ages 75 and up are at 78 percent.
An outbreak was reported at the Ashe County Detention Center on Nov. 29 with two cases total. There is one active case at the time of publication.
NCDHHS reported on Dec. 13 that there has been a total of 1,575,222 cases in North Carolina. There were 1,550 individuals hospitalized at the time of the report.
Globally, as of Dec. 13, there have been 269,468,311 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 5,304,248 deaths, reported to WHO. They also reported that a total of 8,200,642,671 vaccine doses have been administered.
For more information on COVID-19, call AppHealthCare at (336) 246-9449 or visit www.apphealthcare.com.
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Sunnycroft
Sunnycroft from the lawn
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Sunnycroft is a Victorian suburban villa, in Wellington in Shropshire.
Today the house is owned by the National Trust; one of their more unusual properties.
Suburban villas were almost 'country estates in miniature' that attempted to emulate upper class mansions on a middle class budget. Many have either been modernised, renovated or refurbished out of recognition over the last 60 years or so or have been demolished and replaced with later housing, converted into offices or residential care homes, or have been broken up into flats and smaller residences.
The house today
Sunnycroft remains intact, complete with the original interior fixtures and fittings, many of which are still in place and therefore has a unique character and intimacy that is often lacking from larger properties but very evocative of its time and place.
It stands close to the town centre in Wellington, on the B5061 Holyhead Road, originally the Shrewsbury to London road, and formerly part of Watling Street the Roman road from London to Wroxeter.
Sunnycroft was built in 1880, and extended in 1899. Uniquely the house remained in the same family from its completion in 1899, until it was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1997.
The National Trust summarises Sunnycroft as:
A late 19th-century gentleman's villa – typical creation of Victorian era suburbia
Rare unaltered interior, with an elaborate sunroom|conservatory
A mini country-estate, with pigsties, stables, kitchen garden and orchards
Colourful borders and summertime flower displays
Superb long avenue of Redwood trees and lime trees
Veranda at the front of Sunnycroft
The Grade II listed conservatory at Sunnycroft
Conservatory Interior
The visitor entrance to Sunnycroft
Main staircase
Mosaic tiled floor to entrance hallway
Stained glass ceiling light over main staircase
Cooking range in the kitchen
The Aga was manufactured by a company owned by a previous owner of the villa, Offley Lander
Sunnycroft - National Trust
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Global Monitor: Early Signs of Possible Problems with ICD Leads, Dabigatran
Reports from Ireland and New Zealand may herald new concerns about Riata defibrillator leads (St. Jude Medical) and dabigatran (Pradaxa).
A poster presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting last month by researchers at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast found that 15% of 212 patients who received Riata leads had an insulation breach on screening. The researchers reported that 20% of the patients had "clinically significant events."
Quoted in an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the chief of the Arrhythmia Service at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Laurence Epstein, acknowledges the small size of the single-center study but states that "it could ultimately be a big issue… we're just starting to scratch the tip of the iceberg of what the scope of the problem is." Although the Riata leads were discontinued last year, more than 227,000 were sold worldwide.
In New Zealand, meanwhile, health authorities are struggling with a surge in bleeding complications following the government's decision to fund dabigatran (Pradaxa). According to an article in the Star Times, the country's drug monitoring agency "has received around 50 reports of people experiencing bleeding since the drug was introduced two months ago as a replacement" for warfarin.
The Star Times reports that about 56,000 people in New Zealand take warfarin and that thousands have been switched to dabigatran. The reports quotes an official of the country's Haematology Society: "We do have concerns about the way it was rolled out. … It was rolled out very rapidly without a lot of forethought and planning. In particular the fact that general practitioners could have widespread access to this drug from day one was a concern to us, when some of them did not know how to use it."
Categories: Anticoagulation, Electrophysiology, General
Tags: dabigatran, ICD leads, Riata
6 Responses to "Global Monitor: Early Signs of Possible Problems with ICD Leads, Dabigatran"
Stephen Fleet, MD says:
This is the problem when a new drug like dabigatran comes out–reports from anywhere and everywhere and with an unclear denominator. It will take weeks or months to sort this out.
JOSEPH BARRY, BS, MD says:
The big concern is that we can't monitor the drug in any way so far. There is no qujestion that couimadin is a bad drur for the followingb reasons;
1-Seniors quit the deug because of its baggage like worrying about K contentof foods , need to go to a clinic frequently, forgotten dosea
2 It is a very dangerous drug . If the senior gets sick with anorexia or diarrhea, up goes the INR
3 Concern about new drug impacting coumadin
4Seniors are forever breaking bones from falling
5 So, falling,forgotten doses, poor compliance, impact otf otherdiseases, other diseases,complicated dosology, is simply too much
Competing interests pertaining specifically to this post, comment, or both:
I have no conflicts of interest
J A BARRY,MD, FACP Geriatrician/Internist
John Dodson, MD says:
The major problem with dabigatran in real-world practice appears to be its lack of reversibility with vitamin K (unlike coumadin). Only real-world surveillance can sort out whether patients are being admitted with intractable bleeding events that can be attributed to this property. Nonetheless this class of drugs represents a significant advance over coumadin in many ways given the inconvenience and unpredictability of INR monitoring.
Dale Terrell, md says:
The plural of anecdote isn't data, but there has been one death of a female patient from irreversible pulmonary hemorrhage locally and another major bleed seen in the ER. The drug isn't widely used in SE Arkansas yet due to cost.
The drug rep has become more circumspect.
Only basic cynicism
Dan Hackam, MD PhD says:
One wonders about reporting bias. How many warfarin-related bleeds are being reported to FDA tonight? Or have we just come to expect the equation that warfarin = "increased rate of major hemorrhage", and increasing degrees of INR in patients with abnormal connections between endothelium and epithelium (eg gastric ulcer, cerebral amyloid angiopathy) means increasing chance of catastrophic bleed. Conversely, because dabigatran is so new with so much publicity it is likely that ANY dabigatran-associated significant event is going to be noticed and reported. As Stephen Fleet declaimed, what is the denominator?
70 years of warfarin therapy means that no one is surprised when a patient comes in with a major warfarin-associated bleed. Why the double standard for dabigatran? Only RCT data can sort this out (and it shows less ICH and more gastric bleeding for dabigatran than warfarin).
Eduardo Pozzobon, M.D. says:
New drugs: Never be the first…never be the last to use. Wait a little, until the real world use tell you what's really happening


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VALLEY reports
VALLEY — Seven people have been arrested in Valley since Friday. According to Valley Police Department reports,
John Thomas Brooks, 48, of Lanett has been charged with possession of marijuana, second degree; possession of drug paraphernalia and obstruction of government operations;
Nicklaus Blanton, 36, of Valley has been charged with theft of property, fourth degree, and possession of a forged instrument, third degree;
Tymichael Mitchell, 27, of Valley has been charged with bail jumping, second degree
Kizzie Eunice Magby, 32, of Lanett has been charged with theft of property, fourth degree;
Jaquantez Aquanda Kemon Winston, 20, of Lanett has been charged with menacing;
Cody James Glover, 22, of Valley has been charged with theft of property, fourth degree – shoplifting;
Gloria Tyner, 61, of Lanett has been charged with theft of property, fourth degree – shoplifting.
Hyojin Jang, 39, of Valley has been charged with public intoxication.
LANETT reports
LANETT — Eleven people have been arrested in Lanett over the past three days. According to Lanett Police Department reports,
Amanda Renee Teel, 30, of Lanett has been charged with harassment; criminal trespass, third degree, and failure to appear in court on a charge of obstructing governmental operations;
Tatiana Artenikoquenta St. George, 34, of Lanett has been charged with failure to pay on a charge of driving without a license;
Lucius Vernon Jones, 56, of Valley has been charged with possession of marijuana, second degree;
Ariel Maxine Campbell, 24, of Opelika has been charged with FTA – possession of drug paraphernalia;
John Gary Monday, 52, of Lanett has been charged with burglary, third degree, and theft of property, fourth degree;
Donna Michelle Watkins, 52, of Lanett has been charged with FTP – domestic violence, third degree;
Jessica Raven McClellan, 26, of Valley has been charged with FTA – speeding and not in possession of a license;
Marcus Corderro Strickland, 28, of Lanett has been charged with driving under the influence, disorderly conduct and obstructing a governmental operation.
Kizzie Eunice Magby, 32, of Lanett has been charged with the fraudulent use of a debit/credit card.
Firefighter Story can't imagine doing anything else
VALLEY — Bryant Story has been a member of the East Alabama Fire Department for the past seven years and... read more


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Over the long winter break I ventured back home to the wonderful Atlanta, Georgia. While there, I visited the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. I was lucky enough to be there as the featured fashion exhibit from the Dutch designer, Iris Van Herpen, was in full swing. She defies the laws of fashion in all of her designs and continues to redefine fashion as we know it. In her Crystallization Collection, she literally created a dress to capture the essence of water moving…it's insane. Defying fashion in my own way, my entire ensemble pictured above is under 65$. Maddening right? Well, these pieces were all bought at Forever 21, which is one of my favorite places for affordable clothing. Next time you pop in at a trendy museum, try looking at Forever 21 first!


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So, Who Are The MLB's True Playoff Contenders?
On August 4, 2015 August 5, 2015 By Hunter Hippel
The Trade Deadline has passed. We're hitting the homestretch of the baseball season. So, who's gonna be in the playoffs?
We can't answer that, but we can figure who'll be in a strong position to make them, and who'll be on the fence coming down to the last week of the season.
To do this, we're gonna go division by division, ruling teams out and leaving the door open for others.
AL East:
We knew coming into the season that this division was gonna be great, or really bad, or very mediocre. And turns out, it's very mediocre.
Boston did nothing at the Trade Deadline that made it seem like they're planning to contend. It's been a lost year. They were the division favorites; sometimes the expectations can take advantage of you. That's what happened to Boston. They haven't been able to pitch or hit, and have a sub-par outfield. We've been through this already. This is the time of year where we start to only care about the contenders. Boston isn't one of them, and they haven't been all season.
The rest of this division is anyone's guess. The Yankees sit 5.5 games up on the Orioles and Blue Jays, and 7.5 games up on Tampa Bay. Out of anyone in the remaining four, Toronto looks the scariest. They went all in at the Trade Deadline, grabbing more offense and an ace. This team has a run in them, and man, are they a likable team now. They've got an insane fan base behind them. They haven't made the playoffs in 21 years, the longest current playoff drought in the league. Their playoffs odds have risen to 57%, per FanGraphs.
The rest of the division has much lowers odds. The Playoff Probability chart hates Baltimore's chances, at 24.7%. They're even lower on Tampa Bay.
The Rays were one of baseball's best stories in the first half, but have now tapered off and are 7.5 games back in their division. However, they're only two games back in the AL Wild Card race; a race that I'll get into later, because it's completely insane.
Due to that 2nd Wild Card, you have to leave those four teams in the race. You can't count them out.
AL Central:
What was supposed to be one of baseball's best divisions has faltered. The Indians got off on the wrong foot to the season, thanks to a horrid defense. I was never high on the White Sox, and saw this coming from the start of the season. And just lately, Detroit became the latest victim to the surprising Twins and rolling Royals.
Detroit sold at the deadline, which is a cover-up way of saying "We're done.". That leaves the Twins and Royals, who's playoffs odds couldn't be more different. The Royals have a 98.5% chance of making the postseason, per FanGraphs. That's insane, but still trails the Cardinals' numbers.
They're 8.5 games up on the Twins in the division, which leaves the Twins in the middle of the jumbled AL Wild Card. Minnesota won't be winning the division, and are now having trouble keeping their WC spot. A leaky bullpen has been their biggest problem, and even after trading for Kevin Jepsen, they still have issues. Minnesota's bullpen has been in use quite a bit this season, since they don't have any starters that they can rely on too much.
Minnesota won't be winning this division. Since that's the case, it'll be a true fight to make the playoffs.
AL West:
Another very mediocre division…. The Astros now have a three game lead on the Angels in the AL West. The slide since the All-Star Break has hurt the Angels, but hasn't dropped their playoffs odds drastically. They're still at 64.8%. Houston's surprise season has bolstered them to high playoffs odds at 95.3%.
The biggest issue for Los Angeles has been off-the-field distractions. First, the power struggle between Jerry Dipito and Mike Scioscia, which concluded in the unlikely way of Dipoto losing his job. Now, a strange story surrounding starter C.J. Wilson, and whether he's truly hurt or not.
Total hot take on that coming….
I think it's ridiculous for other players to wonder or not whether a guy is hurt, especially a pitcher with an elbow. Sure, the Angels need him, but this is a pitcher's elbow we're talking about. It's not a sprained ankle that won't go away. Pitchers should never screw around with this, and it's plain mean to speculate otherwise.
Anyway ways, these type of distractions have been the Angels' biggest problem. Their tough division doesn't help either.
It's gonna be Houston or Los Angeles winning the division. The loser will be getting a Wild Card spot. Both teams are too good.
But then there's the Rangers, who may or may not be contending this year. They're only two games back of the Wild Card; just another example of how clustered it is.
Just because they landed Cole Hamels at the deadline doesn't mean they're wanting to make the playoffs. That move was about the future, and the possible super-rotation they could have in the next few years. There's better teams in front of them, and no one good behind them. That's not a great sign.
Again, at this point, it's tough to say who will and won't make the playoffs, but I think this division, as of now, is only getting two teams.
Recap: Who's left in the AL? (Current division leaders on top)
NL East:
Welcome to the NL, where predictability rules. Everything is pretty simple here, and isn't crowded.
Talk about a true division race. The NL East is the tightest race at the top in baseball right now, with the Mets up one game on the Nationals . The playoff odds like the Nationals much more than the Mets, due to their preseason projection and experience. Washington's odds sit at 73.1%, while the Mets' at 38.3%.
Playoff odds don't take the standings into consideration as much as other statistics. They care about offense, defense, pitching, and sabermetric totals. They like talent, and they like teams that are closer to their preseason projection. The odds aren't fond of the Mets because they've blown away their preseason projection. Really, the playoff odds think the Mets are a fluke, still.
In this division, the Mets and Nationals are all that matter. Unlike other divisions though, the loser of the race has a better shot at the postseason, due to the minimal crowding in the NL Wild Card race.
NL Central:
Arguably the best division baseball, the NL Central has three teams above 50% for the playoffs. That's pretty dang good. And I won't be shocked if all three teams make it.
The Cardinals are blowing everyone away, and are close to locking the division up. Pittsburgh's only 5.5 games back, but St. Louis is on another level, and have been all season.
The Pirates have came on as of late, and made some minor, but nice moves at the trade deadline. The Pirates were a team prior to July I wasn't interested in. They were boring. Then July hit, and now I love watching that team (Screw you, rain delays! (In reference to last night's game) ). They were in the NL Wild Card Game a year ago, but lost to the World Series Champion Giants. It's possible we could see that matchup again.
That would leave the Cubs out, which is a bummer. I want the Cubs in the playoffs. I want them in the NLCS. OK, let's slow down. Here's why:
I'm gonna say this now, and it's crazy. I'm rooting for the Cubs to make the NLCS.
— hippelsportshub (@hippelsportshub) August 1, 2015
Why?: The weekend of October 22, 23, 24, 25 I have off from school. The World Series is slated to start October 27th.
Over that weekend, I'll be in Chicago. If the NLCS goes 6 or 7 games, and the Cubs are playing at home, then I could be at one of the games
So yeah, I'm crazy. But, the dates make sense. MLB is hoping for the World Series to be begin on October 27th.
Oops on the grammar error in that tweet…. Twitter isn't like Facebook where you can go in and edit a post.
They have to make the playoffs first, which is an easier task in the NL.
If the Cubs get the second Wild Card, that would leave the Giants and Mets out, assuming the Pirates get the No.1 spot. The NL is about who's better than who. Not who's gonna get left out due to a crowded race. That's where the Cubs, Mets, and Giants find themselves.
NL West:
It's the runner-up in the Division Of Mediocrity Sweepstakes.
The Padres and Diamondbacks are the teams that fuel it. Both teams are just kinda there. They aren't bad. They aren't good. They're just kinda there, hanging in. Neither team did anything at the Trade Deadline to signify their plans the rest of the season. The Padres were expected to sell, but ended up keeping everyone. I guess A.J. Preller thinks this current roster can make the playoffs. Hahahaha. The Diamondbacks did nothing either, and were expected to be buyers. However, they should have sold, or at least I thought they should have.
The difference between Arizona and San Diego is their expectations for this season. They're totally opposite, yet they find themselves at the same spot in early-August. Arizona was projected to suck, and San Diego was projected to dominate. Yet, they're both here. At the same spot: Mediocre
The good teams in the division are no surprise. The Dodgers are three games up on the Giants as of this morning. However, the playoffs odds aren't high on the Giants. Their playoff probability stands at 35.9%, which seems very low. The odds seem to like the NL Central more, perhaps it's due to the higher level of competition within the division. The Giants are in the NL Wild Card race, and will be till the last day of the season.
It seems we do this every year. The Giants are in the Wild Card hunt. Some people like them, some don't. The odds hate them. They end up making the playoffs and kill everyone else. It happened last year. I'm not saying it's gonna happen again. I'm just warning you.
Recap: Who's left in the NL? (Current division leaders at the top)
Playoff Odds are current through Monday. Standings are current as of this morning.
Wrapping Up The MLB Trade Deadline
The Problem With Baseball Broadcasts


Spearfish have just successfully completed a job in the deserts of Morocco with a new client. Our motto: "Operating in an uncertain world" was really rather on point during the Morocco job, considering the frequent sandstorms, vast openness and general terrain of the desert.
Dacia UK looked to Spearfish to support their journey to the far eastern edges of Morocco to watch a charity for injured/disabled veterans and ex-servicemen they sponsor called Future Terrain participate in a desert rally race not unlike the famous Dakar rally races.
The support we provided focused on facilitating our clients need to achieve their objective of following the rally race participants with the least number of disruptions & obstacles possible.
In addition to the Dacia UK team, we supported a camera crew & journalists from Auto Car magazine as they filmed, photographed and wrote about the race. This meant driving the majority of the actual rally stages to "get the shot".
While Morocco is relatively easy & safe to travel in and through, it can still pose threats and risks, however there are very real and distinct challenges to the region that can certainly have a significant influence on travels. Not least being the terrain and vast distances to cross.
We covered roughly 2,500kms across all manner of terrain, travelling from Marrakech over the high Atlas Mountains through Ouarzazate to Boudenib, Merzouga, M'Hamid and a number of points in between and back and forth to Marrakech a couple of times.
The Spearfish team managed & organised, drivers, hire cars, lodging and all other ancillary requests to providing a smooth as possible journey for our clients.
The end result being very positive feedback from the client Dacia UK, as well as Carta Rallye race organisers, the Future Terrain team and a desire within Spearfish to consider expanding our operations into more ventures like this.
I'm writing above the cacophony of the busy roads, enjoying the hotel's panoramic view of Beirut's sprawling, and rapidly expanding, skyscape.
The week has been busy, meeting with two client projects at opposite ends of the city. Country visits are crucial, allowing a personal understanding of the issues that local staff face and first-hand analysis of the security situation.
It quickly became apparent that, although the situation at the time of visiting was largely calm, albeit potentially disturbed by the arrival of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the final day, civil unrest can erupt rapidly. Its under such scenarios that a need for robust contingency plans, covering everything from a medical emergency, to a full evacuation out of country, was reinforced. Only in 2006, military action by Israel led to thousands of international visitors being evacuated by various embassies out of Beirut. Aside from the looming prospect of civil unrest, Beirut as a whole has been extremely welcoming, with vibrant nightlight and excellent food. I experienced the ruthless competition between falafel shops; each claiming to be the city's best, while enjoying the convenience of coffee shops which remain open until the early hours. I'll be sad to leave.
A busy few days visiting our client's key locations in East Africa. The focus this trip was Kenya, Mozambique and Ethiopia where the tempo of projects and also associated risks are picking up. As well as assessing the overall security situation and travel risks we also made time to review current procedures, office and accommodation location security.
Through our Regional Security Advisor network and the project teams on the ground I was able to meet more great contacts who will be on hand to assist us in further extending our security network and aiding our clients. Overall, a very busy and successful trip fuelled in part with great coffee which the office is now enjoying. At the current rate of consumption it won't be long until I'll be required to travel again.
Last week saw a Spearfish successfully running HEAT courses in the UK and and in the US . Our Head of Training ran our course in Hampshire with our newest member of the team Lorraine . Over in Washington DC we had Cath running a course of 13 in our onsite training venue which is based just over an hour outside of the capital.
This month saw the launch of our new timetable. At spearfish we understand how important it is to keep modifying and updating our course material to suit the needs of people operating in high risk areas. We also had film crew down with us at our training site in the UK which we look forward to sharing with you soon.
In the next couple of weeks we will be concentrating our HEAT courses in Abuja and , pending election outcome, Bauchi. Our Spearfish West Africa team are putting these courses together , we will be using both our international training team as well as our in country training team to take on these upcoming courses.
An interesting week! The last-minute postponement (0245am on the day) of the elections by the Chairman of INEC was met by some anger, much derision, but mostly with stoicism by the vast bulk of the Nigerian population. Many had travelled considerable distances to make their vote in their place of registration. The realisation that the voting dates had now been put back one week left many with the conundrum of whether to lose a week's salary by staying put or accepting the additional cost of having to return a week hence.
For our client, all offices had closed two days ahead of the vote and staff were working from home. The fact that the country had remained largely peaceful following the postponement announcement meant that everyone was able to return to work on Monday. However, the company's risk mitigation measures have simply been re-cocked and I write this from my flat where I am hibernating until voting is over, the count is done and we are able to gauge the reaction to the voting outcome.
At least last weekend was a useful practice of our communication measures with both WhatsApp and the bulk SMS keeping staff informed. The Government have said that they will not tinker with the Internet as it is critical to the nation's critical security infrastructure. However, should insecurity bloom in the wake of the election, I am concerned that they may choose to switch off GSM networks. This would seriously hamper our communications as for many, the internet is only available via GSM.
Whilst preparing for the worst we hope for the best. This includes hoping that England beats Wales tomorrow in the 6 Nations – despite tomorrow's curfew I will be able to pop across the road to take advantage of the Serendip restaurant's DSTV sports channel (kick off at 1745 local) and, of course, a refreshing bottle of Gulder lager! Have a good weekend everyone!
Following close on the heels of our Senior Security Advisor, Darren's visit the week before, I spent last week in Abuja with the team checking on our preparations for the forthcoming election period. A strange air of uncertainty had descended on Nigeria, with no one quite sure as to how the next few weeks will play out. Would the voting pass off peacefully, or will a closely contested vote descend into a battle of lawlessness and instability? The truth is that no one really knows and that the best thing to do was to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
Our team in Abuja, Gombe and Bauchi have all spent the last two months busily ensuring that our clients (and our own) business continuity and evacuation plans have all been written but more importantly, adequately resourced. A policy of restricting travel plans, working from home and having robust contingency plans in place for civil unrest and medical emergency have formed our main mitigation strategies, achieving the fine balance of keeping people out of harm's way whilst allowing their businesses to operate to as near to normal as possible during the elections.
Our team in Abuja, Gombe and Bauchi have all spent the last two months busily ensuring that our clients (and our own) business continuity and evacuation plans have all been written but more importantly, adequately resourced.
A policy of restricting travel plans, working from home and having robust contingency plans in place for civil unrest and medical emergency have formed our main mitigation strategies, achieving the fine balance of keeping people out of harm's way whilst allowing their businesses to operate to as near to normal as possible during the elections.
For more information about the type of services we can provide please contact us or visit our website site spear-fish.com.
We still have places for our upcoming 3 day UK HEAT course on the 5th -7th March. Have a look at our website or contact us on +441962 869 813 if you or your team are interested in attending.
Darren Kelly, our Senior Security Advisor has been spending this week with our Spearfish West Africa Team.
Good to be back in Abuja visiting the project teams. It's a wonderfully vibrant city with a lot going on and the people are so welcoming and friendly.
A successful 4 days with the client in the run up to the elections in Nigeria. We've spent the time covering contingency planning, medical evacuation and relocation strategies for the various projects operating across the country. In addition we've reviewed journey management procedures and crisis planning. The teams have worked extremely hard and it's been a hugely worthwhile trip to ensure that everything is place and ready to go if required.
Happy New Year from the offices in the UK and our Spearfish West Africa team based here in Abuja. The Nigerian National Elections are fast approaching and we understand this is the time when a company takes its duty of care to its employees extremely seriously. Our advisors are ready and able to assist with your contingency planning and can develop a bespoke plan to be able to respond to unforeseen and/or unplanned events that can impact operations and life whether it be at work or at home.
We have a depth of knowledge and experience in providing crisis management and response training, business continuity planning and direct support to your country teams. Spearfish has been operating in Nigeria for the last five years and has a good understanding of the current situation country-wide. Our Abuja based team are able to work directly with you and your teams providing a tailored level of service and support.
Below is a snapshot of the services we currently provide. All services are fee-based with the exception of our daily email alerts which we offer for free.
Collated and distributed by SF members every day by 1100hrs.
2-3 lines outlining incident/event with hyperlink to original open-source report.
Information is confirmed to be reported in at least 2 verifiable 3rd party sources.
Produced in-house by Spearfish members & delivered every Friday AM.
In-depth write-up on specific events/incidences that may produce a significant impact in country.
Can be client AoR focused.
Determine critical staff, procedures, etc.
Who does What in the event of….
For more information about these services listed please get in touch directly Mat Schreader or Neal Peckham.


Have you upgraded to Windows 10? Depending on which version of Windows you came from, it could be a very big change for you.
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I am taking a break from writing at Techie Mum. I will occasionally post on Facebook, but no new posts will appear here on the blog. So make sure you Like Techie Mum on Facebook so you won't miss any techie news.
I am now concentrating on training, and I am using this site to provide additional resources for my students.
Please feel free to explore my past posts and the wealth of techie information I have gathered here.


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THE FIRST ROOF TOP TENTS IN THE WORLD, DESIGNED, PATENTED AND MASS PRODUCED.
SINCE 1958, TRUE ORIGINALS.
For everyone, not only for those who turned travel and outdoor life into a passion, "Maggiolina" and "Air-Camping" are an historical synonym for roof tents. An original Italian invention from 1958 the Autohome vehicle roof tent has been the companion of adventurers, explorers and travellers around the world for well over sixty years. The extraordinary intuition of that time, based on the newly born mass car-tourism market, identified a sense of freedom and independence and offered the greatest possible luxury as the basis of its well deserved success in the world market.
HERE IS THE "AUTOCAMPEGGIO STOGL"
Crowded hotels?
Sold out rooms?
Do you want to save money?
As shown in the picture, it is installed as a simple roofrack on the roof of any vehicle.
Maneuver: by inserting a simple handle in the appropriate hole and turning in the indicated direction, a bedroom for one or two people opens in 20 seconds (world record)
Sleeping, ok. But how? And where?
An idea came forth: "… why not attach the tent on the roof of the car…"?
The following question was a natural response: yes, but how?
In mechanics there are countless solutions. It was just a case of understanding which one to adopt.
Between the end of 1957 and March 1959 there had been two innovative interpretations of the same idea: vertical lifting tent and the lateral hinged folding tent.
For everyone, not only for those who turned travel and outdoor life into a passion, "Maggiolina" and "Air-Camping" are an historical synonym for roof tents. An original Italian invention from 1958 (see historical information) the Autohome vehicle roof tent has been the companion of adventurers, explorers and travellers around the world for well over sixty years. The extraordinary intuition of that time, based on the newly born mass car-tourism market, identified a sense of freedom and independence and offered the greatest possible luxury as the basis of its well deserved success in the world market.
Manoeuvre: by inserting a simple handle in the appropriate hole and turning in the indicated direction, a bedroom for one or two people opens in 20 seconds (world record)
The two tents were created at about the same time. the first one – even if just for a while – was the ancestor of the current "Maggiolina" (called "Au-tocampeggio Stogl" in its first version, from the name of its creator); patented between 1957 and 1958, only a few months before "Air-Camping", the folding fabric roof tent by Giuseppe Dionisio (an inventor and designer also known as Gidion) who obtained the relevant patent in 1959.
Roof tents conquer the market.
Between the shell model and the folding fabric model there was no immediate competition, they were even lauched on the same stand at two exhibitions in 1959, first in Milan and then in Cuneo. Both "Maggiolina" and "Air-Camping", as they were named, with their extraordinary inginuity were a huge success at the time, thanks to technical innovations that remain almost unchanged throughout 60 years of production, travel and history. Not only roof tents for camping: the two models are appreciated not only by tourists but by professional explorers and adven-ture travellers.
Despite the commercial aspect concerning ownership which followed, the "Air-Camping" roof tent model – which was easier to manufacture in terms of build and production – gradually attracted the attention of the public, finally entering the myth of adventure and extreme camping thanks to the historic adventures of Nino Cirani. This innovative outdoor lifestyle accessory was then being built - under Italian manufacturing licence - in many different countries, including: Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, USA and Great Britain. Roof tents had conquered the world market.
Autohome is created: specialists in roof tents.
At first, the roof tent represented an inexpensive alternative to independent travellers, however as time passed, the roof tents became an essential travel accessory, to such an extent that the manu-facturing company of the time decided to create "Autohome", a brand created and manufactured in Italy that now includes seven styles of roof tents, "Maggiolina", "AirTop", "Columbus", "Over-land", "Overzone", "Overcamp" and "Air- Camping", with well over 50 models of roof tents avail-able to choose from, plus accessories to suit all requirements. Autohome is the history of roof tents.
HISTORICAL DESIGNS BY STEFANO STOGL
PATENTED IN MILAN (ITALY) IN 1958
At first, the roof tent represented an inexpensive alternative to independent travellers, however as time passed, the roof tents became an essential travel accessory, to such an extent that the manu-facturing company of the time decided to create "Autohome", a brand created and manufactured in Italy that now includes seven styles of roof tents, "Maggiolina", "AirTop", "Columbus", "Over-land", "Overzone", "Overcamp" and "Air- Camping", with well over 50 models of roof tents avail-able to choose from, plus accessories to suit all requirements. Autohome is synonymous – today as in the past – with the adventurers who made history. Autohome is the history of roof tents.
HISTORICAL DESIGNS BY
STEFANO STOGL - PATENTED IN MILAN (ITALY)


Thank you for your faithfulness to preaching expository preaching of the Word. My husband has done this his entire 48 years in the ministry. It is encouraging when you are in your later years of life to know that there is a younger generation picking up the mantel. I listen to your teaching of the Word every Monday. I got hooked up with the FCC church app and have been through Jude and Philemon with you. I pray a hedge of protection over you and your family as you teach the Word in Virginia.
Thanks for another great Sunday. It's been many years since I've heard expository preaching and it's quite refreshing.
I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate the opportunity to serve with the Envelope Ministry. It was wonderful being able to go out on a mission with the kids. FCC's approach allows anyone in the congregation to be blessed by the chance to take family and friends on a mission. I look forward to the chance to do this again.
We discussed the questions over coffee this morning. Thanks for a great beginning of the book of James with another thought-provoking sermon last Sunday and the follow-up discussion points for this week.
Our family discussed the questions over lunch after church on Sunday! Loved the "extended lesson!"
Thank you so much for the discussion questions from James. We had a really great family time discussing them last night.
I cannot tell you enough how consistently overwhelmed I become with the generosity of your church! We received the composition books, and I will tell you, on behalf of the staff, we are so appreciative! What is truly the best gift is that the children benefit!
During dinner conversation: Gigi (grandma): What time does your church start? Janie: Are you coming to church with us tomorrow, Gigi? Gigi: Yes, I am. Janie: You're going to LOVE IT!!!!! (dramatic pause....) They have snacks in the VERY BEGINNING!!!!!
I just listened to the sermon online and was blessed! Never before have I ever been bothered about missing church until now. FCC is an amazing community!
What a wonderful Sunday morning we had! The message spoken straight from God's Word was so powerful - it truly touched my heart. I thank God everyday for the blessings I am seeing at FCC. I look forward to seeing what God has in store for our church and how He is leading me to serve.
It is so exciting to look forward to going to Church once again. Hearing God's Word straight from the Bible, and having the experience of meeting new people, and knowing that we are all included in being apart of God's family.
My soul is lifted by hearing the Word of God spoken during your church services, and seeing the Holy Spirit working in the lives of the families hungry for the Truth!
"Many more blessings and miracles are coming your way! God always provides to those that are faithful to his Word!"
"Thank you Pastor Tony for today - Eric and I feel truly blessed and excited to watch the miracles that have happened and will continue to happen!!!"


Has the photography career field always interested you?
If you really like how your world appears through the lens of your high-powered camera, then you could really like a job as a photographer.
Career photographers often experience a sweeping mix of assignments from a wide variety of different topics. The beginning paycheck is not consistently excellent, particularly for the beginner, yet someone earn a reasonably competitive income while you also are able to experience activities you actually get pleasure from.
If this idea looks like an idea you should investigate further, perhaps the only thing placed in between you and your own perfect job is just formal education in photography from an approved college or other school.
Working photographers utilize a blend of experience, inventiveness, and advanced cameras and related equipment to be able to express an idea through a visual image. Modern professional cameras and visual software packages offer photo pros a thorough selection of different tools and applications by which to grow their careers.
In line with the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the amount of working photographers is predicted to progress at a balanced grade during the approaching decade. Hiring forecasts place the increase of new jobs in the industry around a 9% to 11% rate of expansion through 2019.
Job Potential should be healthier for those with either a complete diploma or perhaps some proper photography school education and learning.
Training starts off with earning some qualifications. Starting positions in commercial portrait photography frequently need trade knowledge acquired through an apprenticeship.
Folks wanting to ascend to the status of photojournalist, or perhaps manufacturing or technological graphic employment regularly focus on a four-year college degree.
A lot of large and small universities, public community colleges, technical institutions, and specialty trade training schools feature instruction which might be undertaken on physical campus or through online classes. Programs will run between many weeks to multiple months, determined by the quality of proficiency wanted plus how frequently the class gets together.


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Mitch Winehouse & Russell Brand's New Education Programme
Amy Winehouse's father has issued a warning over legal highs, saying so many new drugs are available to children it is "no wonder parents are in the dark". Mitch Winehouse also said the under-funding of drug and alcohol education meant a generation of children were being put at risk. He was speaking as he prepared to launch a new education programme for schools with the help of comedian Russell Brand.
His daughter died in July 2011 from accidental alcohol poisoning at the age of 27 after a long and well-documented battle with drink and drugs.
Mr Winehouse said: "Everyone wants their kids to make informed choices when it comes to drugs and alcohol" The United Nations' drug watchdog warned this month that a new legal high enters the market every week, with the number of websites selling these so-called designer drugs now at 600.
Britain is at the heart of the trade in these drugs, with an increasing number of deaths, mainly among teenagers, linked to their use.
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'Swamp Is Anything But Drained': Report Details 281 Lobbyists in Trump Administration Over First Two Years
"The swamp is Trump hiring 281 lobbyists in just a couple years of his administration."
President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr)
A new report from ProPublica and Columbia Journalism Investigations, published Tuesday, found that President Donald Trump's campaign vow to "drain the swamp" of Washington corruption is not being backed up in practice as his administration counts one lobbyists for every 14 appointees.
"Swamp things," tweeted Hollywood Reporter editor-at-large Kim Masters.
The report relied on names and information in ProPublica's "Trump Town" database, and added hundreds more for the Tuesday report:
We tracked the lobbyists as part of an update to Trump Town, our database of political appointees. We've added the names of 639 new staffers with the administration and the financial disclosures of 351 political appointees who have filled different positions over the past year, and we tracked the careers of 338 who departed government during the same period.
Despite that plethora of information, however, the administration's recalcitrance in providing information on recusals and influence makes it difficult to ascertain the full scope of influence lobbyists have on the industries they once worked for in the private sector. Nonetheless, Tuesday's reporting indicates the Trump administration has quadrupled the President Barack Obama administration's number of lobbyists in government in half the time.
With a combination of weakened rules and loose enforcement easing the transition to government and back to K Street, Trump's swamp is anything but drained. The number of lobbyists who have served in government jobs is four times more than the Obama administration had six years into office. And former lobbyists serving Trump are often involved in regulating the industries they worked for.
Some lobbyists use their time in the Trump administration to get access; others, like Health and Human Services deputy secretary for legislation for mandatory health Colin Roskey, were briefly in charge of departments that can hand out fat contracts to former clients.
I appreciate the honesty of this lobbyist who took a tour through the administration before returning to his old firm. How much of a raise did his short time in government buy him? https://t.co/5RmPBlS08o pic.twitter.com/dvrxHpZ6Rq
— Adam Smith (@asmith83) October 15, 2019
The reporting "suggests that lobbyists see themselves as more effective in furthering their clients' special interests from inside the government rather than from outside," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ethics chief counsel Virginia Canter told ProPublica. Canter described the number of lobbyists in the administration as "staggering."
"With the new data just released, Trump Town grew to include 3,859 names, 2,319 financial disclosures and hundreds of other records for Trump's staffers," ProPublica reported.
Young Turks host John Iadarola put Tuesday's report in context of the president's promises.
"The swamp is Trump hiring 281 lobbyists in just a couple years of his administration," said Iadarola.
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NerdyShirts.com selling select T-shirts for a quarter of the usual price.
The same people who brought you the Biitles have reduced prices on some of their other inside-joke T-shirts for the technocrat.
Some of NerdyShirts.com's normally $20 shirts are on sale for $5 and $6, making it a $15 to $14 deal.
I guess you can never have enough hexadecimal code shirts, right?
Still, the Digg shirt is pretty cool.


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We Found Some Interesting Info on Brian Fitzpatrick (2019-11-05)
Jerry Stone
Our team has conducted some comprehensive research on Brian Fitzpatrick, current as of 2019-11-05. Brian Fitzpatrick is a politician in Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district. Here's their handsome photo:
Twitter activity: As of 2019-11-05, Brian Fitzpatrick (@repbrianfitz) has 13141 Twitter followers, is following 193 people, has tweeted 1380 times, has liked 157 tweets, has uploaded 382 photos and videos and has been on Twitter since January 2017.
Facebook activity: As of 2019-11-05, Brian Fitzpatrick has a facebook page, and their ID is repbrianfitzpatrick. However, for some reason we are having trouble accessing it at the time of writing this article – we'll see if we can connect to it later.
How popular is Brian Fitzpatrick right now? On Google Trends Brian Fitzpatrick had a popularity ranking of 25 ten days ago, 81 nine days ago, 27 eight days ago, 54 seven days ago, 53 six days ago, 70 five days ago, 78 four days ago, 50 three days ago, 50 two days ago, 41 one day ago and now has a popularity rank of 27. So in the recent past, they were gathering the most attention on 2019-10-19 when they had a rank of 81. If we compare Brian Fitzpatrick's popularity to three months ago, they had an average popularity of 46.6, whereas now their average popularity over the last ten days is 50.6. so by that measure, Brian Fitzpatrick is getting more popular! It's worth noting, finally, that Brian Fitzpatrick never had a rank of 0, indicating people are always searching for them.
And what about how Brian Fitzpatrick has fared if we consider the entire past 3 months? Our date indicates 2019-08-19 to be their most popular day, when they had a relative rank of 100. Not bad!
We found suggested searches for people looking up Brian Fitzpatrick include Brian Fitzpatrick (duh…) and Sean Fitzpatrick.
As of 2019-11-05, Google Trends didn't bring back any related queries for Brian Fitzpatrick.
We did some more tiring analysis today on the web sentiment regarding Brian Fitzpatrick, and found a number of recent news articles about them. I may update this post when I have analyzed more of them.
Do you have anything you'd like to share on Brian Fitzpatrick as of 2019-11-05? Let us know in the comments! (And keep it civil)
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Property owners usually own their home in a corporation known as a Sociedad Anónima (S.A.) which essentially functions the same as an LLC.
Most transactions are done in cash (although many buyers will get a loan from their hometown bank using another asset as collateral, or maybe get seller financing from the previous owner.
Homeowners Insurance and Title Insurance is NOT required (usually banks require that).
Inspections are not required, but are recommended. They can be done by trusted builders for a small fee.
It is very important to have a real estate agent who knows the Nosara area. I'll take the liberty here to plug my Century 21 team. We are the most experienced real estate team in Nosara and we genuinely take pride in not only helping our clients find their best option, but to help make a smooth transition to life in the jungle, whether it be for an investment property or permanent home.
Where to Buy: If you are looking to live here part time or full time, you have many neighborhoods to choose from whether it be on one of our beautiful beaches, perched on a mountain or in the jungle. Many real estate investors seek to rent to vacationers and are primarily interested in being as close to the beach as they can, while full time residents have many more options. For the best quality of life, elevation is key. Being up on a hill provides breezes (cooler air), fewer insects (no stagnant water), and most often, more privacy and nature (keep in mind that nature may wake you up at 5:00am!).
Don't Step in It! There are many important considerations when buying real estate in a foreign country. While the overwhelming majority of transactions are pain free, there are considerations to keep in mind. For any real estate transaction, it is very important that you have an attorney who is very familiar with and knowledgeable about the area you are purchasing property. Each part of the country has its unique challenges and having intimate knowledge of the area can help eliminate avoidable mistakes. Make sure the title is free and clear and the person you are buying from is the rightful owner. There have been cases of double property titles and even thieves falsifying sales and quickly trying to re-sell to unknowing buyers, who later have to fight with the previous rightful owner. There are challenges with administrative warnings on titles. You need to understand the challenges, their history and the solutions involved so you can mitigate risk. Once you are a property owner, there are some very simple and inexpensive ways to protect your property.
Exit Strategy: Having an exit strategy for any investment, especially real estate, is a must. When you purchase, you should also consider how easy/difficult will this property be to sell if and when you want to. Are you in a desired area? Will you be competing with a developer? When you are buying in condominium complex or development you need to know if there is a home owner's association and its costs. Not having one in place before you buy can be detrimental and a future headache. These are only some of the reasons it is recommended you work with a seasoned real estate professional. Choose someone who is established and more interested in your success than making a quick sale.


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{Book Review} Begging For It (Asking For It #2) by Lilah Pace (@LilahPace @BerkleyRomance)
The provocative author of Asking for It once again explores the dark side of erotic obsession, and the secrets that make it as dangerous as it is irresistible.
Some secrets should only be shared in the dark.
Jonah and Vivienne's erotic bond—living out raw scenarios of captivity and force—began as no-strings sex between strangers who shared the same desires. Now the intimacy between them is turning into love, but it's a love built on fantasies so extreme that exploring them makes guilt inescapable. But the risks they're taking are far more dangerous than they'd imagined.
A stalker is terrorizing the city, and one of Jonah's ex-lovers names him as a potential suspect to the police. Standing by a man under suspicion could cost Vivienne everything. But when Jonah's stepfather takes advantage of the scandal to seize control of the Marks family fortune, Vivienne is drawn into her lover's broken family and twisted past. Only then will she learn how dark the truth really is...
Vivienne is struggling through life without Jonah. She longs for one more night when he commands both her body and her heart – but her past got in the way. He's an addiction that she doesn't want to shake and she's determined to show him that they can balance both fantasy and reality.
"Vivienne," he says, leaning closer. Jonah folds my hand against his chest. He wants to kiss me, but he doesn't. Neither of us moves. We are bound together and yet parted. Two halves that can't be glued into a whole. Maybe that's how it is when you find someone whose wounds are the same as your own.
But I'm not willing to give up on Jonah. Not the sex, not the emotions between us, not any of it. If I'm going to fight for this man, I'm going to fight for everything."
Jonah couldn't face becoming a monster. Being with Vivienne, he actually felt normal for the very first time and walking away from their games seemed the only way to protect her. He couldn't be more wrong.
Together, they're stronger and they are going to need each other more than ever when Jonah is singled out as a suspect in a string of violent attacks and someone from his past is determined to use that to destroy their future.
Everyone knows that underneath his cool exterior, Jonah burns with a barely controlled rage and once all of his demons are set free, will there be anyone left standing?
"The fantasy is the exact opposite of rape. When Anthony pushed me down on that couch, he controlled everything; I controlled nothing, not even my own body. But when I'm fantasizing inside my own mind, I have absolute control. By taking the scenario that frightened and hurt me the most, and owning it, I was reasserting my own power.
And with Jonah— even at his most brutal moments, he has always, always respected my boundaries. He has frightened me, dominated me, made me ache and weep. But I've always known beyond the tiniest sliver of doubt that all I had to do to stop one of our games was say the word silver. I control him as much as he controls me. With his help, and his love, I mastered my nightmares.
All these years, I've beaten myself up for my rape fantasies. Told myself I was sick or strange. I've carried around this tremendous weight of shame. No longer. Never again."
Begging For It is another hard-hitting emotional masterpiece from Lilah Pace. It's equally as thought provoking as Asking For It, but this time she raises the stakes to seriously dangerous levels.
It brings the characters of Vivienne and Jonah to a place where they no longer feel the shame that had them living in the shadows for so long. And Lilah delivers them into the light in the most flawless and heartbreakingly poetic way.
I couldn't have imagined a more powerful conclusion to a series that is now the absolute definition of what edgy modern erotica should be…
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Chelsea are slowly slipping away from what was a guaranteed top 4 position
Gameweek 24 saw many surprises along the way for football fans and pundits, with Manchester City, Manchester United, and Liverpool dropping points to majorly underwhelming sides.
The most surprising of all was this one, as Chelsea are slowly slipping away from what was a guaranteed top 4 position to now level on points with Arsenal at 5th and a roaring Manchester United under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer just 2 points behind.
Chelsea started the game off not so brightly, but many had hoped that this game would've been comparatively easier to get a result from as Bournemouth haven't had the greatest run of late. And the arrival of Gonzalo Higuain, who is well versed with Sarriball, was expected to make an instant impact.
But that wasn't the case as Chelsea were taken apart by Bournemouth, and have now lost 2 League games in a row.
Chelsea are now in a state similar to last season under Conte, and it is very much likely that if they continue like this, the top 4 may well be out of sight, and the Blues will be set for another season of Europa League.
#5 Emerson gets a rare start, but fails to capitalise
He couldn't provide both offensively and defensively
Emerson was given the nod ahead of Spanish international, Marcos Alonso, and much was expected of the young Italian. But things didn't go as planned, as he couldn't provide both offensively and defensively. He had a tough time going up against Junior Stanislas, and later Jordan Ibe.
With both of Sarri's left-backs not clicking, and the transfer market all but done, Chelsea still have unanswered problems on all areas of the pitch, and there seems to be no answer right now.
Will going to the market in search of yet another left-back be the answer for Chelsea? Or should they give time for Emerson to develop? Only time will tell.
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Instead of flowers, at the Medulla Art Gallery | Local features
The latest exhibition at the Medulla Art Gallery is "In Lieu of Flowers" curated by Geoffrey MacLean and Martin Mouttet.
The first question we will ask ourselves is "Why is it called instead of flowers?" "
Justin de Verteuil suggested the name of the exhibition. The symbol of offering flowers is particularly relevant during the current pandemic, given that flowers are used as a symbol of an expression of support, the gift of which increases feelings of compassion and happiness, and as Justin describes it: "And instead of flowers, we have art ".
The Gallery has always encouraged young independent artists to exhibit their work. In Lieu of Flowers emboldens the non-traditional, as opposed to the more "popular" art of Trinidad, largely expressed in photo-realism. The confinement over the past two years is reflected in the personal expressions of the artists' lives during this time.
The four artists whose work is included in the exhibition are: Justin de Verteuil, Sarah Knights, Marcus Leotaud and Taya Serrao.
Justin began his painting studies under the private tutoring of Edward Bowen in 2013 before starting his continuing education at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. It started in 2014 as a guest year in the class of Peter Doig, and continued from 2015 to 2020 in the class of Siegfried Anzinger. He is currently studying in Katharine Wulff's class. His work has been exhibited at Edward Bowen's "Open Studio" in 2014, Medulla Art Gallery, "Stare the Line" in 2014; Contemporary Art Düsseldorf, "Pass auf Anzinger" in 2016; Sprink, "Massephase" in 2017; The Box Gallery, "Trio Infantile" in 2018; at Grundlos Kollektiv in 2018 and Friedrich JH Schneider-Stiftung / Studienpreis in 2020.
Justin de Verteuil
Justin perhaps sums up the spirit of the works on display:
"I can't explicitly write about my paintings, and I don't particularly want to. Words are words and a picture a picture, and the two run parallel to each other and complete what is missing in its counterpart, but they cannot explain each other. I am paraphrasing Degas by saying that "The Muses do not speak to each other, they dance among themselves". The title of the exhibition "Instead of Flowers," I Hope, dances our thoughts as they visit the exhibition, directs their feelings towards knowing what paintings can sometimes be used for and in turn gives a goal at work. I hope that I will be forgiven for having had the audacity to include the other three artists in my thoughts.
Golden Boy by Justin de Verteuil
These paintings were made between January and March 2021, on the coldest and darkest days both literally and figuratively, at the start of the second confinement in Germany. Walking slowly to the studio, sometimes with a burst of sunshine across an otherwise dark and turbulent sky, the ability to paint, to have a reason to leave home, upset the monotony of everyday life devoid of entertaining joys and closeness to those we love. He gave direction and purpose beyond mere existence, which itself was otherwise seemingly threatened. "
Sarah Knights was born in Sangre Grande. In 2008, she received an associate's degree in visual communications from the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute. With her newfound appreciation for art and design, she went on to pursue a bachelor's degree in visual arts at the University of the West Indies. Her formal training at UWI helped her use art as a means of self-expression and healing.
After graduation, she began working on a mixed media painting set, using herself as the main subject to discuss identity issues with women in modern societies. Her paintings reflect both the present and the past and focus on racism, feminism, beauty and religion influenced by Western media and popular culture.
Sarah Knights describes her work:
"My paintings are self-portraits inspired by popular culture, politics and current, social and historical events. The subject of "self" has become very important in my work as I examine "being" in this complex and ever-changing society heavily influenced by mass media and social platforms.
Sarah knights
The image of myself in a conservative dress has become an important motif in my paintings. This pattern borrows the rigid, classic pose of the 1900s and is juxtaposed and layered with other iconic patterns and images today. Collage, embroidery, acrylic and found objects are used in most of my paintings, inviting the viewer to take a closer look ".
BEES IN A TRAP by Sarah Knights
In 2018, Sarah had her first solo exhibition titled "One Thousand Mes" at the Medulla Art Gallery, curated by Martin Mouttet. His works have been exhibited in various group exhibitions, including: "Connecting Cultures: Contemporary Art From Trinidad and Tobago" – US Chief of Mission Residence, US Embassy and Medulla Art Gallery; "Growth", The Caribbean Center for the Arts, St Croix; "Thru Contemporary Arts Collection", Art Society of Trinidad and Tobago: "Mixed Bag".
Marcus Leotaud studied art at Concordia University, Montreal, where he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2008. After moving to London, he obtained his Masters of Fine Arts in 2011 from Chelsea College of Art and Design. He describes his work: |
"Although style schools are not a hallmark of contemporary art, the works I produce are best understood thematically under the aegis of New Romanticism. As described in Max Hollein and Martina Weinhart's catalog for 'Ideal Worlds' – Behind the desire for the heavenly, the beautiful and the magic of fairy tales, the dark and the strange are present as the idea that utopias are doomed to failure. Solitude as an essential romantic perspective, this central subject is mainly treated in the form of decorations loaded with symbolic qualities. Contemporary art encompasses many variations of this theme that range from the threatened idyll and its invocation to the overwhelming impression of outer immensity and nature as a space to consider the transcendent.
Marcus Leotaud
"A push to get out, an unwavering desire to move from a familiar place to an unfamiliar (imagined) place – I reflected on what causes people like me to leave behind familiarity and sometimes comfort for adventure. or arcadia. Some of my works touch on displacement as one of the actors of neo-cultural dynamics, but mainly the perverse romanticism of otherwise comfortable individuals sleeping in the street or in unconventional housing in the quest of the Arcadian experience is central.
"The work sits at the frontiers of representation because I find it unloaded from a specific narrative, but I have a love for figurative paintings and have tried to find their relevance in the creative buzz of multimedia experimentation with which I am contemporary. I'm at the point where my respect for classical approaches lies both in considering them less esoteric than new media and that the ironic portrayal is achievable through media designed for the most stable environments.
Marcus exhibited his work at the Whitmore Road Gallery in 2011; Royal Academy "Summer Exhibition" in 2012; the Prince's Foundation Gallery in London in 2012; Pallant House Gallery in Chichester in 2012; the Royal Scottish Academy in 2012; the Salisbury Museum in 2019; The chain of stores in 2020; and the University of Montford in 2020.
His work has been selected for exhibition at the Prince's Foundation and the Pallant House Gallery as part of a national open art competition. His selection for the Salisbury Museum and Chainstore came from the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Awards.
Taya Serrao is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Port of Spain. She holds a BFA from the Cooper Union School of Art in New York, graduating in 2018. Her work is best described as contemporary abstract art and her work as presented produces a flow and a formidable movement with its images.
Taya Serrao
Taya Serrao describes her work:
"For this series of paintings, I drew on my surroundings and started with very little intention beyond making an interesting impression of what I was looking at.
HOW AGE ARE YOU by Taya Serrao
It was important to look at the subjects as if I were seeing them for the first time, a form of distance between myself and the subject, in order to really observe them. I am interested in how this distance can be represented on a painted surface and how this process relates to photography.
NOTE: The exhibition continues until Saturday, October 30. The opening hours are Monday to Friday at 10 a.m. at 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The Medulla Art Gallery is located at 37 Fitt Street, Woodbrook, Port of Spain. Contact: 680-1041
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Watch as the NYPD pulls the Trump Tower climber into the building. (WABC)
NEW YORK -- Police have removed a man from the facade of the 58-story Trump Tower in New York City.
Special operations officers could be seen grabbing the unidentified climber into an opened window on the building's 21st floor Wednesday evening.
After he was hauled into the window onlookers gathered on the streets below the Fifth Avenue tower cheered.
Police say he's now in custody.
Here are photos showing the climber:
Witnesses say the man started climbing Donald Trump's namesake skyscraper at about 4 p.m. He was wearing a backpack and used suction cups, ropes and a harness to slowly climb the building from an outdoor terrace just a few floors up.
The tower is headquarters to the Republican presidential nominee's campaign and his business empire. He also lives there.
A man is using some kind of "suction cups" to climb the south side of the Trump Tower building in Manhattan.
Trump was not in the building.
Police said once in custody, the climber faces charges such as reckless endangerment, criminal trespass and more.
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Liga MX 2013/2014 (Apertura) – 90. edycja rozgrywek najwyższej w hierarchii ligi piłkarskiej w Meksyku (35. edycja licząc od wprowadzenia półrocznych sezonów). Rozgrywki odbyły się jesienią; pierwszy mecz rozegrano 19 lipca, zaś ostatni (finał) 15 grudnia. Toczone były systemem ligowo pucharowym – najpierw wszystkie osiemnaście zespołów rywalizowało ze sobą podczas regularnego sezonu, a po jego zakończeniu osiem najlepszych drużyn zakwalifikowało się do fazy play-off, która wyłoniła mistrza kraju.

Mistrzostwo Meksyku (szóste w swojej historii) zdobył Club León; był to pierwszy tytuł mistrzowski tego zespołu od dwudziestu jeden lat. Tytułu mistrzowskiego bronił Club América. W roli beniaminka wystąpiła drużyna Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, która wykupiła licencję zwycięzcy drugiej ligi (CF La Piedad). Tytuł króla strzelców sezonu zdobył natomiast Paragwajczyk Pablo Velázquez z zespołu Deportivo Toluca z dwunastoma golami na koncie.

Sezon ten był pierwszym w historii meksykańskiej piłki, w którym rozgrywki ligowe posiadały sponsora tytularnego, nosząc oficjalną nazwę Liga Bancomer MX. Przed sezonem nastąpiła seria zmian licencyjnych w rozgrywkach – spadkowicz Querétaro FC pozostał w lidze, kupując licencję Jaguares de Chiapas, San Luis FC przeniósł się do Tuxtla Gutiérrez i zmienił nazwę na Chiapas FC, zaś drugoligowy Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz kupił licencję beniaminka CF La Piedad.

Kluby

Stadiony i lokalizacje

Trenerzy, kapitanowie, sponsorzy

Zmiany trenerów

Regularny sezon

Tabela

Źródło: MedioTiempo Zasady ustalania kolejności: 1. liczba zdobytych punktów w całym cyklu rozgrywek; 2. różnica bramek w całym cyklu rozgrywek; 3. liczba zdobytych bramek w całym cyklu rozgrywek; 4. liczba punktów zdobyta w meczach bezpośrednich; 5. liczba zdobytych bramek w meczach wyjazdowych w całym cyklu rozgrywek; 6. wyższe miejsce w tabeli spadkowej; 7. wyższe miejsce w klasyfikacji Fair Play.Objaśnienia:¹ Ponieważ pierwszy (América), czwarty (Cruz Azul) i piąty (Toluca) zespół regularnego sezonu brały równocześnie udział w Lidze Mistrzów CONCACAF, miejsca w rozgrywkach Copa Libertadores zostały przydzielone drugiemu (Santos Laguna), trzeciemu (León) i szóstemu (Morelia) zespołowi regularnego sezonu.

Miejsca po danych kolejkach

Wyniki

Objaśnienia:¹ Drużyna gospodarzy jest wymieniona po lewej stronie tabeli.Kolory: niebieski – zwycięstwo gospodarzy, żółty – remis, różowy – zwycięstwo gości

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Półfinały

Finał

MISTRZ MEKSYKU – APERTURA 2013

LEÓN 6. TYTUŁ MISTRZOWSKI

Skład mistrza:
 Bramkarze: William Yarbrough (23/–21)
 Obrońcy: Jonny Magallón (23/0), Ignacio González (21/1), Edwin Hernández (20/1), Rafael Márquez (20/1, kapitan), Fernando Navarro (8/0), Onay Pineda (3/0), Arturo Ortíz (3/0), Luis Delgado (3/0), Juan Carlos Pineda (1/0)
 Pomocnicy: José Juan Vázquez (23/2), Hernán Burbano (22/3), Carlos Peña (20/5), Elías Hernández (20/1), Eisner Loboa (19/0), Luis Montes (15/3), Aldo Rocha (7/0)
 Napastnicy: Matías Britos (23/3), Mauro Boselli (21/16), Franco Arizala (18/3), Mauricio Castañeda (8/2), Jorge Calderón (1/0)
 Trener: Gustavo Matosas
Objaśnienia: (mecze/gole), w przypadku bramkarzy (mecze/przepuszczone gole)

Statystyki

Strzelcy

Asystenci

Bramkarze

Objaśnienia:Wszystkie statystyki dotyczą tylko osiągnięć z regularnego sezonu (bez play-offów). W przypadku bramkarzy uwzględniono jedynie tych zawodników, którzy wystąpili w ponad połowie meczów (przynajmniej 9 rozegranych spotkań).

Hat tricki

Nagrody

Tygodniowe

Źródło: MedioTiempo

Sezonowe

Nagrody za sezon Apertura 2013 przyznał jeden z najpopularniejszych dzienników sportowych w Meksyku – Récord, dwa dni po spotkaniu finałowym. Oprócz poniższych nagród indywidualnych przyznano także wyróżnienie dla najpiękniej grającej drużyny, które otrzymał León, jak również wybrano najlepszy mecz sezonu; ta nagroda przypadła ćwierćfinałowej konfrontacji Morelii z Leónem (3:3).

Jedenastka sezonu

Wyróżnienia indywidualne
 Piłkarz sezonu:  Carlos Peña (León)
 Bramkarz sezonu:  Moisés Muñoz (Club América)
 Odkrycie sezonu:  José Abella (Santos Laguna)
 Rewelacja sezonu:  Alan Pulido (Tigres UANL)
 Powrót sezonu:  Rafael Márquez (León)
 Trener sezonu:  Gustavo Matosas (León)
 Najlepszy sędzia:  César Arturo Ramos Palazuelos
 Gol sezonu:  Daniel Ludueña (Pachuca, vs Tigres UANL, 27 lipca 2013, 2. kolejka)
 Parada sezonu:  Alfredo Talavera (Toluca, vs Club América, 5 grudnia 2013, 1/2 finału)

Przypisy

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"I should have defied court order and gone to jail" - Mom says after her ex burnt their daughter alive amidst custody battle
A father burnt his three-year-old daughter alive to spite her mother as they were embroiled in a bitter custody battle. The mother has now revealed that she wishes she had defied the court and kept her daughter, instead of letting her go with her father. Zoey Pereira, 3, burned to death inside a car that had been set on fire and its doors chained shut. Her father is in a hospital under police custody, suspected of being involved in the child's death. "You'll never see your daughter again," Martin Pereira, 39, allegedly told his estranged wife Cherone Coleman, 36, just before their daughter was roasted alive in a car. Police and firefighters found little Zoey Pereira strapped inside the backseat of a burning car on a street in New York City's Queens borough Sunday night. The doors had been chained shut, but the heat from the flames was so intense, the metal melted enough for rescuers to pull the little girl from the burning car. They rushed her to a hospital, but it was too late. Zoey was declared dead. The father was found close to the crime scene and was taken into custody. Police are investigating Zoey's death as a homicide, according to the New York Times. A witness told investigators that he saw Zoey's father, Martin Pereira running from the car with his clothes on fire. He ran into a nearby park, where he jumped into a lake to douse the flames, the witness said. Police took him to the hospital, where on Tuesday, he remained badly burned and under medical sedation, according to the News. Zoey Pereira's mother Cherone Coleman spoke out on Monday night hours after her daughter's charred body was pulled from the backseat of a blazing Audi A6 in Queens the night before. "I always thought he was going to hurt me," Coleman, 36, said of her estranged husband and Zoey's father Martin Pereira. "I never thought he was going to hurt my daughter." The grief-stricken mother revealed Zoe was her only child and she is incapable of having any more children. She said: "My daughter was perfect. She was loving, always smiling, and oh so caring. She was my only child, and I can't have any more." She said her ex had their daughter in his care at the time of the child's death due to a judge's order, and that she wishes she had disobeyed the judge."I should've just kept her and gone to jail," Coleman said.The post "I should have defied court order and gone to jail" - Mom says after her ex burnt their daughter alive amidst custody battle appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.


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