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Democrats Were Handed Down Another Federal Court Victory, Preventing President Trump from Funneling $2.5 Billion in Pentagon Money to Build US/Mexico Wall
Compelling Evidence Suggests that a. Federal Indictment for Donald Trump Jr. Could Still Be Forthcoming
An Unhinged President Trump Ordered Malts During a Highly Classified Intelligence Briefing, "We Have the Best Malts, You Have to Try Them"
Federal Judge Rules that Federal Election Commission Must Act with Haste after Republican Senator Caught Coordinating with Dark Money
Steve Bannon Set Off Alarms with Statement that Trump's Top National Security Advisor Is Likely Fox News's Tucker Carlson
Convicted Felon and Life-Long Trump Ally Roger Stone Called for the Hanging of United States Intelligence Officials
Jerry Falwell and Wife, Becki, Allegedly Played Game Where They Ranked Liberty University Students By Attraction
Nation's Largest Trade Association Stunned with Calls for the Immediate Removal of Donald Trump from the Presidency
She Willfully Violated a Legal Congressional Subpoena, and Now Kellyanne Conway May Land Herself Jail Time and a Hefty Fine
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Lanny Davis, attorney for Michael Cohen, continues to speak out months after the President's former fixer has left the new cycle.
He recently made the shocking revelation that he believes that Donald Trump Jr. should be indicted for signing a check that Cohen alleged to be hush money to keep Stormy Daniels quiet about her affair with President Donald Trump.
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In an interview with Hill.TV's "Rising" hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti on Monday, Davis had quite a lot to say about Trump Jr.
"I do suggest, respectfully, that Donald Jr., based upon signing a hush money check for his father — out of a trust fund, by the way, that was set up to prevent any money being spent that would help Donald Trump while he was president — out of that trust fund is where the Donald Jr. check was written, that is a crime…
He should be, in my opinion, respectfully, indicted, based upon just the signing of that check," Davis said.
Lanny Davis, attorney for Michael Cohen
Cohen, who testified in February, said that he gave Daniels $130,000 in payments prior to the 2016 presidential elections and he showed two checks in the amounts of $35,000 each, one signed by President Trump, and one signed by Allen Weisselberg, CFO of the Trump Organization.
President Trump denies the affair and claims that the payments were NOT in violation of campaign finance laws. Cohen claims they were reimbursements for the payments he gave to Ms. Daniels.
Davis said in the interview, "There's no allegation or credibility issue here. Federal prosecutors found that Donald Trump directed and coordinated an illegal hush money scheme and the payment of $35,000 a month…
The payment of $35,000 a month was a payoff for what was a fictitious legal services retainer agreement, which the federal government prosecutors said never existed. So this is not a matter in dispute."
That check signed by our president is a fact that cannot be denied as a felony committed by the president of the United States, which, thanks to Michael Cohen and his testimony, is now before federal prosecutors…
They can't indict a president, but they can indict Don Jr. because the second check was signed by Don Jr., the same $35,000 a month installment payment for the hush money."
Lanny Davis
Davis also disagrees with the punishment Cohen received and believes it should be reconsidered when compared to other penalties given for similar charges.
Cohen, who has been cooperating with Congress and the U.S. Attorney's office, will report to prison in May to serve a three year sentence on a host of charges including lying to Congress, tax fraud, bank fraud, and more.
"The most important issue for me is why Mr. Cohen is serving this length of time for what, is compared to others who have not paid income taxes, a minor sum of $275,000 a year, whereas Floyd Mayweather didn't pay $18 million a year, and got a civil penalty."
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"The Identity of the Black Knight" – Page 2
The Hypotheses
The Plot Driving Theory
The basis of this theory is that the Black Knight is simply a token character who's purpose is to drive the story arc forward. Admitably, this is simply the most plausable theory, the biggest proof of such being that the game never explains his identity or back story. Obviously, this isn't very popular with fans.
There's also the matter of the sheer amount of dialogue from various characters placing importance on the Black Knight's true identity. Caineghis's discussion with Ike on the matter in chapter 9, for example, is one example of this. Furthermore, the scene where Greil and the Black Knight fight explains quite clearly that Greil knew exactly who the Black Knight was. Unfortunantly for us, he decided to take it to his grave.
This, coupled with Sephiran's monologue during the ending, lead many people to believe that Fire Emblem 10 will be a direct sequel to Path of Radiance (backed by the fact that the Fire Emblem series generally devotes two games to each universe, and Path of Radiance is the only one thus far in its timeline). If there is a sequel, the Black Knight's identity will likely be explained therein.
The Zelgius Theory
This theory holds that the Begnion general, Zelgius, is the Black Knight. Zelgius is the general who leads the reinforcements who come to Ike's aid at the Begnion Senate's bidding, arriving around the time Ike begins to march out of Daein. The Zelgius theory is mainly based upon the resemblance of growth rates and other data embedded in the game. In the game's code, Zelgius has character data, just like other characters, despite the fact that he never appears in battle or on the map (something that is not uncommon in the series). If you compare his data with the Black Knight, you'll find much of it is identical and others very close.
Their growth rates are exactly the same:
80% 60% 0% 55% 50% 30% 50% 40%
Having the same growth rates is exceedingly rare. However, to be fair, it's not the only occurance of such in this game. The only other occurrence of it in this game is Ashnard and Petrine (possibly because they both can be obtained on the Trial Maps) and Oliver/Hetzel/Lekain (Oliver has growth rates for the Trial Maps, the latter two only appear in dialogue and can be logically considered clones of Oliver).
On the other hand, the growth rates may be the result of simply copying and pasting, or the like. The Data for Zelgius and the Black Knight are right next to each other. Since NPC character's growth rates aren't exactly necessary, the may have simply carried them over. Sephiran's data, though, is also right next to the other two, which may strengthen the theory in the eyes of some.
Also of note is that neither their stat additions nor base stats are identical. However, both the stat additions and base stats are, admittedly, quite similar. The only real difference is luck. Hypothetically, one could say that perhaps goddess-blessed armor severely drops your luck, or possibly that using blessed armors in corrupted ways drops luck.
From a story stand point, Zelgius is a Begnion general and quite a famous one at that. On the other hand, the Black Knight is a mysterious and feared figure working for Daein. It's hard to see how they can be the same person. Yet, most importantly, Zelgius and the Black Knight never appear at the same time (keep in mind that a lot of characters don't, though). His warp powder would allow him to live this "double life" with no one the wiser.
Another point that some add to this is that when the Black Knight is fighting Ranulf. Sephiran immediately stops the Black Knight, which rises the question of what kind of respect the Black Knight has towards Sephiran. If Zelgius is the Black Knight, both he and Sephiran work for Begnion so of course he would listen to Sephiran's persuasion (some have taken it a step further to say that Sephiran may be a traitor as well). If the Black Knight is working for Begnion it makes it far easier for him to obtain the goddess-blessed armour for both him and Ashnard. He could have stolen them, but how did he know where to find them? Again, perhaps Sephiran have played a part in this.
On the other hand, it is also perfectly logical that the Black Knight stood down simply because he didn't want Begnion to get involved at that point in the war. There's also the problem that Zelgius' presence in the story is very minimal. Though to some, this gives rise to the question why the makers of the game included him at all, he does play the specific part of representing the Begnion reinforcements from a story standpoint, which forces Ike and the Greil Mercenaries to evaluate their overall goal and strategy — a minor plot point in the game. Another major road block is the fact that even after the Black Knight dies, Zelgius leads the Begnion army during the final battle. The only way around this is if Ike/Nasir only thinks they killed Black Knight.
The Greil's Eldest Son Theory
In this theory, the Black Knight is Greil's son (Ike's older brother). He may want to kill Greil because Greil killed his mother.
Those who hold to this theory assert that the Black Knight shows little true desire to defeat Ike. He appears on the map in two chapters, only to stand by and do nothing if he is not attacked. He even gives Ike the chance to let him defeat him! Some have interpreted this as the Black Knight sharing a brotherly bond with his younger brother. This does little — if anything — to expound on the encounter of the Black Knight with Sephiran though.
The question also arises whether Greil would actually fight his own son. His morals would possibly not allow that. His love for Elena would probably lead him to think that it is right for his son to kill him. Then again, he has Ike and Mist to look after, still.
One of the most glaring problems, however, is Greil's recognition of the Black Knight. A vague, sudden "I remember you," seems a little awkward. If the Black Knight is Greil's son, Greil shows very little emotional reaction.
Aside from that, if Greil had another son, others should have known as well. Greil was a very famous character. If it were his son, it was a lost or secret one — which, considering many of the other characters and dialogue, seems a bit far-fetched.
An alternate version of this theory is that the Black Knight is not Greil's son, but instead, his brother. Obviously, this carries the same evidence and inherent problems.
The Branded Theory
It could be that the Black Knight is "branded," which means, like some of the other characters in the game, he is half Beorc and half Laguz. In this case, it is likely that one of his parents is a dragon laguz. If he was born in Goldoa, he could have been banished from there because he was neither beorc or laguz. It is also possible that he took the blessed armor with him from there. If the beorc parent was from Daein, that could also explain how he came under training of Gawain there during his banishment.
It's also argued by a few that that teleportation powder would be something for dragons only, and only they have the strength to use it (as the Black Knight mentions that it takes a lot of energy). Being big and slow as they are, teleportation powder seems like it would be a deadly tool if used by dragons.
Those who hold to this theory point to the fact that the Black Knight doesn't actually kill Ena, a dragon, while he does hurt at least one bird laguz and probably would have killed Ranulf if he wasn't stopped. He is also described as being a fierce warrior in one of the battles near the end of the game where the hawks played a major part — Leading one to believe that he slaughtered his fair share there as well. On the other hand, it could also be argued that Ena lived simply because Ike happened to run into the room at that exact moment, catching the Black Knight off guard. Theoritically speaking, he could have also just naturally missed, although one has to admit, something like that is rare in this type of fiction.
The Brothers-in-Arms Theory
This theory stems from the encounter between Sephiran and the Black Knight. The Black Knight "obeys" the prime minister of Begnion, Sephiran, when he tells the Black Knight not to kill Ranulf, even though they are on different sides of the war.
Some hold this as evidence that both Sephiran and the Black Knight are involved in something that serves a higher purpose in both their visions. They may have been entrusted duties to carry out. Depending on how you interpet the scene, the encounter suggests a rank order, since the Black Knight has no obvious reason to do what Sephiran says, yet he obeys him. It's possible that they are involved in a cult which serves this higher purpose (for good or evil) and where Sephiran outranks the Black Knight.
However, a lot of people respond that this is simply a misinterpetation of the scene that plays out. The Black Knight could also just as easily have stood down because he knew or believed Sephiran to be a match for his power, or because he didn't want to draw Begnion into the war yet.
The Fake Sephiran Theory
More a side note than a Black Knight theory, but worthy of note since most Black Knight theories involve his encounter with Sephiran, the prime minister of Begnion.
Sephiran's assorted information is embedded in the data on the GCN disc as "fake_cepharan" which could imply that Sephiran is an imposter. This leaves a lot of room open for speculation. If Sephiran is fake, the Black Knight could even be the real Sephiran, or perhaps the "fake" Sephiran Ike meets the first time is a look-alike, different from the one he talks to at the end?
The problem here is that it's never actually brought up in the game, and since making a game is a long, drawn-out process stretching over a year or more, many things change and evolve as time goes on. The "fake_cepharan" could simply refer to a discarded sub-plot, or even a character that doesn't exist anymore (one can find quite a few "left overs" looking through the raw data on the disc). It could also be an in-joke. The possibilities are endless.

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Hours after landing in Israel, the comedian Jerry Seinfeld was spotted at a well-known falafel eatery ahead of his two shows there.
Wearing a blue polo shirt and a New York Mets baseball cap, Seinfeld was photographed ordering food on Friday at Falafel Hakosem, an eatery situated half a mile east of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
Hakosem Falafel has oft been described as one of the city's best.
Seinfield, one of the most famous Jewish comedians of all time, is scheduled to perform at Tel Aviv's Menorah Mivtachim Arena on Saturday night. He performed four sold-out shows in a row there during his previous visit to Israel in 2015.


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Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Free College Basketball Picks & Odds 2-7-2016
Hank McCamish Pavilion
The Miami Hurricanes travel to Hank McCamish Pavilion to play the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Sunday, February 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has Miami as 3.5 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 142.
The Hurricanes come into this game with an overall record of 17-4 and a road record of 3-3. They are 12-7 against the spread and their over/under record is 11-9. The Yellow Jackets have an overall record of 12-10 and a home record of 9-4. They have an over/under record of 9-11 and they are 12-7 against the spread.
Sheldon McClellan comes into this contest averaging 16.1 points per game while playing 32.3 minutes per night so far this season for the Hurricanes. He pulls down 3.4 rebounds per game and dishes out 2 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 53% while his free throw percentage is currently at 87%. Ja'Quan Newton averages 11.9 points per game in 22.3 minutes per contest this season. He averages 2.7 assists per contest and 2.6 rebounds per game for Miami. His field goal percentage is 50% for the year while his free throw percentage is 75%.
Marcus Georges-Hunt averages 15.6 points per game while playing 30.3 minutes per contest this year for the Yellow Jackets. He grabs 3.3 rebounds per game and has 2.6 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 44% and his free throw percentage currently is at 83%. Adam Smith averages 14.5 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 28.7 minutes per contest. He also averages 2.5 rebounds per contest and 1.8 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 40% and his free throw percentage is 74%.
Miami averages 78.8 points per contest this season which ranks them 46th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is 12.6 and their shooting percentage is 48% as a team which has them ranked 22nd. Behind the arc they shoot 36% which is good for 106th in the country. They average 37 rebounds per game and 13.4 assists per game which ranks them 126th and 155th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 26th with 10.9 per game. The Hurricanes allow 66.1 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 43rd in the nation. They also allow a 42% shooting percentage and a 32% average from behind the arc ranking them 87th and 75th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 33.3 rebounds a game which ranks 61st and they give up 11.1 assists per contest which puts them in 39th place in the country. They force 12.2 turnovers per game which ranks them 217th in the Division 1.
Georgia Tech averages 75.9 points per game this year which ranks them 100th in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 4.1 and their shooting percentage is 44% as a team which has them sitting in the 126th spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 35% which is good for 153rd in the nation. They average 40.7 rebounds per game and 14.5 assists per contest which ranks them 25th and 95th respectively. In the turnover department the Yellow Jackets rank 11th with 10 per game. The Yellow Jackets allow 71.8 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 168th in the country. They also allow a 44% shooting percentage and a 32% average from behind the arc ranking them 179th and 71st in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 33 rebounds a game which ranks 54th and they give up 12.2 assists per contest which puts them in 102nd place in the nation. The Yellow Jackets force 10.1 turnovers per game which ranks them 340th in college basketball.
The Hurricanes average 79 points per game on the road this season and they have scored 76 ppg in their past 3 contests. They have an average scoring differential of 10 on the road and in their past 3 games their difference is 1.3 per contest. The Hurricanes have an offensive rating of 115.3 and they assist on 49.6% of their shots. In terms of pace they average 67.9 possessions per 40 minutes and their effective field goal percentage is 54%. As a team they have a true shooting percentage of 58% and they shoot 3 pointers on 35% of their shots. Miami turns the ball over an average of 14 times per 100 possessions and they get a steal on 9.1% of their opponents possessions. Their total rebound percentage is 52.6% while their offensive rebound percentage is 30.7%. The Hurricanes give up 69 points per game on the road this season and they have surrendered 74.7 points per contest in their last 3 games.
The Yellow Jackets score 78.8 ppg at home and they have averaged 72.7 points per contest in their last 3 games.They have an average scoring differential of -1.7 in their past 3 contests and at home this season they have a difference of 9.2 points per game. The Yellow Jackets have a rating on offense of 110.7 and 51.9% of their shots are assisted. They possess the ball 68.6 times per 40 minutes and their effective field goal percentage for the year is 49%. As an offensive unit they have a true shooting percentage of 53% and they attempt 3 pointers on 28% of their shots. Georgia Tech turns it over an average of 12.3 times per 100 possessions and they steal the ball on 7% of their opponents possessions. Their total rebound percentage is 55.2% while their offensive rebound percentage for the season is 37.2%. The Yellow Jackets give up 69.6 points per contest at home this year and they have given up 74.3 points per game in their past 3 contests.
Miami Hurricanes Betting Trends
The Miami Hurricanes are 12-7 against the spread
The Miami Hurricanes are 11-9 against the over/under
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Trends
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are 12-7 against the spread
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are 9-11 against the over/under
Miami Hurricanes Injuries
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Injuries
Josh's Pick: Take Miami


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THE PUNCH Newspaper- Solaade Ayo-Aderele
Recently in the news, a multigravida mom (a woman who has had more than one child delivery) died while she was attempting to have her third birth, which happened to be a set of twins.
Before now, the 30-year-old has had two Caesarean Sections and her physician had advised that because of her medical history, she should still undergo a C-Section for her recent delivery.
For whatever reasons, the doctors who attended to her when she went into premature labour at six months of pregnancy didn�t take her medical history into consideration, but allowed her to attempt to have the babies vaginally. She and the babies died two minutes apart after the bungled delivery.
Not my portion!
You�re probably aware that in religious circles, it is absolutely normal for expectant moms to be told that �they (referring to doctors) will not use knife to bring out your baby on the day of delivery.� The gory reference to �knife� is enough to send cold shivers down the spine of anybody.
Who needs C-Section?
Consultant Obstetrician, Dr. Grace Emmanuel, allays fear that anyone may entertain about C-Section, saying though it�s not just for the asking, several factors may predispose a pregnant woman for it. What are these factors? Read on.
Emmanuel says your doctor may suggest a C-S if a scan reveals that your baby has developmental abnormality, such as hydrocephalus (a condition whereby the foetus has fluid in the brain).
�The essence is to prevent further injury to the already delicate head of the baby because the stress that sometimes attends vaginal birth might do more damage to the baby. But when such a baby is delivered via the C-Section, doctors are able to control the situation, do proper assessment of the baby and advise as necessary,� Emmanuel explains.
Physicians also say premature labour is one reason why physicians may have to do C-Section for a pregnant woman. According to Public Health Specialist, Dr. Waleola Olagoke, though only one in five cases of premature labour results in C-S, doctors sometimes resort to it if the health of the mom or baby is threatened.
Again, obstetricians warn that in case of multiple births, a pregnant woman may not be allowed to undergo vaginal delivery. In the case of twins, physicians say, the mother may be allowed to have them vaginally if all the indices are right; but certainly not when you�re talking of triplets or more!
Again, physicians say, a woman living with HIV is not advised to have vaginal birth. �The reason is quite straightforward: it is to prevent possible mother-to-child-transmission of the virus, which can happen if she attempts vaginal birth,� Olagoke says.
He adds that since the attending physician already knows the HIV status of the pregnant mother, care will be taken to ensure that no blood crosses from the mother to the baby during delivery � a situation that may not be guaranteed were she to have vaginal birth.
Furthermore, when a baby is not lying head down and face back, he may have to be delivered through the C-Section.
�Such babies are referred to as being in a breech such as presenting buttocks-first; or transverse, such as lying across the womb. If a baby has not turned around head down by around 38 weeks, the doctor will advise surgery to be done anywhere between 39-40 weeks,� Emmanuel says. The ultimate is to ensure the safety of mother and child, she adds.
Again, problems with the womb (uterus) or the cervix may predispose a woman to Caesarean Section; while problems with the placenta, such as a placenta that is abnormally developed, is lying too close to the cervix or a placenta that separates from the inner wall of the uterus before the baby is delivered may all make the mother to be advised to undergo a C-S.
�In the case of the placenta, a placenta may obstruct the birth canal, medically known as placenta previa, which may cause severe and life-threatening bleeding; or it may separate from the inner wall of the uterus (womb) before delivery. This condition is medically called placenta abruptio.
�In many cases, either of these conditions may make the woman undergo C-S in order to preserve lives,� Emmanuel says further.
Doctors also warn that if a labour stops suddenly or if the vital signs of the woman in labour show that labour is not progressing the way it should, then the physician might suggest a C-S.
Paediatrician, Dr. Rotimi Adesanya, says should the foetal heartbeat slow down, speed up, or become irregular during labour, the mother may be taken through a C-S.
�This is called foetal distress and it is a sign that the baby isn�t coping well with the stress of contractions as labour progresses. As such, the attending physician may suggest a C-S to save the baby,� Adesanya explains.
Of course, a baby�s birth size can also determine whether or not the mother would undergo a C-Section, physicians say.
�I once had a patient whose baby weighed 5.8kg at birth. When we took the delivery via a C-Section, the newborn was bigger than the average four-month old baby! There was no way the mother could have had him vaginally without getting enormous injury if ever she survived it,� Emmanuel reveals.
Again, certain medical conditions concerning the pregnant mother can make doctors to advise surgical delivery. Such health issues include hypertension, preeclampsia or eclampsia.
�For any of these conditions, physicians would rather play safe by suggesting a C-S so that they can control everything and ensure the safety of both parties,� Olagoke submits.
�Normal� birth after C-S
As for women who may desire to have a vaginal birth after a C-Section, physicians say you must seek the professional counseling of your doctor, who is in a better position to advise.
�The main risk of having a vaginal birth after a C-S is because your uterine may rupture, in which the C-S incision re-opens during delivery,� Emmanuel warns.


It's the end of September and our Bingo game is at it's mid-mark!
Like last year, I decided I wanted to single out a few books for individual review, and then decide on a few books for a set of ramblings--not necessarily short. This is mainly because I feel like it. Originally, these types of reviews were mainly because I couldn't think of anything to say about certain books, but I always end up with at least a couple paragraphs, so my ramblings are no longer short. I'm not even going to attempt to call them short, so simply "ramblings" will do.
Unfortunately, my "reading schedule" for this year's Halloween Bingo has been quite pathetic so far as September is concerned--well, pathetic for my usual reading achievements. But since I wanted to do a mid-game book rambling anyway, well, I decided to steal someone's idea and just list all the books I've read so far as a simple update and mid-game summary!
Hopefully October will pick up a bit more for me so I have a chance at a Blackout.
This will pretty much be in the order of which I've read them.
I've written a separate review for this book, as well as the rest of the Circle trilogy, if only because that's how my mind works. But in a few words, this book was simply too similar to the Cousin's O'Dwyer trilogy for me to find it interesting. While the worlds and the plots are different, the characters are similar and the dialogue is just as unnaturally awkward.
As I state in my review, the entire series had too much going on with it, much like a mish-mash of every possible paranormal or supernatural device you can think of... including a short bout of time travel.
The main hero of this book is a sorcerer, and the main heroine is a witch, so the book fits.
I can't remember the last time I read a YA novel I loved, but The Name of the Star was pleasantly surprising! While there's a lot of banality to Rory's narrative--mainly detailing her everyday at Wexford with her friends--it was still a fun read. I loved Rory's voice. I only wish the book could have picked up towards the main conflict a lot more quickly. Because while the copy-cat Ripper murders were hanging in the background, we never come to Rory's involvement until a good percentage into the book.
I've also written a separate review for this book at the link below.
I have honestly enjoyed most of the romantic suspense books written by Nora Roberts, so I think that it's her supernatural trilogies that don't work for me. Or maybe I just need to give her In Death series a try since they seem to be more popular with better critiques.
Anyway, Dance of the Gods was just a disaster, as it doesn't really seem to add much to the trilogy and boasts a hero who annoyed the heck out of me. Larkin acted like such a teenage boy, thinking that his flirting and charm is God's gift to women. Even Blair's kickass demon slayer character wasn't enough to save this book, if only because she actually fell for Larkin's smarmy flirting.
Stubbornly, however, I trudged on, as I'd been so excited that Nora Roberts had a trilogy that could fit so many squares on my Bingo card. Larkin, being a shape-shifter of probably any animal you can name--even a dragon!--is obviously a great candidate for the Shifter square.
Again, this book's review is part of a series review with the other two Circle trilogy books. I pretty much say the same thing there as well.
I've often thought that the longer a book's title, the more likely it is setting itself up for failure; because then you read that subtitle, "History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them," and you have a certain amount of expectation. Add onto that, marketing this piece as a popular science book and it'd better be able to live up to all that hype. This book did none of that and probably would have been more successful as a series of blog posts, where most people would not have had as many expectations other than the fact that the anecdotes are just tidbits of knowledge and some interesting stories that the blogger was eager to share.
Again, this is another book I've written a separate review for. This was also a read for the Flat Book Society.
This book was deemed eligible for the Doomsday square by our game hosts, and so by default would also count towards the Creepy Raven Free Space.
Initially, I'd planned to use this book for the free space, but there's always more freedom in leaving that free space open for other books, so I decided to use it for Doomsday instead.
I honestly almost gave up on this book, but I've been a fan of Susanna Kearsley since the first book I read of hers, The Shadowy Horses, which I've been told isn't her best work. I then went on to read Every Secret Thing, which she wrote under a pseudonym, for last year's Halloween Bingo and I loved it! The Splendour Falls, come to find out from critiques and reviews, is also one of Kearsley's more disappointing novels, so I'm not sure why I'd been drawn to it in the first place.
Nonetheless, I persevered, and somehow managed to make it to the end. Being an audio book probably helped as I spent some time multi-tasking while listening to it. Barbara Rosenblat is wonderful as a narrator in a couple other books I've listened to, but for some reason, she doesn't seem to make this one work all that well.
I've got a more long-winded review in the works where I, sadly, end up rambling my thoughts away. I may or may not end up posting it soon, so I'll come back and update this section accordingly, with a link to it.
But the basic gist of this book is pretty much that a lot of nothing happens until about eight hours into the audio book. Eight hours of book is a lot of time for a lot of nothing to happen.
This was probably the better of the three books in the Circle trilogy--there's more action, forward progression, more backstory to help us understand the characters better... and Cian is most assuredly the only hero of the three in this series who was really of any interest. And I'm not saying that just because he's a vampire--I love his inner conflict and struggles, and I loved his sarcasm and blunt attitude. I also enjoyed how he had the best relationship with the rest of the girls in the book.
Unfortunately, the romance fell a little flat, and there were some other factors in the book that really didn't work for me. The end was way more abrupt than I would have liked.
I'm not going to lie. I really, really resent this book.
And I'd started this post four times, because I couldn't seem to find the right words to describe the struggle I felt while reading this book. It was boring and monotonous.
Sure, the writing was great and the details were plenty... but sometimes you CAN have too much detail. I'm sure I was drowning in detail to the point where I physically said aloud: "Why do I care?"
I like to see myself as fairly tolerant when it comes to books. I have a pretty average standard and can overlook certain aspects in exchange for other traits a book may display more favorably.
The world had potential: Seven Realms, wars going on, a rich back-history of conflict, a legendary warrior queen who saved the world, some snippets of human drama between opposing groups of people who hate... well, just because the hate has been expanding for generations. There is a lot of potential in this world.
But I'm not sure if I could find anything in The Demon King that was to my liking at all. I didn't like the characters (except maybe Prince Liam Tomlin, what little appearance he makes with his witty banters and nonsensical responses), there appeared to be very little direction in the story line, despite the fact that you knew exactly where the story was headed, and (I repeat) there was too much info dump.
To me, the entire book felt like a prologue of sorts -- as if this one book was the build-up and back story behind the true story that has yet to begin.
So I resent this book, but not for all the things mentioned above; I resent this book because of the fact that the actual story doesn't even really begin until the end. Things actually start to get intriguing in the last 20% stretch of The Demon King.
If I cared enough, maybe I could overlook the first 80% and be happy to continue the series. I'm not sure if I'm feeling that generous though.
This review was originally posted at Ani's Book Abyss / BookLikes in February 2014.
This is the first book I'm reading for my TBR Pile Challenge... and I'm almost afraid to say that it's not going so well. I seem to have read the first four chapters without quite knowing what's actually going on... and maybe even shutting off my brain at some point.
I picked this book to be put onto my reading list in the first place because I like high fantasies and the summary sounded interesting. I'm starting to think that there must have been a reason why this book did some hopping back and forth from me wanting to read it to me putting it into a "maybe read" category... and back and forth again.
Nonetheless, being that it is part of a list I officially posted in a reading challenge, I'll do my best to get through it. Who knows, maybe it's just a slow start and I'll eventually end up liking it.
This update was originally posted at Ani's Book Abyss / BookLikes in February 2014.
Whelp, it looks like I'm lagging slightly behind, though I've made more progress than I thought I would, though less than I would have liked. But we're moving along, and maybe I can channel some of that demon reading speed I had two years ago and find a way to Blackout this card. Because at the rate I'm going, I'm not sure that's going to actually happen.
Meanwhile, as we can see from my new and fancy card below (!!), I apparently have no strategy or rhyme or reason to the books I'm reading. We are nowhere even near one completed square, much less a Bingo. So... I suppose I'll just continue on as is.
Meanwhile (redux), I'm hoping to finish reading The Color of Magic next, then start a new e-book, Sick of Shadows. In truth, my reading plan really was to try to get a hold of and read and complete books I have to check out from the library first, if I can get my hands on them. I figure I have plenty of time to get to books I already own.
And that is the extent of my creativity this year... along with that tedious visual you see when you scroll down. Because the markers for my Read Squares will simply be a book cover to set to the left side of the square as Dino Baby roars at it from the right side of the square.


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The Mrs., an old widow and Aridia, a young maid, live together in a house filled with orchids in the center of Santo Domingo. Aridia cleans, the Mrs. gardens, and when work is slow, they can share some gossip. But sometimes, the atmosphere gets tense: the Mrs. wakes up grumpy, she blames Aridia and when Aridia tries to defend herself, the Mrs. has to remind her "where her place is"; in time, they end up not talking to each other. But the hours pass by, the soap appears on TV, something happens in the neighborhood, and, out of nowhere, the Mrs. and Aridia come close again, ending the day sharing some laughs…
The film is an excuse to watch their relationship closely, to perceive what happens when the border seem to diffuse itself in a place where difference of social class and race remain deep in the culture.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
We gathered camera and sound equipment, just the two of us, and spent 3 months in a house with two women who share a very special relationship. We had no script, we didn't know exactly what was going to happen, but we were there, observing these two women and noticing they didn't care for our presence at all. They were intensely immersed in their own world so we had the opportunity to collect images and sounds in which we can perceive a certain kind of truth and beauty in the simplicity of everyday moments. After shooting, we spend months trying to build up a narrative at the editing room and now we have a film we really are in love with; a film that was possible thanks to some savings and a mysterious understanding between four people trying to make a film in one house.
INTERVIEW NATALIA CABRAL AND ORIOL ESTRADA
Why did you make the film "You and Me"?
Natalia Cabral: Oriol and I wanted to make a film with some kind of intimacy; we needed to live the experience of actually shooting without getting into complex production processes, going to pitching forums, spending years explaining a film. We wanted to find ourselves working as filmmakers, shooting, deciding about framing, editing, we really felt we needed to connect with the practical work. We took our savings and some money from the family and we bought a camera and sound equipment; Oriol did the camera and I did the sound. We felt it was time, even if we didn't have the money.
How did you decided to work with The Mrs. and Aridia?
Oriol Estrada: At that time, we were looking for money to finance another filmwith a bigger budget;we were having meetings with important businessmen who could invest in films. But they wanted big names in the credits of the film, TV stars from Dominican Republic and we wanted something smaller, a smaller crew and unknown protagonists. After these meetings we would return home a little sad. One day, we were talking about our situation and we asked ourselves: what do we really need to make a film? At that very minute, the Mrs. and Aridia interrupted our conversation with their own conversation; they were in another room next to ours, The Mrs. was reading the newspaper to Aridia. Their conversation was so bizarre, so interesting to hear. We saw each other and we knew we wanted to make a film with them. Next morning, we were shooting the first scene.
How was the process of making the film?
OE: We started filming an "observational" film. We would shoot all day long and at nighttime, we would watch the footage. We had no script, but as days passed, we started to imagine scenes and thinking about how the story should progress and unfold. Finally, we forgot we were dealing with "reality" in the editing room; we treated the footage as fiction, regardless of the nature of the footage.
What about the style of the film, the paste and length of the frames?
NC: We wanted to achieve a claustrophobic film about a claustrophobic relationship. We needed scenes to feel repetitive, we wanted to reproduce the violence and the sympathy of the story in a real-life rhythm. We like the style of films were you have the time to really experience the point of view of the filmmaker. We strongly believe that cinema, as an art form, has to determine itself, especially when it comes to confronting the audiovisual material that appears on television, commercials, music videos, etc. There is a rhythm in those videos, a rhythm that has another intention and that intention is to disconnect the spectators from the world. We see cinema as another way to connect to the world, to get closer to another experience that it's not ours;it gives us the chance to have the space and time to do that. It'slike what Jacques Rivette says, that you need more time today, when everything goes so fast, to really see and hear the world.
Have the protagonists seen the film? If so, what was their reaction to it?
OE: They have seen the film but frankly, we don't know what they really think about it. At the beginning of shooting, both The Mrs. and Aridia, they didn't believe we were really shooting a film, because our equipment was so small, they thought we were just taking pictures. Then, when we told them that the film was ready, they still didn't believe us.
NC: We think Aridia couldn't believe that she could really be inside a film, because for her being in a film is an experience that belongs to another social class, to rich and famous people. We also think that The Mrs. felt that maybe their relationship and lives weren't interesting enough to be inside a film. But one day, they saw an article on the newspaper about the film and since that day, they do believe we made a film together. But, what kind of film they think we did? A short film? A reportage? We believe they understand the experience differently.
What was the reaction of the Dominican spectators? What's the reaction of spectators abroad?
NC: The boss-and-maid relationship in Dominican Republic is quite a normal one. People are very use to it and nobody asks if the conditions are really fair. But when we present the film in Santo Domingo, we see that people do relate to it, even if it's hard to talk about it; some say that the film reminds them of a family member and their relationship with their maid, others confess that they are reminded of their own life with their maid. Abroad, the film has been really successful at film festivals. We feel rewarded when we see people laugh and get horrified at the same time, when they do get the irony, the two sides of the story.
OE: People see themselves reflected in cinema. That has happened to a lot of people who have watched the film in Dominican Republic and other countries with a similar social structure. Like the scene where The Mrs. eats on the table and Aridia eats standing against the wall. That scene really gets people thinking. It' reminds us what the poet Allen Ginsberg said: "Everything can become a mirror, if you contemplate it enough".
English title: You and Me
Original title: Tú y Yo
Subtitles: English/French/Spanish
Running time: 86 min 30 sec
Shooting format: HD
Screening formats: DPC, Blu-ray
Speed rate: 24 fps
Aspect Ratio: 1,85:1 and 1,78:1 (16:9)
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Stereo
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Runik en albanais et Rudnik en serbe latin (en serbe cyrillique : ) est une localité du Kosovo située dans la commune/municipalité de Skenderaj/Srbica et dans le district de Mitrovicë/Kosovska Mitrovica. Selon le recensement kosovar de 2011, elle compte .

Géographie

Histoire

Sur le territoire de Runik/Rudnik se trouve un site archéologique dont les vestiges remontent au Néolithique. Dans le village, l'église Saint-Georges et son cimetière datent du . Ces deux ensembles, mentionnés par l'Académie serbe des sciences et des arts, sont inscrits sur la liste des monuments culturels du Kosovo.

Démographie

Évolution historique de la population dans la localité

Répartition de la population par nationalités (2011)

En 2011, les Albanais représentaient 99,31 % de la population.

Économie

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Localités du Kosovo
 Monuments culturels du Kosovo

Liens externes
  Runik/Rudnik sur fallingrain.com

Localité dans la municipalité de Skenderaj/Srbica

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We've been researching and identified a project's technology that will fit our long term goals the best. So there is no need to start from scratch which is the good news. But its a full fledge Ethereum style project which means we will still need high quality tech contributors to decipher the code and taylor it to our long term goals.
Since it wont be open sourced until later this year we are choosing to focus on content creation and distribution as a way to build a community that will be primed to take on the tech side of what we need to do. Going to hold off on making any official announcements as there are more than one project we will look to partner with for tech design purposes.
When it comes to the Smart Money Protocol there are some novel components we want to build which no tech has but with Scalability and consensus chosen pretty much anything can be built on top of it as long as it is logically consistent (ie not trying to build a protocol for married bachelors or squaredcircles). Again I think the tech we have chosen as a starting point will suit the long term goals of this project the best. And it has been in research and development for 5-7 years now.
So in the meantime we are choosing to us content to build the publication/content wing of the project as a catalyst. Its the proper way to go and we have the resources to do it correctly. Hope this info helps.
As other projects did, could you create a slack channel for us so that we could learn the progress better?
How dead is this project? Was 2017 the last time investors received an official update?
Hello Lil Jay, a newer update on the direction of the project was given last year a little before the summer. None of what was said then has changed. At this point, I am simply refining the concepts in the White Papers where it comes to the Smart Money Protocol. I'm in no rush. The market is in no rush either as you can see. The Smart Money Protocol was not even conceptualized as a paper at the time, just scattered notes drawing all the way back to 2014. It has taken time.
The fuller update from 2017 still stands. Anyone who holds SoLCerts can email me for access to the Smart Money Protocol White Paper. It will be the basis of establishing this project when the timing in the market is right. We will technically be in the stable coin realm, with some unique twists. Being from the States that will take some navigation legally. Regardless I am more focused on making sure other aspects of the Protocol's components are at least conceptualized rhetorically. The technology will follow.
We will take the skateboard-method approach to building. Look it up. As I said last year we wont be looking to build the protocol from scratch. All necessary component to have a first iteration are already being built by excellent open sourced projects we can simply partner with, or use the tech as a foundation to make our own unique play on it. All of those protocols are still being built as i type this. No one is finished. No one project has everything we would need, but that's where gathering the right team will come into play.
I'll say it one more time, anyone who holds SoLCerts can feel free to email me at [email protected] or [email protected] for access to the White Paper and a conversation about moving forward. I stopped with the time tables. What I've learned over the years of being in this space, its about getting it right not getting it first. Hope this info helps.


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Chrome will begin pausing many Flash ads by default to improve performance for users. This change is scheduled to start rolling out on September 1, 2015.
Say what? Is Google going against ads? cool Well, not really. HTML5 ads are apparently OK. But those obnoxious Flash-based ads will become click-to-play.
It has been present in Chrome for several months already. So, I'm guessing that Google will be only pushing out some configuration change, or change the default value for new installations. Who knows, as Google is not giving us any details at this point..
I think removing NPAPI support from Google Chrome was a really stupid decision from Google. Sure, Java and some other plugins were buggy and vulnerable. But there is a huge group of users that need to have NPAPI for perfectly legit reasons. Certain banks use NPAPI plugins for 2-factor authentication. Certain countries have made their digital government and signatures based on NPAPI plugins. And the list goes on.
I have my reasons too. If I have to run older version of Chrome for that, I will do so - and no amount of nagging will change my mind.
Unfortunately pointy-haired managers at Google fail to understand this simple truth. Or they just don't give a crap.
Imagine my reaction one day when my NPAPI plugin suddenly stopped working. It just wouldn't load. It turned out that Google Chrome was silently updated by Google Update. It broke my plugin in the process and - officially - there is no way of going back.
That's right - I disabled Google Update from services, patched GoogleUpdate.exe to terminate immediately and restored previous version of Google Chrome from the backup. Dancing pigs, remember?
It worked well for few months. But this week, Chrome started nagging me again.
Quick Google search lead me to this answer: you need to disable Chrome updates using Google's administrative templates.
Let's ignore the fact that the described approach works only for XP (for Windows 7 you need to use ADMX templates which you need to copy manually to %systemroot%\PolicyDefinitions) and now there are like 4 places related to Google Chrome updates in the policies.
So, I set the policies and it seemed to work. For a day.
No, I don't need that update. Really!
I can close the nag, but 10 minutes later it will pop up again. And it looks like the only way to get rid of the nag is to patch chrome.dll. I really didn't want to do that but dumb decisions by Google managers are forcing my hand here.
Chrome could not update itself to the latest version, so you are missing out on awesome new features and security fixes. You need to update Chrome.
// DetectUpgradeTask again below anyway.
// No need to look for upgrades if the install is outdated.
// on Windows checking for an upgrade requires reading a file.
This is what I want to patch! But how?
You could load Chrome DLL in IDA and try to find the offending call on your own. But I'm willing to bet that it will take you hours, if not days. Well, PDB symbols to the rescue!
_NT_SYMBOL_PATH is a very complex beast, you can do all sorts of things with it. If you want a more detailed explanation how it works, I suggest that you read Symbols the Microsoft Way.
And one retn instruction makes my day so much better..
Unfortunately for me, this world is changing. You are no more the sole owner of your devices, all the big corporations want to make all the decisions for you.


"Scoliosis Related Information on the Internet in China: Can Patients B" by Hongda Bao, Feng Zhu et al.
Scoliosis Related Information on the Internet in China: Can Patients Benefit from This Information?
Background: There has been an increasing popularity of searching health related information online in recent years. Despite that considerable amount of scoliosis patients have shown interest in obtaining scoliosis information through Internet, previous studies have demonstrated poor quality of online information. However, this conclusion may vary depending on region and culture. Since China has a restricted Internet access outside of its borders, the aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of scoliosis information available online using recognized scoring systems and to analyze the Internet as a source of health information in China.
Methods: A survey-based questionnaire was distributed to 280 respondents at outpatient clinics. Information on demographics and Internet use was collected. Binary logistic analysis was performed to identify possible predictors for the use of Internet. In addition, the top 60 scoliosis related websites assessed through 4 search engines were reviewed by a surgeon and the quality of online information was evaluated using DISCERN score and JAMA benchmark.
Results: Use of the Internet as a source for scoliosis related information was confirmed in 87.8% of the respondents. College education, Internet access at home and urban residence were identified as potential predictors for Internet use. However, the quality of online scoliosis related information was poor with an average DISCERN score of 27.9±11.7 and may be misleading for scoliosis patients.
Conclusion: The study outlines the profile of scoliosis patients who use the Internet as a source of health information. It was shown that 87.8% of the scoliosis patients in outpatient clinics have searched for scoliosis related information on Internet. Urban patients, higher education and Internet access at home were identified as potential predictors for Internet search. However, the overall quality of online scoliosis related information was poor and confusing. Physician based websites seemed to contain more reliable information.
Bao, Hongda; Zhu, Feng; Wang, Fei; Liu, Zhen; Bao, Mike H.; He, Shouyu; Zhu, Zezhang; and Qiu, Yong, "Scoliosis Related Information on the Internet in China: Can Patients Benefit from This Information?" (2015). Open Dartmouth: Faculty Open Access Articles. 3182.


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A torony a címertanban az épületek és építmények közé tartozó magas, stilizált címerkép. Nem tévesztendő össze a sakkjáték heraldikai bástyájával, noha a bástya a torony szinonimájaként is használatos. A magyar címerleírásokban szereplő bástyákon általában tornyot kell érteni. Változatos alakban fordul elő a nemesi, városi és megyei címerekben, oromzatos-lőréses csúccsal, sokszor tetővel, leggyakrabban kapuval (nyitott vagy zárt kapuajtókkal, védőráccsal vagy anélkül) és néhány ablakkal. A városi címerekben város- vagy várfalon is gyakran előfordul. Ha a tornyon kupola vagy a tetőn kívül oromzat is látható, a címerleírásban külön meg kell említeni.

A Tornallyai család és Tornalja város címerében a torony beszélő címerkép: "hármas sziklacsúcson rovátkos bástya áll". A Bornemisza család címerében "oromzatos várkaputorony" látható. Czompor Gergely, gömöri alispán (1540-1556) címere ugyanaz, mint később a megyéé: hármas ormójú, kapus bástyatorony, mely fölött koronás sas áll. Három torony van Havanna címerében.

A heraldikában másféle tornyok is előfordulhatnak, mint pl. a világítótorony, a templomtorony stb., de ezeknek általában külön nevük van és az alakjuk is jellegzetes, ezért jól elkülöníthetők a bástyatornyoktól.

A torony szimbolikája

A világmindenség, a bűnnek ellenálló erőd, az égbe törő vágyak, a világítótorony a révbe érkezés, a példamutató vallásos
élet jelképe. Szent Borbála attribútuma háromablakos torony.

Jegyzetek

Kapcsolódó szócikkek

bástya, városfal

Heraldika


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¿En Vías de Desarrollo? Libros para Niños y Modernidades en Latinoamérica
Maria Gracia Pardo, University of MiamiFollow
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Modern Languages and Literatures (Arts and Sciences)
Hugo Achugar
Tracy Devine Guzmán
Elena Grau Lleveria
Steven Butterman
This dissertation examines the relationship between children's literature, notions of modernization and conceptions of childhood in contemporary Latin America. Using as a framework the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and two of its Latin American chapters (Venezuela's Banco del Libro and Brazil's Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil), I study how non-state institutions have intervened in the formation of "canons" of children's literature and, by extension, highlighted or obscured radically distinct experiences of childhood. The interdisciplinary theoretical framework draws mainly on Childhood Studies, Literacy Studies, Postcolonial Studies and theories on the plural phenomena broadly labeled as "Modernities." By examining canonical children's books alongside historical milestones in social policy related to children, I show that there is a close link between hegemonic notions of the dichotomy "development vs. underdevelopment" and the depiction of "child development" in canonical Latin American children's books. This analogy between social and individual development, in turn, has a strong impact on discourses of nationality, "progress" and social inclusion. Finally, I argue that although the field of Children's Literature is currently framed by a set of internationally accepted stylistic and ideological conventions that shape the way readers imagine childhood, it is also true that myriad localized cultural variables have an incidence on the social construction of this phase of life.
Childhood; Children's literature; Brazil; Venezuela; Banco del Libro, Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil
Pardo, Maria Gracia, "¿En Vías de Desarrollo? Libros para Niños y Modernidades en Latinoamérica" (2013). Open Access Dissertations. 1086.


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Kyle RNLI called out to a car submerged in the sea off the Skye coast
Kyle's volunteer crew were paged by the UK Coastguard after a car had ran off the side of the pier and fallen into the sea at Kylerhea
RNLI/Andrew MacDonald
Car in the sea next to Kylerhea pier
Kyle lifeboat 'The Spirit of Fred. Olsen' launched at 1.15pm after reports were received of a car falling off the side of the Kylerhea pier and landing in the sea. The lifeboat made best speed towards the area, and arrived on scene at 1.25pm to find the car partially submerged.
The lifeboat put 2 crew members ashore to assess the situation and check on the welfare of the cars occupants. Once it was ascertained that nobody had been inside the vehicle when it went off the pier and the passengers were all uninjured, the lifeboat stood by until local land based Coastguard units arrived. As the tide was coming in and the car was in danger of becoming fully submerged, the lifeboat crew assisted with securing the vehicle to the pier to enable the car to be recovered.
The lifeboat was then stood down, and returned to Kyle where its was refuelled and made ready for service by 2.30pm.
Speaking of the incident, a Kyle RNLI spokesperson said: 'Luckily the car was unoccupied when it rolled half way down the pier and fell off the edge. Due to the rapidly incoming tide, it wouldn't be long before the car was fully submerged making it very difficult to recover out of the sea. Therefore before departing the scene the crew assisted with running lines to the shore to ensure that nobody else would have to enter the water during the recovery process later in the day'.
· Higher resolution versions of the pictures are available if needed
· For further information on the vehicle or its occupants please contact the UK Coastguard
· This is the 4th callout for Kyle lifeboat in the past week
For more information please contact
Andrew MacDonald, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, 07748 707606 or montuba@gmail.com
Gemma McDonald, Regional Media Manager (Scotland), 07826 900639 or gemma_mcdonald@rnli.org.uk
Martin Macnamara, Regional Media Officer (Scotland), 07920 365929 or martin_macnamara@rnli.org.uk
Car partially submerged
Andrew MacDonald
Lifeboat Press Officer, Kyle of Lochalsh Lifeboat Station
Kyle of Lochalsh Lifeboat Station


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