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Odysseus for Kids Introduces the Greek Mythology in an Adventurous Storybook
April 14, 2014 / Eric Pramono
I still remember the Hercules TV show that introduced me to the Greek mythology. I also remember watching Troy the movie, but not much else. I have not read many books nor play many games that feature the famous Greek gods and heroes.
A few days ago, the team at Quelle Histoire and Historia contacted us about their recently released app: Odysseus for Kids. It features Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, and his adventure to Troy and beyond, in a storybook app with 15 beautifully-illustrated pages.
Odysseus includes the famous story of the Trojan Horse used in the Trojan War.
From Ithaca to Troy and Beyond
The story starts by introducing the royal family of Ithaca and telling how Odysseus got his name. Odysseus grew up and married Penelope, and soon, the story enters its first major turning point: saving Penelope's cousin, Helen, from the Prince of Troy who kidnapped her.
Accompanied by Achilles, Odysseus created the giant wooden Trojan Horse to sneak into the city of Troy and rescue Helen. After a successful 10-year war against the Trojans, Odysseus and his crew set sail for Ithaca. Unfortunately, they failed miserably to find their way back home. Instead, they got dragged along on a long and winding journey, encountering various Greek mythical gods and creatures.
Along the way, Odysseus made Poseidon and Zeus angry, lost his entire crew, and was seduced by Calypso the Nymph to forget about his family in Ithaca. On the other end, Penelope was pressured to marry another man to replace the missing Odysseus. Can Odysseus find his way back home and prevent Penelope from marrying another man?
Watch video trailer of Oddyseus for Kids on Vimeo
Judging from the length of the story, Odysseus is not meant to be read by juniors on their own. Instead, a team of professional narrators will read the stories in 11 languages. The narration is so good that juniors ages 6+ would be able to understand most of the storyline.
Within each chapter, juniors can play a mini game uniquely designed to fit the storyline. Upon completing the mini games, juniors will get a set of stickers containing portraits of the characters in the story. These portraits are neatly collected in the sticker album.
Odysseus for Kids has 15 mini games designed to fit the storyline.
Because the adventure of Odysseus took place in many different places throughout the Mediterranean Sea, the app includes a map to help readers visualize where these mythical places may be located. A location is shown on the map as soon as readers unlock the associated chapter.
I also enjoy playing the Greek-themed mini games included in each chapter. Many of the game mechanics are taken from popular games, such as jigsaw puzzles, spot-the-differences, mazes, and memory matching games. But, there are also unique game mechanics, such as identifying the Ithaca royal family members and replaying musical melodies as being played by the horrible bird-women called The Sirens.
The app includes a map where the mythical locations mentioned in the storyline might be located.
Odysseus for Kids is a great app to introduce the popular Greek mythology to juniors ages 6+. Juniors can follow the adventure of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, who encountered various gods and various mythical creatures on his way back from the Trojan War. With the inclusion of 15 themed games, the app brings an enjoyable and immersive reading experience.
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Odysseus For Kids is available for iPhone/iPad.
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Important upcoming club events
We are heading into the back end of the season, which means plenty of upcoming club events are not that far away.
Sports Legends Lunch, 21 July
Time is counting down to this major fundraising effort for our club. If you haven't already, click here to purchase your tickets.
We have had to re-jig the lineup, with Liby Trickett pulling out. In her place we have Kirsty Marshall. During her skiing career Marshall won over 40 World Cup medals, including 17 World Cup gold medals. Marshall competed in aerial skiing as a demonstration sport at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, and as a medal event at the 1994 Lillehammer and 1998 Nagano games, where she came sixth and fourteenth, respectively.
AFL player visits, 29 July
Sam Reid (GWS Giants) will be visiting the club on Friday 29 July. Sam is our designated player from the GWS, and has been having a great season with the club.
He will be present to help with training and some Q&A after the session. This will be held on the synthetic oval from 4:30pm.
Gala Days, 13 August
For teams in age groups U10 and below, there are no finals. In their place, the AFL hold Gala Days. These usually involve around 4-5 matches in a round robin format. Once details are available, we will send around to each team. But in the meantime, please pencil this into your calendar.
A day at the footy, 19 August
The GWS Giants are offering free tickets to their game against WC Eagles (19 Aug) to any members of our club.
Click here to secure your place.
Team Presentation Day, 3 September
We will be holding our team presentations on Sunday 3 September from 12-4pm. While it will be primarily held on the synthetic field at Blackman Park, we will also have the scout hall (if the weather goes against us).
All team awards (best & fairest, coaches award etc) will be presented on the day. We will fire up the BBQ and probably have a few fun games of footy.
This is also the ground final day for Sydney Harbour Juniors. So hopefully we have the issue of the U11 team absent for the early part of the day due to playing in the grand final.
Soiree, 9 September
Due to the success of the Sports Legends Lunch, the Soiree is now more of a celebration of the year rather than a fundraising event.
This year we are trying somewhere different. We have secured the Chatswood Golf Club, which has a lot more room. There will be a TV with the footy on, while great finger food will be provided. People will be able to purchase drinks from the bar.
Tickets will go on sale later this month.

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Gators' season comes to close in Blountstown
Sam Grubenhoff @SamGrubenhoff
The Baker School football team (11-2) fell to Blountstown (13-0) on Friday night, 21-13, in the 1A Final Four.
BLOUNTSTOWN — The tears were few.
Instead, the Gators smiled, wiping away any signs of sorrow on the backs of their hands, some bloodied and bruised, as they wandered Bowles Field on Friday night in Blountstown searching for family members.
His voice hoarse from a cold, Baker coach Matt Brunson sought out his seniors, embracing each one in a hug, offering words of affirmation.
He was proud. They should be, too.
The Gators fell to Blountstown on Friday night, 21-13, in the Final Four, missing out on a chance at back-to-back 1A state championship trips, but their senior class, Brunson said, was special.
During their four years, the Gator seniors won 50 games and lost just four. They won 38 straight regular season games. They advanced to the state championship game in 2016 and 2018. And in their swan song, they finished 11-2, getting the program to its fifth straight Final Four.
"This senior class has put a mark on Baker football that's gonna be hard to get back to," Brunson said.
And in their final high school game, that same group of seniors showed improvement and fought to the final whistle.
Blountstown (13-0 overall) beat the Gators 33-7 on Nov. 2 in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference North Florida championship game and led by 20 at halftime. The Tigers held a Gator offense then averaging 378 rushing yards per game to just 3.1 yards per play.
Friday, Baker (11-2) struck first, junior running back Joe Brunson weaving through the heart of Blountstown's defense for a 22-yard score on the Gators' opening drive just one play after Matt Brunson had gambled and cashed in on fourth-and-5.
By half, the Gators trailed just 14-7, Blountstown senior running back Treven Smith cashing in from 17 and 9 yards out, respectively, out on a pair of drives that ate just 6:34 off the clock.
Tigers tie it up. 7-7 with 3:00 left 1Q pic.twitter.com/xguLWE4qgl
— Sam Grubenhoff (@SamGrubenhoff) November 30, 2019
Baker had a shot at tying the game up late in the second quarter after senior Jackson Adams ripped off a 27-yard run down the left sideline to set up the Gators in the red zone with less than minute left, but Blountstown linebacker Brent McCrone stripped the ball away from quarterback Sam Crowson two plays later on a scramble drill and linebacker Zeb Kelley was able to fall on it.
The Tigers dominated time of possession in the second half, holding the ball for 9:29 in a scoreless third quarter before Blountstown fullback Garrett Martin gave his team a 21-7 lead on a 1-yard dive with 6:11 left.
TD Martin. Blountstown leads Baker 21-7 with 6:11 left pic.twitter.com/yOdWZHELWX
A staple of the Tigers' second half offense, Martin rushed for just 19 gritty yards on eight carries, setting up Smith for a couple of long runs, including a 28-yarder just two plays before Martin's score.
"We were trying to defend the edge, and they kinda hit the fullback up in there, who's a very capable runner, as well, to try to get us back in the inside gaps," Matt Brunson said. "We were just playing a little cat-and-mouse game and they hit us with a couple plays."
Baker managed to answer with an 11-play scoring drive that Joe Brunson capped with a 20-yard touchdown reception, but time ran out on the Gators. With just 46 seconds left, Baker opted for an onside kick, which took a high hop and landed in Blountstown senior Jaquille Martin's arms.
"I couldn't be prouder of our kids," Matt Brunson said. "(Blountstown) beat us pretty good the first time, outgained us by a large margin, but tonight we closed the gap, played better.
"We couldn't make a couple plays right there to close the gap enough, but, man, they played extremely hard."
STAT OF THE NIGHT: 1 inch
Trailing just 14-7 with 9:23 left, Baker forced a pivotal Blountstown punt.
Joe Brunson, lined up deep inside his own 20, watched as the ball sailed low and away toward the end zone and started to move away from it, playing for the touchback.
The Gators wouldn't get it.
Blountstown long snapper Cody Peavy came flying down the middle of the field, launched himself into the end zone and flipped the ball back into the field of play where the Tigers downed it at the 1-inch line.
"I thought it went in the end zone for a minute, but I was like, that was amazing," running back Treven Smith told the Panama City News Herald. "He hustled down there to get that."
Baker went three-and-out on the ensuing drive, gaining just 6 yards, before it returned the ball to Blountstown and surrendered Martin's touchdown from that same 1-inch line.
"That was big," Matt Brunson said. "For them to roll that thing down there inside the 1, that was incredible on their part."
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Treven Smith, Blountstown
Totaling 139 rushing yards and a touchdown Friday, Smith became Blountstown's single-season rushing leader with 1,585 yards.
He also caught one pass for 16 yards and a second score.
"Anybody that's ever seen these faces in these communities last October and last November and they see what these children have helped do this community. It's not even just about football. You go uptown and the Christmas lights look better. People are smiling in the grocery store and I can't tell you how many people ask me is (running back Alex) Valdez OK."
- Blountstown coach Beau Johnson to the Panama City News Herald when asked what it means to earn a trip to the championship game.
Blountstown will play two-time reigning state champion Madison County at 7 p.m. Saturday for the 1A crown at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee.
The Cowboys beat the Gators 48-6 for the title the past December in Orlando.
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Hawaii issues three types of licenses. The Provisional License, issued to graduates of Hawaii State Approved Teacher Education Programs, and is a 3-year nonrenewable license.The Standard License is available to approved applicants with valid teaching licenses or degrees from another state or with teaching experience outside Hawaii and have taught 3 of the previous 5 years. The Advanced License is available to teachers who have either completed a graduate degree or received a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certificate and have taught 5 of the previous 8 years.
Hawaii offers the Re-specialization in Special Education (RISE) licensing program that helps special education teachers with only a Bachelor's degree reach their certificate through a two-year integrated course of on-the-job training. There is also a one-year course for teachers who already hold an elementary or secondary teaching certificate but are not certified to teach special education. Veterans may also be eligible for the Mountain Pacific Region Troops to Teachers program.
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The average teacher in Hawaii makes $54,300 per year, which is 114% of the state average income. More salary specifics based on education and experience can be found on the Hawaii Teachers' Salary Schedule for 2017-2018. Hawaii is currently experiencing a shortage in special education trained teachers, so additional salary and benefits are being offered in that area.
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Hawaii residents are eligible for the Applegate/Jackson/Parks Future Teacher Scholarship, as well as the TEACH Grant, which gives financial aid to students in return for an agreement to teach in a high-need school.
Professional Development in Hawaii is run by PDE3: Professional Development for Experiences that Educate and Empower. PDE3 runs the Teacher Professional Development Credit Program, through which teachers can take courses and reach Highly Qualified status. PDE3 also runs an integrated, multi-year induction program that provides activities and workshops for beginning teachers.
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Blogs > Liberty and Power > On Nancy MacLean's sloppy use of historical documents
by Liberty and Power	tags: MacLean,Democracy in Chains
Just past the 30 minute mark she takes up a topic that I have explored at length on this blog and in an accompanying research article – James Buchanan's use of the phrase "letting the chips fall where they may" in reference to the 1959 school voucher debate in Virginia. A key chapter of MacLean's book rests her use of this passage to accuse Buchanan of ethical negligence. She claims that "letting the chips fall where they may" illustrates Buchanan's lack of concern about African-American students, who were shut out of the public school system by segregationist policies in an attempt to undermine Brown v. Board.
As I documented previously on this blog, MacLean grossly misrepresents the content of this letter for the purpose of strengthening her unfounded contention of political collaboration between Buchanan and the segregationists. The phrase "letting the chips fall where they may" does not refer to African-American students, or any students for that matter. Rather, the full text of the letter (available here) reveals it is made in reference to the badly degraded state of the ongoing legislative debates in Richmond over the school desegregation crisis of 1959. Buchanan and his co-author Warren Nutter were, in effect, throwing up their arms in frustration at politicians – hence "letting the chips fall where they may."
Returning to the Jacobin podcast, MacLean attempts to offer a rebuttal to my post about this letter. Offering a new line of argument, she then claims that she found the letter in the papers of a segregationist legislator. I quote:
"I think it's also worth pointing out, because I think their case was so silly and based on such poor reading, that the legislator – and he sent it to multiple legislators – but the person whose papers I found the report in was the sponsor of five separate laws against the NAACP – to take away the NAACP's first amendment rights.
So when Buchanan writes to to a legislator who's known in the news for spearheading that fight against the NAACP and says he's "letting the chips fall where they may," you know, my critics may still want to exculpate him but I think anybody who looks at the context and the evidence will see that I am right and that their effort is a rather pathetic quest to also deflect public attention from the crucial part of my book, which is how these ideas have been weaponized by the Koch donor network"
She continues her digression from there by accusing me of misrepresenting the details of her book to "create smog" about her book's arguments. Setting aside the ethical questions about MacLean's own egregiously unscholarly behavior in addressing her critics, we may actually resolve the question about the "letting the chips fall" letter by turning to the sources themselves.
Quite simply, MacLean has her facts wrong and is now likely conflating the contents of two separate letters in an attempt to refute my original criticism of her misuse of evidence. I'll break it down to show you how, using the documents in question.
First, a little historical background. In January 1959 two court rulings struck down a series of pro-segregation "Massive Resistance" laws in Virginia that were adopted to circumvent Brown by forcing the closure of public schools that were under integration orders. In the wake of the rulings, Gov. Lindsay Almond convened a 40 member special committee to revise the commonwealth's now-unconstitutional public education statutes. The committee is commonly referred to as the Perrow Commission, after its chairman State Sen. Mosby Perrow. The Perrow Commission eventually enacted a race-neutral voucher system as part of a much larger legislative package. Although most members of the Perrow Commission were segregationists in principle, its deliberations also represented a crucial historical shift in Virginia politics. Led by Perrow, the political moderates gained a majority on the commmitee and backed away from the previous hardline segregationist stance of Sen. Harry Flood Byrd's "Massive Resistance" movement. The new course they charted nudged the state toward gradual implementation of Brown, and – crucially – removed several of the "Massive Resistance" laws that the Byrd machine enacted over the previous three years.
When Nutter and Buchanan drafted their school voucher paper in February 1959, they did so with the intention of circulating it to the Perrow Commission. Perrow had already indicated he was considering a voucher-like tuition grant system drafted by Leon Dure. The economists intentionally did not wade into the segregation issue, but instead confined their remarks to a narrow examination of the economics of school vouchers.
Now let's look at the documents in question.
The legislator MacLean refers to in the podcast is almost certainly either State Sen. Charles Fenwick or Del. Harrison Mann, both segregationists from Arlington County who co-sponsored the anti-NAACP laws she mentions. MacLean claims the "let the chips fall where they may" letter was attached to Nutter and Buchanan's article on school vouchers and, furthermore, that they sent this letter to Fenwick and/or Mann. This is simply not true.
Fenwick and Mann were members of the Perrow Commission, and therefore received a copy of Nutter and Buchanan's article dated February 13, 1959. A copy of the cover letter may be read here on the University of Virginia's library website. Note that the letter to Fenwick says nothing about "letting the chips fall where they may." Rather, it makes a very different claim as may be seen in the passage below:
Furthermore, this letter was not specifically targeted to Fenwick or Mann as MacLean implies. Rather, it was a generic form letter attached to the Nutter-Buchanan paper. The economists used the same cover letter to circulate their report to the entire Perrow Commission.
For example, I found a copy of it using identical text in the papers of Del. Robert Whitehead, another Perrow Commission member (and skeptic of the voucher idea). Whitehead's records are housed at UVA as well, but they apparently went unnoticed by MacLean.
MacLean is therefore in error on two counts: first, she misidentifies the contents of the Nutter-Buchanan letter from February 13. Second, she erroneously insinuates segregationist motives in sending it specifically to Fenwick and Mann, when in fact Fenwick and Mann only received it because they were members of the Perrow Commission.
But there's also a third error in MacLean's handling of the documents in question, and that is the actual source of the "let the chips fall where they may" line. As my previous blog post on this passage noted, it comes from a different cover letter to the Nutter-Buchanan article that is dated April 1, 1959. Nutter and Buchanan attached this letter when they released their paper to the public. The copy I transcribed at my post, and that MacLean obtained the passage from in her book, is actually in the papers of Leon Dure, the aforementioned voucher activist who advised State Sen. Perrow on the resulting tuition grant program.
So MacLean is not only misrepresenting the economists' form letter communications with Fenwick and Mann to import segregationist motives to their stance, thereby poisoning the well against Buchanan. She's also confusing the contents of two completely different letters written almost two months apart from each other. In doing so, MacLean has once again unintentionally illustrated her own deep confusions about the primary source materials she claims to have engaged in her book.


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Andy King expelled from New York City Council
By Madison Adkins
In Local
The New York City Council voted 48-2 on October 5 to expel Councilman Andy King (D) for harassment and discrimination, conflicts of interest, disorderly conduct, and other violations. King represented the 12th district and was first elected in 2012.
A two-thirds vote is required to expel a city council member. The city council press office confirmed that this is the first time a council member has been voted off the council without a criminal conviction. King filed a lawsuit on October 5 in federal court challenging his expulsion.
The council's Committee on Standards and Ethics had previously brought ethics investigations against King in February 2018 and in October 2019. The 2019 proceeding resulted in a 30-day suspension for King and a $15,000 fine. The council vote to expel King in that matter was defeated, 34-12.
In a statement, Council Speaker Corey Johnson said, "I agree with the recommendations of the Standard and Ethics Committee. Council Member King should be expelled from office. This is not a decision to be made lightly, but Council Member King has given us no alternative."
King's attorney filed suit against the council in federal court on October 5, 2020. King said, "Plaintiff is the first in the history of the New York City Council to be expelled without a separate concurrent criminal conviction."
The New York City Council is composed of 51 members. The current partisan composition is 46 Democrats and three Republicans with two vacancies. The city's charter requires Mayor Bill de Blasio to schedule a special election to fill the vacancy left by King.
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Voters decide municipal and school board races in Chesapeake and Norfolk, Virginia
By Megan Feeney
Chesapeake and Norfolk, Virginia, held nonpartisan general elections for municipal and school board offices on May 19, 2020.
Candidates ran in elections for the following offices:
Mayor of Chesapeake
• Incumbent Richard West defeated Lenard Myers, Steffanie Aubuchon, and Palmer Smith.
Chesapeake City Council
• Don Carey III and incumbents S.Z. Ritter and Robert Ike won at-large seats on the nine-member council.
Chesapeake School Board
• Angie Swygert and incumbents Samuel Boone, Victoria Proffitt, and Tom Mercer won at-large seats on the nine-member school board.
Mayor of Norfolk
• Incumbent Kenny Alexander ran unopposed.
Norfolk City Council
• Incumbents Andria McClellan and Angelia Williams Graves won re-election to their city council seats in Superwards 6 and 7, respectively. Both ran unopposed.
Norfolk School Board
• Incumbents Noelle Gabriel and Rodney Jordan won re-election to the school board in Superwards 6 and 7, respectively.
Norfolk and Chesapeake are the second- and third-most populous cities in Virginia and the 80th- and 90th-most populous in the U.S.
Together, the Norfolk and Chesapeake school districts served a total of 71,422 students during the 2017-2018 school year.
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The only thing I am sure of after reading this book is that I am deeply provincial when it comes to art outside museum walls; how unaware I was of the wonderful world of site-specific art inside and outside gallery walls, filling the streets, local communities, and nature with content that challenges identities, builds relationships, expands a meaning of space, and in other ways affects or is affected by the locality.
In brief, it is a great introduction to site-specific art (though in many parts, still beyond my own reach). There are no taking sides in this book, just a research-based polemic on how the concept of site-specific art changed through years & different practices, which helps to navigate in this branch of the art world, while the relationship between location and identity gets only more complex and unstable.


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Maniots
"the Philosopher", the area inhabited by the Maniates was first called by the name "Maina" and was associated with the castle of Mezapos. The Maniots during that time were deemed pagan "Hellenes" or practitioners of pagan Greek culture (see Names of the Greeks) and were only Christianized in the 9th century. The Maniots were the last inhabitants of Greece to openly follow the Hellenic religion. This can be explained by the mountainous nature of Mani's terrain, which enabled them to escape the attempts of the Eastern Roman Empire to Christianise Greece by force.
After the sack of Constantinople in 1204, which led to the division of the Eastern Roman Empire into small despotates, the Franks built three castles in the Taygetus. The Passava Castle was built near Githio, the Megalis Manis Castle ("Great Mani" Castle) or Mainis Castle was built on the western area of Taygetos and the Lefktrou Castle was built near Kardamili. After the defeat of Prince Wilhelm Villardouinos in 1259 near Pelagonia by Michael VIII Palaeologos, the three Peloponnesian castles of Mistra, Mani, and Monemvasia came under the control of a new ruler. The remaining castles of Mani eventually followed suit.
After the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the Maniots persisted in maintaining their autonomy. In May 1460, Sultan Mohammed II occupied the entire Peloponnese. The brothers of Emperor Constantine Paleologos XIV, Thomas and Demetrius, did not defend the Peloponnese against the Ottoman Turks. Instead, Thomas fled to Italy while Demetrius asked refuge in Sultan Mohammed's court. Gretzas Paleologos refused to surrender and defeated the Ottomans in Salmenico near Aegion. Korkodeilos Kladas also refused to capitulate and as the leader of the Maniots, he too fought off the Ottomans with success.
From 1463 to 1479, the people of Mani defended their territories and sided with the Venetians during the Turco-Venetian War. Moreover, the Maniots prevented the Turks from building guard posts on their lands. Kladas was honored in Venice and acquired Venetian citizenship. During these tumultuous years, the entire Peloponnese revolted against the Ottomans. The territories of Patra, Mystras, Korinthos (Corinth), Sparta, and Argos were liberated.
After the end of the Turco-Venetian War, the Venetians lost and they left the Maniots to fend for themselves. Many of the Greeks who had revolted alongside the Venetians were massacred by the Ottomans, but many of them fled to find refuge in Mani. Korkodeilos Kladas never accepted the clauses of the agreement made between the Turks and the Venetians. He not only refused Turkish offers, but he also began to revolt against them. He kept Mani as an autonomous region and also went to Northern Epirus to fight. However, he was captured in Heimara-Epirus and his body was severed into many pieces by his torturers.
In 1571, the Ottoman fleet was annihilated in the Battle of Lepanto, and as a result many Greeks began to revolt in many places against the Ottoman Empire. The Maniots actively supported the Venetians and their brothers the Melissinoi (whose origins come from the Eastern Roman Empire) in which Metropolitan Makarios and Bishop Theodoros were the first among these supporters. In the 17th century, the uprisings in Mani occurred more often. An agreement for re-establishing the Byzantine state was made between Charles II Gonzalo, the prince of Never, and the Maniot Petros Medikos. Charles II Gonzalo, a descendant of Emperor Andronicus Paleologos, managed to contact the Pope, the King of France and the King of Spain, King Philip III.
In the 17th century, the uprisings of the people of Mani became more frequent. The agreement was achieved with Charles II Gonzalo, the prince of Never who dreamed of restoring the Byzantine state, and the maniat Petros Medikos. Charles II was a descendant of Andronicus Palaeologus and came in contact with Pope, king of France and king of Spain, Philip III. This was the message sent by the Maniots to the Prince of Never. Unfortunately, Charles II Gonzalo was unable to help the Maniots being that his plans failed to acquire the military support he needed for he was only given promises by those he contacted.
In 1645, a war between the Venetians and the Turks began in Crete. The Maniots supported the Venetians by offering them ships. In 1659, Admiral Francisco Morosini, with Maniots as his allies, occupied Kalamata, a large city near Mani. In order to make Mani surrender, the Turks attempted at best to flatter the unstable character of a Maniot pirate named Limberaki Gerakari, who fought against the Stefanopoulos family. With his assistance, the Turks built in Mani three fortresses. One in Kelefa, one in Zarnatas, and one in Porto Kagio. Very soon, the Maniot ports were weakened and Gerakaris took the responsibilities as a leader (i.e. general). Some time later, he realized what he had done to his fellow Maniots, took his pirate ships and attacked the Turks. In the end, he was caught and was imprisoned by the Ottomans. Later, he was summoned again to fight against the Greeks, but decided to flee to Italy where he died.
In 1685, the Maniots fought with the Venetians under Morosini against the Turks. They succeeded in taking all of the fortresses and ousted the Turks from Mani, as well as from the entire Peloponnesian peninsula. Morosini fought against the Turks in Athens and in 1687 he damaged the Parthenon with his bombings. The damage was caused mainly because the Turks turned the Parthenon into a munitions depot, and one of the 800 shots fired from Morozini's forces struck the depot, which led to a massive explosion. As a result of the many revolts against the Ottoman Empire, the Maniots welcomed new Greek refugees from various areas including Asia Minor, and especially Crete when the Turks acquired the island from the Venetians in 1669. The Cretan refugees settled in Mani and created villages with Cretan names that enriched the Maniot dialect with Cretan words and idioms.
The mass migration of refugees caused new problems in Mani. The limited area of good arable land led to many local wars between families, clans, and different villages. The era of vendetta began in Mani and it seemed that only a new Turkish invasion could save the country from a civil war. Many Maniot people began to serve as mercenaries in the army of the Doge while some others became pirates to fulfill their patriotic duties. In fact, the Turkish fleet near Chania, Crete was destroyed by Maniot pirates.
Two well-known families from Mani were the Yatrianon family from Itilo and the Stephanopoulos family. The Yatrianon family moved from Itilo in 1670 to Livorno in Italy and the Stephanopoulos family moved in 1676 to Corsica (initially Paomia, ultimately Cargese). The Cargese settlers have maintained a distinct identity and to this day deem themselves "Greeks."
In 1715, after the Venetians left the Peloponnese, Mani still retained its autonomy. The Turks decided to leave the situation in Mani unchanged and placed a bey (region administrator) to rule the area just like in Moldovlachia. The Maniots were told to pay 4,000 groshes a year, which they rarely did. During this period, there were many civil wars between strong Maniot families. These wars were vital in maintaining good practice for Maniots to become good and intrepid soldiers.
In 1770, the Greeks revolted in the entire Morea. Constantine Kolokotronis (father of Theodoros Kolokotronis, hero of the Greek Revolution of 1821), Androutsos (father of Odysseas), Panagiotes Venetsanakis, Lampros Katsonis, and Zacharias fought against the Turks and used the Mani peninsula as their base of operations. The Russians left the Peloponnese without helping and 12,000 Muslim Albanians under Hatzi Osman suppressed the revolution and pillaged, massacred and burnt many cities and villages. Women and children were sold as slaves in Egypt and Syria. As the Maniots fought bravely, they defeated the enemy and Hatzi Osman was killed along with two-thirds of his army. The Muslim Albanians were so savage and atrocious during battle and after battle, that the Sultan sent the regular Turkish army under the command of Hashan Pasha. In 1779, the Muslim Albanians were exterminated with the help of the Greek klephts (bandits) led by Constantine Kolokotronis.
At around 1780, Hashan Pasha with 10,000 men besieged the two towers in Kastania. The defenders were Constantine Kolokotronis and Panagiotes Venetsanakis with 150 men and women. The fight lasted for twelve days and most of the defenders were killed. The prisoners of war were tortured and dismembered. The wife of Constantine Kolokotronis was dressed like a warrior and fought her way carrying her baby who was Theodoros Kolokotronis, the future leader of the Greek Revolution of 1821. After the war of 1770, the Maniots were forced to pay the Sultan 15,000 groshes each year.
From 1776 until 1821, eight beys ruled Mani. These beys were Tzanetos Koutifaris (1776 - 1779), Mikhailbeis Troupakis or Mourtzinos (1779 - 1782), Tzanetbeis Kapetanakis Grigorakis (1782 - 1798), Panagiotis Koumoundouros (1798 - 1803), Antonbeis Grigorakis (1803 - 1808), Constantinos Zervakos or Zervobeis (1808 - 1810), Theodorobeis Grigorakis (1811 - 1815), and Petrobeis Mavromichalis (1815 - 1821). In 1792, after the Russians made a treaty with the Turks, Lampros Katsonis said, "Aikaterini [Catherine] did her treaty but Katsonis didn't do his treaty with the enemy. Katsonis, Androutsos, and Zacharias fought Ottomans in Porto Kagio."
Maniots, known for their martial qualities, were the first to join the Greek liberation movement. The society called the Filiki Eteria ("Company of Friends") sent their representatives Perrevos and Chrisospathis to organize the Maniots. On March 17, 1821, 12,000 Maniots gathered in the church of Taxiarchs (Archangels) of Areopoli and declared war against the Ottoman Empire. The flag of the revolution was white with a blue cross in the center. On top of the flag there was a sign: "Victory or Death." The Maniots were responsible for writing "Victory" and not "Freedom" on their banner being that Mani was always free. On the bottom of the flag lied an ancient inscription: "With the shield or on the shield."
On March 23, 1821, Petrobeis Mavromichalis, Kolokotronis, Papaflessas liberated the city of Kalamata. Most soldiers of the army were Maniots. On January 11, 1822, Ilias Mavromichalis, son of Petrobeis (leader of Mani), was killed at Karistos Evoia. The Turks cut his head off and sent it to the Sultan. The Battle at Vergas on June 21, 1826 was of great significance since the Egyptian leader Ibrahim lost two-thirds of his army, but his defeat was disgraceful when women of the Dirou village armed only with sickles and cudgels managed to throw the rest of his army into the sea. The history of the Maniots is a history both of suffering and of bravery. This history is reflected in the architecture of its castles, villages, and pirgospitia or "house-towers." Their Greek Orthodox churches of the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries are the most ancient in all of the Peloponnese.
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Lawmakers must pass Temporary Protected Status legislation
The fate of more than a quarter of a million American children and their parents hangs in the balance as the status of Temporary Protected Status-designated countries expires this year.
East Bay, Northern California delegates to advocate in DC for continuation of Temporary Protected Status programs
Twenty-six delegates from the East Bay and Northern California will join the National Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, Alliance and more than 50 other groups from around the nation in Washington, D.C. in a national summit to fight for a legal solution and pathway for permanent status for TPS recipients.
We must condemn ruling upending asylum protections for survivors of domestic abuse
On June 11, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a disheartening decision to erode protections for domestic violence survivors and individuals fleeing pervasive gang violence — people who look to the United States for refuge. Invoking a rarely utilized power, Sessions reversed asylum for a Salvadoran domestic violence survivor in
Faces of Berkeley: DACA coordinator Shiori Akimoto provides aid to undocumented immigrants
At the start of each workday, Shiori Akimoto crosses a parking lot, descends a flight of outdoor stairs and enters the Trinity United Methodist Church basement through a red door marked with the words East Bay Sanctuary Covenant.
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration's DACA appeal
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant refugee rights advocate Lily Woo is applying for her third Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, renewal, which will protect her from deportation for another two years. She is able to do so, at least for now, thanks to the Supreme Court's decision to reject the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court ruling regarding DACA on Monday.
DACA renewal: What you need to know
U.S. District Judge William Alsup from San Francisco temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA on Jan. 9. Here's what you need to know about resources available for students renewing DACA.
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California federal judge blocks Trump's decision to terminate DACA
A California federal judge temporarily prevented the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, on Tuesday.
'This just isn't right': Uncertainty remains for UC Berkeley's dreamers as DACA renewal deadline arrives
Although dozens of UC Berkeley students protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have submitted their applications for renewal by the Oct. 5 deadline, uncertainty looms in the undocumented community about the future of the program.
UC, East Bay organizations rally behind undocumented community after DACA repeal
The University of California sent a letter to students and faculty Tuesday urging undocumented students under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to renew their permits if they are set to expire between Sept. 5, 2017 and March 5, 2018.
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Local immigration lawyers respond to Trump administration
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@Service(value = "studentMapper")
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The Brackett Bosker® Bandit automatic trash rake can be operated by a pre-programmed cycle, manual activation or level differential. The latter option is particularly useful for dealing with the unexpected volumes of debris caused by severe seasonal conditions.
For intakes greater than 8.8ft (2.7m), the Brackett Bosker Bandit automatic trash rake can be located on a deck-mounted travel carriage. This enables the rake to clean multiple intakes and provides a low profile alternative to the overhead Brackett Bosker automatic raking screen.
Brackett Bosker Bandit automatic trash rakes can be supplied by Ovivo as a standard 250kg safe working load design.
The Bandit automatic trash rake consists of a telescopic hydraulic arm, a main body, a grab unit and a framework. The Bandit machine travels in this framework, moving between the different grab and dump locations. Three double-acting hydraulic arms control the grab unit, the linear movement of the telescopic arm, and the lifting of the telescopic arm.
The grab unit, which is connected to the end of the telescopic arm, is a galvanized steel construction with a nylon scraping plate to clean the screen front. The grab unit is opened or closed by a hydraulic arm. The main body contains the hydraulic power pack for the operation of the hydraulic arms, while hydraulic hoses carry power to the three arms.
The machine is rotated by a geared motor unit mounted inside the main body. Power to the machine is through a power chain connected to the framework. Controlled-return flow valves are installed in the lines to the hydraulic arm, and a pressure safety valve (set at 200 bar) is attached to the pump discharge. A pressure gauge, oil level sight glass and timer are included in the PLC circuit to prevent loss of oil in the event of a pipe fracture.
A single cabinet control panel is included with the package. All Brackett Bosker Bandit automatic trash rake units have the ability to execute turns of up to 270°. This dexterity of movement, combined with an extendable raking arm operated by three hydraulic arms, ensures even the most cumbersome intake can be effectively cleared of rubbish. The tines of the Brackett Bosker Bandit grab unit fully penetrate the intake's bar screens, so that even embedded and trapped debris is removed cleanly.
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NEW ORLEANS (August 1, 2016) - Culture Collision, an event unlike any other, arose in 2008 due to New Orleans' need for a collaborative voice among arts organizations. Now in its eighth year, Culture Collision boasts a roster of almost 70 participants in a one-night-only celebration of NOLA arts, remaining steadfast in its mission to foster nonprofit performing and visual arts groups in the New Orleans metro-area.
Slated for Wednesday, August 31, from 5:30 - 8 p.m., Culture Collision 8 (CC8) will take place at The National WWII Museum's U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, and is free and open to the public.
An annual tradition, Culture Collision kicks off the cultural season in New Orleans with a unique happy hour devoted to one goal - introducing potential audience members, volunteers, patrons and artists to the diverse mix of arts that the city has to offer.
Boasting a collective of the city's top arts groups all under one roof, CC8 has something for everyone. The event provides the ultimate experience of artistic celebration and schmoozing, and highlights include happy hour specials, free giveaways and exclusive promotions. Additionally, four participating organizations will present live performances throughout the evening. This year's entertainment lineup includes: Dancing Grounds, OperaCreole, The National WWII Museum's Vic Tones, and a jazz ensemble from the Xavier University Department of Music.
New this year, The American Sector + Bar at The National WWII Museum joins the festivities, offering a specialty Culture Collision Cocktail. In addition, happy hour at the restaurant, which features half-price drinks, a selection of small plates and access to their entire menu, will be extended to 9 p.m. to accommodate Culture Collision attendees. Free samples of the Culture Collision Cocktail and cash bars will also be available in the U.S. Freedom Center: The Boeing Center, throughout the event.
According to the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, the statewide culture industries generate over $1 billion dollars a year and employ more than 150,000 Louisiana residents. With a $6 return on every $1 spent on the arts in Louisiana, there's no denying that arts and culture have a significant economic impact throughout the state, and New Orleans is no exception.
Founded in 2008 by like-minded arts lovers Jess Brown and Janet Wilson, Culture Collision was created to raise awareness of the significant impact that the culture industry has on the local community, as well as provide New Orleans' arts and culture organizations with a platform for collaboration and promotion. Brown, currently a senior account executive at DEVENEY, continues advocating on behalf of the arts while also working with a variety of lifestyle clients, including Bayou Rum, Windsor Court Hotel and The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk. With more than 14 years of experience in arts administration, Wilson serves as the executive director of Funny Bones Improv, a nonprofit dedicated to sharing the gift of laughter with sick children in hospitals across Chicago and New Orleans through volunteer comedy improvisation performances.
Paid parking for CC8 is available in the new WWII parking garage, which is located directly across from the museum on Magazine Street. Additional parking is available in the paid lot at the corner of Magazine Street and Andrew Higgins. Street parking and other non-museum pay lots are also located throughout the neighborhood.
More information is available at culturenola.com.
About Culture Collision: Culture Collision was created to provide New Orleans' arts and culture organizations with a collective voice, as well as a platform for collaboration and promotion. CC8 is hosted by WWNO and sponsored by DEVENEY, Dirty Coast, The National WWII Museum and Yelp. It is organized by a planning committee representing the Arts Council of New Orleans, DEVENEY, Funny Bones Improv, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans Ballet Association, New Orleans Opera Association, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, Southern Rep and WWNO.


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Hey folks my name is Debra Smith. My father was William "Spud" Olmstead. He had a brother Buddy Olmstead. Three sisters. Their Mom and Dad was Katie and Hurst Olmstead As far as i know all from around Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Anybody out there kin?
I am seeking the parents and ancestors of my third great grandmother, Isabel (Olmsted) Disbrow, born c1769 in Connecticut. She married 24 June 1796 in Wilton, Fairfield Co., CT, to Reuben Disbrow. Her name was spelled "Ezebel Olmsted" in the marriage record. Reuben Disbrow was born 13 May 1773 in Fairfield , son of Elias & Olive (Gray) Disbrow. He had a twin sister named Elizabeth "Betsey" who married May 1793 as the third wife of Samuel Olmstead (4037*); Samuel b 1740-1750, son of Gardner (3984*) and Phebe (3992*), who were first cousins, of the Richard line.
After marriage Reuben and Isabel moved to Warwick, Orange Co., NY, where their son Nathan Olmstead Disbrow was born in 1801. In 1815 they moved to the Town of Millport in what is now Schuyler Co., NY, where Reuben died in 1833. Isabel Disbrow was alive in 1850, living in the household of her son Nathan and her age on the census that year was listed as 80. In the 1855 census her age was given as 86; it is presumed she died between 1855 and 1860.
1) Nathan Olmsted, b. 14 Nov. 1748 in Wilton, CT, son of James (b. 1708) and Hannah; he died in 1802 but I have no further info.
2) Nathan Olmsted, b. 1748 in Poplar Plains, CT, son of Gardner (b. 1716) and Phebe; no further information. The Samuel Olmsted who married Betsey Disbrow in 1793 may have been the Samuel who was a son of Gardner and Phebe, b. 1746, although he would have been much older than Betsey.
The possibility also exists that their child, Nathan, was named for her brother, grandfather, or a grand uncle.
Any help or suggestions toward finding more on the Olmsteds of Wilton, or Isabel's parents, would be greatly appreciated.
Recently a story has come to light that in the early 1980s a student at Saint Bonaventure, a few miles from Olean, called the only Olmstead listed in the local phone book, Howard (1911-1995) who happened to be Earl's first cousin. Apparently, Earl has been raised in the Rochester area, had married and had children. Following Earl's death, his children found evidence of the adoption in their Dad's papers; he had never made it known to anyone in the family. It wasn't until a number of years later that Howard even mentioned it to other in the family.
A nephew of Earl is a participant in the "Olmstead Project" at FTDNA; to date there have been no close matches revealed. It is the families hope that eventually some connection will be made.
I am looking for the parents and/or siblings of Dennis John Olmstead, b 10 Sep 1945 in Buffalo, NY. He was given up for adoption around 1946 and was adopted in 1955 by the Snyder family in Buffalo. I have assumed that his mother's maiden name was Olmstead and she was not married; this may be incorrect.
One possibility, that I have not been able to connect, is a William A. & Catherine M. Olmstead with daughter Catherine who lived on Tyler Ave. in 1943 and then on East Utica Street in 1946. I have not been able to learn more about this family.


Kelly Was Mildly Entertained by Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)!
Rating: B-. That is all.
Summary: Scott Lang must help Hope and Hank Pim save Janet from the quantum-void-realm-thing.
I like to refer to this movie, hereby known as AATW, as "the cooler movie." In wrestling, big pay-per-view events have a cooler match right before the main event, which allows the crowd to rest and get hyped for the big championship match. It's typically preceded by a really exciting, stunt-tastic match. In this case, we have The Avengers: Infinity War (stunt-tastic), AATW (cooler match), and Captain Marvel (The Main Event).
Now, AATW is making waves for being the first MCU outing to make a female a titular character, but really, Captain Marvel is the female draw. For starters, Captain Marvel won't have to share her title. That being said, her character won't get pushed to the side as the Wasp does in this movie. It's unfortunate, but it's true. For all the big deal they are making about the Wasp being in the title and the trailer drops about being partners, her character feels entirely expendable. If they removed Hope from this movie, it would still work. She's not integral or necessary to the storyline.
The plot goes like this: As the Avengers are figuring out how to fight Thanos, Scott Lang is on house arrest stemming from Captain America: Civil War. Scott has a dream, looks in the mirror, sees Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer), and calls Hank that he thinks he saw his wife. In a desperate attempt to get Janet back, they hatch a very sciencey plan with the word "quantum," lots of tiny tricks, and a resizable lab. Ava (breakout star Hanna John-Kamen) needs the quantum energy as she's phasing out of existence and there's a chase and fight for the lab, which is worth millions and provides access to the quantum realm.
Nowhere in that synopsis is Hope mentioned, at all. At the end of the day, this is still a movie about Scott Lang. She and Hank could be used interchangeably but even Hank gets a more important task at the end. And for all the mentions about partnership, Ant-man doesn't really ever truly, really need Wasp, except so that she can conveniently fix him so he can rejoin the action. And she still mainly serves as a love interest. Evangeline Lilly gets some crazy good fights in there, if not the best action, but it's all sparkle and no substance. I wish we had seen more things from her perspective- like, what's it like for her to be on the run with her dad? What's it like for her to be in hiding? We don't get that.
Now, the movie itself is entertaining- there are a lot of laughs, particularly from Randall Park and Michael Pena, and there's an abundance of creativity with the resizing tactics used here. (Giant-Man riding a tow truck will never not be funny to me.) Paul Rudd is, as always, charming and charismatic. And it was nice to see a small-scale movie that was purely adventure and not so dire or serious. But there's something sorely missing from this movie- so much of it is McGuffin, too much of it is explained, and- like the other MCU entities- the villains are instantly forgettable and tonally, the movie is all off. This should have been over the top and campy and Walton Goggins as the secondary villain really tries but he can't quite do it on his own.
I know I called John-Kamen a breakout star and then I pointed at her as a bit of a downer- I think in any other MCU movie, her character would have done well. John-Kamen has a lot of potential to be a star and I'd like to see her in other movies. The character is just a little too serious for this. Give me another Hela! Give me someone who enjoys wreaking havoc. Let's all have fun here!
I can't say I'm not entertained by Ant-Man- it just feels like it really hasn't found its unique footing or foundation yet, between the first movie and it's sequel. It's definitely trying to cater to the kids and it mostly successful in this aspect. Just… I wish it were slightly smarter and more aggressive in it's addressing of female superheros.
Don't even get me started on the mid-credits scene. Really, Marvel? Pretend the Wasp plays a huge role and female characters and all that and then show she plays absolutely no party in IW Part II? Come on.


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Sony Xperia 1 gets unboxed (Video)
9:26 am July 2, 2019 By Roland Hutchinson
The Sony Xperia 1 is launching in the US shortly, this new Sony flagship launched in the UK at the end of May, now we get to have a look at the device in a new video.
The video below was put together by Unbox Therapy and it gives us a look at the design of the new Sony Xperia 1 and also its features.
The handset comes with a 6.5 inch display with a resolution of 3840 x 1664 pixels, the device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and it also comes whit 6GB of RAM, plus 128GB of storage.
The device is equipped woith a 3300 mAh battery and it comes with Android 9.0 Pie, it is designed to be water resistant and comes with an IP68 rating. The handset features front and rear cameras which are made up of a front facing8 megapixel camera for Selfies and on the back there are three 12 megapixel cameras.
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Before I used to ask my friends at the school library for recommendations when I was younger. I find most of my books now on Tumblr since I follow many book accounts. Goodreads is the second place where I find my books. Then it would be BookTube, that's where I know if a book is overhyped or not. Other than that, there are some bookstagrams as well.
I believe it has somewhat changed. I read more classics when I was younger and I currently read a lot more young adult books. For example, I read only one classic this year and far more YA. Though some things have not change such as me not liking vampire books.
To be honest, I am trying to stop buying as much books. I haven't hauled as much books as I thought I would this year. I have bought one book for each month, except for this month, I ended up getting two.
My friends started a book club when I was younger and that's how I started reviewing books years before I started a blog. Though that book club does not exist anymore, I wanted to continue reviewing books. I never really thought of reviewing books online until I discovered Goodreads. I really liked how other users would express their commentary on books. I didn't think my writing was the best, but my sisters kept encouraged me to review books as a hobby. Then I started a blog and I find it really fun to review. I am glad that people get to see my reviews of the books that I have read even though it includes spoilers and I feel my writing has gotten better because of it.
I usually sit on my bed and think about what I just read, I mostly feel stunned, and I look back at my notes. That's what usually happens when a book starts off great and ends terribly for me. I don't have any other reactions ha ha.
How often do you sneak peak at the ending to see if there is a happy ending?
I try not to peak at the book's ending because I usually end up rating the book a bit lower than I was originally going to rate it. I ended up peaking at the end of the book twice this year.
I wish I had the will power to buy one book a month. Good job.
I need a new book shelf before I can haul books again ha ha.
And a new Kindle. lol. People always ask "so where are you going to put this book now?" And it's always I'll find room somehow.
I have a kindle too! But, I love my physical books so much more. I do have books stacked on my bed since I ran out of room for right now ha ha. Yeah, its easy to find room for my books. Though, I do have to get rid of books I did not like.


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ASIC and peers tip-toe at the big end of town too
It's not just the financial adviser industry that ASIC is unwilling to take on – it's just as wary of challenging the big end of town. And it seems its watchpuppy peers around the world feel the same way. In today's AFR report on the latest ASIC discussion paper, there's an intriguing quote or two […]
Michael Pascoe
It's not just the financial adviser
industry that ASIC is unwilling to take on – it's just as wary of challenging
the big end of town. And it seems its watchpuppy peers around the world feel
the same way.
In today's AFR report on the latest ASIC
discussion paper, there's an intriguing quote or two about investment banks'
proprietary trading – the area of interest in the action ASIC has commenced
against Citigroup. The Citigroup case is
about alleged insider trading and alleged failure to manage conflicts according
to form, but there's a whole question about proprietary trading going begging
here. Reports The Fin:
Mr Lucy (ASIC chairman) said that after
the Citigroup action was announced, ASIC was asked to explain its position to
international regulators, to assure them that it wasn't planning to stamp out
proprietary trading.
"We've been in contact with our fellow
[international] regulators, and initially there was a lot of interest because
people were unsure of our attitude to proprietary trading….[and] whether the
regulator in Australia
would take an attitude of banning it, in essence," he said. "We've been very quick to say that's
not our expectation."
Well, why not? Somehow that rush of
interest from other regulators suggests that all the watchpuppies know there's
a dodgy system in place but no-one's game to be the first to actually deal with
it. Like a bunch of nervous schoolboys on the edge of the pool, they're all
waiting for someone else will jump in first to see if it's cold.
The big players happily sell very expensive
advice to clients on one hand, while trading their own book against the clients
with the other. And that's just one problem. With all the Chinese walls in the
world, information still percolates within organisations. Remember that even the
Great Wall of China failed – Genghis Khan just rode around it.
Proprietary trading at the top of the
finance industry is as structurally compromised as the financial planner on dodgy
commissions at the bottom – but ASIC and peers again lack the gonads to fix it.
The vested interests are simply too powerful to tackle.
Instead, the Fin reports Jeff Lucy as
saying investment banks might be able to conduct proprietary trading against
their clients' interests as long as the banks fully disclosed any conflicts of
interest to clients and received their "informed consent". Just like financial
planners' clients, no doubt.
All Chinese walls eventually crumble. The
very synergies that large investment banks rely on give themselves an edge on
their own trading desks are structurally questionable. Go on, Jeff, have a go: give them a choice,
sell advice and work for clients, or trade for your own fun and profit, but
not both. Aside from upsetting powerful vested interests, why not?


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Report: Quinn Cook to leave Warriors and sign with Lakers
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
July 6, 2019 7:04 am PT
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The Golden State Warriors continue an offseason overhaul. After losing Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets and Jordan Bell to the Minnesota Timberwolves and trading away Andre Iguodala to the Memphis Grizzlies, they are now losing their backup point guard.
After making a name for himself in The Bay, the Warriors are losing Quinn Cook. According to Yahoo! Sports' Chris Haynes, the Cook is signing a 2-year $6 million deal with the rival Los Angeles Lakers.
He averaged 6.9 points and 2.1 rebounds and shot 40.5 percent from deep in 74 games with the Warriors in 2018-19. He now joins a Lakers team that will be in need of his shooting services.
Free agent guard Quinn Cook has reached an agreement with the Los Angeles Lakers on a two-year, $6 million deal, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 6, 2019
The Lakers are on the come up in the Western Conference after bringing in Anthony Davis to team up with LeBron James and adding a guy like Cook who has Finals experience and has proven to be a shooter is a move that could go a long way for them.


The U.S. Navy has always been an innovator. It pioneered the Global Positioning System, developed nuclear propulsion, and deployed the first operational laser weapon. The recently commissioned USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is brimming with bleeding-edge technology. Its stealth design, Integrated Power System, and long-range gun firing capabilities make it the most sophisticated ship in the world. Likewise, the lead ship in the new carrier class USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) features many technological advances including an electromagnetic aircraft launch system. However, the Department of the Navy is not always in a rush to phase out and replace assets that continue to effectively perform their missions. The following is a list of some of the oldest Navy and Marine assets still in service.
Launched in 1797, the USS Constitution is not only the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy, it is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world. Used today primarily for ceremonial and educational purposes, only 10–15 percent of the frigate actually dates to the original construction due to centuries of repairs and restorations. The Constitution is also the only ship in the current U.S. fleet to have sunk an enemy vessel, having defeated and burnt HMS Java in 1813. All other American ships that scored victories at sea have since been decommissioned, the last being the USS Simpson (FFG-56), which sank the Iranian missile patrol boat Josnan during Operation Praying Mantis in 1988 and was decommissioned in 2015.
The second oldest ship is often overlooked. FS-344 was a 1945 Army Freight and Supply vessel used as a training ship and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. It was transferred to the Navy in 1966, converted into an intelligence gathering ship, and renamed the USS Pueblo (AGER-2). Two years later, the Pueblo and her crew were seized by North Korean forces who claimed the ship had entered its territorial waters, a claim vehemently denied by Navy officials. The Pueblo is currently on public display in Pyongyang as a trophy but is still an officially commissioned U.S. ship. She is one of the few ships the United States has lost since the end of WWII but there is still hope that is may be returned one day. There have been proposals to repatriate the ship including one that involved swapping her for a battle flag captured by U.S. Marines during the obscure Korean-American conflict in 1871. The U.S. government has remained steadfast in its position that the ship is illegally seized U.S. property and that there will be no negotiations that would lead to legitimizing North Korea's actions.
The USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) was commissioned in 1970 and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan, as the command ship for the U.S. Seventh Fleet. As the oldest deployable U.S. ship she has the honor of flying the First Navy Jack depicting a snake with the motto "Don't Tread on Me." The jack had initially been resurrected in 1976 and flown by the fleet for one year to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. In 1980, Secretary of the Navy Edward Hidalgo decreed that the flag would be reserved for the longest serving active ship. (Another one of Hildago's lasting Navy policies allows sailors to have beer if they are at sea for 45 continuous days.) In 2002, the Navy directed all ships to fly the First Navy Jack during the Global War on Terrorism. The Blue Ridge probably will retain the title of oldest active ship for a few more decades because budget concerns have forced the Navy to plan on stretching the use of her until 2039 and perhaps beyond.
Medal of Honor recipient Richard O'Kane is the most successful American submarine commander, having sunk 33 enemy ships totaling 116,454 tons as CO of the USS Tang (SS-306) during World War II. Like many submariners, O'Kane enjoyed playing card games to pass the time when deployed. While serving as executive officer of the USS Wahoo (SS-238) he was dealt a hand with the highest possible score during a game on cribbage with his commanding officer, Dudley "Mush" Morton. This rare hand was seen as a good omen which proved to be true when the sub sank two Japanese ships the next day. After the war, a commemorative cribbage board was presented to O'Kane at the commissioning of the second USS Tang (SS-563) in 1951. When the Tang was decommissioned a new tradition was established requiring that the cribbage board be transferred to the wardroom of the oldest boat in the fleet. O'Kane's board is currently on board the USS Bremerton (SSN-698), which was commissioned in 1981.
The U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland, has a couple of U-6A Beavers (1948) and an NU-1B Otter (1953) that are regularly used to train pilots in low-speed aircraft handling. The Canadian antiques are the oldest active aircraft operated by the Navy. The oldest deploying fixed-wing aircraft belong to the C-130 family, the world's longest running military aircraft production line. The aptly named Hercules began carrying large amounts of troops and cargo in 1956. The rugged plane not only is valued for its hinged ramp at the rear that allows for quick loading and unloading, it is surprisingly nimble and can operate on small runways. The C-130 is the largest aircraft ever to land and take off from a carrier – which it did without arresting gear or a catapult. In addition to flying the enhanced KC-130 variant to perform aerial refueling missions, the Marines operate the logistics and transport C-130 "Fat Albert" in support of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team.
Introduced in 1961, the SH-3 Sea King served as a versatile workhorse for Naval aviation until being retired in 2006. A decade later, Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) continues to fly the VH-3D variant that debuted in 1974. Incredibly, the primary mission of the oldest helicopter is to transport the President of the United States. With its distinct green and white paint scheme, the helicopter carrying POTUS is given the call sign "Marine One" while the Vice President catches a lift in "Marine Two." To put the age of the Sea King in perspective, the year it was first deployed was the same year that the Oldsmobile F-85 DeLuxe Station Wagon rolled off the assembly line. Even though the President is being flown in an aircraft based on a 56-year-old design, it is difficult to imagine him being driven in a 56-year-old car. The VH-92 will soon finally replace the venerable Sea King.
During the Philippine Insurrection of 1899–1913, U.S. forces noted that their standard .38 caliber revolvers often were ineffective against frenzied Moro guerillas who charged without fear and were rumored to be fueled by narcotics. U.S. officers repeatedly reported that Moro fighters were still able to advance and engage in hand-to-hand combat even after being shot by several .38 bullets. A pistol with greater man-stopping power was needed. John Browning developed a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol that was adopted by the U.S. Navy in 1911 and the Marine Corps in 1913. The sleek pistol proved to be so reliable and effective that a variant is being used by Marine Expeditionary Units more than a century later.
The 1938 semiautomatic M1 Garand served U.S. forces as the standard rifle during World War II and the Korean War. The reliability and effectiveness of the weapon has been credited with providing additional confidence to anyone who fought with it. Lieutenant General George S. Patton believed that "the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised." As much praise as the M1 received, there was room for improvement. The selective fire automatic M14 with a larger clip began to replace the M1 in 1959 and was the Marines' standard rifle by 1965; it in turn was replaced by the M16 years later. Although the M1 still is used only by the U.S Marine Corps Silent Drill Team, the M14 continues to have a limited but varied role. The Navy uses the M14 as part of ship security as well as to fire shot line in preparation for refueling and replenishment operations. The M14 is also the rifle commonly carried by honor guards. The MK 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle is a variant fielded by the SEALs.
The Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun was developed at the end of World War I to give U.S. forces a large-round, long-range, high-velocity punch. The initial 1921 version was improved in 1933 and designated the M2, affectionately known by military personnel as "Ma Deuce." Devastating against both man and machine, the M2 has been prized for its adaptability and accuracy while being deployed in all major U.S. military actions from World War II through the current Global War on Terror. It has been used for infantry support, mounted on armored vehicles, ships, and aircraft, and even modified to serve as a sniper rifle. So durable is the M2 that modified versions from the original 1921 production run have been found in working order in the arsenal. The M2 remains a favorite weapon among Marines and is a common sight on Navy ships.
Because horses have not changed in millions of years, one could argue that the U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard maintains the oldest land vehicles. Of course, there are those who would dispute classifying a horse as a vehicle. As far as machines, the Marines still use modified Caterpillar D9 bulldozers that were introduced in 1955. The oldest land vehicle built exclusively for military use is the big, powerful M88 Recovery Vehicle. Entering service in 1961, the heavily armored M88 was designed to repair or pull damaged fighting vehicles while under fire. Fittingly, the main armament of the oldest vehicle is the classic M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun.
A year after the Department of the Navy was created by an Act of Congress in 1798, the Washington Navy Yard was established along what is now known as the Anacostia River. The impressive front gate that can be seen today was designed by the neoclassical architect Benjamin Latrobe, who also oversaw the construction of the U.S. Capitol Building. The Yard barely survived its early years when it was intentionally burned by Commodore Thomas Tingey to prevent it from being captured by advancing British forces during the War of 1812. At its peak, the Yard was the largest naval ordnance facility in the world. Other early naval yards in Philadelphia, Boston, and Brooklyn have long since closed, but the Washington Navy Yard remains and is now primarily used as an administrative center and the residence of the Chief of Naval Operations. A short march away are the historic Marines Barracks (1801) as well as the Home of the Commandants (1806), which is one of the oldest continuously occupied public buildings in the District of Columbia.
During the Spanish-American War in 1898, U.S. Marines landed at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and overran enemy forces. Unlike other captured Spanish possessions such as the Philippines and Puerto Rico, Cuba was granted its independence by the United States – but not before the U.S. government secured a more than favorable deal to lease "Gitmo" in perpetuity as a strategic American coaling and naval station. To this day, the United States still pays the annual lease with a check for $4,085 that the Cuban government under the Castro regime has refused to cash. Starting in 2002, a portion of the base has served as a detention camp for terrorism suspects.
Since the establishment of the U.S. Navy in 1775, duties at sea have evolved with advances in technology. Many ratings have become obsolete while new occupations have been established. Powder Monkeys, Coal Heavers, Airship Riggers, and Pigeon Trainers have given way to Missile Technicians, Special Warfare Operators, Mass Communication Specialists and Air Traffic Controllers. A few ratings have stood the test to time. Boatswain's Mates, Gunner's Mates, and Quartermasters were at the first muster two and half centuries ago and can still be found as members of ships' crews today.
Many Navy communities like to recognize their longest serving members with a special designation.
Longest Serving U.S. Coast Guard Aviator – "Ancient Albatross" VADM Charles W. Ray.


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Jennifer Ryan | Exclusive Interview: THE ME I USED TO BE
Featuring: Evangeline; Chris Chambers
Kindle: B07DTHGZGT
Paperback / e-Book
Also by Jennifer Ryan:
Restless Rancher, November 2019
The Me I Used to Be, July 2019
Dirty Little Secret, December 2018
Tempted By Love, September 2018
Welcome back to Fresh Fiction! Can you tell readers a little bit about THE ME I USED TO BE, and what inspired it?
Thank you for having me back! THE ME I USED TO BE is a big family drama with lots of intense suspense, betrayal, and a budding romance between Evangeline and Chris, the cop who arrested her. It's a lot of what I do in my romance series all wrapped up in a single book, but you get a glimpse of how all the family members perceive what happened, even though what they think happened wasn't the whole truth. The book was inspired by something I've come to realize in my own life – People say beware of strangers, but family are the ones who can hurt you the most.
I loved Evangeline Austen - a woman who is recently out of prison for a crime she didn't commit. She comes home only to find out she's inherited the failing family ranch, and even though they don't want to, everyone is relying on her to pick up the pieces. What was the hardest thing for Evangeline to accept as part of her normal life once she got out?
Evangeline has a hard time seeing how everyone's lives had moved on while she was left behind with her anger and resentments about what happened. It's even harder for her to deal with because she's keeping a secret to protect her family. She wants to protect them from the truth, but it's not easy to take their disappointment and anger when she knows she doesn't deserve it.
One of the things I enjoyed about Chris Chambers, the officer who arrested Evangeline, was his steadfastness. After four years, he was still willing to find out what really happened with Evangeline's case, and also never gave up hope in her. Do you have a favorite quality in Chris?
I love his dedication to Evangeline, that he doesn't accept her version of what happened at face value the way her family did. He knows her. He can't accept that she did something so out of character. He doesn't just want the truth, he wants to clear Evangeline's name.
Evangeline's family is less than welcoming when she comes back; her father died while she was in prison and her mother blames her for his death, and her two brothers are at odds about how to deal with the ranch. These relationships re-develop and change so much throughout the novel! What did rebuilding these familial connections mean to Evangeline's re- acclimation to the outside world?
Everyone thinks they know what happened when Evangeline was arrested. When the truth comes out, they have to reevaluate how they perceive her. They have to see this new version of her. She's not the same, and their relationships with her have to evolve because of it and their new circumstances. With her mother, there's a lot of pain. Her mother's anger and abandonment caused a rift they have to mend. Her brothers think of her as the bratty little sister, but soon learn she's a whole lot more – smart, determined, able to bring a fresh perspective to the running of the ranch. In the end, she earns her family's respect because she makes them see who she is now, not who she used to be.
Evangeline and Chris, of course, end up falling for each other while working on figuring out who was really to blame for the crime that put her in prison. Did you find it difficult to bring these two together, considering how things initially began between them?
It was hard to get these two together. Evangeline always saw Chris as someone who didn't approve of her dating his friend and the guy who took his job a little too seriously when he busted her. But as Chris helps her clear her name, she sees what he tried so hard to hide, that he had a crush on her and hated that she'd disappointed him when he thought she was guilty and had to arrest her. He knows who she is, the sacrifice she made, and he wants to help her rebuild her life. She can't resist his kindness, protective streak, or the way he goes out of his way to give her what she needs.
I often find that authors are the best people to ask for book recommendations! What's something you recently read and absolutely loved?
Oh, I read a couple of really great books the last couple weeks.
Romantic Suspense: HER OTHER SECRET by HelenKay Dimon – Fast-paced, filled with secrets, twists and turns, and a sexy handyman who is way more than he seems.
Women's Fiction/Romance: THE LEMON SISTERS by Jill Shalvis – Simply wonderful! Jill delivers with intense emotion, wit, and heart.
Western Romance: JUSTIFIED by Jay Crownover – Emotional, heartwarming, sexy. A family that's just so real. One of the best books I've read this year.
It's summer, so that means vacations, relaxation, and fun in the sun! Do you have any exciting summer plans over the next couple of months?
Camping. Hiking. Boating on the lake. Time with the whole family. I'd love to sneak in a weekend getaway with just the handsome hubby!
What can readers expect from you next?
I am so excited that the second book in my Wild Rose Ranch series comes out November 12! RESTLESS RANCHER is Austin and Sonya's intense and emotional story.
One minute down-on-his-luck rancher Austin Hubbard slept soundly, the next, a sassy spitfire dumped a pitcher of water on his head and woke him up—in more ways than one. Hired to help him rebuild his ranch, Sonya Tucker ends up helping him put the tattered pieces of his life back together. The capable, all-business accountant is on a mission to get the ranch up and running, but can he convince the temptingly beautiful woman to take a chance on him?
Sonya was dismayed that Austin had lost it all: money, family, respectability. Things she —who'd been raised by her mother at Nevada's notorious brothel Wild Rose Ranch—only dreamed about. But working with the long, lean cowboy shows her that Austin is honorable to his core. Together they slowly grow to see what the love between them might bring.
But then Austin's powder keg of a family feud explodes, exposing long-buried secrets, and threatening their new-found love…
Rapid Fire Random Questions
Dragons or unicorns: Dragons!
Five people you'd invite to your book club (dead, alive, fictional, etc.!):
I'd make it a Girls Night!
Author Lia Riley – because we don't see each other enough and we love to talk books!
Author Jill Shalvis – because we have a ton in common and I adore her.
Kristin Bell – I think she's an awesome human being and actor – funny, upbeat, down-to- earth, smart, and engaging.
Reese Witherspoon – She loves books, the story, characters. I'd love to hear her take on why something grabs her, why she chooses a part to play, and what captures her heart.
Roxy Cordero from my novel DIRTY LITTLE SECRET. She's tough but has a huge heart.
Some of your auto-buy authors: Sandra Brown, Julie Garwood, Karin Slaughter, Nora Roberts,
Favorite flower: Dahlias
Earliest celebrity crush: Luke Perry
Random interesting fact you like to tell people: My kids say my superpower is intense concentration. I get lost in what I'm doing the world fades away.
Hobbies you have (aside from reading and writing): Gardening. Baking.
Dream vacation: Beach and a book!
Sweet or salty snacks: Sweet
You have a totally free afternoon - no deadlines, no obligations, no Twitter notifications! What do you do?: Read a book!
*** The Me I Used to Be Jennifer Ryan William Morrow Paperbacks July 2019 On Sale: July 2, 2019 Featuring: Evangeline; Chris Chambers 384 pages ISBN: 0062883917 EAN: 9780062883919 Kindle: B07DTHGZGT Paperback / e-Book
Romance | Contemporary Women's Fiction | Women's Fiction Contemporary
Sometimes the world outside of prison is just as scary as inside.
Starting over against all odds
In New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Ryan's exciting new novel, a young woman has the chance to rebuild her life and become the woman she was always meant to be…
An inheritance she never expected…
After serving time for a crime she didn't commit, Evangeline returns home to discover her father left her solely responsible for the family's failing ranch, her mother blames her for her father's death, and her brothers want her out of their way. With her family's future squarely on her shoulders, she desperately searches for ways to save their home—before they lose everything.
A chance to right past mistakes…
Her only ally, Chris Chambers. The cop who sent her away is positive she took the fall for someone else. And if she helps him track down the real criminals, he'll clear her record. But the closer Evangeline and Chris get to exposing the truth—and to each other—the deeper Evangeline is drawn into a dangerous sting that will finally bring her justice and pave the way for a bright future.
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Jennifer Ryan writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances featuring strong men and equally resilient women. Her stories are filled with love, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find. Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, three children, dog (Bella), and cat (Shadow). When she isn't writing a book, she's reading one.
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