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Darkest Mercy - Discordi armonie (Darkest Mercy) è un romanzo fantasy del 2011 scritto dall'autrice statunitense Melissa Marr.

L'opera è il quinto episodio di una saga bestseller tradotta in ventotto lingue iniziata nel 2007 con Wicked Lovely - Incantevole e pericoloso e proseguita negli anni successivi con Ink Exchange - Sortilegi sulla pelle (2008), Fragile Eternity - Immortale tentazione (2009) e Radiant Shadows - Sublime oscurità (2010). La trama è incentrata su una ragazza comune, Aislinn "Ash" Foy, dotata del potere di vedere le creature fatate e costretta ad interagire con loro; progressivamente la storia della giovane si intreccia con quella del suo amico Seth Morgan, di cui è innamorata, e dell'affascinante Re dell'Estate Keenan.

Darkest Mercy è stato edito negli Stati Uniti per la prima volta dalla HarperCollins il 22 febbraio 2011, mediante l'etichetta Children's Book; in Italia è stato pubblicato a partire dal 28 settembre 2012 nella collana Lain dalla Fazi Editore, la quale in occasione della distribuzione ha aggiunto il sottotitolo Discordi armonie. Dopo la conclusione dell'opera, Melissa Marr ha creato numerosi spin-off della sua saga: tali racconti, disponibili ad oggi solo in inglese, sono incentrati prevalentemente sulle creature che abitano il Mondo Fatato e sui trascorsi dei personaggi di Irial e Niall.

Trama
La trama di Darkest Mercy - Discordi armonie riprende esattamente da dove si era conclusa quella di Radiant Shadows - Sublime oscurità: il Regno Fatato e quello umano sono ora separati e nessuno può attraversare il Velo di confine senza l'aiuto congiunto del nuovo Re delle Ombre Devlin e dell' Alta Sovrana. Sebbene questa divisione sia servita a riportare stabilità nel mondo immortale, le tre Corti di Huntsdale sono allo sbando: con Keenan lontano e nessuno a bilanciare Niall, Bananach ha iniziato a rafforzarsi. Inoltre, durante l'ultimo attacco della Donna Corvo al Rath&Ruins, Irial è stato ridotto in fin di vita mentre Tish - la figlia del segugio Gabriel - è morta. Smessi i panni della Discordia, Bananach ha assunto il titolo di Guerra e ha iniziato la sua campagna militare contro chiunque osi frapporsi tra lei e il trono della Corte Oscura. Nessuno dei sovrani fatati sa come fronteggiarla: per porre rimedio a una simile minaccia Keenan ha abbandonato momentaneamente i suoi sudditi alla ricerca di alleati tra gli spiriti solitari. Come se non bastasse, altre due fosche creature hanno iniziato ad aggirarsi per le strade di Huntsdale, attirati dalla battaglia imminente e dalla scomparsa di Irial: si tratta di Far Dorcha e di sua sorella Ankou, le incarnazioni della Morte.

Nel frattempo Seth, ancora bloccato nel Regno Fatato, chiede a Lasair di poter raggiungere le persone a lui care ora che l'Alta Regina ha ritrovato il proprio equilibrio. Lasair, tuttavia, mette in guardia il figlio: senza l'Alta Corte a bilanciarlo e sapendo che Seth aveva previsto il ferimento di Irial in una delle sue visioni, Niall avrebbe potuto fargli del male. Con l'aiuto di Devlin la Fata dell'Ordine riesce ad attraversare il Velo, in tempo per salvare Keenan da un nuovo attacco della Donna Corvo. Scacciata quest'ultima, almeno momentaneamente, Seth invita Keenan a raggiungere Aislinn e a prendere una decisione definitiva tra lei e Donia. Pur non fidandosi in pieno del veggente, il Re dell'Estate segue il suo consiglio. Arrivato al cospetto di Ash e all'ennesimo rifiuto della giovane di divenire realmente la sua regina, Keenan decide di dare un taglio definitivo al triangolo in cui si trova coinvolto, diviso tra amore e dovere: con un bacio dona ad Aislinn il proprio potere di Sovrano dell'Estate. Essendo figlio di due Corti egli ne ha sempre avuto la facoltà, ma il senso del dovere verso le proprie creature gli aveva impedito fino a quel momento di considerare una simile decisione. Con i poteri ricevuti ora Aislinn è la sola Regina dell'Estate senza più vincoli verso Keenan mentre quest'ultimo, divenuto un essere dell'Inverno, è libero di seguire la persona di cui è sinceramente innamorato: Donia.

Nel frattempo il Re Oscuro si è rivoltato contro i suoi stessi sudditi, incapace di sopportare la perdita di Irial. Giunto alla Corte del Buio, Seth la trova sprofondata nel caos più totale: prima ancora di poter avvicinare Niall, la Fata delle Tenebre lo accusa di aver cospirato contro la Corte Oscura e di non aver salvato Irial, rinchiudendolo in una gabbia; solo l'aiuto di Keenan salva la Fata dell'Ordine. Dal tono usato da Niall nel loro scambio di battute la nuova Fata dell'Inverno intuisce come Irial non sia morto del tutto, ma abbia trasferito la propria coscienza nel corpo dell'amante. In un attimo, però, l'intero magazzino è invaso da Bananach e dai suo alleati. La Donna Corvo, dichiaratasi Regina del Buio, inizia a fare strage dei presenti; Ash e Donia si uniscono allo scontro che pende, però, in favore della Guerra. Seth, ancora prigioniero, si proclama Sovrano dell'Ordine in un ultimo disperato tentativo di aiutare i suoi amici: spera così di poter bilanciare Niall e restituirgli la salute mentale; in tal modo, la lotta inizia a volgere in favore delle Corti di Huntsdale.

Seppur con molte perdite e grazie all'intervento degli spiriti solitari reclutati da Keenan, Bananach viene abbattuta. Per salvare Donia, Keenan stringe un accordo con Far Dorcha: la sua essenza fatata in cambio della vita della regina. Keenan diviene quindi mortale mentre Seth, liberato, può finalmente chiarirsi con Niall. L'intervento di Far Dorcha rimuove dal corpo del Re del Buio lo spirito di Irial il quale, per aver ingannato la Morte stessa, è promosso a nuova Discordia; questo sviluppo sorprende sia Niall sia Irial ma Seth ammette che, tra tutti gli scenari possibili, la momentanea morte di Irial era l'unica soluzione per assicurare a tutti un lieto fine: Bananach sconfitta, Keenan con Donia, Irial e Niall felici al fianco di Leslie e Aislinn finalmente libera di amare chi vuole. Un anno dopo Keenan, ancora mortale, è pronto a sottoporsi alla prova che un tempo aveva causato tanto dolore a Donia, alle Ragazze dell'Estate e alla stessa Ash: giurando di servire Donia fino alla fine dei suoi giorni e di accettare in sé il gelo dell'Inverno, Keenan torna ad essere una creatura fatata, sposo di Donia e Re dell'Inverno.

Personaggi

Personaggi principali
Aislinn "Ash" Foy è la protagonista dell'opera. Dotata della seconda vista, Ash è cresciuta insieme alla nonna senza sapere chi fosse suo padre. L'essere capace di vedere il vero volto delle fate le ha insegnato a tenere sotto controllo le proprie emozioni, pur di non attirare il loro interesse. Di natura leale, indipendente e amorevole, sa essere anche volatile e pericolosa dopo la sua trasformazione in Sovrana dell'Estate. Il suo percorso di formazione è stato uno dei più duri, ma Ash è riuscita a reinventarsi fino a superare gli orrori del proprio passato (tra cui la perdita in circostanze misteriose della madre) e diventare una regina sicura di sé e del proprio potere. Ha una relazione con Seth.
Keenan è il Re dell'Estate. Figlio della Regina dell'Inverno Beira e del defunto Miach, ha reso la cura della sua Corte l'unico scopo della propria esistenza, anche se per far questo ha dovuto sacrificare innumerevoli ragazze in attesa dell'unica in grado di spezzare la maledizione di Irial. Viene descritto nei libri come incredibilmente affascinante, dall'abbronzatura eterna e con i capelli color del Sole. S'ingelosisce facilmente, soprattutto nei riguardi di Ash e Donia, con la quale ha una relazione che oscilla tra la passione ed il gelo a causa dell'appartenenza a Corti diverse.
Seth Morgan è il migliore amico e fidanzato di Ash, un artista solitario che vive in un vecchio deposito di treni. Ha trasformato uno dei vagoni in una vera casa, dove abita insieme al suo serpente domestico. Di natura calma e riflessiva, tiene molto ad Ash e a Niall, che considera praticamente un fratello. Le sue doti artistiche e la capacità di relazionarsi con creature tanto diverse attireranno nel terzo libro l'attenzione di Lasair. L' Alta Sovrana deciderà in seguito di adottare Seth e trasformarlo nel suo erede designato, ruolo che conferirà al ragazzo non solo capacità precognitive ma anche il potere di plasmare la realtà a proprio piacimento. Seth ama Lasair come la madre che non ha mai avuto e ha promesso di trascorrere con lei nel Regno Fatato un mese ogni anno, periodo che si traduce in sei mesi per i mortali.
Bananach / Donna Corvo: incarnazione prima della Discordia e poi della Guerra. Insieme alla gemella Lasair, Bananach è stata la prima creatura fatata e, secondo la leggenda, il suo decesso avrebbe causato l'estinzione di tutti gli esseri immortali. L'unione dei poteri di Bananach e Lasair generò Devlin che doveva fungere da ponte tra le due, mantenendone l'equilibrio; tuttavia nessuna di loro considerò mai il nuovo essere un figlio, bensì iniziarono a chiamarlo fratello. Come Lasair, anche Bananach possiede poteri precognitivi ed un' incredibile forza: lunghe piume nere ne costituiscono la chioma, le sue mani terminano con artigli rapaci ed una luce folle le illumina lo sguardo, in cui pare sia possibile vedere la volta stellata di un cielo invernale. Bananach non nutre lealtà per alcuna Corte: il suo unico scopo è generare il caos. Fu lei a suggerire a Beira, la madre di Keenan, di eliminare Miach e mettere in moto gli eventi che hanno portato ai fatti narrati in Wicked Lovely - Incantevole e pericoloso.

Personaggi secondari

Niall: attuale Re del Buio ed ex-Gancanagh, Niall ha servito per lunghi anni come consigliere Miach, il padre di Keenan. Secoli prima ha conosciuto Irial, ignorando di avere di fronte il Re del Buio e ha intrapreso con lui una relazione. La scoperta di come Irial avesse taciuto la verità sulla natura di Niall, ovvero la capacità del Gancanagh di provocare assuefazione e morte negli umani grazie alla droga secreta dalla sua pelle, ha spinto la fata a lasciare l'antico amante; messo di fronte alla decisione di uccidere i mortali a lui legati o di essere torturato, Niall ha scelto la seconda opzione e la cicatrice che gli deturpa il viso fu causata quel giorno. Nel corso dei decenni i due amanti si sono riavvicinati, cosa che ha portato Irial a scegliere Niall come nuovo Re del Buio; aver accettato il trono gli ha permesso di controllare gli aspetti negativi della sua natura. Di carattere inflessibile e saggio, Niall sa provare sincera compassione per i mortali; tuttavia sa essere anche spietato nel suo ruolo di Sovrano Oscuro. Prova affetto sincero per Seth ed è legato sentimentalmente sia ad Irial sia a Leslie, la Ragazza del Buio. I tre vivono una relazione poliamorosa.
Irial "Iri": ex-Gancanagh, ex-Re del Buio e nuova Discordia, nove secoli prima maledisse Keenan su ordine di Beira. Irial sa essere arrogante e manipolatore anche con coloro che considera degli amici come Niall e Miach, ma non c'è reale desiderio di uccidere in lui, bensì esclusivamente la voglia di scatenare il caos; Leslie lo descrive come pienamente consapevole del fascino che sa esercitare su tutti coloro che lo circondano, potere di cui Irial fa ampiamente uso per il bene della propria Corte. In realtà Iri detesta essere il Re del Buio; ciononostante ha sempre rifiutato di cedere il trono a qualcuno che non ritenesse degno. Irial ama i bei vestiti e gli oggetti costosi, facendo passare le sue ali come un lungo mantello. Durante la sua esistenza ha ammesso di aver amato veramente solo tre creature: Thelma, Niall e Leslie. Divenuto la Discordia, si è trasferito in una vecchia casa vittoriana che ora divide con il nuovo Re Oscuro e con la Ragazza del Buio.
Donia: la nuova Regina dell'Inverno. Donia è nata intorno agli anni '50 e a sedici anni ha attirato l'attenzione di Keenan, deciso a sottoporla alla prova per divenire sovrana dell'Estate. Sebbene in un primo momento lo abbia respinto in malomodo, i due hanno finito con l'innamorarsi. Questo ha spinto Donia a rifiutare la trasformazione in Ragazza dell'Estate e a sottoporsi alla prova dello scettro, pur di restare con lui. Divenuta la nuova Ragazza dell'Inverno, ha trascorso i successivi cinquant'anni tra le grinfie di Beira, mettendo in guardia la nuova candidata scelta da Keenan contro la sorte che l'avrebbe attesa se non fosse stata la ragazza giusta. Donia non è una persona egoista o crudele: nonostante voglia il meglio per la sua Corte, rifiuta di agire a discapito delle altre.
Lasair (nell'edizione originale Sorcha): gemella di Bananach, Lasair rappresenta l'Ordine. Dopo la nascita di Devlin, Lasair creò tutto il Regno Fatato e fin da quel momento lo ha governato come sovrana indiscussa; si nutre di sangue, ma non prova alcuna gioia nell'uccidere. Lasair ama tutte le arti e spesso ha inviato suo fratello nel mondo mortale a rapire artisti umani e non affinché essi potessero continuare a creare indisturbati nel suo palazzo. Prima di conoscere Seth, Lasair era fredda e restia al cambiamento, tuttavia l'aver ceduto parte della propria natura immortale al "figlio" le ha permesso di sviluppare un forte istinto materno ed un atteggiamento più umano. Questo ha anche portato ad un passo dalla distruzione del Regno Fatato, poiché là tutto può esistere soltanto se voluto da Lasair e l'unica cosa ad occupare la mente della Sovrana era la preoccupazione per il figlio lontano. Il tutto si è risolto con la creazione del Regno delle Ombre ad opera di Devlin, il quale è succeduto a Bananach nel dare un nuovo equilibrio a Lasair.
Leslie: soprannominata "Ragazza del Buio", è la compagna di Irial e Niall. Leslie non è più del tutto mortale, ma ancora non sa in cosa si sta tramutando. Ha la stessa età di Ash ed è stata sua compagna di scuola. Leslie viene da una situazione familiare molto complicata: la madre ha abbandonato il marito e i due figli quando lei era ancora molto piccola e, per questo, il padre si è dato all'alcool. La ragazza è stata quindi costretta e trovare lavoro come cameriera al Verlain ma spesso Ren, suo fratello maggiore, le rubava il denaro guadagnato per spenderlo in droghe, arrivando addirittura a vendere la sorella ai propri spacciatori pur di saldare i debiti contratti, evento che ha spinto Leslie sul baratro della depressione. La sua capacità di resistere alle "tenebre" le ha permesso di sopravvivere allo "scambio d'inchiostro" con Irial, tuttavia gli abusi subiti l'hanno resa cinica e diffidente verso gli uomini, nonostante sia rimasta una persona molto dolce nell'animo. Dopo i fatti narrati in Ink Exchange - Sortilegi sulla pelle, Leslie ha scelto momentaneamente di allontanarsi da Huntsdale per frequentare l'università; con il trascorrere dei mesi lei, Niall e Irial si sono riavvicinati e, dopo aver ottenuto la laurea, la ragazza ha deciso di tornare a vivere con loro.

Seguiti e spin-off
Il 12 febbraio 2022, esattamente dieci anni dopo la pubblicazione del quinto capitolo, è prevista l'uscita di Dark Sun, seguito della saga che riprenderà da dove le vicende di Darkest Mercy - Discordi armonie si erano interrotte.

L'autrice si è occupata anche di alcuni spin-off, storie di contorno con personaggi secondari come protagonisti. Nell'ordine sono stati pubblicati:
 Dopo i fatti narrati in Ink Exchange - Sortilegi sulla pelle, Leslie ha abbandonato Huntsdale, decisa a rifarsi una vita lontana dalle fate: sa che Irial e Niall veglieranno sempre su di lei, ma la giovane vuole trovare la propria strada. Il passato, però, non intende lasciarla andare e un ritorno inaspettato rischierà di distruggere tutto ciò per cui Leslie sta lottando.
 Rika, che precedentemente era stata Ragazza dell'Inverno, si è lasciata alle spalle Keenan e le lotte tra le Corti per godere della solitudine del deserto. L'incontro con Jacey, però, la porta a riconsiderare tale decisione. A questa graphic novel fanno seguito il Volume II: Challenge uscito nello stesso anno ed il Volume III: Resolve del 2011.
 L'opera è una raccolta di storie brevi; Love Hurts, in particolare, mostra cosa è accaduto a Leslie, Irial e Niall dopo la fine della saga, ponendo le basi per il prequel Cold Iron Heart.
 Thelma è una giovane creatrice di gioielli che ha attirato le attenzioni di Keenan; l'intervento di Irial la salva dal diventare una Ragazza dell'Estate, ma non dal rimanere invischiata nei piani del Re del Buio. L'opera è il prequel di Wicked Lovely - Incantevole e pericoloso.
 Dopo i fatti narrati in Darkest Mercy - Discordi armonie Siobhan, promossa da Ragazza dell'Estate a consigliere di Aislinn, deve aiutare la sua regina a fare i conti con una verità sconvolgente.
 Viene svelata la storia di Moira Foy, madre di Aislinn, e dei fatti avvenuti l'anno prima della sua morte.

Accoglienza

Mentre il romanzo precedente, Radiant Shadows - Sublime oscurità, aveva ricevuto un'accoglienza tiepida, Darkest Mercy - Discordi armonie ha avuto fin da subito un notevole successo tanto in patria quanto a livello internazionale. Kelly Brennan di Romantic Times assegna all'opera quattro stelle e mezzo su cinque, affermando che «è difficile poter descrivere la conclusione di una saga così stupefacente. I lettori rideranno, si commuoveranno, e infine sentiranno un po' di tristezza sapendo che la storia è giunta alla propria conclusione»; Brennan sottolinea inoltre le ottime capacità narrative dell'autrice e il fatto che sia riuscita a dare vita a un finale «scioccante e stupefacente al tempo stesso». La redazione di Kirkus, pur non esprimendo un giudizio negativo, sottolinea invece il fatto che in quanto a costruzione psicologica «i personaggi rimangono sostanzialmente gli stessi dei precedenti capitoli della saga», e data la preponderante presenza del fantasy il romanzo finisce per essere «consigliabile solo agli appassionati».

A livello contenutistico, Karen Springer di Publisher Weekly loda l'accattivante unione tra genere fantasy e situazioni di vita vissuta: l'esperienza e le conseguenze dello stupro di Leslie presenti in Ink Exchange - Sortilegi sulla pelle e riprese in Darkest Mercy - Discordi armonie sono infatti liberamente ispirate ad una duplice violenza che la Marr aveva subito da adolescente. In un'altra occasione la redazione del medesimo sito ha avuto inoltre modo di lodare il fatto che il sesso non sia visto come un argomento tabù e ogni sua sfaccettatura venga affrontata senza troppi perbenismi e censure, tanto da affermare che: «Per la prima volta la scrittrice Melissa Marr dà al già conosciuto genere della fiaba una fresca aura di fascino, grazie a una coppia di protagonisti azzeccata, a una trama molto coinvolgente e a un'ampia dose di tensione sessuale». Analogamente il sito The Books Smugglers sottolinea come l'intera saga dia voce e attenzione a coloro che si sentono e si comportano in maniera fuori dagli schemi, attirando talvolta per questo ostilità e sentimenti di sospetto nei propri riguardi.

In Italia, il Corriere della sera descrive Melissa Marr come «La regina dell'Urban Fantasy», apri-pista per un genere che vada oltre l'Harry Potter di J. K. Rowling; intervistata, la stessa Marr afferma che a suo avviso il successo riscontrato nei lettori sia da addurre a una «ricetta» ben precisa: «bei personaggi, descrizione vivida degli ambienti, possibilità di identificarsi. Fantasy significa soltanto che le regole sono diverse». Il quotidiano pone inoltre l'accento sulle minuziose ricerche storiche e folcloristiche presenti all'interno dell'opera, caratteristica sottolineata anche dall'autrice, secondo la quale i suoi romanzi «sono pieni di dettagli che il lettore in un primo momento non percepisce [...]: riferimenti letterari, religiosi, scientifici. Ogni dettaglio è scelto di proposito, niente è casuale» e arrivando a confrontare la saga di Wicked Lovely - Incantevole e pericoloso ad Alterra - L'alleanza dei tre re del francese Maxime Chattam e Il Signore degli Anelli del britannico Tolkien.

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A Philadelphia nonprofit wants to open the first drug injection site in the US to combat the opioid crisis. Is it against federal law?
Doug Stanglin
The U.S. attorney in Philadelphia and a high-powered nonprofit are embroiled in a legal battle over the organization's plans to open a supervised drug injection site to try to rein in the city's raging opioid crisis.
U.S. Attorney William McSwain said Wednesday that his decision to challenge the effort by the group Safehouse to open the first-in the-nation drug injection site was a matter of following federal law.
"Normalizing the use of deadly drugs like heroin and fentanyl is not the answer to solving the epidemic," McSwain said.
The issue is especially critical for Philadelphia, which has the highest opioid death rate of any large U.S. city with more than 1,000 deaths per year – nearly four times its homicide rate.
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley has called the opioid crisis "the largest public health crisis this city has seen in a century."
In its response to the federal effort to block the center, Safehouse argued in court papers filed Wednesday that it would not be providing illicit drugs to its clients but instead would provide sterile equipment, counseling and access to medical care.
"This intervention will not solve the opioid crisis, but it will provide a critical life raft," Safehouse told the court. It notes that in more than 30 years, not a single fatal overdose has been reported at any of the 120 similar sites that operate openly worldwide.
For its part, the federal prosecutors argue that Safehouse's conduct is prohibited by federal law, and that "it does not matter that Safehouse claims good intentions in fighting the opioid epidemic."
Safehouse, whose board includes such heavy hitters as former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, is trying to raise almost $2 million to open the injection site this spring in an open-air drug buying area north of downtown.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says the aim was to provide aid at the center for people who face serious medical problems because of their drug use.
"We are not going to prosecute people who are trying to stop people from dying," Krasner said after McSwain's announcement. "We had 1,200 people die last year. I think it is inexcusable to play politics with their lives."
Safehouse says its staff will include medically trained professionals, social workers, case managers and certified specialists in recovery techniques.
The staff will be trained in CPR and the administration of Naloxone, a medication designed to rapidly reverse opiod overdose, it said.
Safehouse plans to push ahead with its plans, despite the federal opposition, Rendell said.
"There's no harm that comes from a facility like this, and if we save even on the low side, 25 lives . . . isn't that worth it?" Rendell told The Washington Post. "The federal and state and city governments aren't giving us any money. Where's the harm?"
Rendell said last month Safehouse has been offered a building in the drug-infested Kensington area for $1 by a prominent developer whose son recently died from an ovedose,The Philadelphia Tribune reported.

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As the newsroom knows since it's a frequent Henry Blodget directive, its mission should never be for Business Insider to be the biggest business news source. It's to be the best – to our readers.
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To illustrate this, here are some stories from last month that both performed well (many readers, viewers, and shares) and made an impact:
A campaign-defining interview with John Kasich. (We asked him about the Wells Fargo scandal and got results: The next day, the Ohio Governor took action); A thorough exploration of the future of conservative media after Trump; A scoop on a bizarre Trump campaign ad geared toward Indian Americans; A deeply researched look at what it's like to work at one of the most secretive companies in tech (Snap Inc); A scoop about Amazon's plans to expand into brick and mortar: an internal document reveals the company will open 20 grocery stores next year and has considered building up to 2,000 over the next decade; An exclusive revelation about Uber's plan to launch a freight service; A behind-the-scenes look at the use of transcendental meditation as practiced by Ray Dalio of Bridgewater.
All this great storytelling yielded results. BI US last month experienced its highest traffic ever: 82 million unique visitors, per Google Analytics. (This traditional audience barometer complements our recent calculation about our reach across all platforms.) Across all Business Insider international sites and INSIDER, our lifestyle property, we reached 113 million UVs, also a record.
Business Insider Inc. global audience growth, 2013-2016
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Video views, an increasingly important metric of our success, also hit a new record: 2.2 billion across all sites and platforms.
Stories like the above also tend to get shared. As a result, our engagement with readers and viewers continues to also grow. Last month:
Business Insider brands had more than 44 million Facebook followers and received more than 30 million likes, comments, and shares; Business Insider's LINE following grew 34% in October, to nearly half a million users in just two months; Business Insider posted a video about an amazing smart crib that got 19 million views on Facebook and was shared 255,000 times; All Business Insider properties, including INSIDER, had 2.2 billion video views across all platforms.
While we're proud of the success of our newsroom and social team, Business Insider as a company continues to fire on all cylinders.
We're evaluating early results from our subscription and adblock test, which so far look promising; our UK site just turned 2, and we will soon be announcing more international sites; and our e-commerce team is ramping up for what they expect will be their biggest holiday season yet. October also saw the launch of Markets Insider, a real-time markets data site published in collaboration with an Axel Springer sister company.
On the business side, BI Studios continues to roll out beautifully executed digital storytelling, including this Cartier page on the history of the brand's NYC "Mansion" headquarters. Also, our SVP of Sales, Sheila Buckley, was one of only three recipients of the prestigious ad:Tech Industry Achievement Award.
Lastly, with IGNITION, our highly anticipated yearly conference, around the corner, the team has locked a stellar team of speakers, including: Randall L. Stephenson, Chairman & CEO of AT&T; Nathan Blecharczyk, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Airbnb; Jeff Bewkes, Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Inc.; Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO of Thrive Global; James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox; Sir Martin Sorrell, Chief Executive of WPP; Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia, Inc.; and Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey, Co-founders of WeWork.
Thanks to the entire team for making all this possible. We look forward to ending the year on a strong note.
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I led the project, coordinating with stakeholders to integrate varies permissions and resources from a prior database. I was also responsible for the site UI and graphic design. The site can also host Tin Can API modules, letting it function as an LMS for learners both inside and outside the institution. This was a key component of the project, allowing development resources to be made available to preceptors and adjunct professors.


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« 5 Books About World War II – Recommended by Matthew Rozell
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Trails in the Sky.
December 15, 2018 by Matthew Rozell
I'm at the keyboard this morning thinking of a friend who came into my life only twenty years ago, and who left it a week ago, at the age of 97.
Earl Montgomery Morrow was exactly 50 years older than me, so I can't say I knew him as well as some, but I knew him on a level enough to realize what his life represented, and what we all lost last Saturday. He called me up, you see, in the summer of 1998. I had been interviewed for the local newspaper in which I explained the project that I had created at the high school where I worked to interview the veterans of World War II, and put the students in touch with their stories.
He said, "I just had to call you and ask—why are you doing this? Why are you interested in our stories?" And that was the start of many visits to the high school where I was teaching.
Earl Morrow in the author's classroom, May 2011. Credit: Robert H. Miller
I gravitated towards our World War II veterans in those years. He was only the second B-17 pilot that I had ever known. Later I would meet other crew members around his dining room table.
Twenty years after our first meeting, in retrospect, he gives me hope for the youth of our nation. He had his own flaws and failures, I am sure—he was flunking out of college when the war came—but he had the determination of a stubborn young man to know what felt wrong, and do what felt right. So against his parents' wishes—he told his father he wasn't going back to school—he set off for war at the age of 20. He got into the fledgling Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Corps and proceeded to shoot a cow while on guard duty one night when it would not 'HALT!'. He got serious then, determined not to wash out, but was told by an instructor on his second day at flight school that he would never make it. Earl asked him why, and the instructor told him he was afraid of the airplane. Earl persuaded the instructor to take him up one more time, to make him or break him. They rolled, looped, dove, flew straight up and then straight back down, touched the wheels down on a big truck going down the highway, and buzzed a farmer working below so low that the man threw a hammer at them and it went over the top of the airplane. Two days later he was soloing, never afraid of an airplane again.
After months in the classroom and on the airfield, he graduated into the pilot's seat of a multi-engine B-17 bomber. Flying with his new crew before heading overseas, he had to make an emergency landing in a midwestern state during the dead of night. He came in so low that a light came on in a house right below the plane. He circled around, got the plane down, and they waited for parts to be flown in to repair the hydraulics. The incredulous major tasked with flying the parts in asked who the hell landed that crippled plane on that tiny airstrip at night. After that, his crew respected his ability as a pilot. He was all of 22 years old.
For his first mission overseas, he flew in the co-pilot's seat with a veteran crew with the 457th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force flying out of Glatton, 40 miles north of London. All of his 17 combat missions were over Lower Germany. On this first one, he saw these little puffs of black smoke—exploding flak shells. The war becomes personal when people are shooting back at you. He would have his own airplane, but in those 17 missions, he only flew it three times. The rest of the time it was being put back together from battle damage.
He got grounded once. In his own words, he "tore up two airplanes one morning—wrecked them while taking off", trying to avoid a collision with a command tower. "The night before, someone came in and landed and took a building off its foundation. The colonel said, 'Next time there is an incident, it'll be pilot error, one hundred percent', and sure enough," he recalled, "it was me!" But he took full responsibility for the mishap, at age 23.
At age 23, I had a history degree and was back in school for teaching. At 23, Earl Morrow was nursing his crippled B-17 across the English Channel when German flak barges opened up and knocked out another engine. He gave the order to throw everything they could out into the sea, praying to make it over the Cliffs of Dover and to an emergency airfield on the coast. Clearing the cliffs, another plane was on the runway, but he brought it in on one engine, a true 'wing and a prayer'. His men kissed the ground, and they counted over 100 holes in the fuselage. Earl could not even power the plane off the runway.
Crew photograph. Front row far left-Earl Morrow. Far right-Sam Lisica.
Courtesy Earl Morrow.
They rested for a week, and on the next mission they were served real eggs for breakfast—a sure sign that many of the crews would not be coming back from this target, a heavily defended synthetic oil refinery. German fighter planes swooped in after the bombs were dropped and the group turned to head back to England. Earl gave the order to bail out after mortal 20mm rounds hit the cockpit and the plane was on fire. He crawled back up to the cockpit when he realized that the plane might go into a dive, and forced the controls to keep the plane climbing. As he jumped, the plane exploded. He lost three of his crewmen and friends that day, Nov. 2, 1944.
On the ground, he was captured with the lead navigator for the mission, Jerry Silverman of Long Island, New York. Years later I can hear Silverman chastising Earl with a chuckle, when Earl refused to hand over his pilot's wings to his German captors on the ground. Jerry said that the "big dummy could have gotten us both shot". Earl responded that he felt he had to push back, so the Germans would show them some respect. They relented.
At age 23 at Christmas 1944, Earl and his fellow prisoners of war were trying to survive in the frozen German stalag system. At age 23 at Christmas in 1984, I was trying to figure out how to survive in the classroom, having made it through my student teaching internship. But I would soon hit upon the simple idea, to put kids in touch with the World War II generation, which would go on to create massive ripples in awakening the past. And Earl would be one of my first 'co-pilots' in that endeavor, but he had to survive the war first.
In late January, 1945 as the Red Army closed on Germany in the east and the western Allies were hammering at the West Wall, Hitler himself ordered the mass evacuation of Stalag Luft III to prison camps west of Berlin. Over 100,000 Allied airmen and officers were forced to walk in the most brutal winter conditions of the early 20th century for weeks, dying of dysentery, hunger and exposure and at the hands of guards who killed those no longer able to keep up. Earl himself sat down, disoriented, until a fellow prisoner pummeled him to keep moving. And then Earl was called upon to drag his own disoriented bombardier to his feet; when asked to identify Earl, Sam Lisica said, "I know you! You're the best damn pilot in the world!"
A few months later, liberation came in the form of General Patton's Third Army. Earl liked to tell the story of how he was not as mobile as the rest of the men, due to a knee injury, as they rushed towards the center compound of the sprawling camp. As the German guards in the towers disappeared and a flying wedge of tanks and the command jeep with the general appeared, Earl ducked around a building and came out just as the general passed and snapped off a salute to him, which was returned by Patton. Then the fabled general was gone.
Earl Morrow, Sam Lisica, Jerry Silverman. July 2001.
Credit: Author.
Five decades later, in 1998, I was now an established history teacher. I was sitting around Earl's dining room table with Sam and Jerry, reunited through the efforts of Earl's daughter Jessica to celebrate Earl's 80th birthday here in Hartford, New York, where I now live near that farmhouse where Earl grew up. Earl's wife Jessie puttered in the background putting up with their banter as I drew the stories out of them, listening to them alternate between seriousness and teasing, laughing together at the funny times, expressing sorrow at the loss of crew members and friends, and wonderment at having survived at all. They basked in each other's company, and I basked in their presence. Today I thank God that I had the had the presence of mind to record all that, and later I included Earl and his friends in my books.
Sam died in 2006. Jerry died in 2008. Jessie, Earl's wife, passed in April, 2011. Later, I had Earl back to the high school for Memorial Day ceremonies and veterans' reunions, where I even got to introduce the granddaughter of General George S. Patton to him. That was a highlight for me, and I hope that gave Earl some comfort as he grieved for Jessie and his friends. "I'm the last one", he said. But they also gave me and my students hope and inspiration, and I'm sure their examples, as kids themselves thrust into the most cataclysmic events in the history of the world, encourage us all to take a long look at our own efforts to recognize what feels wrong with the world today, and to step up to do what feels right.
Earl M. Morrow, World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.,
June 2016. Photo: Jessica Morrow Brand.
I was sitting at a book show on Saturday, staring out the window between talking to my readers and telling his story. I checked my phone, and saw that he had passed. I have interviewed hundreds of veterans and Holocaust survivors, and this is the hardest part of my own legacy to the world. A numbness washed over me, but it was replaced by a burning sensation, an all-knowing goodness that enveloped my heart with warmth as I read the words written by his daughter Jessica:
What a wonderful gift I was given to hold his hand when he drew his last breath. He meant everything in the world to me. Somehow, I am quietly comforted knowing he was met by a woman with her arms folded, stomping her foot, with a big smile on her face. Heaven gained another hero today.
Heroes indeed. And I am reminded of the continuity passed on by Earl and his generation in another quote that surfaced just this morning as I sat down to write, from my past readings, this simple one by the musician Paul Stanley:
I am here because of those who came before. And I will go on because of those who come after.
Life goes on. But it is up to us all to remember such a life as the one lived by my friend Earl Morrow.
(Here are the two books I wrote that Earl Morrow appears in. If you wish, you can get them here.)
Vol. II War in the Air 1
Vol. III War in the Air 2
Obituary for Earl Montgomery Morrow
Earl M. Morrow, 97, of Hartford, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Slate Valley Nursing Home in Granville.
Born on June 27, 1921 in West Pawlet, VT, he was the son of the late Robert and Carolyn E.(Adamson) Morrow.
Raised in Hartford, NY, Earl was valedictorian of Hartford Central School Class of 1939.
Earl served in the USAAC as 1st. Lieutenant Air Craft Commander of the B-17 during WWII. Based in Glatton, England, he completed 17 missions but was shot down over Merseberg Germany on 11/2/44 and taken Prisoner of War. Surviving 3 POW German stalags, he was liberated in May 1945 by General Patton.
Upon returning to the states, he continued his distinguished flying career first transporting Roy Acuff and the cast of the Grand Ole Opry around the country and then to a 30 year career in Chicago with American Airlines, retiring as a DC-10 Captain.
Besides his parents, he was also predeceased by his wife Jessie Morrow who passed away on April 8, 2011 as well as his siblings Robert Rising Morrow Jr., Roberta Morrow Pekins, Everest Mansfield Morrow and Arthur Emerson Morrow.
Left to cherish his memory include his daughter, Jessica Morrow Brand (R. Scott) of Carmel, Ind.; his grandchildren, and the loves of his life, Natalie Morrow, Lilah Claire and Earl Montgomery as well as his other children: Carolyn Morrow Vdorick (Ted), Kenneth Morrow, Barbara Morrow Klein (Tim) and son Drew, and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 10am to 11am on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Hartford Baptist Church, Main St. Hartford.
Funeral Services will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, following the calling hour at the church.
Burial with military honors will be at 1:00pm at the Gerald B.H. Solomon, Saratoga National Cemetery.
Arrangements are in the care of the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 123 Main St. Argyle, NY 12809. For online condolences and to view Mr. Morrow's Book of Memories, please visit http://www.kilmerfuneralhome.com.


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In 1950 werd het toernooi om de Davis Cup  voor de 39e keer gehouden. De Davis Cup is het meest prestigieuze tennistoernooi voor landen dat sinds 1900 elk jaar wordt georganiseerd.

Australië won voor de 8e keer de Davis Cup door in de finale de Verenigde Staten met 4-1 te verslaan.

De deelnemers strijden in twee verschillende regionale zones tegen elkaar. De twee zonewinnaars spelen in het interzonaal toernooi tegen elkaar. De winnaar daarvan speelt tegen de regerend kampioen om de Davis Cup.

Finale
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Interzonaal Toernooi
 -  3-2 (Rye, Verenigde Staten, 11-13 augustus)

België
België speelt in de Europese zone.

België bereikte de kwartfinale van de Europese zone.

Nederland
Nederland speelt in de Europese zone.

Nederland werd al in de eerste ronde uitgeschakeld door Zweden, de latere winnaar van de Europese zone.

Tennis in 1950
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After a long, hot summer, this month saw Rapper Big Pooh drop his sixth solo album Fat Boy Fresh, Vol. 3: Happy Birthday Thomas, the third in his Fat Boy Fresh franchise. The Virginia native and Little Brother member chases 2012's Fat Boy Fresh 2: Est. 1980, with a sonically distinct 13-track joint, establishing Pooh as a prolific and current contributor to the scene.
The super brief intro "Uncle Thomas" kicks it off, alluding to the given name of the rapper, before getting serious with "Don't Change," with its solid refrain and flow, backed by soothing vocals.
"Gold Chain" has some soulful samples colored by abrasive rhymes. "My Homegirl Friend" revisits the popular theme of a night out featuring too much alcohol.
"Gone Fishin'" finds the rapper crooning a bit himself, amidst a percussive flow, reminding the listener just a bit of Biz Markie circa "Just a Friend." In "Gone Fishin'," the protagonist laments the pitfalls of online dalliances, imploring his electronic love interest to finally meet him in person, via any means necessary ("You best call William Shatner.").
"Club In The City" brings it back to the album's birthday theme, injecting some horns whilst warning of the perils of mixing booze. Be sure to catch Jared Evan on the similarly themed "Happy Birthday (feat. Jared Evan)." "Tacos" is a dreamy number narrating the shittiest birthday date ever.
Closing things up is "The Thirst (feat. Chaundon)," a wild departure from the preceding songs. Note Pooh's adeptness at making just a bit of electronica work in this instance. Entirely produced by The Mighty DR, Fat Boy Fresh Vol. 3: Happy Birthday, Thomas and Pooh deliver an excursion well worth your time and money that is both cohesive and sound, as well as fun.


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What to do if when you enter `brew doctor` and you get the following message:

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_Warning:_ Some directories in /usr/local/share/man aren't writable.
This can happen if you "sudo make install" software that isn't managed
by Homebrew. If a brew tries to add locale information to one of these
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You should probably `sudo chown -R $(whoami)` them:
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`sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/share/man/man8`

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Bogota is one of South America's largest cities with a population of over 7 million people and the centre of Columbia's financial and political industries.
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There are no direct flights to Bogota, Colombia however indirect flights serve Bogota from the UK with a transits or plane change enroute via Europe or the United States.
Founded in the 1500s Bogota is situated 8,500 feet above sea level with a lovely back drop of the Cordillera Mountains. A vibrant and cosmopolitan city, Bogota is full of interesting museums, historic buildings, cultural festivals and gourmet restaurants.
Head to the La Candelaria for some beautiful colonial architecture, pavement cafes, churches and museums. The Museum of Modern Art houses sculptures, paintings and photographs from notable Latin American artists and screens several films in its cinema daily.
The Catedral Primada located on the Plaza de Bolivar is a stunning neoclassical building dating back to the 1500s and the birth of Bogota. For some breathtaking views of the city, take a cable car or the funicular railway to the top of Cerro de Monserrate, the mountain which overlooks Bogota at a height of over 10,000 feet.
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The average temperature is around 14.4° C (58° F) all year round dropping to about 9° C at night and rising to around 18° C and higher when sunny. In the rainy season, there is less difference between day and night temperatures. The main dry season lasts from December to March, and the wettest months are April and October.


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Vehicle crime in areas of East Herts including Hertford North and Bengeo doubles in past two weeks
Many crimes are the result of cars left unlocked
Charlotte Page
Vehicle crime in some areas of East Herts has doubled in a two week period
Vehicle crime in areas of East Herts has doubled in the past two weeks and the majority of offences due to cars being left unlocked overnight.
While residential burglaries in the same period have shown a decline, officers have seen twice the number of vehicle crimes reported.
The majority of crimes are thought to be the result of vehicle insecurities, as offenders try car door handles to see if they are unlocked.
Both Chandlers Way and Sadler Way in Hertford North are just two residential areas that have seen a rise in this type of crime.
Items stolen from vehicles have included a spare wheel, tools, number plates and catalytic converters from three different Toyota Priuses
Other residential areas seeing an increase include Hertingfordbury Road, the edge of the Sele ward, Welwyn Hill and Bengeo.
In a 48 hour period, the force has also seen a spree in Buntingford by a female offender during the early hours of the morning, which came to light thanks to residential CCTV.
Doorbell cameras are also beneficial as it gives police the potential to link offences.
Two men arrested on suspicion of theft after reportedly 'looking down driveways' in Buntingford
Chief Inspector of East Herts, Stuart Orton, said: "Where we are seeing an increase is in vehicle crime and it's pretty significant.
"What we've actually seen is an increase doubling in the last two week period and the majority of those are down to insecurities."
While Hertfordshire Constabulary will do all they can to increase patrols, residents are encouraged to add checking that their vehicles are locked to a nighttime routine.
"We will do what we can do in increasing proactive patrols but we would recommend as part of locking up for the night that people make sure their cars are locked," continued Inspector Orton.
"Just change your routine, check your car is locked on the driveway.
"Even if it's in a secure gated environment people still jump over gates and they will try door handles.
"If [anyone] leaves anything in their cars overnight, they are vulnerable if they're not locking them.
Huge fly tip discovered in Albury less than two weeks after 60 tonnes of rubbish dumped in Much Hadham and Barwick
"My advice is a lock down routine, remove stuff from your cars - even things like loose change.
"We are getting zero smashed windows to steal loose change, it's all stuff that's in cars and they're literally just walking around in the early hours of the morning trying car door handles.
"If I look at all my vehicle crime over the last six months that I've been here, the majority of it is insecurities, it's people just not locking their vehicles."


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INHERITANCE OF GOOD
Fr. Jerzy was brought up in a very religious family. He had strong relations with his sister Teresa and brothers Józef and Stanisław, which- despite of their different form – have survived the martyrdom death of the priest. The sister and the brothers of Fr. Jerzy felt obliged to maintain remembrance about their brother, who was acknowledged as beatified by the Church. Fr. Jerzy also played a great role in the life of his sister and brothers' children who remember him from their childhood. This is the next generation of the Popiełuszko family who decided somehow to continue the work of their uncle, by setting up a foundation named 'Good'. Its chairperson is Barbara Popiełuszko-Matyszczyk – a niece of Fr. Jerzy, a daughter of Alfreda and Józef Popiełuszko, and vice-chairs are her brother Marek and Agnieszka Popiełuszko-Szklandko – a daughter of Danuta and Stanisław Popiełuszko. This is a great challenge for these young people who want to maintain remembrance about the beatified priest in this way – and let's hope – their saint uncle, also by doing good like he did in his life. – Now it is your turn – says Marek Popiełuszko.- We feel that we owe it to him. I met with the members of the family of Fr. Jerzy in order to talk about the newly established Foundation.
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MAREK POPIEŁUSZKO: - Fr. Jerzy played a great role in our life. He is still present in our hearts and minds, but we want remembrance about him to last. Bearing his words in our hearts and relying on his help from Heaven, we want to do something and help others. Once Fr. Jerzy said: 'Solidarity is the union of hearts, minds and hands rooted in ideals which are able to change the world for better'. Therefore an important thing is to pass over ideals to others, which our uncle cultivated. He was always ready to serve to everybody. Now it is our turn - we feel that we owe it to him. Therefore we set up the Foundation named Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko 'Good' which has its official headquarter in Dąbrowa Białostocka.
What do you want to deal with particularly?
The purpose of our Foundation are mainly protection and promotion of the spiritual and material heritage connected with life and activity of Fr. Jerzy and also his parents. As there would not have been beatified priest Jerzy, if it had not been for his religious parents – Marianna and Władysław. We want to pass over the ideals of Fr. Jerzy and contribute to forming moral attitudes of children and the youth, therefore, we really want to have contacts with schools which are named Fr. Popiełuszko. Our purpose is also charity work, particularly helping the elderly people, ill children and children from poor families, families touched by or endangered by poverty, and what is implied – exclusion.
How do you want to realize these great purposes?
We want to support and prepare publications of books and essays, organize concerts, exhibitions, contests, seminaries, conferences, trips, trainings, meetings devoted to Fr. Jerzy and his parents.
When you mention publications, I would like to take the use of the occasion to thank you and your family for the interview to the book 'He won evil with good. Saint Jerzy of XX century' which is to be a collective tribute paid to Fr. Jerzy on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his birth.
I would also like to thank for cooperation. We treat it as our family obligation. I would also like to say that our family has a lot of souvenirs after our uncle and grandparents, but we still want to collect documents, publications and objects connected with them. As for the social and charity activity, it will depend on financial possibilities. If we have suitable means, we would like to give social and scholar grants to students, organize financial and factual support for people and families in need (the ill, the poor, victims of random events).
Is the foundation maintained only from grants, or are you planning your own economic activity?
Certainly, we mainly rely on help from people who share our ideals and would like to support our activity. But in the future we are also thinking about an economic activity, for example, publishing books, making films, making videos and TV programs, activity related to organizing fairs, exhibitions and congresses.
This year is a particular year as 70 years ago, on 14 September, in Okopy, beatified Jerzy Popiełuszko was born. Are you organizing any ceremonies for this anniversary?
Yes, we are. We want to invite everybody to it for whom the person of the priest is very dear. On Saturday 9 September, in a park near the monument of beatified Fr. Popiełuszko in Suchowola, there is going to be an inauguration of the ceremonies, during which there will be an exhibition of the Institute of National Remembrance and there will be a concert of the Orchestra of the Marital Division of Border Guards, whereas the afternoon will be devoted to memories about Fr. Jerzy: there will be a short film, one will be able to listen to the speech of prof. Jan Żaryn, and also memories about the beatified priest given: his family, schoolmates, former soldiers from Bartoszyce, priests from the seminary, students and actors. The day will finish with the Holy Mass in the church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul. On Sunday the ceremonies will be held in the family village of Fr. Jerzy, in Okopy. The day will begin with laying flowers on the grave of Marianna and Władysław Popiełuszko, after which there will be military holy mass. Then there will be a concert given by the Representative Orchestra of Police and Choir of the Provincial Police Headquarters in Białystok, and Marcin Styczeń with his band.
The honourable patronage on the ceremonies has been taken over by the Polish president Andrzej Duda.


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For Pyeng Threadgill, freedom to experiment
Boston Globe, June 25, 2006
The shimmering new album by singer Pyeng Threadgill, "Of the Air," features eight original songs and two covers that, it's safe to say, had never been juxtaposed before.
One is "Close to Me " by the Cure; the other, Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz." They may seem like strange bedfellows, drawn from completely different epochs and styles, but what the melancholy rock tune and the golden- age jazz memento have in common is in plain sight: They're both good songs.
That basic truth, the integrity of the song, is something like an organizing principle in the music of Threadgill, who plays at Scullers on Thursday.
Whether working from a songbook, like the Robert Johnson classics she reimagined on her debut , "Sweet Home," or her own originals, Threadgill approaches each piece with equal curiosity, trusting that honest performance will get the better of audience preconceptions about genre and material.
"Am I a jazz singer? I used to say no, then I said yes, and now I'm kind of thinking no again," Threadgill says on the phone. She's driving around Berkeley, Calif., where she lives, running errands before heading out on her latest East Coast swing. "I'm somewhere between jazz, singer-songwriter, and pop artist."
A healthy disregard for category comes naturally to Threadgill, who grew up in New York's East Village in a musically transgressive, experimental family atmosphere. Her father is Henry Threadgill, the adventurous saxophonist and flutist who has been a principal figure of the New York avant-garde since the 1970s. Her mother, Christina Jones, who now lives in San Diego, was a founding member of the dance troupe Urban Bush Women.
"I grew up around a lot of music and dance," Threadgill says. "But people have this expectation that I'm Henry Threadgill's daughter, and that must be really crazy, or that my music should sound like his. Not at all. My dad's music and my mother's dancing were the fabric I grew up in. I absorbed it but it was not taught to me."
She retained not the avant-garde inclinations – her music is more accessible, for starters – but the sense of freedom to experiment and combine styles. It's probably not coincidental that Cassandra Wilson, whose combination of discipline and eclecticism Threadgill's singing recalls, was for a time married to Henry Threadgill.
Returning a few years ago to New York after studying music and dance at Oberlin College in Ohio, Threadgill began to play around town, settling into a biweekly residency at a club called Anyway Cafe with cellist Dana Leong, whom she met through her father. They began as a duo, performing arduous, stripped-down sets of up to three hours.
"It was a big challenge for both of us," Leong says. "We got to feed off each other – for her, working more with arrangements and physical sheet music, and for me, regaining the flexibility of learning to accompany on a solo cello."
As their collaboration developed and they accumulated material, they added other players one by one until a band was formed. When Rick Congress, the founder of tiny Random Chance records, approached her after a performance to do a record of Robert Johnson covers, Threadgill was instantly drawn, even though, she says, she knew only the basics about the blues pioneer.
"I thought it would be a great learning experience," she says. "It was such a cohesive idea."
She infused "Love in Vain" with reggae, drawing a connection with Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain." With some songs retaining an orthodox blues feel and others presenting gospel, soul, or pop elements, the album has a winsome, eclectic appeal.
The effect of coherence amid diversity is even more pronounced on the new album, "Of the Air," which wears its name gracefully. Threadgill's songwriting features gardens, light, living creatures; her tone is warm and easy, with a playful undercurrent. Sparse, clean , and intimate, the arrangements are designed to foreground her voice.
"The image of the air, for me, conjures positive things, lightness, transcendence," she says. "And as a singer that's what's happening: My vocal cords are bumping against each other, I'm moving through air and moving air at the same time."
With a 2 -year-old daughter and a husband, Nikolai Moderbacher, who sculpts and designs furniture, Threadgill admits that most of the time "I'm a mom and a wife." She is also completing three years of study for certification in the Alexander therapy technique.
None of which has stopped her from launching yet another new project, this time with literature as her inspiration.
"I'm doing all this writing based on short stories," she says. "I really feel that I've found a project for myself. It allows me to do something I really love, focus on the lyrics and craft the music around that."
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Ms Robinson argued that RJ Reynolds was negligent in informing consumers of the dangers of consuming tobacco.
A US court has ordered the country's second largest cigarette company to pay $23.6 billion (£13.8bn) to the wife of a smoker who died of lung cancer.
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company was hit with the punitive fine in addition to $16.8m (£9.8m) in compensatory damages.
Cynthia Robinson took action against the firm in 2008, seeking compensation for her husband's death in 1996.
An official at the company said the court's verdict was "far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness".
During the four-week trial, lawyers for Ms Robinson argued that RJ Reynolds was negligent in informing consumers of the dangers of consuming tobacco.
This negligence, the lawyers said, led to her husband Michael Johnson Sr contracting lung cancer from smoking after becoming "addicted" and failing multiple attempts to quit.
"RJ Reynolds took a calculated risk by manufacturing cigarettes and selling them to consumers without properly informing them of the hazards," Ms Robinson's lawyer Willie Gary said.
"We hope that this verdict will send a message to RJ Reynolds and other big tobacco companies that will force them to stop putting the lives of innocent people in jeopardy," he added.
RJ Reynolds plans to appeal against the court's decision, vice president and assistant general counsel Jeffery Raborn said in a statement.
"This verdict goes far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness, and is completely inconsistent with the evidence presented," Mr Raborn said.
The punitive damages awarded to Ms Robinson were said to be the largest of any individual case stemming from a class action lawsuit filed in Florida.
Several similar cases have resulted in smaller payouts after the state's highest court ruled that smokers and their families only had to prove addiction and that smoking caused their illness.


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Dr Stephen Pavis joined the Information Services Division (ISD) of National Services Scotland, NHS in 2003 and currently holds the post of Head of Programmes. His portfolio includes responsibility for the development of the Scottish Health Information Service, Medical Record Linkage, NHS Information Governance, and ISD's contribution to Scottish Health Informatics Programmes (SHIP). Previous roles within ISD have included Programme Principal for the Long Term Conditions, Social Care, and Drug and Alcohol Misuse.
Before joining ISD, Stephen was Head of Department for Sociology at Queen Margaret University Collage, Edinburgh. Prior to this he was employed as a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh's Research Unit in Health and Behavioural Change, specialising qualitative research methods. Whilst at Edinburgh University he held several grants relating to labour market change and health, and young people's health related behaviours.
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There has been an excessive amount of negativity with regard to refereeing lately and as ever the abuse of match officials' is the main topic of the negativity. What motivates colleagues to voice their experiences in such an attention seeking manner? I wonder what sort of referee they were?
We will never condone any form of abuse towards match officials but we are getting very annoyed that there is an impression that referees go out every week thinking their 90 minutes will be full of life threatening scenarios and an hour and half of threats, swearwords and many other scary moments.
Well we are sorry to disappoint the scare mongers and bandwagon jumpers but we love the whistle and I know some of you reading this won't believe it, but it is not just players that get butterflies in their stomach before games believe you me.
Ironically do you know that one of the most common statements we hear at games is "Fair play ref I couldn't be a ref, I don't know why you do it".
Now don't get us wrong, some times when we are getting changed on a cold January afternoon sitting next to lawn mowers, a mop and bucket, a pitch marking machine with no toilet in sight it does somewhat dampen the dreams of a sunny day in May at Wembley stadium believe you me. Throw into the pot that player who you know is going to make you earn every part of your £20 match fee and the dream of PO BOX 1966 seems even further away.
However, we will not be put off by the negative scaremongers' and the bandwagon jumpers who seem to think the only way to raise the profile of referees is to talk about the abuse we receive each week. We never see positive stories in the national papers from any referees support groups and this does not encourage participation and retention for our wonderful "hobby".
Have met their future wives, husbands, best men, children's god parents and yes even their bridesmaids.
Like life everywhere we will be told we are wrong, will be chastised, challenged, shouted at and disagreement with at almost every turn but that doesn't stop me being happily married for 15 years does it? So why would it stop me refereeing every week?
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59 killed, 527 hurt in Las Vegas Strip massacre
Posted: Oct 2, 2017 4:39 AM EST | Updated: Oct 2, 2017 7:33 PM EST
By Holly Yan, Philip Victor and Susannah Cullinane, CNN
(CNN) -- A "crazed lunatic" turned an outdoor concert into a bloodbath, killing 59 people in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
Thousands of country music fans ran for cover Sunday night as a gunman fired hundreds of bullets from a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, officials said.
At least 527 people were hurt in the gunfire and ensuing stampede at the Jason Aldean concert, police said.
"About five feet from me, you could see a guy with a bullet wound right in his neck, motionless," witness Taylor Benge said. "From there on ... people just started dropping like flies."
Alexandria Cheplak, 25, called her father as she ran from the bullets.
"Everyone's dying around me," Jon Cheplak recalled her saying. "Everyone's dying. They shot my friend ... I've got to get out of here."
The gunman, identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, unleashed a hailstorm of bullets from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Monday.
But why the massacre happened remains a mystery.
"I can't get into the mind of a psychopath," the sheriff said. Mayor Carolyn Goodman described the gunman as "a crazed lunatic full of hate."
-- Sandra Casey, a special education teacher in Manhattan Beach, California, was killed, the Manhattan Beach Unified School District said. "We lost a spectacular teacher who devoted her life to helping some of our most needy students," school board President Jennifer Cochran said.
-- Sonny Melton also was identified as among the dead. His employer, Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tennessee, said Melton was a registered nurse. His wife survived the shooting.
-- Police had no prior knowledge of the gunman before the attack, Sheriff Lombardo said. "I don't know how it could have been prevented," he said.
-- Paddock bought multiple firearms in the past, but investigators believe the firearms were purchased legally, a law enforcement official said. The official said initial reports suggest at least one rifle was altered to function as an automatic weapon.
-- Chris Michel, owner of Dixie GunWorx, in St. George, Utah, recalled selling Paddock a shotgun earlier this year, CNN affiliate KTVX reported. "He talked about how he just moved closer to where we are," Michel said of Paddock. "He said he was visiting local firearms shops." Paddock lived in Mesquite, Nevada, about 35 miles from St. George.
-- Police found 10 rifles inside Paddock's hotel room, Lombardo said. "We believe the individual killed himself prior to our entry," the sheriff said.
Festival turns into massacre
The massacre started about 10:08 p.m. Sunday (1:08 a.m. ET Monday) at the Route 91 Harvest festival, Lombardo said.
Benge was enjoying the concert with his sister when he heard a relentless onslaught of at least "200 to 300" bullets.
"The firing went on forever," witness Kimberly Chilcote said.
She and her husband ran in short bursts -- sprinting and hiding to avoid being targeted.
"There were purses and shoes everywhere ... there were bodies and blood," she said. "We just kept running."
Benge lauded the heroics of his sister, who "threw herself on top of me and said, 'I love you, Taylor,'" he said.
"Even after an hour and 30 minutes, I didn't know if I was safe."
Witness Bryan Hopkins said he survived by jumping into a walk-in freezer at the Mandalay Bay hotel.
"There must have been, I don't know, 23 to 30 of us inside this freezer," he said.
Corrine Lomas recalled the heroism of fellow concertgoers, risking their lives to save others.
"A lot of really good people (were) holding people's wounds shut, trying to help them while everybody was just ducked down," she said.
Police said they believe Paddock acted alone. "Right now, we believe it's a sole actor, a lone-wolf-type actor," the sheriff said.
So far, the massacre has no known link to overseas terrorism or terror groups, a US official with knowledge of the case said.
And a woman who was described as a "person of interest" after the attack is now not believed to be involved in the shooting, police said in a statement.
"Marilou Danley is no longer being sought out as a person of interest," the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. "LVMPD detectives have made contact with her and do not believe she is involved with the shooting on the strip."
The gunman's brother, Eric Paddock, said he was stunned to learn Stephen was believed responsible.
"We're still just completely befuddled. Dumbstruck," Eric Paddock said outside his home in Orlando, Florida.
He described his brother, a retired accountant, as "a wealthy guy. He liked to play video poker. He went on cruises."
The last time Eric Paddock spoke to his brother was when Stephen texted him, asking how their mother was doing after losing power from Hurricane Irma.
Eric Paddock said he knew his brother owned a few handguns and maybe one long rifle, but said he did not know of any automatic weapons.
Blood donations needed
With hundreds of victims still hospitalized, officials feared the death toll will keep rising.
The sheriff implored the community to donate blood. And hundreds of Nevadans did exactly that.
Shanda Maloney tweeted a photo while she stood in line at 4:30 a.m.
"This. Is. Vegas. This is our community. These are our people. Thank you to everyone here donating," she tweeted.
Maloney told CNN she also gave transportation to anyone who needed it after the attack.
"I just started picking people up and giving people rides," she said.
Aldean speaks out
Aldean posted a statement on Instagram saying that he and his crew were safe.
"My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night," he wrote.
Country singer Jake Owen, who was on stage with Aldean, said children were among the crowd.
"I saw kids on their parents' shoulders tonight," he said. "This is something they'll never forget."
Trump says he will visit Las Vegas after massacre
10 minutes of gunfire
Rachel De Kerf filmed her escape, starting just after the first shots were fired.
"The gunshots lasted for 10-15 minutes. It didn't stop," she said. "We just ran for our lives."
Her sister, Monique Dumas, said everyone dropped to the ground as as the gunman sprayed bullets.
"It seemed there was a pause in the gunfire, and the people in the yellow shirts were telling the people to 'go, go, go, go,' " she said. But "the gunfire never ended, it seemed like it went on and on and on.
A concertgoer told CNN affiliate KLAS that frantic concertgoers piled on top of each other, trying to get out of the shooter's line of fire.
"My husband and I ran out toward our car, and there were people hiding underneath my car for cover," she said.
"There was a gentleman who was shot and he said, 'Can you help me?' And so I put him in my car, and I had like six people in my car -- people without shoes, running, just to get away."
'Like shooting fish in a barrel'
Audio of the shooting suggested that the shooter had used a military-style weapon, CNN law enforcement analyst James Gagliano said.
"Automatic weapon(s) like that -- had to be numbers of magazines or a very large drum," he said.
"It sounded to me like a belt-fed weapon, a military-style weapon. And then to be shooting down, to use the analogy, it was like shooting fish in a barrel in that space."
MGM Resorts, which owns the hotel the gunman fired from, tweeted its condolences.
As local hospitals rushed to treat hundreds of patents, some relatives were still trying to find their loved ones.
Those looking for friends and family still missing after the attack can call 866-535-5654. Facebook has set up a crisis response page to help people determine whether their loved ones are safe.


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Devil at the Gate
Start the revolution without me
History lessons in 12:08 East of Bucharest
By PETER KEOUGH | July 24, 2007
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To judge from recent movies from that country, everything in Romania is going to pot. Except Romanian movies. It's too early to claim the former Warsaw Pact backwater as the locale of the latest "New Wave," but it has contributed more than its share of film festival favorites recently. Cristi Puiu's The Death of Mr. Lazarescu won Cannes's Un Certain Regard Award in 2005, and this year Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days took that festival's Palme d'Or, both films impressing audiences with the stark nihilism and affectionate despair with which they examine their homeland's lot. Add Corneliu Porumboiu's brilliant, bittersweet, ruefully hilarious comedy, winner of Cannes's Camera d'Or in 2006, and Romanian cinema seems a reprise of the Czech New Wave of 1968.
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Like the films in that short-lived, Soviet-era cinematic renaissance, Bucharest looks with long takes and deadpan irony at the lives of the benighted and disenfranchised, contrasting them with the tacky platitudes of the reigning ideology. It opens with a montage of the lights going out in a dismal town east of Bucharest. It's December 22, 16 years to the day after Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, besieged by a growing revolution, fled the country at exactly 12:08 pm. To mark the event, Virgil (Teo Corban), the owner of the local TV station, invites locals to his talk show to discuss whether there actually was a "revolution" in their home town.
Revolution or not, the two guests and Virgil himself lead lives of discontent and failure. Manescu (Ion Sapdaru), the history teacher, wakes up on the couch in an alcoholic stupor, the immediate past a blur. He's blacked out the excesses of the night before and nearly forgets he's scheduled to appear on the talk show. At school, he gives a make-up exam on the French Revolution to a class that has already flunked an exam on the Ottoman Empire. "Why bother?" says a colleague. "They're only interested in setting off firecrackers." And then he reminds Manescu that he owes him money.
If Manescu is a historian with a poor memory, old man Piscoci (Mircea Andreescu) is a Santa Claus who hates kids. He curses the kids who set the firecrackers off (in anticipation of Christmas, not in celebration of the Revolution), and yet every year he puts on the red suit and beard to delude another generation with empty fantasies.
Virgil, meanwhile, has been on the phone all morning trying to muster up guests beyond these two losers. He has no luck, because, as many have already told him, no one gives a shit anymore. Regardless, armed with references to Plato's cave and his two dubious eyewitnesses, he proceeds, and the next 45 minutes make for disastrous television and brilliant filmmaking.
With Piscoci making paper hats while Manescu sweats through his recollection of the events of the day, the film seems to be settling into broad, if funny, farce. But then it gets as serious as Das Leben der Anderen|The Lives of Others. Some people, apparently, do give a shit, such as the ex-member of the Securitate, the brutal secret police, who calls in threatening to sue. Soon the debate is not about whether the Revolution took place but about whether anything in the past can be known. Or even the present, as the meaning of the discussion itself is battled out on air between Virgil's direction and a rebellious employee's camerawork. In Bucharest, history replays as both tragedy and farce.
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The Informant! opens with a segment that sounds as if it had been culled from Food, Inc.
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"He's another Martin Scorsese!" crows mom when her son screens an awful ad for his ambulance-chasing law firm in this unimpressive debut from Robert Siegel.
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We expected the vampires, the werewolves, the zombies, and the homicidal maniacs. Same thing with the android doubles, the alien abductors, the sexually abused pregnant teenager, the Apocalypse, and the post-Apocalypse. But kids' movies?
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Eight years after the destruction of the World Trade Center — the result of one of the most devastatingly successful conspiracies in history — Americans still take comfort in paranoia.
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VOTE YOON
Barring supernatural intervention next Tuesday, incumbent Thomas Menino is expected to top the ticket in Boston's four-candidate mayoral preliminary. The final vote will take place November 3.
OFF THE RECORD?
Pity the album. After a half-century of embarrassingly public body issues, our essential rock unit has not entered the new millennium looking very healthy. EPs are way more in vogue, MP3s have intangibility on their side, and 12-inches just sound impressive.
SIX FOR THE SEAT
Over the next few months, as candidates for the US Senate travel the state, you're likely to hear them say again and again that nobody can ever truly replace Ted Kennedy. That's the truth. But what does the state want next, after such a legendary, larger-than-life figure?
Jesse Sheidlower, an editor-at-large of the Oxford English Dictionary , an expert in slang, and the author of The F-Word , can't stop talking about fuck.
HOP TO!
Somewhere in Allston, there's an over-caffeinated barista/drummer bitching about Bad Rabbits.
C-dust pinch-hits for fairy dust in The Donkey Show , Diane Paulus & Randy Weiner's disco-set riff on A Midsummer Night's Dream . Forget the juice of "a little western flower" with which fairy king Oberon and hench-sprite Puck mix up the libidos of the hormone-drenched characters charging through Shakespeare's Athenian wood.
LIVING WITH HPV
The results are "normal." I breathe a sigh of relief. But should I be relieved? It's been two years since I heard a registered nurse tell me "You have HPV," and I am still getting scraped from the inside out, still making appointments to see doctors, and still terrified that I'll get cancer.
A TALE OF TWO TOWNS
Charlestown was baptized in bloodshed. Yet this unique, fertile turf has been generally overlooked by Hollywood, which has preferred instead its old rival South Boston, the primary backdrop for Oscar winners Good Will Hunting and The Departed .
It's freshman and sophomore year on the Boston rialto, with American Repertory Theater artistic director Diane Paulus introducing her first season and Huntington Theatre Company honcho Peter DuBois endeavoring to survive his second.
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Bloodhunt releases April 27, PS5 features detailed
Hello PlayStation gamers! Thank you for the warm welcome you gave us when we announced the arrival of Bloodhunt on PlayStation 5. We can now announce that Bloodhunt will be released on April 27!
Since our last chat, we've been working hard to create a great experience for you, so today we want to share some details about the PS5 release that we're sure you'll be excited about.
Excellent performance without compromise
Bloodhunt features fast and frenetic multiplayer combat with an emphasis on agility. With the power of the PS5, we were able to aim for our target of 60 frames per second, even in the most intense moments of the battle. Above all, you will fight to dominate the night in a highly detailed interpretation of Prague. Choose quality mode, for the best quality rendering in 4K at 30 fps, or performance mode, to experience Bloodhunt at 60 fps rendered in 1440P.
Our vision was to create as faithful a representation of Prague as possible. Being able to achieve this of course requires a lot of attention to detail. Therefore, we sent our photogrammetry team to the Czech Republic, to find real assets that are now replicated in-game. We took over 10,000 photos and scanned real objects, all unique to Prague, such as two statues massive: the memorial of Jan Hus and the statue of Charles IV, located on the Křižovnické square. When converted into the game, this resulted in thousands of unique textures and assets, bringing the details of the city to life with an authentic touch.
We're incredibly happy with how the final game looks on the PS5.
Immersive audio technology
Bloodhunt is set in modern Prague, a city with many monuments, narrow streets and tall buildings, so when it comes to sound, we had a lot to consider. Especially when you have access to high-end headphones like the PS5 Pulse 3D headset.
With an expansive soundscape, Bloodhunt's sound is vital as it allows you to identify nearby threats or the direction bullets are being fired from. In this way, 3D audio helps you make strategic decisions on how to outsmart your opponents.
PlayStation Tempest 3D Audio technology also allows us to highlight one of Bloodhunt's most unique features: verticality. PS Tempest 3D Audio technology improves the possibilities of audio spatialization, allowing you to locate enemies more precisely than ever, even on a vertical axis.
Whether your enemies are firing from rooftops or an overhead tower crane, you'll be able to pinpoint their location more accurately. When hunting through the rainy streets of Prague, pinpointing enemy locations through audio has never been easier.
Thrilling battle at your fingertips
The DualSense wireless controller features really allowed us to take Bloodhunt's fast and visceral gameplay to the next level of immersion, and we can't wait for you to try it out.
The DualSense controller's adaptive triggers and vibrations allow us to truly make you feel the brunt of the battle as you feel the impact of every powerful attack and weapon. For example, shotguns have a heavy kick and trigger pull, while submachine guns can be kicked easier but with a more intense jerk.
The controller light also guides you through the game. It lights up depending on your team color or when you're stalked by your opponents and therefore blood stalked, so keep an eye on it.
Additionally, the DualSense controller speaker will bring immersion up a notch with high fidelity sounds for consumables or when feeding mortals.
With Bloodhunt, we sought to create an engaging experience both visually and from a game design perspective, without compromising on quality. At the same time, it is important to us that the game is freely accessible to a wide audience.
Something different, something special
Bloodhunt is free to play and will be available for free on PS5. For those of you looking for something special to prepare for battle, we have a pre-order offer for an Ultimate Founder's Edition of the game that includes an abundance of fantastic cosmetics and 1,000 Tokens, our in-game currency.
When you pre-order the Ultimate Founder's Edition, you'll receive the one-of-a-kind PS5-exclusive epic samurai mask that will strike fear into your rivals. This edition also gives you two exclusive killer outfits: Headrush and Fast Forward, both unique and epically rare. Plus, it comes with over 100 items, from stylish outfits and hairstyles to exquisite piercings and tattoos. You can show off your style with looks that really kill! And in case your wardrobe is still missing, or you want to buy a Battle Pass, this bundle also includes 1,000 tokens to spend in the in-game store.
Prepare to become the ultimate vampire as we will soon welcome you to the streets of Prague.


USB drives are what everybody has nowadays and because of the usual cheap USB flash drives that are available everywhere, we tend to grab the first one that catches our eyes, looks cool or simply lower than the price range that we expected.
But what should we consider when want to go ahead and buy that attractive flash drive?
the old days and buying one would do the trick.
consider at least a 64 GB drive, just in case.
Brand: Does it make a difference?
Yes, but the customers' reviews are your best friends. There are brands that might not be well-known in your country, but reading reviews will show you that they are quite popular overseas and they are well worth the purchase.
Well-known brands like Samsung, Kingston, transcend, HP, etc all make some good flash drives now, that are within reach.
Remember to ask if the flash drive supports Mac data or it only supports PC.
On the move or traveling?
you are going to buy the next flash drive. For most people, even a 2-year warranty is more than enough.
they do not come cheap and definitely not needed by most of us.
Thank you for the article, Max!
Thank you for your support, Terand.
This article definitely is helpful. I've had to use a flash drive a few times in the past, and it was always one of those things that should have been simple but wasn't for me for some reason lol. But next time I have to use one I'll certainly refer to this. Do you think flash drives will always be around?
Thank you for your feedback, Jasmere.
future, since they are useful for security reasons, as well.


Very beautiful hotel, excellent service .
The resort was worth the stay. If you like peace and quiet. Not far from the port.
Stayed at Anantara Bo Phut for eleven nights with wife and have to say it was perfect. Very impressive entrance via bridge over one of the ponds within the grounds. Grounds are very lush and tropical - so beautiful! Service very friendly and obliging. Stayed in garden suite which had views of large pool and ocean beyond. Rooms were very comfortable, especially great bed. Large bathroom and dressing area. Weather was poor though most of stay and we enjoyed just sitting in room and reading. Very close to Fisherman village for large selection of bars / restaurants.
We spent two nights there. The service was excellent, the staff was superb. Our daughter made friends with every member of the staff starting from the breakfast area, to the housekeeping members and not to forget the staff at the Italian restaurant. The staff made a special effort to bond with her & spend with her.
The fisherman's villlage just a few minutes away was great place to go out in the evenings but we hardly went out because our villa and hotel was self sufficient.


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