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Kelechi Iheanacho 14'
Jamie Vardy 76'
Riyad Mahrez 90'
53' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
King Power Stadium
This match has been postponed to play at a later date.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Delay in match Harry Maguire (Leicester City) because of an injury.
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Petr Cech.
Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adrien Silva with a through ball.
Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Maguire.
Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 0. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fousseni Diabaté with a headed pass following a corner.
G Kelechi Iheanacho Assist Fousseni Diabaté
Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal).
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Konstantinos Mavropanos (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
RC Konstantinos Mavropanos
Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
Attempt missed. Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
Foul by Christian Fuchs (Leicester City).
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi replaces Danny Welbeck.
SI Shkodran Mustafi SO Danny Welbeck
Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Simpson.
Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fousseni Diabaté.
Attempt blocked. Adrien Silva (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fousseni Diabaté with a headed pass.
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal).
Offside, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Adrien Silva (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wes Morgan.
Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
Attempt saved. Adrien Silva (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
Offside, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
Delay in match Adrien Silva (Leicester City) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez following a fast break.
First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Arsenal 0.
Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Arsenal 0.
Offside, Leicester City. Christian Fuchs tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Offside, Leicester City. Riyad Mahrez tries a through ball, but Jamie Vardy is caught offside.
Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
Attempt saved. Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Vardy.
Foul by Adrien Silva (Leicester City).
Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Fousseni Diabaté (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Goal! Leicester City 1, Arsenal 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
G Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fousseni Diabaté.
Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Attempt missed. Christian Fuchs (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross following a corner.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Simpson (Leicester City).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Delay in match Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
Danny Simpson (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Fousseni Diabaté.
SI Demarai Gray SO Fousseni Diabaté
Penalty Leicester City. Demarai Gray draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
Rob Holding (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Leicester City 2, Arsenal 1. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
YC Rob Holding
G Jamie Vardy
Harry Maguire (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
YC Granit Xhaka
Danny Simpson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
YC Danny Simpson
Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adrien Silva.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
Attempt saved. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Delay in match Danny Simpson (Leicester City) because of an injury.
Substitution, Leicester City. Aleksandar Dragovic replaces Danny Simpson because of an injury.
SI Aleksandar Dragovic SO Danny Simpson
Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alex Iwobi.
SI Eddie Nketiah SO Alex Iwobi
Hand ball by Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City).
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
YC Riyad Mahrez
Substitution, Leicester City. Harvey Barnes replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
SI Harvey Barnes SO Kelechi Iheanacho
Goal! Leicester City 3, Arsenal 1. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
G Riyad Mahrez Assist Hamza Choudhury
Match ends, Leicester City 3, Arsenal 1.
Offside, Leicester City. Aleksandar Dragovic tries a through ball, but Riyad Mahrez is caught offside.
Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
Second Half ends, Leicester City 3, Arsenal 1.
Eldin Jakupovic
Wes Morgan
Demarai Gray
Harvey Barnes
Adrien Silva
Hamza Choudhury
Rob Holding
Konstantinos Mavropanos
Sead Kolasinac
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Granit Xhaka
Eddie Nketiah
Kelechi Iheanacho
Fousseni Diabaté
Alex Iwobi
Joe Willock
Reiss Nelson
Shots on Target 10 7
Crossing accuracy 9% 12%
Shots 9 12
Shots inside the box 9 12
Clearances 20 22
Fouls Conceded 7 12
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Making your own linen napkins is way easier (and cheaper) than you'd think! I'm about to blow your mind with how easy it is to make these no sew napkins!
Every holiday, I'm the first one buying decorative cocktail napkins. The thing is, I hate throwing them away, and I really hate the way the stiff paper of printed napkins feels on my skin. I made these for a recent party and have used them a couple of times since, and I'm now a DIY napkin convert. They're a great way to elevate your event. Everyone was asking me where I got them! I even went and got fabric to make more for Easter!
As with all good rehab projects, I started with a need that turned into an idea, then I headed to the fabric shop (okay, bad projects start that way, too, just stay with me here.) I knew I was looking for a red, pink, or purple, but was willing to go with the flow based on what was available. I found this gorgeous pink color and ended up making 8 HUGE napkins for $17!
The napkins looked gorgeous with the lace runner and vintage dishes at my Galentine's Day tea party.
The only tools you need for this project are the linen and fabric scissors. Believe me, fabric scissors are necessary. They make a huge difference in being able to get straight lines and smooth cuts.
Wash and dry your fabric to preshrink it. If you want to skip the prewash, I'm sure you'd be okay just cutting the napkins larger than you normally would to allow for some shrinkage.
Decide how many napkins you want/ can get from your piece of cloth. I did this by folding my fabric and estimating how big I'd want each napkin to be. I do everything based on look, so I'm sure if you wanted to measure, you could get really specific and make lines on your fabric with a fabric pen, but why make it harder than it needs to be?
Cut your fabric! I used the folds to guide how I cut the fabric. It's easier for me to cut when I'm holding both sides of the fabric and can get the scissors flying smoothly!
Before you get to make a mess!
Then you're ready for the fun! Pulling out the fabric at the edges to create the pretty frayed look. It can be messy, but that's half the fun, right? I pulled the fabric around the edges while I watched an episode of Fixer Upper.
Pulling out the edges. You want to work from the piece on the outermost edge first. Otherwise, the strings can get tangled.
Enjoy your new napkins! Yep, that is it! Wash, cut, pull, done!
I love decorating my house for every holiday. Even more so because here in LA we generally have two seasons- warm and sunny and hot and sunny.
Easter is one of my favorites (okay, every holiday is my favorite!) because I love using all the springtime colors. You know what DOESN'T go with springtime colors? Red! I have these red pillows on my couch that are ultra comfy, but pretty much only work at Christmas.
Instead of changing out my pillows or buying expensive covers at a store, I decided to go with a cheaper solution and make some Easter-y, springy pillow covers. My first thought was to use burlap, but I wasn't feeling any of the weaves I saw at the craft store. Canvas was on sale, so I got some for $6 and headed home.
YES, I MADE OVER MY PILLOWS FOR $6! I had all of the materials at home, so you may spend a little more, but if you're an avid rehabber, you're really only paying for the fabric itself.
Your first step would usually be to wash your fabric, but since I'm only going to be using these pillows for about a month and I'm super lazy, I skipped this step. I just ironed the major creases out of the fabric so that I would be able to get a good, straight cut. I put my pillow on top of the fabric to measure what I'd need and cut out my three pieces. To put the pillows together, I used this tutorial from Amy at Homey Oh My since I've only ever made pillows using my machine or by hand.
After cutting out fabric pieces came the fun part- painting! Using pencil (couldn't find my fabric pen or chalk), I lightly traced a bunny form that I had on hand. If you're good at drawing, you could totally sketch something out. Then I painted over and filled in my outline with white fabric paint. Easy!
My bunny right after painting, right before drying overnight.
I let my bunny dry overnight then got to gluing. This is where you really want to pay attention to Amy's tutorial!
Yes, I did use a trash bag to protect the floor from glue, just in case! I used the triangle to make sure I applied the glue straight on the edges.
Here's where I made a mistake– when you're sewing and pinning fabric, it is easy to see if you put a piece on backwards. When you're gluing, make sure you check before you apply the glue! I put the back pieces on backwards, which ended up being okay because I like a rustic look. But if I was sewing, it would have been easy to just rip out the seam.
Here's where I messed up! Make sure to check how everything lines up before you glue!
I let the cover dry for the day, then flipped it inside out and stuffed the red pillow inside. Voila! A whole new look!


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Centenary of WW1 in Orange
Service Men and Women
Centenary of WWI in Orange update
For The Fallen
Centenary of Armistice Day - Re-enactment of 1918 celebrations in Orange
Honour Roll (157)
Gallipoli (3)
Service Men and Women (323)
Panoramic view of the town of Es Salt, Palestine, May 1918. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel leads the Australian Mounted, ANZAC Mounted, British 60th Infantry Divisions and the Imperial Camel Corps in a second raid on the town of Es Salt in Palestine. The objective is to secure a launching point for operations against the key railway junction at Deraa. Fighting continues until 3 May, when the Allies are forced to retreat in the face of determined Turkish resistance.
Comments Off on 30 April 1918
Day 1370 of the war
William George Hines is killed in action in France
The Leader reports the death of Harry Paul James, the 26th soldier from Millthorpe to die in action. Another Fallen Hero
The Leader reports the death in action of Thomas Brindle of Millthorpe. Killed In Action
Australian war casualties now number 239,093. This figure includes 44,650 dead and 120,447 wounded. Australian Casualties To Date
A French Army private of the 19th Light Infantry resting beside the road from Breteuil to Flers, April 1918. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
The Leader promotes Red Cross Day in Orange, to be held on 9 May
Wake up Orange. Do your duty and don't fail. You cannot go to the war, you are not fighting in the trenches, you are living in peace and prosperity away from shells and bullets away from all the tragedies of war. Do your duty to your country. Let every man, woman and child help to make this the biggest day ever Orange has seen. Farmers, graziers, orchardists, must all fall right into line and "pay—pay—pay." Do not fail the men at the front, who must be nourished and cared for. Then who can do it better than the great Red Cross Society? Welling ton Red Cross Day brought forth £2500 from a generous public. Cannot Orange do better? Of course it can. Of your generosity give what you can on Thursday, 9th.
Trevor Gerald Livingstone Flynn, John Francis Barry and John Gallagher are granted leave from training camp to attend the Orange Show. Home for the Show
Thomas Argall, a mail guard on the western train line, receives confirmation of his son Preston Edwin Argall's death in France. Private Preston Argall
Orange bank clerk, Leslie Charles Lemon, writes home from Harefield Hospital in England:
Just another note to say that I'm getting along well and expect to leave hospital soon and go out on furlough to London.
I was allowed out of bed on a wheel chair yesterday and I was wheeled down to a Miss Molyneaux's for afternoon tea. She has a lovely old place —one of the finest I've seen. It was built nearly 600 years ago and was a stable when she first got it. That is, it was a stable for close on 560 years, in the time of Queen Elizabeth or be-fore her time. The main part of the old stable is now the drawing-room and really the loveliest place I've ever seen in my life. The old beams across the stable are still there and where the mangers used to be she has two beautiful statues. She showed me all over the grounds and really and truly it was divine.
Old stories she has in galore, dating back to the time the Normans ruled England, and they're almost yellow with age. A Mrs. Addison, an Australian lady, and a Miss Leake, whose father owns all the ground around here for miles, including the ground the hospital is on. They have a beautiful old castle, too. Lady Wolseley was there, too. Of course, I've known Lady Wolseley for over a year now and she's been awfully nice to me. I'm going to spend part of my furlough, which will be close on three months, at her beautiful old country house in Devonshire. I've had numerous visitors since I've been here, including Mrs. Dr. Scott, the Countess of Lytton and her daughter, and Miss Birdwood, who has been in several times to see me. She is the daughter of Sir William Birdwood, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Australian forces. She is awfully pretty, and quite young, only 20. I'm having supper with a party she has got up and is having it at the most famous cafe in Regent-street, the Trocadero. It's a gorgeous place, where one eats to the strains of a heavenly orchestra. One leaves the place very reluctantly, I can tell you. I'm anticipating a good time and I'll tell you all about it later.
The last place I was in (the Norfolk War Hospital) was a wonderful old lunatic asylum and held 4,000 patients, with a staff of 1200 nurses. I had a good time there and was sorry when I left. Of course I was in bed here all the time and that wasn't very nice at all. They were all awfully good to me, too. It is situated on the East Coast of England and the old place was built in the time of Henry VIII. It stands in lovely grounds and holds some of the finest oaks and elms in the British Isles. The air there is lovely and there's always a breeze from the ocean. I'll send you some snaps when I get some printed, and I think you'll like them.
I got the parcel yesterday. By jove, I'm glad of the shirts. They're just what I wanted, and I don't know how to thank you enough. I haven't got the one with the boots yet but I expect it soon. My mail goes on to Belgium and is forwarded back and it takes a few weeks.
The days are just beginning to get a bit warmer now and I don't think it will be long before we get the summer or spring. It has been a long, dreary, cold winter this year, and I spent the most of it in Flanders.
My little pal who enlisted with me out of the bank was killed just before I left and it nearly broke my heart. I haven't got over it yet. I was just near him, too, and he died in my arms. We had been all through the great battles side by side, and in many a tight corner, including the tremendous onslaughts on the Somme, at Bapaume, and Bullecourt, and now he has gone and left me. He was killed by a shell which landed in our dug-out during the advance on Paschendaele. My word, that was an awful time there and I'll never forgot it as long as I live.
It's good to be in dear sunny old England again, and a month or two here ought to buck me up. My nerves are gone, and I'm afraid I'm only a shadow of myself. The color I always had, and of which you were so proud, has left me nearly—lost it after being blown up at Zonnebeke, near Ypres, by a huge shell. The fright nearly finished me, and I'm still nervous. But don't worry; I'll be lucky to get back as I am, if I'm fortunate enough. God knows what will happen when I go out again.
I hope to be flying an aeroplane next time I'm there, and if all goes well, I will, too. I'm dying to get a start at it, and bomb a few of those German towns. I must close now. I'll write again later, when I settle down. I'm feeling much better now, and will be going out on furlough soon. The £10 by cable arrived all right; thanks very much. You can send some more when you get this letter. Don't forget, will you. Very much love to all at home, and thanks again for the parcel. A great friend of mine has just gone back to Australia, and will probably call on you some time. His name is Lieut. A. G. Edmonds, and he is one of my greatest and best pals, so look after him, won't you?
Third anniversary of the Gallipoli landing
The people of Orange proceed to the Orange Showground to commemorate Anzac Day. The Orange Model Band plays The Last Post as returned soldiers assemble in the centre of the ground. The Mayor and other dignitaries deliver speeches from a platform where wreaths are laid in honour of local fallen soldiers. Anzac Day – Local Celebrations
Allied troops reoccupy the village of Villers-Bretonneux, reversing Germany's advance towards the transport hub of Amiens and marking the end of the Spring Offensive on the Somme. This action would prove a crucial turning point of WWI. To this day, the people of the town annually observe Anzac Day and maintain a museum dedicated to the Australian troops
Ruined buildings in Villers-Bretonneux following the Allied recapture on 25 April 1918. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
Night attack by the 13th Brigade on Villers-Bretonneux, 25 April 1918, Will Longstaff. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial.
At dawn, German forces using infantry and tanks recapture Villers-Bretonneux, lost three weeks earlier to the Allies. Villers-Bretonneux is the last major village before Amiens and an important railhead to Paris. An Allied counter-attack commences at 10 pm; the 13th Brigade of the Australian 4th Division and 15th Brigade of the 5th Division – some 3,900 men – are brought forward. The brigades surround the town and attempt to join forces to the east. They are unable to join up in the dark but, after dawn on 25 April, they succeed in closing the gap: Australian troops enter the town from the east and join forces with British troops from the north and west. Australia sustains 2,473 casualties. The Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
George Denis Chapman sends news from Palestine and describes his visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Soldiers' Letters
William Bell, a compositor with the Advocate, describes his recent furlough in Scotland. Holidaying in Scotland
Monday, April 23rd, 2018
Aerial view of the blockships in the Bruges ship canal channel at Zeebrugge after the raid. From left to right the ships are HMS Intrepid, HMS Iphigenia and HMS Thetis. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum © IWM (Q 20648B).
Eleven volunteers from HMAS Australia take part in a Royal Navy raid at Zeebrugge in Belgium. The objective is to block the Bruges Canal to the North Sea, preventing Germany from using the port as a submarine base. Little goes to plan, the depleted Allied force retreats, and within days Germany reopens the port. British casualties number 600, compared to Germany's 30. None of the Australians are injured. Zeebrugge Raid
Irish railways, docks, factories, mills, theatres, cinemas, trams, public services, shipyards, newspapers, shops and Government munitions factories grind to a halt as the country holds a one-day national strike against the introduction of conscription. Irish historian Liam Cahill, later described the strike as "complete and entire, an unprecedented event outside the continental countries". Conscription Crisis of 1918
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
Thomas Reuben Haydon enlists. Thomas is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would die of disease in Belgium on 6 February 1919, almost three months after the end of the war
Five Austro-Hungarian destroyers attack HM ships Jackal and Hornet in the Otranto Strait, putting Hornet out of action and damaging Jackal, before turning and making off at high speed. The Australian destroyer HMAS Torrens pursues the enemy ships until 3 am, when the chase is abandoned.
The Leader reports that recently retired mayor, Alderman Edwin Thomas McNeilly, has raised almost £30,000 pounds for the war effort. Appreciation of Patriotic Work
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", Nicola Perscheid, c1917. Image courtesy Postkartenvertrieb W Sanke.
Germany's top air ace, Manfred von Richtofen – The Red Baron – is shot down and killed at Morlancourt Ridge on the Somme
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So I'm out of luck.
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Ian thought it tasted weird too.
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And at least we only have 3 more pounds of it to work through.


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Луканката е вид сух колбас, характерен за българската кухня. Тя представлява плосък, сурово сушен пресован месен продукт, с червено-кафяв цвят, равномерно покрит с бяла благородна плесен отвън. Във вътрешността луканката има характерна мозаечна структура, образувана от отделни малки късчета сланина и месо.

Традиционно, луканката се приготвя от смес от свинско и говеждо месо и подправки (черен пипер, кимион, сол), които се натъпкват в говежди черва. При производството на промишлена основа се използват и изкуствени колбасни обвивки. Съществуват варианти само от свинско или телешко месо. Сушенето и зреенето на луканката отнема от 20 до не повече от 30 дни, при строго контролирани температура, влажност и скорост на въздуха. В процеса на сушене, луканката се пресова от 2 до 5 пъти, като първото пресоване се извършва между 6-ия и 8-ия ден и продължава между 12 и 24 часа. Целта на многократното пресоване е добиване на характерната сплескана форма.

Вкусовите свойства на луканката зависят от природните особености на района на производство и се формират под въздействие на специфичната за географската среда благородна плесен. В България съществуват няколко региона известни с производството на луканка. За отбелязване са регионите на Смядово, Панагюрище и Карлово. "Карловската луканка" е вписана като наименование за произход в Патентното ведомство на България.

Луканка във формата на подкова се нарича суджук.

Етимология
Произходът на думата се свързва с областта Лукания в днешна Италия, където сурово сушено месо се е пълнело в животински черва още през III век пр.н.е. След завладяването на областта от Римската империя, луканката е навлязла като ястие и дума в много европейски държави и езици (Португалия – лингуиса, Испания – лонганеса, Гърция – луканико). В римската готварска книга от четвърти век De Re Coquinaria също е включена рецепта за луканика.

През XIX в. в българските земи било развито колбасарството в домашни условия, като се произвеждали основно традиционни сурово-сушени месни продукти като луканки, суджуци, пастърми и др. По това време нямало машини за мелене на месо. Пълнежната маса на раздробените колбаси се е приготвяла чрез кълцане със сатър върху дървени кютуци, а пълненето е ставало ръчно.

История
Има доказателства, че осоляването и пресоването на месото е било познато на прабългарите още при заселването им по българските земи през VII век.

От втората половина на ХVІІІ в. датират сведения, доказващи, че по българските земи в по-големи количества се консервирало месо в специални предприятия – совати. Основно са се произвеждали два вида сурово-сушени продукти: от раздробено месо (суджук, луканка) и от нераздробено месо (пастърма). Чести консуматори на сурово-сушените месни продукти били турското население и армия. Соватчийски предприятия е имало в градовете Пазарджик, Габрово, Търново, Сливен, Стара Загора, Ловеч, София и др. От средата на ХІХ в. от страна на турските власти било разпоредено в по-големите градове да се построят салхани за клане на животни. Такива са били изградени в София, Варна, Бургас, Плевен и в районите с разпространено животновъдство като Сливен, Габрово, Горна Оряховица и др. Към тях били построени пастърмаджийски и други работилници, топилни за лой, сушилни и складове за кожи.

Производството на луканки е било обособено в няколко района: Централна Северна България – Троян, Габрово и Котел; Подбалканска долина и Средна гора – Копривщица, Панагюрище, Карлово, Казанлък и Нова Загора; Южно Черноморие – Айтос и Поморие; Софийско и Кюстендил.

Типично за традиционните луканки като неиндустриално производство е, че са се приготвяли сезонно в Балканските региони при подходящи климатични условия в естествени сушилни. Така са създадени редица оригинални асортименти, типични за определени региони. Използването на работен инвентар от дъски за сортиране, стелажи и преси за пресоване по време на сушенето е важно условие за естествено селекциониране на специфична микрофлора в отделни предприятия.

Въз основа на описаните особености са създадени прочути български продукти, които и до днес са запазили регионалното си наименование за произход като луканки: "Карловска", "Панагюрска", "Смядовска", "Чумерна", "Търновска", "Трапезица", "Троянска", "Копривщенска" и др.

Видове
Понастоящем повечето луканки са загубили връзката си с географското си означение и разликите се основават само на рецептата по която са приготвени (съотношение на телешко (говеждо) и свинско месо, използвани подправки и самата технология на приготвяне). Изключение прави "Карловската" луканка, която е патентована и може да се произвежда само в региона на гр. Карлово
 Смядовска – Една от най-старите и почитани български луканки. Характерното при нея е използването на месо от прасета "Източно-балканска" порода и подправките кардамон и чесън (освен традиционния черен пипер), които обуславят характерния ѝ вкус. Съотношението на свинско към телешко обикновено е 70:30

 Панагюрска – Друга изключително популярна рецепта водеща началото си от района на Панагюрище. Тази луканка е една от малкото, в която телешкото месо е повече от свинското (60:40). Характерните подправки са черен пипер и кимион.

 Карловска – Това е единствената луканка защитена в българското патентно ведомство. Традиционната рецепта е 70% свинско и 30% телешко месо. Подправките са черен пипер, кимион и паприка (сладък червен пипер).

Други популярни луканки са:
 Троянска
 Търновска
 Трапезица
 Чумерна
 Копривщенска
 Испериховска

Разлики между луканка и суджук
Основната визуална разлика между тези два традиционни сурово сушени колбаса е формата. При луканката те е права (или леко извита), докато при суджука е във формата на подкова. Други характерни разлики са:

Използването на телешки черва за обвивка при луканките, и най-често свински при суджуците (което обуславя по-големия диаметър на луканките).

При луканките обикновено доминира свинското месо, а при суджуците – телешкото. Това прави луканките по-сочни и мазни.

Най-често при луканките се използват повече като количество и вид подправки.

Други сурово-сушени колбаси традиционни в българската кухня са сушеница, старец (Бански), дядо (Странджански) и много видове "луканкови" салами, които основно се делят на два вида: кръгли (Средна гора, Хемус, Мусала) и четвъртити (Амбарица, Медвен, Дебоя), като и при тях основната разлика е в използваните подправки и съотношение на свинско и телешко месо.

Вижте също
 Смядовска луканка
 Суджук
 Наденица

Български колбаси
Ястия с месо

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On November 16-22, nobody fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from November 16 to November 22, 2020, no information was received about any casualties and wounded people during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Detentions
On November 22, it became known about the detention of the head of the Dagestani Kizlyar ROVD (District Interior Division). The detention was conducted by servicemen of the Chief Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). The detainee is suspected of complicity in terrorism and organizing a murder.
Let us note here that this is the fifth week in a row with no reports about conflict victims. The latest incident to date took place on October 16 in the Nasyr-Kort District of Nazran, where a shootout broke out, and a VAZ-2106 car exploded. The man in the car, presumably, a militant, died. He was later identified as Yunus Vidzizhev, the owner of the chain of renting empty weapons, who is wanted in connection with the storage of combat weapons. He had claimed earlier that law enforcers were unlawfully pursuing him, robbed his store and tried to kill him, staging a special operation. Vidzizhev was sure that law enforcers had tried to kill him again.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency 'Caucasian Knot' on November 22, 2020 at 04:40 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
On November 9-15, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded, On November 2-8, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered, From October 26 to November 1, no victims were fixed in North-Caucasian armed conflict.
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Обертальна симетрія, також відома в біології як радіальна симетрія, — це властивість форми, коли вона виглядає однаково після деякого обертання частковим поворотом. Ступінь обертальної симетрії об'єкта — це кількість чітких обертів, у яких він виглядає абсолютно однаковим для кожного положення.

Формальне трактування
Формально обертальна симетрія є симетрією відносно деяких або всіх обертань у m -вимірному евклідовому просторі . Повороти — це прямі ізометрії, тобто ізометрії, що зберігають орієнтацію . Отже, група симетрії обертової симетрії є підгрупою E + (m) (див. Групу Евкліда).

Симетрія всіх обертань відносно всіх точок передбачає поступальну симетрію щодо всіх трансляцій, тому простір однорідний, а група симетрії — це ціле E (m). З модифікованим поняттям симетрії для векторних полів група симетрії також може бути E + (m).

Для симетрії обертань навколо точки ми можемо взяти дану точку за початок. Ці обертання утворюють спеціальну ортогональну групу SO (m), групу m × m ортогональних матриць з детермінантом 1. Для  це група обертання SO (3) .

В іншому визначенні слова, групою обертання об'єкта є група симетрії в межах E + (n), група прямих ізометрій ; іншими словами, перетин групи повної симетрії та групи прямих ізометрій. Для хіральних об'єктів це те саме, що і повна група симетрії.

Закони фізики SO (3) -інваріантні, якщо вони не розрізняють різних напрямків у просторі. Через теорему Нетера обертальна симетрія фізичної системи еквівалентна закону збереження моменту імпульсу .

Дискретна обертальна симетрія
Обертальна симетрія порядку n, також звана n- кратною симетрією обертання або дискретною симетрією обертання n- го порядку щодо певної точки (у 2D) або осі (у 3D) означає, що обертання на кут 360 ° / n (180 °, 120 °, 90 °, 72 °, 60 °, 51  ° і т. д.) не змінює об'єкт. «1-кратна» симетрія — це відсутність симетрії (всі об'єкти виглядають однаково після обертання на 360 °).

Позначення n- кратної симетрії дорівнює C n або просто " n ". Фактична група симетрії визначається точкою або віссю симетрії разом з n . Для кожної точки або осі симетрії абстрактним типом групи є циклічна група порядку n, Z n . Хоча для останнього також використовується позначення C n, слід розрізняти геометричний та абстрактний C n : існують інші групи симетрії того самого типу абстрактної групи, які геометрично відрізняються, див. Групи циклічної симетрії у 3D .

Основним доменом є сектор 360 ° / п.

Приклади без додаткової симетрії відображення :

 n = 2, 180 °: діада ; літери Z, N, S; контури, хоча і не кольори, символу інь та ян ; прапор Союзу (поділений вздовж діагоналі прапора та обертається навколо центральної точки прапора)
 n = 3, 120 °: тріада, трискеліон, боромеївські кільця ; іноді використовується термін тристороння симетрія ;
 n = 4, 90 °: тетрада, свастика
 n = 6, 60 °: шестигранник, зірка Давида
 n = 8, 45 °: октада, восьмикутні мукарни, комп'ютерні (CG), стеля

C n — група обертання правильного n- бічного багатокутника в 2D та регулярної n- сторонній піраміди в 3D.

Якщо існує, наприклад, обертальна симетрія відносно кута 100 °, то також щодо одного з 20 °, найбільшого спільного дільника 100 ° та 360 °.

Типовий тривимірний об'єкт із симетрією обертання (можливо, також з перпендикулярними осями), але без дзеркальної симетрії, є гвинтом .

Приклади

Кілька осей симетрії через одну і ту ж точку
Для дискретної симетрії з кількома осями симетрії через одну точку існують такі можливості:

 На додаток до n -кратної осі, n перпендикулярних 2-кратних осей: двогранні групи D n порядку 2 n (). Це група обертання регулярної призми або регулярної біпіраміди . Незважаючи на те, що використовуються однакові позначення, слід розрізняти геометричну та абстрактну D n : існують інші групи симетрії того самого типу абстрактної групи, які геометрично відрізняються, див. Групи двогранних симетрій у 3D .
 4 × 3-кратні та 3 × 2-кратні осі: група обертання Т порядку 12 правильного тетраедра . Група ізоморфна змінній групі A 4 .
 3 × 4-кратні, 4 × 3-кратні та 6 × 2-кратні осі: група обертання О порядку 24 куба і правильного октаедра . Група ізоморфна симетричній групі S 4 .
 6 × 5-кратна, 10 × 3-кратна та 15 × 2-кратна осі: група обертання Я порядку 60 додекаедра та ікосаедра . Група ізоморфна змінній групі A 5 . Група містить 10 версій D 3 та 6 версій D 5 (ротаційні симетрії, такі як призми та антипризми).

У випадку з платонівськими твердими тілами 2-кратні осі проходять через середини протилежних ребер, і їх кількість становить половину числа ребер. Інші осі проходять через протилежні вершини та через центри протилежних граней, за винятком випадку тетраедра, де 3-кратні осі проходять через одну вершину та центр однієї грані.

Обертальна симетрія щодо будь-якого кута
Обертальна симетрія відносно будь-якого кута є, у двох вимірах, круговою симетрією . Фундаментальним доменом є напівлінія .

У трьох вимірах ми можемо розрізнити циліндричну симетрію та сферичну симетрію (без змін при обертанні навколо однієї осі або при будь-якому обертанні). Тобто, відсутність залежності від кута за допомогою циліндричних координат і відсутність залежності від будь-якого кута за допомогою сферичних координат . Основною областю є напівплощина через вісь і радіальна напівлінія відповідно. Осісиметрична - це прикметники, що відносяться до об'єкта, що має циліндричну симетрію, або осесиметрію (тобто обертальну симетрію відносно центральної осі), як пончик (тор). Прикладом приблизної сферичної симетрії є Земля (щодо щільності та інших фізико-хімічних властивостей).

4D безперервна або дискретна обертальна симетрія відносно площини відповідає 2D обертальній симетрії в кожній перпендикулярній площині, відносно точки перетину. Об'єкт може також мати обертальну симетрію навколо двох перпендикулярних площин, наприклад, якщо це декартовий добуток двох обертально-симетричних 2D фігур, як, наприклад, у випадку дуоциліндра та різних регулярних дуопризьм .

Обертальна симетрія з поступальною симетрією

Двократна обертальна симетрія разом з одиночною поступальною симетрією є однією з груп Фріза . На одну примітивну клітину припадає два ротоцентри.

Разом із подвійною поступальною симетрією групами обертання є наступні групи шпалер з осями на примітивну комірку:

 p2 (2222): 4 × 2-кратний; група обертання паралелограммової, прямокутної та ромбічної решітки .
 p3 (333): 3 × 3-кратний; не група обертання будь-якої решітки (кожна решітка перевернута однаково, але це не стосується цієї симетрії); це, наприклад, група обертання правильної трикутної плитки з рівносторонніми трикутниками, що чергуються.
 p4 (442): 2 × 4-кратний, 2 × 2-кратний; група обертання квадратної решітки.
 p6 (632): 1 × 6-кратний, 2 × 3-кратний, 3 × 2-кратний; група обертання шестикутної решітки.
 2-кратні ротоцентри (включаючи можливі 4-кратні та 6-кратні), якщо вони взагалі присутні, утворюють транслят решітки, рівний поступальній решітці, масштабований у 1/2 рази. У разі поступальної симетрії в одному вимірі застосовується подібна властивість, хоча термін «решітка» не застосовується.
 3-кратні ротоцентри (включаючи можливі 6-кратні), якщо вони взагалі є, утворюють правильну гексагональну решітку, рівну поступальній решітці, повернену на 30 ° (або еквівалентно 90 °) і масштабовану в коефіцієнт
 4-кратні ротоцентри, якщо вони взагалі присутні, утворюють правильну квадратну решітку, рівну поступальній решітці, повернену на 45 ° і масштабовану в коефіцієнт
 6-кратні ротоцентри, якщо вони взагалі є, утворюють правильну шестикутну решітку, яка є транслятором поступальної решітки.

Масштабування решітки це — поділ кількості точок на одиницю площі і на квадрат масштабного коефіцієнта. Отже, кількість 2-, 3-, 4- та 6-кратних ротоцентрів на примітивну клітину становить відповідно 4, 3, 2 та 1, знову ж включаючи 4-кратний як особливий випадок 2-кратного тощо.

3-кратна симетрія обертання в одній точці та 2-кратна в іншій (або, наприклад, у 3D відносно паралельних осей) передбачає групу обертання p6, тобто подвійну поступальну симетрію та 6-кратну обертальну симетрію в якійсь точці (або, в 3D, паралельна вісь). Довжина перекладу для симетрії, відтвореною однією такою парою ротоцентрів, становить  помножена на відстань між ними.

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Great restaurant. I would go to and be willing to pay the prices for this restaurant no matter where it was. Really good food and a trendy interior.
Excellent presentation, flavors, and service. Nice ambiance.
Cocktails were good, good size portions. Price was not cheal bit it was worth it!
Friendly, atmospheric, cool retreat with great food.
Friendly welcome on greeting, good service throughout, and enthusiastic farewell. Don't miss this venue - well worth a visit.
This was a great find as we had passed it several times, but with opaque windows and dark lighting we did not know whether it was open or indeed in operation. We wish we had come across it earlier.
Serving happy hour cocktails from 6 to 7 - which is always a happy start to any meal!
Larger than imagined from the outside (perhaps 75 covers); inside is dominated by a large 3/4-sided bar. The style markets itself as a latter day 'speakeasy', right out of the prohibition era, when the Bahamas prospered with the illicit trade in alcohol, benefitting from links to UK and forwarding to the US.
Sitting at the bar in proper high stools with backs, foot rests and hooks for bags or jackets, it would be easy to stay put all evening. A high tower of bottles take centre stage, then the baristas get to work with their shaking, juggling and mixing. Every cocktail is a work of art, and I have not found one I didn't want more of yet!
Food wise the 'cover' is a triple pot - meze - of warm pitta (flat) bread, with hummus and tzatziki. This was so filling hardly needed an appetiser; but there is a wide selection to choose from. Then onto the entrees and my "sea bass charmulla" was a delight for fish lovers: tender fillet in a lightly spiced sauce. My wife's was the "Chef's Special Lamb" - cooked to order and "absolutely delicious" was the outcome.
We are already returning, and after that, booking another night before we go home.
The service at the Meze was excellent! We felt that Giovani and the rest of the staff made us feel very comfortable with top of the line service! The sliders as an appetizer were so delicious! We both ordered steaks and they were perfect! The whole experience was excellent!
Some friends took us here for our first dinner in Nassau. I liked how it was away from a lot of the touristy downtown area. From what I gather, a lot of locals (expats) eat here so you know you're going somewhere pretty good. The food and drink selection was very robust and the ambiance was great.
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You can reach Marina di Andora by calling VHF9.
Marina di Andora is also known as Porto di Andora or Port of Andora and it is hosted by the Italian municipality with the same name, in the province of Savona and the region of Liguria. It focuses on tourism and recreational activities and can be found in north-western Italy, in the westernmost side of the Italian Riviera, being bordered by the province of Imperia. The coves of Capo Mele and Capo Mimosa can be visited while in Andora. The beauty of the river Merula enriches this area's popularity. The seaside resort is busy during the summer, thanks to warm and calm waters and serene, safe beaches. Those who are active and willing to explore the town of Andora will discover numerous churches and places of worship such as the 17th century Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, the Romanesque Church of Saint Philip and James or the Baroque Parish Church of St Peter. Also, the Castello di Andora, the Genoese bastion, the Roman Aqueduct, etc., are worth visiting during the stay in Andora.
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Marina di Andora is located in Liguria.
The region of Liguria is located in the north-western part of Italy, being a narrow strip of land with popular touristic towns, beaches and a delicious cuisine. Liguria is a coastal region that has its capital in Genoa and that offers access to the Ligurian Sea and Apennine mountains. It has 4 provinces: Genoa, Imperia, La Spezia and Savona, where Genoa is the most populous of all.
This is the ideal destination for those who are looking to enjoy the sun and an amazing gastronomy on the romantic shores of northern Italy. This place offers tingling sensation to its guests, due to the exhilarating landscapes, the natural, high cliffs and the surreal colours of the sea.
Liguria's timeline starts with the Neanderthals who first evolved on these lands, in the region of Loano. The archaeological evidence points that the territory is inhabited ever since and it endured harsh times during the Punic War and the numerous other attacks. During the Middle Ages, Liguria was home to many civilizations such as the Byzantines, the Lombards, Saracen and Normal people. This land was explored by Christopher Columbus and other important explorers, due to its natural environment and its strategic location that could lead to discovering other territories.
Today, some of the most popular destinations in Liguria are Genoa, La Spezia, Sanremo, Imperia, Rapallo, Savona and more. Genoa is a medieval city that has kept its original aspect and has many attractions to offer to its guests. There are many interesting plazas here, romantic fountains, ancient buildings and palaces but also ancient ruins.
Next to the shores, Genoa has colourful buildings and mesmerising beaches. Those who are interested in visiting Genoa should not miss the neighbourhood of Boccadasse which is located right next to the shore, Basilica of Santa Maria di Castello, I Palazzi dei Rolli, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Piazza San Matteo or Royal Palace Museum.
Cinque Terre is famous for its terraced homes and buildings that are built on the top of the cliffs. This destination offers truly dramatic landscapes and a perfect opportunity to dream of a different world. This is one of the Italian World Heritage Sites on UNESCO's list. There are 5 fascinating villages here that are worth visiting at least once in a lifetime.
La Spezia is another important destination of Liguria, where the travellers can enjoy stunning sights such as Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Venere, castelo Doria, Castello di San Giorgio, the Naval Museum and Armory and more. All of the cities and communities of these regions hide real gems of history and culture but the seaside also plays an important role in the travellers' wellbeing and comfort.
The top beaches that should be seen in Liguria are Balzi Rossi, Loano, Varigotti, Saracen Bay, Finale Ligure, San Fruttuoso Bay, Paraggi Bay, etc. The tourists will find white sanded beaches and transparent waters, colourful bays and luxurious vegetation. Liguria has many treasures that can be shared with visitors from the entire world and it is the perfect place for those who want to escape the modern cities.
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LG has officially released details of the new, 5.5-inch version of the LG Optimus G Pro Android smartphone that was previously leaked in some sketchy pictures.
Specifications are still on the light side, but the company has revealed that the display is Full HD 1080p. In addition, it says the border around the front glass is metal framed. It is also slightly curved to give it a three-dimensional effect, which LG is calling "2.5D".
The rear of the handset has a "digital cube pattern" much like the one seen on the Nexus 4, which sheens when light hits it. And the front bezel is superthin.
Apart from that there's little to go on still. We've previously heard through leaked spec details that it sports a 1.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, LTE, and 13-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front-facing cameras. Both of these will be able to capture 1080p video.
The former specs list shows that it will come with 32GB of on-board storage and a microSD card slot will allow for expansion. There's a massive 3,140mAh battery, needed for that processor and the mahoosive screen.
Essentially, it seems the LG Optimus G Pro is the company's answer to the Samsung Galaxy Note II, but without the S Pen.
There are no availability details as yet, only that it will be released from the end of February. We don't know what regions that will be in, or whether it will be in Korea only to begin with, but the smart money is on its making an appearance at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of this month.
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This piece was written for the Contemporary Music Ensemble of McGill University in 2008 while I was its composer in residence. In this work, I chose to explore the possibilities of spatialization by seating the performers in a specific way, such as to create a symmetry between the left and right sides of the stage. This symmetry is exploited accordingly in the antiphony and heterophony found in the music. In order to enhance space, I supplied many of the performers with triangles, whose placement on stage is more easily identified than, say, a clarinet's entrance, however accented.
Première and only performance by the Contemporary Music Ensemble of McGill University, conducted by Jean-Michaël Lavoie, on April 11th 2008, in Pollack Hall, Montréal, QC, Canada.


Referred to as the "intellectual center of the army," the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (USACAC) oversees the operation of 33 schools and training centers, each of which is responsible for teaching specific skills to Army personnel and members of other armed services. The U.S. Army has a long history of providing specialized training to its soldiers, going all the way back to the Revolutionary War. In recent times some elements of the USACAC drew public attention for reports and internal debates over the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.
Providing soldiers and officers with specified training has been a mission of the U.S. Army since the founding of the nation. The Army's earliest training center was the Engineer School, founded in 1778 to help support the Revolutionary War. Located at West Point, the Engineer School began with three captains and nine lieutenants serving as staff. In its early years the school struggled to remain open. With the end of the Revolutionary War and downsizing of the Continental Army, demand for the school's specialized training diminished, causing it to close. It reopened as the Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers in 1794. But a fire in 1798 destroyed many of the school's facilities, forcing another closure. Army engineers were without a school for three years until the War Department revived it in 1801, from which time it has remained open.
In 1881 the Army opened the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, under the leadership of Civil War General William T. Sherman. The CGSC was the army's first postgraduate school, training selected officers in both infantry and cavalry tactics and strategy. The college was the only higher level military school not suspended during World War II.
In the early 20th century, the Army opened its first artillery school, known then as the U.S. Army School of Fire, in 1911 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. With the exception of a brief period in 1916 when school troops were used as frontier security guards during the Mexican Revolution, the school has remained open ever since.
During the World War II era, the Army opened several new schools to expand its specialized training of enlisted men and officers. In 1940 the Armored Force School and the Armored Force Replacement Center were established at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The school trained soldiers in military fundamentals and in specific areas such as tank gunnery, armor tactics, communications, and maintenance. As the armored force grew and the U.S. entered WWII, the school expanded proportionately. From an initial cadre of 155 officers and 1,458 enlisted men in October 1940, the school grew to more than 700 officers and 3,500 enlisted men by May 1943. The school alone used more than 500 buildings, many of them temporary wooden structures built to meet the expansion of the post. Many of those temporary buildings are still in use today.
On November 1, 1941, the Army established an intelligence school at the Presidio of San Francisco to teach Japanese to Japanese-American (Nisei) soldiers to use in the war against Japan. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December, the school was relocated to Minnesota and renamed the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS). Almost all of the 6,000 wartime graduates of the MISLS were trained in Japanese.
After World War II, the MISLS was moved to the Presidio of Monterey. It added Russian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, and six other languages to its curriculum and was renamed the Army Language School (ALS) in 1947. The size of the faculty and student classes, and number of languages taught, increased throughout the Cold War years of the 1950s and later.
In 1974 the Presidio at Monterey also became home to the Defense Language Institute which was later renamed the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) in 1976. DLIFLC was granted academic accreditation in 1978 and expanded in the 1980s. Instructor-to-student ratios increased, and with the introduction of advanced teaching techniques and information-age technology, average student language proficiency steadily increased. The DLIFLC remained in Monterey even after nearby Fort Ord closed in 1994. The DLIFLC continues to evolve and expand its language course offerings in the wake of the end of the Cold War and to support the Global War on Terrorism. Currently training about 3,500 resident students in at least 84 languages and dialects yearly, the DLIFLC is considered the premier foreign language training institution in the world.
Referred to as the "intellectual center of the army," the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (USACAC) oversees the operation of 30 subordinate organizations across 13 installations, and coordinates with 19 other organizations (Centers of Excellence, schools, and combat training centers) across eight installations both inside and outside the U.S. Each organization is responsible for teaching specific skills to Army personnel and members of other armed services. The USACAC is also responsible for development of the Army's doctrinal manuals, training of the Army's commissioned and noncommissioned officers, oversight of major collective training exercises, integration of battle command systems and concepts, and supervision of the Army's center for the collection and dissemination of lessons learned. All of the educational and training programs that USACAC manages fall under the following broad categories: leader development and professional military and civilian education; training; battle command; doctrine; and lessons learned.
The schools and training centers are spread across the country and are responsible for executing a portion of the USACAC mission. In general, each of these organizations is responsible for the training of specific branch skills (such as infantry) and serving as the Army's functional expert in that area.
Focusing on the areas of infantry and cavalry, the Command and General Staff College serves as an umbrella college for five constituent schools. The Command and General Staff School (CGSS) focuses on educating and training intermediate level Army officers as field grade commanders and staff officers. The school has five programs: the Center for Army Tactics; the Department of Joint and Multinational Operations; the Department of Logistics and Resource Operations; the Department of Military History; and the Leadership Instruction Division through the Center for Army Leadership. Additionally, the CGSS supervises the Command to the Nation program, which conducts community outreach to promote understanding and appreciation of the Armed Forces.
The Command and General Staff College is also head of the Department of Distance Education (DDE), which develops, distributes and administers CGSC's distance learning programs to active and reserve officers. According to their Web site, these programs are intended to teach leaders "to execute full-spectrum joint, interagency, and multinational operations through non-traditional means" ("non-traditional means" are methods of warfare other than combat between two or more national armed forces). While founded for the Army, DDE also provides this training to active and reserve officers in the U.S. military's other branches through its sister services.
Another CGSC school is the School for Advanced Military Studies, a graduate program that educates officers in military art and sciences. The program primarily focuses on military history, military theory and execution-based practical exercises in order to develop cognitive-solving skills. The school also has a two-year Advanced Operational Art Studies Fellowship to prepare senior officers for colonel-level command and for operational planning assignments to combatant and service component commands.
CGSC's School for Command Preparation is aimed at preparing command selects, command sergeant major selects and their spouses for effective command team performance when the Army is at war. Additionally, the school provides simulation enhanced tactical training for students and faculty members of the CGSC.
The Army Management Staff College (AMSC) became a subordinated school in 2005. Its primary goal is to prepare Army civilian and military leaders to assume leadership and management responsibilities. The college acts as the lead agent for the Civilian Education System curriculum.
Other U.S. military branches are also affiliated with the Army's CGSC, and they have their own organizations to support the education and training received at the different schools. The Air Force Element works to educate future senior leaders in the CGSC on principles and applications of air and space power as well as strategic, operational and tactical use of military force. The Navy Element began with the first Navy liaison officer in 1931. The Navy Element provides a connection between the USACAC, the Command and General Staff College and the activities and personnel of the U.S. Navy.
The Combined Arms Research Library is a military science research center for CGSC, as well as the post library for Fort Leavenworth. Not only does the library provide resources for the officers, the community library is open to their families and includes a children's section and story time. Their links section provides links for each U.S. military branch, military history and information on current issues such as Iraq, Iran, and Somalia.
CGSC also has a Quality Assurance Office that does evaluations on the procedures within the college. The office looks at paper and web surveys, telephone surveys, focus groups, structured interviews conducted in person, and observations.
In addition to the various schools located with the Command and General Staff College, the USACAC oversees the operation of numerous other schools and training centers. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) is regarded as one of the finest schools for foreign language instruction in the world. Resident instruction is provided at the Presidio of Monterey and is administered through 31 language departments and the Operation Enduring Freedom Task Force, which expands or contracts in response to the needs of the sponsoring agencies. The present facilities at the Presidio of Monterey can accommodate approximately 3,500 students. Instruction is also routinely provided under DLIFLC-supervised contractual arrangements in Washington D.C., in over 84 languages and dialects. The DLIFLC also provides extensive nonresident instructional support in a variety of languages and dialects.
Fort Irwin & the National Training Center specializes in desert warfare training and utilizes a vast recreational area to conduct training exercises. The mission of the National Training Center is to provide tough, realistic, joint and combined arms training in multi-national venues to develop competent leaders and soldiers who can handle missions in support of the government's Global War on Terrorism campaign and future joint battlefields situations.
Military Intelligence Center & School at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, trains officers for the Military Intelligence Corps.
Net Fires Center of Excellence (pdf) at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is the planned consolidation of Fort Sill's Field Artillery Center & School (FAC) with the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and School (ADA), which closed its doors in Fort Bliss, Texas, in 2009. The creation of Net Fires is the result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act. The ADA, one of the oldest service schools in the Army, has trained army personnel in air and missile defense.
Field Artillery Center & School trains field artillery soldiers and Marines in tactics, techniques and procedures for using artillery in combat.
Army Maneuver Support Center & School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, consists of three schools: the Army Military Police School; U.S. Engineers School; and Army Chemical School. The mission of the U.S. Army Military Police School is to train MPs. The United States Engineer School develops, trains and supports the engineer force to provide maneuver engineering, force support engineering and geospatial engineering to Army, Joint, Interagency and Combined Operations. The mission of the U.S. Army Chemical School is to train Army personnel in ways to operate when nuclear, biological or chemical weapons are in use in the battlefield.
Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, specializes in training light infantry in combat tactics, strategy and coordination with other types of units.
Special operations soldiers, including paratroopers, air assault soldiers, Special Forces and Rangers, are often trained at the center with other light infantry soldiers and heavy armored units equipped with tanks and armored personnel carriers. During JRTC training, heavy and light units team up for true-to-life training exercises.
Armor Center & School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, is the Army primary training center for teaching officer's strategy and tactics involving armored units and tanks.
Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, trains Army aviators to fly helicopters.
Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, prepares officers and enlisted soldiers to perform infantry duties required in both peace and war with the emphasis on the art of command and leadership. The development of tactics, techniques and procedures to implement approved doctrine for infantry units at brigade level and below is the mission of the Infantry School. It also participates in the development, review and testing of doctrine and material for infantry units.
Signal Center & School at Fort Gordon, Georgia, teaches Army personnel to handle the many communications systems employed by the Army.
Army Management Staff College at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, provides instruction in organizational management theory and methods for selected Army uniformed and civilian personnel as well as for personnel from other services.
Combat Maneuver Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany, is the second largest training area available to U.S. forces in Europe. Occupying 39,858 acres, the center facilitates realistic force-on-force maneuver training for all U.S. combat battalions stationed in Europe and to support NATO training involving forces from Germany, France, Canada, and the Netherlands.
While the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (USACAC) relies on experienced Army personnel to carry out educational programs at its many schools, it also employs private contractors to supplement the training and teaching programs. One example is Cubic Defense Applications, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp., which provides war-fighting education and other support services to USACAC. Cubic won four contracts worth a total of more than $10.8 million in October 2011. In 2003 it received a five-year contract that was said to have paid the company around $75 million. A previous five-year contract brought the company $49.6 million from 1999 to 2003.
Cubic employs former high ranking Army officers, including Stan Cherrie, a retired Army brigadier general who serves as vice president and general manager of Cubic's Leavenworth-based Training & Education Division. Other ex-Army officers on the Cubic payroll have taught courses at the USACAC.
USACAC currently teaches the Intermediate Level Education (ILE) course that all Army field grade officers are required to take during their career. The ILE course was developed with Cubic's help, and study topics include military history, leadership, combined arms tactics and techniques, peace, counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, nation assistance, counter-drug, and joint multinational operations.
Under its previous contract, Cubic was responsible for developing the Commander's Force Protection Handbook for anti-terrorism operations. The Force Protection Handbook deals with vulnerabilities, prevention, reaction, consequence management and military support to civil authorities. In addition, Cubic developed and executed major exercises for the Army, National Guard and civilian agencies with scenarios involving terrorist events and the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Cubic developed a complete training support package and train-the-trainer courseware for WMD and terrorism events.
A U.S. Army general was accused in 2011 of using "psychological operations" to manipulate lawmakers and other officials visiting Afghanistan, hoping to persuade them that more troops and funding were the way to go.
Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, who was in charge of training Afghan soldiers, allegedly ordered an American unit that specialized in "information operations" (psychological warfare, or psy-ops) at Camp Eggers in Kabul to target visiting senators and other VIPs.
Those targeted included Senators John McCain (R-Arizona), Joseph Lieberman (I-Connecticut), Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), Al Franken (D-Minnesota) and Carl Levin (D-Michigan), plus Representative Steve Israel (D-New York), Admiral Mike Mullen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and foreign dignitaries.
Members of the special unit objected to Caldwell's orders, citing federal laws prohibiting the use of propaganda against American citizens. Those who complained were retaliated against.
Both the Army and the Department of Defense's inspector general launched probes of the allegations, and both decided Caldwell had done nothing wrong — that there was a big difference between public affairs information and psy-ops.
In 2004 the USACAC thrust itself in the middle of the national debate over America's decision to invade Iraq when it issued a study on the conflict to that point. The report said that American forces were plagued by a "morass" of supply shortages, radios that could not reach far-flung troops, disappointing psychological operations and virtually no reliable intelligence on how Saddam Hussein would defend Baghdad. The USACAC study also pointed out that logistics problems had been far worse than senior Army officials had previously claimed.
Other details mentioned in the report included tank engines sitting on warehouse shelves in Kuwait with no truck drivers to take them north; broken-down trucks being scavenged for usable parts; cannibalization by U.S. artillery units of captured Iraqi guns to keep their American howitzers operating; and Army medics foraging medical supplies from combat hospitals.
The USACAC also found that the Pentagon's decision to send mostly combat units in the weeks before the invasion had the "unintended consequence" of holding back support troops until much later, contributing greatly to logistics problems.
The study was ordered by the former Army chief of staff, Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over troop strength for postwar Iraq. It drew on interviews with 2,300 people, 68,000 photographs and nearly 120,000 documents.
As part of its mission to teach the lessons learned from wars, the USACAC has encouraged debate among officers over America's conduct during the war in Iraq. This debate even led to a story in The New York Times showing officers arguing over who bore more responsibility for mistakes in Iraq—the former defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, or the generals who acquiesced to him.
Discussions between The New York Times reporter and dozens of young majors in five Leavenworth classrooms revealed unusual frankness for an Army that has traditionally presented a facade of solidarity to the outside world and a divide in opinion.
The USACAC also has required young officers to read a controversial article, "A Failure in Generalship," written for Armed Forces Journal by Lt. Col. Paul Yingling, an Iraq veteran and deputy commander of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment who holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago. "If the general remains silent while the statesman commits a nation to war with insufficient means, he shares culpability for the results," Colonel Yingling wrote.
An investigation by USA Today found that the Army's Fort Irwin's National Training Center was lacking in its preparation of soldiers to handle the problem of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq. The story said that in the war's early years, troops were deployed with little or no knowledge of IEDs, even as the devices came to account for 60% of combat deaths.
Fort Irwin also lacked sufficient numbers of armored Humvees to train soldiers how to properly drive the top-heavy vehicles during abrupt maneuvers often needed to survive an IED attack.
Following a media report of the government using negative stereotyping as part of its counterterrorism efforts, the Obama administration in 2011 ordered a widespread review of training materials used by agencies and the military.
A story published by Wired's Danger Room revealed that officials in the Department of Justice and the Pentagon instructed law enforcement and soldiers that "mainstream" Muslims supported violence. The training also compared the Islamic religion to the Death Star.
Orders from the White House instructed the Joint Chiefs of Staff to collect counterterrorism training materials used at service academies and major academic centers, including the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, and scrutinize it for "cultural awareness" or lack thereof.
In February 2014, Lieutenant General Robert Brooks Brown assumed command of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The center has been called "the intellectual center of the Army" and is where officers go for leadership development and the elite Command and Staff College.
Brown is from Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, and graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School in 1977, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He continued his athletic career when he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, playing on the basketball team and becoming a graduate assistant coach after his 1981 graduation.
After that, Brown began a more traditional route of the Army chain of command, first as a platoon leader, then increasingly more responsible assignments. In the mid-1980s, Brown went to the University of Virginia, where he earned a master's degree in education. Fittingly, his next assignment was back at West Point, this time as an assistant professor in the Department of Military Instruction.
In 1992, Brown began a tour in Hawaii, first as military plans officer and deputy chief of staff for operations, United States Army Pacific and later as S-3, the officer in charge of training and operations, and later executive officer of 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. During this period, Brown also served in Haiti as part of Operation Uphold Democracy, the effort to remove the government installed in the wake of the coup to overthrow President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Brown's next stop was Washington where he worked in several staff jobs, including as the aide-de-camp and assistant executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Army and as a staff officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans. In 1998, Brown was sent to Fort Hood, Texas, as a battalion commander and during this time was task force commander of Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Brown then returned to Washington to work on the Joint Staff and subsequently to study at the National War College, where he earned a master's degree in national security and strategic studies in 2002.
He then took command of 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and led it into Iraq in 2004. He returned to Iraq in 2008 as deputy commanding general for support of the 25th Infantry Division. Brown went to Germany in 2010 as chief of staff of the United States Army in Europe and deputy commander, U.S. Army NATO. After that, he was named commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning in Georgia. His most recent assignment was as commanding general of I Corps and aenior Army commander for Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.
Brown is married to his high-school sweetheart, Patti and they have three daughters and a granddaughter. One of their daughters, Kelly Brown Calway, is following in her father's footsteps. She's a captain in the Army and is a runner who placed 25th in the U.S. Olympic Team trials for the marathon in 2012.


As the title says, this is pretty much The Fountainhead in space. I'm a sucker for hard sci-fi, so I forged through quite a few chapters, hoping to get past the politics and on with the story, but it never happened.
Basically, if you like Ayn Rand, you'll probably like this. It's well written, and hews closely to her formulas. If you prefer Alistair Reynolds, you may want to give this one a pass.
A story about a not so unlikely future.
Leaving Earth is the original story of a man who, after surviving a terrorist attack, begins to see that humanity is on course to be the cause of its own destruction. With this knowledge in hand, the only course of action action is to leave Earth. Leaving Earth is told through the perspective of an emotionally broken man who, despite his disillusion with humanity, realizes that the success of his mission may be the last chance for the survival of the human race. Maybe life itself.
Leaving Earth is not a generic science fiction story, and it is not fantasy disguised as science fiction. It is less Star Wars, or even Star Trek, and more 2001 or the Martian. I would place it in the genera of hard science fiction. But, unlike some works in that genera, the author doesn't attempt to impress the reader with his knowledge of esoteric mathematical equations or concepts unfamiliar to the layman. The story takes current and plausible near future technologies and uses them in a realistic way. Furthermore, the author leverages the use of these technologies to smoothly introduce a very possible and grim future that the reader may live to witness. The authors reflection on this possible future, the future that spawned the terrorist attack that sent the protagonist on his voyage, are a commentary on many of the social, political, and economic issues of today, and are a sharp warning of the extreme results those problems may produce if left unchecked.
Great story. Looking forward to seeing where it goes.
The story has a great deal of potential. Slice of life style detailing a dark "what if" story with solid grammar and editing. Characters are interesting, yet the nature of constant shifting perspectives may make me lose empathy with the main characters.
Leaving Earth is a very thought-provoking and refreshing read compared to most other fictions on this site. In brief, it is a story of a scientist/programmer and a developing AI and their millenia-long journey to a neighboring star system as shepherds of the future of humanity, after earth is nearly wiped out by a nuclear winter.
The best parts of this story is that it does not rely on technical jargon to sound impressive, as many sci-fi fics do. This is a read for people who enjoy the psychological aspect; thinking processes, brief philosophical thoughts, imaginings of a 'worse-case' scenario of current eco/poli/social trends in society. In particular, the focus on how an AI realistically develops its consciousness based on current technology is unique and compelling to read.
The downsides; it is rather slow paced. If you are looking for action-packed adventure, look elsewhere (or maybe watch Star Wars again). After 200+ pages, we are still only ~150 years of a journey that will take 100,000 years. I suspect some time-jumps will take place, or the story will take a different route altogether, but if you are impatient and want just quick gratification then this may not be the story for you.
Now, some criticism for the author (note, spoilers).
Given this is a 100,000 year journey, it seems somewhat implausible that Hawthorn would decide the best solution was to escape Earth for a new star as soon as possible. If it was 1-2k or even 20k years, it'd make sense. But with 100k... that's enough time for humans to evolve from cave-men to modernity 2-3 times over. The plausible plan would have been to either settle in another planet in the solar system, or orbit around the fringes of our solar system. Why, you may ask; Hawthorn's fear was the 'Cataclysm' happening soon (within a few centuries at most). If the Cataclysm DID happen within a few centuries, then they could've returned to settle on Mars or elsewhere(smth that'd only take a few centuries, not millenia), and even start helping Earth revitalize. If the Cataclysm didn't happen until centuries later, technology probably would've improved until the 100k year journey would be reduced substantially; meaning either humanity solved the looming crisis Hawthorn foresaw, or their tech would've improved to the point that they could've easily caught up and 'punished' Hawthorn's crew.
Overall, it is a very refreshing and interesting read. If you're bored with all the lit-rpg or reincarnation or dungeon or cultivation fics on this site, I highly recommend you give this story a try.
I have absolutely loved this story so far! There isn't nearly as much action as other stories found on this site, but I believe that truly sets this apart! The characters feel life-like, with interactions that flow as natural as they could. The story also brings up subjects to consider when reading, which serve to captivate and stimulate the reader! The style of the author makes this an easy read, even if the concepts behind them are subjects that are hard to grasp! I highly recommend this story to anyone looking for something different than anything else on this website!
Constantly tries to show how much more human the AI is becoming in an obnoxious way. It seems that every second sentence it says AI wouldn't have done this before because she is becoming so much more human. It constantly violates the show, don't tell principle.
As much as I like the premise ill have to give up on it.
Please continue writing! I love the idea of the story when it comes to Dr. Hawthorn and T.I.A the A.I becoming companions on the trip to a new world.
I didn't really think much of reading this story because I typically like to read fantasy type novels but this story is just too good to pass up. It's a story that doesn't require alot of emotional investement because there are really only two characters you have to care about in the story.
If you are bored, I would recommend giving this story a read.
In the future posited by Leaving Earth, humanity becomes a caricature of modern policies and social trends. The story seems to want to probe this premise but the society sketched out within isn't realized enough for it to be compelling and the remaining characters are too dry to become invested in.
Since H.G. Wells wrote of a man visiting the future in The Time Machine, and likely before that, writers have used the future to comment upon their own society. Sometimes aspirational and at other times a dire warning, the path of showing the future and speculating how it came to that point is well worn, and for good reason. It's an extremely potent trope for showing us the warped version of our own selves and making us question the paths we are going down.
However, the dystopia we're shown in Leaving Earth lacks a compelling vision of how society degenerates, instead throwing everything it can think of at us as reasons for the downfall of western culture. Social media, universal basic income, terrorism, anti-hate speech laws, religion, monopolistic corporations, foreign wars and police actions, liberal college campuses, fat acceptance, immigration and racial tension; you name a current trend or talking point and there's likely between a sentence and a paragraph telling us of the calamities unleashed by allowing such a thing to exist. That paragraph is all we get, though, given to us as if we're reading the synopsis of a future history book. There are no details given, no personal stories of how the world fell to the point social media created flash-mobs execute people with impunity. They are all presented as a fait accompli, leaving the reader with nothing substantive to ponder over beyond the cynicism through which the author seems to view humanity.
Much of this can be laid at the feet of the story's premise: Dr. Hawthorne Crenshaw, whom we are told is a genius but socially stunted, is awoken every thirty-four years for four days, during which he will make some minor repairs to the colony ship he's on, attempt to teach an A.I. how to be human and observe the rapid decline of western society. Because of this premise, as well as it being written in the first person from Dr. Crenshaw's perspective for most of the chapters, we're given the above summaries in an extremely utilitarian, emotionless style that fails to compel the reader to invest in either the future society or the characters learning of the events.
And were the focus on the journey, rather than the fall of Earth, this might be acceptable. I recall a similar setup in Dennis E. Taylor's novel We Are Legion (We Are Bob) but where those novels focused on the internal life and technological advancement of their main characters, keeping Earth's fate as an important side story, Leaving Earth doesn't seem interested in the science of travelling through space; repairs and calculations take place off-screen or with a single sentence, denying us both the realistic descriptions of The Martian and the technobabble of Star Trek. The artificial intelligence, T.I.A., begins as a blank slate and has yet to progress enough to be called a character in her own right. And Dr. Crenshaw, despite berating himself for bottling up emotions early on, feels as mechanical as any of Asimov's robots.
Which leaves this reader to focus on a weakly drawn, Eurocentric vision of our future where everything one can think of evidently lead to ruin.
In fairness to the author, their grammar is good, especially for this website. It's certainly worth reading the first few chapters, as they seem representative, and obviously some have found this story to be compelling. To them and the author, I wish you well but don't feel any need to continue this journey with you.


It was recently revealed that Kendall Jenner is selling her lush L.A. apartment and while we initially thought that this was 'cos she's got more money than god and feels like a change, it turns out she has another motive.
TMZ have reported that the model's recent experience with a stalker really scared the crap outta her and she wants to relocate to avoid it happening again.
The alleged stalker followed Kendall up her L.A. driveway last year.
She was also broken into just a few months back and had $200,000 in jewellery stolen from her pad, so we totally understand why Kenny would want out of that area!
Apparently, mama Kris was initially concerned when Kendall bought the place "because it's not gated and it's located in an area where lots of people show up late at night for after-parties following a night on the Strip," TMZ report.
Sadly her mother's fears came true!
Now, the star is "looking for homes with a much higher price point –$15 MILLION!"
Jenner is reportedly looking for a place on the west side of L.A. like Bel Air and Beverly Hills.
Much more swanky and Kardashian-Jenner approved!


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