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Storie Rosse
Il giro del mondo in 8 romanzi
Romanzi russi
Romanzi di mare
Romanzi d'Africa
Romanzi tra i ghiacci
Romanzi del Far West
Romanzi di sopravvivenza
Romanzi d'India e d'Oriente
Romanzi di corsari e marinai
Romanzi di viaggi straordinari
Romanzi d'Africa e del deserto
Romanzi di tesori e città perdute
Tutte le avventure del Corsaro Nero
Todas las aventuras de Sandokán (I)
Todas las aventuras de Sandokán (II)
Todas las aventuras de Sandokán (III)
La trilogía del Corsario Negro
Aventuras en el Far West (I)
Aventuras en el Far West (II)
Aventuras en Rusia
Aventuras en el desierto
Aventuras en India y Asia
Aventuras de sobrevivencia
Aventuras en los Polos
Aventuras de mar
The Steam House
Sandokan: Quest for a Throne
The Sandokan Series Book 6
Can a handful of men take the throne of Assam?
Assam, 1869. At the end of their last adventure, Sandokan and Yanez promised to restore Surama to the throne of her ancestors. Aided by Tremal-Naik, Kammamuri and the Tigers of Mompracem, the Portuguese devises an ingenious plan to take the kingdom from Sindhia, the rajah who had sold her to the thugs many years ago. However, all does not go as easily as predicted for an unexpected adversary thwarts their every move: Teotokris, the rajah's favourite courtier, and a deadlier foe than any they have encountered before.
"Set in 1869, this tale has all the elements of true swashbuckling adventure: courageous and dashing heroes, daring escapes, reprehensible villains, and a damsel in need of rescuing. Each time the resourceful Sandokan and Yanez are about to win the day, Salgari inserts another twist that requires them to overcome new challenges and compels the reader to turn the page. If you seek an old-fashioned swashbuckler, this one will not disappoint." ~ Cindy Vallar, The Bookaneer
"Action abounds in this 6th book about pirates. I have read all 6 books in the series and I think this one is the best. Jungle action, tiger hunting, sea battles , land battles , and more . Excellent adventure series." ~ Doc Spindrift, Amazon.com
Chapter 1: Lord Yanez
THE CEREMONY HAD come to an end. The Shaligram, a holy relic coveted by every ruler in India, had been returned to the Umananda Temple and hidden in a place known only to the rajah, his ministers and the high priest.
Thousands upon thousands of Vishnu's devotees had come from every village along the shores of the Brahmaputra, hoping to catch a glimpse of the black spiral-shaped shell, for the ancient rock was known to contain a hair from the head of that great Hindu deity. For several hours a grand procession had followed the great chariot around the streets of Guwahati, City of Eastern Light and capital of Assam, but at last the crowds began to thin as pilgrims, townspeople, soldiers, devadasis, and musicians hurried back to their homes, temples, barracks, and hotels in search of rest and refreshment.
Two men clad in foreign attire stood out among the throng as they slowly walked down the central street of the great city, pausing from time to time to engage in conversation.
One was a European in his early fifties with a curled grey moustache, a thick grizzled beard and bronzed skin. He was dressed in a white jacket, white trousers, brown leather long boots and a large hat of Manila hemp adorned with small red silk tassels that matched the thick red velvet sash about his waist.
The other was Asian, from the southeast judging by the olive hue of his skin; slightly younger, he had dark piercing eyes, a fine black beard and long wavy hair that fell to his shoulders. In contrast to his companion, his attire was princely: a fine green silk jacket with gold braid and buttons, trousers of the same color and yellow leather long boots with pointed curled toes. From his thick white silk sash hung a magnificent scimitar whose handle was inlaid with diamonds and rubies of great value.
Tall, handsome and well-built, both displayed the vigor of men decades their junior.
"So, Yanez?" asked the more richly dressed of the two as he stopped for the tenth time, out of earshot from the crowd. "What have you decided? Our men are getting restless. You know patience has never been a virtue of the Tigers of Mompracem. Eight days of visiting temples and strolling along the Brahmaputra; that's not how you take a kingdom."
"Always in a hurry," smiled his companion. "Even after all this time the Tiger of Malaysia's heart still yearns for battle."
"It's the curse of my nature," the legendary pirate admitted, returning his friend's smile. "We can't all be as calm and unflappable as you."
"Sandokan, I wish I could snatch the rajah's throne this very day and give his crown to Surama. But this promises to be more difficult than we expected, we'll need more than a bit of luck to get close to him."
"More than a bit of luck? That doesn't sound like the Yanez I know. You don't have a plan?"
"I do… well, part of one," replied the Portuguese.
"The rajah hates foreigners, so to get into his good graces we'll need to do something extraordinary to grab his attention."
"Sambigliong and our men are at the ready, I doubt there's anything thirty-five Tigers cannot accomplish. And Tremal-Naik and Kammamuri arrive from Calcutta tomorrow to bolster our numbers; they're each worth a dozen men. So now, tell me, what extraordinary feat do you have in mind?"
Instead of replying, Yanez stopped in front of a large building. Long wire baskets filled with cotton soaked in coconut oil hung in the windows, bright flames lighting the interior. The ground floor appeared to serve as an inn or restaurant and judging by the noise coming from within, it was bustling with activity.
"This is it," said Yanez.
"This is what?" asked Sandokan.
"The Rajah's Prime Minister, His Excellency Kaksa Pharaum will not sleep easily tonight."
"Listen to that racket. It was not wise of him to take residence atop a hotel; it's a decision that could cost him dearly."
Sandokan looked at him in surprise.
"This is where we begin?" he asked.
"If all goes well. I'll start with a classic gambit; it fooled James Brooke, it should work well enough here. Are you hungry, little brother?"
"I could do with a meal."
"Then come, we'll put a little something between our teeth. Unfortunately, you'll have to dine alone," said Yanez.
"You're being mysterious."
"All part of the plan. Choose a table not far from mine; but whatever happens do not intervene. Once you've eaten, summon our men and have them mill about the street within earshot of the window."
"What if things don't go as you planned?"
"I have my pistols and my krishidden in my sash. Trust me, just watch, listen, and eat, and pretend to be blind, deaf, and dumb."
Before his friend could utter another word Yanez turned and walked into the hotel, donning an air of such serious determination that Sandokan smiled despite his amazement.
The restaurant was not as busy as Yanez had expected. It was comprised of three rooms, spartanly furnished with several tables and benches; a large number of servants ran about, carrying jugs of arrack or palm wine, and large bowls of rice topped with fish from the Brahmaputra that had been fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with herbs.
About two dozen Indians sat at the tables, all of high caste, judging by their apparel; mostly Kalita and Rajput hillmen that had journeyed from the nearby mountains of Duleh and Landa to offer prayers to the Shaligram.
The sight of that European come to dine among them appeared to have ill effect on all the patrons, for the room immediately fell silent, and the joy produced by the wine and arrack vanished in an instant.
Yanez, taking in every detail, walked through the first two rooms into the third and sat at a table occupied by four bearded Kalitas, each bearing a small arsenal of guns, daggers and talwars – swords with sharp curved blades – that protruded from their thick sashes. The Portuguese looked at each in turn, then without a smile or a greeting cried out in accented Pidgin English:
"Food! My lord hungry!"
The four Kalitas, displeased by the stranger's uninvited company, picked up their bowls and changed tables.
"Perfect," mumbled the Portuguese. "It begins."
He had barely uttered those words when a boy passed carrying a plate of fish. Yanez rose quickly, grabbed him by the ear and forced him to stop.
"My lord hungry!" he cried, pressing his face towards him. "Put food here! That's twice my lord asks you!"
"Sahib!" exclaimed the Indian. "I can't! This fish—"
"Call me my lord, you scoundrel!" shouted Yanez, feigning annoyance. "I am great Englishman. Put fish here! Smells good."
"I'm sorry, my lord. It's for another customer!"
"My lord hungry. I eat. I pay."
"One minute, and I'll take your order."
"I count time; you late, I cut off your ear."
He drew a magnificent gold watch from a pocket, put it on the table, and fixed his eyes on the minute hand.
At that moment Sandokan entered the restaurant and sat at an empty table by a window. No one paid him much heed, his clothes and appearance drawing little attention from the other patrons. He could have easily passed for a wealthy Hindu from Lahore or Agra come to take part in the religious celebrations.
The legendary Malay pirate had barely sat down when three or four young servants went to his table to take his order.
"By Jupiter!" Yanez exclaimed angrily, casting away the cigarette he had just lit. "He came in after me, and they're all flocking to serve him. Well, Lord … Moreland," he said smiling slightly at the memory, "won't stand for this! Ah! A drink!"
A jug that had been ordered by the four Kalitas who had first occupied the table, sat within reach, next to a glass. Yanez, without any thought to its owners, grabbed it, raised it to his lips, and drank.
"Good arrack," he said. "Exquisite!"
He was about to drink again, when one of the four bearded Kalitas approached the table, and said in heavily accented English:
"Excuse me, sahib, that's my jug. Your unclean lips have touched it, now you must pay for it."
"Call me my lord," replied Yanez.
"As you wish, as long as you pay for the drink that I ordered for myself and my companions," said the Kalita dryly.
"My lord no pay. Thirsty, find jug on table and drink. Leave my lord alone."
"This is not Calcutta; we do not bow to white men here."
"Bow or no bow, not important to my lord. I am rich and powerful Englishman."
"All the more reason to pay for what you take."
"Go to hell!"
He spied another boy carrying a bowl of cooked fruit, grabbed him by the neck and shouted:
"Here! Put here, in front of my lord. Put here or my lord strangle you."
"Sahib!"
Ignoring the young man's cry, Yanez snatched the bowl, put it before himself and pushed the boy away with such force it knocked him into a nearby table.
"My lord very hungry!" he muttered as he began to eat. "I send sepoys and cannons here… boom… boom… boom… shoot all scoundrels!"
A dark murmur spread through the room as all eyes turned to the foreigner.
The four Kalitas had risen to their feet, eyeing him fiercely, their hands resting on the butts of their long pistols.
Only Sandokan laughed silently, while Yanez, unperturbed by the mood in the room, devoured the fruit before him, washing it down occasionally with glasses of arrack from the Kalitas' jug.
When he had finished, he grabbed another server and tore a bowl of fish curry out of his hands.
"For my lord!" he shouted. "You no serve me, I take it!"
This time a howl of indignation rose in the room and the patrons sprang to their feet as one man.
"Get out, Englishman! Get out!" they shouted menacingly.
A Rajput, a rough looking man, bolder than the others, walked towards his table and pointed to the door.
"Enough!" he said. "Go!"
Yanez, who was already attacking the fish, looked up.
"Pardon?" he asked calmly.
"Me my lord!"
"Lord or sahib, get out!" replied the Rajput.
"My lord no finish dinner. Very hungry."
"'Go eat in Calcutta."
"Too far. My lord no move. Here good food; I eat, I pay, I go."
"Throw him out!" shouted the Kalitas in unison.
The Rajput tried to grab Yanez, but the Portuguese quickly picked up the fish and threw it in his face, momentarily blinding him.
At that act of defiance the four Kalitas whose arrack Yanez had taken, charged at the table, howling like demons.
Sandokan had also sprung to his feet and was about to draw a weapon from his sash, but a quick look from Yanez immediately stayed his hand.
The Portuguese could easily take care of himself. He hurled a bowl of curry at the Kalitas, then grabbed a bamboo stool, and swung it menacingly through the air.
That quick show of strength had silenced the room and for a moment the patrons remained frozen where they stood.
"Everyone out or kill you all!" shouted the Portuguese.
No one moved. Yanez dropped the stool, drew two magnificent long-barrelled Indian pistols inlayed with silver and mother-of-pearl from his sash and shouted:
"Everyone out!"
Sandokan was the first to obey. The others, though armed, seized by a sudden panic, quickly followed.
The innkeeper, hearing all that noise, rushed into the room brandishing a metal rod.
"What's all this ruckus? Why are you scaring off my customers?"
"Call me my lord," Yanez replied calmly.
"Leave here at once!"
"Not finished eating. Your boy not serve me, I take dishes. Must pay for food."
"Go eat elsewhere! I do not serve Englishmen!"
"I no go."
"I'll summon the guards and have you arrested!"
"My lord no afraid. Guards no frighten Englishman."
"Get out!" the innkeeper shouted furiously.
The Assamese raised the metal rod, but immediately stepped back to the door. Yanez had picked up the pistols he had set on the table and pointed them at the innkeeper's chest.
"Leave or I kill you!"
The innkeeper slammed the door shut, while the Kalitas and Rajputs who had come from the adjoining rooms, shouted:
"Do not let him get away! He's mad! Guards! Guards!"
Yanez laughed loudly.
"By Jupiter!" he exclaimed. "All as planned, it truly could not have gone any better!"
Calm and impassive, like a true Englishman, he sat down at another table on which rested another bowl of curry and gulped down a couple of spoonfuls. He had just put the spoon to his lips a third time when the door swung open and six soldiers wearing large turbans, bright red jackets, wide trousers and red leather boots, trained their rifles on him.
The six were well built, as tall as grenadiers, and bearded like mountain brigands.
"Surrender," said one whose turban was adorned with a vulture's feather.
"To who?" asked Yanez, as he took another spoonful of curry.
"To us; His Excellency the Prime Minister's Personal Guard."
"Where take me?"
"To see His Excellency."
"Very well."
He tucked his pistols into his sash, stood up, placed a small pile of rupees on the table and calmly walked towards the guards.
"His Excellency will meet great Englishman."
"Your weapons, my lord."
"I never surrender pistols: gift from Queen Victoria because I am great English Lord. I will not hurt minister, you have my word."
The six guards exchanged uncertain looks, but then perhaps fearing reprisals if the man proved to be who he claimed, bid him to follow.
Meanwhile the patrons had gathered in the neighboring room, ready to lend a hand to the guards if need be. When Yanez appeared, he was greeted with an explosion of cries.
"Hang him!"
"Throw him out the window!"
"He's a thief!"
"He's a villain!"
"He's a spy!"
The Portuguese looked at them squarely and merely laughed in reply.
They left the restaurant and walked a few steps to another door in the same building. One of the guards opened it and led Yanez up marble steps lit by brass domed lanterns.
"This Prime Minister's house?" asked Yanez.
"Yes, my lord," replied one of the guards.
"I eat with him now."
The guards looked at him in amazement, but remained silent.
They reached the landing and entered a beautiful room, elegantly furnished with several silken sofas, large blue percaline curtains and opulent furniture, inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl.
One of the guards walked to a bronze gong that hung above a door, picked up a wooden hammer and struck it twice.
The sound had not yet faded, when a curtain was raised and a man stepped into the room and fixed his eyes on Yanez, more with curiosity than with anger.
"His Excellency Prime Minister Kaksa Pharaum," announced one of the guards.
"Good evening!" said Yanez, removing his hat and extending his right hand.
Kaksa Pharaum was a man of about fifty, as thin as a fakir, short, with dark bronze skin, a hooked nose and a thick beard that concealed most of his face. He wore a simple yellow silk dhoti adorned with red embroidery about the length of a dressing gown, and a pair of dark red slippers.
Although he had seen Yanez's hand, he ignored it, and stepped to one side to get a better look at the foreigner that stood before him.
"You were the cause of the disturbance below?" he asked.
"Yes," said Yanez.
"Did you know I lived above that restaurant?"
"No, sir; I was hungry and I wanted to eat."
"All that ruckus because you were hungry?"
"When your Excellency is hungry, you eat I am sure. It's the same for me."
"I am Prime Minister—"
"I am Lord James Moreland, from England, great friend of Queen Victoria, Empress of India."
At those words the minister's frown vanished and his face brightened.
"You're a lord?"
"Yes, Excellency."
"Did you not tell the innkeeper?"
"I told everyone; no one gave me food. Not like in England. We give food to Hindus."
"So you could not dine, my lord?"
"Only a few bites. I'm still hungry, very hungry. This evening I'll write to the Viceroy of Bengal and tell him I could not complete my mission; the Assamese refused to feed me."
"What mission?"
"Assam has been plagued by tigers; I am a great hunter, I've come to kill the beasts."
"So, my lord, you came to offer us a valuable service. I regret you were treated so rudely; allow me to make it up to you. Come."
He dismissed the guards with a gesture, drew back a curtain and led Yanez into an adjoining room illuminated by a spherical glass lantern that hung from the ceiling and filled the room with soft opaline light. Beneath it stood a table laden with a variety of delicacies served on dishes of gold and silver.
"I was just about to dine," said the minister. "Would you like to join me, my lord? Consider it an apology for the innkeeper's bad manners."
"Thank you, Excellency. I will write to my friend the Viceroy of Bengal and tell him of your kind welcome."
"I shall be grateful."
They sat down and began to eat, occasionally exchanging a few compliments.
To further show his hospitality the minister ordered his servants to bring his guest some beer. Yanez smiled gratefully and sipped it slowly, the brew being more bitter than he had expected.
When they had finished, the Portuguese leaned back in his chair and fixed his eyes on the minister's face.
"Excellency, I have been sent by the Viceroy of Bengal to discuss a matter of grave diplomatic importance," he said in perfect Hindi.
Kaksa Pharaum started.
"Forgive me for the unconventional manner in which I approached you—"
"You're not an English Lord?"
"I am a lord and I am also first secretary to His Excellency the Viceroy," Yanez said. "He sent me here as his secret ambassador. Tomorrow I'll present you with my official papers."
"You could have asked for an audience, my lord. I wouldn't have refused it."
"The rajah would have been informed, and I wanted to speak to you privately."
"Does the British government have designs on Assam?" Kaksa Pharaum asked nervously.
"Not at all, rest assured. No one wishes to threaten the independence of this state. We have no cause to move against Assam or its ruler. However, what I have to tell you must remain secret, we cannot risk being overheard by anyone. It would be best if you dismissed your servants for the evening."
"As you wish, of course," replied the Minister, forcing a polite smile.
He stood up and struck the tom-tom that hung on the wall behind his chair.
A servant appeared almost immediately.
"You may retire for the evening. Extinguish all lights save those in my chambers," said the Minister, "We are not to be disturbed."
The servant bowed and left.
Kaksa Pharaum waited for the sound of footsteps to fade, then sat down once again.
"We're alone now, my lord, and rest assured no one would dare intrude upon our conversation. Now, what is it you have to tell me?"
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'A dream come true': Navy veteran struggling with family illness, joblessness gifted a car
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Dover Township, York County, PA (CNN) -- A life-changing gift in York County: A local veteran and his family receive a car.
It's all thanks to some strangers who heard Tony Jones wasn't having a good year.
"I look like a punk crying, don't I," said Jones tearfully. Jones is a United States Navy veteran who lives with his family in York. Earlier this year, the Jones faced a tough diagnosis.
"My wife [Amber] has stage 4 cancer. It just went bad from there," explained Jones.
Jones has been caring for his sick wife and three children ever since; as a result, he says he lost his job.
Then, the family lost their only vehicle.
"Some lady side-swiped her [my wife], and she had to get cut up with the jaws of life," explained Jones. "It was like one negative thing from cancer to that and us having to walk sometimes to chemo treatments or missing school cause it was raining or snowing, too cold to walk."
Wednesday afternoon, the stormy sky cleared up just a bit; a rainbow emerged the moment the family received a gift unlike any other.
"It [the rainbow] is good luck. Hope. Everything is good today," explained Jones.
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Sonic Abilities: Those which came to stay and game specific
Spindash
Homing Attack
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"Anybody With a Heart Votes Love"
Wisps: Introduced in Sonic Colors, returned in Sonic Lost World, Forces and Team Sonic Racing
With the return of Sonic Colors in its Ultimate life form, I thought bringing this topic would be interesting. Sorry, if this would be more suitable on General Sonic Chat, I'm still a little confused about both.
Whenever we think about Sonic Abilities, we can go back as far as Sonic's debut on SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. It's hard to believe the first entry in the series didn't even feature the Spin Dash, while basically only allowing the player to move forward/backwards, look up and down, roll, and of course, jump. As we all know the story well, the Spin Dash didn't come much later in Sonic 2, also on the Genesis/Mega Drive. It has become a standard ever since, and nowadays, it's sometimes easier to find Sonic 1 with Spin Dash than without it.
It's hard to say any other ability was so important than this one, I could only think about the Homing Attack, and still wouldn't give it the title of "Sonic's most innovative ability".
Of course, this was just the beginning. Sonic News Network's page of Attacks and Moves lists over 250 abilities between all Sonic characters. Many of them are so inherited in the franchise, you probably faced yourself at least once trying to do a newer ability on an older game: ahem, Drop Dashing in the classics.
This, as you can believe, led to a massive introduction of new abilities, most of them probably to see which would stick with fans. Sonic CD introduced the Super Peel-Out, Sonic 3 (& Knuckles) the Insta-Shield, Sonic Adventure, the Light Speed Dash and the Homing Attack (technically it was 3D Blast, as a monitor), and many, many more.
Some of these abilities were also exclusive (and pretty much still are) to some characters, also being their most recognizable aspects, most remarkable Tails with Flying, Knuckles with Gliding, and even Amy with her Piko-Piko Hammer, this is not mentioning "generation"/timeline wise, such as Classic Sonic with Drop Dash and Modern Sonic with Homing Attack.
However, many of these abilities, sometimes for gameplay reasons, got stuck into a few games and never or rarely got a return, such as Super Peel-Out on CD/Chaos/Triple Trouble with a return on Lost World and Mania, or even going deeper into solely gameplay, the Werehog exclusive to Unleashed and Wisps which were exclusive to Colors, but got mainstream.
Arguably, a multi-ability Sonic could be cool (Jump, Spindash, Super-Peel Out, Insta-Shield, Homing Attack, Light Speed Dash and even Drop Dash) but extremely messy to play, the same way I don't think many fans would like a return of Werehog. So, which would you want to be Sonic defaults abilities? Should some gameplays be game exclusive? Or Sonic should learn something new every game?
As a personal opinion, and as part of the research for this topic, I do think Sonic already had introduced lots of abilities, and unless you have a controller with lots of buttons, I don't think they ever should exceed all those abilities I just mentioned in the last paragraph. Gameplay wise, I really would love some games with more playable characters, as long they have significant gameplay changes (and one of them isn't just finishing). Last but not least, it's interesting to see the series evolving, I must say I'm not Wisps' biggest defender, despite doesn't really bother them, and I would be curious what could be the next mainstream move, or if SEGA could drop one of them for simplicity reasons.


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A Florida police officer who reacted in fear as a family�s boxer dog charged at him Friday accidentally shot himself in a botched act of self-defense, reports say.
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A boxer? This guy should not be a cop.
MI: Teens accused of stealing 56 guns during late-night break-ins at 4 SE Michigan stores
Two teenagers who police believe tried to break into gun stores nine separate times are accused of stealing 56 firearms during late-night break-ins in Macomb, Livingston, Lenawee and Ingham counties.
Brandon McClure, 18, and Daniel Rae, 19, are accused of stealing or unlawfully taking or carrying away any firearm from a federal firearms licensee, according to court records.
Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said the first in this string of break-ins happened at 3:17 a.m. Sept. 3 at the Not Just Guns store located at 411 North Cedar Street in Mason, Michigan.
Three people broke into the store through the back of the building and stole one gun, officials said.
VA: Virginia�s Second Amendment sanctuaries have �no legal effect,� says AG Herring
Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion on Friday, stating that Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions passed by Virginia counties and cities have, "no legal effect.�
[Complete list of Second Amendment sanctuaries in Virginia and where it�s being discussed]
Second Amendment sanctuaries declare themselves exempt from new gun safety laws that the General Assembly that may be passed next year.
Bloomberg�s Biggest Gun Fibs So Far
The best and worst thing about social media is that others can and do respond to whatever we post�and they can do it in anonymity. This is something Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City and the backer and funder of just about every gun-control ploy known in modern politics, learned again on Dec. 16 when he tweeted: �21 students are shot every day�because of Trump�s unwillingness to act. Between protecting the NRA and our children, he�s made his choice. Which is why we need to beat him.�
New Zealand: After mosque shootings, New Zealand's gun buyback runs into an obstacle: gun owners
New Zealanders had until Friday to surrender banned firearms under a mandatory government buyback after the country's deadliest terrorist attack. But not all gun owners have heeded the call, raising questions about its effectiveness and offering lessons for gun-control advocates in the United States.
VA: After a year of chaos and victory, Northam says: 'I am the leader of this party.'
The last time winter bore down on Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam was living in the shadows and had few vocal allies. His party was about to have a shot at rising from the minority, and he was on the sidelines.
As Northam dives back into the season of legislating and ice, his political reality couldn�t be more starkly different. His power is heightened, and his confidence appears renewed.
FL: Guns don�t belong under your Christmas tree. They don�t belong in your home, either
During my emergency-medicine internship in the Midwest, one of my first patients was a 4-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. The bullet came from his father�s .357 magnum, which the youngster had found. As he played with the gun, he accidentally shot himself in the upper thigh.
FL: �Stand Your Ground� Denied for Lauderhill Store Owner Who Fired AK-47 During Altercation
A judge on Friday denied a "stand your ground" defense for a Lauderhill convenience store owner who was caught on surveillance firing an AK-47 at a customer during an altercation in 2017.
Saf Ahmad, 30, claimed self-defense in the Christmas Eve shooting at the Kwik Pick store that stemmed from an argument with a customer.
The incident began when a customer entered the store and threatened to shoot up the place because of a fight that happened earlier that day where the store's employees beat up the customer's friend, police said.
VA: Virginia AG Herring: �Second Amendment sanctuary� proclamations have no force
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued an opinion Friday that there is no legal weight to the "Second Amendment sanctuary" resolutions being passed in localities around the state in reaction to potential new gun-control laws.
If the General Assembly passes new gun restrictions, �they will be enforced, and they will be followed,� Herring (D) said in announcing the opinion. �These resolutions have no legal force, and they�re just part of an effort by the gun lobby to stoke fear.�
A Triumph of Hate
Here�s some good news. While House Democrats were wasting time Wednesday, Senate Republicans spent the day voting on more than a dozen Trump judges!
Leader McConnell told talk-show host Hugh Hewitt that in his two terms, Barack Obama appointed 55 judges to the critical appeals courts, just below the Supreme Court. Donald Trump has appointed 50 appeals court judges in just three years.
Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. � Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and punishment (1764).


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Universal Credit: U-turn on two-child benefit cap is not good enough
The Government has pulled a U-turn on the Universal Credit two-child limit. Amber Rudd, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has announced that the extension of the two-child limit on Universal Credit will be scrapped.
In general, families with children claiming Universal Credit receive additional financial support if the child was born before April 2017. However, if a family were to have more than two children born either on or after April 2017, the family will not receive additional financial support. The Government had planned to start applying the two-child limit to families with children born before April 2017. This has now been scrapped due to its unfairness.
Final Comment from Editor- Heidi Boahen
It is unfair to make an announcement of a potential change to a system which many low-income families rely on. Many families in the UK are in poverty and are struggling to cope financially on a monthly basis.
Although many families will be relieved to hear the announcement, families who have more than two children born after April 2017 will not be too happy. Universal Credit is supposed to be a system which supports low-income families and not put them into further deprivation and poverty. I suggest the cap should be scrapped across the board to make it completely fair. I believe Universal Credit is failing many families going through hardship in the UK.
Margaret Greenwood MP, Labour's Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary has announced:
Labour will scrap the social security freeze and get rid of the two child cap, which everyone, including the Work and Pensions Secretary, knows is deeply unfair
Conservative Party family Labour Universal Credit


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Charles de Foucauld lived as a hermit in Northern Africa. The black rocks behind him in the icon represent the volcanic formations of the Hoggar highlands. Although he was a hermit, he lived in the midst of the Muslim Tuareg tribes. He was shot in the village of Tamanrasset on December 1, 1916.


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Group Ranks Russia on Par With Zimbabwe for Press Freedom
The media in Russia is "not free," due to the government keeping overall control of the sphere and clamping down on certain news outlets, organization Freedom House said Wednesday in its annual press freedom rankings.
The group ranked Russia 172 out of 197 countries, with the same rating as southern neighbor Azerbaijan and as African pariah state Zimbabwe. Russia moved up one spot from last year, when it was ranked 173, on par with Congo, Gambia, and again Zimbabwe.
In explaining Russia's rating, the group compared the country to Iran and Venezuela, both also ruled by powerful executive branches.
"Other authoritarian powers—such as Russia, Iran, and Venezuela—resorted to a variety of techniques to maintain a tight grip on the media, detaining some press critics, closing down media outlets and blogs, and bringing libel or defa¬mation suits against journalists," the group said in the introduction to its rankings.
The top three nations in the rankings, all tied for the first spot, were Finland, Norway and Sweden, which also made up the top three last year.


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Bussy-le-Repos ist der Name folgender Gemeinden in Frankreich:

 Bussy-le-Repos (Marne)
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Georganna Simpson
Industry hive mind: five tips on improving your creativity
Marketers are always under pressure from CFOs to deliver ROI, to show growth, to justify those budgets. How can creativity help? A Campaign-hosted roundtable set to find out...
"When exploring an idea, we ask ourselves, is it breaking convention? Is it brave? If it's not, it's thrown out immediately. If it's the same as what others in the category are doing, we throw it out. Then we look at whether it's backing up the customer needs and desires."
Mark Doyle is group brands director of AIB and was speaking at a Campaign-hosted discussion during the Cannes Lions festival. Campaign gathered senior marketers, technology experts and content creators to explore how brands can be truly creative, while under the pressure to optimise.
Huong..."As advertisers, we're always in a rush"
Force the think
To be creative, you have to shift your mindset and the people in your organisation, according to Samantha Fay, SVP global brand strategy at Guinness World Records: "Last year I set up 'Records Lab', a hive mind of the quirkiest people in our organisation to share ideas. I thought if I can get the craziest people in a room together, once a week, we can work out some creative ideas that cut through the clutter."
Fay uses Edward de Bono's Six Hats Thinking approach to carry out the Lab meetings, which takes the group through different phases from no judgement to passion to process.
Bruce Huong, head of digital advertising at Orange France believes marketers need to make time and space for creativity: "We're all struggling with that. There are so many campaigns. As advertisers, we're always in a rush. I love this agile, methodology so what we're doing at Orange is taking time and setting space before a campaign. Every week there are 15 people with a coach, to get different angles and listen to what's being said. We are working with data scientists, creative people, planners. Every week for five weeks we're doing a lab to build a collection of insights.
Doyle said that overcoming your own reluctance is often the largest barrier to forcing the issue: "You need to go at it again and again till you get there."
The art's in the execution
Good creativity is quickly sorting a strong idea from the weak then really thinking through the execution. That's what Endemol Shine Group's head of global sales James Hayr thinks.
"The epiphany is the start. Real creativity is in the execution. If we're launching a TV programme, the epiphany is the first bit but then you ask where do you want this to be seen? What do you want people to take away? The real creativity lies in the question: how are we going to fill in the idea?"
Hayr cited a recent campaign they produced for Shell, which consisted of 64 films and told a story in a non-linear way: "You could go in at any time during the series and pick up the narrative. It was genius."
LoopMe's International general manager Pete O'Mara Kane believes that you get the best work when you get everyone in the room, enthused about an idea and set clear goals: "If everyone understands the targets, you come up with the best creatives, formats and channels to execute it."
Think like a football manager
Doyle believes that marketers mustn't simply "sign cheques and leave agencies to it" but be involved and build trusted relationships with partners.
Hayr compared the role of marketers to that of a football manager: "They have to put the right players in the right positions and make sure everyone aligns for the same aim. It's not about everyone chasing the ball at the same time. Do something different if you want to stand out. The benchmark is to be the best of what's going out there for consumer brands, which often means taking risks."
Doyle explained he looks beyond the banking and finance category when it comes to creativity and effectiveness. AIB don't want to do what everyone else is doing while keeping a focus on building trust with consumers and delivering on need and utility.
Fay said that taking risks in marketing and being uncomfortable "always makes an impact".
Jonathan von Abo, global director of agency strategy said time-poor marketers can't sift through data to uncover unique insights. This leads to similar executions: "Start first with the outcome and work backwards from there – forget about the 'how' momentarily and think about the end goal. Solve the problem first, then innovate with the how."
Doyle..."You need to go at it again and again till you get there"
The danger of getting lost
Does data and technology arm marketers with tools to be more creative? Doyle believes that while data allows you to be more targeted and relevant, marketers mustn't get distracted by "shiny new things".
"Just because you can measure doesn't mean you should. It's about getting deeper and deeper, trying to make ourselves more and more relevant through data but it isn't everything."
Essity's global marketing director Tanja Grubner believes that there is a risk in getting lost: "You can't get consumer engagement if you don't connect with them. And you won't connect if you don't think about what you're trying to achieve."
It's become a "programmatic arms race" in recent years, with marketers drawn to the most clicks. But there's much research that says clicks and view are meaningless, explained O'Mara-Kane.
"It's about shifting perceptions and culture. When we get briefs in, we are refusing to give a click target because that's not going to get them brand love and trust."
And what about the robots?
Hayr believes AI will have its valuable place in the industry's future but it's humans who win hearts: "Advertising, editorial, films and other creative industries are about winning emotions – and currently robots certainly can't do that."
The excitement of AI and machine learning is that they take the drudgery out of menial tasks explained O'Mara-Kane: "Humans comeup with a great idea and robots do the smart things afterwards."
Doyle said that smart technology can help tell stories in powerful ways but it can't conceive the ideas. He cited agency Accenture Interactive-owned Rothco's 'JFK Unsilenced' campaign for The Times as a great example of combining a very human idea with an execution only possible with AI.
By the end of the discussion, it came clear that in this shifting landscape, it takes agile and creative thinking, often structured, always scrutinised, to stay on top of the opportunities and to stand out. Marketers not only should find the time to create, but they have to, to survive.
How to be more creative with your marketing: five instant takeaways
1. Force the time: develop teams and methods that compel you to stop and create
2. If everyone else is doing it, why are you? Take risks, feel uncomfortable
3. Think goal first, what are you trying to achieve, then align yourself and trusted partners
4. Is the metric really useful? Because you can measure it, should you?
5. Embrace the robot: use AI to do the heavy lifting and make stories come alive


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Lurgan's Dead from The Great War 1914-18
Samuel Lunn
Private S. Lunn
1st Bn., Royal Irish Fusiliers
who died on
Thursday 12 October 1916. Age 23
Son of John and Mary Lunn, of
159, Hill St., Lurgan.
Six sons of John and Mary Lunn would see service during the war. Their father John had previously served for ten years in the army, his sons were Joseph (Royal Irish Fusiliers) who was wounded at Ypres, James (Royal Irish Fusiliers) would suffer wounds during the war, Henry (Royal Irish Fusiliers) who was also wounded during the war, William (Inniskilling Dragoons), Edward (Royal Irish Rifles) wounded four times and taken prisoner and Robert (Royal Irish Rifles) who would lose his right arm.
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Grave or Reference Panel Number:
Pier and Face 15 A
Compiled by Ken Austin from information supplied by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. www.cwgc.org. Our thanks to Richard Edgar for additional information.
We make this information freely available to genealogists and Family Historians, but at no time may this information be used on a pay site or sold for profit.
This website is dedicated to the Sons and Daughters of Lurgan down through the ages.
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package network;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

import org.json.JSONArray;
import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import openstack_connection.HttpConnection;

import com.example.vstack.MainActivity;
import com.example.vstack.Navigation;
import com.example.vstack.OnLoadingCompleted;
import com.example.vstack.R;
import com.example.vstack.R.id;
import com.example.vstack.R.layout;
import com.example.vstack.R.menu;

import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.app.ListActivity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemClickListener;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.SimpleAdapter;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Build;

public class DeleteNetwork extends ListActivity implements OnLoadingCompleted {
	 private HttpConnection req;
	 OnLoadingCompleted listener;
	 String idToBeDeleted;
	 String displayMessage;

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.activity_list_networks);

		ListView lv = getListView();

		listener = this;

       // Listview on item click listener
       lv.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {

           @Override
           public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> parent, View view,int position, long id) {
               // getting values from selected ListItem
               idToBeDeleted = ((TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.id)).getText().toString();

               new DeleteNetworksRequest().deleteSelectedNetwork(listener);

           }
       });
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {

		// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
		getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.list_networks, menu);
		 //final ListView listview = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.li);
		 ListNetworksRequest req = new ListNetworksRequest();
	     req.getListOfNetwork(this);

	     return true;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
		// Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
		// automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
		// as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
		int id = item.getItemId();
		if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
			return true;
		}
		return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
	}

	/**
	 * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
	 */
	/**
	 * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
	 */
	public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment {

		public PlaceholderFragment() {
		}

	}

	@Override
	public void onLoadingCompleted(Boolean successful) {
		if(null!=successful && !successful){
			new Toast(this).makeText(this,displayMessage, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
           Intent intent = new Intent(this,Navigation.class);
           this.startActivity(intent);
           this.finish();
		}
	}

	private class ListNetworksRequest extends HttpConnection{
		OnLoadingCompleted listener;

		ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> NetworksList;
	    public ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> getNetworksList() {
			return NetworksList;
		}

		String url = ":9696/v2.0/networks";

	    public void getListOfNetwork(OnLoadingCompleted listener) {
	        this.listener = listener;

	        try{
	        	setGetRequest(url, null);
	            this.execute();
	        } catch (Exception e) {
	            e.printStackTrace();
	        }
	    }

	    @Override
	    protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {
	    	super.onPostExecute(result);

	    	if (success) {
	        	JSONArray Networks = null;
	        	// Hashmap for ListView

	            try {
					Networks = jsonResponse.getJSONArray("networks");
					NetworksList = new ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>>();

					for (int i = 0; i < Networks.length(); i++) {
	                    JSONObject c = Networks.getJSONObject(i);

	                    String id = c.getString("id");
	                    String name = c.getString("name");
	                    String status = c.getString("status");

	                    // tmp hashmap for single contact
	                    HashMap<String, String> network = new HashMap<String, String>();

	                    // adding each child node to HashMap key => value
	                    network.put("id", id);
	                    network.put("name", name);
	                    network.put("status", status);

	                    // adding contact to contact list
	                    NetworksList.add(network);
	                }

				     ListAdapter adapter = new SimpleAdapter(
			                 DeleteNetwork.this, NetworksList,
			                 R.layout.listnetworks, new String[] {"id", "name" , "status"}, new int[] { R.id.id,R.id.name, R.id.status});

			         setListAdapter(adapter);
				} catch (JSONException e) {
					e.printStackTrace();
				}
	        }
	        listener.onLoadingCompleted(true);
	    }

	}

	private class DeleteNetworksRequest extends HttpConnection{
		OnLoadingCompleted listener;

		String url = ":9696/v2.0/networks/";

	    public void deleteSelectedNetwork(OnLoadingCompleted listener) {
	        this.listener = listener;

	        try{
	        	setDeleteRequest(url + idToBeDeleted, null);
	            this.execute();
	        } catch (Exception e) {
	            e.printStackTrace();
	        }
	    }

	    @Override
	    protected void onPostExecute(Boolean result) {
	    	super.onPostExecute(result);

	    	if (success) {
	        	Log.i("DeleteNetworkRequest: ", "Network " + idToBeDeleted + " deleted successfully");
	        	displayMessage = "Network Deleted";
	        }
	    	else {
	    		displayMessage = "Error in network deletion";
	    	}
	    	listener.onLoadingCompleted(false);
	    }
	}

}

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We're in the beginning half of the rainy season here in Shanghai. It seems all of S. China is getting incredible amounts of rain, enough to make traveling in the wilderness a bit dangerous (mudslides, perhaps) and at times even boat traffic has been halted. One of the above-ground subway trains here in Shanghai leaked last week. Yet, in the north, it is dry and people are thirsty.
Although I have been living in a rainy environment for most of the past 10 years, I'm actually enjoying the rain here in Shanghai. It cools and cleans the air, and it comes with thunder and lightning, always a treat for this nature-boy. There is something sublimely pleasurable about walking around in the pouring rain with nothing more than a t-shirt, shorts, sandals, and umbrella. No worries about being zapped by lightning either, wherever I walk I'm surrounded by a thousand tall buildings with lightning rods. These past few days however, the weather has been incredibly hot. 100 degrees F with heavy humidity.
This is a Yang Mei berry, and when ripe they're dark purple and delicious. They grow from a tree and are only available in June. They are unusual looking compared to most other fruits, there is no skin and the 'meat' grows out of the central pit like long, thin, tightly packed strands.
Lychees are in season as well. The meat is white and a little tart. Not my favorite.
The government opened up a small office in a building near where I work. These people are all lined up for an interview to determine if they can be allowed into the USA. Thousands of Chinese are trying to get into the USA every day. I pass the same long line, different people, daily on my way to work. It's not raining nor will it soon, people use umbrellas to shade from the intense sun.
So you think you're a good rider?! There's actually a moped underneath all those empty plastic bottles! Oh by the way, there are electric scooters and mopeds everywhere. What a concept.
Jackie Chan seems to be quite the national hero…I've seen him singing in 'national day' commercials and his face is on a variety of products. Always with that boring white shirt and a proud fist in the air.
That's all for now. Hugs to all and Happy Fourth!


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Mallnow ist ein Ortsteil der brandenburgischen Stadt Lebus im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland. Der ehemals zum Stiftsgebiet des Bistums Lebus gehörende Ort liegt an der Schnittstelle der Seelower Höhen zum Oderbruch und bietet so ein bemerkenswertes Landschaftspanorama.

Geschichte

14. bis 18. Jahrhundert
Mallnow wurde um 1325 als Malnowe urkundlich erwähnt. 1405 erschien erstmals eine Angabe zur Dorfgröße, demzufolge es 45 Hufen gab. Aus dem Jahr 1472 sind sechs Vierhüfner, vier Dreihüfner, drei Zweihüfner sowie zwei wüste Hufen bekannt. Hinzu kommen sieben Kötter und drei wüste Kossätenhöfe. Im Jahre 1505 wurde das Dorf vom Lebuser Bischof gekauft. Im Zuge der Reformation gingen die Güter an das Kurfürstentum Brandenburg. 1542 siedelte sich ein Schäfer sowie ein Hirte an, zu denen 1633 zwei Schäferknechte hinzukamen. Aus dem Jahr 1676 existierte erstmals ein Bericht über eine Kirche. Das Dorf wurde durch den Dreißigjährigen Krieg beschädigt. Elf der 51 Bauernhöfe sind wüst, ebenso sechs der neun Kossätenhöfe. Nach Kriegsende sind aus Mallnow im Jahr 1654 nur noch ein Fünfhüfner, fünf Vierhüfner, drei Dreihüfner sowie vier Zweihüfner nachgewiesen. Aus den Jahren 1862/1863 sind Angaben über die Flächen überliefert, die in Morgen ausgewiesen werden. In Mallnow belief sich ein Morgen auf 2500 m². Es existierten 4544,1 Morgen Ackerland, 11,5 Morgen Gärten, 96,3 Morgen Wiese, 298,7 Morgen Weide, 2,6 Morgen Wasserfläche, 117,5 Morgen Wege, 6,7 Morgen Bäche und Gräben sowie 34,4 Morgen Hofräume – in Summe 5116,2 Morgen Fläche. Das Dorf wuchs von nun an vom Dorfanger ausgehend in westliche Richtung. Um 1840/1850 pflanzte man auf dem Anger Eschen an. 1880 entstand das heute noch vorhandene Schulgebäude, in der Kinder von der ersten bis zur achten Klasse unterrichtet werden.

19. bis 20. Jahrhundert
Im Jahr 1900 stellte man die Berechnungsgrundlage für die Ackerflächen um und eine Gemarkungsgröße sind nun 1305 Hektar (5220 Morgen). Diese Fläche wurde von Köttern und Bauern bewirtschaftet. Am 18. Oktober 1913 pflanzten die Bewohner des Dorfes eine Eiche, um an den Sieg über Napoleon vor 100 Jahren zu erinnern. Berichten zufolge war Napoleon am 28. Oktober 1806 um 10:00 Uhr in Mallnow gewesen. 1918 rodete man die Eschen und ersetzte sie 1922 durch Linden. Vermutlich um 1919 stellte man das Kriegerdenkmal für die Gefallenen des Ersten Weltkrieges südlich der Kirche auf.

1934 gilt als das Gründungsjahr der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr um Heinrich Zahn und Erich Schäle. Sie erhalten eine Motorpumpe; 1942 ein weiteres Exemplar, das unter anderem auch im Zweiten Weltkrieg zum Einsatz kam. In dieser Zeit war das Dorf im Frühjahr 1945 schwer umkämpft und bis zu 95 % zerstört. Nach dem Krieg entfernte man im Zuge der Kulturrevolution den preußischen Adler am Kriegerdenkmal. Im Februar 1946 enteignete man etliche Großbauern und gelangt so in den Besitz von 321,5 Hektar Land. Es wurde insbesondere an Landarbeiter und Umsiedler vergeben. So entstanden Parzellen von zwei bis fünf Hektar Größe. Ein Jahr später errichtet die Gemeinde eine Reparaturstation im Dorf. Ebenso gründet sich die Freiwillige Feuerwehr neu. Da die kleinen Höfe kaum Möglichkeiten hatten, Maschinen kostendeckend einzusetzen, richtete man 1949 in Alt Zeschdorf eine Maschinen-Ausleih-Station ein. In den Jahren 1950 bis 1952 errichtete die Feuerwehr das im Krieg zerstörte Spritzenhaus neu auf. Da noch kein Turm vorhanden war, wurden die Schläuche ins benachbarte Seelow zum Trocknen gebracht. 1951 räumten Mitglieder der FDJ Schutt und Asche aus dem im Krieg schwer beschädigte Schulgebäude und richten einen Jugendraum ein. Im Zuge der Aktion "Hilfe für den zerstörten Kreis Seelow" bauen Arbeiter aus Marienberg das Gebäude neu auf. Im Jahr 1952 erfolgte weiterhin die Bildung einer Landwirtschaftlichen Produktionsgenossenschaft (LPG) vom Typ I "Geschwister Scholl" in Mallnow mit einer Maschinen-Traktoren-Station und einer bewirtschafteten Fläche von 56,4 Hektar. Sie wurde im Januar 1954 in einem Typ 3 mit Feld- und Viehwirtschaft abgeändert. Aus der LPG ging die am 31. Juli 1991 gegründete bestehende Agrargenossenschaft Mallnow hervor. 24 Mitglieder bewirtschaften 1338 Hektar mit einem Tierbestand von 500 Rindern, 1200 Schweinen und 1500 Enten.  Außerdem errichtet man für 135.000 Mark ein Kulturhaus. Es diente bis 1990 für kulturelle Veranstaltungen im Ort, wie etwa die Jugendweihe, aber auch für Ernte- und Maifeste. 1953 erhielt das Schulgebäude einen zweiten Klassenraum, Toiletten sowie einen Schulgarten. 1964 erweitere die Feuerwehr das Spritzenhaus um einen 12 Meter hohen Turm. Drei Jahre später gründete sich eine Frauengruppe mit zunächst neun Mitgliedern; 1966 entstand eine Jugendgruppe. In diesem Jahr schloss die LPG eine Kooperationsvereinbarung mit der LPG Schönfließ, die 1969 zu einem Zusammenschluss führte. 1970 löste sich hieraus die Kooperative Abteilung Pflanzenproduktion heraus und arbeitete selbstständig weiter. 1972 gibt man die Schule auf und schickt die Kinder nach Alt Zeschdorf in die neue Oberschule. Das Gebäude wurde fortan für einen HO-Lebensmittelladen, die Gemeindeverwaltung sowie von der Deutschen Post genutzt. Mit der Ämterbildung 1992 schloss sich Mallnow mit acht anderen Gemeinden und der Stadt Lebus zum Amt Lebus zusammen. Die ehemalige Schule stand nun leer. Im Jahr 1995 schloss sich die Feuerwehr Mallnow den Kameraden der Amtsfeuerwehr des Amtes Lebus an. In den Jahren 1996 und 1997 sanierte man das Kulturhaus und weihte es im Mai 1997 wieder ein. In diesem Jahr feierte die Freiwillige Feuerwehr auch ihr 60-jähriges Jubiläum.

21. Jahrhundert
Zum 31. Dezember 2001 wurde Mallnow in die Stadt Lebus eingegliedert. In den Jahren 1998 und 1999 sanierte man das Kriegerdenkmal; von 1997 bis 1999 das ehemalige Schulgebäude.

Einwohnerentwicklung

Politik

Wappen

Flagge
"Die Flagge ist Gelb und mittig mit dem Gemeindewappen belegt."

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Verdichterstation Mallnow
Bei Mallnow wird in einer Verdichterstation das russische Erdgas in die Jamal-Gas-Anbindungs-Leitung (JAGAL) übernommen und hier in das deutsche Ferngasnetz eingespeist. Die JAMAL-Europaleitung führt von der gleichnamigen russischen Jamal-Halbinsel in Sibirien das Gas über Weißrussland und Polen nach Deutschland. Bei Reitwein überquert die JAMAL-Europaleitung die Oder und wird nach Mallnow geführt. Hier übernimmt die JAGAL das Erdgas und leitet es weiter über Baruth nach Rückersdorf (Thüringen), wo sie auf die STEGAL trifft.

Tourismus

Jährlich im Frühling ist der Ort Ausgangspunkt für viele Wanderer, die die Adonisröschenblüte im 309 Hektar großen Naturschutzgebiet Oderhänge Mallnow (wegen ihrer Steppenrasenvegetation auch Pontische Hänge genannt) nördlich des Ortes anschauen wollen. Zu diesem Zweck halten auch die Züge der ODEG am sonst aufgelassenen Bahnhof Schönfließ etwa drei Kilometer südlich von Mallnow. Außerdem gibt es im Ort eine entsprechende Infrastruktur mit mehreren Pensionen und, teilweise nur während der Blüte von Mitte April bis Ende Mai betriebenen Gastwirtschaften.

Kirche

Die Mallnower Kirche wurde Ende des 12., Anfang des 13. Jahrhunderts als einschiffiger Granitquaderbau errichtet.

Am Chor sind drei hohe Spitzbogenfenster in ursprünglicher Form erhalten, während die Fenster des Kirchenschiffs beim Umbau 1793 deutlich verändert wurden. An der Nordseite befindet sich eine vermauerte Rundbogentür. Das rechteckige Kirchenschiff war mit einer flachen Balkendecke ausgestattet, im Chor befand sich ein Sterngewölbe, vermutlich aus der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts, mit betont hervortretenden Rippen.

Nach dem Dreißigjährigen Krieg bekam die Kirche einen Kanzelaltar und eine Loge mit Rankenschnitzwerk. Aus dem 18. Jahrhundert stammte ein Motivbild. Der erste Kirchturm musste 1830 wegen Baufälligkeit abgetragen werden, ein Neubau erfolgte 1850. Vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erfolgte der Einbau einer Warmluftheizung und elektrischen Lichts.

In den letzten Kriegstagen, wahrscheinlich um den 20. März 1945, sprengten deutsche Pioniere den Kirchturm, welcher in das Kirchenschiff stürzte und einen Brand auslöste, so dass nur wenig von dem kostbaren Holzaltar gerettet werden konnte.

Im April 1986 stürzte das bis dahin teilweise noch erhaltene Sternrippengewölbe über dem Chorraum ein, da die Kirche nach dem Krieg ungesichert blieb. Im Zuge des Förderprogrammes "Dorferneuerung" konnte 1998 die Sicherung der Kirchenruine vorgenommen werden.

Die Glocke findet sich in einem Gestell außerhalb der Kirche.

Eine Besonderheit der Kirche befindet sich an der Nordostseite: in etwa 40 cm Höhe wurde ein 40 × 30 cm großer Schachbrettstein entdeckt.

An der Südwestseite der Kirche befinden sich die Pastorengräber von Carl August Weinholz (1795–1854), Johann Jeremias Gutbier (* 1834), Pastor und Kreisschulinspektor, Julius Lieber (1805–1881), Wilhelmine Lieber, geb. Ritthausen (1803–1885), Marie Jaerchow, geb. Kassubeck (1868–1940), Anna Ritthausen, geb. Sydow (1867–1931), Johannes Ritthausen (1865–1936). Im Inneren befindet sich eine eiserne Erinnerungstafel für Johannes August Hurtig (1847–1870), einem Bauernsohn des Dorfes.

Auf dem Friedhof finden sich die Ruhestätte des Geschlechts Schrape sowie Grabstellen für Gefallene des Zweiten Weltkrieges.

Siehe auch: Liste der Baudenkmale in Lebus

Adonisquelle

1934 befand sich am westlichen Ende des Dorfangers der Adolf-Hitler-Park. Er umfasste eine Rasenfläche mit einem Teich, der von Rosen-, Maul-, Lorbeer- und Buchsbaumsträuchern gesäumt war. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges bestattete man 1945 vorübergehend Soldaten der Roten Armee im Park, bis sie auf den Friedhof nach Lebus überführt werden konnten. Der Teich wurde verfüllt und am 8. August 1955 fällte man als letzten Baum eine Hitlereiche. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten verfiel die Anlage zusehends, bis die Freiwillige Feuerwehr auf dem Gelände in den 1970er Jahren einen Löschwasserteich anlegte.

Im Zuge der Dorferneuerung konnte der deutsche Bildhauer Roland Rother aus Wilmersdorf bei Briesen für die Neugestaltung der Anlage gewonnen werden. Er errichtete eine Feldsteinmauer, die an die Formung der Landschaft im Zuge der letzten Eiszeit erinnern soll: Ein Wassergraben symbolisiert die Entwässerung einer Grundmoräne in einen neu angelegten Teich. Dieser konnte nun wieder Löschwasser aufnehmen. Die Anlage wurde am 1. Mai 1997 eingeweiht. Eine elektrische Pumpe, die Wasser aus dem Teich in die Quelle pumpen soll, war im April 2014 nicht mehr in Betrieb. Auch musste der bis zu vier Meter tiefe Teich aus Sicherheitsgründen gegen den Willen Rothers eingezäunt werden. Mit der Namensgebung will der Künstler eine Anlehnung an die Blüte des Adonisröschens schaffen, die den Ort prägt.

Allee der Jahresbäume
Am Eingang zum Naturpfad befindet sich eine Baumallee. Sie besteht seit 1989 aus den Bäumen des Jahres; jährlich wird zur Adoniswanderung der im Vorjahr neu bestimmte Baum gepflanzt.

Belege

Weblinks

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Lebus
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland)
Ort im Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland
Ort im Land Lebus (Mark Brandenburg)
Ersterwähnung 1325
Gemeindeauflösung 2001


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Located a stone's throw away from Guam, the island of Saipan is an inviting tourist destination with its wonderful tropical weather, white sandy beaches, and rich culture, natural resources, and history.
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On the day of her dad's ash scattering, twenty-three-year old Nora redefines the classic stages of grief when she realizes that her family's mourning process isn't exactly kosher.
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When the subject of my most recent documentary, Arthur Cohen, embraced his death by ALS as inevitable, situations that once seemed grave took on an unexpected levity. In PICKLE MAN, he invited me and his daughter, Tess, to capture those moments on camera. Three years later, Arthur's inspiring attitude left us wanting to frame this unique balance of humor and gravity in a narrative film.
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Nastasya Popov is a twenty-five year old director, writer, and editor based in Brooklyn. She was born in Los Angeles to Russian parents, whose history first inspired her writing. In 2016, Tess's dad, photographer Arthur Cohen, became an artistic mentor to her, and making PICKLE MAN, a documentary about his life, was the formative experience of her filmmaking career. The film traveled from Montclair to Nashville to Cannes to Cleveland, where it won the Audience Award for Best Female Directed Short. While studying Film at Northwestern University, her focus was Screenwriting and Literary Nonfiction, for which she received the Krevoy Screenwriting Prize, numerous English department awards for her essays and short stories, and the Gilman Scholarship to fund the study of Screenwriting abroad at FAMU in Prague. After college, she spent two years assisting producer Meryl Poster, and she currently works full-time as a director of both commercial and narrative films.
Tess Cohen - Writer, Producer
Tess Cohen is a 24-year-old writer and producer based in Brooklyn. She graduated from Northwestern in 2017, where she most notably studied screenwriting and met Nastasya Popov. She currently works at United Talent Agency in the Independent Film Group. Prior to that, she had a brief stint in reality television as a production associate on season one of WE Tv's Love After Lockup. Most recently, Tess produced (and starred in) PICKLE MAN, a short documentary that traveled the festival circuit from Montclair, NJ to Cannes.
Lizzie Frieder - Producer
Lizzie Frieder is a 24-year-old producer based in New York City. While receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Radio/Television/Film from Northwestern University, she produced a number of projects, including the school's largest production of a full-length original sitcom pilot. She also produced over 45 sketches for the student group, NSTV. She is currently a coordinator for Tina Fey's production company, Little Stranger, and previously worked in Los Angeles at United Talent Agency in the Motion Picture Talent department. She also runs the New York chapter of Women Wednesday, a group dedicated to empowering female filmmakers with bi-monthly screenings and a weekly newsletter shared with hundreds of executives, agents, coordinators and assistants across the entertainment industry.
Russell Kahn - Producer
Russell Kahn grew up in NYC and has been producing since his first short film premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in London, while still a student at LaGuardia Arts High School. At Northwestern University he served as Artistic Director of two theatre companies, and produced 6 plays, 4 short films, and 2 music videos. After graduating Russell spent two years at Creative Artists Agency, working first in the Motion Picture Literary Department in LA and then in the Theatre Literary and Talent Departments in NY. In Winter 2018 Russell produced and performed in a large scale immersive experience, ARCADE AMERIKANA at Industry City, recognized by Time Out NY as one of the top ten immersive theatre experiences in the city. Currently, Russell is assisting Rachel Brosnahan under her new production banner, Scrap Paper Pictures at Amazon Studios; building the company's initial development slate as Rachel's first and only hire.
Sam Fox - Producer
Sam Fox recently followed his lifelong passion for film to a role in the independent film finance and sales department at UTA after spending most of the decade leading food and hospitality start-ups in Manhattan. A proud Stanford drop-out, Sam helped launch FarmersWeb, an innovative online sales platform designed to allow small farms to sell directly to chefs at local restaurants and other wholesale buyers. He was most recently Head of Partnerships and Integrations at SALIDO, a restaurant POS company. Sam is on the Advisory Board for the Belfer Center for Innovation and Social Impact at the 92nd Street Y, as well as 92Y's Emerging Leadership Council. Sam's favorite thing about working at UTA is supporting and empowering up-and-coming directors to make their creative visions come to life.
Frances E. Chen - Cinematographer
Born in Vancouver, Canada and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, Frances spent her formative years testing out different ways of telling stories and capturing memories. With a background in writing and photography, she found her calling in cinematography. Frances graduated from New York University's prestigious Film and Television program and continued to mature her cinematography at American Film Institute Conservatory. Her work has being screened worldwide at renowned film festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. Her work has earned her the Nestor Almendros Award for Outstanding Cinematography and has premiered on creative platforms such as NOWNESS and SHOOT online. Frances splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.
Ani Schroeter - Assistant Director, Line Producer
Ani is a New York based filmmaker who produced the short BEACHED (2018) directed by Paris McGarry. She previously worked at Lifetime Television where she assisted the Editor-In-Chief and developed online content for their multiple platforms. She recently AD the film GIANTS BEING LONELY which was nominated for the Orizzonti Competition (Horizons) at the Venice Biennale. She currently works at EMJAG productions as an Executive Assistant to Scott Lambert and Alexandra Milchan. She is a graduate of Bard College and is based in Brooklyn.
Natasha Simchowitz - Costume Designer, Production Designer
Natasha Simchowitz is a costume and production designer who works in film, theater, and television. She has worked as production assistant to award-winning costume designers Ann Roth, Colleen Atwood, and Sarah Laux. Some projects include - the 2019 Broadway production of King Lear, the film adaption of Stephen Karam's The Humans (Rudin/A24), and the Hulu series, High Fidelity. As a production designer, she has designed for short films and the television pilot, "The Debt." In addition to designing, Natasha worked for director Noah Baumbach as his assistant on Marriage Story (2019.) She is a graduate of Oberlin College and is based in Brooklyn.
Harry Klein - Executive Producer
Harry Klein is currently an associate and credit research analyst at H/2 Capital Partners. Before joining H/2 Capital Partners, he spent two years at Rialto Capital Management. Although currently working in the finance world, his passion has been film and working with talented up and coming artists. Harry has spent nearly all his spare time working with promising young filmmakers in New York City and LA, to develop and finance short and feature films. To date, Harry has executively produced 3 short films and co-executively produced one feature film, due in theatres in 2020. He's currently in the pre-production stages on several other short and feature films.
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The sun walked up from behind the mountain range splashing light and warmth over Maizal. The group moves in and out like unaligned pistons on an old Ford Cortina, there is more noise than action. Without a coherent plan the day flops before us, the morning ritual extends with no visible edges. It is well after 10am before the tents are packed-up and a further 30 minutes before we settle the bill for the food and camping. On the last day of the trek energy levels have crashed as tired bodies move slow.
Leaving Maizal we must climb and climb to the highest section of the trail, up and over clumsy rock steps to reach 4200metres. The backpacks are fully laden, their original start weight once more French pressed against our shoulders and backs. A plastic bag, bulging from its contents of tuna pasta, hangs from Alex's rucksack; a source of starchy energy it is a mountain snack of silvery fish thousands of metres above sea level.
A large column of rock juts out from the mountainside like a callous on a guitar player's finger. It stands proud and alone with sharp steep edges on three sides. Sarah and I it on the cuticle and watch the clouds whirl and wash by opening and closing the landscape that sits bellow our dangling feet. The jungle smothers the mountains as far as I can see and tumultuous rivers echo from the valley below their sound catapulted up the valley walls. To boast morals and celebrate our progress an impromptu tea is proposed at peak altitude. The noise of the burner growls away patiently but bubbles fail to form. We wait for longer than we should before we realise the futility of attempting to boil a litre of water at such heights. The liquid is lukewarm before declared drinkable, and is passed around like a joint to tired bodies in need of heat. The three teabags hang against the pots side, plunged into the water, the temperature too cool to facilitate their brewing providing a light, palatable tea.
At this stage we have just the downward leg to contend with, a frantic hurtle towards the finish line as we race the setting sun. The landscape opens once more as another valley splits the land with the hope of Yanama somewhere nearby. Spurred on by the home straight I let my body carry me like a hardboiled egg rolled from an improbable height. Carried by gravity, battered by boulders, I cascade towards the town, a freed bouncing ball. The clink of beer bottles ring out as tired eyes and soft faces with gentle smiles sit opposite one another. We rest and let our bodies stain into the sheepskin wool that adorns the wooden benches as the lodge owners prepare the food. We have covered over 60km trail with altitude changes reaching up to 2500metres and all with no guide, no clue and no map. It has been truly spectacular adventure that we have shared together.
The gentleman who owns the accommodation, accustomed to such celebratory sights with such tired souls, informs us the bus will leave between 5.30am and 12pm tomorrow – if at all. What initially sounds like ridiculously wide parameters appears nothing out of the ordinary for the owner of the lodge. We smile back, looking for the obvious joke, but his face remains unchanged. He gestures outside, the rain bounces off the corrugated iron roof as the external light catches the thin spittle's of water, his dark eyes, unblinking, look beyond the window. The driver is out there, somewhere, we just need to find him and negotiate a price for tickets. Amy, Alex and Julius set off as water droplets dance across the roof. They have found him, albeit asleep at the helm, catching rest before tomorrow's departure. He confirms, rather solemnly, the bus will leave between 5.30-1pm tomorrow. As cautious Europeans, with our Australian counterbalance, we set alarms for 4.30am, certain that we would rather not spend a full day in Yanama. The tents comedown, soaked and muddy and under the stars as we pack away our things for what we hope is the last time. As the routine is repeated we begin to work out the shared kitty and expenditure of the group over the previous five days. Somewhat predictably when discussing money tensions flicker and headway is tediously slow. Amy highlights a tenacious capacity to be frugal, and suddenly we descend into a farcical back and forth over finances. The tensions that have built up over the five days reopen formed fault lines, leaving Julius and Amy in their tent, opting to miss the bus, as the rest of us leave Yanama.
The bus doesn't appear until 10am due to an unforseen flat tyre. When it does get moving we bounce ceaselessly up the hill chewing the road as it coughs along the mountains edge. We are completely exhausted and the bus's slow methodical pace is proving a source of brutal massage. Tired muscles shake on bone as we continue to cover an alarmingly small distance.
Roads interlinked, snag and catch with little towns and hamlets along the way. After five hours we have really not moved that far geographically from where we started this morning. The group is forced to fracture once more, this time Sarah, Sara and Alex leave for a mission to Aguis Calientes, the base camp for many heading onward to Machu Picchu. They have brought laughter, lightness and positivity to the trek and we wish them fair well before we continue onwards and back to Cusco.
By poetic alignment, Sarah and I's route back catches by Santa Teresa where a defect bridge prevents traffic crossing in either direction. We are forced to walk across the bridge into a pool of congested travellers who are being swarmed by travel operators trying to fill buses back to Cusco. The whole thing is overwhelming, slow and unnecessary. It is a frenzied feeding as the travel companies try coaxing weary travellers into all types of agreements, picking on the most confused and disoriented.
I cannot for the life of me deduce why so many people are here. In what feels like the middle of nowhere there are literally hundreds of tourists and travellers. I get speaking to a German boy who has momentarily escaped the madness only to be ushered, unwittingly onto the umpteenth bus headed back towards the city. I ask where he has come from and how he has ended up here of all places. He responds by saying that this is where the Machu Picchu trek ends. It all makes sense. We witness the swollen lump of pulsating tourism, fit to bursts, as it rives brainless on the floor. I wonder how long it is before the traffic passing through Choquequirao is comparable to that of Machu Picchu, and when will tourism be sensibly.
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