text: tag:cincinnatilibrary.org,2007:NewArrivals:fantasy_fiction Fantasy Fiction 2014-10-01T03:15:56-04:00 The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/ These titles were recently added to the collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/spotlight/feeds/newarrivals.png 2984531 The Brothers Cabal 2014-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 Howard, Jonathan L., author. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, [2014]. viii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. "Johannes Cabal." "Horst Cabal has risen from the dead. Again. Horst, the most affable vampire one is ever likely to meet, is resurrected by an occult conspiracy that wants him as a general in a monstrous army. Their plan: to create a country of horrors, a supernatural homeland. As Horst sees the lengths to which they are prepared to go and the evil they cultivate, he realizes that he cannot fight them alone. What he really needs on his side is a sarcastic, amoral, heavily armed necromancer. As luck would have it, this exactly describes his brother." -- Provided by publisher. 2987072 A vision of fire 2014-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 Anderson, Gillian, 1968- author. New York : Simon451, 2014. ix, 292 pages ; 24 cm. "A novel"--Jacket. "Renowned child psychologist Caitlin O'Hara is a single mom trying to juggle her job, her son, and a lackluster dating life. Her world is suddenly upturned when Maanik, the daughter of India's ambassador to the United Nations, starts speaking in tongues and having violent visions. Caitlin is sure that her fits have something to do with the recent assassination attempt on her father--a shooting that has escalated nuclear tensions between India and Pakistan to dangerous levels--but when teenagers around the world start having similar outbursts, Caitlin begins to think that there's a more sinister force at work"-- Provided by publisher. 2987075 Unbinding 2014-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 Wilks, Eileen, 1952- New York : Berkley Sensation, 2014. 390 pages ; 18 cm. Includes preview to: Mind magic (pages [385]-390). "In the newest Novel of the Lupi, the human and elven worlds are both about to come under attack... After questing through the sidhe realms with her ex-hellhound lover, Nathan, Kai Tallman Michalski has finally returned home. But she knows Nathan will eventually be called back to serve his Queen--and Kai will have to decide whether to enter her majesty's service as well. Sure, the job comes with great bennies, but there's one big downside: she would have to swear absolute fealty to the Queen of Winter. For now, though, Kai is glad to be home, and glad that Nathan completed his mission for his Queen with surprising ease. But what seemed to be a quick conclusion turns out to be anything but. The two of them helped thwart the sidhe god of chaos--and he is not happy about that. He's got plans for them. Plans, too, for the sidhe who killed him some three millennia ago. Nor has he abandoned his plans for Earth, as they learn when chaos begins bursting out all over."--Page [4] of cover. 2993048 Closer to home 2014-09-30T00:00:00-04:00 Lackey, Mercedes, author. New York, NY : DAW Books, Inc., [2014] 361 pages ; 24 cm "The Herald spy ; book one"--Title page. "A novel of Valdemar"--Cover. Trained as a spy by the King's Own Herald, an orphan named Mags rises through the ranks of the Heralds' Collegium and uses his powerful Mindspeech gift to outmaneuver a royal court plot that risks his mentor and family. 2982533 The blood of Olympus 2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 Riordan, Rick. Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, [2014] 516 pages ; 22 cm. "The Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent the earth mother, Gaea, from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood"-- Provided by publisher. 2983962 Die and stay dead 2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 Kaufmann, Nicholas, 1969- author. New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2014. 388 pages ; 21 cm "A novel"--Cover. "A brutal murder in Greenwich village puts Trent and the Five-Pointed Star on the trail of Erickson Arkwright, the last surviving member of a doomsday cult. Back in the day, the Aeternis Tenebris cult thought the world would end on New Year's Eve of 2000. When it didn't, they decided to end it themselves by summoning Nahash-Dred, a powerful, terrifying demon known as the Destroyer of Worlds. But something went wrong. The demon massacred the cult, leaving Arkwright the sole survivor. Now, hiding somewhere in New York City with a new identity, Arkwright plans to summon the demon again and finish the job he started over a decade ago. As Trent rushes to locate a long-lost magical artifact that may be the only way to stop him, the clues begin to mount... Trent's past and Arkwright's might be linked somehow. And if they are, it means the truth of who Trent really is may lie buried in the twisted mind of a madman"-- Provided by publisher. 2985392 Scarlet tides 2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 Hair, David, 1965- author. New York : Jo Fletcher Books, 2014. 684 pages : maps ; 24 cm. Sequel to: Mage's blood. With the reappearance of the Leviathan Bridge, the Third Crusade begins in the name of Emperor Constant, while most of the Rondians are seeking their fortune, there is a small faction set on finding the source of all magical power, the Scytale of Coneus. 2993046 Poison fruit 2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- New York, New York : Roc, [2014] 437 pages ; 24 cm "A ROC book." With a new predator on the loose, Daisy Johanssen, liaison to the Norse goddess of the dead, fights harder than usual to keep the paranormal residents of Pemkowet under control. 2993047 Broken soul : a Jane Yellowrock novel 2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 Hunter, Faith New York : Roc, 2014 342 p. ; 18 cm. Includes excerpt from: Bloodring (p. [332]-342) "Roc fantasy." While protecting the Master of New Orleans from a greedy delegation of European vampires, Jane Yellowrock must find and destroy a brutal creature stalking the streets of New Orleans, leaving a trail of blood and carnage in its wake. 2993050 The dark defiles 2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 Morgan, Richard K., 1965- New York : Del Rey, [2014] 630 pages ; 24 cm "A Del Rey trade paperback original." "Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold meets George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones in the final novel in Richard K. Morgan's epic A Land Fit for Heroes trilogy, which burst onto the fantasy scene with The Steel Remains and The Cold Commands. Ringil Eskiath, a reluctant hero viewed as a corrupt degenerate by the very people who demand his help, has traveled far in search of the Illwrack Changeling, a deathless human sorcerer-warrior raised by the bloodthirsty Aldrain, former rulers of the world. Separated from his companions--Egar the Dragonbane and Archeth--Ringil risks his soul to master a deadly magic that alone can challenge the might of the Changeling. While Archeth and the Dragonbane embark on a trail of blood and tears that ends up exposing long-buried secrets, Ringil finds himself tested as never before, with his life and all existence hanging in the balance. Praise for Richard K. Morgan and his acclaimed series, A Land Fit for Heroes "Bold, brutal, and making no compromises--Richard K. Morgan doesn't so much twist the cliches of fantasy as take an axe to them. Then set fire to them."--Joe Abercrombie "Morgan has taken traditional sword and sorcery tropes and given them a hard, contemporary kick. The anitithesis of the cosy fairytale, this one is for big boys."--The Times (London) "A crisp stylist who demonstrates equal facility with action scenes and angst."--The New York Times Book Review "A full-immersion experience, uncompromising and bleakly magnificent."--Kirkus Reviews"-- Provided by publisher. 2995571 Gideon Smith and the brass dragon 2014-09-26T00:00:00-04:00 Barnett, David, 1970 January 11- author. New York : Tor, 2014. 352 pages : maps ; 21 cm "A Tom Doherty Associates Book." "Nineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire, a teeming metropolis where steam-power is king and airships ply the skies, and where Queen Victoria presides over three quarters of the known world--including the east coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.Young Gideon Smith has seen things that no green lad of Her Majesty's dominion should ever experience. Through a series of incredible events Gideon has become the newest Hero of the Empire. But Gideon is a man with a mission, for the dreaded Texas pirate Louis Cockayne has stolen the mechanical clockwork girl Maria, along with a most fantastical weapon--a great brass dragon that was unearthed beneath ancient Egyptian soil. Maria is the only one who can pilot the beast, so Cockayne has taken girl and dragon off to points east. Gideon and his intrepid band take to the skies and travel to the American colonies hot on Cockayne's trail. Not only does Gideon want the machine back, he has fallen in love with Maria. Their journey will take them to the wilds of the lawless lands south of the American colonies - to free Texas, where the mad King of Steamtown rules with an iron fist (literally), where life is cheap and honor even cheaper.Does Gideon have what it takes to not only save the day but win the girl? David Barnett's Gideon Smith and the Brass Dragon is a fantastical steampunk fable set against an alternate historical backdrop: the ultimate Victoriana/steampunk mash-up!"-- Provided by publisher. 2995572 Incarnate 2014-09-26T00:00:00-04:00 Strout, Anton New York, N.Y. : Ace Books, 2014 x, 306 p. ; 17 cm. "Book three of The Spellmason Chronicles." "Ace fantasy." When a spell goes horribly wrong, setting thousands of gargoyles loose upon Manhattan, Alexandra Belarus, who is gifted with the ability to breathe life into stone, and her protector, Stanis, must put things right. 2995573 Sword of the bright lady 2014-09-26T00:00:00-04:00 Planck, M. C., author. Amherst, N.Y. : Pyr, an imprint of Prometheus Books, [2014]. 429 pages ; 21 cm "World of prime; book one"--Title page. "Christopher Sinclair goes out for a walk on a mild Arizona evening and never comes back. He stumbles into a freezing winter under an impossible night sky, where magic is real -- but bought at a terrible price. A misplaced act of decency lands him in a brawl with an arrogant nobleman and puts him under a death sentence. In desperation he agrees to be drafted into an eternal war, serving as a priest of the Bright Lady, Goddess of Healing. But when Marcius, god of war, offers the only hope of a way home to his wife, Christopher pledges to him instead, plunging the church into turmoil and setting him on a path of violence and notoriety. To win enough power to open a path home, this mild-mannered mechanical engineer must survive duelists, assassins, and the never-ending threat of monsters, with only his makeshift technology to compete with swords and magic. But the gods and demons have other plans. Christopher's fate will save the world... or destroy it"-- Provided by publisher. 2983812 Priestess dreaming 2014-09-24T00:00:00-04:00 Galenorn, Yasmine, 1961- New York, N.Y. : Jove Books, 2014 318 p. : map ; 18 cm. With the war in Otherworld raging, the Queen of Shadow and Night summons me to her court. Aeval orders me on a quest through the mists to find an ancient ally of hers. I am to seek out The Merlin and wake him from his long sleep. Surrounded by danger on all sides, with Morgaine and Bran along for the journey, I must pray they are allies rather than enemies, as we undertake a perilous search through the labyrinth of time. 2983820 The Seventh Sigil 2014-09-23T00:00:00-04:00 Weis, Margaret. New York : Tor, 2014. 524 pages : maps ; 24 cm. "A Tom Doherty Associates book." "Margaret Weis, the bestselling author of many epic adventure fantasies, is at her best in The Seventh Sigil. Five hundred years ago, a clan of rebels was banished to the bottom of the world; ever since, these Bottom Dwellers have sought revenge, and now they are waging all-out war on the rest of humanity, those who live Above. Their deadly "contramagic" beams destroy buildings and attack naval airships, and their magical drumming brings terrible storms and disrupts the magic of the people and dragons Above. The attack of their full contramagic power will create a magical armageddon. In an effort to prevent further death, the reunited Dragon Brigade will take the fight to the Bottom. But strength of arms alone will not be enough to conquer their foe. As the Bottom Dwellers' blood magic eats away at the world, those Above realize their only possible defense lies in the heretical secrets of contramagic. Loyal priests must decide whether to protect the Church, or risk its destruction in pursuit of the truth. Only the Dragon Brigade can keep the world from plunging into an endless dark age. Their epic battle will test the mettle of those thrown into the breach, and determine the fate of this magical world"-- Provided by publisher. 2994548 The bloodbound 2014-09-22T00:00:00-04:00 Lindsey, Erin. New York : Ace Books, 2014. 359 p. ; 18 cm. "First in a new series"--Cover. "A cunning and impetuous scout, Alix only wishes to serve quietly on the edges of the action. But when the king is betrayed by his own brother and left to die at the hands of attacking Oridian forces, she winds up single-handedly saving her sovereign. Suddenly, she is head of the king's personal guard, an honor made all the more dubious by the king's exile from his own court. Surrounded by enemies, Alix must help him reclaim his crown, all the while attempting to repel the relentless tide of invaders led by the Priest, most feared of Oridia's lords. But while Alix's king commands her duty, both he and a fellow scout lay claim to her heart. And when the time comes, she may need to choose between the two men who need her most."--from cover, page [4]. 2994491 Caught dead handed 2014-09-19T00:00:00-04:00 Perry, Carol J., author. New York : Kensington Publishing Corp., 2014. 404 p. ; 17 cm. "A Witch City mystery"--Cover. She's not a psychic--she just plays one on TV. Most folks associate the city of Salem, Massachusetts with witches, but for Lee Barrett, it's home. This October she's returned to her hometown--where her beloved Aunt Ibby still lives--to interview for a job as a reporter at WICH-TV. But the only opening is for a call-in psychic to host the late night horror movies. It seems the previous host, Ariel Constellation, never saw her own murder coming. Lee reluctantly takes the job, but when she starts seeing real events in the obsidian ball she's using as a prop, she wonders if she might really have psychic abilities. To make things even spookier, it's starting to look like Ariel may have been an actual practicing witch--especially when O'Ryan, the cat Lee and Aunt Ibby inherited from her, exhibits some strange powers of his own. With Halloween fast approaching, Lee must focus on unmasking a killer--or her career as a psychic may be very short lived. . . 2986777 Fireborn 2014-09-12T00:00:00-04:00 Arthur, Keri, author. New York, New York : Signet Select, [2014] 391 pages ; 18 cm. A phoenix capable of taking on human form and cursed with the ability to foresee death, Emberly Pearson finds everything she has worked so hard for going up in flames when she tries to save a man she once loved from meeting his prophesied fate. 2981277 The perilous sea 2014-09-11T00:00:00-04:00 Thomas, Sherry (Sherry M.), author. New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014] 416 pages ; 22 cm "Sequel to The burning sky"--Dust jacket. "Elemental trilogy ; #2"--Title page verso. "After returning to Eton College, Titus makes a shocking discovery in his mother's diary that causes him to question everything he believed about his and Iolanthe's Mission"-- Provided by publisher. 2982630 The clockwork dagger : a novel 2014-09-10T00:00:00-04:00 Cato, Beth. New York, NY : Harper Voyager, 2014. 360 pages ; 21 cm "Full of magic, mystery, and romance, an enchanting steampunk fantasy debut in the bestselling vein of Trudi Canavan and Gail Carriger.Orphaned as a child, Octavia Leander was doomed to grow up on the streets until Miss Percival saved her and taught her to become a medician. Gifted with incredible powers, the young healer is about to embark on her first mission, visiting suffering cities in the far reaches of the war-scarred realm. But the airship on which she is traveling is plagued by a series of strange and disturbing occurrences, including murder, and Octavia herself is threatened. Suddenly, she is caught up in a flurry of intrigue: the dashingly attractive steward may be one of the infamous Clockwork Daggers--the Queen's spies and assassins--and her cabin-mate harbors disturbing secrets. But the danger is only beginning, for Octavia discovers that the deadly conspiracy aboard the airship may reach the crown itself"-- Provided by publisher. 2982561 City of stairs : a novel 2014-09-08T00:00:00-04:00 Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984- New York : Broadway Books, [2014] 452 pages ; 21 cm "The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions--until its divine protectors were killed. Now Bulikov has become just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power, but the surreal landscape of the city itself--first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it--stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country's most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem--and that Bulikov's cruel reign may not yet be over."-- From back cover. 2982557 The falcon throne 2014-09-05T00:00:00-04:00 Miller, Karen, 1961- author. New York : Orbit, 2014. xi, 675 pages : map ; 25 cm "The tarnished crown ; book one"--Title page. "First published in the United Kingdom in 2014 by Little, Brown Group Limited"--Title page verso. A royal son, falsely believed to be dead, fights for his father's stolen throne against a bastard-born lord and a duke's widow. 2970463 The witch with no name 2014-09-02T00:00:00-04:00 Harrison, Kim, 1966- New York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014] 462 pages ; 24 cm. "Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking. She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witchs, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon. She's lost friends and lovers and family, and an old enemy has become something much more. But power demands responsibility, and world-changers must always pay a price. That time is now. To save Ivy's soul and the rest of the living vampires, to keep the demonic ever after and our own world from destruction, Rachel Morgan will risk everything"-- Provided by publisher. 2984576 The magician's guild 2014-09-02T00:00:00-04:00 Canavan, Trudi. New York : EOS, 2004. 370 p. : maps ; 18 cm. The Magician's Guild attempts to locate an untrained rogue mage, whose raw power and belligerent disposition could prove very dangerous to their order. 2982499 Age of iron 2014-08-29T00:00:00-04:00 Watson, Angus, author. New York, NY : Orbit, 2014. 568 pages ; 21 cm "Iron age trilogy : book one"--Title page. Dug Sealskinner is a down-on-his-luck mercenary traveling south to join up with King Zadar's army. But he keeps rescuing the wrong people. First Spring, a child he finds scavenging on the battlefield, and then Lowa, one of Zadar's most fearsome warriors, who has vowed revenge on the king for her sister's execution. Now Dug's on the wrong side of the thousands-strong army he hoped to join -- and worse, Zadar has bloodthirsty druid magic on his side. All Dug has is his war hammer, one small child, and one unpredictable, highly-trained warrior with a lust for revenge that might get them all killed.


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FY 2012 Discretionary Budget Pie ChartSubmitted by We the People on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 06:14
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Star Wars Episode 7 Casting Update: Meet New Stars Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen
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By Alyssa Ashley Lucas | July 8, 2014 3:05 PM EST
Two new stars, Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen, have been recently introduced as part of the cast of J. J. Abrams' new sci-fi film, "Star Wars: Episode VII."
After casting calls that is said to have spanned 11 cities across the U.S. and UK, "Star Wars" official Web site announced on Sunday that the cast of "Star Wars: Episode VII" has got two new additions to join Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), both stars reprising their roles.
People dressed as "Star Wars" characters Boba Fett (L) and a Stormtrooper pose at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California June 11, 2014.
Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen are both new names to grace the big screens. Clarke has done some acting in the past, while Andersen is more popular in his work as a professional of Parkour, a training discipline that mainly involves running, jumping and landing.
Crystal Clarke, a U.S. born actress with film experience and credits, including a short film titled "White Romeo," attached to her profile on IMDb, is one of the young talents that the filmmakers have chosen to join the "Star Wars" universe. Aside from "Star Wars: Episode VII," Clarke is set to appear in the "The Moon and the Sun" and "Woman in Gold."
In an article on nj.com, the then-17-year-old Crystal Clarke from Newark Arts High School, who is now 20, is said to have been one of the recipients of a US$20,000 scholarship from the Star-Ledger Scholarship for the Performing Arts program.
According to the nj.com article, Clarke has been set to attend a three-year acting program at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, which has helped the young actress hone her acting skills.
Pip Andersen, on the other hand, is said to be a UK born professional of Parkour, who has appeared in a handful of commercials, including an ad for Sony. According to piptrix, Andersen's official Web site, Andersen is a member of the pro freerunning team Storm Freerun.
Aside from doing Parkour, Andersen is also busy with his life as a family man. An article on Daily Mail confirmed that the 23-year-old Pip Andersen married his childhood sweetheart, Becky Butcher, in 2009.
Other new stars the filmmakers confirmed to be also appearing in J. J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII" are Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydow.
The new casts are joining original "Star Wars" casts Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Kenny Baker (R2-D20 and Anthony Daniels (C3-PO).
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"SHALOM ALEICHEM!" Shiva Shapiro said in a heavy Yiddish accent to her visitors.As she deftly stuffed cabbage leaves with rice and stewed tomatoes, and displayed other dishes she has made on her 1900 Beauty Hub coal stove, Ms. Shapiro drew her guests into her life."This is 1919," she said. "Last year was the end of the influenza epidemic and the end of the war to end all wars. We're a Jewish family and we're keeping kosher in our home. I don't read English, only Yiddish and Hebrew. My daughter Mollie learned about bananas at school. I think that bananas are mushy, but I take her to buy a hand of bananas for 25 cents."Mrs. Shapiro is actually Barbara Ann Paster, one of the actors here at the Strawbery Banke restoration, a living museum in which over 350 years of Portsmouth homes, stores, churches and history have been preserved. It is in Puddle Dock, which was a decrepit neighborhood destined to be razed under urban renewal until a campaign in the 1950s and '60s led by the town librarian saved 42 houses on 10 acres to create the museum.The area was first settled in 1623 by the English, who found a profusion of strawberries there. By the turn of the 20th century Italians, Irish, English, French-Canadians and East European Jews had come here to find work. Although most immigrants at that time settled in large cities, some settled directly in smaller towns like Portsmouth. By 1919, 152 Russian Jews made up about a quarter of the immigrant population of Puddle Dock and 18 of them were Shapiro relatives, according to the museum.Continue reading.Follow us on page.


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A spate of vandalism in central Nelson has business owners worried in an already stressful time of year.
Casa Del Vino owner Ann Banks said she noticed a tag etched into the glass of her storefront yesterday morning.
Banks was not the only store targeted - next door at Neil Esposito Optometrists there was a scratch along the front window, while Barkers had a similar graffiti style tag etched into its windows and Cotton On Kids had also been damaged.
Banks expected her damage to cost at least $1000 and was unsure if it was her's or her landlord's bill to pay.
She had been told she would need to get the whole window replaced as well as the carpentry.
She called the etching an act of "wanton destruction".
"It's such a pointless thing to do to all the shops along here. You can't get it out, you have to replace it [the window]."
She had reported the damage to the police said they would be looking into the complaint.
Banks feared she would have the window fixed only for it to be damaged again.
"I am scared that I will get it fixed and they will do it again or do something worse like bash it with a baseball bat. I think because that was done to a few shops its a little bit worrying as to whether it might happen again."
She had not experienced this kind of vandalism in her seven years of owning the store.
"It is worrying and unnerving," she said.
"It's very challenging in mid-winter in Nelson so this adds to that.
"If I had to pay, that's huge. I would have to sell a lot of wine to make that sort of money at this time of year."
She had spoken with her landlord, who did not want to be named, and the two were speaking with their insurance companies about who was responsible for the bill.
Her landlord owned a currently empty store next door which was to open next month. It has also been scratched though he did not think the whole window would need to be replaced.
The landlord said the vandalism was "cowardly" and added unnecessary stress to local business owners.
Banks hoped people would watch out for acts of vandalism in Nelson.
On Monday night, a window at co-op owned Fibre Spectrum craft store on Trafalgar St was smashed, in an act co-op member Karen Broderson called "brainless".
The co-op believed someone had thrown a bottle through the window. They had reported the damage to the police and were waiting for a quote on how much it should cost to replace the window.
"We have a $500 excess [for insurance] as it is. It's a bit of a blow anytime, but at this time of the year when it is quiet and we have free parking to try and get people back to Nelson . . . You just plod on."
Uniquely Nelson manager Cathy Madigan said she had not been aware of the vandalism. She believed Nelson was safe at night and felt police were patrolling the city well, on foot and with CCTV.
"I wouldn't be at all surprised if it [vandalism] was caught on camera. There are cameras all around the city."
Amazon in Morrison Square had also had a window smashed in two weeks ago, on a Saturday night. Store employees believed someone had smashed it with a baseball bat, but had not tried to enter the store.
The damage had also been reported to police. The window was fixed at a cost of $290.
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CALGARY -- Jonathan Hefney holds no grudges against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The veteran defensive back is now with the Calgary Stampeders after being released by the Bombers following four seasons with the CFL club.
"That's a good organization... they gave me the opportunity to play football and I'll never take that back," Hefney told reporters after joining the Stampeders. "I'm just appreciative of what they did for me."
Hefney, 28, was a two-time CFL all-star with Winnipeg. But the 5-9, 185-pound defensive back was arrested for marijuana possession in his native South Carolina on May 31 and didn't promptly notify Winnipeg officials of the incident.
Hefney played in Winnipeg's 24-6 exhibition loss to the Toronto Argonauts last Wednesday but was released Saturday.
"I really don't know," Hefney said about why he was let go by Winnipeg. "I just know I've got a job now.
"I'm just going to go out here and be happy and play football."
Hefney joins a Calgary squad that finished second in the West Division standings last year and went on to face Toronto in the 100th Grey Cup. With such stars as running back Jon Cornish, receiver Nik Lewis and defensive end Charleston Hughes, the Stampeders figure to again be a CFL title contender in 2013.
Last season, Winnipeg and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished tied for last in the East Division standings with identical 6-12 records as both clubs missed the playoffs.
"I'm really happy and excited to come to a team that just went to the Grey Cup," Hefney said. "Just looking at the offence, they're explosive, nobody can really stop Nik Lewis and Jon Cornish from running the ball.
"Their defence likes to hit, they fly around... they play everything that I think I'm about."
Hefney, a native of Rock Hill, S.C., has appeared in 60 career CFL games. He has registered 241 tackles, two sacks, 13 interceptions, six fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
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Its difficult to not be pessimistic when considering humanitys future prospects. Many people would agree that its more likely than not that well eventually do ourselves in. And in fact, some astrobiologists theorize that all advanced civilizations hit the same insurmountable developmental wall we have. They call it the Great Filter. Its a notion thats often invoked to explain why weve never been visited by extraterrestrials.
But there is another possible reason for the celestial silence. Yes, the Great Filter exists, but weve already passed it. Heres what this would mean.
Before we can get to the Great Filter hypothesis we have to appreciate what the Fermi Paradox is telling us.
The Fermi Paradox and the Great Silence
The so-called "Great Silence" is the contradictory and counter-intuitive observation that we have yet to see any evidence for the existence of aliens. The size and age of the Universe suggests that many technologically advanced extraterrestrial intelligences (ETIs) ought to exist but this hypothesis seems inconsistent with the lack of observational evidence to support it.
Despite much of what popular culture and sci-fi would lead us to believe, the fact that we havent been visited by ETIs is disturbing. Our galaxy is so ancient that it could have been colonized hundreds, if not thousands, of times over by now. Even the most conservative estimates show that we should have already made contact either directly or indirectly (such as from dormant Bracewell communication probes).
Some skeptics dismiss the Fermi Paradox by suggesting that ETIs have come and gone, or that they wouldnt find us interesting.
Unfortunately, most solutions to the FP dont hold for a number of reasons, including the realization that a colonization wave of superintelligent aliens would likely rework the fabric of all life in the cosmos (e.g. uplifting), or that these solutions are sociological in nature (i.e. they lack scientific rigor and dont necessarily apply to the actions of all advanced civilizations; all it would take is just one to think and behave differently what astrobiologists refer to as the non-exclusivity problem).
There have been many attempts to resolve the Fermi Paradox, including the herculean attempt by Stephen Webb in his book,
Fifty Solutions to Fermis Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life.
But one solution stands out from the others, mostly on account of its brute elegance: The Great Filter.
The Great Filter
Conceived in 1998 by Robin Hanson, the GF is the disturbing suggestion that there is some kind of absurdly difficult step in the evolution of life one that precludes it from becoming interstellar.
And like the immutable laws of the universe, the GF is a stumbling block that holds true across the board; if it applies here on Earth, it applies everywhere.
Many look upon the GF as evidence that well destroy ourselves in the future. The basic idea is that every civilization destroys itself before developing space-faring technologies. Hence the empty cosmos. Given our own trajectory and the ominous presence of apocalyptic weapons, this scenario certainly seems plausible. Were not even close to going interstellar, yet were certainly capable of self-annihilation.
But that doesnt mean this interpretation of the GF is the correct one. Rather, its quite possible that human civilization has already passed the Great Filter. Should this be the case, it would be exceptionally good news. Assuming theres no other filter awaiting us in the future, it means we might be the first and only intelligent civilization in the Milky Way.
Its a possibility, however, that demands explanation. If the filter is behind us, what was it? And how did we manage to get past it? Interestingly, there are some excellent candidates.
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This argument, which was first articulated by geologist Peter Ward and astrobiologist Donald E. Brownlee, turns the whole Copernican Principle on its head. Instead of saying that were nothing special or unique, the REH implies the exact opposite that we are freakishly special and unique. What we see here on Earth in this solar system and in this part of the Galaxy may be a remarkable convergence of highly unlikely factors factors that have resulted in a perfect storm of conditions suitable for the emergence of complex life.
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Spain's stylish end as Dunhill opts for glamour
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When Jose Maria Olazabal was asked what the Spanish team learned from losing to South Africa in the final of the Alfred Dunhill Cup two years ago, he replied: "Just to try to the very last moment."
When Jose Maria Olazabal was asked what the Spanish team learned from losing to South Africa in the final of the Alfred Dunhill Cup two years ago, he replied: "Just to try to the very last moment."
So just as Australia won the first two tournaments, Spain won the last two, but only after leaving the drama to the very last. South Africa were only seen off after Miguel Angel Martin, a replacement for Sergio Garcia, had made a remarkable birdie at the 18th and then beaten David Frost at the first play-off hole. After 16 years, the Dunhill Cup is no more.
"I'm sad in a way," said Olazabal, "because we have done so well in the last three years. But obviously, life goes on. Hopefully, the new tournament will be a success."
Next year the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship will be played on October 18 to 21. The event will be similar to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am on the Monterey Peninsula. Each professional plays with an amateur with a team event as well as the individual. Over the first three days, they will play one round at each of the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, a new layout just outside the town.
Ian Botham liked the course so much he was there at least twice last week. Botham is likely to be among the stars donning their waterproofs and woolly hats. Others could be Steve Redgrave, Ivan Lendl and Chris Evans, not to mention the old stagers such as Jimmy Tarbuck and Terry Wogan.
There will no doubt be Hollywood glamour. Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones were in town last week while Kevin Costner and Samuel L Jackson have been guests of the sponsors in the past. Bill Clinton will have a free diary by then, although over here "mulligan" translates as "three off the tee".
While the chance to play at the home of golf is clearly a major attraction for the celebs, the ancient university town is an odd venue for such a tournament in one sense since stars pass through the Old Course Hotel without anyone blinking an eyelid. Former US presidents are regular visitors, while the Duke of York is a member of the Royal and Ancient and due to become the club's captain in 2003.
To grab the professionals' attention, the new tournament will offer a purse of over £3m, the same level as the World Golf Championships and greater than this year's Open. This represents a tripling of the current purse, but the pot remains roughly the same if appearance fees, which will no longer be paid, are included.
Without each countries' best players the tournament lost a little lustre, but nothing showed it had stood still more than the fact that the purse of £1m, once so impressive, remained constant for almost a decade. But money was hardly the point when the Australian trio of Greg Norman, Graham Marsh and David Graham beat America in the first final in 1985.
The Aussies won two titles, as did Spain, South Africa, Ireland and England. The United States, in 1989, '93 and '96, were the only nation to win three times. Yet the pipes were never played more proudly or loudly, or with more persistence, than when Scotland, who had to endure defeats by Paraguay and India on their home patch, won for the only time in 1995. It was always a quirky event. The medal matchplay format, although ensuring every match was subject to the treacherous 17th hole, was never as urgent as straight matchplay.
In 1992 the knock-out format was changed to a round- robin style event to guarantee everyone had three games and an afternoon of fevered calculations to find out who had qualified.
The wind could be bitter, rain and hail lashed down, but on one afternoon in 1987 it was warm, calm and sunny enough for Curtis Strange to take just 62 strokes in touring the Old Course. Six years later, Carlos Espinosa of Mexico took 25 more thrashes for the highest recorded round. In 1997, Joakim Haeggman played the front nine in 27.
Mark O'Meara birdied eight holes in a row from the second to the ninth in '96, but the Canadian Rick Gibson bogeyed the entire back nine in '94. Nick Faldo still holds the scoring average, Greg Norman the record for 11 successive wins between 1985 and '87. In 1998, Tiger Woods used the event to scout the Old Course. He lost to Santiago Luna then, but will always be the 2000 Open champion.
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Environmental campaigner Sarah Roberts is upset at the Taranaki Regional Council for shunning her at a meeting yesterday.
The potential council candidate turned up at its consents and regulatory committee meeting, hoping to share her thoughts on several agenda items.
However, she was not given permission to speak.
Legally, people wanting to speak must put their names forward for consideration by the chief executive and council chairman at least two days before the meeting.
Despite not having done this, Ms Roberts felt she should have been given the green light.
"I am seriously disappointed I was not allowed to submit."
TRC corporate services director Mike Nield said Ms Roberts would have been welcome to speak had she followed correct protocols.
"She has done this on a number of occasions, which we find frustrating. Nobody can just rock 'n' roll up to the meeting and expect to speak. She arrived unannounced and expected that."
Mr Nield also said a member of the public was not able to attend meetings and continually say the same thing.
"You're not allowed to be repetitious, nor are you allowed to be offensive. Quite frankly, on both accounts, she comes very close."
Ms Roberts felt the seven public agenda items were skimmed over at the meeting, which took just 25 minutes. One item stated there had been 48 incidents reported to the council between May 24 to June 30 - 13 relating to air, 31 relating to water and four relating to land.
There were 630 incidents in total for the 2012-2013 year, which was 62 more than the previous year.
Yesterday's reports included an infringement notice served to Port Taranaki which required extensive work to prevent recurrence, and an infringement notice for BTW land farming at Brown Rd, Waitara, for not operating within its resource consents.
"No incidents were discussed," Ms Roberts said. "If I was a councillor, I may have asked what the extensive actions at Port Taranaki were going to be to ensure no recurrence of the non-compliant incidents, or how the Taranaki Regional Council might be supporting BTW in improving their compliance with consent conditions."
The meeting also touched on a review carried out by GNS Science about the regulation of deep well injection.
TRC resource management director Fred McLay said GNS gave the council its tick of approval, but also outlined improvements that would better its monitoring process.
"At the moment our area of interest is based on a case-by-case assessment, and they're saying perhaps we should cover a one kilometre or 2km radius around the well site."
Ms Roberts had planned to touch on this report in her submission. "I had a number of issues I wished to raise . . . and believe I have a democratic right to be able to do so."
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Vt. farmer charged in drug ringThe Associated Press | June 30,2013BURLINGTON A Vermont farmer has been charged in a large marijuana trafficking ring involving drugs that federal officials believe were smuggled across the U.S.-Canadian border.
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Westcom, who owns a 140-acre farm, is the fourth man to be charged in the case.
Jeffrey A. Donna, who owns T.J.s Country Store in Montgomery; Roy L. McAllister II, vice president of McAllister Fuels Inc. of Richford; and Jesse J. Soule, a Montgomery dairy farmer, pleaded not guilty on May 29 to marijuana trafficking conspiracy charges.
McAllister and Donna would often drop off marijuana at Westcoms property between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., a confidential informant told authorities, according to a police affidavit.
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Law enforcement inquired about his source of supply, and Westcom suggested that he wanted to talk to a lawyer, the affidavit said.
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Gerald Leigh's homebred Gossamer made amends for her eighth-place finish in the Sagitta One Thousand Guineas (Eng-I) with a 4 1/2-length romp in the Irish equivalent Sunday at The Curragh. Under Jamie Spencer, the 3-year-old daughter of Sadler's Wells completed the group I mile race in 1:45.5 on soft to heavy turf.Gossamer settled in mid-pack then moved closer after six furlongs before going to the lead with a furlong to run. Quarter Moon finished second, a length ahead of Starbourne. Pacesetter Alstemeira finished fourth, with French 1,000 Guineas winner Zenda last of 15.Gossamer's win marks the fourth in five starts for the full sister of Irish 2,000 Guineas (Ire-I) and Breeder's Cup Mile (gr. IT) winner Barathea. She is trained by Luca Camani."Gossamer hasn't really come to herself yet," Cumani told Racing Post. "You can see that in her coat, and I don't think she is exclusively a soft ground filly. We hope she will prove that in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. "She is a filly with no quirks and riding her in a race must be like riding a motorbike. She is the most perfect racing machine."The Entenmann's Irish One Thousand Guineas marks her second start of the year. Last year, she won all three of her races, including the Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile (Eng-I) at Ascot in September.Gossamer was sent of as the 4-1 favorite, just ahead of 9-2 Quarter Moon.Aidan O'Brien, who sent out the top three finishers in Saturday's Irish 2,000 Guineas, trains the second-, third-, and fourth-place finishers in Sunday's race.Leigh, who was is suffering from cancer and not in attendance, has pledged Gossamer's earnings to the charity Cancerbacup, according to Racing Post. The charity is listed as the filly's co-owner."It means a lot to win a Classic for Mr. Leigh," Spencer told the Racing Post. "When I first went to ride in England he was one of the first owners to put me up on his horses."
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Former West Virginia assistant Bill Bedenbaugh was hired last week to coach the offensive line; a significant reason for Bedenbaugh's hire was his recruiting acumen, and Montgomery appears to possess strong skills in that department as well.
Montgomery played a key role in Michigan's back-to-back top-10 recruiting classes, and he didn't just recruit defensive linemen.
In the Wolverines' No. 5-ranked 2013 class, Montgomery helped recruit five-star prospect Derrick Green, the Richmond, Va., product considered by Rivals to be the nation's top running back.
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|In motorsports racing, every driver aims to win pole position whenever and wherever they race, bringing to mind the old adage 'Lead, follow or get out of the way.' With the completion of the qualifying sessions for the 51st Rolex 24 At Daytona, three drivers can enjoy the knowledge (and bragging rights) associated with earning pole position for their class as just over 48 hours remains to prepare for the iconic endurance race which starts at 1530 EST on Saturday, 26 January 2013. Posting a lap of 1:40.553 (127.455mph) during Daytona Prototype (DP) qualifying, American driver Scott Pruett will start from pole position in the #01 Chip Ganassi Racing BMW/Riley. 'It was exciting to go out there and get it done,' said Pruett of his third career pole at the Rolex 24. Pruett, who comes into the race as the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series Champion, has won this race eight times in class and four times overall and is unconcerned that he is one away from tying Hurley Haywood's record five wins of the twice-around-the-clock challenge. 'If it's meant to be it is. The good Lord's blessed me with this incredible career. I'm going on my 45th or 46th year of driving and I wake up every morning and pinch myself. To come to a place like Daytona…I get goose bumps just being here.' Starting from pole allows these drivers to avoid traffic, as well as the mistakes of other drivers. Cars approach turn one at close to 200 mph, and applying their brakes while downshifting into the corner on the first lap leads cars in mid-pack to crowd each other and even touch, causing one or both cars to spin out -- obviously not an ideal way to begin a race. Britain's Nick Tandy, driving the #32 Konrad Motorsport/Orbit Porsche GT3 Cup car, won the GT pole with a time of 1:47.631 (119.074 mph). 'We went out later in the session in order to preserve tyres and brakes,' said Tandy of his team's strategy. 'It is huge to have pole position because we won't need to be chasing the race right from the start and in this way we don't stress the car, the tyres and the brakes. At the Rolex 24 At Daytona every single lap you have to be on, so having a little less pressure from the start by being on pole is huge.' As he was at the Roar Before the Rolex 24 earlier this month, Florida resident Shane Lewis was fastest in GX with a lap of 1:54.606 (111.827 mph) at the wheel of the #16 Napleton Racing Porsche Cayman. He becomes the first-ever pole winner in the class which debuts at this race. 'I ran faster in practice than I did in qualifying because I couldn't find anyone to draft with,' said Lewis who is marking his 16th time racing the Rolex 24 At Daytona. 'Daytona is a very special place. To start on the pole when thousands of fans are going to be here is very special.' How to Follow the Event To receive media features and reports during the event, and to download high-resolution images, copyright free for editorial purposes, register online at www.caracingnews.com Regular updates for media regarding the Rolex 24 At Daytona will be available on the caracingnews Facebook and Twitter feeds. These include significant news, as well as fresh images, text and audio files, which have been posted to the www.caracingnews.com platform. Rolex has been a partner of the Daytona International Speedway since its earliest beginnings, and title sponsor of the Rolex 24 At Daytona since 1992. A Press Pack about the Rolex 24 At Daytona is available to download here and Photo Story highlighting the race's heritage and atmosphere is available to view here. Further information on the Rolex 24 At Daytona may be found at http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com and http://www.grand-am.com. Image sources: 1st photo: Photo By: Rolex / Stephan Cooper 2nd photo: Photo By: Rolex / Tom O'Neal
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(Crewe, 23rd September 2014) Bentley Motorsport announces the next phase of its race-winning Continental GT3 programme, with the signing of a partnership with Absolute Racing in China. The Continental GT3 will make its Chinese race debut in the Shanghai round of the GT Asia series from 10th to 12th October, following a display ....
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At first some Porsche purists lamented the Porsche 914's seemingly humble origins. They whispered the 'V-Word' . . . Volkswagen. The reality was that the 914 is a blood descendant of the seminal Gmund Porsche, the first car to wear the family name and the crest, a pure sports car designed around a Volkswagen-sourced air-cooled flat-four and a mid-engine con....
|TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP, ROUND 11 OF 12, AUSTIN, TEXASAustin, Texas. Not only were the eyes of Texas upon the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) today, the entire sports car racing world witnessed a GT Le Mans (GTLM) class battle that will see the inaugural TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Manufacturer title fight go to the last race of the season. A third place finish by the No. 912 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR helped the German marque retain the point lead in the class for road car-based racecars. However, with Dodge's Viper taking....
|TEXAS TWO-STEP: DODGE VIPER SRT SCORES FIRST 1-2 FINISH IN TUDOR CHAMPIONSHIP GTLM CLASS AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS◾Bomarito, Wittmer Win, Take Points Lead To Season Finale At Road Atlanta
◾Local Driver Keating, Bleekemolen Drive Dodge Viper GT3-R To Win In GTD
AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 20, 2014) – Heartbreak for Porsche resulted in a banner day for the Dodge Viper SRT program Saturday in the Lone Star Le Mans at Circuit of The Americas.
After a late-race mechanical failure ended the day for the race-leading No. 911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR of Nick Tandy, the No. 93 Dodge Vi....
|PRUETT WINS THRILLER, JOINS ROJAS IN LONE STAR LE MANS VICTORY AT CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS◾Action Express Corvette DP Drivers Fittipaldi, Barbosa Take Third, Extend Points Lead
◾Rayhall, Diaz Earn Second Straight PC Victory For 8Star Motorsports
◾Braun, Bennett Clinch PC Title With Second-Place Finish
AUSTIN, Texas. (Sept. 20, 2014) – Scott Pruett prevailed in a three-car shootout Saturday at Circuit of The Americas, showing speed when it counted to join Memo Rojas in scoring their third victory of the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season for the....