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K DBook reviewChanel Cleeton, Cuba, cuban revolution, Fidel Castro, historical fiction, latin american culture4 Comments
I read Chanel Cleeton's Next Year in Havana in 2018 and absolutely adored it. You can read my review of that book here. Somehow, I never got around to reading the sequel 2019. I rectified that situation in April this year! The author mentions that Next Year in Havana was meant to be a stand-alone story. However, the character of Beatriz Perez came alive in that one and demanded her own story be told as well. Readers should be grateful that Ms. Cleeton obliged.
In 1960s Florida, a young Cuban exile will risk her life—and heart—to take back her country in this exhilarating historical novel from the author of The Last Train to Key West and Next Year in Havana,a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick.
Beautiful. Daring. Deadly.
The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez—her family, her people, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro's inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost.
As the Cold War swells like a hurricane over the shores of the Florida Strait, Beatriz is caught between the clash of Cuban American politics and the perils of a forbidden affair with a powerful man driven by ambitions of his own. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for, she must make a choice between her past and future—but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything—not just the island she loves, but also the man who has stolen her heart… (Amazon)
I love historical fiction. Sometimes, I'm in the mood for something light and easy and other times I want a narrative that uses rich stories of the past and entwines the facts with the types of people and circumstances that could just really have truly existed. As a Latin American History teacher, when I read hist-fic set in any of the countries or time periods I know well, I'm often a bit more intense in my scrutiny of the representations made. I can safely say that this novel ticks all my boxes for well-researched hist-fic and I'd even recommend it to my students as elective reading.
Several key events are well-presented in this story including Cuban exile, JFK's election and assassination, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the many espionage and counter-espionage tactics implemented on both sides of the ideological divide. Fact and fiction are woven together to tell a very compelling story about all too true events.
The role of women in the 1960s in both Cuba and the United States is explored through Beatriz's refusal to accept it. Financial independence allows her to pay for her own university education; one her parents could have easily paid for but deemed it unnecessary. She rejects the expectation that she will marry and devote herself to a husband and children, instead leading a very adventurous life. One that helped many people, but one that was lived on her own terms.
The historical details are very well reproduced and worked into the fictional elements. The timelines are clear and the characters chosen to star in the story personify the varied perspectives of those involved in the non-fiction events. Beatriz comes from a wealthy sugar family who tentatively supported the Batista dictatorship. Her mother embodies the purposefully ignorant elite who ignored the reality of their country to their own detriment… and continued to do so even after going into exile.
I almost feel sorry for her. My mother is not the sort of person who understands those who are not like her, does not adjust well to change, cannot reconcile what Cuba has become with her world of parties and shopping. The truth is, she cares not the struggle of the average Cuban, only seeks to protect the private enclave which she inhabits.
Beatriz's father is the wily businessman who learns to work with all sides to ensure the protection of his livelihood. Beatriz and her brother are the examples of the children of the elite who understood their country would never be free under Batista, Castro or the US sugar market. On the political side, Eduardo plays the spy and Nick represents the idealistic US politicians who believed dialogue could bring an end to the stand-off. Then there is the ever-present CIA, personified in Mr. Dwyer. The CIA whose motives are always murky. Sometimes their actions aligned with Beatriz's needs and at other times, they were diametrically opposed.
This story cleverly exposes and lashes out at each side and each perspective and highlights how the stereotypes evolved and were perpetuated. There are spies from both sides, young and old. University students who romanticised the revolution because they never lived through it. There is also the deep hunger of a displaced people who want to return home, and who know they will never truly belong in their adopted home.
"…But we are not in Cuba. And though you are, and always will be, a Perez, that does not mean what it once did. Not here. We must do more. Work harder. We must advance ourselves, because if we do not, these people will trample us. They don't want us here, and they won't let us forget it."
One message is abundantly clear, in this historical fiction novel and also in the history texts: The Cuba-US relationship is little more than a tit for tat. Each side committing antagonist acts, and each shamelessly trying to pass the blame off on the other. No side is without fault. No side has acted in the best interest of anyone but themselves. None. In both cases, the beliefs and even whims of egocentric politicians, rebels, businessmen and powerful men who live in the shadows have unfairly affected the lives of millions of civilians. Hopefully one day it will come to a real end.
A major part of this story is Beatriz's devotion to her country and to her brother. Her brother, Alejandro, is one of the children of the elite who eschewed their comfortable lives to fight for a better Cuba. He was not one to fall in behind Castro, even though his goal was to remove Batista, and he paid the ultimate price for that. Beatriz, therefore, holds Castro to blame for the exile of her family, the imprisonment, torture and death of many and the death of her brother. She recognises that Batista, the United States and Castro are all to blame for Cuba's strife, but only one of these three could be within her grasp. I love how the author builds up to Beatriz's first meeting with the revolutionary leader; and I adore how his depiction is not caricaturised but made so human and tangible.
I've imagined this meeting for so long… when I would face my brother's killer… and now he's here, the villain of my days and nights slouched in a chair, his omnipresent green fatigues wrinkled and grimy, his beard scraggly, a cloud of cigar smoke surrounding him, and the shocking thing isn't the flash of hate I expected to feel or the wave of grief I imagined would carry me away, but rather the sheer banality of it all.
In this scene, readers could imagine any one of the countless men and women who tried to gain access to Castro, to be the one who would bring him down. This scene is also evocative of the opening of the story which happens on November 26, 2016, the day of Fidel Castro's death.
The romance between Nick and Beatriz is gripping and the chemistry between them is obvious from their first interaction through words and actions. Through their relationship, and snappy dialogue, a lot of the contentious issues between Cuba and the United States are brought to the fore.
There are so many elements that I enjoyed in this story that I suspect I'd have to re-read it to see what I might have missed the first go-around. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to do just that in the not so distant future.
I give When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton 5/5 stars.
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I gotta give the author kudos for not slanting her story in favor of one country over the other. Sounds like she was very balanced on how she portrayed the politicians in both sides
Yes she was. I was really impressed. Most ppl can't write about Cuba without showing significant partiality to one side or another.
😆 Sorry! I posted my comment way too quickly. I also wanted to say that Beatriz sounds like an amazing, strong character. I'll definitely check this book out.
Lol. She's pretty awesome. Very committed to her beliefs.


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Last year, a line of Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirts decried by Asians as racist was rapidly pulled off the shelves.
This year, a line of Urban Outfitters T-shirts decried by some Jews as exploiting stereotypes of Jews as moneygrubbers and Jewish women as spoiled princesses is also flying off the shelves — into the closets of willing buyers.
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. – The Taylor women's basketball team opened its Crossroads League schedule with an 82-67 win at Bethel on Tuesday night, with four Trojans scoring in double-figures, led by Kendall Bradbury's game-high 28 points.
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all - currently 52° out w/forcasted high of 77° - what a change from the weekend.
My U-tube today is a video tribute to a beautiful country that no one mentioned on their dream vacation and where my Mom arrived last night. COSTA RICA!
Sudoku friends! Overcast today, but very pleasant temperature. For the first time in weeks I don't have to be anywhere and I can laze around with a cup of coffee! Want to join me? Mmmmm!
Hope you are enjoying yourselves .
Sheila, I would love to join you... if I didn't have to work!
2:21 I'm on my way for the coffee, Shiela! And I'll bring some cranberry muffins from the bakery around the corner.
Perfect, Cathy! Love cranberry muffins! But Liz, DO join us for a quick cup!
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Eve, don't want to much but we do need it. My in-laws are on vacation in Oregon right now. I have seen pictures and it is a beautiful place.
Slow morning. Heading out to travel home. Good luck, Jane, appy, Broni and Susan.
, Everyone! Funny to see cars parked in front of such an ancient structure.
I hope everyone has lovely days!
Here's today's one - a cute riddle that you don't need to be Einstein to work out! Good luck. Answers in my inbox please!
Fiona - for one who knows bells - DING, DING, DONG, CLANG, CLANG that is an easy one.
Tami, glad you've emerged unscathed.
After a lovely morning coffee break with Shiela, I'm headed off now to a lunch date with hubby. Still managed to squeeze a little work in between engagements. Have a great day, everyone!
Shiela, if you still have a bit of coffee left, may I join you? I'm running a bit low on caffeine at the moment. Need to get my motor started again.
Congratulations, Eve! You get the "22 Skiddoo" award for today!
OH to be 22 again!
I agree with Eri - - it does seem strange to see cars parked so close to an ancient ruin site.
Jane I look forward to your arrival.
Not only have hills got steeper and higher, and heat got hotter, but, I find cold colder and rain much wetter. The real catastrophe happens when cold and wet arrive together. I always know beforehand as my joints send out messages.
I spoke to a friend about yesterday's challenge and they came up with 'Lady Godiva' The question - "Did you really do it?"
GannieMo... Lady Godiva was an ancestor of mine. She did NOT ride through the streets nekkid, she rode Bare-back, an extremely scandalous thing to do in those days. NO woman rode astride a horse. That was considered worse than riding sans clothing.
Thanks Danstell, Montreal has probably changed a lot since my last visit in 1982. I stayed with a friend in Toronto but visited an aunt and uncle in Montreal who showed me around. Then on to Ottowa to visit their daughter. I also have 2 male cousins in Toronto.
Is it a slow day here or have you all gone to a party and didn't invite me?
Hello GannieMo! You are not alone!
Good mAen to everyone around the world. I have had a busy morning shopping. It is good to be home. Soon it will be time to think about dinner.... Have a great day everyone!
Oh Cathy! That sounds yummy! Hey Shiela, do you have any of that coffee left? I think I could use a cup!


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Chapter 41: Endoscopic and Surgical Therapies for Barrett Esophagus
Dustin R. Cummings; Brant K. Oelschlager
Cummings DR, Oelschlager BK. Cummings D.R., & Oelschlager B.K. Cummings, Dustin R., and Brant K. Oelschlager.Endoscopic and Surgical Therapies for Barrett Esophagus. In: Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Burt BM, Groth SS, Loor G, Wolf AS, Williams M, Adams A. Sugarbaker D.J., & Bueno R, & Burt B.M., & Groth S.S., & Loor G, & Wolf A.S., & Williams M, & Adams A(Eds.),Eds. David J. Sugarbaker, et al.eds. Sugarbaker's Adult Chest Surgery, 3e. McGraw Hill; 2020. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2781&sectionid=239708678
Cummings DR, Oelschlager BK. Cummings D.R., & Oelschlager B.K. Cummings, Dustin R., and Brant K. Oelschlager. (2020). Endoscopic and surgical therapies for barrett esophagus. Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Burt BM, Groth SS, Loor G, Wolf AS, Williams M, Adams A. Sugarbaker D.J., & Bueno R, & Burt B.M., & Groth S.S., & Loor G, & Wolf A.S., & Williams M, & Adams A(Eds.),Eds. David J. Sugarbaker, et al. Sugarbaker's Adult Chest Surgery, 3e. McGraw Hill. https://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2781&sectionid=239708678
Cummings DR, Oelschlager BK. Cummings D.R., & Oelschlager B.K. Cummings, Dustin R., and Brant K. Oelschlager. "Endoscopic and Surgical Therapies for Barrett Esophagus." Sugarbaker's Adult Chest Surgery, 3e Sugarbaker DJ, Bueno R, Burt BM, Groth SS, Loor G, Wolf AS, Williams M, Adams A. Sugarbaker D.J., & Bueno R, & Burt B.M., & Groth S.S., & Loor G, & Wolf A.S., & Williams M, & Adams A(Eds.),Eds. David J. Sugarbaker, et al. McGraw Hill, 2020, https://accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2781&sectionid=239708678.
Barrett esophagus (BE) is a disease entity characterized by the gradual replacement of stratified squamous epithelium of the distal esophagus with metaplastic columnar epithelium. This transformation of the distal esophagus occurs in response to chronic exposure of the esophageal lining to gastric contents, as seen in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). BE is diagnosed with high-resolution endoscopy and confirmed with biopsy and subsequent histologic examination of suspected tissue.
BE is the only known precursor lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Despite advances in diagnosis, treatment, and surgical technique, the prognosis for patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma remains poor, with a 5-year survival of approximately 17% to 20%.1–3 Given the poor prognosis of this disease, much attention is focused on identifying and treating BE before it progresses to adenocarcinoma.
The diagnosis, screening, surveillance, and treatment of BE have changed rapidly with the advent of new technologic advances in both high-resolution and interventional endoscopy. This chapter provides a brief review of the epidemiology, pathology, screening, and surveillance of BE. It then focuses on the modern treatment of the disease, which is rapidly shifting from surgery to a variety of endoscopic therapies.
GERD is the antecedent condition to BE and affects approximately 16% to 35% of the U.S. population.4 The prevalence of BE in the United States is believed to be 1.5% of the population, increasing to approximately 15% in patients with a long history of reflux symptoms.5 Traditionally, patients with BE are estimated to have between 30- and 125-fold higher relative risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma compared to patients without BE.6 The mean reported annual risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma in BE patients is 0.5%, although newer evidence from retrospective data suggest this is likely an overestimation, with an annual risk closer to 0.12%. Patients with BE have an 11-fold greater risk of developing esophageal adenocarcinoma than patients without BE.7
The elevated risk of neoplastic transformation in BE with dysplasia has led to more aggressive screening in populations with elevated risk. The increased emphasis on screening has occurred in the context of a rising incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma, amounting to 2% to 7% per year in the United States over the past 30 years.8 Demographic risk factors known to increase the risk of developing BE include Caucasian race, older age, male gender, family history, chronic reflux symptoms, metabolic syndrome, and central obesity.9
The ideal protocol for population-based screening for BE remains an area of active debate. Although a significant portion of the population suffers from GERD, BE and esophageal adenocarcinoma remain relatively uncommon entities. Even among patients with symptomatic GERD, there are no randomized controlled studies demonstrating the benefit of general screening. Undertaking a broad-based screening program would place a significant burden on the medical system and deliver a low yield, ...


In the spring of 2009 Erin Balogh was a busy mother of two little girls and working full time as an Emergency room nurse. With her full schedule, getting ready in the morning was usually juggled with a few other chores. In between flipping pancakes, changing diapers, and doing laundry she would try to sneak into the bathroom to straighten a few sections of hair. The only problem was her bathroom had a pedestal sink. A pedestal sink is great for washing your hands but not for doing your hair. The lack of ANY counter space was frustrating and her curling iron or flat iron usually ended up in the sink or on the floor. Finally, unable to find anything to help her situation – she decided to make it herself and came up with the idea for the Hot Iron Holster.
This summer we debuted our third product in the Hot Iron Holster line – the HIH Deluxe. It is similar to my original invention, the Hot Iron Holster, but is tailored to the beauty market with added detailing and a larger pocket opening. I am also working on a line extension to our Hot Iron Holster products that bring the functionality of a convenient holster to other areas of the home. Their debut is planned for first quarter 2014 and I am extremely excited for the launch. Tooling is done and the first order is in production and we're busy finalizing the packaging and marketing strategy.
Where did the idea for the Hot Iron Holster come from?
The idea for the Hot Iron Holster came from my pedestal sink in my home. Getting ready at my pedestal sink was a irritating balancing act of all my morning beauty essentials competing for space on the edge of the sink. I looked around for something to buy to hold my hot styling tools but there weren't many options. I've always considered myself a resourceful person and began to look around my house for something that might work. One thing led to another, and I soon found myself sitting at my sewing machine, sewing a silicone oven mitt and two hot pads together. I attached the hot pads to the oven mitt to form a long flap. At the end of the flap, I made a pocket and added a bag of coins as a counterweight. I laid the weighted end into the sink and the oven mitt hung outside the sink to hold my hot styling tools. It wasn't pretty but it was exactly what I needed.
After launching our debut Hot Iron Holster product last summer, we have expanded our line to include three Holster styles targeting housewares retailers, beauty suppliers, salons, and spas. Our products are currently sold in 16 countries and have been a huge success on QVC.
My typical day juggles being a business owner and a mom. I finally recruited my husband fulltime into this business last spring. His background as a project manager has gone a lot further than my background in nursing. He runs our daily operations and I manage our new product development and make sure the bills get paid. With three kids, ages 2, 4, and 7 we definitely stay busy!
I love seeing an idea turn into a tangible object. I can visualize it to a point but then I am compelled to make a prototype or model to see if it really works. My husband laughs, but it's not uncommon for me to be found in my kitchen, late at night, digging through the tool box gathering supplies for my latest prototype or making mock-ups of a new package design.
That might be a toss up between working as a custodian at a university library or a meat 'wrapper' in a grocery store meat department. Both were not very glamorous but they did motivate me to work hard in school to be able to move on to something better. I also learned how to clean toilets really well and learned the best (and worst!) cuts of meat.
Work hard, be persistent, get help, don't be too proud, always accept feedback for improvement, stay positive, and stay creative.
One of the biggest setbacks I had was trying to improve the prototype for the Hot Iron Holster by eliminating the weights. I was stumped and hoped to receive help or advice from the manufacturer. The manufacturer wasn't too motivated because they were not to receive payment until I placed an order. I received an email saying they couldn't spend any more time on this idea and to contact them when I had a solution. This was disappointing news and the timing was particularly bad. Two weeks earlier I had given birth to my third child, who was born premature. I also felt a little abandoned by the manufacturer. I realized that if anyone was going to figure out a solution, it would have to be me and that nobody cared about the success of my product as much as I did. So I resolved to dig deeper and try harder to come up with a solution. I knew there had to be a way to eliminate the weights and so once we brought our healthy baby boy home, I got back to work in my kitchen, testin g and formulating new solutions that ultimately lead to the current version of the Hot Iron Holster.
I worked as an RN for 10 years. I spent too many nights watching patients suffer from cancer and other terminal or chronic conditions. I would love to have a successful business that could fund worthy medical research that is working to eliminate these conditions.
If French-braiding were an Olympic sport, I could compete.
Pinterest – there is so much creativity and so many cool ideas. I often have to control the compulsive crafter in me not to drop everything I'm doing and replicate something I find there. Google.com – I did a lot of Google searches in the beginning of this business. Not sure where I would be without it. ABCmouse.com – Because it keeps my 4yr old occupied when I have a deadline to meet.
If you're a parent, I'd recommend, Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan because I could totally relate to everything in the book. He writes about parenting his 5 children in a 2 bedroom New York City apartment. I chuckled my whole way through. The 2-3 page chapters were perfect and it was a great mental break from work.
I was talking to my 7 year old daughter about the fourth Harry Potter book she just finished reading and she told me, "Sometimes I like to think Voldemort changes and becomes good and gets a job at Home Depot." It was so random, it made me laugh.
Who is my hero and why?
My mom and my grandmothers – for a lifetime example of unconditional love and hard work. Dr. Seuss, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison – all pioneers in their fields.


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Das politische Drama in Washington, DC, lässt nicht nach – doch wer die Hauptstadt besucht, erkennt schnell ihre wahre Seele als monumental und tiefgründig, wie das neue Museum für afroamerikanische Geschichte und Kultur beweist.
Home to the US federal government, Washington, DC, is better known for its marbleMarmor-marble monuments and power-hungry politicians than for its own charms as a city. But a visit to the capital revealenthüllen, zeigenreveals more than first meets the eye: more than meets the ~mehr als auf Anhieb erkennbareye — and many more sides of American history and identity beyond sth.über etw. hinausbeyond just Democrat and Republican.
The city's founding in 1790 is indeed rooted in a compromise between two opposing sides. Politicians from the North and South conceive sth.etw. auffassenconceived the District of Columbia — often simply known as "DC" — as neutral ground for the nation's capital. donatespenden, schenkenDonated by Maryland and Virginia, the land located along the Potomac River enabled the creation of the new capital city, which does not belong to any of the 50 states.
Since then, Washington has both geographically and politically bridged the gap between the North and South in the United States. But that isn't the only riftKluftrift that exists within its city limits. Just as victory and tragedy are remembered in its museums and monuments, the city's present is complex. While DC attracts some of the nation's best educatedgebildeteducated citizens, its population has a level of illiteracyAnalphabetismus, Ungebildetheitilliteracy well above the national average. Washingtonians are at once among the country's most elite and its most impoverishedverarmt, armimpoverished. And an ironic bit of injustice to plagueplagenplagues the city to this day: Surrounded by monuments to democracy and taxed like all other Americans, DC residentEinwohner(in)residents themselves do not have a voting representativeStimmrechtsvertreter(in)voting representative in Congress due to their "stateless" status.
Day 1 — 10:30 a.m.
I start my tour in the home of Congress itself: the domedüberkuppeltdomed Capitol Building. The tour begins in the visitor center. Completed in 2008, the Capitol Visitor Center welcomes its guests in large theaters below the main building itself, pastvorbei anpast many statues and paintings of important figures and scenes from American history. A short film called Out of Many, One — a translation of the Latin E pluribus unum, the traditional motto of the United States — gives visitors a quick overview of the building itself. It also explains the revolutionary nature of the US Congress's beginnings and highlights the role the legislative bodyGesetzgebungsorganlegislative body has in American life. Beyond its function as the home of the legislature, the site is also important for ceremonial purposes, as scenes from presidential inaugurationAmtsantritt, Amtseinführunginaugurations and State of the Union speeches emphasize.
After being divided into groups, we make our way to the rotundaRundbauRotunda at the center of the building. The mainly ceremonial space gives off a grandeindrucksvollgrand vibe with its high ceilings and gleamingglänzend, schimmerndgleaming walls reminiscent: to be ~ of sth.an etw. erinnernreminiscent of classical architecture. Some 180 feet (55 meters) above our heads, its ceiling featuredarstellen, zeigenfeatures the first president, George Washington, sitting among godlike figures up to 15 feet (4.5 meters) tall who represent various ideals of American democracy and innovation. The Apotheosis of Washington was painted by Italian-American artist Constantino Brumidi over the course of nearly a year at the end of the Civil War, in 1865. The artist is said to have incorporated the struggle among the states into the work by showing some figures purposely looking away from George Washington.
From the Rotunda, we move on to the halls of the building, where the legislative branchLegislativelegislative branch of the American government has debated and decided the laws of the land since 1800. Congress currently includes 435 members in the House of Representatives and 100 in the Senate. While the chambers of the House and Senate are closed for the day, the building seems anything but empty thanks to the presence of statues in every room.
After my tour of Capitol Hill, I decide to carry on exploring the National Mall in the bright DC sunshine. The Capitol Building is located at one end of the park and is squared off by sth.hier: von etw. als Gegenpol begrenztsquared off by the Lincoln Memorial at the other, nearly two miles (3.2 km) away. The center of the Mall features the roughly 555-foot (169-meter) tall stone obelisk known as the Washington Monument, and thegrassygrasbewachsen grassy slopeHangslopes beside it are a favorite spot for flying kite(Lenk-)Drachenkites. The most famous memorials on the Mall, a space originally planned by architect Pierre L'Enfant, are iconic: ~ symbolbekanntes Wahrzeicheniconic symbols of American history and democracy in their own right.
As I walk toward the Lincoln Memorial, along the reflecting pool that stretches out in front of it, I remember images I'd seen of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech as well as the Women's March on Washington that took place in 2017. The symbolic space has been used often in American history as a gathering place for citizens to make their voices heard.
To the south of the Mall is the Tidal Basin, a well-designed, curving bay off of the Potomac River. In the spring, the blossomingblühendblossoming cherry trees there — a gift from Japan in 1912 — attract just as many tourists as the Mall's monuments.
As I begin walking around it, I come to the Jefferson Memorial. Here, the most famous quotes of Thomas Jefferson, the country's third president and one of its "Founding Fathers," are to carveeinmeißelncarved into the toweringhoch aufragend, gewaltigtowering walls surrounding an imposing statue of the man himself. Next along the basin, the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial — large enough to be its own park — honors the country's only four-termAmtszeitterm president, in office from 1933 to 1945, and his well-respected wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. Waterfalls and fountainSpringbrunnenfountains to punctuateunterstreichenpunctuate speeches to etchätzen, gravierenetched in stone. At night, the memorial is lit up, but even during the day, it to resonate with sth.etw. ausstrahlenresonates with a feeling of peace and quiet. The final memorial gracingschmückend, zierendgracing the Tidal Basin is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. It opened in 2011 after years of planning, particularly by the civil rights leader's former fraternity.
After all that walking, I'm finally ready for some lunch. I make my way to Chopt, one of many "fast casual" restaurants serving the hungry lunchtime crowds in a city whose population nearly doubles during the workweek thanks to commuterPendler(in)commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbVorortsuburbs. Chopt serves delicious custom salads and is clearly popular. I stand in line, rub: to ~ shoulders with sb.dicht gedrängt stehenrubbing shoulders with hurried DC workers in suits and on phones, feeling like the most relaxed person in the room.
After lunch, it's time to swing by the president's house, which happens to double as the head of state's workplace as well. The White House is found at one of the country's best-known addresses: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You can no longer drive directly up to it, however, as Pennsylvania Avenue is open to pedestrianFußgänger(in)pedestrians only in front of the White House itself. This leaves plenty of room for tourists to take photos and activists to protest the president's politics — a daily event no matter who's in office.
All that fresh air is finally getting to me, so I decide to to headsich auf den Weg machenhead indoors. The world-famous — and free — Smithsonian museums located along the Mall and all over downtown DC are a perfect way to do just that. With 19 museums in total, it can be difficult to decide where to begin. But I continue with the presidential theme.
Founded by Congress in 1962, the National Portrait Gallery is known for its collection of presidential portraits and has commissioned new ones of each outgoing president since the 1990s. I am particularly intrigued by the painting of Bill Clinton, created in a grid-basedrasterorientiertgrid-based style using a photo taken in 2005. The new portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively, are here, too, and have been received warmly by critics and regular Americans alike.
Another trend is planned for after dinner: the modern-day speakeasyFlüsterkneipe (illegale Kneipe während der Alkoholprohibition)speakeasy. I walk along 18th Street down to U Street, and make my way to the unmarkednicht gekennzeichnetunmarked door of The Gibson. Without my friend's description, it would have been tough to find. Inside, a reserved wooden boothNischebooth and fancyausgefallen, raffiniertfancy classic cocktails await me.
Day 2 — 10 a.m.
The museum is immensely popular with visitors, and it can be difficult to get a pass to visit it. I feel lucky to have been able to get one, but I also know that the visit itself will be difficult, as the exhibition looks head on at some of the most horrific chapters of American history.
The first part of the historical section begins in the recreatednachgebautrecreated bowelsEingeweide, Innenlebenbowels of a slave ship and leads ever upward, past artifactGegenstandartifacts ranging from tiny shackles(Fuß-)Fesselnshackles used on a child to a reconstructed slave cabin and, later, a segregatednach Rassen getrenntsegregated railroad car. A multimedia deli counterBedienthekedeli counter shows images of the civil rights movement.
The exhibition reveals the many years of struggle following the end of slavery and doesn't shy: to ~ away from sth.vor etw. zurückschreckenshy away from the terror and violence that defined much of that struggle. It also addresses the challenges faced by African Americans now, as the fight for racial equityethnische Chancengleichheitracial equity continues.
The experience is extremely moving and emotional. I feel transported to another place and time — a difficult one.
I don't quite feel ready to move on from the museum, so I stop for lunch at its restaurant, Sweet Home Café, a place with dishes that highlight African American culture in various regions of the United States. The offeringAngebotofferings are divided into regional groups, including "the agricultural South" and "the creole coast." I to take comfort in sth.sich mit etw. tröstentake comfort in the food and admirebewundernadmire the photos on the walls of the café. Then I head upstairs to see the rest of the museum, which focuses on the achievements of African Americans in the arts, sports, culture, and society. It is full of memorabiliaErinnerungsstückememorabilia, such as Chuck Berry's Cadillac convertible and one of Prince's flashy costumes.
My final stop of the day is a DC classic that I remember from my own childhood. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is where American paper currencyPapiergeldpaper currency is designed. On a guided tour, you can watch the printing machines in action and see surprising amounts of cash in huge pileStapel, Haufenpiles. This tour of the "money factory" has a retro vibe (ifml.)Atmosphärevibe to it, conjuring up a feeling of endless wealth and opportunity — or, at least, its illusion.
Feeling bold, I ask the tour guide if this is all really necessary. Isn't everything digital nowadays anyway? He gives me a funny look and explains that paper currency still needs to exist to give value to its digital cousin. I take a bit of comfort in his answer. Perhaps there is still something backing up the illusion after all.


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Sunshine Quest
"The later in life you come out, the weirder it's gonna be."
Playwright: WILLIAM FOWKES
Director: WENDY PEACE
SUNSHINE QUEST is a comedy about a social club for retired gay men in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Set in the year 2000, the play examines the difficulty of establishing meaningful relationships, whatever your age or sexual orientation. It features a cast of five primarily older actors along with music and dance highlights.
SUNSHINE QUEST presents the stories of several of the club's members and employees, in the process addressing issues of sexual identity, oppression, the journey to authenticity, and the limits of human relationships. Al Getz, a local real estate broker—and former closeted movie star, Todd Hammond—deals with his attraction to the club's young but homophobic assistant manager, Brad Hall. Brad, meanwhile, is struggling with the lingering effects of his religious upbringing in North Carolina and the growing realization that he, too, is gay. When Brad turns to Al for help, they embark on a rocky inter-generational relationship. Retired company man, John Strathmore—an openly gay man who retreated from the gay scene during the AIDS crisis—gingerly re-enters the social scene after the recent death of his wife. Retired agent, Robby Smirnoff, juggles his need for companionship and love with his inability to control his sharp tongue. Ballroom dance instructor, Mary King, seeks love but keeps settling for the comfort of friendship with gay men. Most members think Sunshine QUEST is heaven on earth until their lives are thrown off track when the club's survival is threatened.
TONY NEIL* (Al Getz). Tony's recent NY work includes P.C. by Bara Swain (Artistic New Directions), CAMP LOGAN (Shades of Truth Theatre), PROGENY (Extant Arts at the Riverside Theatre), and several recent Benefit Challenge Series and new play readings with the Abingdon Theatre Company. Other local credits include TABLE MANNERS IN MEXICO CITY (American Globe Theatre) and TABLE MANNERS IN SANTA MONICA (Artistic New Directions) by William Fowkes, SNIPER, THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID, PLATINUM TRAVEL CLUB, and THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. Regional work includes CARTHAGINIANS, BILOXI BLUES, AH, WILDERNESS!, MAJOR BARBARA, KING LEAR, and THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Film/TV: All My Children and the film Wicked Desire. Trained at LAMDA. www.tonyneil.com.
JAMES MENESES (Brad Hall). James is very grateful to work alongside William Fowkes again. He has trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and HB Studio. Recent work includes Antigone, The Letter, A Doll's House (Love Creek Productions), and Macbeth (The Gallery Players).
STEVE SHOUP* (John Strathmore). A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Steve has been acting in NY since 1973. Plays include PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM, ALTITUDE SICKNESS, SNOWBOUND and work with the August Strindberg Repertory Theater and the Pan-Asian Repertory Theater. As actor & producer he presented the one-man show BROADWAY AFTER DARK in NY & Connecticut. He also staged his play, THE KEY IN DANIEL 7. Film (as performer): RAGTIME, PATERNITY, HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS, ECHOES, and many short films, including the lead role in THE GATE (winner, Best Picture, 2011 NYC Filmmakers Festival). He has also worked on the production staff and crew of many films. Steve is also a mystery writer and former Administrative Producer for Marblevision Media Ministries. AEA, SAG-AFTRA.
CAMILLE MAZUREK* (Mary King). Camille has worked in the theatre as an actress, producer and vocal coach. She has toured nationally with Poetry Alive! Inc. and TheatreworksUSA. Acting credits include the lead in LADIES IN RETIREMENT; Titania in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DEAM, the nurse in ROMEO AND JULIET; Miss Prism in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST; and the title roles in LYSISTRATA, BECKY'S NEW CAR, THE TOTALLY TRUE COMPLETELY FICTIONAL STORY OF THE MOTHER OF JESSE JAMES, and JULIUS CAESAR. Film/TV/Web: Ghost Stories on UPN, Latin Boys Go to Hell, Reflex, Jane Street and two appearances on The Onion News Network.
GEORGE BORAS (Robby Smirnoff). George has been working in the theater on and off for many years. He has done Shaw and Shakespeare and last appeared in a wheelchair as Madame Descartes in Jean Anouilh's RING AROUND THE MOON. He studied acting with Michael Howard and Shakespeare with Paul Eiseman. He is or has been a member of all the unions, including AEA, SAG, and ATPAM.
WILLIAM FOWKES (Playwright/Director). William is an author and playwright based in Manhattan. His plays include ALL IN THE FACULTY (Dramatists Play Service), COUPLE OF THE CENTURY (Yes Plays), A FIELD GUIDE TO TABLE MANNERS (2013 Reva Shiner Comedy Award Finalist), THE BEST PLACE WE'VE EVER LIVED (Love Creek Productions, New York, 2013), THE BRAZILIAN DILEMMA (produced & published by The Collective: NY; First Prize, McLean Drama Company, 2013), THE NEXT MOVE (Winner, One-Act Play Competition, Brevard Little Theatre, 2010), THE DAKOTA (Best Short Play Award, Downtown Urban Theater Festival, 2005), and others. His short fiction has been published in many literary journals. www.williamfowkes.com.
WENDY PEACE (Assistant Director). Wendy has directed several plays by William Fowkes—most recently TABLE MANNERS IN SANTA MONICA (Artistic New Directions' Eclectic Evening of Shorts, 2011). She co-directed and starred in Fowkes's COUPLE OF THE CENTURY (Cherry Lane Theatre, 2008). She also directed ROMEO AND JULIET for Piper Productions and numerous staged readings. As an actor, she most recently starred in the solo show, LISTEN! THE RIVER! (Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in London, and in New York City) and performed in HAPPY (New Jersey Rep) and THE HOUSEWIVES OF MANNHEIM (59E59, NJ Rep, Phoenix/ Indianapolis, and Ensemble Theatre Co./Santa Barbara). She is currently in pre-production for the movie, CLAY.
HEIDI MILLER (Choreographer/Movement Director). Heidi is an artist and arts educator. Her dance training includes extensive study in the studios of her native New York. She holds a BFA in Dance (Boston Conservatory), did graduate study at NYU, and has a MFA in Dance (University of Hawaii, Manoa). At UH she had the opportunity to study with leading experts in non-Western dance forms and to collaborate with directors of Asian theater. Heidi has taught extensively and held several faculty positions. The focus of her most recent work on staff at Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education was the training and professional development of teaching artists and educators, both locally and internationally.
SONDRA HUNT (Stage Manager). Sondra is a graduate of the Acting Studio, Inc. Meisner Conservatory Program. She continues her studies in British and Classic technique under the coaching of Dr. Ruth Kulerman in NYC. This is her 3rd time working with playwright William Fowkes. She performed as the female lead in his one-act play "Not Here Yet" and also as the female lead in his full length play "The Best Place We've Ever Lived". She is excited to be working with William once again in
their first collaboration behind the stage together.
* Appearing by courtesy of Actors Equity Association.


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Ravi Arasu
G. V. Prakash Kumar, Mahima Nambiar, Kaali Venkat, Arul Dass, Ravi Venkatraman, Siddhartha Shankar, Hareesh Peradi, Adukalam Naren, Yogi Babu, Mayilsamy, Ravi Prakash, Raveena Ravi
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Every person not prohibited by the following section may, by will, dispose of any estate to which he shall be entitled at his death, and which, if not so disposed of, would devolve upon his heirs, personal representative, or next of kin. The power hereby given shall extend to any estate, right, or interest, to which the testator may be entitled at his death, notwithstanding he may become so entitled after the execution of the will.
No person of unsound mind, or under the age of eighteen years, shall be capable of making a will.
No will shall be valid unless it be in writing and signed by the testator, or by some other person in his presence and by his direction, in such manner as to make it manifest that the name is intended as a signature; and moreover, unless it be wholly in the handwriting of the testator, the signature shall be made or the will acknowledged by him in the presence of at least two competent witnesses, present at the same time; and such witnesses shall subscribe the will in the presence of the testator, and of each other, but no form of attestation shall be necessary.
Notwithstanding the two preceding sections, a soldier being in actual military service, or a mariner or seaman being at sea, may dispose of his personal estate as he might heretofore have done; and the will of a person domiciled out of this state at the time of his death shall be valid as to his personal property in this state, if it be executed according to the law of the state or country in which he was so domiciled.
If a will be attested by a person to whom, or to whose wife or husband, any beneficial interest in any estate is thereby devised or bequeathed, if the will may not be otherwise proved such person shall be deemed a competent witness; but such devise or bequest shall be void, except that, if such witness would be entitled to any share of the estate of the testator, in case the will is not established, so much of his share shall be saved to him as shall not exceed the value of what is so devised or bequeathed. In case the will be contested any such attesting witness may, at the instance of any contestant, be required, either in court or by deposition, to testify as upon, and with the effect of, cross-examination; and the giving of such testimony or testimony in rebuttal thereto by such attesting witness, shall not, if the will be established or admitted to probate, affect in any manner the devise or bequest to such attesting witness, or to the wife or husband of such witness.
If a will charging any estate with debts be attested by a creditor, or the wife or husband of a creditor, whose debt is so charged, such creditor shall, notwithstanding, be admitted a witness for or against the will.
No person shall, on account of his being executor of a will, be incompetent as a witness for or against the will.


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News You Can Bruise for 2009 February 27 (entry 1)
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Fri Feb 27 2009 18:22: Last week, a group of people who do such things gathered together online to play "Guess the Verb!", my 2000 work of interactive fiction. In retrospect I'm not really happy with the game, but it's not bad. I don't think I ever did the post-mortem I promised I'd do, so I'll talk a bit about it.
The main problem with GTV! is the wheel mechanic, which does a good job of randomizing the scenarios, but also prevents you from seeing at least one scenario per game, and might prevent you from seeing any scenarios at all. Instead of having you literally guess the verb, the carnival game should have just been a wheel you spin to get a scenario. Or you should have gotten the scenario on the wheel, regardless of your guess.
The other thing that sucks is you have to grab an item in each scenario to give to Lalrry for the next scenario, or you're screwed. That's just bad design, and I wouldn't blame people who run into it for quitting the game before seeing all the cool stuff.
The puzzle in the main scenario is fun, and I have no complaints about it. The Colossal Cave (FASTEN) and Enchanter (UNDO) parody scenarios are excellent. The mad scientist scenario (SCRUTINIZE) isn't a parody of any other game in particular, but a parody of ham-fisted video game copy protection techniques. And the writing is excellent. I'm pretty sure that's the first scenario I wrote.
The college scenario (RECONFIGURE) is, as far as I know, the only extant description of the UCLA CSUA in that time period. So it's historically interesting if nothing else. It was largely a parody of "Save Princeton", which I loved playing when I was in high school because you were in college!
DISEMBARK, the Planetfall parody (which unlike the others doesn't wear the thing it's parodying on its sleeve) was, I believe, panned as phoned in or tacked on. It's not a terribly big scenario but I never intended it to be longer. I should have made it more detailed, though.
I feel like I wrote some of this before, but there you go. My eight-years-in-the-making opinion of "Guess The Verb!"


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Cyberattack in Ukraine targets government websites
Kiev, Ukraine. A number of Ukrainian government websites were temporarily unavailable as a result of the cyberattack on Friday, officials said.
While it was not immediately clear who was behind the cyberattack, the disruption came amid escalating tensions with Russia and after talks between Moscow and the West this week failed to produce any significant progress.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko told The Associated Press that it was too early to talk about who could be behind the attack, "but in the past there is a long list of Russian cyberattacks against Ukraine."
Earlier, Moscow denied involvement in cyber attacks on Ukraine.
According to Viktor Zhora, Deputy Chairman of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, about 70 websites of both republican and regional authorities were attacked. At the same time, Zhora stressed that no critical infrastructure was damaged, and personal data did not leak.
According to Oleg Derevyanko, a leading private sector expert and founder of the cybersecurity firm ISSP, the hack was a simple distortion of government websites. The hackers infiltrated the content management system they all use, but "did not gain access to the websites themselves."
"This could be a common information operation (attempt) to undermine the government's capacity and create and increase uncertainty," added Derevianko. It could also be "part of a planned hybrid attack or a longer and more complex cyber operation that is underway but not completed."
The main question, according to Derevianko, is whether this is a stand-alone hacktivist action or part of a larger state-backed operation.
Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have risen sharply in recent months after Moscow has deployed some 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border, raising fears of an invasion. Moscow says it is not planning an attack and rejects Washington's demand to withdraw its troops, saying it has the right to deploy them where necessary.
The Kremlin has demanded security guarantees from the West so that NATO would deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet states and reduce the alliance's military deployment in Central and Eastern Europe. Washington and its allies refused to make such promises, but said they were ready to negotiate.
This week's high-stakes talks between Moscow and the US, followed by a Russia-NATO meeting and a meeting at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, have not resulted in any immediate progress.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that the 30-nation military organization will continue to provide Ukraine with "strong political and practical support" in light of the cyberattacks.
"In the coming days, NATO and Ukraine will sign an agreement to strengthen cyber cooperation, including Ukraine's access to the NATO malware information exchange platform," Stoltenberg said in a statement.
European Union Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said on Friday that the 27-country bloc is ready to mobilize all its resources to provide technical assistance to Ukraine and improve its ability to withstand cyber attacks.
When asked who might be behind the attack, Borrell said, "I can't point to anyone because I have no proof, but I can imagine."
Russia has a long history of conducting cyber operations against Ukraine, including hacking into its voting system ahead of the 2014 national elections and attacks on the country's power grid in 2015 and 2016. a virus that has infected Ukrainian business and caused more than $ 10 billion in global damage.
Since then, Ukrainian cybersecurity experts have been strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure. Zhora told AP that officials are particularly worried about Russian attacks on the power system, railroad network and the central bank.
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Experts recently said the threat of another such cyberattack is significant, as it would give Russian President Vladimir Putin the opportunity to destabilize Ukraine and other former Soviet countries seeking NATO membership without the need to bring in troops.
"If you're trying to use it as a stage and deterrent to prevent people from moving forward with NATO or other things in mind, cyberspace is perfect," said Tim Conway, cybersecurity instructor at the SANS Institute, to the Associated Press. interview last week.
Conway was in Ukraine last month conducting a mock cyberattack on the country's energy sector. The United States has been investing in improving cyber defense in Ukraine for several years now through various agencies such as the Department of Energy and USAID.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Friday, the Russian Federal Security Service, or FSB, announced the arrest of members of the REvil extortionist gang and the termination of its activities. REvil is a major ransomware syndicate that was behind last year's Fourth of July ransomware attack that damaged more than 1,000 businesses and public organizations around the world.
The FSB said it searched the homes of 14 members of the group and seized more than 426 million rubles ($ 5.6 million), including in cryptocurrency, as well as computers, crypto wallets and 20 luxury cars "bought with money obtained from crime ". All detainees were charged with "illegal circulation of means of payment," a criminal offense punishable by up to six years in prison.
According to the FSB, the operation was carried out at the request of the US authorities, which reported the leader of the group to officials in Moscow.
This is the first public action by the Russian authorities since US President Joe Biden warned Putin last year that he needed to crack down on extortionist gangs in his country.
REvil's attacks have compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world and fetched at least $200 million in ransom, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in November as he announced charges against two gang-linked hackers.
This summer, REvil went offline and its data breach site and ransom portals went offline following a string of high-profile ransomware attacks. He was behind the July 2 ransomware attack on the supply chain that damaged more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, targeting Florida-based software vendor Kaseya. And JBS, the world's largest meat processor, said in June that it paid $ 11 million after the REvil hack.
Such attacks have attracted significant attention from law enforcement officials around the world. The US announced charges against the two subsidiaries in November, hours after European law enforcement officials released the results of a lengthy operation involving 17 countries. The operation has arrested a total of seven hackers linked to REvil and another ransomware family since February, Europol said.
The Associated Press reported last year that U.S. officials had meanwhile shared several names of suspected ransomware operators with Russian officials, who said they had launched an investigation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said late last year that the countries are engaged in a useful dialogue.
"This is a huge, huge deal," Allan Liska, an intelligence analyst at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, said of the arrests announced by the FSB on Friday. "Until recently, this was a top-level group."
Frank Bayak reported from Boston, Litvinova reported from Moscow. Catherine Gaska from Brest, France, Alan Suderman from Richmond, Virginia, and Eric Tucker from Washington contributed to this report.
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Connor Chadney Kurran-Browne (born 26 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hampton & Richmond Borough. Born in England, he plays international football for Guyana.

Career
Kurran-Browne was born in Hemel Hempstead, and grew up in Batford, Harpenden. He began playing football with his local club Harpenden Colts before joining the youth academy of Watford. In 2018, he moved to the youth academy of Bournemouth. In the summer of 2020 he signed to the club on a professional contract dating 2 years. Kurran-Browne was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following promotion to the Premier League.

On 11 December 2021, Kurran-Browne joined National League side King's Lynn Town on a one-month loan deal.

On 2 June 2022, Kurran-Browne agreed to join Hampton & Richmond Borough following his release from Bournemouth.

International career
Born in England, Kurran-Browne is of Czech and Guyanese descent. He was called up to a preliminary Guyana national team squad in June 2021.

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Living people
Sportspeople from Hemel Hempstead
English footballers
English people of Guyanese descent
English people of Czech descent
Association football forwards
AFC Bournemouth players
King's Lynn Town F.C. players
Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players
National League (English football) players

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Jassosqualus sexspinosa är en insektsart som beskrevs av Dietrich 2004. Jassosqualus sexspinosa ingår i släktet Jassosqualus och familjen dvärgstritar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Andrés Segovia (Linares, 21. veljače 1893. – Madrid, 2. lipnja 1987.), španjolski gitarist.

Koncertirao je širom svijeta interpretirajući izvornu gitarističku glazbu i vlastite obrade djela starijih i suvremenih majstora. Smatran je najvećim gitarističkim virtuozom novijeg doba, a zaslužan je za renesansu tog instrumenta.

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Згубя () — село у повіті Вилча в Румунії. Входить до складу комуни Рошіїле.

Село розташоване на відстані 181 км на захід від Бухареста, 42 км на південний захід від Римніку-Вилчі, 66 км на північ від Крайови.

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За даними перепису населення 2002 року у селі проживала  особа, усі — румуни. Усі жителі села рідною мовою назвали румунську.

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Between America and Me
By Jayesh Kaushik | Staff
"You're not American? But you speak such good English!"
I'm in my freshman year dining hall, making new friends over cold pizza and casual racism. Casual because my classmate doesn't seem to be overtly prejudiced, and they're definitely not aware of their faux pas. I shrug and inform them that English is actually my first language and that a significant number of international students on campus probably grew up in English-speaking institutions and households.
Throughout that first semester at UC Berkeley, I navigated countless awkward interactions like this with friends, GSIs and even professors. Sometimes, their ignorance only extended to minor errors such as mispronouncing my name or mistaking me for a different nationality. But often, I was left astounded by the ignorant questions and remarks I encountered from progressive students at a campus such as UC Berkeley's. I was asked how I knew the words to a Bruno Mars song ("Do you get English music in Dubai?"), why my country of origin and residence didn't line up and whether I felt lucky to be away from the "unrest" back home.
Not only was I a stranger in the United States, I was being repeatedly mischaracterized and profiled by Berkeley's "woke" population. The U.S. was founded on a long, bloody history of immigration, and despite progress, it seems that this country is far from learning from past mistakes.
Over time, I got used to this ignorance. I accepted American hubris as a part of my overall experience in this country. I hadn't come to the U.S. expecting it to adapt itself to me, nor did I hold it to any particular standards, but I soon came to realize that most Americans weren't even aware of their own obliviousness.
I see this lack of self-awareness in ideological clashes at UC Berkeley, in larger American politics and in the United States' relationship with the rest of the world. Americans across the spectrum lack perspective — progressives empathize with and speak for underprivileged communities from an ironic position of privilege, whereas conservatives are entirely clueless about communities that are not their own. The U.S. media curates narratives to align with the pre-existing ways the country's people see the international world — narratives that I often find completely disconnected from the realities of those of us living in them. The result? A widening gap between Americans and the reality of this nation.
Sometimes it feels like I can help this country. I can connect the dots and provide the perspective that Americans so desperately seek. I represent what it feels like to have a staggered identity — where my passport may not necessarily tell you anything about my ethnicity. I represent what it's like to be asked, "Where are you from?" and not be able to provide a clear-cut response. And I represent my experiences with abject poverty in India's streets and immense wealth in Dubai's malls. Like myself, millions of immigrants in this country have stories from their unique backgrounds. Millions are on the sidelines, waiting to join the chorus of this country's voices.
In my short time here, I have learned from and come to love the United States. I have fallen for its optimism, its unending promises and its place as a leader wading through this chaotic world. I am here for the American dream — to make it big and help those around me do it, too. But I am unsure if the American dream is what it used to be.
By all accounts, this country is changing. It is struggling to contain its divergent people, hopes and dreams. For the United States to make peace with itself, it must truly acknowledge and accept its new identity. It must embrace its new constituents and their voices — not suppress and separate itself from them. My relationship with the U.S. has been an important one, but it has been one-sided. I have let this country shape me in its image, but I am unsure if it wants me to give back. Despite the United States' gifts, life here is often persistently alienating for the modern immigrant — but it doesn't have to be.
Through this column, I've had the chance to explore and share this alienation from and with the United States. I am glad to have added to the voices of my fellow immigrants in this country, to those who came before me and to the converging world that will follow. While the U.S. may attempt to avoid it, there is ultimately no escaping the realities of global immigration — my immigrant parents are thousands of miles away from their homes, and I am even farther from them. Home is no longer a physical location, but a dynamic place rooted within my divergent experiences.
And for now, home is America — flaws and all.
Jayesh Kaushik writes the Wednesday blog on his experience as a first-generation immigrant. Contact him at [email protected] .
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Pottstown Officials Celebrate Pre-K Expansion
New data shows 72 percent of eligible kids in Montgomery County lack access to pre-k; Leaders urge continued state investment to further reduce unmet need
Pottstown, PA – Pennsylvania House members Tom Quigley and Tim Hennessey, joined Pottstown area leaders for a mid-year pre-k visit at Franklin Elementary. Officials took the opportunity to visit with pre-k students in a new state-funded Pre-K Counts classroom that was made possible by additional investments included in the 2017-18 state budget.
"Greater access to high-quality pre-k is an essential investment in our community," said Tim Phelps of the PA Early Learning Investment Commission. Phelps continued, "Pre-k programs are backed by decades of research showing that children who attend have a more positive trajectory in life. This means more kids finishing high school, getting a job, less reliance on social services and less crime in our community."
The expansion classroom at Franklin Elementary was made possible by the infusion of an additional $25 million in funding for Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts and $5 million for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance Program as part of the state's 2017-2018 budget. Montgomery County early learning providers received new funding for 159 expansion seats. Pre-K Counts and the Head Start State Supplemental are the primary state funding sources for high-quality pre-k in Pennsylvania.
Pottstown School District Superintendent Stephen Rodriguez noted that the added capacity to high-quality pre-k is welcome news as only 28 percent of income eligible 3- and 4-year-olds in Montgomery County have access to publicly funded high-quality pre-k according to new data from the Pre-K for PA Campaign.
"While I join you to celebrate this new classroom, I must be clear that we still have a lot of work to do," said Rodriguez. "More than 4,700 income eligible three- and four-year-olds in Montgomery County still lack access to this once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity."
More than 106,000 eligible children, or 61 percent of all three- and four-year-olds, across the commonwealth lack access to publicly funded, high-quality pre-k each year.
Jim Waddington of Sparton Corporation noted that Pennsylvania is experiencing a shortage of qualified workers and pre-k is the place to start to stem that tide.
"A recent survey from the statewide chamber of business and industry showed that more than half of the 400+ Pennsylvania employers that were surveyed reported trouble finding people with adequate skills, training, or education. This was especially true of technical and skilled job openings," said Waddington. "It is particularly troubling considering the proven benefits of pre-k and lack of access to pre-k statewide."
A large body of research shows children who benefit from high-quality pre-k:
Enter kindergarten with stronger literacy, language, math and social/emotional skills;
Are less likely to need special education services, less likely to repeat grades, and more likely to graduate and enroll in college.
Over a lifetime, these young learners will see stronger employment opportunities and increased earning potential, and they are less likely to commit juvenile and adult crimes.
Participants thanked Representatives Quigley and Hennessey for supporting increased pre-k funding in the 2017-18 state budget, and encouraged all state policy makers alike to make increasing access to high-quality pre-k a top priority for current 2018-19 state budget negotiations in Harrisburg. Governor Tom Wolf has included $40 million in new state pre-k funding as part of his 2018-19 budget proposal.
Also participating in the event were Valerie Jackson, PEAK Coordinator; Karen Kile, Pre-K Counts Coordinator; Donna Cooper, Executive Director, Public Citizens for Children and Youth; Laurie Kolka, Director of Curriculum & Professional Development, Pottstown SD; Leslie Spilling, Family Engagement Coordinator, PEAK; Diana Gonzalez, Bilingual Parent Outreach Specialist; Tyrone Scott, Director of External Affairs, DVAEYC; Shirlee Howe, Montgomery County Coordinator, Public Citizens for Children and Youth.


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Australian War Memorial has been criticized for switching to 'gender neutral' pronouns
By Thomas Last updated Jan 5, 2023
Australian War Memorial criticized for switching to 'gender neutral' pronouns for fallen soldiers: 'Worst form of disrespect'
Australian War Memorial shares the story of a fallen soldier on Twitter every day
However, since January 1, the fallen soldiers have been referred to as 'their'
Memorial says the pronoun change is to stop confusing the gender of soldiers
However, critics have dismissed the explanation as "woeful wakeism"
By Danyal Hussain for Daily Mail Australia
The Australian War Memorial has been criticized for using 'gender neutral' pronouns to honor fallen soldiers.
Every day at 4.45pm, the memorial, located in Canberra, holds a Last Post ceremony to remember a fallen Australian soldier, before posting a tribute to the soldier on his Twitter account.
However, since January 1, the soldiers have been referred to as 'their' instead of 'his' or 'hers'.
A memorial source insisted that "their" was used to avoid mixing up the sexes of fallen soldiers.
However, opposition veterans spokesman Barnaby Joyce criticized the memorial, describing the move as "woeful wakeism."
The Australian War Memorial (pictured in Canberra) has been criticized for using 'gender neutral' pronouns when honoring fallen soldiers
Opposition Veterans Affairs spokesman Barnaby Joyce criticized the memorial, describing the move as "woeful wakeism"
"The use of 'their' is grammatically correct and is only used to indicate possession," said a spokesman for the memorial service. Adelaide advertiser.
Mr Joyce replied: 'Nobody believes the argument that this was suddenly changed to ensure perfect grammar.
"The idea that this decision was made to avoid online mistakes is equally implausible because the Australian War Memorial uses the correct pronouns during ceremonies."
He labeled the decision as the "worst form of disrespect" to Australian soldiers and questioned who made the decision to change the policy.
The first post under the new policy saw the memorial as a tribute to Flight Lieutenant Leo Braham Patkin.
"At the Last Post Ceremony for January 1, 2023, we commemorate and pay tribute to Flight Lieutenant Leo Braham Patkin and their service in World War II," it wrote.
Wednesday's post read: "At the Last Post ceremony for January 4, 2023, we commemorate and pay tribute to Corporal Albert Edward Flint and their service in World War II."
The posts are in contrast to those before the turn of the year.
Since January 1, the monument refers to the soldiers as 'their' instead of 'his' or 'hers'
A Dec. 28 message read: "At the Last Post Ceremony for Dec. 28, 2022, we commemorate and pay tribute to Corporal Francis Thomas Joseph Kilmartin and his service in World War I."
Unlike the Last Post social media entries, the memorial uses his and hers when referring to service men and women.
A spokeswoman for Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh said: 'The minister was unaware of the wording of tweets about the Australian War Memorial'.
"The Australian War Memorial is an independent agency and responsible for its own social media," said the spokeswoman.
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The extraordinary realm Frank Frazetta creates of powerful warriors, voluptuous women and fantastic worlds is achieved through Mr. Frazetta's vivid imagination, outstanding draughtsmanship and superlative technique. Having visited the Frank Frazetta Museum this is readily apparent when viewing his original paintings. His use of vibrant colors and soft edges, accentuated by the play of light and dark circulating through his well composed pieces create a marvelous mood.
With the same assuredness as his paintings, Frank Frazetta's drawings created for comics and as independent works exhibit deft handling of the ink medium. Wonderful effects are created through a variety of textures and marks, from exquisite hatching techniques to a free flowing line.
With Mr. Frazetta's passing in May of 2010, he has left a rich legacy through his work that is to be enjoyed.