#branden albert

[killingsboys]

read in 2023!

i did a reading thread last year and really enjoyed it so i am doing another one this year!! as always, you can find me on goodreads and my askbox is always open!

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* (★★★★★)

Beowulf by Unknown, translated by Seamus Heaney (★★★★☆)

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (★★★★★)

Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado (★★★★☆)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (★★★★★)

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (★★★★★)

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (★★☆☆☆)

Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limón (★★★☆☆)

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (★★★★★)

Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt (★★★★★)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (★★☆☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Princess Bride by William Goldman (★★★★☆)

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (★★★★★)

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid* (★★★★★)

Goldie Vance, Volume 1 by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (★★★★☆)

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★★☆)

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★★)

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. (★★☆☆☆)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★★)

Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz (★★★☆☆)

Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy (★★★★☆)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (★★★★☆)

Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle (★★★★☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 1: Riot on the Radio by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado (★★★☆☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 2: Y2K-O! by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (★★★★☆)

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (★★★★★)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (★★★★★)

The Backstagers, Vol 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (★★★★☆)

The Backstagers, Vol 2: The Show Must Go On by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (★★★★★)

After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis (★★★☆☆)

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones (★★★☆☆)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (★★★★☆)

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy (★★★★☆)

Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson (★★★★★)

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, and Val Wise (★★★★★)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by assorted authors, edited by Saundra Mitchell (★★★★☆)

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher** (★★★★☆)

St. Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo** (★★★★★)

The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan** (★★☆☆☆)

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (★★★★★)

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould** (★★★★☆)

Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass** (★★★★★)

Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill (★★★☆☆)

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis** (★★★☆☆)

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (★★★☆☆)

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (★★★★☆)

Devotions by Mary Oliver (★★★★★)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan* (★★★★★)

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz** (★★★★☆)

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (★★★★★)

All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord (★★★★★)

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (★★★☆☆)

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Joseph Andrew White (★★★★★)

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton (★★★★☆)

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by assorted authors, edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz (★★★★☆)

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall (★★★★☆)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (★★★★★)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (★★★★☆)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The October Country by Ray Bradbury (★★★★☆)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (★★★★☆)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (★★★★☆)

The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón (★★★★★)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi (★★★★★)

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (★★★★★)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Know My Name by Chanel Miller (★★★★★)

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd (★★★★★)

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith* (★★★★★)

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (★★★★★)

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi (★★★★★)

The Witch Hunt by Sasha Peyton Smith (★★★★☆)

That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally** (★★★★☆)

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (★★★★☆)

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (★★★★☆)

Pageboy by Elliot Page (★★★★★)

All This and Snoopy, Too by Charles M. Schultz (★★★★☆)

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (★★★★☆)

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill** (★★☆☆☆)

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (★★★★☆)

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (���★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 2: Just to Get to You by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★☆)

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014 - 2018 by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★☆)

Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict (★☆☆☆☆)

Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (★★★★☆)

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (★★★★★)

The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson (★★★★☆)

The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan (★★★☆☆)

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger (★★★☆☆)

Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (★★★★☆)

An asterisk (*) indicates a reread. A double asterisk (**) indicates an ARC.

[dk-thrive]

Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth.

Albert Einstein, Einstein and the PoetIn Search of the Cosmic Man by William Hermanns (Branden Press, 1983) (via Make Believe Boutique)

[keynewssuriname]

Minister Ramdin: we kunnen weinig doen tegen bosbranden

“We kunnen heel weinig doen tegen de bosbranden. Met deze enorme droogte en hitte kan het kleinste vonkje resulteren in een bosbrand. Omdat de plekken in afgelegen gebieden liggen, is het moeilijk om daar te komen en de branden te blussen”, zei minister Albert Ramdin van Buitenlandse Zaken woensdag tijdens een persconferentie. Hij gaf aan dat president Chandrikapersad Santokhi in de laatst gehouden regeringsraadvergadering gevraagd heeft naar een inventarisatie van de kosten die de oplossingen voor de problematiek van klimaatverandering met zich mee zullen brengen. ''Het is de bedoeling dat deze tijdens de klimaatconferentie COP29 gepresenteerd zullen worden om toegang te hebben tot het Loss and Damage fonds.'' Suriname heeft de laatste tijden te maken gehad met aanhoudende droogte en luchtvervuiling door bosbranden. Maar klimaatverandering heeft nog veel meer effecten en die kosten bovendien veel geld. “Er gaan tientallen miljoenen Amerikaanse dollars gemoeid met het oplossen van de problemen die op klimaatgebied ontstaan.” Een voorbeeld is het opdrogen van waterputten en rivierbeddingen, waardoor de watervoorziening stagneert. Santokhi wil bij de klimaatconferentie COP29 in november van dit jaar met een goede inventarisatie en met harde cijfers aangeven wat de kosten zijn. Het Loss and Damage-fonds is in het leven geroepen om landen die dit soort kosten moeten maken te vergoeden. Voor landen zoals Suriname is het carbon-negatief zijn extra belangrijk. “Omdat we minder CO₂ uitstoten, zijn wij niet de veroorzakers van de klimaatverandering. Toch hebben we wel veel kosten. Daarom is het extra belangrijk dat wij een punt maken over gewenste vergoedingen voor allerllei kosten waarvoor wij niet verantwoordelijk zijn”, zei Ramdin. Minister Prahlad Sewdien van Landbouw, Veeteelt en Visserij zei dat door de klimaatsverandering de voedselzekerheid in gevaar dreigt te komen. In 2021 en 2022 is er teveel neerslag geweest en van 2023 tot en met nu hebben met een we extreme droogte te maken. “Dit heb ik nooit meegemaakt en de impact is gigantisch.” De droogte is sowieso te merken in de rijstvelden, waar er al maanden onvoldoende water beschikbaar is. “Maar we werken hard om het irrigatiewater te garanderen voor de landbouwers.” Zo is er in de afgelopen tijdens gewerkt aan het pompgemaal te Wakay, dat nu bijna volledig operationeel is. Aan de pompen van pompgemaal Wageningen wordt ook gewerkt. Ondanks de enorme droogte is er door het nemen van een aantal noodmaatregelen toch 30.000 hectare padie ingezaaid. Sewdien zegt dat het jaar ervoor 27.000 hectare ingezaaid was en nog een seizoen ervoor bedroeg de inzaai 18.000 hectare. “Indien de boeren genoeg irrigatiewater beschikbaar hadden, dan zouden we zeker de 35.000 hectare naderen.” Hij hoopt dat binnenkort de eerste regens zullen vallen, anders zal het heel zwaar worden voor de padieboeren en ook voor de regering, aldus Sewdien. Read the full article

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🎭☔️ #ArtIsAWeapon

Who's gonna play him and is this writer the best for the job 🤔

Reposted from @playbill Let’s Go Crazy! @Prince's film #PurpleRain is in musical development and possibly aiming for Broadway.

Story VIA Playbill.com

Prince's Purple Rain Being Adapted as Stage Musical

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will adapt the book from the legendary 1984 film.

✍️🏾BY LOGAN CULWELL-BLOCK

Prince film Purple Rain is headed for the stage as a musical, with Pulitzer finalist and Appropriate playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins penning the book. Adapted from Albert Magnoli and William Blinn's screenplay for the 1984 film and featuring Prince's music and lyrics, the project is being shepherded by director Lileana Blain-Cruz and producer Orin Wolf.

The film, which starred the singer-songwriter, tells an original story of an up-and-coming Minneapolis rock musician. The movie was a hit with audiences upon release, though it is the film's soundtrack—which comprises nine songs written and performed by Prince—that has been the most enduring. His work on the songs and score earned Prince Grammy and Academy Awards, and the album has since been certified 13-times Platinum. Amongst the songs included are "When Doves Cry," "The Beautiful Ones," "Baby I'm a Star," and the title song. Prince died in 2016.

"It's been almost 40 years since Prince’s legendary film, Purple Rain, took the world by storm and we can’t think of a more fitting tribute than to honor Prince and the Purple Rain legacy with this stage adaptation of the beloved story," says NorthStar Group Chairman L Londell McMillan and Primary Wave Music Founder and CEO Larry Mestel in a joint statement. “We are thrilled with our Broadway partners and creative team, who are bringing a theatricality to the film’s original fictional story. We can’t wait for a new generation to discover Purple Rain and for lovers of the original film and album to experience its power once again, this time live."

No development timeline nor casting has been revealed. The project's website URL, PurpleRainBroadway.com, indicates that producers are aiming for the Main Stem.

📸 by Warner Bros

#Prince #PurpleRainBroadway #Prince4Ever

[goalhofer]

2023 World Baseball Classic Great Britain Roster

Pitchers

#17 Tahnaj Thomas (Altoona Curve/Freeport, The Bahamas)

#18 Donovan Benoit (Dayton Dragons/Key West, Florida)

#19 Cam Opp (Binghamton Rumble Ponies/Denver, Colorado)

#21 Tyler Viza (free agent/Phoenix, Arizona)

#23 Akeel Morris (Long Island Ducks/St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)

#25 Michael Petersen (ACL Rockies/Middlesex)

#27 Matteo Sollecito (Swarthmore College Garnet/London)

#29 Michael Roth (free agent/Greer, South Carolina)

#32 Alex Webb (free agent/Surrey, British Columbia)

#33 Daniel Cooper (free agent/Newport Beach, California)

#34 Chavez Fernander (West Michigan Whitecaps/Freeport, The Bahamas)

#35 Ryan Long (Delmarva Shorebirds/Woodinville, Washington)

#41 Branden Noriega (ACL Cubs/Miami, Florida)

#42 Malik Binns (FCL Phillies/DuPage Township, Illinois)

#43 Trayce Thompson (Los Angeles Dodgers/Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)

#44 Joseph King (St. Louis Cardinals/Redwood City, California)

#49 Vance Worley (free agent/Sacramento, California)

#50 McKenzie Mills (Tigres De Quintana Roo/Marietta, Georgia)

#55 Gunnar Groen (ACL Diamondbacks/London)

#67 Jake Esch (free agent/St. Paul, Minnesota)

#70 Andre Scrubb (free agent/Prince William County, Virginia)

#72 Jack Seppings (Brown University Bears/Newnan, Georgia)

#79 Ian Gibaut (Cincinnati Reds/Houston, Texas)

#94 Richard Brereton (free agent/London)

Catchers

#8 Harry Ford (Modesto Nuts/Kennesaw, Georgia)

#20 Ural Forbes (free agent/Freeport, The Bahamas)

Infielders

#2 Justin Wylie (New Jersey Jackals/Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

#4 B.G.A. Murray; Jr. (South Bend Cubs/Nassau, The Bahamas)

#11 Nick Ward (Washington Wild Things/Kennett Square, Pennsylvania)

#24 Darnell Sweeney (free agent/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

Outfielders

#1 Anfernee Seymour (Long Island Ducks/Plantation, Florida)

#9 D’Shawn Knowles (Tri-City Dust Devils/New Providence, The Bahamas)

#12 Chavez Young (Lansing Lugnuts/Freeport, The Bahamas)

#14 Matt Koperniak (Memphis Redbirds/Adams, Massachusetts)

#15 Alex Crosby (Southern Maryland Blue Crabs/Vacaville, California)

Coaches

Manager Drew Spencer (London Mets/Glendale, California)

Bench coach Brad Marcelino (Tacoma Rainiers/Carlsbad, California)

Hitting coach Jonathan Cramman (London Mets/London)

Pitching coach Zach Graefser (Great Britain Baseball/St. Louis, Missouri)

Bullpen coach Conor Brooks (Great Britain Baseball/Plymouth, Massachusetts)

1B coach Albert Cartwright (Great Britain Baseball/Nassau, The Bahamas)

3B coach T.S. Reed (Great Britain Baseball/Temecula, California)

Assistant coach Antoan Richardson (San Francisco Giants/Nassau, The Bahamas)

[kudosmyhero]

Batman (vol. 1) #405: [Year One, pt. 2] War Is Declared

Read Date: sometime in 2019 Cover Date: March 1987 ● Writer: Frank Miller ● Penciller: Dave Mazzucchelli ● Inker: Dave Mazzucchelli ● Colorist: Richmond Lewis ● Letterer: Todd Klein ● Editor: Dennis O'Neil ●

SYNOPSIS:

A recently released mental patient from Arkham Asylum named Albert Blume has taken several children hostage and is threatening to kill them. Commissioner Loeb sends SWAT commander Branden to the scene of the apartment to take care of the situation. Lt. Gordon hears about the maneuver and intercepts Branden before he can do anything rash. Jim enters the building alone and manages to single-handedly defeat Blume without causing him undue harm. He knows that if Branden's team went in, the results would have been disastrous.

A few nights later, Bruce Wayne makes his first official debut as Batman. He attacks a group of teenage punks stealing electronics and intercepts them on an apartment fire escape. The fight proves difficult and one teen nearly loses his life. However, he succeeds in apprehending all three and promises to improve his technique before venturing out for a second time.

Over the course of several weeks, rumors of a "Bat-Man" begin circulating all throughout Gotham City. Even Detective Flass experiences a chance encounter with the mysterious vigilante.

Lt. Gordon holds a meeting with the other cops and addresses the Batman situation. Flass gives his jaded eyewitness account of the Batman, but neglects to include details involving his own illicit affairs at the time of the encounter.

Four nights later, the Batman breaks into the Mayor's mansion. The mayor is hosting a party with several key city patrons including Commissioner Loeb and crime lord Carmine Falcone. Batman throws a smoke grenade through the window and warns them that from this point forward none of them are safe. Following the event, Loeb appoints Gordon the lead investigator in a special task force designed to bring down the Batman.

(https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_405)

FAN ART: Carmine Falcone of Gotham by Eleventh-Knight

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Dolphins Working On Acquiring Julius Thomas From Jags For Branden Albert

Dolphins Working On Acquiring Julius Thomas From Jags For Branden Albert

Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As a new league year in the NFL draws closer, the trade winds are already starting to blow on the east coast of Florida. The Miami Dolphins and Jacksonville Jaguars are working on a big trade that would swap a pair of Pro Bowlers. Last week it was reported that the Dolphins were going to release left tackle Branden Albert along with a few…

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Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay Named Co-Presidents of The Recording Academy

Recording Academy® President/CEO, Harvey Mason Jr., has appointed Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Panay as Co-Presidents, effective Aug. 16, 2021. They will join recently elevated Chief Operating Officer Branden Chapman and Chief Industry Officer Ruby Marchand as part of a modernized leadership team. This new structure is recognition that further progress and building of the organization requires exceptional leaders with different strengths and areas of focus to drive innovation and accountability. With the aim of better serving Recording Academy members and the music industry at-large, the team will work directly under Mason, whose title will shift to CEO.

As Co-President, Butterfield Jones will continue to oversee the Recording Academy's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts along with people and culture, membership, awards, advocacy, and related initiatives. Having developed and implemented world-class programs across multiple industries, Butterfield Jones brings global experience and a strategic rigor to her new role. She is an authentic, mission-focused leader known for leveraging data insights and delivering practical solutions to solve complex problems. She will also continue to infuse the highest standards of inclusion, belonging and representation throughout the Academy.

Panay will serve as Co-President and Chief Revenue Officer and will be tasked with driving business growth across the entire organization to further expand the service offerings for our members and the industry. With a focus on identifying new partnerships and opportunities, he will be instrumental in creating strategic plans and fostering a culture of innovation. An accomplished entrepreneur, Panay brings cross-functional expertise to the role that will help evolve the vision of the Academy.

"The successful evolution of the Recording Academy is dependent on strong and innovative leaders, and I'm thrilled to elevate Valeisha and welcome Panos as Co-Presidents to help drive the Recording Academy's continued transformation," said Mason. "Both Valeisha and Panos are incredible leaders who have a proven record of progress, and together with the rest of the team, will continue to push the envelope at the Recording Academy and shape the organization to better serve, protect and celebrate the music community."

Butterfield Jones is an award-winning and globally recognized business leader with proven impact at the intersections of technology, politics and entertainment. She currently serves as the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for the Recording Academy.

Prior to this role, Valeisha served as the global head of inclusion for Google, Inc., responsible for accelerating diversity, equity and inclusion outcomes for underrepresented communities internally and externally across the global brand. In this role, Valeisha led strategies and teams across the United States, EMEA, APAC, and LatAm, focused on access to quality education, growth for minority-owned businesses, global partnerships, and pathways into S.T.E.A.M. for historically marginalized groups. Key programs under Valeisha’s leadership included TechExchange, Code Next, the State of Black Women at Google, Decoding Race and the Digital Coaches program.

She also served as the national youth vote director for the Obama for America campaign, helping to deliver one of the highest youth voter turnouts in American history, and in the Obama Administration as the deputy director of public affairs for International Trade. She also served as the national executive director and senior vice president of Rush Communications / the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and as the national director of diversity and inclusion for the Alzheimer's Association. Her two decades-long career began at Home Box Office (HBO Sports).

Prior to joining the Recording Academy, Panay served as the senior vice president for Global Strategy and Innovation at Berklee College of Music and is a fellow at MIT Connection Science. At Berklee, Panay led the development and execution of the college's overarching strategic plan; founded the Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship; oversaw its campuses in New York City, Valencia (Spain) and Abu Dhabi, as well as the Music + Health and India Exchange Institutes; and steered new partnerships, program development and the incorporation of new technologies.

Panay has been recognized in Fast Company's Fast 50; Inc Magazine'sInc 500, Mass Hi-Tech All Stars, and Boston Globe's Game Changers. For his work with Sonicbids, Panay was also profiled in the book Outsmart by best-selling author Jim Champy and spoke at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland as part of his work with Open Music.

Earlier this month, the Recording Academy announced its newly elected national officers of the Board of Trustees. Tammy Hurt was elected as the Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Rico Love will serve as Vice Chair. Om'Mas Keith was elected Secretary/Treasurer and Christine Albert continues her role as Chair Emeritus.

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[thecat-inthehat]

Honestly it pisses me off when people call Ardbert a himbo, or dumb, or any variation thereof, and their main source is the fact that his pseudonym on the Source was one letter away from his name.

That’s an issue of the ENG localization—the transliteration of his name is Albert (Arbert). The only reason they changed his name in English is because the lorebook stated that they all had pseudonyms because their names didn’t fit racial naming schemes. Lamitt, Renda-Rae, Branden, and Nyelbert don’t fit any of the Source’s naming schemes for their various races, and having a whole pack of adventurers with odd names would stick out like a sore thumb. Arbert, however, is a perfectly acceptable hyur name, and no one would’ve batted an eyelash. The devs (probably mostly Koji) realized they had written themselves into a corner with regards to a pseudonym, and said “hm let’s just add a D to his name, that’ll solve it” and I have not known peace since.

Anyways it is more lore appropriate to say that his original name was Meteor, in this essay I will—

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wrecktangle music artist real name list

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Male English Names and Meanings

A correctly chosen name has a strong positive effect on the character and fate of a person. It actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of style and condition, strengthens health, removes various harmful programs of the memory. But how to choose the perfect name?

 The meaning of the name has no real effect. For example, the meaning of Agshin is brave, strong. It does not mean that the young man will be strong, and those who have other names will be weak. The name can block his heart centre, and he will not be able to give and receive love. On contrast, another boy will help solve problems of love or power and achievement of goals. The third boy may not affect. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological, and other characteristics.

 The mystery of a man's name is shared by a unique smell primarily in a person, and not in the grammatical meaning and characterisation of the name. If this name destroys the child, then it would not be beautiful, sweet with the surname. It would still be harm, destruction of character, a complication of life, and aggravation of fate.

 Below are beautiful male English names. Try to choose some that are most suitable for your child. 

 List of male English names for letters A, B, C & D:

A:

Aaron - high mountain

Ab - father of the light

Abbot - father

Abel - father of many

Abell - shepherd

Abner - father of light

Abot - father of

Abram - father

Abran - father of many

Abraham - father of many

Absalon - my father - world

Averill - fighting boar

Adam - the land of

Addison - son of Adam

Aden - fire

Addison - son of Adam

Adlay - Jehovah the righteous

Adney - nobleman island

Adolf - the noble wolf

Adrian - from Hadria

Adair - the rich spear

Asia - eastern

Azelstan - the magnificent stone

Able - the shepherd

Ak - oak grove

Akey - number one

Akerley - oak grove

Alastair - defender of humanity

Alwar - elf army

Alfven - a friend of an elf

Alvis - all-wise

Algar - spear of an elf

Algernon - with a mustache

Aleister - defender of humanity

Alec - defender of humanity

Alexander - defender of humanity

Alain - beautiful

Alester - defender of humanity

Algeria - Elf Spear

Alik - Defender of Humanity

Alexander - Defender of Humanity

Allan - handsome

Allen - beautiful

Allister - defender of humanity

Alton - old city

Alf - elf

Alfonzo - noble

Alford - old river ford

Alfred - elf council

Albert - bright nobleness

Aldina - an old friend

Alpin - white

Altair - pilot

Alfred - elf council

Alister - protector of humanity

Ambi - immortal

Ambrose - immortal

Amedeus - loving god

Amias - from Amiens

Amory - loving

Amos - bearing, carrying

Amyas - from Amiens

Anakin - kind, merciful

Angel - Angel, messenger

Anges - one, the only choice

Anderson - son Andrew

Angelelli - angel, messenger

Ange - angel, messenger

Anskom - stone valley

Anson - son Agnes

Antwan - invaluable

Antoine - invaluable

Arden - eagle valley

Arik - ruler

Aryl - lion of the god

Arin - peace

Arkell - helmet, protection of the eagle

Arly - the forest of the eagle

Arman - brave, hardy man

Arn - the power of the eagle

Arne - control of the eagle

Arni - eagle power

Arnold - control of the eagle

Arran - high mountain

Arrin - high mountain

Arron - high mountain

Arthur - man - bear, warrior, eagle Thor

Archie - genuine courage

Archibald - true courage

Ancelet - noble from birth

Aselin - small nobleman

Acer - number one, first

Aston - eastern settlement

Afton - Sweet Afton

Affton - sweet Afton

Achill - painful

Ash - ash

Asher - happy

Ashton - ash colony

  B:

Bad - friend

Buddy - friend

Baz - king or basil 

Basil - king

Byron - in cowsheds or covered barnyards

Bayard - red-brown or bright sunset

Buck - a courageous young man

Baxter - baker

Balder - prince

Baldrick - brave ruler of

Bambi - child

Baptist - Baptist

Bardolph - the gorgeous wolf of

Baria - king or basil 

Barclay - birch forest

Barnabas - son of a preacher

Barney - son of a preacher and bold as a bear

Barnaby - son of a preacher

Barrett - bargainer

Barry - blond

Bart - son Talmey

Bartolomei - son Talmey

Bassett - a little short, low

Baster - the destroyer

Butch - the butcher

Bevan - the son of John

Beverly - the beaver

Bevis - the bright

Babe - the baby Ruth

Bailey - the assistant to the sheriff

Bailie - deputy sheriff

Ben - son of the south, or blessed

Benjamin - son southern

Benji - son southern

Benedict - blessed

Benet - blessed

Bennett - the sacred

Bennie - the south and the son of Benedict blessed

Benson - son Ben

Bentley - cleansing

Benton - grassy meadow

Beauregard - a beautiful perspective

Berndt - a fortified settlement

Berenger - a spear of a bear

Beret - a merchant

Bernie - as brave as a bear

Berry - blond

Bertie - bright

Burton - fortified settlement

Bertrand - bright raven

Beavis - radiant

Bill - helmet

Billy - helmet

Biersch - bush

Beef - punch

Blaine - small yellow-skinned

Blize - cheerful, happy

Bliss - joy, happiness

Blaze - sizzling

Blake - black

Blaine - slightly yellow-skinned

Blair - battlefield

Bob - famous

Bobby - famous

Baldwin - brave friend

Bollard - bald, rounded like a ball

Beaumont - beautiful Mount

Boniface - good fortune

Boris - fighter, warrior

Bradley - wide wooded area

Braden - salmon

Brian - strength

Brion - strength

Branden - hill covered with broom

Brannon - covered hill broom

Brayden - salmon

Brennan - Prince

Brent - hill

Brenton - burning city

Brett - Breton

Briard - rosehip

Brion - strength

Brice - colorful, spotted, variegated

Brisko - birch forest

Britton - from Great Britain

Brigham - house near

Broderick bridge -

Brody's dream - dirty place

Broz - immortal

Brock - badger

Bront - thunder

Brody - dirty place

Brooke - stream, Feed

Brooke - brook, stream

Brooks - from the creek

Bruno - brown

Brutus - hard

Bryant - the power of

Brady - chested

Bradford - wide ford

Braden - salmon

Brady - chested

Bram - father of many children

Brutus - multi-colored, spotted, motley

Buz - contempt

Booker - bookbinder, scribe

Bew - handsome

Bailey - sheriff's assistant

  C:

Chad - fighting

Chaz - man

Chuck - man

Chucky - man

Charlie - man

Charlton - settlement of free peasants

Charles - man

Chase - chasing, hunter, hunting

Chandler - candle merchant

Chance - chance

Cherokee - name of native Americans

Chip - man, a follower of Christ

Chunky - report keeper, secretary

Chauncey - report keeper, secretary

  D:

Dee - shortening of longer names starting with "Dee"

Deacon - serving

Digby - ditch around

Diggory settlement - lost, lost

Digory - rejecting, lost

Dison - son Dew

Dick - powerful and brave

Dicky - powerful and brave

Dicky - powerful and brave

Dil - big sea

Dylan - big sea

Dilbert - having some specific meaning

Dimer - judge

Dean - Dean, spiritual observer

Diner - man, warrior

Dirk - king of nations

Dob - of ad hoc

Dodge - a famous spear

Dolph - a noble wolf

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NFL Roundup: Branden Albert wants back on Jaguars, no sideline for Jay Cutler

It's not looking likely that the Jacksonville Jaguars will be ready to allow retired offensive tackle Branden Albert back on the team even though he has apparently changed his mind about retiring. Albert asked to return to the team Monday, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to media outlets on the condition of anonymity because neither side has publicly discussed details about Albert's potential return. The 32-year-old Albert surprised coach Doug Marrone last week by walking into his office and saying he planned to retire. Albert abruptly quit after three training camp practices in which he looked out of shape and past his prime. It was never clear why Albert chose to walk away after nine NFL seasons. Was his heart not in it any longer? Did his body not respond like he wanted? Did he realize he was far from a lock to beat out second-round draft pick Cam Robinson? It's equally unclear why Albert wants to return. Under the collective bargaining agreement, the Jaguars had the option to seek a prorated portion of Albert's $8.5 million signing bonus even though Miami paid it in 2014. The Jaguars, who are holding joint practices with the Patriots in New England, declined comment on the situation Monday. Jacksonville placed Albert on the exempt/left squad list last week. He had five days to return to the team before going on the reserve/retired list or being released. The Jaguars acquired Albert in a trade with the Dolphins in March. He skipped most of Jacksonville's offseason program because he wanted a new contract. He was scheduled to make $8.8 million this season and $9.5 million in 2018. Albert was the 15th overall pick by Kansas City in 2008. He spent his first six seasons with the Chiefs and then signed a five-year, $47 million deal in free agency with the Dolphins. Albert missed 20 games over the last five seasons, including seven in 2014 because of a knee injury. He bounced back the following year and was honored with Miami's Ed Block Courage Award. New Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Cutler won't play in the team's exhibition opener Thursday, but look for him to be starting soon enough. "He didn't come out of retirement to stand on the sideline," coach Adam Gase said. Cutler missed Monday's practice because it took place as he landed in South Florida to sign a $10 million, one-year contract. The 34-year-old Cutler decided to delay the start of his network TV career for the chance to replace Ryan Tannehill and be reunited with Gase, his former offensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears. "A situation like this doesn't come along very often," said Cutler, wearing a polo shirt bearing the Dolphins logo. "I know Adam very well; I know the system. And you're talking about a playoff team with a lot of really, really good players and a lot of potential." Cutler is expected to leapfrog longtime Dolphins backup Matt Moore for the starting job while Tannehill remains out with a left knee injury that likely will sideline him for the entire season. Gase reached out to Cutler shortly after Tannehill was hurt Thursday and said the former Bear needed no persuading to launch a comeback. But Cutler likened the conversations with Gase to college recruiting, saying the decision to return was difficult. He parted with the Bears in March after eight seasons, and was then hired by Fox as an analyst to work in its No. 2 NFL broadcast booth. "The last four months I've been in a different mindset, getting ready for the Fox deal," Cutler said. "I was pretty good with where I was in my life; I was around the kids a lot and felt pretty content. So I went back and forth on this. My wife talked me into it more than anybody else. ... I think she got tired of me being around the house." In 2015, Cutler had a career-best quarterback rating while with Gase, who then joined the Dolphins. What will Cutler's learning curve be with the offensive scheme? "I'm pretty sure he's already got it," Gase said. "He's good." Ramping up Cutler's arm strength may take longer, Gase said. "I'm sure he wasn't in the backyard throwing a hundred balls a day," the coach said. Cutler said his two sons and pickup basketball games at his alma mater, Vanderbilt, helped him stay in shape. He missed time last year with a sprained right thumb and a labrum injury that required season-ending right shoulder surgery in December, but said he's healthy now and confident his arm will be fine. "It'll come back pretty quickly," Cutler said. "I'm not worried about the throwing part. Getting used to the guys and the more detailed stuff, that's what we're going to have to hit the fast-forward button on." The acquisition of Cutler has potential to divide a locker room where Moore enjoys strong support, especially after he helped Miami clinch a playoff berth while Tannehill was sidelined last December. But Gase is popular with his players and said he explained to them why he wanted Cutler. "I was very upfront with everything," Gase said. "We felt this gave us an opportunity to have two really good quarterbacks on our team. We wanted to make sure if something happened, we weren't going to have a falloff. I think our guys understand that." That includes Moore. He said he still considers himself a contender for the starting job after a drama-free conversation with Gase about the need to sign Cutler. "It was very simple and straightforward," he said. "It wasn't very Hollywood. And I get it." Receiver Kenny Stills said that while Moore is "our guy," there's no quarterback controversy among the players. "We're confident in the people upstairs to do the right thing for this team," Stills said. Still to be determined is how quickly Cutler can shake off the rust and lingering doubts about his attitude, toughness, and decision-making, all of which were often questioned in Chicago. He went 51-51 as a Bears starter. Among his teammates was guard Jermon Bushrod, now with Miami. "I know the guy," Bushrod said. "I've seen how he is in the huddle. I've seen how he is in the locker room. The message portrayed by some of the major broadcasting networks isn't what we see or feel. "People are going to have things to say. But if you win games, nobody says anything." The Bears went 9-23 the past two years, but coach John Fox said he was happy with Cutler both seasons and excited for him to get an opportunity in Miami. "He was a smart, tough guy who worked hard," Fox said. "I know everybody here wishes him nothing but the best." Cutler's comeback came about after Tannehill's left knee buckled a week into training camp. Tannehill decided against surgery after missing the final four games of last season with two sprained ligaments in his knee, but the latest injury likely will require an operation. Tannehill stood near midfield Monday watching practice, wearing a brace on his left knee and conversing with the coaching staff and quarterbacks. "We were talking about the stages you go through," Gase said. "We were both saying we keep going out of order - from denial to anger to depressed, and back to denial. It's tough." There's already speculation about Tannehill and Cutler beyond this season, but the Dolphins' new quarterback isn't worried about 2018. He's worried about Tuesday. "I just want to get to the next meeting and figure out where the dining room is," Cutler said. "Then we'll start running the offense and learning some guys' names." Sammy Watkins and the Buffalo Bills receivers aren't as young and untested now that Anquan Boldin is with the group. Boldin returns for a 15th NFL season after signing a contract with the Bills on Monday. The move provides the team leadership, production and an instant boost in credibility to what had been a patchwork position. The 36-year-old is a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was the NFL's 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year award winner and ranks in the top 25 among several career categories. "The great thing about Anquan is what he brings on the field and off the field," first-time general manager Brandon Beane said. "I think our receiving room is fairly young still. And I think not only is he going to help those guys show what a pro's pro and what it takes on the field (but also) in the meeting rooms, training room." It wasn't lost on Beane that Boldin showed he's still capable of making an impact after spending last season with Detroit, where he had 67 catches for 584 yards and eight touchdowns in 16 games. "Even if his speed is not what it was, and you know he was never a burner, but he still knows how to win," Beane said. "Contested balls? He comes down with his fair share and then some." The Bills spent the past month courting Boldin. He visited the team's facility two weeks ago. The contract terms were completed late last week, with the only holdup involving Boldin determining whether Buffalo could serve as a good fit for him and his family, Beane said. Boldin, who makes his offseason home in Florida, arrived at the Bills training camp facility on Monday and scheduled to take part in his first practice on Tuesday. Though it's unlikely he'll play in Buffalo's preseason opener against Minnesota on Thursday, Boldin was listed as the top backup behind Watkins on the Bills depth chart. He joins a team in transition at the receiver position. Watkins is the only regular who returns from last season. And the 2014 first-round draft pick's future in Buffalo is uncertain after the Bills declined to pick up the fifth-year option on his contract. Watkins fully supported Buffalo's bid to sign Boldin, when asked about the possibility at the start of training camp on July 27. "If we get someone like that, that'd definitely be somebody I can learn from, and the whole room can learn from," Watkins said. The roster spots behind Watkins remain up for grabs after the Bills lost Robert Woods and Marquise Goodwin to free agency this past spring. Buffalo previously addressed its needs at receiver by drafting East Carolina product Zay Jones in the second round and also signing a number of not entirely proven free agents, including Andre Holmes, Philly Brown and Rod Streater. Boldin's 1,076 catches for 13,779 yards overall rank third among players since his NFL offensive rookie of the year season in 2003 with Arizona. He played seven seasons with the Cardinals and also had two three-year stints in Baltimore and San Francisco. Overall, he ranks ninth on the NFL career list in catches, 14th in yards receiving and is tied for 23rd with 82 touchdowns receiving. Boldin also has ties to Bills starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor. They spent the 2010-12 seasons together in Baltimore, when Taylor served as Joe Flacco's backup. Boldin caught Taylor's first NFL pass attempt, an 18-yard reception on the final play of a 34-14 loss to San Diego in December 2011. "That's a bonus," Beane said of Boldin's connection with Taylor. "He caught Tyrod's first pass. So hopefully we can get that reconnection going." To make room on the roster, Buffalo designated tight end Keith Towbridge as waived/injured after he injured his right foot in practice on Friday.

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Teams that are 1 Player Away (Part 1)

This is a personal list of NFL teams that are a single player away from a playoff contender. This list only includes teams that did not make the playoffs last year and I won’t include teams that need a Quarterback.

Jacksonville Jaguars, : The Jaguars have added great, talented players on both sides of the ball over the past few years, grabbing a Quarterback in Blake Bortles along with several talented outside receivers with Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns along with a slot receiver in Marqise Lee. Bortles had a rough 2016 season with completion percentage below 60% along with 17 interceptions to 23 touchdowns but he has the skills to become a very good pro Quarterback. Robinson had a tremendous 2015 season with 1400 yards and 14 touchdowns though he saw a decrease in production last year, while Allen Hurns had injuries hurt his effectiveness when he was on the field. Marqise Lee was expected to be the number 1 receiver in Jacksonville when he was drafted in the second round, but now he has evolved into a very good slot receiver, catching 63 passes and racking up 851 yards, more than his production in his 1st 2 years combined. The Jaguars have added tackles through free agency with Branden Albert and Jermey Parnell hoping to solidify they blocking unit, along with several interior offensive lineman through the draft and a few talented young runningbacks and tight ends with complimentary styles. T.J. Yeldon and Chris Ivory bring a powerful aspect to the offense with a powerful running style and the strength to be successful in short yardage situations. Marcedes Lewis is consistently a productive tight end, though he saw fewer passes his way with Julius Thomas taking most of the pass catching reps in the offense but with Julius Thomas retired Lewis should see an increase in production. The Defense has had most of the attention over the past few years with players like Dante Fowler, Jalen Ramsey and Myles Jack getting a lot of attention due to their position at the top of the draft. The line has several talented rushers with Yannick Ngakoue becoming a very productive outside rusher with the Fowler injury racking up 8 sacks and Fowler performing very well in his limited time last year with 32 tackles and 4 sacks. Sheldon Day had limited snaps at defensive tackle but showed great first step to turn into a very good interior pass rusher while Malik Jackson racked up 6.5 sacks after signing on from Denver. Calais Campbell is a powerful outside rusher, being signed on from Arizona and though he played in a 3-4 defense for most of his career his ability to rush and defend the run should allow him to work very well in the Jaguars system. The linebacking corps has great promise with Telvin Smith showing the speed and coverage ability to match up with any tight end or runner in the league and Paul Posluszny has been a mainstay at middle linebacker since coming over from Buffalo. Myles Jack was considered a top 5 pick at linebacker until an injury in his college career caused him to miss a lot of his rookie season, but in college he showed sideline to sideline speed and coverage ability to cover slot receivers. They recently signed A.J. Bouye from Houston to start opposite of Ramsey and has shown the ability to cover receivers consistently. Jalen Ramsey has the versatility to play several positions across the defensive backfield and showed the traits of a shutdown corner in his rookie season. Barry Church was brought on from Dallas to be an enforcer in the run game and leader of the defense while Tashaun Gipson was brought to start as a free safety. The weak link of the team after free agency is the free safety, with Gipson working only as a stop-gap solution. Having a free safety that can work as a centerfielder will allow Ramsey and Bouye to be aggressive against shorter routes and free up Barry Church to work in the box and as a robber in coverage. With tight coverage on the outside and shorter routes being limited the defensive lineman will be given better chances to pressure the passer and allow the fast linebackers to take the ball away with higher frequency. Though having an electric tight end or addressing the interior of the offensive line should be addressed in the draft the Jaguars could easily get by with the players they have at those positions for the season. The Jaguars have been successful over the past few drafts and with a better starter at safety they could easily make the playoffs next year and jump into Super Bowl contention early.