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[sharry-arry-odd]

But what marred that beautiful scene was–well–what looked like the corner of an old, brown leather book, sticking out of the center of his chest. Joe sighed. "Well, that's not something you see every day."

Revenant, by Phaedra Weldon

[ailish-die-traumtaenzerin]

Ein unglücklicher Zufall führt die Diebin Maira zu Zirkus Aisling. Als sie den vor Selbstbewusstsein strotzenden Akrobaten Benon überfällt, geraten die beiden nach einer Verfolgungsjagd versehentlich in die Untere Welt. Dort entdecken sie die Fließenden Steine, zwei mächtige Reliquien, die der Astralmagier Fero aus Missgunst in seinen Besitz gebracht hat. Als die beiden diese berühren, verbinden sich die Reliquien mit ihnen und bringen sie auf magische Weise zurück in die Obere Welt. Nach diesem Erlebnis tritt Maira als Akrobatin dem Zirkus bei, wo sie sich neben Benon auch mit dem Axtwerfer Bolbadur und der Feuerspuckerin Reva anfreundet.   Schon bald müssen Maira und Benon feststellen, dass sie durch die Verschmelzung mit den Fließenden Steinen mehr losgetreten haben, als ihnen lieb ist.

Das Hörspiel entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit Laien, semi-professionellen und professionellen Sprecher:innen des Ensemble Hammer Hörspielschmiede.

Mitgesprochen haben:   Patrick McConnell als Benon, Erzähler und als Echse Denise McConnell als Maira, Erzählerin und Echse, sowie als Traumtänzerin im Prolog, Jonas Behr als Fero und Andrin, Christian Mielke als Bolbadur, Tíznak und Gretchen, Britta Johnen als Reva, Christina „Tina“ Maria Piechatzek als Roxana, Edelfried „Edel“ Hennig als Konrad, Elif Okutan als Ayla, Murat Okutan als Romeo, Anna Sudbrack als die Clown-Drillinge Linda, Leo und Lysandra, sowie Robert Biermann als Marktschreier. Die Credits wurden eingesprochen von: Johannes Jellinek

Postproduktion: Denise McConnell mit Unterstützung von Patrick McConnell.

Förderung Ein Teil des Projekts wurde gefördert durch das NRW-Corona-Künstler-Stipendium „Auf geht’s“ von 2020.

Atmos, Effekte, Musik Cave Ambience: Ambience_Cave_00 von LittleRobotSoundFactory (freesound.org) Sounds: Teils selbstgemacht, Teils von freesound.org (CC=) und musicfox.com (lizenziert) Musik (lizenziert) von musicfox.com: MF-7838 : The Great Illusion von Alexander Röder MF-11403 : Another World von Dag Reinbott MF-13147 : Tango Kino von Yana Fedoruk sowie von freesound.org (CC0)

Foto: Anna Sudbrack

[brookston]

Holidays 1.6

Holidays

Apple Tree Day

Armed Forces Day (Iraq)

Blessing of the Waters (Greece, Turkey)

Carnaval Blancos Negros, Day 3: The Day of the Whites (Colombia)

Carnival season begins (until Shrove Tuesday)

Children’s Day (Uruguay)

Cuddle Up Day

Daruma Ichi (Takasaki City, Japan)

Dezome-shiki (Tokyo, Japan)

Flying V Day

Four Freedoms Day

Greek Cross Day

Haxey Hood (Traditional Old English race, pushing a leather tub to a local pub)

Hornschlittenrennen (Horn Runners Race; Germany)

I Am A Mentor Day

International Day of Astrology

International Jewish and Proud Day

Insurrection USA Day

Kayin New Year (Myanmar)

Maroon Festival (Jamaica)

Missionary Childhood Day

National Davis Day

National Samantha Day

National Share a DAG Day

National Smith Day

National Standard Poodle Day

National Take a Poet to Lunch Day

National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day

National Technology Day

Nurse Day (Mexico)

Parents and Parents-in-Law Day (India)

Pathet Lao Day (Laos)

Phi Day

Schoolhouse Rock Day

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Day (Abeldane Empire)

Sherlock Holmes Day [also 5.22]

Shorinzan Daruma-Ichi (Shorinzan, Japan)

Surb Tsnund (Armenian Christmas)

Swap Day

Take a Poet to Lunch Day

Wassailing the Apple Trees (UK)

Wheel of Fortune Day

World Day of War Orphans

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bean Day (New Orleans)

Dry Bean Day

King Cake Day

King of the Bean (a.k.a. National Bean Day)

National Shortbread Day

Walker’s Shortbread Day

1st Saturday in January

Great Fruitcake Toss (Manitou Springs, Colorado) [1st Saturday]

National Bacon Day [1st Saturday]

National Rib Day [1st Saturday]

National Play Outside Day [1st Saturday of Every Month]

Straw Bear Day [Saturday before Plough Monday]

Independence & Related Days

New Mexico Statehood Day (#47; 1912)

Feast Days

Aleksandra Ekster (Artology)

André Bessette (Roman Catholic Church)

Baldassare Verazzi (Artology)

British Comedy Quotes Day (Pastafarian)

Charles E. Pont (Artology)

Charles of Sezze (Christian; Saint)

Christmas (Original Date) (a.k.a. ...

Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church, Amish)

Coptic Christmas (Egypt)

Día De Reyes (Kings Day; Mexico)

Heilige Drei Könige (Liechtenstein)

Kolmekuninga Päev (Belgium, Estonia)

Little Christmas (Ireland)

Old Christmas

Reyes Magos (Spain)

Sure Tsnund (Armenia)

Sveta Tri Kralja (Croatia)

Christmas Eve (Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine)

Day of Kore Underground (Pagan)

Epiphany (a.k.a. ...

Befana Day (Italy)

Nollaig na mBan (Ireland)

Þrettándinn (Iceland)

Race of the Three Kings (San Pablo, Peru)

Theophany (Eastern Christian Church)

Three King's Day (Florida, US Virgin Islands)

Three Wise Men Day

Trettondagen (Sweden)

Epiphic (The Season of Bad Noise, Devoted to the Indefinable; Church of the SubGenius)

Extra Cuddles Day (Pastafarian)

Gustave Doré (Artology)

Haley Hood (England)

José Campeche (Artology)

Nalujuk Night (Inuit)

Pinky (Muppetism)

Romulus (Positivist; Saint)

Taos Pueblo Deer or Buffalo Dance (Native American)

Tursi (Slavic pagan fertility rite of Jar-tur, the bull) 

Twelfth Day (a.k.a. Twelfthtide)

Twelve Holy Days #12 (Pisces, the feet; Esoteric Christianity)

William McGonagall Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [4 of 37]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Day (because Christmas decorations come down this day. It's a sad day for all.)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [3 of 57]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [5 of 30]

Premieres

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Animated Disney Film; 1950)

Agent Carter (TV Series; 2015)

The Body Machine (Science Rock Cartoon; 1979)

Casanova Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1951)

Come Fly with Me, by Frank Sinatra (Album; 1958)

The Danny Kaye Show (Radio Series; 1945)

Don Quixote de la Mancha (Novel; 1605)

Frampton Comes Alive!, by Peter Frampton (Live Album; 1976)

Hare We Go (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

Hell’s Fire (MGM Cartoon; 1934)

High School DXD (Anime TV Series; 2012)

Inspector Morse (UK TV Series; 1987)

County Fair (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Land of the Lost Jewels Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

Little Earthquakes, by Tori Amos (Album; 1992)

Luvcast U.S.A. (Animated TV Film; 1973)

My Hero, Zero (Schoolhouse Rock! Cartoon; 1973)

Pill Peddlers (Heckle & Heckle Cartoon; 1953)

Pluto’s Heart Throb (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Polly Wants a Doctor (Phantasies Cartoon; 1944)

The Revenant (Film; 2015)

Schoolhouse Rock (Animated TV Series; 1973)

Shape of You, by Ed Sheehan (Song; 2017)

SWAT Kats: A Special Report (Hanna-Barbera TV Cartoon Special; 1995)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Film; 2012)

Wheel of Fortune (TV Game Show; 1975)

Today’s Name Days

Erminold (Austria)

Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Bogomila, Iordan, Iordanka, Teodosii, Yordan, Yordanka (Bulgaria)

Baltazar, Gašpar, Melkior (Croatia)

Tri králové (Czech Republic)

Aabel, Aabi, Aabo, Aap, Aapo (Estonia)

Harri (Finland)

Balthazar, Gaspard, Mélaine, Melchior, Tiffany (France)

Raimund (Germany)

Fani, Fotika, Fotine, Fotini, Fotis, Jordan, Ourania, Peristera, Photini, Photis, Theofania, Theofanis, Theopoula (Greece)

Boldizsár (Hungary)

Baldassarre Gaspare, Melchiorre Raffaello, Rafaelo (Italy)

Arnita, Spulga (Latvia)

Arūnas, Arūnė, Baltazaras, Kasparas, Merkelis (Lithuania)

Åslaug, Aslaug (Norway)

Andrzej, Balcer, Baltazar, Bolemir, Epifania, Kacper, Kasper, Melchior (Poland)

Evgenia, Klavdia (Russia)

Antónia (Slovakia)

Baltasar, Epifanía, Gaspar, Melchor (Spain)

Baltsar, Kasper, Melker (Sweden)

Cheyanne, Cheyenne, Howell, Hoyle, Kahlil, Khalil, Melchior, Rowan, Talullah, Tiffani, Tiffanie, Tiffany (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 6 of 2024; 360 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 1 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 12 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 25 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 25 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 24 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 6 White; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 24 December 2023

Moon: 26%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 6 Moses (1st Month) [Romulus]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 17 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 16 of 31)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.6

Holidays

Apple Tree Day

Armed Forces Day (Iraq)

Blessing of the Waters (Greece, Turkey)

Carnaval Blancos Negros, Day 3: The Day of the Whites (Colombia)

Carnival season begins (until Shrove Tuesday)

Children’s Day (Uruguay)

Cuddle Up Day

Daruma Ichi (Takasaki City, Japan)

Dezome-shiki (Tokyo, Japan)

Flying V Day

Four Freedoms Day

Greek Cross Day

Haxey Hood (Traditional Old English race, pushing a leather tub to a local pub)

Hornschlittenrennen (Horn Runners Race; Germany)

I Am A Mentor Day

International Day of Astrology

International Jewish and Proud Day

Insurrection USA Day

Kayin New Year (Myanmar)

Maroon Festival (Jamaica)

Missionary Childhood Day

National Davis Day

National Samantha Day

National Share a DAG Day

National Smith Day

National Standard Poodle Day

National Take a Poet to Lunch Day

National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day

National Technology Day

Nurse Day (Mexico)

Parents and Parents-in-Law Day (India)

Pathet Lao Day (Laos)

Phi Day

Schoolhouse Rock Day

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Day (Abeldane Empire)

Sherlock Holmes Day [also 5.22]

Shorinzan Daruma-Ichi (Shorinzan, Japan)

Surb Tsnund (Armenian Christmas)

Swap Day

Take a Poet to Lunch Day

Wassailing the Apple Trees (UK)

Wheel of Fortune Day

World Day of War Orphans

Food & Drink Celebrations

Bean Day (New Orleans)

Dry Bean Day

King Cake Day

King of the Bean (a.k.a. National Bean Day)

National Shortbread Day

Walker’s Shortbread Day

1st Saturday in January

Great Fruitcake Toss (Manitou Springs, Colorado) [1st Saturday]

National Bacon Day [1st Saturday]

National Rib Day [1st Saturday]

National Play Outside Day [1st Saturday of Every Month]

Straw Bear Day [Saturday before Plough Monday]

Independence & Related Days

New Mexico Statehood Day (#47; 1912)

Feast Days

Aleksandra Ekster (Artology)

André Bessette (Roman Catholic Church)

Baldassare Verazzi (Artology)

British Comedy Quotes Day (Pastafarian)

Charles E. Pont (Artology)

Charles of Sezze (Christian; Saint)

Christmas (Original Date) (a.k.a. ...

Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church, Amish)

Coptic Christmas (Egypt)

Día De Reyes (Kings Day; Mexico)

Heilige Drei Könige (Liechtenstein)

Kolmekuninga Päev (Belgium, Estonia)

Little Christmas (Ireland)

Old Christmas

Reyes Magos (Spain)

Sure Tsnund (Armenia)

Sveta Tri Kralja (Croatia)

Christmas Eve (Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine)

Day of Kore Underground (Pagan)

Epiphany (a.k.a. ...

Befana Day (Italy)

Nollaig na mBan (Ireland)

Þrettándinn (Iceland)

Race of the Three Kings (San Pablo, Peru)

Theophany (Eastern Christian Church)

Three King's Day (Florida, US Virgin Islands)

Three Wise Men Day

Trettondagen (Sweden)

Epiphic (The Season of Bad Noise, Devoted to the Indefinable; Church of the SubGenius)

Extra Cuddles Day (Pastafarian)

Gustave Doré (Artology)

Haley Hood (England)

José Campeche (Artology)

Nalujuk Night (Inuit)

Pinky (Muppetism)

Romulus (Positivist; Saint)

Taos Pueblo Deer or Buffalo Dance (Native American)

Tursi (Slavic pagan fertility rite of Jar-tur, the bull) 

Twelfth Day (a.k.a. Twelfthtide)

Twelve Holy Days #12 (Pisces, the feet; Esoteric Christianity)

William McGonagall Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [4 of 37]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Day (because Christmas decorations come down this day. It's a sad day for all.)

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [3 of 57]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [5 of 30]

Premieres

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Animated Disney Film; 1950)

Agent Carter (TV Series; 2015)

The Body Machine (Science Rock Cartoon; 1979)

Casanova Cat (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1951)

Come Fly with Me, by Frank Sinatra (Album; 1958)

The Danny Kaye Show (Radio Series; 1945)

Don Quixote de la Mancha (Novel; 1605)

Frampton Comes Alive!, by Peter Frampton (Live Album; 1976)

Hare We Go (WB MM Cartoon; 1951)

Hell’s Fire (MGM Cartoon; 1934)

High School DXD (Anime TV Series; 2012)

Inspector Morse (UK TV Series; 1987)

County Fair (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Land of the Lost Jewels Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

Little Earthquakes, by Tori Amos (Album; 1992)

Luvcast U.S.A. (Animated TV Film; 1973)

My Hero, Zero (Schoolhouse Rock! Cartoon; 1973)

Pill Peddlers (Heckle & Heckle Cartoon; 1953)

Pluto’s Heart Throb (Disney Cartoon; 1950)

Polly Wants a Doctor (Phantasies Cartoon; 1944)

The Revenant (Film; 2015)

Schoolhouse Rock (Animated TV Series; 1973)

Shape of You, by Ed Sheehan (Song; 2017)

SWAT Kats: A Special Report (Hanna-Barbera TV Cartoon Special; 1995)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Film; 2012)

Wheel of Fortune (TV Game Show; 1975)

Today’s Name Days

Erminold (Austria)

Bogdan, Bogdana, Bogomil, Bogomila, Iordan, Iordanka, Teodosii, Yordan, Yordanka (Bulgaria)

Baltazar, Gašpar, Melkior (Croatia)

Tri králové (Czech Republic)

Aabel, Aabi, Aabo, Aap, Aapo (Estonia)

Harri (Finland)

Balthazar, Gaspard, Mélaine, Melchior, Tiffany (France)

Raimund (Germany)

Fani, Fotika, Fotine, Fotini, Fotis, Jordan, Ourania, Peristera, Photini, Photis, Theofania, Theofanis, Theopoula (Greece)

Boldizsár (Hungary)

Baldassarre Gaspare, Melchiorre Raffaello, Rafaelo (Italy)

Arnita, Spulga (Latvia)

Arūnas, Arūnė, Baltazaras, Kasparas, Merkelis (Lithuania)

Åslaug, Aslaug (Norway)

Andrzej, Balcer, Baltazar, Bolemir, Epifania, Kacper, Kasper, Melchior (Poland)

Evgenia, Klavdia (Russia)

Antónia (Slovakia)

Baltasar, Epifanía, Gaspar, Melchor (Spain)

Baltsar, Kasper, Melker (Sweden)

Cheyanne, Cheyenne, Howell, Hoyle, Kahlil, Khalil, Melchior, Rowan, Talullah, Tiffani, Tiffanie, Tiffany (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 6 of 2024; 360 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of week 1 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 12 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 25 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 25 Teveth 5784

Islamic: 24 Jumada II 1445

J Cal: 6 White; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 24 December 2023

Moon: 26%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 6 Moses (1st Month) [Romulus]

Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 17 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 16 of 31)

[junker-town]

NBA mock draft 2021: SB Nation bloggers make picks for their teams

It’s time for the SB Nation NBA mock draft with picks made by our team communities.

The NBA playoffs are over, the Milwaukee Bucks are champions, and it’s officially time to roll into draft season. The 2021 NBA Draft is going down on Thursday, July 29.

Now it’s time for the annual SB Nation NBA mock draft. Each of our NBA team communities made a selection for their club in the first round. Trades were not allowed.

For more draft coverage, check out our top-30 player rankings from Ricky O’Donnell. You can find complete draft coverage from our team communities at our NBA draft hub.

The Detroit Pistons are on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick, and so is our Pistons community Detroit Bad Boys. There isn’t much mystery around the top pick this year.

1. Detroit Pistons - Cade Cunningham, G, Oklahoma State

Cade is not a no-brainer No. 1 pick. The athleticism is a concern and the shooting inside the arc is a red flag. But the skill level is undeniable. He’s a high-level passer, has really good court awareness on the offensive and defensive end and has the height and wingspan to be an impact player on both ends. He is the kind of player who could look way better outside the confines of the NCAA, and if that happens it means he’s a franchise-level talent. On the chances Detroit trades down? Well, you don’t win the lottery and spend your winnings on more lottery tickets. Just take the best player on your board. For me, that’s Cade. — Sean Corp, Detroit Bad Boys

2. Houston Rockets - Jalen Green, G, G League Ignite

Ridiculous high upside, would form a great backcourt alongside Kevin Porter Jr., and Evan Mobley feels slightly redundant with Christian Wood on the roster, so Green is the pick. He has the potential to be a top scorer in the league, and you just can’t pass up on that type of upside with the Rockets light on top-end talent. He’s just 19, so he will need some development, but he’s been playing against grown men in the G-League, so he’s already much further ahead than your typical 19-year-old. — Darren Yuvan, The Dream Shake

3. Cleveland Cavaliers - Evan Mobley, C, USC

Evan Mobley is a no-brainer for the Cavs at No. 3. Some consider him a worthy No. 1 overall pick and someone you can build around going forward. Is there some slight redundancy with him and Jarrett Allen, who is likely to sign a lucrative contract this offseason? Yes. But Cleveland cannot afford to be picky and the right coach and organization can pair Mobley and Allen and build a really solid unit with those two anchoring the frontcourt. Mobley’s upside as a frontcourt playmaker and offensive hub also differentiates from from Allen. Green woulld be in the running too had he not been picked at No. 2. But with the board how it is, Mobley is the eashy pick. — Chris Manning, Fear the Sword

4. Toronto Raptors - Jalen Suggs, G, Gonzaga

To a certain extent, the choice for the Raptors at no. 4, which already represents a significant lucky break for the franchise, is an easy one. In a draft class with four names at the top, and three players rotated through picks 2-4 in various combinations, there really is no wrong choice. In this, given what’s already happened here, the Raptors will happily select Jalen Suggs as their point guard for today — and tomorrow. To be clear, this selection works even if Kyle Lowry returns to the team. And if Lowry leaves, well then, the Raptors get another young talented guard who can run a team and defend like hell — with a listed 6’4” height to boot. That Suggs will be paired with Fred VanVleet and the up-and-coming Malachi Flynn in the Raptors’ backcourt is pure gravy. Like I said, this is all a lucky break for Toronto. Suggs will fit right in with the squad. — Daniel Reynolds, Raptors HQ

5. Orlando Magic - Jonathan Kuminga, F, G League Ignite

I gave Scottie Barnes a long look here (and I think the Magic will as well - high character, length, position versatility). But I also think there would be some redundancy in picking Barnes with Jonathan Isaac and Chuma Okeke already on the roster. Ultimately, I went with Jonathan Kuminga. He’s a huge project, but his size, potential to create offense for himself, and his defensive upside is too much to pass up here. — Aaron Goldstone, Orlando Pinstripe Post

6. Oklahoma City Thunder - Scottie Barnes, F, Florida State

Considering where OKC is at, if they can still get Barnes that would be a win. His stock has been rising recently. If OKC is going to continue to build on Dag’s positionless basketball where all five guys can handle the ball, Barnes fits that mold. Plus he’s arguably the most versatile defender this class and with the NBA becoming more switch heavy, you need a guy who can defend guards, wings & bigs. — Clemente Almanza, Welcome to Loud City

7. Golden State Warriors - Davion Mitchell, G, Baylor

Assuming the Warriors keep their duet of lottery picks, they find themselves in an awkward position: do they try to add high-ceiling prospects who can be core members of the next era of Warriors basketball, or do they aim for more NBA-ready players who can help a championship core maximize on their chances of winning another title in the next two years? Mitchell helps the Warriors put a foot in both pools. He has the ceiling to be a high-quality starter down the road, but at 22 and with strong defensive chops already, can be a contributor immediately. — Brady Klopfer, Golden State of Mind

8. Orlando Magic - Moses Moody, F, Arkansas

I don’t feel great about my pick for Orlando at number five, but I’m a big fan of this selection. Moody is exactly the type of prospect Orlando should be looking to pair alongside their stable of combo-guards and bigs. I love his range shooting upside and defensive potential moving forward. I considered Bouknight here as well, but Moody is a perfect fit and too strong of an option to pass up. — Aaron Goldstone, Orlando Pinstripe Post

9. Sacramento Kings - Jalen Johnson, F, Duke

Admittedly, I was hoping Scottie Barnes fell to No. 9, but Jalen Johnson is as good of a consolation prize as the Kings could ask for. Johnson isn’t as safe as a pick as some of the other players that were still available — most notably Franz Wagner and Josh Giddey — but he arguably has the most star potential of anyone left and if there’s anything Sacramento would welcome in the coming years, it’s a homegrown star; particularly one that fits alongside De’Aaron Fox and Tyrese Haliburton. To me, Johnson fits that bill with his playmaking ability, raw athleticisim and defensive instincts. — Christian Rivas, Sactown Royalty

10. New Orleans Pelicans - Franz Wagner, F, Michigan

If the 10th overall pick is kept, the Pelicans will seek out a versatile rookie who complements their two cornerstones in Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson. Franz Wagner projects to be an ideal fit, offering in time a valuable 3-and-D component but with upside. Despite spending two years at Michigan, he’ll only turn 20 in August. Additionally, there’s a real chance he develops into an above average playmaker — Wagner finished with a better AST:TOV ratio than many shot creators who will be selected ahead of him in this draft, including Giddey, Green, Cunningham and Suggs. — Oleh Kosel, The Bird Writes

11. Charlotte Hornets - James Bouknight, G, UConn

The Hornets have a glaring need at center, and many fans and pundits expect they’ll target that position with a lottery pick. However, the Hornets spent two second round picks on centers last year, and they may want to use free agency to find a quicker fix. Their wing depth was strained last season, and Malik Monk’s pending free agency won’t help that. Bouknight can immediately shore up the depth at that position while adding some scoring punch on the perimeter. — Jonathan DeLong, At the Hive

12. San Antonio Spurs - Josh Giddey, G, Adelaide 36ers (Australia)

Giddey is the perfect blend of best player available and upside swing. While his lack of range won’t do much to help San Antonio’s abysmal three-point numbers, he’s only 18-years-old and has plenty of time to develop a jumper under legendary shooting coach Chip Engelland. The oversized Australian point guard is one of the best passers in this class, and with DeMar DeRozan possibly on the way out, the Spurs could use another distributor. He won’t lead the Silver and Black to a title anytime soon, but he was a nightly triple-double threat in the increasingly competitive NBL, which turned out productive rookies LaMelo Ball and R. J. Hampton. Should he fall this far, PATFO could be looking at another infamous draft day heist. — Noah Magaro-George, Pounding the Rock

13. Indiana Pacers - Jared Butler, G, Baylor

If the Pacers don’t use the 13th pick to trade down or up or out of the draft in order to bring in another player, they will likely be standing pat with the bulk of their current playing rotation which, when healthy, doesn’t leave a ton of minutes for a rookie, but they still need to look to the future for a point guard or combo forward. I hoped to swing for the fences with Roko Prkacin, an 18-year-old Croation combo forward but after he bailed on the draft, I went with Jared Butler, a strong point guard with good size who can show up on both ends of the floor similar to Jrue Holiday. Butler has health concerns which didn’t hold him back at Baylor and he was recently cleared by the NBA to play. There’s no doubt he can play in the NBA is worth the risk for the Pacers to solidify their backup point guard situation since T.J. McConnell is a free agent and Aaron Holiday has struggled to seize that role over the past couple of years. — Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows

14. Golden State Warriors - Alperen Şengün, C, Beşiktaş (Turkey)

The Warriors were able to snag an NBA-ready prospect with the No. 7 pick, so now it’s time to swing for someone with more risk but great reward. The Warriors Alen Smailagić experiment failed, and last year’s James Wiseman pick is either disappointing or TBD, depending on who you ask. Sengün has star power — he has a diverse array of low post moves, possesses some divine passing chops for a big man, and won the Turkish SuperLeague MVP at just 18. The Warriors revamped developmental staff, which includes Dejan Milojević, the Serbian national team assistant coach credited with playing a large role in Nikola Jokić’s development, will have a chance to turn Sengrün into the steal of the draft. — Brady Klopfer, Golden State of Mind

15. Washington Wizards - Corey Kispert, F, Gonzaga

The Wizards need to improve their three point shooting given that they were 22nd in the league in accuracy and 29th in threes made last season. Kispert has been one of the nation’s top shooter in each of the last two seasons, shooting over 40 percent and averaging at least two made threes per game and never had a usage rate of above 20 percent until his senior season.. Though Kispert is a little “old” as a four-year player, the Wizards need someone who can make an impact right away at one of their weaknesses. Based on the players available, Kispert will fit their void at the three point line nicely. — Albert Lee, Bullets Forever

16. Oklahoma City Thunder - Keon Johnson, G, Tennessee

He’s super raw, really athletic and we didn’t expect him to fall this far. Johnson might be something special and it’s a swing worth taking. Keon Johnson at 16 is too good of value to pass up on. A high upside guard and wing combo that is worth the risk. Johnson’s elite athleticism was on display when he broke the NBA Combine’s record for vertical leaps at 48 inches. Another added bonus to the pick is that he should be able to help contribute to OKC getting a top pick next draft as well since he’ll need time to develop and refine his skills. — Sarah Dewberry, Welcome to Loud City

17. Memphis Grizzlies - Trey Murphy III, F, Virginia

The Memphis Grizzlies as currently constructed do not need a player that needs to help them right now. They’re one of the deepest rosters in the NBA - they can afford to, for the first time in the Zach Kleiman Era, take a swing at a player who perhaps is not ready made for the rotation of a playoff contender. Enter Trey Murphy III, who despite playing three years of college basketball is still an uncertainty due to his transfer from Rice to UVA. His numbers for the Cavaliers are not other worldly. But he projects to be a very good NBA three point shooter who can create for himself and others off the dribble with 6’9” height. His game has room to grow in several spots. But at #17 overall? You can do a lot worse...especially considering the Grizzlies do not need him to be a contributor immediately. — Joe Mullinax, Grizzly Bear Blues

18. Oklahoma City Thunder - Isaiah Jackson, C, Kentucky

Jackson won’t need many touches and can impact the game in other ways. An athletic big who can develop into a defensive anchor for the team. The Thunder will not to help improve his shooting, but the canvas is basically blank with him at just 19 years of age. At the minimum, he should be a good, rim running big that can rebound and protect the rim. — Sarah Dewberry, Welcome to Loud City

19. New York Knicks - Tre Mann, G, Florida

If the Knicks keep their two first-round picks, they will undoubtedly be looking for some scoring punch. They were a middling offense last season even before all their shooters forgot how to shoot in their first-round defeat to Atlanta. Tre Mann was a premier bucket-getter last season at Florida, and could help mitigate the loss of Alec Burks in free agency. — Joe Flynn, Posting and Toasting

20. Atlanta Hawks - Kai Jones, C, Texas

Atlanta sticks with their ‘best player available’ strategy with the selection of Kai Jones. Jones is a versatile big who some consider a top-10 talent in the draft, and ideally would be part of the Hawks’ frontcourt rotation of the future along with Onyeka Okongwu and John Collins (if he’s resigned later this Summer). Hawks GM Travis Schlenk has shown throughout his tenure that he has little to no interest in drafting for need, so while backup point guard options like Jaden Springer were tempting, it’s difficult to pass on a talent like Jones. — Zach Hood, Peachtree Hoops

21. New York Knicks - Sharife Cooper, G, Auburn

Sharife Cooper may be tiny, but the kid can dish the rock like nobody else in this draft. The freshman from Auburn averaged 8.1 assists in his one year in the SEC. If he can fix his jump shot, he might be the rare undersized PG to make a splash in the modern NBA. And no team needs a PG more the the Knicks. — Joe Flynn, Posting and Toasting

22. Los Angeles Lakers - Usman Garuba, F, Real Madrid (Spain)

I get why Lakers fans would want a 3-point shooter with the No. 22 pick, I do. But the thought of Frank Vogel rolling out a super-switchy, small-ball lineup with Anthony Davis and Usman Garuba in three year’s time was too exciting to not act on. Garuba has the size to play either forward positions, the wingspan to protect the interior and the lateral quickness to guard the perimeter — he has all of the tools to be an elite defender in the NBA. His offense leaves a lot more to be desired — particularly his shooting — but he can put the ball on the floor and make plays for his teammates at a high level, which is a good quality to have for a guy his size. He’s a steal at No. 22 even if he’s not exactly what the Lakers need. — Christian Rivas, Silver Screen and Roll

23. Houston Rockets - Miles McBride, G, West Virginia

Houston needs a backup point guard and McBride should be able to fill that role just fine. This is somewhat of a value pick for the Rockets, as McBride is going in the teens in many mock drafts. He’s an excellent defender and has great scoring ability, though he does need some work running the offense. But that skill set should fit in perfectly off the bench, providing some offensive punch and using his athleticism to defend either guard spot. — Darren Yuvan, The Dream Shake

24. Houston Rockets - JT Thor, F, Auburn

After passing on Evan Mobley earlier in the draft, the Rockets need a big with some potential, and many think Thor has some of the best long-term potential in the draft. A plus athlete and defender, Thor does need some polishing on the offensive side, but also possesses an accurate shot, making him a threat from three, the pick and pop, and is solid at the free throw line. A high energy 4/5 hybrid, Thor is an adept switcher, capable of guarding smaller players, and should earn playing time right away on a rebuilding Rockets squad. — Darren Yuvan, The Dream Shake

25. Los Angeles Clippers - Jaden Springer, G, Tennessee

The Clippers don’t have a lot of first-round picks coming up, so going for the high-upside play this season makes a lot of sense, and Springer is the youngest collegian in the draft. He plays with high energy and makes quick decisions, both of which are hallmarks of Clippers role players, and his forays to the rim should be more successful with L.A.’s spacing. Springer was also a force defensively in college, and his tools should translate. If the Clippers player development staff can fix his shot like they did with Terance Mann, they’ll have a real player. — Sabreena Merchant, Clips Nation

26. Denver Nuggets - Chris Duarte, G, Oregon

The Nuggets break from their mold of selecting younger players in the draft by instead selecting Duarte, a 24-year-old shooting guard who fits their roster well. The Nuggets have multiple point guards they trust, but in the event that Will Barton doesn’t return, the wing position is decidedly thin. Duarte provides an element of 3-and-D potential to a roster that desperately needs it, and adding him to a roster that already features Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. means he can focus on what he’s best at: shooting and defense. — Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs

27. Brooklyn Nets - Ziaire Williams, F, Stanford

For this pick, if I’m the Nets I’m looking for someone with tons of upside potential who may have fallen on draft night and the only real caveat is that this player is a supreme athlete who can keep up with Brooklyn’s pace. Enter, Ziaire Williams. Williams had a rough freshman season, missing some time due to injuries and when he was on the court he shot pretty pedestrian from the floor. That said, he has late-lottery potential. He’s a great athlete, is very (very) long, and can play on both ends of the floor. The Nets are looking for much immediate help in the draft, which is why they can swing for the fences here with this pick. — Tom Lorenzo, Nets Daily

28. Philadelphia 76ers - Nah’Shon Hyland, G, VCU

In search of players who can score and create off the bounce, the Sixers go with Nah’Shon Hyland, guard out of Virginia Commonwealth University. Hyland shot 39.9 percent from beyond the arc over 331 career attempts at VCU and he has different-area-code range. With shooting chops like that, Hyland could find minutes early in his career as a spark plug off the bench. Hyland’s poor assist-to-turnover ratio would be concerning if the intention were to play him at point guard. But with Tyrese Maxey already on the roster, Hyland makes more sense as a two-guard. The bigger concern surrounding Hyland is his size, standing 6’3” and weighing 165 pounds. He’ll be fast tracked into a training program to bulk up. — Kevin Love, Liberty Ballers

29. Phoenix Suns - Josh Christopher, G, Arizona State

Phoenix takes the best player available on the board and keeps the local product in state. Christopher is a powerful athlete with good size and strength for his position standing at 6’5” and weighing in at 215. The self creation flashes combined with his athletic profile and three-level scoring potential makes him an intruiging prospect for any team in the late-1st round. Phoenix has struggled with shot creation at times when Paul or Booker were sitting, so adding someone that can create for themselves in a low-usage role (to start) off the bench alongside Cam Payne would be more than ideal. — Brandon Duenas, Bright Side of the Sun

30. Utah Jazz - Ayo Dosunmu, G, Illinois

Utah’s loss in the 2nd round showed a fatal flaw in perimiter defense that did them in. This offseason should be spent by the Jazz looking for perimiter defenders that can shoot, something they should have gone after last year. Ayo Dosunmu is a bit of a swing for the fences type pick but he had great measurements in the combine and has proven to be a high level defender in college. He showed signs of good shooting at Illinois also and, if he can shoot the three with consistency in the NBA, Dosunmu could be a nice rotational player for years. — James Hansen, SLC Dunk

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[Free eBook] The History of Assassination: From Becket to JFK by Brian McConnell [Politics & True Crime]

The History of Assassination: From Becket to JFK by the late Brian McConnell, a journalist who helped foil a plot to kidnap Princess Anne during the 1970s, is a true crime political history, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press.

This was originally published in 1969 by Leslie Frewin.

This covers assassination as performed in modern (circa the 1960s) and ancient times (actually going back farther than Thomas à Becket to the Roman era) around the world, providing an overview and some analysis of national historical trends as well as selected case studies of famous assassinations past and present, alongside a bit of speculation on the then-recent deaths of the Polish prime minister and the UN Secretary-General, who both died in potentially suspicious plane crashes.

Offered worldwide, available at Amazon.

Free for a limited time @ Amazon (should be available worldwide).

Description ‘Assassination...is the sudden, surprising, treacherous killing of a public figure, who has responsibilities to the public, by someone who kills in the belief that he is acting in his own private or the public interest.’

The subject was especially pertinent in 1969, when Daily Mirror journalist Brian McConnell published his first book, in which he gave this definition.

Assassination affects countries and peoples, even if some countries like England may rank it no higher than murder. Yet the difference between mere murder and assassination is the fame, or notoriety, of the victim. When a President is killed, the whole world grieves; when someone who has voted for that President is shot down trying to prevent a robbery, his name is a brief news story one day and chip paper the next.

In a brilliant study which finishes with the shootings of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, Brian O’Connell uses his expertise as a crime reporter to bring to life the infamous shootings to give support to his definition.

The word ‘assassin’ is of Arabic origin, relating to ‘hashish eaters’ in Persia, a people led by Hassan-i-Sabbah who spread terror in the region for decades in the Middle Ages with golden daggers. Before them, of course, came the death of Julius Caesar, which is placed in the context of his great rule in a manner seen throughout the book. The reader can enjoy short biographies of the great figures, lying within which is evidence of why they were targeted by assassins.

O’Connell describes the lives and painful deaths of Thomas à Becket (‘assassination par excellence’) and Marat. He refers to Russia as ‘assassination’s adopted home’, with Rasputin, Trotsky and (he surmises) Stalin as high-profile victims of Russian people’s desire for rapid change and revolution.

While he has no room for Mafiosi, he does illustrate the history of Italian assassinations, and those of Latin America, including that of Pancho Villa, himself an assassin bent on revolution, in Mexico.

O’Connell also writes about Ireland and France, and of the politically-motivated killers who shot powerful men, and details the six attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria, the twelve on Hitler (including the plot led by von Stauffenberg) and the scores on Abraham Lincoln.

The assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval in the House of Commons in 1812 was a shocking event; his assassin, John Bellingham, was hanged within a week of the crime.

Recent history when O’Connell was writing, he raises suspicions over the deaths of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjoeld and Sikorski, Prime Minister of Poland, who both died in plane crashes.

He studies the fateful assassinations which led to the First World War, including that of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as well as the wretched deaths of Mahatma Gandhi and Count Bernadotte. America, with four of its Presidents assassinated in a century, has a chapter for itself, while at the time the book was published there was still much angst in countries which had declared independence from European nations, which fomented many attempts on the lives of the powerful.

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Jeg bliver rørt og vemodig, når jeg tænker på den unge Edmond Genet

Den 28. september 1915 angreb Fremmedlegionens 1. Regiment med 3.200 mand de tyske stillinger ved Bois Sabot i Champagne. Soldaterne var unge frivillige fra hele verden, og blandt dem var den blot 17-årige amerikaner Edmond Genet. Han havde snydt sig til falske papirer, der sagde han var 21 år gammel, hvorved han var blevet accepteret i den franske hær. Han havde tilbragt otte måneder i skyttegravene i Nordfrankrig og nu stod han i forreste linje inden starten til en gigantisk offensiv, som omfattede mere end en halv million franske soldater.

“Kære mor”, skrev den unge Genet den 22. september. “Et stort slag er på vej og kommer jeg igennem i live, lover jeg at skrive til dig med det samme, så du ikke holdes i unødig ængstelse. Jeg håber ikke, det bliver mit sidste farvel, men du skal vide, at din dreng ikke går ind i slaget som en kujon. Gud velsigne jer alle, kære lille mor, - og au revoir.”

Klokken 4 om eftermiddagen stormede Fremmedlegionen med Edmond Genet op af skyttegravene og under heftig fjendtlig beskydning af artilleri og ikke mindst maskingeværer arbejdede franskmændene sig frem over ingenmandsland mod de tyske linjer. To gange havde algierske tropper forsøgt at bryde igennem forsvaret uden held og havde efterladt tusindvis af faldne på slagmarken. Nu var det Fremmedlegionens tur. Det blev et ragnarok. Edmond Genet var en af de få, som nåede helt frem til fjendens pigtrådsspærringer og pludselig opdagede han, at han var alene med en ung schweizer. De ventede på deres kammerater, men der kom ikke flere.

Der er faldne overalt og de få overlevende fra angrebet måtte trække sig tilbage til deres egne skyttegrave. Regimentet er nu reduceret til blot 892 mand og Fremmedlegionen var reelt udslettet. “Jeg vil aldrig i mit liv glemme den 28. september” skrev han senere forbavset over at være i live.

Genet havde lovet sin mor at skrive, så hun ikke skulle gå i uvished, men han blev overhalet inden om at den amerikanske presse. Den 5. oktober 1915 skrev New York Times i en nyhedsartikel, at 13 amerikanere var blevet dræbt i Slaget om Champagne “her iblandt Edmond C.C.Genet - barnebarn til Governor Clinton”. Så i 14 dage gik Genet’s ulykkelige mor omkring og troede hun havde mistet sin unge søn.

Edmond Genet var en utrolig pligtopfyldende dreng. Han mistede sin far allerede som 6-årig, og han og hans to brødre arbejdede flittigt hver dag efter skole for at hjælpe moren med at forsørge familien. En arbejdsgiver, som var imponeret over den unge Edmonds arbejdsmoral, besluttede sig til at hjælpe ham ind på et marineakademi. men den unge drengs evner til matematik strakte ikke til uddannelsen og i stedet lod han sig hverve til dem amerikanske flåde. Og det var under en landgang i Le Havre i Frankrig i januar 1915 at Edmond Genet besluttede sig at desertere og melde sig til Fremmedlegionen.

Efter Champagne Slaget, hvor et halvt hundrede skandinaver i øvrigt også deltog, fortsatte Edmund Genet i den stærkt reducerede Fremmedlegion indtil 5. maj 1916 hvor han blev optaget som “pilot elev” i det unge franske luftvåben. Han gjorde det godt - var flittig, modig og havde flair for at flyve - og i januar 1917 blev han optaget i den berømte “Escadrille Américaine”, der senere skiftede navn til “Escadrille Lafayette”. Det var en jager escadrille - eller på fransk ‘une escadrille de chasse* som blev vidt berømt overalt i verden. Den bestod af modige amerikanske frivillige under fransk ledelse, der kæmpede heroisk for Frankrig og frihed længe før USA overhovedet kom med i krigen.  

To års krig havde gjort den 19-årige Genet til fatalist. Han var klar over, at hver dag kunne blive hans sidste, men han søgte aldrig de tilsyneladende sikre steder i kampen i luften. Og han var fyldt af moralske overvejelser. Han havde haft en kæreste i New York i fire år og havde hele tiden trofast holdt sig fra alle andre piger - han ville gerne forloves, men syntes ikke han kunne forsvare det, som situationen var. I februar 1917 fik han brev fra sin mor, der fortalte at hans elskede Star - hans Etoile - havde forlovet sig med naboens søn. Edmond var knust. Nu betød hans unge liv intet mere - alle de tanker, han havde haft om sin elskede, blev pludselig ligegyldige og for første gang var han overbevist om, at han ikke ville overleve krigen.

Dette foto er fra det begyndelsen af 1917. Fra venstre Walker Lowell, den unge Edmond Genet, flyver esset Raoul Lufbery og James McConnell.

Edmond Genet fløj med de største piloter som Lufberry og McConnell, der var de oprindelige stiftere af Escadrille Lafayette. De var ‘esser’ tilbedt af hele Frankrig. Under en patrulje over fronten i marts 1917 bliver Edmond Genet og McConnell angrebet af tyske jagere. McConnell bliver skudt ned og Genet forsøger tappert og loyalt at hjælpe ham men bliver selv såret i ansigtet og tyske maskingeværkugler saver den ene vinge af så han må humpe hjem på 3 vinger.

McConnells maskine bliver siden fundet totalt knust og McConnell selv bliver fundet i sit undertøj, efter at nogen har taget alt hans varme og dyre flyveudstyr. Genet er ude af sig selv og føler, han burde have gjort mere for sin kammerat, men hans chef fortæller ham, at han har handlet ud over sin pligt og indstiller ham til “Croix de Guerre” for hans tapperhed. De kommende dage tager Genet på hævntogt for at finde nogle tyskere at skyde ned - men uden resultat.

En måned senere er han igen på patrulje, denne gang sammen med esset Raoul Lufbery, som har nedskudt 8 tyske fly. Genet har det skidt om morgenen men flyver alligevel og denne dag går det galt. Han bliver ramt af shrapnels fra tyskernes antiluftskyts og styrker ned. Med motoren for fulde omdrejninger hamrer hans Nieuport ned i jorden og bliver pulveriseret. 

Edmond C.C. Genet dør den 16. april 1917. Det er 10 dage efter, at USA har erklæret Tyskland krig. Unge Genet bliver den første amerikaner, som falder efter, at hans land er trådt ind i 1. verdenskrig. Det er tankevækkende. Den unge Edmond Charles Clinton Genet var tip-tip-oldebarn og navnebror til den i USA kendte ‘Citizen Genet’, der var Frankrigs ambassadør i USA under Napoleons-krigene og som i 1793 forsøgte at overtale USA til at gå med i kampen mod briterne. Principielt gjorde den 17-årige Genet det samme, blot var fjenden denne gang Tyskland. Og dybt tankevækkende, så blev den unge pilot den første amerikaner som døde for et USA i krig.

Jeg har fundet Escadrille Lafayette’s ‘journal des march’ for den 16. april 1917 og her kan man se, at den unge flyver gik på vingerne kl. 12:45, men feltet til højre er tomt; det er her hjemkomsten skulle være angivet. 

Edmond Genet’s død skaber stor opmærksomhed i Frankrig og Amerika.

Den 15. januar 1918 sender den nyvalgte amerikanske president Woodrow Wilson et brev til Genets mor, hvor han kondolerer for tabet af hendes søn og samtidig lykønsker hende ‘uden det skal misforstås’ for den fantastiske præstation, som hendes søn udførte.

Præsidentens ord berører mig ikke men jeg bliver dybt rørt, når jeg læser et brev skrevet af Genets kammerat Walter Lowell til en fælles ven:

Jeg er tilsyneladende ham, der altid bringer dårligt nyt. Denne gang er det lille Genet som er død. Han blev dræbt i eftermiddags, mens han fløj med Lufbery. De fløj lavt på grund af skyerne og de tyske luftbatterier skød konstant. Pludselig vendte Genet omkring og fløj tilbage. Lufbery fløj efter men kunne ikke finde ham. Da han kom hjem blev de ringet op og fik fortalt, at han var styrtet ned - totalt knust - blot få hundrede meter fra hvor McConnell blev dræbt. Vi har mistet en af de mest pligtopfyldende piloter vi nogensinde har haft og nogensinde vil få. Jeg er glad for at kunne konstatere at hans omtale nu er officiel samt at den tyske maskine, som Genet angreb for at forsvare McConnell, blev tvunget til at lande, så mandskabet er nu i fangenskab.

Overalt hvor Genet kom frem konstaterede han, at ‘alle var så flinke ved ham’. Ja for pokker, han var et barn, da krigen startede og ønskede blot at gøre sin pligt og leve op til andres forventninger. Han kæmpede uafbrudt i over to år  - han var udsat for uhyrligheder, oplevede at hans regiment blev udslettet, men alligevel brokkede han sig aldrig. Han gjorde hele tiden sit bedste. Han blev aldrig forrået af krigens rædsler. Tværtimod, hans personlighed udviklede sig hele tiden. Alle omkring ham var knust over hans død. Mest rørt og vemodig bliver jeg dog, når jeg læser det brev, hans chef Kaptajn Georges Thenault skrev til Edmond Genet’s mor:

Var han virkelig 24 år gammel? Han så så ung ud, som et venligt barn, men ikke desto mindre var han en modig mand...det må være smertefuldt at miste en kær søn, men hvis det kan være en trøst for Dem, så vil jeg sige, at De er mor til en stor sjæl”

Det, som kan slå mig helt ud, er chefens sætning “Var han virkelig 24 år gammel?” 

Nej han var blot en 20-årig venlig dreng, som havde snydt sig til at skrive verdenshistorie. Genet hører også med til persongalleriet i min kommende fransk-amerikanske fortælling, der strækker sig fra 1914 og helt på til 60erne.

I 1918 blev Edmond Genet’s breve udgivet og jeg har netop gennemlæst hans breve i en førsteudgave, jeg har været så heldig at finde. Jeg har også læst hans chefs memoirer: Georges Thenault - L’Escadrille Lafayette og endelig har jeg læst “Flying For France” som James R. McConnell nåede at skrive, inden han blev skudt ned under den fatale patrulje med Edmond Genet.  

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Trumps eerste 100 dagen: elke dag leert hij iets nieuws - Elsevier

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Trumps eerste 100 dagen: elke dag leert hij iets nieuws Elsevier De president behaalde zijn grootste overwinningen op de momenten dat hij luisterde naar doorgewinterde professionals, zegt Jonah Goldberg (48) van denktank American Enterprise Institute. Hij wijst op Senaatsleider Mitch McConnell, die erop toezag dat ...

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Elizabeth Warren Werd Verteld om Stil te Zijn. Vrouwen Kunnen Hebben.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren van de Capitol op woensdag, een dag nadat de Republikeinen gestemd om te voorkomen dat haar het lezen van een brief met Coretta Scott King op de Senaat vloer. Creditcard J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

er Was een vrouw die niet herkent zichzelf in het spook van Elizabeth Warren het zwijgen opgelegd door een kamer vol mannen?

De explosie van verontwaardiging, bespotting en gratis publiciteit begroet dinsdag nacht verplaatsen om te voorkomen dat Senator Warren van het lezen van een brief over Senator Jeff Sessions geschreven door Coretta Scott King resoneert met zo veel vrouwen juist omdat ze er, over en weer. Op een vergadering waar u spreken, alleen om te worden afgesneden door een man. Waar uw ideeën worden genegeerd totdat een man herhaalt ze en dan zijn ze geniaal — of, gewoon, erkend is.

onderbroken of genegeerd, en is één van de weinige vrouwen in de kamer, kunnen zowel het remmen en razend. Je controleert je eigen waarneming: Was ik te agressief, of heb ik echt een punt? Is dit over het feit dat een vrouw, of iets anders?

het Verhogen van vragen van een dubbele standaard, mannelijke Democratische senatoren Bernie Sanders van Vermont en Jeff Merkley van Oregon later lezen in het opnemen van de zeer dezelfde brief dat Senator Warren aan het lezen was toen stemde de Senaat, langs de strikte partij lijnen, te verbieden haar uit het verdere debat over de benoeming van de Heer Sessies als procureur-generaal.

De firestorm kwam als liberale vrouwen hebben zich geplaatst in de voorhoede van de oppositie tegen de regering van President Troef. Casting hem als anti-vrouw, ze noemen het beruchte "Access Hollywood" tape, toen de Heer Trump pochte dwingen zich op vrouwen; zijn opmerkingen die vrouwen die kritiek op hem lelijk waren en overgewicht; een kast met vier vrouwen in een zee van mensen; en het beleid met inbegrip van het beperken van de toegang tot abortus en anticonceptie.

verslag op de website Axios dat de Heer Trump wil zijn vrouwelijke medewerkers te "kleden als vrouwen" — wat dat te betekenen geïnspireerd op een aparte ronde van Twitter spot, met berichten van vrouwelijke militairen, astronauten en brandweerlieden.

Nog te praten over vrouwen, of sluiten ze naar beneden, is een tweeledige oefening. Tijdens de regering-Obama, de vrouw in het Witte Huis de handen ineengeslagen om te werken aan "amplification," zorg in vergaderingen, herhaal de andere vrouwen van de punten en vrouwen krediet voor ideeën ze hadden voor het eerst opgeworpen.

Loren DeJonge Schulman, die werkte 10 jaar bij het Ministerie van Defensie en de Nationale veiligheidsraad van de regering-Obama, heeft levendige herinneringen aan het kijken naar mannen in toom als senior vrouwen uitgedaagd. "De voortdurende beschuldiging van het Ministerie van Defensie was dat de Nationale veiligheidsraad micromanaging hen," zei Mevrouw Schulman, nu senior fellow bij het Center for a New American Security. "Is het echt micro management, of bent u klagen over een zeurende vrouwen?"

De onverteerbare waarheid is dat vrouwen ondervinden dit probleem in de meeste beroepen. Het komt vaak goedbedoelde mannen die zijn geschokt wanneer opgemerkt wordt of niet bewust zijn van wanneer het gaat over, evenals degenen die minder verlicht.

Inderdaad, Senator Mitch McConnell ' s neerbuigend verdediging van de stem aan de stilte Senator Warren gevraagd de oprichting van een sociale media meme en nieuwe strijdkreet: "Ze was gewaarschuwd. Ze was gegeven uitleg. Toch heeft ze doorgezet."

Onder de hashtag #shepersisted, vrouwen geplaatst foto ' s van hun eigen persoonlijke heldinnen van Coretta Scott King en Rosa Parks, Margaret Sanger en Ruby Bridges, die geïntegreerd haar op de lagere school in New Orleans.

Elizabeth Warren is no shrinking violet, en ze duidelijk won deze schermutseling, als niet haar grotere strijd om te stoppen met de bevestiging van Senator Sessies. De meeste vrouwen hebben geleerd hoe te schudden deze episodes uit en opbrengen om weer te vechten. Helaas, onderzoek suggereert dat ze te vaak een prijs te betalen, gelabeld te agressief. Dinsdagavond was een herinnering, als veel vrouwen nodig hadden, die zeggen, blijft een moeilijke en noodzakelijke taak.

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Six Things to See at Copenhagen Photo Festival 2018

Every year, the Copenhagen Photo Festival presents us with an array of strong arguments as to why photography can’t easily be categorised as a single artistic medium. There are so many kinds of photography; so many ways to take and develop images, to say nothing of the intention or process behind them. The best photographers not only take incredible images, they also make their mark on the medium itself.

This year’s festival, which takes place 7 – 17 June, is focused on “Framing Society, Framing Identity, and Framing Vision.” While there are many great exhibitions being held at Photo City, there are other events taking place around the city.

Here are our recommendations for what to do and see during Copenhagen Photo Festival 2018:

Sara Vighi: Handbook of a Town

Archeologist and photographer Sara Vighi set out to create a photographic guidebook to her Italian hometown of Reggia Emilia. The result is a sly look at the ways in which we individually experience a place versus the narrative of the larger community.

Exhibition: 7th – 17th June Artist Talk: 10th June, 11:30 am

Photo City – Understationen

Nyborggade 13 2100 København Ø

    The International Journalism Project: The Battle for Mosul

Renown war photographers from around the world share images and artefacts from the battle between the Iraqi forces and the self-named Islamic State to capture the Iraqi city of Mosul. This takes place in Photo City’s “container city.” Photographers included are: Jan Grarup (Denmark), Alex Kay Potter (USA), Alessandro Rota (Italy), André Liohn (Norway/Brazil), Andrea DiCenzo (USA), Andrew McConnell (Ireland), Andoni Lubaki (Spain), Charles Thiefaine (France), Gabriel Romero (USA), João Castellano (Brazil), Juan Carlos (El Salvador), Nish Nalbandian (USA), Osie Greenway (USA), Yan Boechat (Brazil) og Quentin Bruno (Belgium)

Exhibition: 7th – 17th June

  Photo City – Gasværksgrunden

Sionsgade 5 2100 København Ø

Opening Hours: Every day 11:00 am am-6:00 pm (13th June only 1:00 – 9:00 pm)

    Signe Vilstrup: Transformation

This exhibition showcases a project by Danish fashion photographer Signe Vilstrup. She photographed women and girls in the Kiberia neighborhood of Kenya, all of whom have a story of transformation. It’s a powerful, beautiful, and moving series.

Exhibition: 24 May – 24th June

Reffen

Refshalevej 167 1432 København K

Opening Hours: Every day 12:00 – 8:00 pm

    PABLO ANDRES: WILLIAM FREEMAN – YOU CAN’T HOLD AN ANGEL

This photo series by Chilean artist Pablo Andres explores the dichotomy between expectation and reality when queer asylum seekers in Denmark are confronted with both racism and homophobia in the land they hoped would bring freedom. The story is told through images of William Freeman, a gay asylum seeker who is trying to hold an angel as the angel leaves through the window of the asylum centre. It’s a confronting, scathing, and poetic work.

Exhibition: 1st June – 25th August

CAMP

Thoravej 7 2400 København NV

Opening Hours: Mon Closed Tues – Weds + Fri 1:00 – 6:00 pm Thus Closed Sat 2:00 – 5:00 pm Sun Closed

NB: CAMP is also closed the last Friday and Saturday of every month

    Pinhole Photo Workshop

Ever wanted to build your own camera? This workshop is all about teaching the underlying principles of photography, while also showing you how to build a pinhole camera out of everyday materials. Photography enthusiasts of all ages and levels are welcome! The workshop is 200 DKK to attend and will be taught by Danish photographer Nikolai Svennevig.

Saturday 9th June 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Østerbro Bibliotek Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 19 2100 København Ø

NB: This event is in Danish

    Sculptural Landscapes

Photo City – Understationen Nyborggade 13 2100 København Ø

Exhibition: 7th – 17th June

Opening Hours: Every day 11:00 am am-6:00 pm (13th June only 1:00 – 9:00 pm)

    See the full Copenhagen Photo Festival program here.

Six Things to See at Copenhagen Photo Festival 2018 published first on https://medium.com/@OCEANDREAMCHARTERS

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