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Young Chronicles, Book 2
LINGERING SHADOWS
Darkness hides in the shadows.
The Guardians must continue to move forward now that their Alpha is gone. The aftermath of Taya's prolonged fight has rippled out into the Second Life. Many had suffered. Some Keepers lost their own battles.
Stan, Taya's Beta's behaviour had become erratic, unpredictable. Stan's grief hits new heights when his own Elder's life ended. Paul and Snoops are at a loss about how to help Stan cope with his despair.
What is in store now for Paul? It will be another four generations before the next Alpha arrives, as Elder to the Alpha's. Does Paul want to wait? Was Taya his last Alpha? Will he be able to pass the torch on? Who will take his place?
Lingering Shadows is a contemporary fantasy and book two in the Young Chronicles Trilogy. What's in store for those in the Second Life? Who will be the next Alpha? The shocking twists and turns will keep you reading till the very end.
OTHER BOOKS IN THE YOUNG CHRONICLES TRILOGY
The night was a long one, but Paul knew the day would bring more death. He sat next to Master Chen's bed as the frail Elder fought for every breath. The decades of helping Taya find her way back to the right path and defeat the Darkness had taken it's toll on him. Paul didn't like the idea that Chen was sacrificing himself, but he knew it was for the greater good.
"Is that long face for me, Old friend?" Chen's quiet voice barely cut through Paul's thoughts. "You must not be sad." His breath was ragged. "We knew this day would come. I am ready to go." He closed his eyes as he drew in another breath. "I have lived many lives, brought many Guardians into the Second Life, and trained so many Keepers and Elders." He coughed with the effort of speaking. "It is my time for rest."
Paul took his friends hand. The two basically grew up together, became Keepers around the same time. They helped each other with their studies, through broken hearts, and becoming Elders. When Chen volunteered to be the main Elder as Taya fought against the Darkness and finding her way back to the right path, Paul knew his dear friend would not survive.
He was right he had lived many lives, nearly four centuries old, with each new Guardian Chen brought into the Second Life he would give a part of his chi and the weaker he had become. Stan was the last Guardian Chen woke in 1924 and they all knew he couldn't give any more of himself. Stan would be his last Guardian. So it was of no surprise when he volunteered. Through the nearly seventy years meditating with Taya, she slowly drained his chi as she did with the others in the garden. Chen will be the fourth Elder to die for Taya and the fight against the Darkness.
"It's time old friend," Chen's voice could barely be heard over the commotion that grew in the hallway.
Paul nodded doing his best to ignore the noise. "I'll get Stan, and the others. Your Guardians will want to pay their respects."
Paul made to stand when Chen's skeletal like hand gripped his arm. "You will take the majority of my chi."
Paul's lips tightened, tears burned his eyes, and he cleared his throat to dislodge the lump forming. It was a great honour to receive another Elder's chi, it would normally be passed equally amongst several other Elders and one Keeper wishing to become an Elder. But to be asked to take the lion's share, Paul opened his mouth to speak when the door flew open and slammed against the wall. Behind him a stampede of men ran past the door.
"What in the world, Scott." It took every bit of strength for Paul not to shout.
"I'm truly sorry to interrupt Master Paul"-he bowed his head-"Master Chen, but a bit of a situation has...well... we have a really big problem."
"Can you not deal with it?"
"N-no, I mean, I tried but I think I made it worse."
"Where is Master Frederick?" Paul pivoted on his chair but kept his hand on Chen's.
"I sent one of the Keepers to get him, I believe he was sleeping." Hollering outside the room drew Scott's attention away. He stepped into the hall and shouted, "Do not go in that room, just wait outside, make sure he doesn't leave with her."
Paul came to his feet. "Leave with who? What 'her' are you referring too?"
Scott stepped back in. "Okay so about two hours ago Taya's attendants were interrupted with their final preparations by Stan."
"Stan?" Paul and Chen spoke in unison.
"Yes, the women said that he was mumbling something about still feeling her and that they couldn't finish the preparations. When the attendants wouldn't let him take her body, Stan came back armed."
"Armed," Paul and Chen again said in unison.
"Yeah... he took her by force. No one was injured, it's just he's taken her down to one of the sitting rooms. I tried to talk him into letting us finish the preparations. I brought a stretcher and when I entered the room, well..."
"You made it worse." Paul glanced down at Chen. "Can you hold on for longer dear friend?"
Chen heaved himself into a seated position. "I will come, he is my Guardian, a man of my chi."
"If you are certain." Paul knew the second the words came from his mouth they were stupid. He offered his arm while Scott rushed to his other side. The three made their way to the sitting room Stan had holed himself up in.
They paused at the door so Chen could catch his breath. Paul said to Scott, "Fetch Master Frederick."
"I'm bloody well here, and for Christ's sake Paul, it's Snoops." Snoops stepped up to the other men. "What the hell is going on? What's gotten into the boy?"
"Boy?" Scott snorted. "He's hundred-sixty-two."
"He's a baby."
"To you maybe." Scott chuckled.
"Must you two do this now?" Paul asked. Scott and Snoops acted more like siblings rather than Guardian and Elder sometimes. Paul had no patience for it and he was certain Chen felt the same. "We will go in, leave the door open enough so you can hear in case there is any real trouble. We will need your assistance, Scott if Stan decides to become violent."
Scott's smile dropped and he set his jaw. "I understand."
Paul knocked once on the door and opened it letting Chen, Stan's Elder, lead. He had taken refuge in one of the sitting rooms used by Keepers to study in. Large chairs sat across from floor to ceiling bookcases with a table big enough for six at the back. Stan stood in front of the table, Taya's feet could be seen just behind him. "Master Chen, Master Paul," Stan's voice shook slightly when he saw them.
"Stan, what have you done?" Chen struggled to get the words out, exhaustion showed in every fibre of his being.
Paul helped him to a nearby chair, his old friend's body weight becoming too much for him.
"Master Chen, please forgive me, I know disrupting the final preparations of the Alpha is forbidden. But—"
"There is no but," Chen cut him short. "You had no business in that part of the Temple. You have your own preparations to tend to. Your own mental and physical wellbeing." He wheezed as he lifted a finger to Stan. "These actions only prove you need to return to the gardens and meditate. As the Beta you have suffered a great loss. You will have felt her loss more than anyone else. But this is not the way."
"Yes, I understand and I was doing just that Master Chen. I was in the garden. In my meditation I sensed it, her."
Paul stepped around the large chair where Chen sat and watched, he noted the heavy sword Stan gripped in one hand while all the while not letting go of Taya's limp hand. He glanced over his shoulder to the door where he could see Scott waiting.
"You are dishonouring her," Chen continued. "She deserves her final resting place, she has earned her place next to her ancestors."
"That's what you don't understand, Master Chen."
Paul noticed the slight waver in Chen and he stepped forward. "What, Stan, what don't we understand?"
Stan shifted his attention to Paul, his eyes drifted to the door to Scott then back to Paul. "She's not gone."
Paul shook his head.
"Master Paul, I'm telling you. She's not gone. I feel her, I sense her." He gripped her by the wrist and tugged on her as his words became frantic. Paul watched in horror as his fallen Alpha was jostled around like a ragdoll.
Paul lifted his hands. "Okay, I understand that's how it feels. I still feel and sense her as well. It is only the residual effects of you being her Beta. When Destiny connected you two it intertwined your chis without bonding them. This is how you were able to sense and pinpoint her, losing her has disrupted your chi. This is why you must return to the meditative practices you have learned through the decades. It will help you to alleviate that loss. Re-centre your chi."
"No, it's not like that. You said you sense her too. This isn't residual." Stan lifted his sword and Paul took a step back as Scott stepped into the room.
Paul set his shoulders. "Yes, I still sense her, but it is only because I was her Elder. Part of my chi died with her last night. With my own practices I will find peace in that loss. We will never be rid of this feeling, but we have trained to learn how to carry it. You are disrespecting Taya and her struggles over the last eighty years. Her entire life she has fought the Darkness. We very nearly lost her to it. You are disrespecting all of her struggles.
"Not just her struggles but all those that have given their lives for her fight. The longer you keep her from her final preparations the longer you deny all those in the Second Life of closure."
"If we burn her we will kill her," Stan shouted. "She's not dead!" He released her wrist and gripped the sword with both hands. "You're not taking her," his face turning red from his anger.
Paul heard the distinct sound of a sword being unsheathed from a metal holder. He needn't turn to know it was Scott. When he charged by it was so fast it rustled Paul's hair. Stan and Scott's swords clanged together with a resounding echo that made Paul's ears ring.
He knew he shouldn't step in between the two men. They were twice his size and he was already in a weakened state from the ceremony less than twenty-four hours earlier. Just as they were about to strike their third blow Chen was on his feet and between them.
Scott spun away narrowly missing the Elder, Snoops shouted from the door, Paul rushed forward and Stan's sword came down stopping a hairs width from Chen's forehead. The two stared at each other, the silence that fell over the room and through the hall was eerie. Paul had to strain to hear the words Chen spoke to his Guardian. The man he had brought into the Second Life a century before, the man that he trained and nurtured, given part of his chi.
"You must stop this now my son. You must let your grief flow through you in the gardens, in your practices while surrounded by others in the Second Life. Let us help you carry this burden, this emptiness that has clouded your judgment."
Stan dropped his sword it clanked to the stone floor. Seconds later Stan was on his knees holding his Elder around the waist, weeping. "It feels so real. I feel her and it hurts so much."
Paul nodded to Scott, who rushed forward and grabbed the sword. Scott moved to the door handing them to two Guardians waiting in the wings and silently called several Keepers in to grab Taya's body. As Stan wept Taya's body was placed gently on a stretcher and removed from the room.
Stan looked up as she disappeared around the corner and wailed louder dropping to the floor in a heap. Paul knew his pain, it felt like his spine was being pulled from his body. Elders and Keepers never sensed the Guardians like they sensed each other. They would see a flicker of light in their minds and gentle pull on their brains. Elders who had given a piece of their chi can sense only those Guardians in this way.
Paul could still sense Taya's flicker. He still saw a faint light in his mind and a gentle pull. He believed it was because he gave her so much of his own chi to bring her into the Second Life. He needed to, her injuries were extensive and the Darkness made it nearly impossible for him to pass it on to her. A tear ran down Paul's face listening to the heartbroken soul shattered cries of Taya's Beta.
He swiped the tear away and nodded to Scott, who brought in several other Guardians and pulled Stan off the floor guiding him out of the room. Chen dropped into the closest chair and Paul sat across from him.
Snoops joined them. "I've lived through two Beta's before him and have never seen that kind of reaction."
"Yes well, Meredith's Beta died before she did," Paul said. "And Emma's Beta had a shorter time with her."
"Perhaps putting Emma's Beta and Stan together will help him to come to terms with his loss." Chen struggled to keep his head up. "Snoops, I ask you take over my duties as Stan's Elder. Help guide him through this."
Snoops knelt in front of Chen. "I'm certain there are more suitable Elders for that task, Chen. Perhaps Chuck could—"
"No," Chen and Paul said together.
Paul said, "Master Charlie has his own issues to resolve. His actions last night need to be addressed and it is important he be not given an opportunity for any further receiving of chis over the next few weeks."
Snoops nodded and grunted his agreement.
Paul glanced to the remaining men in the hallway. "François please let everyone know that Master Chen is ready. We are taking him now."
"Are you sure about this?" Snoops asked Chen.
Chen slowly blinked with a tiny nod. "I am."
Paul and Snoops stood and helped Chen to his feet. The three men whom lived nearly their entire Second Lives together took one final collective breath and lead Chen out of the room.


We investigate the problem of tracking and planning for a UAV in a task to locate multiple radio-tagged wildlife in a three-dimensional (3D) setting in the context of our TrackerBots research project. In particular, we investigate the implementation of a 3D tracking and planning problem formulation with a focus on wildlife habitats in hilly terrains. We use the simplicity of Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) measurements of VHF (Very High Frequency) radio tags, commonly used to tag and track animals for both wildlife conservation and management, in our approach. We demonstrate and evaluate our planning for tracking multiple mobile radio tags under real-world digital terrain models and radio signal measurement models in a simulated software-in-the-loop environment of a Quad-Copter.


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Mogens Hobolth
PhD in European Studies
Publications and papers
Hobolth, Mogens (forthcoming): "Researching Mobility Barriers: The European Visa Database", Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Hobolth, Mogens and Martinsen, Dorte (2013): "Transgovernmental networks in the European Union: improving compliance effectively?", Journal of European Public Policy, published online
Hobolth, Mogens (2012): "Border control cooperation in the European Union: the Schengen visa policy in practice", PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Examiners: Professor Sandra Lavenex and Professor Simon Hix
Hobolth, Mogens (2011): "European visa cooperation: interest politics and regional imagined communities", LSE 'Europe In Question' Discussion Paper Series (LEQS), No. 34/2011, May 2011 (First prize winner LEQS Doctoral Paper Competition 2010)
Policy papers and blog posts
Hobolth, Mogens (2012): "The increase in asylum seekers from the Balkans was a predictable consequence of a foreign policy driven visa liberalisation", European Politics and Policy (EUROPP), London School of Economics and Political Science
Meloni, Annalisa and Hobolth, Mogens (2011): "Promoting the free movement of people between the EU and its Neighbourhood", EU4Seas Policy Paper, The EU and sub-regional multilateralism in Europe's sea basins: Neighbourhood, Enlargement and Multilateral Cooperation, EU 7th Framework Research Programme
Hobolth, Mogens and Czaika, Mathias (2013): "The effect of asylum and visa policy on irregular and forced migration flows" , presented at the 54th ISA Annual Convention 3-6 April 2013, San Francisco, California, USA
Hobolth, Mogens and Thielemann, Eiko (2013): "Numbers vs. Rights? On Trade-Offs in Refugee and Visa Policy" , presented at the International Migration Institute (IMI) Seminars, 9 May 2012, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Hobolth, Mogens (2012): "Wanted and unwanted travelers: explaining variation in the openness of the European Union's external border" , presented at the London Migration Research Group (LMRG) seminar series, Research Methods and Migration Studies: Talking Across Disciplines, 19 February 2013, London, UK
Hobolth, Mogens (2012): "Stemming the 'tide' of migrants and refugees? European visa-issuing practices in a comparative perspective" , presented at the European Internal Security conference, European University Institute (EUI), 23-25 April 2012, Florence, Italy
Hobolth, Mogens (2006): "Governing the borders of Europe: the establishment of the Frontex agency", presented at the Challenge Training School 'Security, Technology, Borders. EU responses to new challenges', Center for European Policy Studies, Brussels, 6 – 7 October 2006
Hobolth, Mogens (2010): "Fortress Europe: more open to some", poster presented at the post-graduate PhD exhibition 'Relating Research to Reality: Interdisciplinary Ideas for a Changing World', London School of Economics and Political Science, 26 May 2010
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Роберт Дж. Папп-младший (род. 25 марта 1952) – адмирал Береговой охраны США в отставке, 24-й комендант Береговой охраны. Возглавлял самый большой компонент из подчинённых министерству внутренней безопасности, командуя 42-тыс. персоналом на действительной службе, 8.200 резервистов, 8 тыс. гражданских и 31 тыс. вспомогательного персонала.

Биография
Окончил в 1975 году академию Береговой охраны США. Также получил степень магистра искусств по национальной безопасности и стратегическим исследованиям Военно-морского колледжа США и магистра по науке в управлении университета Сальва-Регина.

Будучи флаг-офицером возглавлял атлантический сектор Береговой охраны, где отвечал за операции в Восточном полушарии и обеспечивал поддержку министерству обороны, служил главой штаба Береговой охраны , командиром штаб-квартиры, возглавлял девятый округ, отвечавший за Великие озёра и северную границу, был директором [управления] резерва и подготовки, где отвечал за 13 тыс. резервистов и все учебные центры Береговой охраны.

Папп служил на шести катерах Береговой охраны и командовал катерами USCGC Red Beech, USCGC Papaw, USCGC Forward, и USCGC Eagle и учебным парусником (барком) Береговой охраны. Папп возглавлял подразделение в ходе операции «Able Manner» у побережья Гаити в 1994 году, по выполнению санкций ООН. Кроме того его подразделение усиливало силы ВМС США в ходе вторжения США на Гаити.

На берегу Папп служил комендантом штаба кадетов в академии Береговой охраны США; [руководил] сборами помощников навигационному персоналу в третьем округе Береговой охраны; главой отдела потенциала в отделе оборонных операций; главой команды развития флота; директором центра развития командования; главой управления Береговой охраны по связям с Конгрессом; заместителем главы штаба Береговой охраны.

С июля 2008 года по май 2010 года Папп служил главой атлантической зоны Береговой охраны в г. Портсмут, штат Виргиния и командующим оборонных сил Востока. Папп осуществлял оперативное руководство всеми миссиями Береговой охраны в восточном полушарии, от Скалистых гор до Персидского залива, охватив зону ответственности в 42 штатах с более чем 14 миллионами квадратных миль и обслуживая более 51 000 военных и гражданских служащих и вспомогательного персонала. На этом посту он также возглавлял оборонные силы и обеспечивал миссии Береговой охраны, поддерживающие действия министерства обороны и глав боевых командований.

Папп был повышен в звании до адмирала и сменил на посту адмирала Тада Аллена на посту коменданта на церемонии передачи командования 25 мая 2010 года . Впервые в истории США Папп назначил суперинтендантом академии Береговой охраны Сандру Штосс. До этого женщины никогда не возглавляли военных академий. 30 мая 2014 года Папп оставил пост коменданта, его сменил адмирал Пол Ф. Цукунфт.

16 июля 2014 года госсекретарь США Джон Керри объявил о назначении отставного адмирала Роберта Паппа специальным представителем США по Арктике. В январе 2017 года Папп оставил этот пост став лоббистом судостроительной компании.

Папп происходит из г. Норвич, штат Коннектикут. Он женат на Линде Капрал из Ист-Лим, штат Коннектикут. У них есть трое детей, три внучки и два внука.

Награды и знаки отличия
30 июля 2005 года Папп был введён в зал Почёта офицеров резерва ассоциации минитменов в знак признания его службы нации в поддержку резервистов Береговой охраны. В 1998 году Национальное морское историческое общество наградило его медалью «За выдающуюся службу обществу» за службу Паппа командиром катера Береговой охраны «Eagle». В 2005 году Паппу была вручена награда «Native Sons Award» от его родного города Норвич, штат Коннектикут.

Папп удостоился почётной степени 13-го золотого старого моряка, которую может занимать офицер раньше всех квалифицировавшийся на командира катера и накопивший суммарно десять лет стажа в море. 6 мая 2010 года на церемонии в Военно-морской верфи Вашингтона Папп получил награду Военно-морского колледжа «Выпускник, проявивший выдающееся лидерство». В интервью для первой полосы журнала Military Officer выпуска от февраля 2012 года Папп обрисовал свои планы по сокращению бюджета Береговой охраны. В 2013 году адмирал Папп получил награду Дуайта Эйзенхауэра.

Примечания

Ссылки

Береговая охрана США
Выпускники Норвичской свободной академии
Выпускники военной академии береговой охраны США
Выпускники Военно-морского колледжа (США)
Выпускники Университета Салве Регина

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Indiana took a huge leap to encourage independence for disabled adults when InvestABLE Indiana was opened to the public on July 28, 2017. This state program makes it possible to set aside funds for disabled Hoosiers without jeopardizing their eligibility for government benefits.
In the past, disabled individuals had limited means to accumulate resources/funds to help with their quality of life and care. Many rely on public benefits like SSI (Supplemental Security Income – a form of Social Security disability) and Medicaid for financial support and healthcare. The 2018 maximum monthly SSI benefit in Indiana is $750. This rarely covers all necessary care, programming, and expenses.
SSI has a strict means test that cuts benefits dollar-for-dollar if income or assets exceed allowable maximums. SSI can classify housing, food, and child support as income, even when no cash is received. Liquid assets above $2,000 must be spent down, so personal injury settlements, medical malpractice recoveries, inheritances, and/or monetary gifts often cause ineligibility.
To address this problem, in 1993, Congress enacted legislation that allowed persons with disabilities to preserve Medicaid and SSI eligibility through Special Needs Trusts (SNT), and third-party or pooled trusts, such as the Arc Pooled Trust. SNT's could also be created by a court to protect assets for individuals with disabilities. In cases where an individual received an inheritance or personal injury settlement, a court could authorize the creation of an SNT to preserve the disabled person's eligibility. However, SNTs are expensive to establish and manage, putting them out of reach for a large number of families.
Encourage and assist individuals and families to save private funds to support the disabled in order to foster independence and quality of life.
Allow private funding of "qualified disability expenses" to supplement – not supplant – SSI benefits.
The ABLE Act allows eligible individuals and their families to establish 529A accounts (also called "ABLE Accounts") that do not affect eligibility for SSI, Medicaid, and other public benefits. To open a 529A account, a Hoosier of any age must have been diagnosed with a disability before age 26, and be currently eligible for Social Security disability benefits.
Funds in the account may be spent on any "qualified disability expense." Broadly defined in the law, this can include: education, housing, transportation, employment training and support, assistive technology, personal support services, health care expenses, financial management and administrative services, and other expenses which help improve health, independence, and/or quality of life.
The ABLE Act allows $14,000 in total annual contributions from all sources. An ABLE Account can accumulate as much as $100,000. The contribution and maximum account number are adjustable for inflation. The tax advantages are only allowed for the account owner (the individual with disabilities). Contributions to an ABLE Account are not federally tax deductible.
When the disabled individual dies, a State may file a claim to remaining funds equal to the amount spent on the individual by the state Medicaid program (Medicaid-Pay-Back) after creation of that ABLE account. The pay-back amount excludes amounts paid by the individual as premiums to a Medicaid buy-in program.
Each individual and family will need to project possible future needs and costs over time, and to assess their risk tolerance for possible future investment strategies to grow their savings. Unlike SNTs or Pooled Income Trusts, ABLE accounts provide more choice and control for the individual and the family. The cost of establishing an account will likely be considerably less than an SNT or a Pooled Income Trust. ABLE accounts can be used in combination with SNT's and pooled trusts.


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Have you ever thought that your doctor may be wrong? Medical Misdiagnosis never crosses most people's minds. Doctors are seen as perfectly skilled and widely educated professionals that make no mistakes. But they do – more often than you think.
Luckily, if you were misdiagnosed, you can get compensation. The NHS paid out £194 million to 1,302 patients in 2014 and a tenth of all payouts were given after doctors misdiagnosed cancer.
There are three basic categories of claims:
Claims for total misdiagnosis
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With this in mind, at WIN Wales we've revealed the top five most common medical misdiagnosis conditions in the UK.
Top Five Most Common Medical Misdiagnosis Conditions
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How to make a sports injury claim
How do I know if I qualify for a claim?
Sports injury claims do have a criteria framework just like other injury claims. A sports injury claim may pertain to an injury incurred while participating in a specific sport. It's also there to make provision for sport spectators on the side as accidents and injuries do occur to innocent bystanders too. In order to qualify, the injury must have been sustained in adverse conditions, for example, an intentional harm from a third party that results in prolonged pain.
Causes of sports injuries
It's important to know the grounds for sports injuries because they are diverse and varied.… Read more
How Much Can I Claim for a Head Injury?
A head injury can be minor like open wounds and bumps that can be treated using easy procedures. In other instances, head injuries may include brain damage, which could mean loss of memory, cognitive impairments and behavioural changes that can significantly impact on one's living.
If you sustained head injuries after an accident, you will at some point consider what you should receive as compensation from the fault party. Voluntary settlement is more efficient and helps to save time for both parties because litigation comes with many costs and could take longer than expected. Calculating the amount of compensation for head injury may be daunting to some people, but with guidelines as shown below you are able to get to an approximate amount that is fair to both parties.… Read more
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Lawyers call for NHS compensation claims shake-up
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has called for change of attitudes in the NHS in relation to compensation claims for the health service's medical blunders. Lawyers at APIL have argued that major savings could be made to the NHS if it were to cut out needless injuries and adopt a professional and efficient approach to dealing with claims when things do go wrong.
APIL's vice-president, Neil Sugarman, has said 'The main problem here is that the NHS has all the facts of the case at its fingertips but often fails to admit it is liable for the injury, so the injured person spends years trying to prove there was negligence, running up costs all the time, only for liability finally to be admitted at the eleventh hour.… Read more
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Schools pay £1.5m in injury compensation cases
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Beach slip leads to £13,500 injury compensation
A lady who slipped and fell down a set of steps whilst visiting a beach with her family has successfully claimed £13,500 in injury compensation.
She broke her elbow, requiring surgical insertion of metalwork. The compensation claim covered both the injury suffered, and the financial losses incurred by the lady's husband having to spend time caring for her.… Read more
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Local council pays out £6,000 in accident compensation to 84 year old
An 84 year old pensioner who fell due to a missing drain cover, suffering a large cut and bruising to his face, as well as a shoulder injury, has been awarded £6000 in injury compensation from his local council.
He has been left with a large scar on his face and continues to need physiotherapy at Hospital to help him with his injuries.
His Personal Injury Solicitor explained the basis of the case: "The council showed negligence and a breach of statutory duty in failing to maintain the highway in accordance with the Highways Act 1980."
"The council initially tried to deny responsibility for this accident, and argued that it hadn't been reported prior to the accident.… Read more
Lorry driver fractures arm while uploading goods – receives injury compensation
A lorry driver has successfully pursued an injury compensation claim after he fractured his arm, falling off the vehicle he was unloading.
As he lost his balance, the man reached out and fell on his outstretched hand. He immediately felt severe pain in his arm and was rushed to A&E where he was diagnosed with a fracture.
He was in plaster for six weeks, in which time he was unable to work and unable to complete regular household chores.
Following his injury, the driver contacted a personal injury specialist and was awarded full compensation after his employer admitted liability.… Read more


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Conservative MPs call for inquiry as veterans, families seek acknowledgement in malaria drug lawsuit
By Rebecca Lindell Global News
Updated June 20, 2019 6:31 am
1:42 Veteran speaks about his experience with mefloquine
WATCH: Veteran speaks about his experience with mefloquine – Jun 20, 2019
A growing group of veterans and their family members are hoping legal action will bring answers and an acknowledgement that an anti-malarial drug used by the Canadian Forces left them with life-altering, long-term side effects.
"I wanted somebody to be accountable. I wanted somebody to acknowledge that maybe things weren't done right," Sherri Elms told Global News.
Elms is one of eight people who filed three lawsuits against the federal government this spring over the military's use of mefloquine, alleging the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) administered the drug in a negligent manner, leaving them with long-term health issues. The number of claimants is expected to grow exponentially in the next few months, according to Paul Miller, one of the lawyers representing the claimants. The government has yet to file a defence to the lawsuits.
Meanwhile, some Conservative MPs are calling for an independent inquiry into the drug's military use in a dissenting opinion to a veterans affairs committee report tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
READ MORE: Mefloquine lawsuits against federal government filed in court for military use of drug
Mefloquine is an anti-malarial drug used by the CAF since 1992 in deployments including Somalia, Congo, Rwanda and Afghanistan.
The manufacturer currently warns there could be negative mental and nervous system side effects including anxiety, depression, hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, restlessness, confusion, unusual behaviour, dizziness, vertigo, loss of balance, tinnitus, seizures and insomnia.
It also reads that some of the mental side effects can last months or years.
Troops first took mefloquine in Somalia
Elms' husband, Capt. Brad Elms, first took mefloquine in 1992 in Somalia, before the drug was licensed. In the years that followed, he was diagnosed with tinnitus and suffered from memory loss, anxiety and depression before he died by suicide in 2014.
"Things just got more and more difficult," Elms recalled. "He couldn't remember anything, couldn't hear anything. He was frustrated with his mood and why couldn't he enjoy life.
"He couldn't fix it."
Sherri Elms/Handout.	 Sherri Elms/Handout
Capt. Elms is one of the soldiers named in a set of lawsuits on the military's use of mefloquine.
Elms started researching mefloquine after Brad died. A pharmacist by trade, Elms said she was shocked at what she learned. She said soldiers like Brad were given the unlicensed drug as part of a clinical trial and wouldn't have been able to say no.
"It boggles the mind that one could enroll an entire group of men in a clinical trial and then not do any due diligence, not monitor them, not get informed consent," she said.
While there might be other factors influencing her husband's health issues, Elms said she believes mefloquine — which he also took in Haiti and Afghanistan — played a role.
Capt. Brad Elms served in Somalia, Haiti and Afghanistan where he took the anti-malaria drug mefloquine.	 Sherri Elms/Handout
Approximately 18,000 prescriptions have been written for CAF members, according to the military's surgeon-general. CAF now uses mefloquine as a drug of last resort, with only three prescriptions written in 2018.
Other filed statements of claim allege that side effects of mefloquine have led to employment issues, divorce, familial estrangement, homelessness, criminal activity, suicidal thoughts and suicide.
Mefloquine runs right through the middle: veteran said drug changed his life
Maj. (Ret'd) Christian Glauninger divides his life into two distinct halves — before mefloquine and after.
"You have numbness in your feet, your extremities. You have trouble sleeping. It affects everything in your life," he said.
"You're not the same and what's really upsetting is they kept giving it to us."
Glauninger had already served for decades before he deployed to the Congo in 2003 and was prescribed mefloquine. He said strange things started to happen immediately including nightmares, difficulty sleeping and some anger issues.
He chalked it up to conditions in the Congo, but the symptoms continued when he returned home. Then came the anxiety, tinnitus and hallucinations. Glauninger's wife was diagnosed with cancer at the same time so he figured everything was due to stress.
Maj. (Ret'd) Christian Glauniger hopes to be part of a lawsuit on the military's use of the anti-malarial mefloquine.	 Christian Glauniger/Handout
Then he heard about mefloquine's side effects at a Legion information night. Glauninger started to research the drug and realized the issue went beyond his own experience.
"That's what the lawsuit is all about. It's having them own up to what they've done to us," Glauninger said, who expects his lawsuit to be filed soon.
The disputed evidence on mefloquine's long-term effects
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan wouldn't comment on the matter before the courts but did say: "When it comes to looking after our Canadian Armed Forces members, we take this very seriously and make all the decisions based on the appropriate science and we have a surgeon general who looks at matters like this."
The CAF surgeon general studied mefloquine in 2017 and concluded it is not consistently associated with an excess risk of adverse effects, nor is there evidence for the long-term adverse effects.
Brig.-Gen. Andrew Downes reiterated the position recently at the veterans affairs committee last month.
"Our assessment of the literature is that there remain many unanswered questions around this hypothesis. The evidence supporting it is insufficient and has been challenged by many experts," the surgeon general told parliamentarians, adding the military is focused on helping to treat members' health issues regardless of whether they took mefloquine or not.
Tropical disease specialist Dr. Michael Libman also testified at the committee. He said major retrospective studies comparing soldiers who have taken mefloquine with soldiers who have taken other anti-malarials have not been able to show causality when it comes to long-term side effects.
"Nobody could show in retrospect that the mefloquine did anything worse than other anti-malarials," Libman said. "Either it's not the mefloquine at all or all anti-malarials are the same. Either way you, can't pin it specifically on the mefloquine."
READ MORE: Royal Canadian Legion backs Saskatoon researcher on mission to study mefloquine
Elms said the military's view of the evidence is too narrow.
"There's people that need help and just acknowledge there is something there," she said. "Maybe it's not everything, but there's something significant there."
Other physicians who testified pointed to evidence that mefloquine's effects could be chronic for some people.
"The major problem with this drug is that when given to perfectly healthy individuals, sizeable minorities experience what can be lasting neuropsychiatric adverse effects," said Dr. Remington Nevin, a former American military physician who studies the effects of mefloquine.
Nevin, who has been retained by the law firm representing claimants, said the drug shouldn't be used in military settings because the symptoms are easy to confuse with the stress of deployment. He said the drug doesn't affect everyone, but those who are affected should stop taking it immediately.
Elms is now doing her PhD in medication safety. She said the Department of National Defence should have done a better job monitoring the drug and recording adverse effects.
"We have a brand-new drug, and you're using it in a very difficult situation and you have all kinds of strange things happening. The assumption should not be that there's something wrong with the people," she said.
"The clinical assumption should be maybe there's something going on here and it should have been investigated."
MPs seek recognition of forthcoming American mefloquine study
The House of Commons veterans affairs committee's main report recommends the government recognize the findings of a major forthcoming American scientific study, and if the study supports it, possibly implement a screening program for CAF members who took mefloquine. It also calls on the government to acknowledge the possibility that short-term mefloquine effects could have "indirectly" led to permanent disabilities.
A dissenting report from Conservatives on the committee seeks an independent inquiry.
"Admit to the fact that this is an issue of toxicity. It's an issue where veterans are dealing with troubling issues and to do the proper inquiries into this and make sure we get to the bottom of it," said Conservative Phil McColeman.
The NDP are seeking a study into treatments and a cure for long-term mefloquine effects.
"Acknowledge we don't know everything but there is enough of a trend there that something needs to change," said NDP MP Rachel Blaney.
Elms would welcome future help for veterans, but she also hopes any past wrongs can be righted.
"It would just be nice for someone to admit we didn't do the best that we could have by these men," she said.
WATCH BELOW: Politicians on the military's use of mefloquine
1:09 Politicians on the military's use of mefloquine
Politicians on the military's use of mefloquine – Jun 20, 2019
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Mary Settegast (May 27, 1934 – August 24, 2020) was a contemporary American scholar and author who specialized in the Neolithic Age.

Settegast earned graduate degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University. She received critical praise for her books Plato Prehistorian, Mona Lisa's Moustache, When Zarathustra Spoke, and The Bear, the Bull, and the Child of Light. As their titles indicate, Settegast's first and third books focus on human prehistory; her special interest was on the co-evolution of religion and agriculture. In a different vein, Mona Lisa's Moustache deals with contemporary cultural and intellectual issues. Her fourth and final book, a novel set during the prehistoric period covered in her earlier works, imagines the journey of a hunter-forager child who is taken to live as a slave among the obsidian masters in Çatalhöyük during the time of the emergence of agriculture around the Mediterranean.

Plato Prehistorian

In her book Plato Prehistorian (1986, 2nd edition 1990) Settegast argues Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias are partially reliable sources of oral tradition that contain memories that extend as far back to the Paleolithic cultures of Western Europe and Neolithic Çatalhöyük. As a cautious scholar, she doesn't seek to identify Atlantis as a real place, and questions the existence of the island, but instead identifies the culture on Atlantis described by Plato with Magdalenian culture (17,000 – 12,000 BP) of the Lascaux cave art.

In 1992, a fairly negative review of the book was published in the classics journal Ancient Philosophy. It is pointed out Settegast's book is unusual and that the consensus among classicists is Plato's dialogues about Atlantis don't contain a kernel of historical truth and are fiction. On the other hand, the back-cover of Plato Prehistorian (2nd ed. Lindisfarne Press, 1990) quotes positive reviews by academics, including William Irwin Thompson: "A highly original and completely fascinating look at the shore between myth and history."

Bibliography (books)
Plato Prehistorian: 10,000 to 5000 B.C. in Myth and Archaeology, Cambridge, MA, Rotenberg Press, 1986.
Mona Lisa's Moustache: Making Sense of a Dissolving World, Grand Rapids, MI, Phanes Press, 2001.
When Zarathustra Spoke: The Reformation of Neolithic Culture and Religion, Costa Mesa, CA, Mazda Publishers, 2005.
The Bear, the Bull, and the Child of Light: A Prehistoric Novel, Boulder, CO, Rotenberg Press, 2018.

External links
 A photograph and brief biographical note.
 Author's website.
 Author's biography and summary of her works.

References

American women writers
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Columbia University alumni


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Marsha McLean: A Night of Theater at The MAIN
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Comedy, tragedy, drama — these are just three types of theater productions that are offered right here in our city. No need to "go over the hill." Come visit the city of Santa Clarita's premier arts and entertainment district — Old Town Newhall. There you will discover the ideal destination for theater lovers to see memorable and thought-provoking performances each week.
One location where one can enjoy a night of theater is at The MAIN! Offering a variety of events throughout the year, The MAIN (24266 Main St. in Newhall) is a multi-use arts center that hosts concerts, plays, comedy shows and much more. This month is especially exciting at The MAIN, as a pair of productions are being staged throughout August.
Opening this Friday night, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. is "Painting Churches," by Tina Howe. This play follows Gardner and Fanny Church as the couple moves out of their home in Beacon Hill to a summer cottage on Cape Cod. Their daughter, Margaret, is an artist on the verge of celebrity and hopes that by painting her parents' portrait, she will be able to come to terms with them.
This play was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1984 and was also the basis for the 1994 film "The Portrait," starring Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall. It is funny, sad and heartwarming all at once. "Painting Churches" has performances Aug. 9-11 and Aug. 16-18.
I love going to the theater because of the immersive experience each play and performance delivers. As soon as you walk in and find your seat you are transported to a world where anything is possible and you don't know what will happen next, especially if you are seeing a production for the first time.
One production that is guaranteed to take you on such a journey is called "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind," which is a late-night performance that opens at The MAIN on Friday, Aug. 9 at 10:30 p.m. Breakout troupe The Old Mask Era and its directors Calliope and Denim Weisman put on this show that presents the audience with 30 plays in 60 minutes.
The interactivity of this show, which has been going strong for 30 years and delighting audiences in New York, San Francisco and Chicago, creates a unique audience experience that is never the same from one night to the next. That is because the audience chooses the order in which each two-minute play is performed.
What can you expect to see during a production of "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind?" As the timer counts down, performers will alternate between comic, tragic, political, personal and abstract plays. The 30 chosen are from a larger collection of material to ensure a new show every night. You can be part of this phenomenon at The MAIN Aug. 9, 10 and 17 starting at 10:30 p.m. or join the mid-week show on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
You'll want to be sure to get to The MAIN when doors open for any show you attend so you will be sure to obtain a seat for you and your friends. The intimate nature of the space means that there is no such thing as a bad seat in the house.
Whether you are an avid theater lover like I am or want to see a show for the first time, visit The MAIN to see a unique blend of performances. You can learn more about shows at The MAIN and purchase tickets by visiting atthemain.org.
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The California drought crisis is one that has seen a significant impact across the board in the United States. While many in the U.S. have been left with the false notion that only those living in California are the ones actually feeling the true crisis, the truth is that those living well outside the borders of the state are going to be dealing with the side-effects of this crisis for decades to come.
Experts have pointed out that it would take five years of torrential rain to actually change what has become a deadlocked problem. That is largely due to the fact that the west is widely supplied by water through the Colorado River, which has been getting overused, and overspent for more than 100 years. This is something that has now become so challenged that water restrictions have been placed throughout California, and now those living along the Colorado River also face significant problems.
Even cities like San Francisco, which is notoriously one of the smallest consumers of water in the state – as far as water goes – are being told to reduce their usage during the California drought crisis. Farmers though say that the $46 billion industry is going to be seriously impacted, and that "enough is enough." The state of California though, as they search for a solution, is being left with a stark realization that there probably is not much that can be done to actually improve the situation as a whole in the short-term.
The answers that need to be sought out are climate and usage related, rather than being related to the overall supply of water that exists. The simple truth at this point is that water is running out – and the Colorado River is being killed. This is something that has been talked about repeatedly, but people don't realize that as the river has been tapped for more than 100 years, and is continuing to get tapped beyond its run – that it is a pace that simply cannot be kept.
Officials continue to call the California drought "extreme and exceptional" and that's saying something for a state that has remained in that classification for more than 4 full years. This means that even if a solution came to be, the problem itself would still persist for another 5-10 years.
Experts also pointed out that to this point, the drought has cost California $2.6 billion in 2015 alone. To put the overuse in perspective though, it should be noted that when water rights to the Colorado River were established, the individuals establishing those figures vastly miscalculated the numbers.
There was significantly less water in the river, and flowing through it annually, due to it being a wetter than usual period. This is the biggest reason why the Colorado River is drying up, and how much the California Drought is pushing it and making it worse. The California drought is something that is going to take years, and year to recover from, and at this point just getting to a "recovery stage" seems like something that might not even be attainable given the current situation.


Just posted a second live video from the band's show opening for Squeeze at Milwaukee Summerfest 2012. Like the earlier Summerfest video for "My Michelle," this version of "All The Married People" was shot by Robb Fischer and Mike Krieger on July 8, 2012. The sound is a line out from the mixing desk, sans any effects or etc.
We can totally see that. This is something you wear around your arm. You don't put it on your #@x*%%!! turntable.


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Q: MongoDB -what's the safest and most efficient way to change from Master-Slave to ReplicaSet? I now have two mongo servers with a Master-Slave configuration (all read-writes are done with the Master, the Slave is just a cold backup) serving a pretty demanding web app.
I want to switch to ReplicaSet of 3 servers - I have these 3 already configured and working (still not connected to the web app).
Just wondering what's the most efficient way (shortest down-time required, and lossless transfer of all data) to transfer all the data from the master/slave to the RS.

A: The simplest way to do this is to follow the instructions here:
http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Upgrading+to+Replica+Sets#UpgradingtoReplicaSets-UpgradingFromReplicaPairsorMaster%2FSlave
The only down time would be to restart mongod with the new option and then run the initiate command.  Once it was up you would then add other secondaries, get them synced up and you would be good to go.  You could step it down and promote one of the new machines if you so wished once they were synced to complete the cutover.
The other option would be to create a new master and then use that to be the primary of your replica set.  To do that fsync and lock the master as if performing a backup (this disables writes, so be careful!):
http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Backups#Backups-WriteLock%2CFsync%2CandBackup
Then, copy the data files from the current master to the replica set primary db (shut it down first) and then start that up as normal.  The secondaries should then be wiped and resynced from scratch from that new primary.
You have to use the master, because slaves have no oplog in a master/slave set up and you want one for the replica set primary to take over as easily as possible.
What testing you need to do to verify the replica set is working for you is up to you, as is  how you manage the cutover of writes from your application.  For zero down time (aside from the fsync and lock, where no writes would be possible), you could temporarily write to both perhaps, then cutover when you are happy.  That would be dependent on your app server being up to handling double the write volume, of course.
The nice thing about this is that you can test it out before you do any actual cutover and see how you fare.

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Win a Ride in the 2017 Hike-A-Thon Helicopter!
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Each year we offer one lucky winner the opportunity to be the fourth passenger in the helicopter that flies around Lake George during the Hike-A-Thon. The winner will be riding with pilot Bruce Mowery, photographer Carl Heilman, and one LGLC staff member.
Watch the event unfold from the air, wave to hundreds of hikers and paddlers, and see the lake and its mountains from the most awesome and inspiring viewpoint–from the Hike-A-Thon helicopter! Complete the entry form below by June 16, 2017 to get a chance to win one seat in the helicopter that will fly around Lake George on July 5, 2017!
Drawing is open to the public and no donation is required to enter. One entry per household please.
Go to https://lakegeorgehikeathon.org/2017drawing/ for the official entry form and complete giveaway rules.


Schulnik Helps Save the Planet…So Should You!
PLANET Magazine has the market on Going Green and global consciousness covered, and they do it with enviable style. Raising awareness through art, architecture, fashion, film, music and design, the publication is an e-Bible for all things Eco, with an insatiable appetite for dynamic culture to boot.
Their most recent campaign, dubbed "EARTH BY," features ten contemporary artists' interpretations of the world through limited-edition prints for sale. 10% of each sale is donated to Charity:Water and 350.org for their conservationist causes, and in choosing to purchase one of these fine works, you have the potential to own your very own Allison Schulnik – who was invited to participate in the project – for $75 – $375.
To view Schulnik's contributed piece, or purchase a print, visit the PLANET website.


I must find a costume that would require this hat. I don't know what I'll be but I don't care. How about "girl wearing crazy pink crown"? Done.
Or maybe I should just wear it everyday.
I love everything in Janine Basil's etsy shop so very, very much.
Maybe I could be a comic book girl with her POW headband….
because I really wanted the blue wig and the star bag, except Andy as Scott Pilgrim would pretty much look like himself, which is no fun for Halloween.
But oh, Janine Basil, I think we should be best friends because your hats are amazing. And if you want to know more about her like I did, there's an interview with Janine Basil here.


It's Neverland – where you never have to grow old.
And yes, it IS a load of SIT.
It's pretty good, plays on some Orwell. Any criticism over it is probably valid. At least their hearts were in the right place….
You are reading Neverland which was posted on Monday, February 13th, 2006 at 4:36 pm by Barry's Imaginary Publisher. This entry is filed under Bizarre, Pop Cult, Visual Arts.
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In 2017, the UNiTE Campaign marked the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence under the overarching theme, "Leave No One Behind: End Violence against Women and Girls"— reflecting the core principle of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
As in previous years, the colour orange was a key theme unifying all activities, and buildings and landmarks will be lit and decorated in orange to bring global attention to the issue of violence against women and girls.
For more information see the action plan.
In 2016, the UNiTE campaign strongly emphasized the need for sustainable financing for efforts to end violence against women and girls towards the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
To bring this issue to the fore, the UN Secretary-General's campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women's call for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2016 was 'Orange the World: Raise Money to End Violence against Women and Girls'. The initiative provided a moment to bring the issue of sustainable financing for initiatives to prevent and end violence against women to global prominence and also presents the opportunity for resource mobilization for the issue.
The year 2015 marked the 20-year anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most progressive road map to gender equality. World leaders met in March at the United Nations 59th Commission on the Status of Women and in September at the 70th General Assembly to take stock of the progress made and commit to take action to close the gaps that are holding women and girls back. This year a new Sustainable Development agenda, which for the first time includes specific targets and indicators on ending violence against women, also replaced the Millennium Development Goals.
For more information see poster and toolkit.
The 2014 theme was "Orange YOUR Neighbourhood." Participants around the globe took the UNiTE campaign to local streets, shops and businesses, organizing "Orange Events" in their own neighbourhoods, reaching out to your neighbours, local stores, food-sellers on the corner of your street, gas stations, local cinemas, barbers, schools, libraries and post offices. Orange lights were projected and orange flags hung on local landmarks and local 'orange marches' were organized on 25 November to raise awareness about violence against women and discuss solutions that would work for specific communities.
For more information about "Orange YOUR Neighbourhood, 2014" see flyer and toolkit.


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When England's King George VI Commissioned the Stalingrad Sword of Honour! (1943)
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President Roosevelt & Prime Minister Churchill Present Joseph Stalin with the Sword of Stalingrad – by Order of King George VI!
Original Chinese Language Article: 见证二战时期英俄友谊的礼仪之器:斯大林格勒之剑
(Translated by Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD)
The Stalingrad Sword of Honour is a gem-encrusted ceremonial sword commissioned by King George VI of England, intended as a symbol of the British people's respect – paying tribute to the defenders of the key Soviet city during the Battle of Stalingrad. During the Tehran Conference on November 29th, 1943, in the presence of President Franklin Roosevelt and the Soviet Honour Guard, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill handed the Sword of Stalingrad to Marshal Joseph Stalin in an afternoon ceremony. The original sword was displayed in the Battle of Stalingrad Museum in Volgograd. During the Cold War it temporarily returned to the UK for at least three exhibitions.
By Order of Joseph Stalin – the Sword Belongs to the People
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