#flag: Nantucket - Massachusetts - United States

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 6 ✯ Match 3 ✯

The current flag of Tikiraqjuaq (Whale Cove), Nunavut, Canada

Propaganda:

None

vs.

The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Propaganda:

NON RECTANGULAR FLAG GANG!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE NON-TRADITIONAL FLAG SHAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tournament Policies:

✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you!

✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary!

✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

President, VP and spouses help food kitchen for holiday (AP) President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a local food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before leaving town—like millions of other Americans—to resume their family tradition of spending the holiday on tiny Nantucket island in Massachusetts. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, joined the outing to DC Central Kitchen, which serves cooked-from-scratch meals alongside training for culinary jobs. Decked out in DC Central Kitchen aprons, the four dished out turkey, gravy, sweet potatoes and green beans into trays to be packed up for needy D.C. residents.

Island anger: Guadeloupe closes schools after COVID rioting (AP) Schools closed across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Monday and France’s prime minister appealed for calm and dialogue after protests against COVID-19 rules and vaccinations descended into days of rioting and looting. France’s central government sent in police special forces to restore order in Guadeloupe, as emergency workers said they were unable to reach neighborhoods barricaded by angry crowds.

Medellín is back to its bad old ways (Worldcrunch/El Espectador) The footage looks like a crime series filmed on location in Medellín, yet it was anything but fiction. Earlier this month, around 30 armed and hooded criminals tried to mount an assault on a gold foundry in the Colombian city's El Poblado district. Their masks, motorbikes and dump truck were all indications of how dangerous Medellín has become—and reminiscent of how unsafe it used to be. Bystanders were brazenly filming it all, shouting admiration or surprise. Unbothered by the background noise of gunfire, their reactions were proof of how commonplace such incidents have become. "Movie-like" incidents (as this kerfuffle was called) often indicate when a city is a den for criminals who control much of its territory. In many districts, as residents will tell you, "the law of the land" is very different from what is written in legal books. None of this is new in Medellín; the criminal presence here is both disturbing and endemic.

Germany considers more COVID-19 curbs, compulsory vaccines as cases soar (Reuters) Health Minister Jens Spahn called on Tuesday for further restrictions as Germany’s rate of coronavirus infections hit a record high and more politicians backed compulsory vaccinations. Spahn said more public spaces should be restricted to those who were vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID-19 and also had a negative test. On Monday, Spahn said that by the end of the winter almost everyone in Germany would be “vaccinated, recovered or dead”. As the number of COVID-19 deaths in Germany nears 100,000, the United States advised on Monday against travel there.

EU kicks off debate on need for booster shots to travel (Reuters) European Union governments kicked off a debate on Tuesday about how long vaccines are effective against COVID-19 and whether evidence of a booster dose will be required to maintain free travel across the bloc as cases spike.

EU vows unity on Belarus as Poland flags more border incidents (Reuters) Thousands of people stranded on the European Union's eastern border represent an attempt by Belarus to destabilize the bloc, rather than a migrant crisis, and as such call for a coordinated response, the head of EU executive said on Tuesday. Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament the 27-nation bloc was standing in solidarity with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, who are bearing the brunt of what the EU says is President Alexander Lukashenko's ploy to engineer a crisis by flying in migrants into Belarus and then pushing them across EU borders. "It is the EU as a whole that is being challenged," von der Leyen said. "This is not a migration crisis. This is the attempt of an authoritarian regime to try to destabilise its democratic neighbours." According to the EU, over 40,000 attempts to enter the EU via the Belarus border were prevented in 2021. Polish authorities estimate about 10,000 or more migrants could be still in Belarus, creating the potential for further problems.

Philippines’ Resupply Mission to Try Again (Reuters) According to a Philippines defense minister, the country is set to resume a military resupply mission in the South China Sea this week. The news comes after the Philippines’ first operation into the sea was blocked by three Chinese Coast Guard vessels, which used water cannons to cut off the Philippines’ resupply boats on course for Second Thomas Shoal. The actions prompted harsh responses from the U.S. and the Philippines, with the U.S. calling the actions “dangerous, provocative, and unjustified,” and stating that any further interference would invoke U.S. mutual defense commitments to the Philippines. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana declared that the follow-up mission would not be stopped by China, stating “They (China) have no right to impede, prevent or harass our ships within our EEZ (exclusive economic zone).” Chinese Coast Guard forces in the area have since decreased, and China denies that there are any other militia vessels near the shoal.

Taliban makes war against the Islamic State (Washington Post) The Taliban has expanded its war against the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan, deploying more than 1,300 additional Taliban fighters to Nangahar province in the past month, Taliban security officials say. The ramped up operations mark a critical test of the group’s counterterrorism abilities after the U.S. troop withdrawal. Taliban night raids against suspected Islamic State-Khorasan members are on the rise, and many of the hundreds arrested have disappeared or turned up dead, according to Jalalabad residents and Taliban fighters.

Children skipping meals in majority of families in Lebanon, UNICEF says (Reuters) More than half of families in Lebanon had at least one child who skipped a meal by October 2021 amid a “dramatic deterioration of living conditions”, the UN’s children’s fund said in a report released on Tuesday. Children have been hit hard by the country’s deep economic crisis exacerbated by the global coronavirus pandemic which has left about eight in 10 people poor and threatens the education of some 700,000 children. The multifaceted crisis, rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement, has led to a breakdown in the provision of basic services such as electricity and water. Nearly half of households had insufficient drinking water by October 2021, the report said, with a third of them citing cost as the main factor.

Back in power, Israel’s Left finds its influence is limited (AP) After years in Israel’s political wilderness, small dovish parties that support Palestinian statehood are back in government. But they are finding their influence is limited, with coalition partners who support Jewish West Bank settlement showing little appetite for compromise and the country’s decades-long occupation churning on. The parties are having to rein themselves in as hopes for a Palestinian state slip further away under their watch, with settlement construction booming and peace talks a distant memory. Nonetheless, the left-leaning lawmakers say their presence in the coalition is important and that the alternative is worse. Yet the occupation grinds on. Under the current government, Israel has moved ahead on building thousands of homes for settlers in the West Bank. Its defense minister has outlawed six Palestinian rights groups, alleging links to a militant faction. Radical settlers have stepped up violent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli soldiers stand by or assist the settlers. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who once headed the country’s main settler lobbying group, rejects the idea of a Palestinian state, and Palestinians remain deeply pessimistic about the near-term future.

World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA (AP) The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win and hold on to the 2022 World Cup tournament, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. It’s part of a trend of former U.S. intelligence officers going to work for foreign governments with questionable human rights records that is worrying officials in Washington and prompting calls from some members of Congress for greater scrutiny of an opaque and lucrative market. The World Cup is the planet’s most popular sports tournament. It’s also a chance for Qatar, one of the wealthiest countries in the world, to have a coming-out party on the world stage. The AP’s investigation found Qatar sought an edge in securing hosting rights by hiring former CIA officer turned private contractor Kevin Chalker to spy on rival bid teams and key soccer officials who picked the winner in 2010. Chalker also worked for Qatar in the years that followed to keep tabs on the country’s critics in the soccer world, the AP found.

Ethiopia’s prime minister, a Nobel peace laureate, says he will lead battle against rebels from front line (Washington Post) Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Abiy Ahmed pledged Monday to lead government soldiers from the front line in a fierce war with advancing rebels, raising the stakes in a year-long conflict that some experts already fear could tear the country apart. “Starting tomorrow, I will mobilize to the front to lead the defense forces,” Abiy said in a statement posted Monday on Twitter. The 45-year-old prime minister, a former soldier, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending hostilities with neighboring Eritrea. Since then, however, he has launched a devastating war in the Tigray region in the north, a conflict that has killed tens of thousands and prompted aid agencies to warn of impending famine. Now, a coalition of rebels led by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—which dominated Ethiopia’s government for three decades before Abiy took power—is marching on the capital, Addis Ababa, and Abiy is billing the fight as an “existential war.”

Cobalt in the Congo (NYT) KISANFU, DRC—Just up a red dirt road, across an expanse of tall, dew-soaked weeds, bulldozers are hollowing out a yawning new canyon. A Chinese mining company is racing to retrieve its buried treasure: millions of tons of cobalt. At 73, Kyahile Mangi has lived here long enough to predict the path ahead. Once the blasting starts, the walls of mud-brick homes will crack. Chemicals will seep into the river where women do laundry and dishes while worrying about hippo attacks. Soon a manager from the mine will announce that everyone needs to be relocated. This wooded stretch of southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, called Kisanfu, holds one of the largest and purest untapped reserves of cobalt in the world. And demand is set to explode worldwide because it is used in electric-car batteries, helping them run longer without a charge. Outsiders discovering—and exploiting—the natural resources of this impoverished Central African country are following a tired colonial-era pattern.

Pillow fighting enters combat sports arena (Reuters) Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring when Pillow Fight Championship (PFC) holds its first live, pay-per-view event in Florida on Jan. 29. Steve Williams, the man with the dream of turning childhood horseplay into a professional combat sport, said PFC delivers all the drama of hand-to-hand combat without the gore of mixed martial arts or boxing. “It’s not something where you sit there and laugh and feathers are flying,” Williams, CEO of PFC, told Reuters. “It’s serious. It’s hardcore swinging with specialized pillows.” But children will still sleep soundly after seeing the bouts. “The only difference between our fights and MMA fights is that nobody gets hurt,” he said.

[wallpapernifty]

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NANTUCKET, SIASCONSET, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES – 2017/06/12: Sankaty Lighthouse in Siasconset. … [ ] (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Cannonbury Lane is a activity by Blue Flag Partners, a Boston based absolute acreage development firm, amid in Siasconset (many New Englanders artlessly accredit to the breadth as ‘Sconset’). The ambition of their Cannonbury Lane activity is to actualize a quiet, simple escape in the bosom of the celebrated Sconset cottages. If there was anytime a abode to accept a ‘simple’ yet comfortable summer, this is it.

A apprehension of one of the Cannonbury Lane backdrop on Nantucket

Whether owners will be advancing from Boston and New York or as far as California charcoal to be seen, but

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HFF announces acquisition financing for Boston-area office and industrial property

BOSTON, MA – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced the acquisition financing for a fully occupied, 228,921-square-foot office and industrial property located at 300 Riverpark Drive in North Reading, Massachusetts.

The HFF team worked with the group collaborating on the acquisition, namely Ibdar Bank, Ritz Banc Group and Lincoln Property Company, to advise on the purchase, and secured the financing through Blue Hills Bank.

300 Riverpark Drive is 100 percent occupied and serves as the corporate headquarters for Amazon Robotics. The building features state-of-the-art technology and green energy features such as solar panels on the roof.  Located on 20.8 acres adjacent to Interstate 93, the property is 12 miles north of Boston and approximately 18 miles from Boston Logan International Airport. The property’s location is in the second largest robotics cluster in the country behind California.

The HFF team included senior managing director Riaz Cassum and senior directors Jennifer Keller and Claudio Sgobba.

“HFF is delighted to have supported this Shari’a-compliant transaction,” Keller said.

Riaz Cassum

“Syndicates such as Ibdar Bank are attracted to mission critical, high-yielding, credit-driven rent roll in top suburban submarkets.“ Sgobba continued. “We are seeing a majority of GCC investment flows targeting office, data centers, tech-linked assets, logistics, industrial properties and student housing. Typically these investments generate a seven to eleven percent cash-on-cash coupon and are underpinned by long-term tenant commitments.“

“We are excited about this acquisition and planting our first flag in the Boston market,” said Nasr El Hage Jr., co-founder and managing director of Ritz Banc Group. “We are true believers in the location of the asset and the solid fundamentals of the submarket.”

“We were very pleased to support the specialized structure required by the investors to aid them in securing this highly desirable property,” commented Kevin Malone, Executive Vice President- Commercial Banking. “At Blue Hills Bank, we pride ourselves in being innovative and responsive to the needs of our clients.”

Ritz Banc Group is a private equity and alternative asset management firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. aimed at advising investors on deploying capital in U.S. real estate. By successfully investing in the United States since 2012, Ritz Banc Group has a nationwide platform of seasoned operators. The firm reinforces its business model by being a vertically integrated investment and property management platform creating an “operator” vs “capital” allocator. The firm is committed to creating value, diversification and capital preservation for its LPs through rigorous underwriting practices and deep market knowledge.

Lincoln Property Company, founded in 1965, is a Dallas, Texas-based global real estate company with offices in more than 200 cities in the United States and 10 countries throughout Europe.  As a privately held real estate firm, it provides real estate investment, property management, development and leasing services worldwide.  Lincoln Property Company currently has $30 billion in total assets under management and has developed 138 million square feet of office, residential and industrial space.  Lincoln Property Company is one of the largest privately held commercial real estate companies in the United States.

Blue Hills Bank is a full-service community bank headquartered in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. With assets of more than $2.5 billion, the bank serves businesses and consumers in Eastern Massachusetts and Nantucket online and through its 18 branches and loan offices. The Bank offers commercial financing, cash management and deposit accounts to businesses with an emphasis on building long-term relationships with its clients. Founded in 1871 as Hyde Park Savings Bank, the Bank is celebrating its 146th year in business.

from Boston Real Estate http://bostonrealestatetimes.com/hff-announces-acquisition-financing-for-boston-area-office-and-industrial-property/

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A USAF Lockheed EC-121H-LO Warning Star, 53-549, of the 551st AEWCW, out of Otis AFB, Massachusetts, ditches in the North Atlantic ~one mile off of Nantucket, Massachusetts, just after having taken off from that base. One survivor, 15 crew KWF. Five bodies were not recovered. Col. James P. Lyle, the Commander of the 551st AEW&C Wing to which all the aircraft and crew members were assigned, was the pilot. Colonel Lyle had been assigned to take over that command nine months earlier. It was he who presented each of the next of kin of 11 November 1966 crash victims with the United States Flag during that memorial service.

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 2 ✯ Match 44 ✯

The current flag of Urakawa, Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan

Propaganda:

None

vs.

The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Propaganda:

NON RECTANGULAR FLAG GANG!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE NON-TRADITIONAL FLAG SHAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tournament Policies: ✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you! ✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary! ✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 5 ✯ Match 6 ✯

The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Propaganda:

NON RECTANGULAR FLAG GANG!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE NON-TRADITIONAL FLAG SHAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!

vs.

The current flag of María Grande, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina

Propaganda:

None

Tournament Policies:

✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you!

✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary!

✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.

[city-flag-tournament]

Bonus Poll

The current flag of Kent, Ohio, United States vs The current flag of Tampa, Florida, United States vs The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States vs The current flag of Venice, Veneto, Italy

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 3 ✯ Match 22 ✯

The current flag of Pocatello, Idaho, United States

Propaganda:

None

vs.

The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Propaganda:

NON RECTANGULAR FLAG GANG!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE NON-TRADITIONAL FLAG SHAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tournament Policies: ✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you! ✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary! ✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 1 ✯ Match 81 ✯

The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Propaganda:

NON RECTANGULAR FLAG GANG!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE NON-TRADITIONAL FLAG SHAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!

vs.

The current flag of Stockholm, Sweden

Propaganda:

None

Tournament Policies: ✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you! ✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary! ✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.

[city-flag-tournament]

✯ Round 4 ✯ Match 11 ✯

The current flag of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russian Federation

Propaganda:

None

vs.

The current flag of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Propaganda:

NON RECTANGULAR FLAG GANG!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE NON-TRADITIONAL FLAG SHAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tournament Policies: ✯ Choose the flag that's more meaningful to you! ✯ Be respectful of place names and cultural symbols in your commentary! ✯ If you want to submit propaganda, you may do so at the submission form linked in the pinned post. It will only be included if it is submitted before the next post with that flag is drafted and will be included in all subsequent posts the flag is featured in.