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The United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) on November 26 released its Emissions Gap Report 2019 which concludes that Turkey has a "weak target" for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In the annual snapshot, countries are measured for their NDC, namely their Nationally Determined Contribution representing national efforts to reach the Paris Agreement's long-term temperature goal of limiting warming this century to well below 2°C.
Unep in its report projected that Turkey would attain "Overachievement of the target by more than 15 per cent, suggesting a weak target".
The report added: "In its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), Turkey aims to limit its GHG emissions to 21 per cent below business-as-usual or to 959 MtCO2e per year in 2030 (excluding LULUCF [Land Use, Land-Change and Forestry]).
"Turkey's current emissions are on this trajectory. The energy sector is at the centre of the country's low-carbon transition debate, representing more than 85 per cent of its total GHG emissions in 2017, with 40 per cent of all energy sectors emissions resulting from electricity generation."
In her introduction to the report, Unep executive director Inger Andersen wrote: "The Unep Emissions Gap Report 2019 finds that even if all unconditional Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement are implemented, we are still on course for a 3.2°C temperature rise.
"Our collective failure to act strongly and early means that we must now implement deep and urgent cuts. This report tells us that to get in line with the Paris Agreement, emissions must drop 7.6 per cent per year from 2020 to 2030 for the 1.5°C goal and 2.7 per cent per year for the 2°C goal. The size of these annual cuts may seem shocking, particularly for 1.5°C. They may also seem impossible, at least for next year. But we have to try."
"Ambitious" plan for more coal capacity
Looking at Turkey's worrying decision to build up coal-fired energy plant capacity the report observed that "the Government has set an ambitious plan for new coalfired power plants, with purchase guarantees and subsidies to investors.
"Among the G20 members, Turkey ranks third for new coal-fired power plant capacity being planned (37 GW), following China and India (as at January 2019). This is twice as much as Turkey's current operational capacity. However, planned capacities are not being constructed due to a lack of financing, with around only 1 GW currently under construction. More than 40 GW in planned coal-fired power plant capacity was cancelled over the 2010–2018 period."
At the start of 2018, noted the report, Turkey put in place an ambitious National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) for the 2017–2023 period, which aims to reduce the its total energy demand (in primary terms) by 14% compared with the 2017 level.
"The six-year plan includes the six sectors that supply and demand energy, covering a comprehensive list of 55 actions. The renewable energy FIT mechanism that will still be available for new projects until the end of 2020 was successful in raising the wind and solar PV share in total electricity demand to 10 per cent (and around a third of the total demand supplied from renewables)," Unep said.
Following the global trend, Turkey is diversifying its energy policy portfolio, the report said, adding: "Since 2017, three rounds of auctions have taken place for onshore wind (twice) and solar PV with favourable prices and local content requirements. The Government has indicated that auctions will be the key mechanism for renewable energy investments in the coming decade."
Finally, the report section on Turkey took into account that nuclear energy has been on Ankara's agenda as an alternative energy source for many years. "The country's first nuclear power plant is planned to have four 1.2 GW reactors, with the first reactor planned to start operation by 2023," it said.
The major greenhouse gases according to Unep are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Less prevalent, but very powerful GHGs are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).


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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Springfield women's soccer team received goals from Kaleigh Dale (Mansfield, Conn.) and Maddy Bonavita (Wilbraham, Mass.) enroute to a 2-0 win over Mount Holyoke in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play on Saturday afternoon at Brock-Affleck Field.
With the win, the Pride is now 7-1-1 on the year and improves to 3-0 in conference play, while Mount Holyoke is now 3-5-1 overall with a 1-2 mark against league opponents. The maroon and white had 25 shots to the Lyons' one, which was on net and resulted in a save for the winning goalkeeper, Jackie Davis (Ringoes, N.J.). Her counterpart, Amanda Manaster (Beverly Hills, Calif.) was put to the test and made nine saves in the two-goal setback.
Springfield College earned the first chance of the game in the opening minute as Manaster turned away a scoring bid from Dale at the 58-second mark, before Alyana Sosa (Naugatuck, Conn.) sent one wide in the sixth minute, keeping the game scoreless. After a few more chances, the Pride finally broke through in the 20th minute when Dale converted to give the maroon and white a 1-0 lead after executing a give-and-go with Amanda Wright (Pittsfield, Mass.) inside the 18-yard box.
Springfield College would have five more shots on goal in the first half, as Dale and Wright each produced a pair, but Manaster was able to make six first-half saves to keep the Lyons within one.
The Pride kept applying pressure on the Mount Holyoke back line, and after a Lyons foul in the 66th minute, Sydney Wine (New Braintree, Mass.) sent a direct free-kick into the box, which was redirected into the back of the net by Bonavita to give the Pride an insurance tally and 2-0 advantage.
Springfield College kept attacking the Lyons as Wright and Wine each had shots on goal late in the game, but Manaster was able to pick up four more stops in the second half to keep it within two, resulting in a 2-0 victory for the hosts.
Up next, Springfield will travel to Clark on Tuesday and will take on the Cougars in conference play at 7 p.m. Mount Holyoke travels to Coast Guard, also on Tuesday for a 7pm NEWMAC match against the Bears.
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New Delhi, Nov 4: Brock Lesnar will be working an extra date for WWE in the month of December. As announced by WWE on its official Twitter handle, Brock Lesnar will be competing against Rusev at the live event from the capital of Mexico, Mexico City.
The event will take place on December 3, just one day prior to the WWE TLC PPV which is a brand exclusive PPV from Smackdown.
This was not for the first time that Lesnar is colliding with Rusev in live event. Earlier this year on the month of February Lesnar has taken Rusev to a tour to the Suplex City. The match has taken place at San Jose, California and did not last longer. Lesnar destroyed the Bulgarian Brute in a squash match en route to Wrestlemania 32. This time, now it's turn for Mexico City to turn into Suplex City for the very first time.
Also, the interesting part of the booking is that Brock Lesnar is keeping his face-heel dynamo ongoing. Hence he is squaring off against a bonafide heel like Rusev. The booking might have also been done due to the fact that WWE wants to keep the fans on toes prior to the Survivor Series PPV about his heel or face persona.
The same thing happened last year during the feud with Undertaker. It was the phenom who was acting like a villain despite being the babyface amongst the fans. This made things interesting back then and Lesnar finished on the winning side of the feud.
The biggest box office attraction of the WWE has already worked in four PPVs in the year 2016. So, we have thought that he might not make any appearance further. However, the match against Goldberg was made official much quicker than thought marking his fifth PPV appearance, this year.
Apart from the PPV appearances he has worked in multiple live events or house shows this year against opponents like Sheamus, Rusev, Alberto Del Rio etc. His last house show was against Randy Orton in Chicago, Illinois.
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Magnetic. Never mind it was just after 2 pm on the hottest afternoon of the year; never mind there were a few people to be stepped over if you wanted to move around, sleeping off Saturday night's excesses no doubt; never mind the distant throb of other stages; Terence Blanchard's quintet were magnetic and mid way through the first set as the dark swirling chords at a march like tempo underpinned a lament like keening theme, the leader launched into an anguished impassioned solo that built from a few elegant phrase to a pitch of such raw emotion it was almost too much to bear. That was Hallucinations the third tune from their aptly titled recent release Magnetic (back on Blue Note as Blanchard observed with a self deprecating implied roll of the eyes in his tone).
Fabian Almazon on piano and a very youthful Joshua Crumbly had been combining with almost veteran by comparison Kendrick Scott on drums to create a surging, often swinging pulse with lots of space for by turns spacious and furious soloing from tenor man Brice Winston and Blanchard himself. Magnetic, compelling, moving. Not to be missed. A full house of New Orleans jazz royalty then with Branford Marsalis later in the afternoon. I'd made my way past the main stage to get there where Soweto Kinch had been whipping up an uncompromising Ornette-ish squall with a trio of his alto, bass and drums. There were a few slack jaws in places. After Gregory Porter had wowed the main stage crowd, rocking out on '1960 what' to finish, a tune that's beginning seem like a classic that's always been around, I sat down for iced coffee a bit of time out and a natter. The question 'is it a jazz festival' and odd on-line growl ' there's not much jazz in the programme' came up and just seemed weird on a lot of levels, especially as we looked round at the thousands milling around. Cheek by jowl was pop, soul, funk, jazz inspired/ influenced music; uncategorisable creative blends of who knows what influence and oh yes, world class, world beating music that everyone would agree is in the vanguard of bop orientated inspired jazz today – for what the labels are worth. If this was what festival director Ciro Romano had imagined when he set about getting backers and big name supporters for this festival, then the hard work made it a reality. Whatever had drawn someone here, they were unlikely to escape hearing something that hadn't (even if it made them want to escape). Fabulous.
Back to the main stage for Esperanza Spalding – 'Espee' as one of the band called in one the half sung, half talking bits of interplay that linked each liquid, jazz, soulful song to the next. Theirs was an utterly compelling, relaxed effortless excursion through the Radio Society People repertoire holding a large crowd in the sun rapt. When the trombone was exhorted to show us how he felt, we got it. Not even the roar and applause that somehow swept through the crowd as Andy Murray clinched the Wimbledon championship could disrupt their groove.
My last infusion of energy was from Branford Marsalis' Quartet before leaving to battle with getting across the country on trains on Sunday night. And what an infusion. Joey Calderazzo on piano and Justin Faulkner on drums were in danger of stealing the show. The combination between the two seemed to escalate inexorably. On a familiar Marsalis post-bop swinger, replete with doubled bass and piano fills on the head Calderazzo started with just -so boppish phrases leaving plenty of space and displacing rhythms teasingly. Then a cycle of dazzling runs building to crashing chords before the thunderous roll of Faulkner's drums seemed sparked off an even more incendiary runs. It went on ratcheting up until the the whole tent seemed to roaring them on and still they ramped it up. Extraordinary stuff. Branford just grinned and nodded approvingly from his chair behind bassist Eric Revis. Another fabulous moment amongst a weekend's worth. The something for everyone Love Supreme idea showed its worth on this magical weekend.


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Because this TV series is in the same universe as Looney Tunes, our wiki has articles about the series.
Pinky and the Brain is an American animated television series and spinoff of Animaniacs starring Pinky and The Brain. The show ran from 1995 and 1998 on Kids' WB!. The pair later spun off into their second and last series, Pinky, Elmyra, & The Brain, paired with Tiny Toon Adventures star, Elmyra Duff. The executive producer for the show was Steven Spielberg.
Despite the characters getting their own show, Pinky and the Brain still appeared in two more short segments as well as cameos on their original show Animaniacs. They also appeared on the 1999 direct-to-video feature Wakko's Wish.
Reruns aired on The WB, Kids WB, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and Disney XD. As of November 2016, there are no more reruns of the show, though all sixty-five episodes of the show, plus Pinky, Elmyra, & The Brain, are able to stream on Hulu as of January 2018.
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility to test their unique personalities. Brain's personality is self-centered and scheming, and Pinky's personality is good-natured but feeble-minded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy or the impossibility of Brain's plan.
The bulk of every episode involves one of Brain's plans for world domination with Pinky's assistance and the ultimate failure of that plan. One centers on his rival Snowball's plan to take over the world using Microsponge. Another episode features Brain's single day where he tries to do anything but take over the world; in the end, a group of people vote that he should take over the world on the one day he does not want to.
There is very little continuity between episodes outside of the common fixtures of the mice, though some plans for world domination from early episodes are subsequently mentioned in later episodes (for example, Brain's "human suit" used in "Win Big" reappears when Brain faces Snowball in "Snowball").
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The pair later spun off into their second series, Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain with Tiny Toons star Elmyra Duff. Yet Pinky and the Brain is itself a spin-off of Animaniacs, in which Pinky and the Brain appeared in certain segments, either in short episodes like the one in their own show, or as cameos with other Animaniacs characters. Pinky and the Brain will later appear in the Animaniacs revival with their own segments. This time though, they will make cameos in every episode should they not have their own segment. The new series is scheduled to air in 2020.[1]


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(Washington, DC: April 21, 2019) Healthcare continues to be at the center of the national debate, especially after the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle Affordable Care Act, and to do away with the Individual Mandate, affecting almost everyone in the country. Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the largest ethnic organization of physicians, representing over 100,000 physicians of Indian origin, wants to make their voices heard on Capitol Hill and around the nation, particularly on issues relating to healthcare.
Indian-Americans constitute less than one percent of the country's population, but they account for nine percent of the American doctors and physicians. One out of every seven doctors serving in the US is of Indian heritage, providing medical care to over 40 million of US population.
Continuing with its mission and objective to have its collective voice heard on the corridors of power, AAPI is organizing its annual Legislative Day on April 30th, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. With participation from dozens of key Congressmen and Senators, the event will be a unique opportunity for AAPI to be part of the decision making process on matters related to healthcare.
"AAPI has been seeking to collectively shape the best health care for the people of US, with the physician at the helm, caring for the medically underserved as we have done for several decades when physicians of Indian origin came to the US in larger numbers," says Dr. Naresh Parikh, president of AAPI. "During the annual Legislative Conference, among others, AAPI will discuss: Increased Residency Slots, Immigration Reform, Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursements, Tort Reform, Repeal of the Individual Mandate, Lowering the Cost of Prescription Drugs, and, The South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017," he added."
"AAPI is once again in the forefront in bringing many burning health care issues facing the community at large and bringing this to the Capitol and to the US Congress," says Dr. Vinod Shah, Chair of AAPI Legislative Affairs Committee. "As Congress has now passed a repeal of this part of the Affordable Care Act, which takes place in 2019, what does this mean for the average physician practice if patients drop their health care coverage and how will this impact premiums? AAPI will have an opportunity to hear from the Congressmen on their perspectives on this critical issue," added Dr. Shah.
AAPI urges US Congress to support and implement the H.R. 3592, The South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017. This legislation introduced in the last session of Congress, would provide for research and grants to improve the cardiovascular health care of South Asian Americans, Dr. Shah said.
Dr. Vinod Shah urged his "AAPI colleagues and everyone interested in or connected with providing health care to attend this event and ensure that our concerns and needs are heard by our lawmakers and ensure that they act on them."
"AAPI Legislative day is a flagship annual event that is eagerly awaited to rekindle and renew our energy in bringing up the issues that we need to bring to the attention of national policy makers and leaders of the US Congress on Capitol Hill," said Dr. Sampat Shivangi, Co-chair of AAPI Legislative Affairs Committee. "A tradition of more than two decades which has brought many important transformations in National Health policies that have helped Physicians of Indian Origin, now, it is the need of the day to renew our friendship with new leadership and brief on our issues."
According to Dr. Shivangi, "Even though our major issues of uniform licensing laws and reciprocation, discrimination in residency have been done away with to some extent, we need to be still vigilant with the issues of Foreign Medical graduates in residency allotment, increase in Medicare funding so as to increase the Residency slots. The most burning issue of all at present time is H1 Visa, waiver and decades of wait for Green Card that affects Indian Physicians. It is also time to welcome our new Indian Ambassador to USA Hon. Harsha Vardhan Shringala to AAPI. I look forward to see many of our friends in Washington, DC on April 30th, 2019." Dr. Shivangi added.
Stating that the US is currently experiencing a physician shortage, which will be exacerbated by retiring baby boomers, affecting thousands of patients' access to a physician, and ultimately the health care they need, AAPI strongly supports, the much needed "Immigration Reform, particularly with the focus on H-1 and J-1 visas are used by many South Asian American physicians, playing an important role in providing critical health care across the country," Dr. Suresh Reddy President-Elect of AAPI, pointed out. "Combined with the Green Card backlog consisting of more than 4 million people, we are very concerned about the impact immigration reform will have on the South Asian American community," Dr. Reddy added.
"The conference will focus on Immigration Reform and ways for AAPI members to be part of the process in the implementation of the health care reform in this country," adds Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, Vice President of AAPI. "While medical school enrollment has climbed 2% annually over the past five years through new schools and expansion of existing schools, the number of residency slots funded by Medicare has been capped at about 100,000 since 1997. Congress can act by passing legislation adding 15,000 more residency slots, which will help to train up to 45,000 more doctors in the next two decades," he added.
AAPI is committed to Tort Reform, says, Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, Secretary of AAPI. "In order to reduce the practice of defensive medicine, bring down the overall cost of health care, and limit the number of meritless lawsuits, tort reform will bring fairness into the court system and better serve both the doctor and patient communities."
In its efforts to help patients struggling with higher healthcare cost, AAPI will urge the lawmakers to help lower the Cost of Prescription Drugs. The exorbitant cost of prescription drugs is a critical health care issue, as some life-saving drugs are too expensive for many patients. As physicians, we want to ensure that the medicines their patients need are affordable and will be taken, to ensure a high quality of life, reduction of chronic ailments, and effective treatment today to prevent increased health care costs in the future.
Pointing to the fact that Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursements have not kept up with the cost of care and the growing populations utilizing them, AAPI wants the Congress to review reimbursement schedules. Failure to do so will result in patients' inability to find a physician in their community who accepts Medicare and/or Medicaid patients.
Dr. Naresh Parikh says that "AAPI continues to discover her own potential to be a player in shaping the healthcare of each patient with a focus on health maintenance than disease intervention. To be a player in crafting the delivery of health care in the most efficient manner. To strive for equality in health globally. The annual Legislative Day is another way to impact Healthcare policy and programs in a most effective way. Come and join us on Capitol Hill on April 30th." For more information on AAPI and its several noble initiatives benefitting AAPI members and the larger society, please visit: www.aapiusa.org


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Although Israel is known world-wide for its Dead Sea spas, smaller, high-quality spas have been popping up all over the country: from the Jerusalem Hills to the seashores in Naharyia and even in the middle of the desert. These spas offer state-of-the-art treatments and gourmet food, all in a scenic, relaxing, and uniquely Israeli environment.
Arrival to Ben-Gurion International Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met by a VIP service representative who will escort you through customs and immigration,. An Israel Experts representative will travel with you to your hotel and assist with check-in.
Overnight: Tel-Aviv
Breakfast at hotel.
Walking tour in the Old Port City of Jaffa (Yafo), just south of Tel Aviv, offers a beautiful panoramic view of Tel Aviv and a sense of the first Jewish city of the modern era, established in 1909.
Levinsky Market Tasting Tour - Israel has a long-standing history as a key player in the ancient spice route, and Tel Aviv's modern trends are reliving this importance. The Levinsky market dates back to the 1920s, founded by Balkan immigrants who brought their local flavors with them to Tel Aviv. Today, gourmet restaurant chefs frequent Levinsky Street for fresh spices, dried fruits and store-roasted coffees, as well as olive oils and deli goods. On this tour we will graze the market from top to bottom, all the while meeting the grandfathers and sons working side by side to tell a story of Israel's ethnic and culinary history (Lunch included).
Walk the streets of the artsy Neve Tzedek neighborhood, solving riddles and interacting with the actors who are, inconspicuously, all around you.
Enjoy a real Tel-Aviv experience and have an exclusive rooftop dinner hosted by a local.
Overnight: Jaffa Hotel
Breakfast at hotel.
Depart north:
Visit the ancient city of Caesarea, built by Herod the Great and once the seat of Roman rule. View the excavated Roman Theater, with its acoustic and theatrical sound, which was used for many performances throughout the centuries.
Zikhron Ya'akov was founded in 1882 and was assisted greatly by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, a Jewish philanthropist who established and financially supported many of the early moshava communities. From its early days, Zikhron Ya'akov had two main characteristics: wine and tranquility. Enjoy a jeep ride in Tishbi grapevines, wine tasting and light lunch!
Continue to Acre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tour the Knights' Halls, the Crusaders' main fortress and palace; view the El Jazzar Mosque (White Mosque). Enjoy a spectacular dining experience in a magical atmosphere of the Middle Ages in the Knights' Halls!
Night Helicopter Flight from Acre to the Sea of Galilee.
Overnight: Setai Kinneret
Breakfast at hotel.
Head to Mitzpe Gadot and learn about the importance of the Golan Heights for Israel and see the vantage point the Syrians had on the Israeli farmers and military when they where in control of the land.
Visit the Mystical City of Safed (the birthplace of Kabbalah) one of the Four Holy Cities according to tradition with its Kabalistic studies. Stroll through the narrow, winding alley's, visit some of the beautiful synagogues and browse through the artists' workshops and galleries found in the flourishing artists' quarter.
On to Mount Beatitudes; North of the Sea of Galilee, atop the Beatitudes Mount, lies a beautiful church where you can enjoy a magnificent view of the northern part of Sea of Galilee, including Tabgha and Capernaum.
Continue to Beit Netofa and enjoy a Galilean horse riding experience among the landscapes of the Lower Galilee with an opulent feast of wines and meats in the Netofa Winery Wine Room.
Overnight: Setai Kinneret
Early breakfast at hotel.
We will enjoy a Hot Air Balloon ride and see the magnificent view of Yizra'el Valley in Ein Harod.
Drive through the lush Jordan Valley where the desert now blooms with flowers and vegetation. We'll drive south to the ancient remains of Beit Shean, the city where Saul and his sons where hung up on the city walls by the Philistines.
Continue to Jerusalem.
Arrive just in time to the world famous sound and light show displays the history of the city of Jerusalem along the ancient stones of The Tower of David.
Overnight: Waldorf Astoria,Jerusalem
Breakfast at hotel.
We will depart south, to the Dead Sea where will take an unforgettable boat ride on the sea and explore its wonders.
Lunch and Swim at one of the Dead Sea Spa hotels on the shores of the Dead Sea. Cover yourself with mud and enjoy the unsinkable therapeutic waters of this mineral-rich Sea. Relax by the pool or take a spa treatment!
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will Visit the Western Wall, holiest site of Judaism. Walk through the rebuilt Jewish Quarter, and along the ancient Roman/Byzantine Cardo, the main street of ancient JerusalemVisit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing the traditional site if crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.
Just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional Tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper. Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem – the holy city for each of the world's three great religions from atop of the Mount of Olives.
Enjoy dinner at Eucalyptus where many dishes are based on foods eaten for many centuries in this region.
Overnight: Waldorf Astoria,Jerusalem
Breakfast at hotel.
Yad Vashem is considered the first and most famous memorial to mankind's darkest period. Visit the very moving exhibit at the Children's Pavilion, commemorating the death of over 1.5 million Jewish children in the Holocaust. Walk through the Valley of the Communities - a man-made valley in the form of the European Map built in remembrance of over 5000 communities that were damaged or destroyed and whose names are engraved on the stone walls.
Tour Machane Yehuda market, this bustling Jerusalem marketplace and neighborhood, incorporates food, drink, shopping, bars, and restaurants. The market is an exciting venue to experience the colors, aromas and flavors of Israeli food and more!
Experience a true Israeli cooking workshop with Iris Sherf in her home.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport


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A special Xmas video filmed out on the streets of Lloret on the evening of 21-12-18 to wish all followers of the blog a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.
A genuine AWARD WINNING blog with all the insider info you need to know about Lloret de Mar its events, excursions, restaurants, pubs, bars and nightlife.
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Sunday, December 09, 2018
Tirada l'Art, Lloret de Mar 2018
This morning I had a very early start (7.30 in fact!) to the day to go over to Lloret to take photos of the Tirada L'Art which is an old tradition of fishing which takes place on Lloret beach 2-3 times a year. Today the weather was great and not as cold as previous years. Once the nets have been pulled into the beach its always hoped that there are plenty of fish to serve for breakfast to reward those who have done all the hard work! I'm glad to say this morning there was lots to share and it was served with 'pan con tomate' and lots of wine!
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Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Cadaques, Costa Brava
One of the most beautiful coastal towns of the Costa brava is Cadaques. To reach this little white washed destination though is only by car driving the difficult coastal road which winds around the cliffs and mountains....but I'm sure you will think its well worth the effort once you arrive!
We paid Cadaques a visit just yesterday and as its now December it was very quiet as we expected, I can imagine it gets really busy with tourists in the summer months but we do prefer these places to be fairly quiet in order to get the best photos.
This is my video, I hope you enjoy this short visit!
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Friday, November 23, 2018
Begur castle, Sa Tuna & Tamariu.
We took a short drive up the coast yesterday to the area around Begur, first visiting the the castle of Begur which looks out all over the coast and also the countryside and mountains beyond. At this time of year the mountains are covered in snow which is always a great site to see, especially when we can still get very mild temperatures of between 15-20c on the coast!
This short video shows the amazing views we captured.
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Lloret de Mar November weather.
Well after a few terrible wet and windy days Lloret today was much better, we actually had some sun and quite warm tempertures! Some parts of Spain however have had far worse weather than us with roads and streets flooded, thankfully we didnt get it so bad here on the coast. This is a video which shows the beach as it is today after the storm!
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Lloret de Mar, Canyelles Beach
One of the nicest beaches around and its just a short trip from Lloret!
Canyelles Beach is a favourite of many of Lloret's residents, catch the boat to Tossa de Mar from Lloret or Fenals and you will pull into Canyelles to either pick up or drop off other passengers.
Canyelles Beach is a favourite of many of Lloret's residents, catch the boat to Tossa de Mar from Lloret or Fenals and you will pull into Canyelles to either pick up or drop off other passengers.
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Sunday, November 04, 2018
Coastal walk near Playa d'Aro.
Take look at these stunning clips in the video from our leisurely walk along the coast near Playa d'Aro. Would you believe that this was only taken yesterday...great weather for the start of November just now!
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Thursday, November 01, 2018
Fenals Beach... Lloret
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Calella de Palafrugell - Costa Brava
Less than a 1 hour drive from Lloret de Mar is the quaint little seaside resort of Calella de Palafrugell. There are some beautiful views of the coast as you walk along the seafront which is lined with some lovely restaurants. Its well worth a visit to this area of Spains Costa Brava!
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Lloret de Mar - Excursions
One of the most popular available excursions from Lloret de Mar or several other resorts along the Costa Brava is to the Monestery of Montserrat. Trips to Montserrat can be book in Lloret de Mar at your hotel reception or at the Laeitana Tours office by the bus station...watch my video to see the beautiful monastery of Monterrat and the surrounding views.
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Monday, October 15, 2018
October weather Lloret de Mar.
The summer weather in Lloret has been fantastic this year with temperatures reaching the high 30s for most days and even reaching 40c at times! Now that we are into October the weather is still very good and the holidaymakers are still able to do a spot of sunbathing for a few hours each day. Just recently though we are getting a touch of stormy weather and last night (14/15th Oct) we were kept awake by the heavy rain and strong winds. This afternoon though we have a completely different day....the sea is still very rough but we now have temperatures in the mid 20s and the sun is shining once again!
This is a video taken on the beaches of Lloret and Fenals this morning following the stormy night.
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Friday, September 21, 2018
A trip to Tavertet - Catalunya
After another trip to Tavertet high in the cloud covered mountains I have created a lovely short video to show you around the lovely village and stunning views of the surrounding countryside and mountains!
Talk about living on the edge!
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Santa Clotilde gardens
For something a little different to do while in Lloret de Mar try a visit to the beautiful gardens of Santa Clotilde! If staying in Lloret then you can easily catch the L11 at the bus station or if you are staying in the Fenals area then you are within walking distance.. ask at your hotel recpeption for directions.
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Expats in Spain
The Expats in Spain website have published a handy magazine for all expats, you can view the mag below. Maybe you are considering moving over to Spain in the near future...if so then this magazine will answer some of your questions before making the final plunge!
Simply click on the arrows to turn the pages and zoom in to read each page.
Simply click on the arrows to turn the pages and zoom in to read each page.
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Saturday, August 25, 2018
Celra Flea Market, near Girona.
We have discovered a large collectors & flea market near the town of Celra, maybe worth a visit for our local people. Its open every Saturday 8am-2pm all year so will be somewhere a little bit different to visit in the winter. There is ample parking, lots of stalls...some worth a look at and some not! There is also a cafe/restaurant open for a drink and bite to eat.
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Saturday, July 28, 2018
Lloret de Mar Fireworks video 2018
Once again this years fireworks display was a fantastic show watched by thousands of people on the beach as well as all over town!
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Friday, July 27, 2018
Lloret fireworks 2018
Just a few of the many photos we took at the annual fireworks display last night (26th July). It was a very good show as usual with one very noticeable difference - there wasn't as many loud explosions as in previous years, a big plus I think!
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Lloret de Mar time lapse video
We have something a little different for today! This is a time lapse video taken just this morning (17-07- 2018) .. the video is actually a set of photos taken at regular intervals and then compressed together to the effect of a speeded up video!
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Saturday, May 12, 2018
La Foradada waterfall, Cantonigros
A stunning place to visit just under a 1.5hr drive from Lloret de Mar. There is ample carparking but the walk down to the waterfall can be quite difficult at times. From the car park we reached the waterfall after a 30-35 minute walk. The pathway is very slippy in some parts so you need to wear shoes with a good grip on the soles...trainers or something similar. You can hear the water as you are about half down the pathway and it gets louder and louder the nearer you get, once there the noise is deafening..you can hardly hear each other talking! In the summer months its said that it gets very busy so if your aim is to go get some good shots of the area then go earlier in the year.
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Friday, April 27, 2018
Beer festival in Lloret
Today 27th April we see the start of the 3 day beer festival in Lloret de Mar. As usual the extra large marquee has been erected in the car park near the castle. Visiting the marquee is free but to sample the brews you first need the purchase your glass at the entrance, you then pay for whatever brews you wish to sample. Food is also on sale tapas, pizzas and lots more to choose from. Entertainment is also laid on for the 3 day festival. To read more about this popular event just follow this link....http://allexciting.com/birrasana-beer-festival/
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Monday, April 23, 2018
Sagales to operate the bus services around Lloret de Mar
The local bus routes around Lloret are to be operated by the Sagales bus company as from Tuesday 1st May...the first of the new buses could be seen around Lloret earlier today. The routes will basically stay the same but with more stops around the town. There will shortly be a dedicated app to download giving info of timetables/routes etc and also a website www.lloretbus.cat.
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Tourist Tax in Catalunya
All tourists who wish to take their holidays in Catalunya are required to pay a small tax when checking into their hotel. The payment is a government tax collected by hotels which then goes to help resorts upkeep and amenities. For more information about this payment please follow this link - TOURIST TAX
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
Gay Bars in Lloret
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Saturday, March 24, 2018
Balloon trip goes wrong in Vic!
Watching what should have been several ballons taking off from Placa Mayor in Vic...it didn't go quite to plan with the first flight. Needless to say the evening event was cancelled after this disasterous take off to make safe the damaged roof!
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Lloret de Mar Carnival 2018
Well, the 2 carnival parades are over for another year and what a great event it was! All those who took part have worked really hard to learn their dance routines during the past few weeks. The costumes as usual were immaculate, so much hard work has gone into making them...well done everyone you put on a fantastic show which was enjoyed by the hundreds of spectators lining the route!
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Thursday, February 01, 2018
Carnival in Lloret 2018
Once again Carnival time will soon be here in Lloret de Mar...the parades will take place on Saturday 10th February at 4pm and Sunday 11th at 12 noon. It's always a great atmosphere in town as the parade of floats pass by. Hundreds of spectators line the route so be sure to get there early to get a good view point! The photos here are just a small selection we have taken in previous years.
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Saturday, January 06, 2018
The 3 Kings Arrive in Lloret.
The 3 Kings arrived in Lloret de Mar by boat last night where a huge crowd were waiting to see them.
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A specific section of the library is devoted to magazines and periodical publications; it includes about 2,000 titles, 500 of them are current and 2/3rd of the total are international.
A relevant collection, from a scientific point of view, is the section including ancient and modern atlases.
The library has a 2-section paper based catalogue, and a computer-based catalog. The first section of the paper catalog lists books acquired from the origins of the Society until 1979, classified by author. The second section includes books from 1980 to 1992 classifying by author and by subject. The computer-based catalogue covers publications from 1993 to present day within the Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale (SBN) part of the Istituti Culturali di Roma (IEI).
The library offers services of bibliographic research, documentation and reproduction of specimina, either on paper, photography or digital supports. Computer terminals are available for accessing the OPAC catalogue.
The library is open for the general public everyday. In order to access it is sufficient to show a valid ID and to fill-in a form.
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30 Jan Bringing Israel to North America's Jewish summer camps
Bringing Israel to North America's Jewish summer camps.
As the summer approaches, more than 1,300 Jewish Agency emissaries are preparing to depart for summer camps throughout North America to represent Israel as a living, thriving Jewish state.
The North American Summer Camp Shlichim (emissaries) are Israelis who participate in, and are integrated into, all aspects of programming in their assigned Jewish camp settings. During the summer of 2017, a total of 1,347 specialists, counselors, and educators were dispatched to North America for the camping season. Together, they reached more than 10,000 American-Jewish camp counselors and tens of thousands of campers.
Louis Bordman—a leader in the field of Jewish education and Jewish camping for more than 25 years, including the last 15 years as Senior Director of the Reform movement's URJ Eisner Camp in the Boston area—says The Jewish Agency's shlichim, "are the ones who bring campers to the Land of Israel."
Louis, along with other members of the URJ Eisner Camp staff, visited Israel just before Yom Hashoah (Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day) to witness the training of this year's summer camp shlichim at Kibbutz Shefayim.
We are determined to start the course of developing stronger Jewish identity for young people around the world.
"The Jewish Agency chose to start camp training for shlichim on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, when we remember the 6 million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust in the 1930s and 1940s, to show that we are determined to start the course of developing stronger Jewish identity for young people around the world. For so many campers, this is the beginning of a new life, and for me it is very exciting."
On Yom Hashoah itself, Louis and his team heard the annual alarm that marks a moment of silence throughout Israel in memory of Holocaust victims.
"After the alarm sounded and everyone stood, it was beautiful to see all the young Israelis who contribute their talents before they left for summer camps in the U.S.," Louis says. "I thought about the Holocaust when the alarm went from one side of the kibbutz to the other, but I could also see the present: young Israeli Jews arriving at the summer camps of North American Jews."


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How the movie ''Bridge to Terabithia'' got made
Katherine Paterson wrote an award-winning book about the accidental death of her young son's friend. Twenty-nine years later, it's in theaters nationwide. How did it happen?
What does it take to make a movie? A good director? Top-billed actors? An executive producer? Truth is, with an undertaking as massive as a Hollywood film, there are usually plenty of people who deserve a little credit. But you might be surprised by some of the people responsible for bringing your favorite films to life. With each installment of I Got It Made, we'll squeeze the insight out of anybody we can get our hands on to find out how movies really get made.
When David Paterson was a young boy, he suffered a tragic loss that led to the subsequent publication of the best-selling book, Bridge to Terabithia. David's mother, Katherine Paterson, wrote the 1978 Newberry Award-winning novel to help her son cope with the untimely death of a playmate. Terabithia, which tells the story of Jess, an awkward middle-schooler who creates an imaginary world with his friend Leslie, became immensely popular among young adult readers and, as such, was initially a source of embarrassment for David.
"I was very ashamed of it," the 40-year-old filmmaker recalls. "Here I [was], gaining notoriety for something that was a rather unpleasant experience. For many years, I didn't mention it to anyone." But as an adult, he came to appreciate his mother's gesture, and became determined to shepherd the work through to the big screen. The result of almost two decades' worth of pushing the project to studios, Walt Disney Pictures' Bridge to Terabithia finally hits theaters tomorrow. And if co-producer David Paterson seems at all hesitant to talk about it now, that's just because he's trying not to give up any spoilers.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Talk about your film career before Bridge to Terabithia.
DAVID PATERSON: My first film, Love Ludlow, came out in 2005. I had been working on Terabithia forever and I had no idea if it was ever going to get made, so I figured, "Oh, I'll go ahead and make another movie."
What's Terabithia about?
Disney doesn't want me to give away anything from the plot. [But] it's based on actual events, much of it about a relationship that I had when I was seven years old, with a girl named Lisa Hill, who was my best friend in second grade. I was starting a new school, so I was a bit of a nobody, a weirdo. She happened to be coming to that school for the first time, too. And we just became very, very fast friends. Out of that relationship and what happened the ensuing summer is pretty much the basis for the book, Bridge to Terabithia. Again, I'm just trying to be cautious in the way that I'm skipping around things.
But the plot is familiar to the many people who have read the book.
Exactly. The people who read the book are very familiar with it. Disney wants us to not familiarize the rest of the world with it. [Laughs]
How close is the story to your real life?
It's a work of fiction, but there are a lot of similarities. The fact that Jesse was an awkward kid who stuck by himself. He loved to draw and he loved to run, and had a strange relationship with his dad. His family was poor. He was in love with his music teacher. He became fast friends with a new girl in town. Pretty much all of that is me.
The young girl died, correct?
There is a tragedy — again, I'm being very diplomatic.
Why did your mother write the book?
She really started to write the book more for herself, as a kind of therapy. She was just trying to make sense of something that didn't make a whole lot of sense. She never thought it would be published. And yet here [we are], 30 years later, and it remains a very popular book. It touches on some very basic emotions that we all went through as kids, like, do I fit in the world? It deals with bullies. It deals with the desire for parental love or approval.
How did you react to the book when it was first published?
Actually, my mom let me read it [beforehand]. She was not going to publish it without my approval — which is a little crazy, putting your career in the hands of an eight year-old. But I said that she should publish it with the one request: that she add my best friend's name to the dedication page. It's still on there today.
As the book became more popular, how did that affect your life?
When people said, "Oh, you're the original Jess? That's really cool," it was like someone pointing out a scar. They have absolutely no idea how you got it. It took me many many years to realize that my friendship was a true gift from my friend, and what she gave me, I possibly can help give to others — meaning the film.
Did the rash of popular and classic adaptations like Chronicles of Narnia, the Harry Potter franchise, and the Lord of the Rings trilogy in recent years speed the process of getting Terabithia made?
I've been trying to make this film for 19 years. When I first approached studios in the '90s, they were like, "There's no money in adapting children's books to film, and there's no money in family entertainment." And my response was "Well, there will be!" I had to literally wait for [the production company] Walden Media to be [founded six years ago]. But their whole goal is to adapt children's literature truthfully. And believe it or not, also to promote reading. They got HarperCollins to give away over 150,000 copies of the book to schools that can't normally afford them. So the whole idea is to promote literature and reading, something Hollywood doesn't tend to do. They just want to get the butts in the seats.
You optioned the book in 1990?
Even though my mother loved me and would have loved to have just given it to me, business is business. So it took me over two years to option it [from HarperCollins].
You are a producer and co-writer on Bridge to Terabithia. How was the process of adapting your mother's seminal work into a screenplay?
I had adapted several of her works into plays, so I was comfortable with [that]. The real benefit of bringing in [co-writer] Jeff Stockwell was that, although I had no problem adapting my mother's work, when it came to Terabithia, we had to actually create an imaginary world. In my mother's book, she only glosses over Terabithia in about 11 pages, leaving most of it for the reader to interpret. I felt that world was almost sacrosanct — if I screwed it up, the holidays would be rather uncomfortable. And you can't really, in a movie, just have the screen go blank and say "Insert Your Terabithia Here." But Jeff Stockwell had no pressure in that respect. So the majority of Terabithia itself I credit to him.
Would you say the fleshing out of the fantasy world of Terabithia is the major difference between the book and the film?
That's the only difference. We stuck very close to the book. Every major character, every major scene from the book is in the film. I never felt there was a need to improve on my mother's book. And that's why it took so long — because I've probably been rather difficult over the years. I was trying to protect a wonderful property. Hollywood, sometimes they start out with the best intentions, to make a good movie from a good book. But film is art by committee, and many times what you end up with is something that looks nothing like the original material and is, in fact, pretty atrocious.
Has your mother seen the film yet?
My mother has seen it, loves it, and says it gets better every time she sees it. She's seen in three times. She actually did an eight-state tour with me, promoting the film and — trust me — she would not have gone if she didn't like it.
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The late Pan Africanist, Scholar and Revolutionary Kwame Ture' once stated that, one should not judge Christianity by its practitioners; but by its principles. A cursory glance at the hideous use of the religion in the name of slavery and colonialism underscores the wisdom of his argument.
While western interpretations of the faith has led to the most horrific expressions of man's inhumanity to man, the actual historical contributions of Africans to the faith has been buried beneath the contemporary narrative of a European genesis. It is past time to exhume the skeletal remains of an epic legacy of African expressions of faith in the ultimate intangible (God).
Biblical scholar are in unison with Genesis Chapter 10's point that the Egyptians, Libyans and Ethiopians, are all descendants of Ham (Noah's Son). Their biblical names are as follows: Mizraim, Put, & Cush. In fact, it is estimated that the name Cush appears in the Bible a reputed 52 times. When we study these origins ethnographically, we are confronted with an indisputable fact that Africa and Western Asia (The Middle East) figure quite prominently in the evolution of the christian faith.
While there are some detractors that will no doubt argue that since there has been no proof that biblical figures ever existed, the scriptures should be easily dismissed. Whether you believe or not, is not as important as the beginning premise of an African presence in the opening chapter of the Bible.
But before you dismiss this basic premise as a shallow attempt at Afrocentricity for the purpose of ego gratification, you might want to examine this irrefutable fact. The Cushites were renamed by the Greeks as Ethiopians.
According to Dr. Allen Callahan, Professor of New Testament Studies at Brown University, the name means the land of the burnt faced people. Dr. Callahan further states that Greek travelers alleged that these people: "tended to be tall, dark, beautiful people." In his recitations of Greek observations, he states that these people were also fierce warriors. He goes on to opine that this culture was the quintessence of civilization.
Dr. Roland Werner disagrees. Not with the assertions, but with the location. He argues that Cush was actually the Sudan; yet another race of dark skinned people. The locations as laid out by Genesis Chapter 10 seems to corroborate some of the most monumental events occurring in the African world as the faith began to spread. The first of which is the martyrdom of three North African female saints in the 3rd Century: Nymphamo, Felicitas, and Perpetua. This was about 100 years before the religion was named at Antioch.
If Africans were adverse to Christianity, they sure had a funny way of showing it. When Abraham found his way into Egypt, the Africans made sure this Christian patriarch did not starve to death after an arduous trek from his home.
Additionally, according to 2nd Kings Chapter 19, an Ethiopian King by the name of Tirharka aided King Hezekiah in his military campaign against the Assyrians. Arguably, had it not been for the Africans, there would be no good news (Gospels).
Given this context, it is no surprise that the Roman Province in Northern Africa brought the world its first Black Popes: Pope Victor I(189 to 199), Pope Miltiades (311 to 314) and Pope Gelasius I(492 to 496) . It also brought gave the world one of its' most prophetic voices: Quovultdeus
Quovultdeus lived in Carthage around 407 AD and became a deacon in 421 AD. He was a correspondent with Augustine of Hippo, his spiritual teacher. Augustine would dedicate some of his writings to Quodvultdeus. Due in part to his faith, Quovultdeus would later be driven into exile in Italy where he died and was buried in the San Gennaro Catacombs in Naples.
But it would be disingenuous to mention the heights of African contributions to the faith without a critical examination of European ascendancy in christianity as radical usurper of African people's belief in christian theology. Starting with the Council of Bishops in Nicea in 325 A.D. Roman Emperors such as Constantine began to merge state power with the religion to create an unholy derivation known today as Christendom.
This philosophy in short propounds, that the power of God's word resides in the might of the state. Thus, as a self appointed emissary of God, it is the responsibility of the state to enforce God's word upon others by the coercive threat of arms. This philosophy legitimizes the theft of foreign lands, genocide of indigenous cultures, and the institution of xenophobic regimes by labeling the conquered as infidels or heathens.
This brings us to the most horrendous violation of the faith: anthropomorphism. In other words, the creation of an image of God synonymous with that of the conqueror. An act which is expressly prohibited in the 10 Commandments.
As Europe became a mighty maritime superpower, its domination expanded over the known world. Accompanying its imperial ambitions were the sword, the gun, and the cross. Whether it was the Portuguese, Spanish, the British, or the French, all were united in their desire to conquer in the name of the lord.
With the expansion of European colonialism came a gospel of dominion based in part around the travels of the Apostle Paul in Europe and Asia Minor. As a result of, or maybe in collaboration with European colonial power, the images of the saints, prophets, and disciples took on the distinct reflections of 14th, 15th and 16th Century Europeans.
The fact that these images contradicted those described in the Bible was of no consequence to the artists. They simply increased their distribution to keep pace with the rapid conquest of foreign lands. These images posed a most interesting question. If Jesus is white and the Son of God, then is God necessarily white? In the psyche of millions of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere, the answer is a quiet, yet resounding yes!!!
This rationalization required an ideology that necessitated the submission of all non-white people on the planet; especially those of African descent. This was readily supplied with the fabled Curse of Ham. The myth went something like this. When Noah's son Ham gazed upon a drunken Noah and mocked his nakedness, Noah cursed the children of Ham with black pigmented skin color and doomed them to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for his brothers. Thus. we have the rationale that supported European Chattel Slavery and the mass extermination of over 50 million Africans in the name of civilization and modernity.
If this myth existed in the absence of social calcification, its effects would have been equivalent to that of a mosquito at a bar-be-que. But with the presence of white power enforcing its edicts of black subjugation at the barrel of a gun, western society erected a racial caste system on the backs of over 100 million Africans scattered throughout the diaspora. This subjugation was codified by law and reinforced by a barrage of negative depictions of blacks as subhuman.
Creating a shell game of racial amalgamation, white society proposed that integration of blacks in America be premised upon the total acceptance of its Eurocentric colonized version of Christianity, which came with its own dalit status. Such an acceptance, if there ever was one, would cost African-Americans their identity as complete human beings.
In this atmosphere of spiritual suppression and political nullification, it would be easy for one to conclude that Africans did not dissent against this monstrous perversion of the scriptures. One would be wrong. In fact, one of the earliest critics of European Christianity was Ethiopian Philosopher Zera Yacob.
Yacob opined that the European was using Christianity as a means to cover their theft of other people's lands. And in direct opposition to the misuse of the admonition of a slave to obey his master, Yacob defines slavery as an evil institution unworthy of any consideration of legitimacy. He was not alone.
Kimpa Vita (1684 – 2 July 1706), was a Kongolese Noble and leader of her own indigenous christian movement on the continent. Her teachings grew out of the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church of the Kongo Empire, as well as, Kongolese cultural traditions.
In an exegesis that proceeded the arrival of both Garveyism and the Nation of Islam by over a century, Vita argued that Jesus Christ was black, that the holy land was in the Kongo, and that God and the angels were also black. Kimpa Vita is seen as an antislavery figure. She was martyred when she was burned at the stake as a "witch" in the then capital of Evululu in 1706.
In the west, Blacks followed suit with over 250 slave rebellions led by preachers like Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser and Denmark Vesey. Undeterred by the innumerable amount of European images in Christianity, blacks were able to create a version of the faith that informed the very foundations of their struggle for liberation in the Americas.
Revolutionary Pan Africanist Marcus Garvey put it quite bluntly when he stated that:
" We Negroes believe in the God of Ethiopia, the everlasting God – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost, the One God of all ages. That is the God in whom we believe, but we shall worship Him through the spectacles of Ethiopia."
Garvey's recrafting of the christian faith as a liberating force for Africans throughout the diaspora was seized upon by organizations like the Nation of Islam, the Moorish Temple of Science, and the Shrine of the Black Madonna. In the latter half of the 20th century, this would come to be known as Black Liberation Theology. As such, it stood as an explicit critique of the incredulous notion that Christianity is the exclusive property of "the white man."
According to Dr. Edwin Yamauchi of Miami University, the African presence is scattered throughout the Bible. In his ground breaking work, Africa and the Bible, he makes it plain that the myth of the cursed race, is just that, a myth. It was a myth established by the Arabs, but institutionalized by the European.
Christianity is not the white man's religion. Africans were practicing principles of Christianity when no one was using the word. How else could they have given refuge to the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam? How else could they have granted political asylum and protection to an illiterate Arab fleeing persecution from his own tribe? How else could they have erected one of the oldest christian churches known to man (The Ethiopian Coptic Church)?
Until African people are reinstated back into the respectful commentary of history, we will never appreciate the impact of our contributions on society, much less realize our greatest potential to change the prevailing social order. We will forever exist in a prison of amnesia as captives of a people living on the myth of our inferiority.
TONY MACEO is a Senior Blogger at the Negromanosphere, and the Chief Blogger at Power & Strategy.com. Like and Share the articles. Subscribe to the website. Support on Patreon @Powerofstrategies or on Paypal @email@example.com. Till Next Time, I'll Holla!


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We've brewed up a delicious concoction of surprises and entertainment this year, offering our guests delightful Halloween thrills while respecting our enhanced safety and health measures.Stay tuned for more details.Get excited for this year's season by reliving the spooky thrills that swept through the Disney Parks last year.Please note: Last year, we hosted two Halloween Parties at an extra charge. Due to current conditions, they will not be possible this year so be sure to take double advantage of our festivities during the day!
Drop into a new dimension of thrills
Will you be able to handle the hair-raising new twist taking over The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror in Walt Disney Studios Park? Prepare to experience new surprises as this legendary Disneyland Paris attraction plummets to a place that's never been seen, or survived, before.
Phantom Manor: More mysterious than ever before
Dare you walk through the creaky doors of a re-opened Phantom Manor in Disneyland Park? We've snuck some happy new horrors into this iconic Disneyland Paris attraction so mere mortals like you can discover fresh fear around every eerie turn. Boo! In Disneyland Park all year round.
Expect the unexpected as, for the first time ever, wicked sea witch Ursula joins a ghastly gang of notorious Disney mischief makers to gatecrash the festivities. They can't resist a chance to get up to their old tricks in a spooky show of villainy on Royal Castle Stage. It's sure to give you the chills...and plenty of laughs too.
Witness a whimsical Mickey's Halloween Celebration
Treat yourself to Mickey's tricks as he steals the show on a fabulous Phantom Manor float in our wickedly wonderful Halloween Cavalcade. Souls of all ages will get in the spirit as Disney Characters parade along the streets of Disneyland Park in eye-popping autumn attire. You're sure to be spellbound!
Sneer and cheer alongside infamous Disney Villains
Conjure up the courage for some chillingly cheerful encounters with wicked Disney Villains. Sneak over to Maleficent's briar bush at Castle Courtyard to meet the 'Mistress of All Evil' herself. But watch out! Because her fellow masters of mischief have invited themselves and they're on the loose. Be sure to catch them... before they catch you. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Meet Mickey's best buds in high spirits
Spend a mischievous moment with Minnie, Goofy, Stitch and the gang, as they join Mickey in their most marvelous Halloween costumes to throw a frightfully fun celebration. They can't wait to share the scares with you!
Immerse in another dimension of Disney delight
Summon your fearless streak and float through the mischievous mist of Halloween delights bewitching Main Street, U.S.A. and Frontierland in Disneyland Park. Pumpkins grin, lights flicker and a creepy cackling hangs in the air in what is an enchanting atmosphere sure to give you giddy goosebumps until late.
The spectacularly sparkly Disney Illuminations show
Gaze in awe at Sleeping Beauty Castle as Mickey leads you through a dazzling display of classic and new Disney stories. Show at Park closing. In Disneyland Park all year round.
Disney Halloween Parties
Disney Halloween Parties, bewitching Disneyland Paris on 26th and 31st October 2019. From 8pm to 2am, dastardly Disney Villains have Disneyland Park all to themselves and they dare you to join them for the most mischievous party ever. Book online with your Disney hotel package.
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What do "the books" of European banks currently look like? To find out, we recently crunched the numbers from 40 different reports, studies, and references. Here are four things we learned.
Still behind. The European private banking industry has yet to recover from the 2008 financial crisis, even as its counterparts in North America and Asia have returned to profitability. Profits in 2013 were roughly 20% less than pre-crisis levels and continue to be affected by lower interest rates and increasing regulatory costs. Revenues per dollar of assets are 18% lower than pre-crisis levels.
More regulations. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and other global standards taking effect in 2017 end bank secrecy in countries such as Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, removing the competitive advantage these nations once enjoyed to attract offshore wealth. As a result, private banks can no longer charge a premium for their services and can be fined for violating regulation. And the cost of customer management has risen by 20%–30%. Moreover, the banning of retrocession payments and complying with MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) has added even more costs for European banks to absorb, cutting into annual profits by as much as 25% across Europe, according to McKinsey.
Increased competition. Though Europe is battling a prolonged economic crisis and sovereign indebtedness, and is on a slower growth trajectory compared with the U.S. and Asia, its strong wealth fundamentals are prompting many American banks to expand into Europe, posing a significant threat to domestic players. The rise of robo-advisors and SMAC Stack technologies are casting another shadow over European banking industry. Software-driven advisory services such as Vaamo and Nutmeg and other digital services are attracting clients for a fraction of the fees traditionally charged for portfolio management, periodic reviews and innovative investment monitoring.
Diminished trust. Another worrying trend is increasing reluctance to do business with big banks. (See our related Perspectives piece.) In a recent study, the majority of 270 UK millionaires said they preferred not to work with large organizations, particularly if it meant dealing with a wide range of people, many of whom they might only speak with once. Following the global economic crisis, customers also demand better performance and more transparency on wealth management fees and investment decisions.
To overcome these challenges, private banks are investing in back-end systems to not only comply with increased regulations, but to improve their customer experience, data analytics, and reporting. They're achieving this with SMAC Stack technologies.
For example, digital technologies such as empowering mobile apps and video chat can improve advisor productivity by shortening turnaround times, easing compliance, improving customer service, and reducing costs.
Four Ways Digital Saves the Bank
Digital natives are increasingly demanding different banking products and services. This group includes digital savvy independents and entrepreneurs who prefer more self-service than their predecessors. They are accustomed to products from Apple, Google, and Amazon, and they expect similar services from other industries, including banking.
Winning in such conditions requires the following actions, according to our research:
Provide seamless support to a wide range of customers, from older generations to the self-driven, digitally-rich.
Offer customer advice consistently across digital (and analog backup) channels.
Support a greater number of customers without a dip in digital service.
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Although some European private banks are adding basic online services and mobile apps to carry out simple transactions today, the majority of institutions — Swiss banks in particular — have yet to take serious steps to combat declining profits, lower IT budgets, and the cost of complying with new regulations and increased tax probes.
For banks interested in remaining viable long term, being "digital first" with SMAC Stack, and Internet of Things technologies is the universal answer. Here are four reasons why digital matters:
It improves customer service.
For an industry driven by high-touch and high-quality service, digital solutions will provide new ways to engage with customers and deliver a highly personalized, seamless, and integrated experience. These technologies can reduce response time, facilitate on-demand service, and provide real-time investment information in a digestible format.
For instance, Citi Private in View provides customers with all the details of their portfolio and allows them to drill down to better understand portfolio performance, notifications and the latest research. It also offers a single point of contact to interact with bank reps and secure cloud storage for personal and account documents. Similarly, Barclays developed a digital platform to curate customer experiences in travel, arts, and culture. By applying Code HaloTM thinking, (i.e., analyzing what customers choose and how they interact with these information services), the bank can better understand client preferences and associate those needs and desires with relevant offers.
It increases transparency.
Banks can also offer customer apps that allow them to better understand their portfolios by comparing them with the market, their peers' portfolios, and portfolios created by other advisors, according to this successful use case. When it comes to better visibility without the need of hiring additional "analysts" or customer support representatives, digital is the best way.
It enhances advisor productivity.
Just as it increases customer visibility, digital does the same for financial advisors. For instance, providing advisors with information about a customer's banking history allows them to offer more tailored recommendations. By analyzing Code Halo data such as profiles and investment choices, private banks can create templates for high-quality advice that can be customized for new clients with similar preferences. Banks can also use social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn to create exclusive groups, enabling them to deliver more meaningful customer engagement and acquisition.
It improves compliance.
A more strict and continuously evolving global regulatory environment requires banks to be more cautious about cross-border transactions and tax laws to avoid hefty fines and reputational damage to their reputation. Here, too, digital technologies alleviate risk exposure and compliance violations with the help of automated alerts when deviations take place, both internally and on the customer side.
Five Things Digital Requires
Digitization is not a one-time effort or investment but rather a journey toward creating a better way to interact and transact with clients. Achieving this transformation requires banks to understand and apply Code Halo thinking, revamp their existing IT infrastructure to support new technologies, and improve customer privacy.
By working with vendors that provide modular and componentized core banking solutions, banks can cost-effectively replace systems based on their business needs and budgetary constraints. Another approach is to use middleware to reduce integration challenges and improve connectivity between core systems and new applications. Credit Suisse is a good example of this, which built a new digital organization in three to six months with the help of partner firms.
Whatever route you take, research shows that winning "digital first" cultures excel at the following:
- Have a strong vision for what the digital organization will look like.
- Involve employees and share the vision with them.
- Learn from new digital entrants, customer usage habits, and other industries to refine and tailor digital services.
- Deploy a chief digital officer to oversee all digital initiatives.
- Transform in phases by starting with small, distinct customer experiences (rather than a hodgepodge of tools) before embarking on a full roll-out.
In our experience, private banks that achieve the above with digital technologies and Code Halo thinking stand to gain significantly. This is especially true in Europe — where customers still value the highly personal touch for complex transactions but want the convenience of digital interactions for routine transactions and reporting. To that end, digital can help private banks create virtual and physical experiences that effectively blend transactional and interactional activities.
To learn more, read our white paper Digital Transformation in European Private Banking or visit our banking practice.


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Today, the investigator appointed by the Swedish Government, Mr. Håkan Hallstedt, handed over his proposal (1,340 pages) for the introduction of a Swedish licensing system to the Swedish Minister for Public Administration, Mr. Ardalan Shekarabi.
We have not yet been able to perform an in-depth analysis of the proposal. However, in essence, the investigator proposes a partial abolishment of the Swedish gambling monopoly with the following key elements:
- The introduction of a framework legislation governing all gambling;
- The Swedish government will no longer be able to grant gambling licenses. Instead, the Swedish Gambling Authority will be solely responsible for granting gambling licenses;
- Private commercial entities, state-owned Svenska Spel and the Swedish Horse Racing Totalisator Board (ATG) will be able to obtain Licenses for online casinos, betting, poker and bingo, as well as land-based horse betting and sports betting;
- State-owned Svenska Spel will retain the monopoly in relation to gambling terminals and land-based casinos;
- State-owned Svenska Spel and the non-profit sector will retain the exclusive right to organize lotteries and non-profit sector lotteries will be exempt from taxes, with the exception for lotteries arranged on-line on the internet;
- Licenses will be required for anyone developing, providing, installing or amending gaming software for online gambling;
- Licenses will be required for the manufacturing, importation or possession of gambling terminals;
- For online casinos, online betting, online poker, online bingo, land-based horse betting and land-based sports betting, there is no proposed ceiling on payout percentages;
- For gambling terminals, land-based casinos and lotteries, the maximum payout percentage will be limited to fifty percent;
- Proposed tax rate of 18 percent for operators calculated on the surplus generated after winnings have been paid out;
- Licensing fees ranging between SEK 60,000 – 700,000 and annual supervisory fees between SEK 30,000 – SEK 1,000,000;
- Stricter sanctions for operation of unlicensed gambling services, including penalties ranging between SEK 5,000 – SEK 50,000,000;
- Criminalization of payment service providers offering services to unlicensed operators. The proposal also suggest a trial of blocking of payment transactions between unlicensed gambling operators and players; and
- Liability for internet service providers to display warnings to visitors of unlicensed gambling sites.
The investigator's goal is to reach a channelization rate of 90 percent. The proposal is available in Swedish at http://www.regeringen.se/rattsdokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2017/03/sou-201730/


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Diellesse – T-map
T-map was born in Rome , from an image, intuition , combined with imagination and creativity , a combination that leads to the realization of original and innovative products , collect them all to always carry the memory or the membership of the city visited or that you would like to visit.
To be a designer today means finding solutions that improve the quality of life of people through smart objects and aesthetically beautiful. And ' what Diellesse , the design studio of young professionals , founded by Laura SpinacI, is committed to bringing forward every day.
From observing the tourists an insight I had intentions to consult a map of the city of Rome , Laura captures the importance of always having available a map of the city , preferably printed on items that you may have with them such as t -shirts , shopping bags bag , notebooks . This is how T -map , or Town Map, a collection of products that bear printed on its surface maps of the historic centers of major Italian art cities . An idea that combines creativity and intelligence in practicality and versatility. In addition to an immense love for Italy and its artistic beauty.


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At the risk of stating the obvious, the home is a tough space to break into. Everyone's home is set out differently, and we're all looking for different things out of an internet-connected gadget for our living room, kitchen, bedroom or wherever. (Assuming we're not creeped out by the very idea of this kind of always-listening product that we dismiss it out of hand.) And that's to say nothing of the variety in tastes and services among people who are in the market for a connected speaker with internet-driven intelligence.
In the UK, Google Home makes its debut a good six months after Amazon's Echo series. That device's arrival shortly before the Christmas sales period, combined with heavy marketing, ensured Alexa had a substantial holiday-driven lead. Nevertheless, Google Home is here now, and after three weeks with the device, I'm mostly sold on it. Even so, I find I'm underutilizing Home's higher functions, and on a day-to-day basis I'm mostly using it for audio content, as opposed to Google Assistant.
Google Home is designed to blend into the background — unless you want it to stand out.
Physically, Google Home is an unassuming little matte plastic cylinder, sitting around six inches tall, with a slanted, touch-sensitive surface up top. It's designed to look like furniture, not gadgetry, and it pulls off that look pretty well. The lower third makes up the actual speaker portion of this speaker. With the standard grey fabric base, it easily blends into the background. Other, jazzier colors are available for £18 from Google's store if you want Home to match the aesthetic of a particular room. That includes one metal option (with others coming soon) that may be a better fit for rooms like your kitchen.
Google Home's touch panel animates in the classic "Google" primary colors when you say the "OK Google" hot-word, and there's a iPod Classic-style clickwheel volume with similar illumination. Should you wish to stop Google Home listening in, there's a microphone mute button around the back. And that's basically it as far as touch interactions go — everything else you'll do directly on Google Home happens via voice.
Like Google Wifi, setup is quick and uncomplicated, handled via the Google Home app. In the process, you'll pair your Google account with your Home, and set up news sources for your daily briefing. That app also gives you a non-touch way to manage anything casting to the device.
As a connected speaker, Google Home is surprisingly capable. You'd hope so for £129 — but Home, despite its diminutive size, manages to put out a great deal of volume, and does so with ample bass even at high volume levels. Thanks to the near ubiquity of
Google Cast Chromecast support in popular streaming apps (with the notable exception of Apple Music), chances are whatever you're using for music, podcasts and radio will just work via a phone or tablet.
On the device itself, your app options are a little more limited. Still, I was impressed by how well Home handled the multitude of commands I threw at it:
Stuff like "play the Android Central podcast" ... or "Skip ahead 60 seconds" ... or "Go back to the start" ... or "Play the previous track"
That's only held back by the clunkiness of having to prefix everything you want to do with "OK Google."
There have been a few mishaps along the way, too: Google Home once delivered me the BBQ Central Podcast instead of our own Android Central podcast — go figure. (I'm sure it's a quality show!) And Home was repeatedly stumped by "play Chvrches" (pronounced "churches"), I guess because the written name doesn't line up with the pronunciation. And of course there's a non-zero chance it'll accidentally spring to life if anyone nearby is talking about... well, Google.
Google's far-field mics are sensitive enough to detect you a good distance away.
On that note, it's worth underscoring just how good Google's far-field microphones are in this gadget. (If you want to be creeped out a little, try whispering "OK Google" and see how quiet you can get and still have it respond.) The other side of that coin is that even in larger rooms, or situations where there's a decent amount of background noise, Home has you covered.
In the smartphone world, we're used to living in siloed apps. With Google Home, you're supposed to just ask for what you want, without worrying about where it lives. Assuming it works with all the services you regularly use, as it does in my case, you're all good.
Assistant is the other big tentpole feature of Google Home — and, as it has been since it first debuted on the Pixel phones, is a bit of a mixed bag. Bafflingly, Assistant on Google Home still can't set reminders. There are issues with multiple accounts, where calendar entries from my Mobile Nations Google account wouldn't show up in briefings and direct answers, because only my main Google account could be synced.
More: How to set up and use Google Assistant
Google Assistant is still a work-in-progress.
Besides that, Google Assistant is pretty much the same as the phone-based experience. It's remarkably clever one moment, able to pull what you want from the web, even if it doesn't exist in Google's knowledge graph. ("What's the tallest building in Berlin", for instance.) Yet at the same time it's undone by basic requests like "when will I next be in London", and the long-running "reminders" thing.
That's why I've mostly stuck to using Home as a glorified Google Cast target — albeit one with above-average intelligence, slick voice controls and a handy companion app. Google Assistant is still in its infancy, of course, and it's almost certain the major functionality gaps will be plugged in the months and years ahead. Assistant on phones has had the same growing pains, and is slowly becoming smarter.
You probably already know whether or not you fall into the "early adopter" camp. If that's you, there's plenty of cool stuff to explore in Google Home beyond the core casting and streaming experience. If not, buy it because you want a good, stylish connected speaker that can occasionally tell you the distance between London and Edinburgh and remind you how many cups are in a quart.
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Castle of the Wolf by Sandra Schwab, copyright 2007. Castle of the Wolf has a lot going for it without opening the cover: It's set in Germany and it's a historical romance with a gothic feel to it without nary a vampire around. This is my first time reading Ms. Schwab but it won't be the last. FWIW, this is her second novel. I have Lilly Brand in my TBR pile.
Celia Fussell is a 27 year old spinster living with her brother the Baron and his shrewish wife, Dorinda. Celia learns upon her father's death that she has inherited a castle…and maybe it's owner. Her father didn't have the money to give Cissy the proper London Season she needed to find a husband, so off to Baden, Germany she goes to start a new life with possibly a new husband. However, things don't go as planned. Cissy's journey from spinster to wife presents her with quite a few challenges of their own.
First, she inherits a castle that is old, decrepit and already occupied. That occupant is Fenris von Wolfenbach. Fenris is a recluse whose lived alone in his castle, deep in the Black Forests of Germany. He has his share of demons to battle since joining the British army at age 19, to battle Napoleon that resulted in his family's financial ruin and social downfall. Needless to say he is quite angered at this new intrusion into his life and home. It's a sore spot as to why the Wolfenbach's lost their home to Celia's father. Fenris especially feels ashamed to have been the culprit behind this transaction that took place years ago. The two meet and develop a healthy dislike for each other. Celia refuses to leave and Fenris refuses to welcome her into his home or his heart. There you have most of the conflict as Fenris spends more than half the book avoiding her. In time each reassess the other and delve beneath the surface to discover that there is more to it than meets the eye. Can the princess gentle the beast? You'll have to read the book to find out. Meanwhile, a third party threatens to take the Wolfenbach property if the stipulation of the will is not met within four months. So there you have it.
Enough about the plot, here are my thoughts on the story: I liked it. I think this author has a very interesting voice that would contribute well to the romance genre. The atmosphere of the story was well done and played a significant role in the story. The fairy-tale aspect of the story was charming. Interspersed throughout the story we see Celia reading romantic poetry. The setting was nicely done and different. How many historical romances are set in Germany? You can feel this otherworldly presence that seemed to have envelope and permeate the castle and it's inhabitants, thereby, providing for it's dark tone. Along with decent characterizations with a somewhat, predictable and familiar plot made this a decent read for me . My grade, B.


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Ivano-Frankivsk city council gave free use of room for CF " Wounded SOS "MPs supported the decision "On leasing and free use (loan) communal property territorial community. Ivano-Frankivsk" In particular, it is about providing and making charitable organization with charitableand Foundation "Wounded SOS" agreement for free use of non-residential premises of 203.2 square meters on the first floor in a house down the street youth, 54 to 31 May to accommodate humanitarian aid. Also, the deputies decided to give free use premises for "Ivano-Frankivsk union soldiers ATO" and by "Patriot of Ukraine". "For"36 deputies voted. This was reported in Ivano-Frankivsk city council
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*Grace's Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-Up is one of many new book arrivals to the FGCU Library's collection. Grace Helbig, host of *it'sGrace on YouTube, has gathered some tongue-in-cheek, though sometimes actual good advice for people of all ages trying to act like adults. Helbig covers topics including how to interview for a job, tips for surviving school and the office, how to make adult friends, dating, cooking and travel. Its a fun, colorful book that occasional veers into "bad behavior" territory (the "How to Get Over a Hangover" and "How to Do the Walk of Shame" chapters come to mind), perfect for summer reading.
This book and other modern humor books can be found on the second floor of Library East in and around the PN6231 section of the General Collection.


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