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In a month when Waltham Forest Libraries publishes its plan to interprete International Women's Day as a month of lady-related topics and loosely related themes to women in society ( "Gone Girl") and when I await an answer, any answer, to my now-formalised complaint about a session for women and daughters making up together as wrong because IWD is not about the sexualisation of children then along comes National Potato Day next Monday followed by International Hijab Day on 1st Feb. In a month when the first prosecution for FGM in the UK gets underway and controversy simmers around the "I Am Girl" women into sports advert then I am agog at all around me but not silent.
Waltham Forest Council back in the eighties was like a force getting its kicks on Route 66 forging ahead, embracing every idea and debating everything before deciding what was workable. Women on and outwith the Council insisted that street-lighting was raised so that dark streets became highways for women to feel safe. It worked. The Council listened to school office-workers (mainly women) and gave them three "Religious" days off and rightly so because teaching staff had them. In fact WF was "lighting up tomorrow with today". Women congratulated themselves. Waltham Forest was a unique progressive borough.
Nowadays the Borough is coming across as muddled and unliked, neither bothered about women especially down St James' area with the "Rooms Of Our Own" disappointment nor meeting the demands of older people compared to Islington and Hackney where there are regular activities for seniors. The school students of the nineties look from their adult hood into the Borough and wonder what happened to drag it backwards.
On the Waltham Forest mothership we are going backwards. The paternalism mounts as any newcomer to the borough with any idea is accommodated. The replacements for the shakers and movers of days of yore can sit back and rest on their velvet cushions in their art-deco town hall knowing that their community is taking care of itself, ticking all the impressing boxes. That's how an enterprising entrepreneur can suggest that mothers and daughters in painting their faces together to please others is right on. It is so not any on. Those who questioned everything in the borough moved on in so many ways and became older. Those who remained, the long-time residents, volunteer in museums and galleries while new residents use public places to infect the naïve with their own ignorance about achieving equality and self-esteem. It appears to their audiences that that we are all progressing when in fact the opposite is true.
I am assuming that soon the Borough will realise that Hijab day is a -coming. Now where I live most of the women I pass and see wear an hijab. My friends wear hijabs. My ex-colleagues wear hijabs. On bad hair-days I wear hijabs. My mum and her friends all wore headscarves. My friends on Scottish islands still wear headscarves. The queen still ties on an headscarf. Well, she doesn't: A maid does that, a domestic worker even. I collect vintage head scarves. I bought headscarves from the Salvation Army Shop for 20p each and sold them on to Beautiful Interiors for £1 each where they sold for £7 each. Ha ha! Gotcher. I see no reason for a day devoted to the hijab. I don't see why we need to acknowledge the potato, love them though I do. I do compliment a woman on her hijab style or colour which kinda takes away the vanity aspect of hijab-wearing. I compliment women all the time and found nothing silly about telling my date how fabulous he looked in his three-quarter leather coat and sparkling clean finger-nails. Credit where it's due. I know that the Hijab day is probably supposed to be a catalyst for conversation. I'm pulsing.
An artist in East London has been commissioned to do vox-pops with the public about the status of the hijab. Here it's assumed that only young Moslem women, gobby or not, will give some views. That'll be interesting for all of us, their mums 'n' all. "Girl with a pearl earring" by RAGWORKS
Last year there was an art exhibition at Brady Arts in Whitechapel, a photographic exhibition about the hijab. I was stunned at the topic. I'm stunned that an art exhibiton can be a display of pressed flowers but there you go. I go along to my friends' women-only tea club which is attended mostly by senior women in hijabs. I had so wanted to discuss life with the women. It began. I found out in a minute between the curry and the cake that they had all worked in local factories in the seventies. They had been out of their houses. That was it though. They had given away too much, For a blink they used "I" then quickly said a prayer and returned to the normal "we". They were not going to share their experiences. I wanted to know more. I persuaded them to come along to an heritage tea party in Ilford. Three woman came. Two kept quiet whereas one had stories all about the tea, the staff, the joy of being rich in India and then the struggle in England moving down to London from the Midlands. That was it. She had given enough and declined any more invitations to be the subject of vox-popping.
Amina took her thirty tea-club women to a beautiful grill restaurant in Green Lanes. The Sahara in Leyton is too dear. The night before she phoned to comfirm that I were coming and that she had to still dye her hair. At the restaurant I remained silent as thirty women joined in the pre-meal prayer. I sat opposite Amina and she pointed to her covered head and gave me the information that she hadn't had time to dye her hair. I thought nothing of it and carried on sharing the Nan bread and dipping my chicken pieces into the curry gravy. After the meal there was commotion as Amina tried desperately to get the right money out of some women for the communal bill. I offered her twenty pounds if she were short and could see a tear in her eye. Her clan disappeared outside and into the discount shops as soon as the ice-cream spoons had been licked clean. Amina exited to the cloakroom and I waited with my latte.
When she returned she was radiant; Her hair was newly-dyed and ginger at the tips which suited her reddened lips. She was a vision in red away from the black hijab and black sleeved tunic. She pursed her lips and adjusted the glittery clasp which was supporting a mane of seventy-year old pony-tail. "Wow, Amina.What happened? You look lovely"
"Oh these women! If I don't wear hijab, they insult me. Have they gone? "And she looked through the vast shop front.
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I related the story to my daughter as we repeated our illuminating stories about cleavage and women in society and the ways we're being dragged back by newcomers with backward ideas and ways. Good to talk. Je suis Charlie. Her take on the Amina story? She categorically said, "The women bully her. It's a case of bullying. After all, Amina's been in this country fifty years. She's educated. She mixes with everyone.. She is being bullied otherwise she has the intelligence to decide her way in life in UK in 2014."
So I wondered why the status of the hijab couldn't be a conversation on March 8th, International Womens's Day because it might affect all women and if not, a large percentage of women. The problem there is that many many women and men , those who insist plumbing and blue is for boys and agree that the important room for women in any house is the she– kitchen, see IWD as a disease pushed on by lesbians in DMs, something to be ignored except if it provides free Zumba and a free £23 worth of a pedometer.
PS Just finished "Gone Girl" and bit off my nail varnish reading "The Blackwater Lightship".
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For years, real alien sightings have puzzled and confused experts. Whether they're UFOs or messages in the stars, there's plenty of evidence that we're not alone in the universe.
NASA livestreams often manage to catch compelling UFO evidence. One such stream, from 2016, displaying footage of the Earth from space, gives just a brief look at a mysterious golden object before NASA mysteriously cut the feed. Is this evidence of something that NASA doesn't want us to see?
Similar to the Golden UFO, a 2011 livestream of the launch of NASA's Endeavour space shuttle showed a mysterious white object floating high above the Earth. As with the Golden UFO, after this appeared for a second, NASA mysteriously cut the feed, and audiences were left without a good look at whatever might be up in the sky above us.
Astronomers have recently spotted "Fast Radio Bursts" (flashes of energy from across the stars) that are likely the result of huge explosions. What's fascinating is that this latest radio signal repeated six times, which suggests that it could be aliens attempting to send a message.
In 2018, it was discovered that bacteria was living outside the Russian side of International Space Station. This could be a result of simple contamination, but it could be the result of random alien bacteria that are constantly floating through space.
In 2015, Fighter pilots spotted a white oval flying through the air without any wings or exhaust plume. The UFO (nicknamed "GO FAST") moved faster than should be possible for any man-made craft, and no explanation has ever been given.
In 2015, the Curiosity Rover spotted some organic matter on the surface of Mars. Following several years of research, scientists still aren't entirely certain of how it got there, but one prevailing theory is that it came from an asteroid. Which is also how many experts believe life began on Earth.
In 1950 in Great Falls, Montana, Nick Mariana recorded camera footage of two UFOs flying through the sky. Decades later, experts are still unable to agree on what exactly Mariana caught on film, especially amid rumors that US Army officials confiscated parts of the footage that showed the UFOs rotating and turning in the sky.
The director of movies including "The Shape of Water" and "Pan's Labyrinth" is certain that he's seen a UFO up close. Speaking about the experience, Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro said that he'd never been so scared in his life, but he was disappointed that the UFO looked exactly like we'd all expect — a round, flying saucer — when he'd hoped it would look a little less cliche.
In 2018, NASA tweeted out a photo that had been taken by the Curiosity Rover on Mars. What NASA refers to as "stick-like figures" could be many things, but some suspect that they might be fossils of alien life forms that died long ago.
In 2018, a casual observer in Nevada noticed a series of flashing lights in the sky, not too far from Area 51. Because this was the era of the smartphone, the eyewitness also managed to snap some pictures, and they do look very compelling. This looks a lot like a laser battle.
Last year, it was revealed by the Pentagon had been secreting away $22 million in funding every year for the sole purpose of investigating UFO encounters. This was done in quiet so as to keep it hidden. Apparently, the US government has something to hide.
For years, witnesses have been reporting a specific kind of UFO named the TR-3B (Also called the "Black Triangle"), which is recognizable for its three bright lights arranged in a triangle format. Photo evidence of a sighting over Russia is hard to deny. This isn't just a plane.
It's not the most exciting of findings on this list, but NASA has confirmed that our nearest neighboring star, Promixa Centauri, plays host to a "Goldilocks" planet, one that is not too hot or too cold to support alien life. With another planet similar to Earth so close to our own, it's possible that there could be aliens living not too far away.
In 2018, observers in Oregon spotted a slow-moving light trail in the night's sky. It was far too slow to be a meteorite, so if it wasn't falling to Earth at a traditional speed, what could it have been?
In its decade-long mission to explore Saturn and its moons, the Cassini space probe spotted some intriguing evidence of alien life within our solar system. The probe found that Saturn's moon of Titan contains vinyl cyanide, a key chemical for the development of cellular life.
Levels of methane found in the atmosphere on Mars appear to fluctuate wildly throughout its annual cycle. Experts suggest that this could well be because of alien life forms, living under the planet's surface, which are only active during certain times of year, and which are pooping, creating a likely sign of organic life in their methane output.
While traveling in Apollo 11 en route to the moon, Buzz Aldrin spotted a mysterious light that seemed to follow alongside the space craft. There has never been any explanation given for this light, and while Aldrin denies that it was a UFO, that hasn't stopped people from speculating.
According to a former aide of Richard Nixon, at some point in the 1970s, the U.S. government was in contact with an extra-terrestrial. All knowledge and evidence of this was then buried somewhere at the White House. This may sound a little shaky, but it wouldn't even be the weirdest thing Nixon did during his presidency.
Similar to Fast Radio Bursts, gamma rays could contain messages from aliens. Experts suggest that the patterns of radiation we see in the stars could come from very powerful aliens who are smashing stars together in order to try and communicate with us (or anyone else who might want to listen).


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If you were to close your eyes and think of a ghost town, what would come to mind? Are you thinking about old, boarded-up buildings and tumbleweeds rolling down dusty trails? Ghost towns always evoke images of the USA's wild west for me, communities where the people have moved on and the reason for a town's physical presence no longer exists.
Centuries ago, when the United States of America expanded westward, many vibrant towns retreated as populations moved on in search of farmland and gold. Not every ghost town is created by people who depart because they decide it's time to do so, though; some towns are abandoned out of necessity and despite residents' wishes. That's why Centralia beckoned us as we drove north through Pennsylvania on a cold November day. Centralia is a ghost town of a different kind.
In the 1960s, about 2,000 people lived in Centralia, Pennsylvania, a typical northeastern town largely supported by the mining industry. By 2010, the population had shrunk to just 10 people. To understand why so many people who once called Centralia home would leave—and why hundreds of curious tourists seek it out each year—is best understood through the story of an uncontrollable underground fire that drove people from their houses and still burns to this day.
When Centralia was incorporated as a town in the mid-1860s, well over 2,000 people lived and worked there because of the booming mining industry that provided job and economic security for hundreds of families. These good times were short-lived; the mining industry peaked and began its decline after the turn of the century, and like many small towns Centralia reeled after the stock market crash of 1929. Still, mining provided enough jobs to keep many people employed, and it seemed the sleepy town would remain sustainable as long as the mines were open.
Centralia's course was permanently and irreversibly changed in 1962, when an above ground fire slipped beneath the town's surface. The fire's origins are debated, but the most commonly reported explanation is that a small group of volunteer firefighters ignited what should have been a controlled burn at the town's landfill. They failed to fully extinguish the fire, and the fire burned unnoticed into openings that led to the underground coal mines. Once the fire found its way to the coal it was all but impossible to extinguish. For years the residents fought the fire, but their temporary successes always gave way to another billow of smoke that would erupt from underground, further proof the fire still raged beneath their feet.
It took almost two decades for the town to truly understand the implications of life on top of a raging fire. Widespread concern developed when a 12-year old fell into a sinkhole that opened in his backyard; although he was pulled to safety, the steam that emerged from the hole had toxic amounts of carbon monoxide. At this time the ground temperature soared to 180 degrees Fahrenheit (82 degrees Celsius) in some locations. By 1983 the government decided to allocate $42 million USD to relocate residents who were no longer safe living in their hometown. Most people gladly accepted the funds and moved away, but a small yet vocal group of citizens refused to hear the concerns for their safety and determined they would remain in Centralia.
Over the course of two decades the government's force battled against the people's grit. Slowly, more and more people were evicted from their homes, and several lawsuits sought to remove everyone from Centralia. By October 2013, with just 10 people left in the town, the remaining residents settled their lawsuit and won compensation as well as the right to live in their homes for the rest of their lives. While no one can move into Centralia, only death can reduce the population in the future.
Centralia's history combines elements of sad truth, haunting mistakes, and devastating decisions, so it's no surprise that the town has found its way into popular culture. The 2006 horror movie Silent Hill, which is an adaption of a video game series by the same name, is loosely based on Centralia and the screenwriter's fascination with the town.
This video from a local news broadcast shares some additional information, including interviews with former residents.
Why Did We Visit Centralia?
To be honest, Centralia is not a tourist attraction, and it shouldn't be treated as such. It is unstable and potentially dangerous; after all, the fire still burns underground, and the earth can open at any time. Air quality is questionable, and you won't find restaurants or entertainment options. At best it is a peek into what a modern-day ghost town looks like, and responsible travelers can certainly discover its fascinating history firsthand. We decided to visit Centralia simply because the story captivated us; during our short stay we found that we weren't alone in our quest to discover it when we spotted half a dozen other cars slowly cruising along deserted streets, searching for signs of life above ground or fire below it.
We stopped for about 90 minutes during a drive from Washington, DC to Boston, Massachusetts. Centralia is not far off I-81 in Pennsylvania; we took exit 116 toward Minersville and followed the backroads recommended by both the Waze and Google Maps apps until we arrived in what appeared to be the middle of nowhere. Centralia is about 15 minutes away from the highway, but it looks to be every bit of the ghost town it has become.
Our first stop was the graffiti highway, a long-deserted stretch of Route 61 that is almost completely covered in spray paint artwork. Before the fire, and even into its early years, Route 61 was a typical road running through a typical American city. Over time, transportation officials became increasingly concerned that the fire could cause a sinkhole to open on the road, and traffic was diverted so a one-mile section of the highway could be closed. Sure enough, a look down the road brings cracks and occasionally even steam into view, an ever-present reminder of just how dangerous Centralia's fire still is. What you'll notice even before those characteristics is the graffiti. Ranging from messages to artwork, it's a colorful distraction and a lovely walk if you have the time. We explored just a quarter of it (it was a chilly day, and we had left our guinea pig alone in the car and needed to get back to him before it got too cold for his liking), but you really don't have to go far to appreciate it.
There is no designated parking area for the graffiti highway; after all, it's not a true tourist attraction. We saw a few cars parked nearby at a cemetery, and we parked along the side of the road. You'll need to walk over a large dirt pile (intentionally deposited there to keep people from driving down the road), so wear sturdy shoes if that's your intended entrance point.
If you're hoping to see a sign of life in Centralia, Pennsylvania, your best bet will be the only church still holding regular services, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Small and stark white, the church sits like a beacon of hope for the people who come to worship on Sundays and holy days. Signs around the building warn against trespassing, so don't expect a glimpse of the church's interior unless you are attending a service, but it's worth a drive up the hill to see it. It's also one of the safer spots in town; built on solid rock, the church has not been directly impacted by the fire. You can get a great view of the church from the hills over by the cemetery on the other side of town.
What's perhaps the spookiest—and the most fascinating—characteristic of Centralia, Pennsylvania is how so much of it has been reclaimed by nature. While taking pictures of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, we looked behind us into the woods and saw several pieces of abandoned furniture poking out of the dead leaves, trees growing from where the upholstery had rotted away. Driving up and down streets we saw a mix of house foundations that were overrun with new growth as well as spaces where houses once most certainly stood, now completely erased by nature's footprint.
We sometimes lament how humans thoughtlessly pave over forests to build homes and shopping centers, and it's strange to see the reverse of that, with nature paving over manmade structures. There are still buildings dotting the landscape, although few are in regular use. If you pay close enough attention, you'll see the homes that are still occupied by the residents who fought to stay in Centralia. We didn't see the locals, but we saw trucks parked outside of houses with electricity powering interior lights, so it wasn't hard to know just where life still goes on in a town that was shuttered long ago.
If you are interested in offbeat history, Centralia is a great place to visit. That said, it's really a destination for responsible travelers who will respect the town, its remaining residents, and the uncertainty and inherent danger that comes with visiting a place deemed unsuitable for human life.
If the lost city of Centralia beckons you as it did us, here are a few tips to consider.
Stay safe and keep your distance if you see steam coming up from underground. The fire is, without question, still actively burning, and while you may think it's unlikely you can get hurt during your visit you should be aware that cracks can emerge at any time. Prioritize your safety and don't approach billowing steam or large cracks in the ground.
If you do see people working in or around their homes, remember they are not a tourist attraction. Centralia's history and subsequent demise is their own personal history, and while you may find yourself in a situation where your paths cross and you can ask a question or two, afford the people you encounter their privacy.
You won't find museums, a visitor's center, or any other tourist conveniences in Centralia, so if you visit remember you likely won't need more than an hour or two. Centralia is a great stop if you are driving through Pennsylvania, but you may be disappointed if you plan a whole weekend to visit and drive out of your way to do so.
Centralia is about two hours northwest of Philadelphia, 90 minutes southwest of Scranton, Pennsylvania, about three hours west of New York City, and a little less than one hour northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. If you're looking for an off-the-beaten path trip from any of those cities, Centralia could be an interesting option.
Peter and Paul Cemetery is just steps away from the graffiti highway, and there are a few places along road and the cemetery's driveway where you can safely park your car for a little while. We parked briefly along Locust Avenue, just in front of the dirt pile that separates the road from the graffiti highway, because it was a quiet Saturday when we visited, and traffic was minimal. Parking across the street toward Odd Fellows Cemetery is also an option.
► Hotels and Food in Centralia?
It's an abandonded town, so you won't find restaurants or hotels in Centralia, but many neighboring towns have those amenities. Frackville and Pottsville are both close by and have major hotel and restaurant chains.
► How much time to explore Centralia?
Plan on 1-2 hours to explore Centralia. A drive through what remains of the town, a walk along a portion of the graffiti highway, and a visit to the church won't take any longer than a couple of hours if you go at a relaxed pace.
We were really glad we prioritized a visit to Centralia, Pennsylvania to see what has become a very peaceful, beautiful modern-day ghost town. Standing on the deserted road completely covered in bright artwork amidst a backdrop of dormant trees under the cold November sun felt just as eerie as it sounds.
When we remembered that directly underneath us a powerful fire burned bright, threatening to break free into the world above at any moment, we took a second to appreciate Centralia and its fascinating existence before departing for a more certain safety. Who knows when—or if—Centralia's fire will threaten the town again, but we can certainly relate to how it can capture your imagination!
Ready to visit Pennsylvania? Here are a few more places to consider as you plan your itinerary.


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Seattle, WA – This year's attendees of GameSoundCon, the premier conference for video game music and sound design, are in for a treat: Paul Lipson, Senior Vice President at Formosa Interactive, will deliver the keynote titled mysteriously "A Hand In The Sun"."I am planning something unexpected and special for this keynote," says Lipson with a smile, "GameSoundCon in its 10th year - that's big."
Lipson's extensive creative management and content experience spans nearly two decades, and is credited on a broad range of leading titles such as the Halofranchise, God of War, the Call of Dutyfranchise, and a host of 1st and 3rd party titles from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Activision, EA, and more. Lipson and his team have been honored with numerous awards for their creative work, such as repeat wins from the MPSE Golden Reel Awards and the Game Audio Network Guild Awards. Paul is extremely passionate about audio and a strong supporter of the advancement of the video game industry.
The panels and sessions at GameSoundCon 2018 cover a wide variety of expert-led discussions and hands-on Wwise sessions. Audio director Zak Belica and technical sound designer Seth Weedin (who is also the music composer for "Robo Recall", one of the highest ever rated VR games), both with Epic Games, will talk about creating audio for the hugely popular game "Fortnite" and how to keep pace with a perpetual release cycle of this ever-evolving game.
MTV icon, producer of platinum selling music titles, renowned synth player and now professor at the Peabody Institute at John Hopkins University, Thomas Dolby, will discuss "The Next Generation of non-linear VR Composers". Prof. Dolby is about to launch the first-ever Bachelor of Music degree in VR composition at the major US university.
Neal Acree, the award-winning independent composer whose work includes the massively popular game franchises World of Warcraft, Overwatch, StarCraft, Diablo,Chinese MMO Revelation Onlineand upcoming survival game "Rend", the television shows Stargate SG-1and Stargate Atlantisand over 30 feature films, will participate in a panel with other "War Bards" discussing what processes go into creating musical cues for competitive games from mobile PvP to eSports arenas.
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use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\EventServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;

class EventBlogServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {

	/**
	 * The event handler mappings for the application.
	 *
	 * @var array = ['event.name' => ['EventListener',],];
	 *
	 */
	protected $listen = [

		PostWasViewedEvent::class =>  [
							            IncrementPostViewsListener::class,
							          ],
	];

	/**
	 * Register any other events for your application.
	 *
	 * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Events\Dispatcher  $events
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function boot(DispatcherContract $events)
	{
		parent::boot($events);

	}

}

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Thu, 18 November 2021 at 5:40 pm
Jordan Spieth & Wife Annie Welcome Their First Child - Find Out the Name!
Jordan Spieth is a dad!
The 28-year-old professional golfer and his wife Annie welcomed their first child together on Sunday (November 14), they confirmed on social media.
Click inside to read more…
The golf champ, who won the Valero Texas Open earlier this year, revealed that he and his wife welcomed a son a few days ago, and his name is…Samuel David Spieth!
"Sammy Spieth born 11/14 💙 Mama and baby doing great! Feeling blessed!" Jordan tweeted on Friday (November 18), along with a sweet first snap of the baby's tiny hand.
The two largely kept the news private, until Annie appeared at the golf course more recently before her due date.
"It's something you can't hide now that we are close. It's been a really great year. I've been blessed on a lot of fronts…so it should be an exciting fall," he said to PGA Tour at the time.
Congratulations to the happy family! Find out which stars also just welcomed babies.
Sammy Spieth born 11/14 💙
Mama and baby doing great!
Feeling blessed! pic.twitter.com/tV5FZMUGES
— Jordan Spieth (@JordanSpieth) November 18, 2021
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New cooperatives can be prone to a number of unique business problems. The primary goal of new cooperatives is to help address the economic problems of members or seize new opportunities. If these problems are due to overall weaknesses in the industry that members operate in, the new cooperative may begin its life in a more hostile economic environment than other firms that have the luxury of choosing their markets. The new cooperative can have little or no choice of products or services to offer; the primary focus is on the well-being of members. This can be particularly challenging when these products or services offer little or no growth opportunity and thin profit margins.
Accounts receivable difficulties can be more problematic when your customers are your member-owners. There can be a tendency, particularly in agricultural cooperatives, to invest in excessive fixed assets when the fluctuations of member production due to weather, more attractive alternatives or government policy can result in underutilized plants.
Cooperatives tend to be undercapitalized because the primary source of equity is members, and members may not be in a financial position to invest the necessary capital. A lack of capital may translate into inadequate compensation of managers.
The basic economic or social premises for forming the cooperative may be flawed to begin with. Eastern Europe or the former Soviet Union states are filled with failed "pseudocooperatives" formed by government bureaucrats with a top-down vision of what a cooperative should be, not a bottom-up focus on member needs and control. Some producer cooperatives have been formed as "captive" sources of supply by buyers of product to increase returns to buyers, not necessarily members. Government funding or grants can provide a needed initial infusion of capital for some cooperatives, but if the actual cooperative business cannot generate the cash flows needed over the long term, failure is only a matter of time.


1. A hereditary ruling class; nobility.
a. Government by a ruling class.
b. A state or country having this form of government.
a. Government by the citizens deemed to be best qualified to lead.
b. A state having such a government.
4. A group or class considered superior to others.
1. a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges, esp. the hereditary nobility.
2. a government or state ruled by an aristocracy, elite, or privileged upper class.
3. government by the best or most able people in the state.
4. a governing body composed of the best or most able people.
5. any class or group regarded as superior because of education, ability, or wealth.
1. government by the best people.
2. an upper class based on quality, nobility, etc.
the nobles or chief officials in a state; the privileged class.
Example: aristocracy is the ruling body of the best citizens, 1531.
A ruling class which inherits wealth, special privileges, and titles; typically accompanied by a monarchy.
blue blood, crème de la crème, elite, flower, gentility, gentry, nobility, patriciate, quality, society, upper class, who's who.
Now of those principles on which the Carthaginians have established their mixed form of government, composed of an aristocracy and democracy, some incline to produce a democracy, others an oligarchy: for instance, if the kings and the senate are unanimous upon any point in debate, they can choose whether they will bring it before the people or no; but if they disagree, it is to these they must appeal, who are not only to hear what has been approved of by the senate, but are finally to determine upon it; and whosoever chooses it, has a right to speak against any matter whatsoever that may be proposed, which is not permitted in other cases.
The constitution of Carthage is now shifting from an aristocracy to an oligarchy, in consequence of an opinion which is favourably entertained by many, who think that the magistrates in the community ought not to be persons of family only, but of fortune also; as it is impossible for those who are in bad circumstances to support the dignity of their office, or to be at leisure to apply to public business.
In order to arouse sympathy, the aristocracy were obliged to lose sight, apparently, of their own interests, and to formulate their indictment against the bourgeoisie in the interest of the exploited working class alone.
The aristocracy, in order to rally the people to them, waved the proletarian alms-bag in front for a banner.
We have no aristocracy of blood, and having therefore as a natural, and indeed as an inevitable thing, fashioned for ourselves an aristocracy of dollars, the display of wealth has here to take the place and perform the office of the heraldic display in monarchical countries.
The barons, or nobles, equally the enemies of the sovereign and the oppressors of the common people, were dreaded and detested by both; till mutual danger and mutual interest effected a union between them fatal to the power of the aristocracy.
Why, dear me,ANY kind of royalty, howsoever modified, ANY kind of aristocracy, howsoever pruned, is rightly an insult; but if you are born and brought up under that sort of arrangement you probably never find it out for yourself, and don't believe it when somebody else tells you.
If you are the, what do you call it, the mouthpiece of the people, I do not see how you can be anything else than the enemy of the aristocracy.
And when our author says: "A robber shall Zarathustra be called by the herdsmen," it is clear that these words may be taken almost literally from one whose ideal was the rearing of a higher aristocracy.
But as we ascend in the social scale, the process of discriminating and being discriminated by hearing increases in difficulty, partly because voices are assimilated, partly because the faculty of voice-discrimination is a plebeian virtue not much developed among the Aristocracy.


Loans can help in many life situations, for example, to fulfill a long-awaited wish or to bridge a financial bottleneck. Even as a student, you can easily get into a financial situation in which the help of a loan can be not only monetary but also golden. But what about the creditworthiness of a student? How old does a student at least have to be to get a loan in Germany? Is it possible for parents to take credit for their children, even if they are still at school?
Payday loan for students: is there a credit age limit?
Of course, regardless of the actual creditworthiness, each prospective borrower first needs general creditworthiness. This is coupled in Germany to the full business ability. Borrowing in this context is possible at the earliest when the borrower or student has reached the age of 18. Unlimited ability to work is a criterion that has to be fulfilled without exception when borrowing from German banks. In particular, the subject of "credit business" can be carried out in accordance with BGB §2 only with an adult and fully legal capacity.
What other criteria does a student have to fulfill in order to receive a payday loan?
Since there are of course also adult students who attend, for example, the upper level of the high school and go to the 13th grade, it can in principle be natural that a 20-year-old shoulder a loan application. In principle, however, the same "rules of the game" with regard to creditworthiness and security as with general lending apply to lending to students. The student needs in this context a fixed and regular income, which allows him to pay the incurred loan installment easily.
In addition, the income must be consistent with its previous expenditure. A monthly pocket money, which is paid for example by the parents, would not be counted by a bank. This is mainly due to the fact that the payment of a pocket money is not subject to a contractual basis, so that neither students nor bank can plan firmly with the revenue. If a student does not have a fixed income, lending can only be realized with the help of additional collateral. These collateral can be, for example, the surety of the parents or the assignment of savings, which has been paid for example in a home savings contract.
However, even in the case of additional collateral, the bank would like the student to show how the desired loan can be duly repaid. For this the pupil needs in each case a qualifying part-time job, for example an employment on 450-euro basis.
Can parents take out payday loans for their children or for the children?
In particular, in transactions with minors there are many opportunities in German contract law, if there is a declaration of intent or the respective parent or guardian. However, such regulations do not apply to loans. Parents in Germany can not borrow money in the name of their minor children. If anything, a guardianship court needs to be integrated into the application process for the loan, and from the court's point of view there are, of course, no to few grounds for granting borrowing to the child's name.
After all, the child's financial future must not be endangered. The other way around, of course, is the possibility for parents to take out loans for their children. In such a case, however, the loan is not taken up directly in the name of the child, but in the name of the parents. Parents are responsible for their own income and personal security. Of course, after payment of the funds, there is the possibility of making the money available to the child, but on the bank side, the parents are always entered as borrowers.
A Payday loan – where?


I have never been one of your supporters, but I have also not always been one of your opponents. Before February 5th, I didn't honestly think that my state (Ohio) would matter in the least. It was never supposed to – you were supposed to clinch the nomination long before it was our 'turn'. I planned on voting for Kucinich or Edwards… and then they dropped out, and you started attacking Obama like mad.
You and Bill, you just couldn't hold it in. Couldn't stand to be 'beaten'. So you started the race baiting, started misquoting.
Now your talking about wanting Michigan and Florida Delegates to be seated at the convention – after they were disqualified for moving their primaries up. After yours was the only name on the ballot in Michigan, and the only one who did *any* kind of campaigning in Florida.
"YES WE CAN" is his rallying cry – what's yours? He's calling us, all of us, to action. He's calling us, asking us, to hope and to believe in change. To believe that this country can do better. That we can move past the divisive politics of the past, the racism, sexism, and insanity. That together, we can make a change. That lobbyists and PACs don't have to run the country like they do today. He won't take their money.
But, you will. You think the status quo is just fine. Oh, sure your a woman, so it must be a big change… But, its not the change that I want. I don't want lobbyists to run this country. I don't want a president who's just as devisive and apt to misquote people, to skew the truth as Bush is and has been. I've had enough of state secrets. Why won't you, why haven't you, signed the American Freedom Campaign's pledge? Obama did.
My reaction to all of this? Go Obamaa!! I will not vote for you in the Ohio primary – I and all of my family will be voting for Obama. I hope and I pray that Ohio has some sense and votes for change – real change. Not just a change from Bush, but a change from the kind of politics that we have now. No more rovian politics. No more race baiting, no more divisiveness. We can change this country for the better – and we will. But we're going to do it without you, because YES WE CAN!
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Cubs swat their way past the Dodgers 8-4 in NLCS Game 5
By Bill BaerOct 21, 2016, 12:27 AM EDT
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During the regular season, the Cubs had the second-best offense in baseball behind the Rockies, averaging 4.99 runs per game. It was the best after debiting the Rockies for playing in Coors Field. There was no way, after getting shut out in NLCS Games 2 and 3, that the offense was going to stay dormant much longer. They broke out for 10 runs in a Game 4 victory on Wednesday night. They scored eight more to beat the Dodgers 8-4 in Game 5, taking a 3-2 NLCS lead.
The Cubs took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when leadoff batter Dexter Fowler greeted Kenta Maeda with a single to center field. He'd come around to score on a one-out double by Anthony Rizzo who, like teammate Addison Russell, hadn't hit much until breaking out in Game 4.
Starter Jon Lester was able to silence the Dodgers' offense despite their strategy of attempting bunts and taking big leads, knowing Lester has trouble throwing when it's not from the pitching rubber. They managed just one run, coming around in the fourth inning to knot the game at 1-1 when Howie Kendrick doubled, stole third base, and scored on an Adrian Gonzalez ground out.
Ultimately, Lester lasted seven innings, holding the Dodgers to five hits and a walk with six strikeouts on 108 pitches. Addison Russell allowed him to leave with a lead, slugging a two-run home run off of reliever Joe Blanton in the sixth to break the 1-1 tie.
The Cubs tacked on plenty of insurance in the top of the eighth against reliever Pedro Baez, which proved to be rather necessary. Russell reached on an error by Baez, Willson Contreras singled, and Albert Almora, Jr. moved both runners up a base on a sacrifice bunt. Dexter Fowler then hit a single to first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, but Baez didn't break to cover first base. Gonzalez wasn't able to beat Fowler to the bag, allowing the Cubs' fourth run to score. Kris Bryant hit a weak grounder to third base and he was able to beat that out as well, pushing across another run in the process. Anthony Rizzo lined out, but Baez prolonged the inning by walking Ben Zobrist. Ross Stripling relieved Baez, but he served up a bases-clearing double to Javier Baez, making it an 8-1 ballgame. Jason Heyward, as has often been the case, popped up feebly, mercifully ending the inning with the Cubs having hung up a five-spot.
Pedro Strop took over for Lester in the bottom of the eighth. He gave up a double to Andrew Toles, then hit Justin Turner to begin the inning. Though Strop was able to induce a ground ball double play from Corey Seager, Carlos Ruiz followed up with a double to left-center to push in a run. Howie Kendrick flied out to send the game to the ninth.
Closer Aroldis Chapman took over with a six-run lead in the bottom of the ninth. He issued a leadoff walk to Gonzalez, then served up a single to Yasiel Puig. Joc Pederson grounded out, but Josh Reddick knocked in Gonzalez and moved Puig to third with a single to center. Toles plated Puig with a sacrifice fly, making it 8-4. Turner grounded out to shortstop to end the game, finalizing the victory for the Cubs.
The two clubs will take Friday off to travel back to Chicago. Game 6 will take place at Wrigley Field at 8:00 PM EDT. Clayton Kershaw will start for the Dodgers opposite the Cubs' Kyle Hendricks.


As chief counsel for technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Craig S. Burkhardt, 49, supervised the lawyers who wrote the 10,000-page report on the collapse of the World Trade Center. The 2006 report — the result of a $24-million technical investigation by more than 250 engineers, metallurgical scientists and material experts — detailed the physical causes of the collapse and offered recommendations to make tall buildings safer. While the report led to changes in building codes around the country, not all of the recommendations have been adopted. To learn more about high-rise security, Crain's spoke with Mr. Burkhardt, now a lobbyist and lawyer in Barnes & Thornburg LLP's Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices.
CRAIN'S: What changes were made as a result of the report?
MR. BURKHARDT: Code organizations adopted recommendations designed to prevent the progressive collapse of buildings under stress. One of the most important was increasing fireproofing around steel structures to ensure they don't lose strength when they reach high temperatures. There's also been an overall strengthening of the steel frames in buildings due to the higher fire-rating requirements, which means structures will last longer in fire conditions.
Which have not been adopted?
Probably the most controversial recommendation was that escape routes be designed so that the entire building can be simultaneously evacuated in a short time. When tall buildings were designed, the idea was that fires would be small and localized and could therefore be put out quickly. People would stay in place and the fire would be fought in place. Now we want to have the capability of evacuating thousands of people simultaneously in new buildings. And it's a hard thing to do because the stairwell designs don't permit it.
Stairway requirements are based on research that is 100 years old. People were thinner and more fit then. Nowadays, we have bigger people, we have disabled people in buildings. A 44-inch-wide stairway, which is typical, is not wide enough for two people to pass. The recommendation was to widen the stairway and to add an additional stairwell.
Adding stairwells and making them more direct uses up valuable space. Implementing the changes necessary for simultaneous building evacuations, including fire-hardened elevators, can raise the cost of the building by 5% to 10%. That's significant. If it's not required by the code, the developer is only going to include additional safety capabilities if requested by the purchaser or if it makes the building more competitive in the marketplace.
Don't more-secure buildings fetch a premium?
I think they will. I also think the market will put pressure on developers to include more of these security features, especially when they see what is being done in other countries. The China World Trade Center (under construction) has stairways in every corner and multiple escape elevators. There's a shelter every 20 floors, and the escape elevators stop there.
The last thing I want to do is suggest some clever ways to attack buildings. I will say the ventilation systems in tall buildings have to be protected from chemical, biological and radiological attacks. Building managers have moved to do that. I think we also need to have a better series of protocols for first responders to ensure they can communicate in a large-scale disaster. During an emergency, we want the walkie-talkies to work inside as well as outside a building.


How Good Was the Nuke Deal for Iran? Here's How It Reads in Tehran.
The country's media has a glowing take on what the West gave up.
– Iran's nuclear program that was unjustly introduced as a threat to global security will now be recognized as a field for international cooperation with other countries.
– Iran will be recognized by the U.N. as a country with nuclear technology and entitled to rights of peaceful nuclear program including enrichment and full fuel cycle.
– All economic and financial sanctions against Iran will be removed through a new Security Council resolution.
– All nuclear facilities in Iran will retain their activities. Contrary to the initial demands of the other side, none of the nuclear sites will be shut down.
– With the new UNSC resolution under article 25, in addition to article 41 on provisions related to removal of past sanctions, the treatment of UN Security Council toward Iran will also undergo a fundamental change.
– The policy to prevent Iran's enrichment activities failed. Iran will continue nuclear enrichment.
– Iran's nuclear infrastructure will be preserved. No centrifuge will be destroy [sic] and research and development on all advanced centrifuges including IR-4, IR-5, IR-6 and IR-8 will continue.
– Arak heavy water reactor will remain as such. Any demands to return the facility to a light water reactor have been dismissed. The facility will be modernized and enjoy new additions through cooperating with owners of most advanced and secure world technologies.
– Iran will enter global markets as a producer of nuclear products especially in the case of "enriched uranium" and "heavy water." All sanctions and limitations against imports and exports of nuclear material will be annulled.
– All economic and financial sanctions in the fields of banking, oil, gas, petrochemicals, insurance, and transportation as imposed by the EU and the U.S. under the pretext of Iran's nuclear program will be immediately lifted upon the implementation of the agreement.
– Ban on Iran's missile activities including ballistic missiles will be limited to missiles designed for nuclear weapons, of which the Islamic Republic has never been and will be after.
– Iran's arms embargo will be lifted, replaced with some restrictions to be removed in 5 years.
– Ban on purchasing sensitive dual-use items will be lifted and Iran's needs will be met more easily through Iran and 5+1 joint commission.
– Billions of Iran's blocked revenues in foreign banks will be unfrozen.
– A total of 800 individuals and legal entities, including the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), will be released from any sanctions.
Clearly, from the Iranian perspective, this is one terrific deal.
What about from the Western perspective? The lifting of restrictions ensures that Iran will be no further from achieving nuclear weapons status than it is today. Nothing has been rolled back. None of the initial Western demands, whether regarding enrichment, the number of centrifuges, the extent of inspections, or the timetable for lifting sanctions have been met. Iran will now have access to the latest technology, to international trade, and, most important, to billions of dollars. Estimates of Tehran's financial windfall range as high as $150 billion. Even if the actual figures are no more than $50 billion, that sum is enough for Iran both to modernize its infrastructure and double, perhaps triple its financial support for terrorist activities, which currently is estimated to cost the Islamic Republic less than ten billions dollars. The prospects for a peaceful outcome in Syria, or Yemen have diminished markedly. Hezbollah's fortunes have skyrocketed. And the threat to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province has become far more ominous.
What of Israel and the Sunni Arab states? The former has both the defensive weapons and the offensive power to deter Iran. Still, whether it will attack some or all of Iran's sites remains an open question. What is far less doubtful is that several of the larger Sunni states — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Turkey — will probably go nuclear. The Middle East has just become far more dangerous than it was a day ago. And the Obama administration has no one to blame but itself.


The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights are pleased to announce that forward Thomas Wray has become the latest player to sign a tender with the Knights' organization.
Wray, 18, will have an opportunity to compete for a roster spot for the upcoming 2019-2020 season. The 5'9? forward comes from the Detroit Compuware U18 team. In 16 games, Wray posted six goals and 19 points this past season.
"Thomas is a highly skilled forward that excels in the dirty areas of the ice," said NAHL Assistant Coach and Director of Scouting, Andrew Whiteside. "His speed mixed with his high compete level makes him a threat every shift. As a staff, we feel Thomas was one of the best forwards at the U18 Midget level this year. We are excited to have Thomas join the Knights' family!"
A native of Longwood, FL, Wray spent the last four years playing youth hockey in the Michigan area. Prior to Compuware, he spent time in the Little Caesars program similar to other Knights such as Max Klanow and Evan Orr. Wray's skillset previously earned him an NAHL call-up with the Minnesota Magicians last season, in which he skated in three games with the team.


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RIL files plea in high court against land acquisition law
IL's questioning the provisions of section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 came last month after 12 farmers from five villages in Jamnagar approached the Gujarat high court in 2014, seeking that the court declare the acquisition of their land as lapsedTNN | January 06, 2016, 08:26 IST
AHMEDABAD: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has filed a petition in Gujarat high court questioning provisions of the 2013 land acquisition laws by which the acquisition is rendered void if the state government fails to pay compensation and take possession of the acquired land within five years.
IL's questioning the provisions of section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 came last month after 12 farmers from five villages in Jamnagar approached the Gujarat high court in 2014, seeking that the court declare the acquisition of their land as lapsed. Some 11,235 acres, of five villages in Jamnagar -Navagam, Kanalus, Kanachhikari, Padana and Derachhikari -was acquired in 2008 by the state government for RIL.
The farmers' counsel Anand Yagnik said that the provisions of the new land acquisition law as well as the 1984 law clearly say that since the state government neither took possession of the land nor paid the award that was decided in 2008 for more than five years it should be declared as lapsed. This litigation was pending for more than a year. In June last year, a bench headed by former Acting Chief Justice V M Sahai recused itself from the case, saying that something had taken place in this case that had shaken the judges' confidence.
Before the matter came up for final hearing, RIL came up with a separate petition challenging the provisions of the land acquisition law by which the right of the acquired land vested with the company is taken away maintaining that the law cannot be made applicable with retrospective effect. The company also claimed that the legislation has an element of arbitrariness and that it is in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.Hence, the provisions of the 2013 law should be scrapped.
Against the company's challenge to vires of the law, the farmers came up with one more application and urged the court on Monday to hear them before deciding on the company's petition. They contended that non-utilization of land goes against the company and the state government so far as the land acquisition process is concerned.
After allowing the farmers to join the litigation, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and V M Pancholi has scheduled a further hearing on this subject for January 11.
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Four exceptional women mount grassroots campaigns against powerful incumbents in Knock Down the House, an inspiring look at the 2018 midterm elections that tipped the balance of power. When tragedy struck her family in the middle of the financial crisis, Bronx-born Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to work double shifts as a bartender to save her home from foreclosure. After losing a loved one to a preventable medical condition, Amy Vilela didn't know what to do with the anger she felt about America's broken health care system. Cori Bush, a registered nurse and pastor, was drawn to the streets when the police shooting of an unarmed black man brought protests and tanks into her neighborhood. A coal miner's daughter, Paula Jean Swearengin was fed up with watching her friends and family suffer from the environmental effects of the coal industry. Winner of the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary and the Festival Favorite Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Knock Down the House joins these courageous women on the campaign trail as they mobilize their bases, engage voters, and fuel a movement during a historic time in American politics. Directed by Rachel Lears (The Hand That Feeds).


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Chris Carter (* 14. Juli 1965 in Brasília, Brasilien) ist ein brasilianischer Schriftsteller und Autor von Thrillern.

Carter wurde als Sohn italienischer Einwanderer in Brasilien geboren und ging nach seinem Schulabschluss in die USA. Nach seinem Studium der forensischen Psychologie in Michigan (Vereinigte Staaten) arbeitete er sechs Jahre als Kriminalpsychologe bei der Staatsanwaltschaft. Nach seinem Umzug nach Los Angeles machte er als Gitarrist Karriere und war unter anderem mit Ricky Martin, Shania Twain, Björk und Tom Jones auf Tour. Aktuell wohnt Carter in London, wo er als Vollzeitautor arbeitet. Seine Bücher schreibt er auf Englisch.

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Robert Hunter Reihe

Robert Hunter hat einen Doktortitel in Kriminalpsychologie und ist Kriminalbeamter beim Morddezernat I der Abteilung für Mord und bewaffneten Raubüberfall des LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department). Diese Abteilung widmet sich schweren Gewaltdelikten und Serienverbrechen, die stark im Fokus der Öffentlichkeit stehen.
 Der Kruzifix-Killer ("The Crucifix Killer"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-548-28109-4.
 Der Vollstrecker ("The Executioner"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-548-28110-0.
 Der Knochenbrecher ("The Night Stalker"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-548-28421-7.
 Totenkünstler ("The Death Sculptor"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-548-28539-9.
 Der Totschläger ("One by One"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86909-142-6.
 One Dead. Der erste Fall für Robert Hunter ("The Hunter"), Novella, Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-8437-0458-8. (nur als eBook erhältlich)
 Die stille Bestie ("An Evil Mind"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-548-28712-6.
 Der Totmacher ("I Am Death"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-548-28713-3.
 Death Call. Er bringt den Tod ("The Caller"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-548-28952-6.
 Blutrausch – Er muss töten ("Gallery of the Dead"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-548-28953-3.
 Jagd auf die Bestie ("Hunting Evil"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-548-29191-8.
 Bluthölle ("Written in Blood"). Ullstein Verlag, Berlin 2020, ISBN 978-3-548-29192-5.
 Blutige Stufen ("Genesis"). Ullstein Taschenbuch, Berlin 2022. ISBN 978-3-548-06447-5.

Hörbücher:
 Der Kruzifix-Killer ("The Crucifix Killer"). Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-89903-903-0.(gekürzte Lesung, 4 CDs, gelesen von Achim Buch, 277 Min.)
 Der Vollstrecker ("The Executioner"). Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86909-064-1. (gekürzte Lesung, 4 Cds, gelesen von Achim Buch, 282 Min.)
 Der Knochenbrecher ("The Night Stalker"). Argon Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-548-28421-7. (gekürzte Lesung, 6 Cds, gelesen von Uve Teschner, 434 Min.)
 Totenkünstler ("The Death Sculptor"). Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-86909-145-7. (gekürzte Lesung, 6 CDs, gelesen von Uve Teschner, 427 Min.)
 Der Totschläger ("One by One"). Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-86909-142-6. (gekürzte Lesung, 6 CDs, gelesen von Uve Teschner, 419 Min.)
 One dead. Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-8449-1129-9. (ungekürzte Lesung, 1 CD, gelesen von Uve Teschner, 70 Min.)
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 Blutrausch – Er muss töten. Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-95713-109-6. (gekürzte Lesung, 2 CDs, gelesen von Uve Teschner, 626 Min.)
 Jagd auf die Bestie. Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-95713-153-9. (gekürzte Lesung, 2 CDs, gelesen von Uve Teschner, 594 Min.)
 Bluthölle. Hörbuch Hamburg, Hamburg 2020, ISBN 978-3-95713-193-5. (gekürzte Lesung, 2 CDs, gelesen on Uve Teschner, 600 Min.)

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Get Thee to a Library! Unsung Hero of 41st St: Library Way
"I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens"
- E.B White (1899-1985), Plaque on Library Way 41St, NY
Brevity is the soul of wit -- how and where better to joke about the tumultuous, glorious nature of literature than on a plaque the size of a puddle on the approach to one of the most important libraries in the world: the Schwarzman New York Public Library on 42nd Street.
E.B White's is one of 96 plaques in the pavement featuring quotations from literature and poetry brought to life by urban sculptural artist Greg LeFevre on Library Way -- a GCP initiative in 2004 -- a promenade along East 41st between Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue leading to the Schwarzman's fabulous Beaux-Arts front door on 42nd.
As the song goes: "where the underworld can meet the elite -- 42nd St." Certainly true in the mix of the artists quoted on Library Way, most of them suggested by NYPL librarians.
Libraries have always offered solace: "Medicine for the soul" -- Inscription Above the Door at the Library at Thebes
There's a lot to like about NYPL and the Schwarzman: its impressive grandeur (the cornerstone was laid in 1902 yet it has an elegance of Classic proportion, the biggest marble structure in the US at the time of building); its character (the two guarding lions originally named Astor and Lenox after the founders later nicknamed Patience and Fortitude as an inspiration during the Depression; its wide-ranging programme of talks & workshops); the fact that it's in Ghostbusters; but my favorite of its attributes is Library Way with its chorus of voices from Marcus Aurelius to Samuel Beckett declaiming the joys and challenges of reading and knowledge.
My Top 5 Library Way Plaques & how they lead to the Library:
1. Inspiration. "The reading of good books is like a conversation with the best men of past centuries"
Rene Descartes (1596-1650), more likely to be found in Poitiers or Neuburg than midtown, would no doubt relish his inclusion in Library Way, especially after exclusion in 1663 when placed by the Pope on the Index of Prohibited Books - in such stellar company as JP Satre, Simone de Beauvoir, Victor Hugo, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, André Gide, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, Francis Bacon, John Milton, John Locke and Galileo Galilei. By supporting the library we support the free flow of free speech and shared knowledge.
2. Solidarity. "There are only two or three human stories and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they'd never happened before" - Willa Cather (1873-1947)
Cather was living in NY as the library was completed with her close friend Edith Lewis. Throughout Cather's life her most significant friendships were with women, at times she adopted the name William and wore men's clothes. Hers was a parallel with another 'human story' of love between two literary women: Virginia Woolf & Vita Sackville-West happening nearly simultaneously across the pond in England. Writing has often been the haven of expression for those living outside societal norms, and in turn the manuals of vision for social change are created (e.g Woolf's gender defying novel Orlando).
3. Breadth of Vision. "The knowledge of different literatures frees us from the tyranny of a few' - Josi Marti (1853-1895 "On Oscar Wilde")
Former brave revolutionary leader of the Cuban independence movement writes on the work of Oscar Wilde, a revolutionary himself. Two revolutionaries from different worlds. In the Library we connect that ideals of liberty, freedom, individuality appear in International chorus, thus identifying their shared core in truth.
4. Humanity. "The universe is made of stories, not of atoms" - Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980)
A New Yorker, Rukeyser studied at Columbia, and was famous for her use of poetry as a social protest. How many others must now sit in the Rose Room down the road from Columbia and attempt something similar? With the increasing atomisation of society into isolation through modern technology, to work in a room full of others, sitting with their stories too, can be far more spiritually enriching.
5. Illumination. "Information is light, information in itself, about anything, is light." - Sir Tom Stoppard (1937-) Night & Day
Tomas Straussler started life as a Czech child refugee escaping to Britain from the Nazis and is now one of brightest lights of contemporary English literature. A fervent defender of freedom of speech and humanitarian rights in his plays Sir Tom is president of The London Library.
Library Way on 41st is an inspiring and touching endeavor to introduce this extraordinary building. Diverse quotations to reflect the Library collection of 15 million items, among them priceless medieval manuscripts, ancient Japanese scrolls, contemporary novels and poetry, as well as baseball cards, dime novels, comic books, and political ephemera and tracts.
So if "the avenue they're taking you is 42nd St," make sure you arrive via 41st, no discouragement from literature, or chickens!
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The Story behind 'My Mother My Child' by Susie Kinslow Adams
Ten long years had passed since I said "good-bye" to Mother and moved with my husband to California to minister in churches. Living in the same town as my mother had afforded us opportunities to travel together, enjoy craft fairs, shopping, and many other activities. After moving away, our home visits were too short and…
The Story Behind The Logic Bomb by Scott Richard Lord
The inspiration for The Logic Bomb was my own life as a trial lawyer and some of the interesting people I met and stories I heard over the thirty-five years of my career. I hung up my shingle straight out of law school and, out of necessity, took practically any kind of case that crawled…
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The Story Behind The Queen of Sparta by T.S. Chaudhry
History has always fascinated me and ancient history even more so. This is where held melds in with fantasy, where facts get mixed up with mythology. This is the realm of legends, and still it is about the lives of people who once lived and breathed and walked our earth. I grew up in Pakistan…
April 27, 2015 in Historical Fiction.
The Story behind 'Silk' by Chris Karlsen
I had just finished my second book, Journey in Time, which was a romance. I was in the process of researching my next book, a romantic thriller set in Turkey, at an archaeological site near Troy. I'd put my research material away for the night and put in the DVD of Phantom of the Opera,…
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The Mark on Eve, is a tale of a woman bewitched in Colonial America whose pirate lover's ship went down off Cape Cod. Eve is alive today, her secret in tact, helping the female governor of California run for president until her act of saving the governor from an assassination attempt could reveal Eve's secret…
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The book Escape Through the Wilderness was birthed out of my passion to teach young emerging leaders principles related to life and leadership. My unique background and credentials include a season in the U.S. Army where I was the youngest drill sergeant in the Army's history at age 18 (Pentagon confirmed), a jungle expert (trained…
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The Story Behind Genius de Milo by Russ Colchamiro
Much like the structure of my novels, the story behind the story is a three part adventure … Part I: Chance Encounter Back in college I ran into a guy I knew a little bit, but not well. Scott. I was in the classroom building, and Scott asked me what I was up to. I…
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The Story Behind 'The Intriguing Life of Ximena Godoy' by Graciela Limón
Behind my novel is the image of a woman who is strong, fiercely independent, ambitious, intelligent and attractive to both men and women, but who is at the same time a profoundly imperfect and flawed human being. From the beginning, Ximena Godoy has been more an idea than flesh and blood, and I confess that…
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Most people have a distinct reaction when you mention Marilyn Monroe. Whether it's about her involvement with JFK or how she died, people often launch into their opinion on Marilyn. Few celebrities achieve the legendary status Marilyn has maintained for half a century. Her longevity has always intrigued me, because during her hay-day, critics weren't…
The Story Behind Stonehill Downs by Sarah Remy
Once upon a time HarperCollins decided to do something different and send out open call for previously unpublished scifi and fantasy novels. When the call came out I was busy with several projects in the small press and self publishing world, but I did have an old manuscript sitting in a drawer. I polished it…
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From 16th to 19th August 2023 the Colloquium of the International Academy of Heraldry will again take place in Lund. The Académie internationale d'héraldique (AIH) is pleased to offer two bursaries each amounting to a maximum of 600 euros to assist early career scholars/professionals with travel, accommodation and registration at the Lund colloquium. In addition, the Societas Heraldica Scandinavica offers one bursary in honour of the late Antti Matikkala...
by Heraldica Nova · Published 04/05/2017 · Last modified 16/05/2017
[CfA:] 1st International Congress on Heraldry – 1er Congrès International sur l'Héraldique – May 13/14, 2017 (Programme)
The programme of the 1st International Congress on Heraldry is now available. The conference will take place in the Sala degli Avi of Palazzo Altieri, Oriolo Romano (Viterbo), on Saturday 13 May 2017. On the following day, Sunday 14 May, there will be the Simposio annuale sull'attualità dell'araldica. See the full programme on the poster below.
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[CfA:] Heraldry and Piracy in an Age of Chivalry: The Jurisdiction of the Constable and Marshal(s) and of the Admiralty in Later Medieval England and France (Conference at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, 4-5 June 2015)
Under the presidency of the Constable and Marshal of England, the Court of Chivalry heard cases that arose out of acts of war, including disputes over rights in prisoners and their ransoms as well as about rights to particular coats of arms. It also took cognisance of appeals of treason, in which battle was offered by the appellant. As with the Admiralty, its jurisdiction took clearer form in the...
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[CfP:] Héraldique & papauté : Moyen Age – temps modernes, histoire – histoire de l'art (Rome, 19-21 Mai 2016)
Au Moyen Age comme à l'époque moderne, la papauté dispose d'imaginaires variés pour alimenter sa communication institutionnelle. On pense d'abord à l'Ecriture Sainte ou à l'hagiographie, à l'histoire, antique ou récente, à la mythologie, mais on aurait tort de négliger l'héraldique. Un nouveau pape apporte avec lui les images de son blason qui paraissent sur les monnaies, sur les sceaux, sur les médailles, sur la vaisselle et les ornements...
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Programme: Heraldic artists and painters in the Middle Ages / Peintres et artistes héraldistes au Moyen Age (Poitiers, 10-11 April 2014)
When it comes to heraldic depictions in the Middle Ages, the role of the artists has been neglected for a long time. However, it is well known that the most famous painters and sculptors of their time were commissioned to carry out such depictions that played an important part in the public representation of the prince. The big names of art history such as the Limbourg brothers, Donatello, Pisanello,...
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[conference sessions] "Medieval Heraldry Revisited I-III". Three Sessions at the International Medieval Congress Leeds 2013
Here is the programme of the tree sessions on medieval heraldry I'm organising at the International Medieval Congress at Leeds this year, which will take place 1-4 July. This sessions will in some way mark the start of my new research project "The performance of coats of arms" granted by VolkswagenStiftung: Session 107 (Monday, 1 July 2013, 11.15-12.45) Parkinson Building: Classics Library


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Gender fluid Santa Claus unveiled in fishnets and knickers
Josh Jackman November 30, 2018
Ponsonby Central unveiled its gender neutral Santa this week (Ponsonby Central/facebook)
A New Zealand shopping centre has unveiled a gender fluid Santa Claus as its Christmas display.
The new version of Kris Kringle, dressed in knickers and fishnet stockings, is modelled after Mary Poppins, carrying the magical British nanny's umbrella and a carpet bag "full of presents," according to the Ponsonby Central complex in Auckland which it stands over.
"The Coca-Cola company doesn't have a monopoly on what he/she looks like."
The gender fluid Santa's creators defended their depiction of the jolly gift-giver, which was revealed on Thursday (November 29), saying that Santa's image was up to your personal interpretation.
They explained that "our representation of Santa can be Mary Poppins or whatever race/gender/persuasion we prefer and can imagine," according to Newshub.
The gender neutral Santa is based on the protagonist of Mary Poppins Returns. (Walt Disney Pictures)
Writing on Facebook, Ponsonby Central called its gender fluid Santa "a wee bit cheeky," dubbing them "Santa Poppins, the ultimate nanny (or should we say 'manny')."
The company explained: "We thought that with a Mary Poppins movie coming out it would be fun to do a gesture of admiration to this much-loved character, complete with a carpet bag full of presents."
Political opposition to gender fluid Santa
The gender fluid Santa display was reportedly planned since August, but was coincidentally unveiled in the same week that the country's Leader of the Opposition Simon Bridges mentioned Mary Poppins while saying Santa should be played by men.
Bridges, who heads the centre-right New Zealand National Party, told Three's radio programme The AM Show: "Mary Poppins is a woman, Santa Claus is a man. That's how it should be," according to The New Zealand Herald.
He continued: "I think it's just PC gone—I don't know if it's mad, but too far. You guys this morning are telling me that man didn't walk on the moon, now you're telling me Santa's a woman.
"I just want a few things I can believe in."
Gender fluid Santa attracts commenters' rage and love
Many people on Ponsonby Central's Facebook page wrote abuse to the shopping complex, calling it "sick," "perverts," "mentally ill" and "bloody disgraceful" for putting up the stereotype-smashing Santa—and even threatening a boycott.
Others, however, loved the display.
One person wrote: "Ponsonby central .. keep up the good work at keeping the bigots out of our suburb.. the comments are hilarious and quite disturbing at the same time."
They later added: "Best Santa yet."
Other users indicated their approval too, writing: "Ha. Funny " and "Quite humorous. ❤❤"
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Allegations that Google and other giants have become monopolies, and the blocking of mega-mergers between companies as large as Anthem and Cigna, occasionally thrust anti-trust law into the mainstream media. Earlier this month, Facebook made headlines by hiring Kate Patchen away from her position leading the Department of Justice's antitrust office in San Francisco. Politicians from both sides of the aisle are calling for increased scrutiny of potentially anti-competitive conduct.
Leaders of small to mid-sized business should be mindful of these trends. All the talk of monopolies and mergers can lead to a false sense of security that unless a company is dominating the market or acquiring all its competitors, antitrust law is not a concern. That is not the case. Antitrust law also focuses on collaboration among competitors – something many small to mid-size businesses are engaging in more frequently than ever to keep pace with larger counterparts.
State and federal antitrust enforcement agencies are charged with the responsibility of stopping competitors "in cahoots" with one another in ways that could raise prices or have a negative impact on free markets. The intent is that markets should function based on supply and demand, not based on agreements among competitors. Anti-competitive conduct can lead to criminal and civil enforcement actions brought by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission or state enforcement agencies, as well as lawsuits brought by private parties. Price fixing and market allocation are two examples of collaborative conduct that can be considered illegal collusion.
Price fixing is an agreement among competitors about the prices they will charge. This includes express agreements on what to charge for a specific service or product but can also include less direct arrangements. For example, if competitors agree not to sell below or above a certain price, this can be considered price fixing, even if the specific prices of each company vary within the agreed-upon parameters. Similarly, price fixing can be an agreement to follow a certain formula in setting prices, an agreement to eliminate discounts, or an agreement among competitors as to when to raise prices or that they will not raise prices for a period of time.
Researching competitors' pricing and deciding independently to "match it" is not price fixing, because it does not involve an agreement among competitors. On the other hand, even sharing pricing information with a competitor has sometimes led to anti-trust enforcement actions on the theory that sharing such sensitive information with a competitor is an indirect way to influence or stabilize pricing, even absent an explicit agreement on price. Notably, the reasonableness of the resulting price to consumers is not a defense to price fixing.
Market allocation occurs when competitors divide markets among them, such as quid-pro-quo arrangements to stay out of one another's territories. Often, this takes the form of agreements not to advertise in a certain region, or to vary pricing by region so that consumers will naturally choose the company to which that territory "belongs." Of course, markets can also be divided in ways unrelated to geography, such as agreements regarding sales to certain groups or classes of customers.
Organizations aimed at beneficial collaboration among competitors, such as trade associations, must also be careful that they are not facilitating indirectly any conduct that would be inappropriate if conducted directly between competitors. Additional guidance has been published by the enforcement agencies as to how some organizations, such as networks of health care providers, can pursue pro-competitive collaboration for the benefit of consumers without running afoul of antitrust laws.
Because antitrust analysis is highly fact-driven, McCarty attorneys are happy to work with you to better understand your unique circumstances and how to best achieve antitrust compliance while setting your business collaborations up for success.
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General David Petraeus announced today that he has resigned as head of the CIA, citing an extramarital affair.
The idea of a senior figure in Washington resigning because of infidelity seems quaint in the post-Clinton era of David Vitter and other still-active public servants who've put scandals behind them. Attention will quickly turn to Petraeus' struggles to establish himself at the agency, the traditional ill will between the CIA and the uniformed military and, of course, Petraeus' handling of the Benghazi attack.
But the real reason Petraeus was done in by something so easily shrugged off by others in Washington is much simpler than that. In the world of spies, there is a short list of weaknesses you can exploit in your opponents; they include ideology, greed, indebtedness and infidelity. People have spent centuries figuring out how to get people to commit treason. Arguing that the other side is better for humanity, offering to help someone who's deeply in debt or paying hard cash to the greedy are classic methods. But few are more effective than blackmail, and even in the post-Lewinsky era in Washington, infidelity leaves officials vulnerable.
You can't lead an organization whose case officers must be impervious to blackmail if you're vulnerable to it yourself.


Premarital Agreements — Law Office of Robert S. Hoffman, P.L.L.C.
When should a prenuptial agreement be considered?
They are often thought of in connection with a marriage in which one or both partners already have established careers or businesses and want to protect these premarital earnings as separate property. When one or both partners have children from a previous marriage, prenuptial agreements can again—in conjunction with a good estate plan—maintain some property or prior income as separate property that will go to their own heirs. But there can be situations in which even young people starting out in life who are about to marry may want a prenuptial agreement—to identify and protect an inheritance as separate property, for instance.
Our interest in constructing these agreements is to determine your goals in pursuing this kind of arrangement and making sure that you have a plan that achieves these goals. It makes sense for two people to work out a mutually satisfactory arrangement when they are feeling most loving towards each other, rather than leave their financial future to the mercies of Texas law, in the event of a divorce. It can often be far more expensive to establish in the course of a divorce that certain property should not be included in the "community" basket than it is to establish that property as separate and make that part of a prenuptial agreement from the beginning.
Also, it is very hard to "break" a prenuptial agreement; that is, to avoid and/or change the terms during a divorce. But this is actually an argument in favor of a good prenuptial agreement: a prenuptial agreement is an important tool to use in protecting one's separate property, and in determining marital property rights during the marriage and prospectively in the event of a divorce, because it works.


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University of Queensland Labor Club Ephemera
Aims and history. (1969) 1 p.
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University of Queensland Labor Club
University of Queensland Labor Club (1946-). Also known as the University of Queensland A.L.P. Club.
Objectives - To support social democratic principles and policies of reform that are a feature of the Australian Labor Party and other labor style parties. Emphasizes socialist policies while supporting mixed economy capitalism.
Publicists - Bruce Dickson, Geoff Dow, John Ellis, Frank Gardiner, Bob Harlow, Keith Horsley, Rosemary Howell, Caroline Mann, Jim Nolan, Peter Thompson.
Notes: In 1964 the A.L.P. Club split over the issue of communist membership. This led to the formation of the Left Club (1964-1966). In 1969 the Labor Club was prominent in draft resistance through its University Conscription Committee. It became defunct in the early seventies and was revived in 1973 in response to the 1972 elections. It became defunct again but revived in 1977. It is not an affiliated body of the A.L.P.
Dickson, Bruce
Bruce Dickson was a University of Queensland student in the late 1960s, editor of the student newspaper Semper Floreat, and a filmmaker and political activist in the 1970s. He was also the first undergraduate student elected a member of the University of Queensland Senate. He was President of the Labor Club from 1968 to 1969. Dickson is also a past friend of Oodgeroo Noonuccal.
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