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now let me let you in on some things that you may not be aware of .
until the very end , he would open the car door for doris and hold her hand when they walked through town .
`` how long did that seem to you ? ''
later , helps osama bin laden move from somalia to afghanistan .
just as it went to land , it flashed whitea flash not like that of a strobe light , but of a sustained intensity like a dazzling star .
he was looking past me , into the backyard .
i 'd left it unlocked .
lily !
`` no macing necessary . ''
William Brockmann Long (born April 6, 1975) is an American emergency manager who served as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He was appointed to the position by President Donald Trump in April 2017 and confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2017. He served until his resignation in March 2019, following criticism of his handling of the Hurricane Maria and an ethical complaint over using official vehicles. Education Long grew up in Newton, North Carolina, graduating from Newton-Conover High School. He received his B.S. in criminal justice and M.P.A. from Appalachian State University. He also graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School's Executive Leadership Program at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Career Long was an emergency management official in Georgia, where he served as the Statewide Planner/School Safety Coordinator for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency from September 1999 to November 2001. He worked for the Federal Emergency Management Agency as Hurricane Program Manager from November 2001 to January 2006. Long was the Southeast Regional Director for Beck Disaster Recovery from February 2007 to February 2008. Long headed the Alabama Emergency Management Agency from 2008 to 2011 under Governor Bob Riley and developed the state's response to the H1N1 influenza. During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, he was the State Incident Commander for the Alabama Unified Command. In 2011, Long joined the emergency management consulting firm Hagerty Consulting, where he was executive vice president. FEMA Administrator President Donald Trump nominated Long to be administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on April 28, 2017. On June 20, 2017, he was confirmed by the United States Senate with a vote of 95 to 4. In August 2017, Long faced the first major natural disaster of his tenure in the form of Hurricane Harvey. He stated that the hurricane would likely be recorded for Texas as "the worst disaster the state's seen," with the recovery period expected to take "many years." Weeks before, he had told interviewers that his biggest concern was major hurricane preparedness. Long received widespread praise for his handling of the federal response to Hurricane Harvey. He was also criticized for his response to Hurricane Maria. In September 2018, Politico reported that Long was under investigation by the FEMA inspector general because he allegedly used government vehicles to commute between Washington, D.C., and his home in Hickory, North Carolina. Politico reported that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, concerned about Long's frequent absences from Washington due to his regular six-hour drives between Washington and Hickory, asked Long to consider resigning his position, which Long declined to do. In February 2019, Long announced his resignation as FEMA Administrator, effective March 8, following questions over his use of his government vehicle. His deputy, Peter Gaynor, succeeded him as acting administrator. Post-FEMA Brock returned to Hagerty Consulting as an executive chairman in April 2019. References External links Biography at FEMA 1975 births Appalachian State University alumni Federal Emergency Management Agency officials Living people People from Hickory, North Carolina People from Newton, North Carolina Trump administration personnel
emma tried to keep her face neutral .
was n't that what monsters did ?
charlie blinked at that , her mouth chopping open briefly before she gasped , `` nay !
maybe she was going into shock .
as i turned toward the campus again , my phone dinged with a text .
`` bet you wish you had depended on the right people .
voices were hushed and respectful as they passed by .
Ravenswood School of Arts is a heritage-listed school of arts at Macrossan Street, Ravenswood, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1884. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History The School of Arts building is a timber hall, built in 1884 beside a former School of Arts structure then used as a library. It became the principal theatre, cinema, and social venue of Ravenswood and continued a series of facilities provided to the community of Ravenswood since 1872. Ravenswood was one of several important goldfields in which formed a major component in the development of North Queensland. The need to access and exploit gold finds determined the path of railways, the establishment of related industries and commerce and the location of settlements. Some of these were short lived "rushes", where tent and shanty townships disappeared almost as quickly as they rose. Other settlements based on goldfields became established towns with government and civic buildings, shops and family homes and survived as such. A few became important centres, only to fade away as gold yields fell. Ravenswood was one of these. The area was first settled by Europeans following the establishment of Bowen in 1861. Pastoral runs were soon set up in the hinterland, including the area on which the Ravenswood field was to develop. The first gold in North Queensland had been found at Star River in 1865 and triggered further exploration. Gold was found at Merri Merriwa, the run on which the town of Ravenswood stands, in 1867, although it was reported as being on the adjoining property of Ravenswood, the name by which the field was always known. Much of the gold initially found was in a triangle in and around three dry creeks which soon formed the focus for a tent and shanty settlement. Ravenswood gold was in reefs and a small battery was first set up in 1869, followed by the Lady Marian Mill in 1870. The settlement was also surveyed at this time, but by then the goldfield itself, and the buildings and streets already established, had shaped the town and the survey merely formalised what was already in place. This can still be seen clearly in the irregularity of the major streets. Ravenswood was gazetted as a town in 1871. It was soon found that the gold at deeper levels was finely distributed in ore containing other minerals and was difficult to separate either by mechanical or chemical means. This required greater capital to fund various technologies for extraction. Many miners left for other fields, such as Charters Towers, discovered in 1871 and which quickly overtook Ravenswood as a gold producer and as the most important inland North Queensland town. Even so, Ravenswood continued to prosper due to a steady, though reduced, production of gold, the discovery of silver at nearby Totley in 1878 and as a commercial centre. By 1874, the town had a courthouse and police station, a post and telegraph office, a hospital and a school. In 1872, the first small School of Arts was formed, providing a lending library, newspapers and a meeting place for its members and in 1875 a separate library building was constructed beside it. The first Mechanics' Institutes or Schools of Arts were established in Britain in the early 1800s and were intended to assist self-improvement and to promote moral, social and intellectual growth, by providing lectures, discussions and lending libraries to a rising middle class. At the time there were no public libraries and books were expensive, so that access to books by borrowing as subscribers provided an important educational and recreational service. The first School of Arts committee in Queensland was established in Brisbane in 1849 with the aim of "the advancement of the community in literary, philosophic and scientific subjects". As towns and districts became established, local committees were formed to establish schools of arts and they became one of the principal sources of adult education. Ravenswood's economy received a boost in the mid 1880s by the arrival of the railway in 1884 and the use of improved means to extract gold from ore. A new generation of public buildings began to replace those from the early days of the field, including a police station and courthouse, post office and hospital. In 1884, the current hall was built beside the library, presumably replacing the first small hall. In the late nineteenth century Schools of Arts expanded their aims to include the promotion of games of skill and intellectual amusements. The new hall provided the facilities for the staging of plays and concerts and became a focal point of entertainment for townspeople. It was used as a meeting hall, dance hall and a live theatre. An amateur dramatic society staged annual productions and a School concert and St Patrick's Day concert were annual events. . In 1899, the New Ravenswood Company was formed by Archibald Laurence Wilson who raised overseas capital, reopened old mines and used modern methods to rework tailings more efficiently. The shareholders recouped their investment in the first two years and this drew world-wide interest. It was the beginning of Ravenswood's most prosperous period, which lasted for several years. However, after 1908, the cost of extraction and continued exploration grew as returns lessened and after the end of World War I, it became apparent that it would not pick up again. In 1916 rail services were cut and in 1917 the New Ravenswood Company closed. In the 1920s, buildings as well as people left Ravenswood, as timber buildings were relocated in other towns. There was a small revival in the 1930s and early 1940s as new technology allowed for economical mining of lower grade ores. However, by the 1960s, the population fell to 70. This was to be its lowest level, as tourists began to take an interest in the town, studies were made of the buildings and work began to conserve them. In the 1980s the whole town was listed by the Australian Heritage Commission and the National Trust of Queensland. In 1987 Carpentaria Gold Ltd opened a new open cut mine using modern heap leaching processes. In 1989 Cyclone Aivu damaged the facade of the hall and caused the complete collapse of the library. This building was propped by the community, but eventually demolished in 1992 as it was thought unsafe. The hall was repaired and the front reconstructed to resemble its original appearance. In 1990 the Dalrymple Shire Council and Carpentaria Gold financed extensive renovations to the hall. Its official opening took place on Sunday 29 September 1991, since when it has again become a focus for community activities and celebrations including the "Back To Ravenswood Weekend" held each year. Description The School of Arts is located on Macrossan Street, the main street of Ravenswood. It is on the edge of the town's commercial centre and close to the Imperial Hotel. Ravenswood is located in a mining landscape which consists of disturbed ground with scattered ruins and mullock heaps, set amongst distinctive chinkee apples and rubber vines. The School of Arts is a single storey, rectangular timber building set on low concrete stumps. It is rectangular in plan with its long axis at right angles to the street and has a gabled roof clad in corrugated iron. The sides and back have an exposed stud frame but the front is weatherboard clad. The facade is symmetrical and divided into bays by pilasters. The arched parapet is echoed by the arched heads of the central front door and the double hung windows which flank it. The interior features a large open space and a stage. The stage curtain has been preserved and is decorated with painted advertisements for local businesses dating from around the turn of the century, reflecting its use as a community building. Heritage listing Ravenswood School of Arts was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Ravenswood School of Arts is important as an element in the network of Schools of Arts which sprang up in any town of consequence in Queensland during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They were community based and played a valuable educational and social role in the dissemination of information and the provision of facilities for lectures, meetings, games of skill and the staging of community events such as plays and concerts. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. It is a good example of a School of Arts hall with a classically influenced facade and the provision of facilities for public events. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The building is a significant as part of the townscape of Ravenswood because of its location within a group of other public and commercial buildings, close to the town centre. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The painted stage curtain carrying advertisements for local firms around the turn of the century reflects its importance as a building used by the community. The School of Arts is important for its connection with the community of Ravenswood as an integral part of the social and community life of the town. References Attribution External links Queensland Heritage Register Ravenswood, Queensland Schools of Arts in Queensland Articles incorporating text from the Queensland Heritage Register School buildings completed in 1884
alison moved into the room and shut the door behind her .
this whole place will be in shadow , and the creeps will come out to play .
twisp unbuckled the harness and slipped the prosthesis away from keel 's back and shoulders , letting it drop to the floor .
without warning , she yanks her hand out of mine and wraps her arms around herself as a sob catches in her throat .
that type of intense emotion can swing from one extreme to the other in a heartbeat .
`` you 're not the only one who 's freaked by what happened to janele .
`` young one , you will only speak the truth inside the council chamber , '' aryn 's words held power of some sort-toff could feel it .
laughing , he held the door for her , then walked around to the driver 's side and slid behind the wheel .
um , yeah , i got a flat tire and we were so much closer to your house , so .
coulter fiddled with the switches and dials , asking kendra to retranslate a few instructions from the scroll .
ill be back in a month .
and then with the grace of hundreds of years of breeding helped her to her seat but not before bestowing a kiss upon her hand .
step one : the orderly .
they wanted the same things people were receiving from cassidy 's court , so he tried to approach daemon sadi about a loan similar to the one gray had negotiated for cassidy .
what do you do ?
she wrapped it carefully in a blanket and handed it over to me .
`` shit , shit , shit ! ''
now it was dylans turn to look to his left and then to his right .
outside ...
as far as she knew he never even had a date in high school .
you broke cisneros .
lisa represented the end buyer ; kat embodied the product to be sold .
i could n't help but imagine the baby , what it would be like , if it 'd be a little girl or a boy .
ive never been one to let a stretch of damp weather disrupt my schedule .
and , like you also said , there are the cool parts ... ... '' i hesitated briefly .
her sisters never really got into eating outside anymore unless it was on their deck .
can i have a marquis also ?
he checks out the corridor first , then motions for us to follow , and we step out of the execution room .
`` evelyn , '' ro-ro cut in , `` to you , they are all the event of the year . ''
im still not sure if that could be from my father or just dumb luck .
i can help her .
`` normally , this would be when i 'd lecture you on your shady behavior , but- '' `` but sometimes there 's a need for people like me in the world . ''
she kept her hand on the wall , following the flow downstream toward the brinemoor , and tried to ignore the skittering and squeaking she heard from time to time .
not ever .
`` anyway , what were we talking about ?
the air was very still .
dine smiled as he sat down at the head of a long table .
she asked .
`` ew ! ''
as soon as lucy gets home we can go . ''
smiling , i turn to flick and state , `` okay .
he still does some crazy , mean shit but it is no longer something i think about or worry about .
im talking to you !
so , i would appreciate it if you can tell me what i may be involved in .
what was wrong with me ?
`` do n't ask stupid questions . ''
and yours , madame story creator and financier ?
emily stepped back .
Over the centuries Suwałki has produced a number of persons who have provided unique contributions to the fields of science, language, politics, religion, sports, visual arts and performing arts. A list of recent notable persons includes, but is not limited to: Jacob ben Moses Bachrach (1824-1896) - noted apologist of Rabbinic Judaism Marian Borzęcki (1889-1942) - lawyer, politician, lawyer, Chief of the State Police (Policja Państwowa) Jerzy Dąbrowski - Polish Army lieutenant colonel of cavalry, "Zagonczyk". Władysław Dąbrowski - a major in the cavalry of the Polish Army, "Zagonczyk" partisan commander in Vilnius in 1919-1920 Zalman Gradowski (1910–1944), secret diarist at Auschwitz-Birkenau Josef Hassid (1923–1950), violinist Edmund Kessler - Colonel in the General Staff of the Army of the Russian Empire and the Polish Army Adam Koc (1891–1969), soldier, politician and journalist Maria Konopnicka (1842–1910), a poet, a novelist, a writer for children and youth, a translator, journalist and critic Mieczysław Mackiewicz (1880–1954), general Henryk Minkiewicz (1880–1940), General of the Polish Army, killed in the Katyn Massacre a Polish socialist politician and a General of the Polish Army. Member of the Medical Faculty of the Jagiellonian University and, simultaneously, Faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts. Former commander of the Border Defence Corps, he was among the Polish officers murdered in the Katyń massacre. Leszek Aleksander Moczulski (1938-) – Poet Marion Mushkat (1909–1995), lawyer, colonel, judge, professor/specialist of international public law, military law and international affairs Aleksandra Piłsudska (1882–1963), wife of Józef Piłsudski and the Polish first lady Zygmunt Podhorski (1891–1960), general, cavalry commander Aleksander Putra (1888-1962) – social and political activist, member of Parliament Legislators in the Second Polish Republic, related to Krzysztof Putra Zvi Yosef Resnick (1841–1912), Rosh yeshiva (Dean of a rabbinical academy) Samuel Rosenthal (1837 - 1902), Jewish chess master and journalist Pinchas Sapir (1906–1975), Israeli politician, Minister of Finance Avraham Stern (1907-1942) – a Jewish paramilitary leader who founded and led Lehi (the "Stern Gang") Edward Szczepanik (1915–2005), economist and the last Polish Prime Minister in Exile () As an Officer (and eventually Major) in the Polish Army, he served with distinction in the Fifth Polish Artillery Regiment - notably in the battles of Monte Cassino, Ancona, and Bologna. In 1945 he received the Cross of the Valorous, and the following year was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit with Swords. He received a PhD in Economics in 1956 from the LSE. On April 7, 1986 he was chosen the successor of Kazimierz Sabbat to be the next Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic in-exile (). He was awarded the title of Doctor of Economic Science – Honoris Causa in 1995 by the Warsaw School of Economics. Andrzej Wajda (1926-), film director Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he is possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He is known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). Four of his movies have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981), and Katyń (2007). Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1915) – painter of the Munich school, one of the most popular among Jozef Brandt and Władysław Czachórski Marcin Wojciechowski - Presenter and Journalist on Radio ZET References People from Suwałki Suwałki
this girl was too much .
thats what kgb means .
foote , s. , the civil war : a narrative history , vintage , new york , 1986 .
a shudder ran through the family .
`` you must be very pendeja if you think i 'm going to train you again . ''
in my distracted state i completely forgot , and now i pray it means nothing-i do pray so !
to have such an enormous space for only two people was more than eloisa could imagine .
ed looks at robert and says angrily , you vetted this guy , robert .
`` she 's a big girl who can take care of herself .
and that was another problem .
you wan na stay there ?
that was not the pleasant , sort of geeky voice of the guy she picked up in the bar .
`` just you ... '' sitting beside him , i put my hand on his knee .
he had filled a pot with water and was preparing to drop pasta into the steaming pot , but paused to smile at me .
the roar of the sea behind him , around him , swept him up .
`` and in art class , he will discover that he 's interested in boobs .
the opportunity for an exciting adventure had been handed to her on a silver platter and , somewhat to her own amazement , she had seized it .
`` you 're not dating him . ''
`` reach under your seat . ''
`` i really think you 're going to want to handle this one . ''
they used the land for profit , replacing what was present before with a crop of greater return and the land itself just a reservoir and birth right to be utilised , any feelings for it and its plants and animals , not recognised in these parts .
nothing is untouched by death .
did they have homes like henry did ?
his eyes were closed .
`` i 'm sorry this has spun so out of control . ''
ser kevan frowned at it .
alex could n't quit staring .
just as much a cliche as her ex-fiance with a co-worker .
`` and beer .
i had something inside me that he 'd tried to kill , but despite his best efforts , it survived .
logan is a minefield of deception .
kendall preened , striking faux-sexy poses that she probably memorized from the package .
finn will be fine , and i 'll make sure he knows what 's going on the second he wakes up . ''