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Audiodrama Sunday! The Days May be Dark but the horror is…IDK darker but in a gayer way?

What has Lou been listening to recently which might distract you from thinking about The Situation?

Book of Constellations (@bookofconstellations) - Beautiful series full of hope about an alien on a road trip through America. Keith's writing is always deep, mature and full of kindness.

Woodbine - Look, they had me at the lesbian vampire detectives. And it's the Parkdale Haunt team so you KNOW it's gonna be great.

Amelia Project (@ameliapodcast)- Amelia's special brand of poignant comedy should help cheer you up. Some delightfully funny episodes recently. Loved Maty's debut as a small child of Hamelin and best boy Rhys being Valleys As All Fuck.

Poe: Evermore - OK actually this one is very dark but there is truly some quality acting in this and the writing is rich and gorgeous. Retelling of classic Poe stories within the setting of his life. I thought Vic was very good in Chapter 4 and Tanja in everything she's in especially the very sad bit and don't ask me about Harlan's character but I am listening very respectfully to both him and Giancarlo Herrera anyway moving swiftly on to

Professor Chronomier - The newest and final season of my favourite time travelling Professor is out, I will be normal I promise (I will not be normal TIME VILLAIN TEAMUP TIME VILLAIN TEAMUP)

Otherwise I have also been filling in more of the recommended listening, and binged Archive 81, Limetown and the Black Tapes so I am no longer an ignoramus about those ones.

Happy listening, love you all, this too shall pass

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian Crater Rim

Aug. 14, 2024

After 2½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the rover will ascend to an area where it will search for more discoveries that could rewrite Mars’ history.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon begin a monthslong ascent up the western rim of Jezero Crater that is likely to include some of the steepest and most challenging terrain the rover has encountered to date. Scheduled to start the week of Aug. 19, the climb will mark the kickoff of the mission’s new science campaign — its fifth since the rover landed in the crater on Feb. 18, 2021.

“Perseverance has completed four science campaigns, collected 22 rock cores, and traveled over 18 unpaved miles,” said Perseverance project manager Art Thompson of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “As we start the Crater Rim Campaign, our rover is in excellent condition, and the team is raring to see what’s on the roof of this place.”

Two of the priority regions the science team wants to study at the top of the crater are nicknamed “Pico Turquino” and “Witch Hazel Hill.” Imagery from NASA’s Mars orbiters indicates that Pico Turquino contains ancient fractures that may have been caused by hydrothermal activity in the distant past.

Orbital views of Witch Hazel show layered materials that likely date from a time when Mars had a very different climate than today. Those views have revealed light-toned bedrock similar to what was found at “Bright Angel,” the area where Perseverance recently discovered and sampled the “Cheyava Falls” rock, which exhibits chemical signatures and structures that could possibly have been formed by life billions of years ago when the area contained running water.

It's Sedimentary

During the river delta exploration phase of the mission, the rover collected the only sedimentary rock ever sampled from a planet other than Earth. Sedimentary rocks are important because they form when particles of various sizes are transported by water and deposited into a standing body of water; on Earth, liquid water is one of the most important requirements for life as we know it.

A study published Wednesday, Aug. 14, in AGU Advances chronicles the 10 rock cores gathered from sedimentary rocks in an ancient Martian delta, a fan-shaped collection of rocks and sediment that formed billions of years ago at the convergence of a river and a crater lake.

The core samples collected at the fan front are the oldest, whereas the rocks cored at the fan top are likely the youngest, produced when flowing water deposited sediment in the western fan.

“Among these rock cores are likely the oldest materials sampled from any known environment that was potentially habitable,” said Tanja Bosak, a geobiologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and member of Perseverance’s science team. “When we bring them back to Earth, they can tell us so much about when, why, and for how long Mars contained liquid water and whether some organic, prebiotic, and potentially even biological evolution may have taken place on that planet.”

Onward to the Crater Rim

As scientifically intriguing as the samples have been so far, the mission expects many more discoveries to come.

“Our samples are already an incredibly scientifically compelling collection, but the crater rim promises to provide even more samples that will have significant implications for our understanding of Martian geologic history,” said Eleni Ravanis, a University of Hawaiì at Mānoa scientist on Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z instrument team and one of the Crater Rim Campaign science leads. “This is because we expect to investigate rocks from the most ancient crust of Mars. These rocks formed from a wealth of different processes, and some represent potentially habitable ancient environments that have never been examined up close before.”

Reaching the top of the crater won’t be easy. To get there, Perseverance will rely on its auto-navigation capabilities as it follows a route that rover planners designed to minimize hazards while still giving the science team plenty to investigate. Encountering slopes of up to 23 degrees on the journey (rover drivers avoid terrain that would tilt Perseverance more than 30 degrees), the rover will have gained about 1,000 feet (300 meters) in elevation by the time it summits the crater’s rim at a location the science team has dubbed “Aurora Park.”

Then, perched hundreds of meters above a crater floor stretching 28 miles (45 kilometers) across, Perseverance can begin the next leg of its adventure.

More Mission Information

A key objective of Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including caching samples that may contain signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, to help pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and as the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith.

NASA’s Mars Sample Return Program, in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency), is designed to send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis.

The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover.

TOP IMAGE: This panorama shows the area NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will climb in coming months to crest Jezero Crater’s rim. It is made up of 59 images taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on Aug. 4. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

CENTRE IMAGE: One of the navigation cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this view looking back at the “Bright Angel” area on July 30, the 1,224th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

LOWER IMAGE: This map shows the route NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will take (in blue) as it climbs the western rim of Jezero Crater, first reaching “Dox Castle,” then investigating the “Pico Turquino” area before approaching “Witch Hazel Hill.”   Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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Ancient Seafaring

By listfiles/Kanguole - Own work, based on file:map of Sunda and Sahul.png and usingCoastline from Natural Earth 1:50m Physical Vectors125m depth contour derived from 2-Minute Gridded Global Relief Data (ETOPO2) v2, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, using gdal_contour (from GDAL)., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=127823375

Earliest evidence that hominids took to the sea on boats was from tools and trace evidence left on a rhinoceros skeleton from about 631,000-777,000 years ago, likely to the Philippine island of Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines. At this time, Homo erectus was most likely the voyager. At that time, with the lowered sea levels because of the ice sheets that pushed as far as the 40th parallel in some places, covering maybe 30%, drawing water out of the oceans. While this made it so that many of the islands off of the southern tip of India were joined together, reaching the Philippines would have taken at least a short sea voyage.

It wasn't until about 65,000-53,000 years ago that Homo sapiens crossed what is now known as the Wallace line to reach what is now Australia. The winds at the time would have been favorable for what would have been at least a 55 mile (88 km) journey with no land in sight. Winds would have changed about 58,000 years ago, making the crossing much more unlikely, which points to a single period of colonization of Australia.

By Cat's diary (猫猫的日记本) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34243737

About 35,000-32,000 years ago was the beginning of maritime trade networks as evidenced by Philippine and Wallacea obsidian appearing one nearby islands, though exactly how people traveled by sea isn't know, whether by rafts or dugout canoes. These trade routes likely began by following the coastlines and moving by between line-of-sight islands.

The earliest evidence of whaling appears around 6000 BCE in Korea. Most likely, the method involved many small boats to cut the whale off from the ocean and herding it to land with noise and perhaps arrows.

By Obsidian Soul - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75764398

Between about 3000 and 1500 BCE, with the use of catamarans, outrigger ships, and tanja or crab claw sails, the Austronesian people began leaving Taiwan and colonizing islands as far reaching as Easter Island and New Zealand to the east and Madagascar in the west. They also supported a trade network that was the precursor of the Maritime Silk Road, which began in the 2nd century BCE. These trade routes gradually began using the monsoon winds, which would blow in one direction for half the year and switch directions in the other half, making it possible for bulk trading and for the Maritime Silk Road to develop. Maritime trade routes grew safer than overland routes due to a lack of bandits, improved navigation technologies, and lack of 'extortionate tolls by local potentiates.'

By Pavljenko - Own work using:Map first shown in Bellwood et al. (2011) and taken from Benton et al. (2012), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116424449

Evidence of the spread of Austronesian people is evident in the languages spoken on the many islands they reached. There are many words that are derived from Sri Lankan or south Indian languages, such as the various words for 'ship' including paṭavu, paḍava, padau, folau, halau, and wharau. Austronesian peoples used advanced navigation techniques, using both constellations and the timing of stars rising over the horizon to navigate. There also appears to have been a 2,000 year pause in expansion, to about 700 CE, when the Polynesian people group moved into the Cook Islands, Hawaii, Easter Island, and Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The Chinese began trading with the Austronesian peoples during the Han dynasty (220 BCE-200 CE), calling them 'Strange Things of the South' (Nánzhōu Yìwùzhì — 南州異物志). Despite this, or maybe because of it, they didn't develop their own navy until the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE).

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I would rather take a photograph than be one.

- Lee Miller

Tanja Ramm (1906-1997) was a first-generation American of Norwegian parents. Close friends since their teens as students at the progressive Art Students League in New York, she and Lee Miller modelled in New York and later in Paris for Vogue and Jean Patou.

In 1929, Miller and Ramm travelled together through Europe. Before long, Lee Miller would boldly present herself to Man Ray at the nightclub Le Bateau Ivre as 'his new student'.

Settling in Paris, Ramm and Miller shared an apartment on the rue Victor Considerant in Montparnasse. Ramm would model for Man Ray several times, most famously in a dramatic frontal solarised portrait, dated 1931.

In 1930, Ramm would meet Henry Rowell, whom she married in 1931, with Lee Miller as her sole attendant. The couple returned to America soon after, while Miller became a prominent photographer, as well as muse to Man Ray.

Photo: Lee Miller and Tanja Ramm having breakfast in bed at Lee Miller’s Paris Studio with a Jean Cocteau art work behind them, 1931.

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A particularly subtle Kabuki theater performance has been unfolding in recent weeks at the United Nations headquarters in New York, which has been gearing up for the annual vote of the U.N. General Assembly, conducted by secret ballot, to choose five countries to sit in rotating nonpermanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. The only contested race: a brawl between Belarus and Slovenia for the slot reserved for Eastern Europe.

Belarus, which has been angling for the seat for years, argued that it deserved it and accused Slovenia of jumping into the race late; Belarus’s U.N. ambassador called the move “extremely politicized.” 

But countries that had earlier pledged their support to Belarus, which declared its candidacy in 2007, were starting to rethink things. Belarus served as a staging ground for Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. More recently, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who has been president since 1994, said that Russia had begun moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus and claimed that there would be “nuclear weapons for everyone” willing to join the Union State of Belarus and Russia. And Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, one of Lukashenko’s exiled political opponents, who inspired tens of thousands of supporters to take to the streets of Belarus’s capital of Minsk in 2020, was recently sentenced in her absence to 15 years in prison.

“Yes, Slovenia may have disrupted an otherwise straightforward race,” said Richard Gowan, the International Crisis Group’s U.N. director. “But Belarus has been an accomplice to a war of aggression. And in the grand scheme of things, one of those is more important than the other.”

At the heart of the drama, the arcane rules of the U.N. made the election for the Eastern European seat, if not a nail-biter, at the very least a potential bellwether. Even if Belarus failed to win the seat, a strong showing might serve as a propaganda coup for Russia, still reeling from a vote by the General Assembly in February of this year, when 141 countries condemned its invasion of Ukraine, and only seven countries, including Belarus, were in its camp. 

And it’s not symbolic, either. Nonpermanent members of the Security Council don’t have the clout of the five veto-wielding permanent members, but they do chair council meetings and shape the agenda in rotating monthly presidencies. Having Belarus on the council could also help Russia and China round up the votes to block initiatives without having to use their veto power as two of the five permanent council members, which also include France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Resorting to the veto can lead to unwelcome headlines and require explanations in the General Assembly.

After entering the race in December 2021, Slovenia’s diplomats chose to campaign on its perspective as a small state that could relate with the concerns of small states in other regions, rather than emphasizing their country’s support for Ukraine. Tanja Fajon, Slovenia’s foreign affairs minister, repeatedly swatted down questions about Belarus during a campaign swing through New York for the election by saying that she was refraining from a smear campaign.

Running for the Security Council can be a time-consuming and expensive process. Slovenia, an Adriatic country of 2 million that belongs to both NATO and the European Union, is among the smaller countries to have sought this honor. It can’t afford a vast diplomatic network stretching around the globe. So when Slovenia decided to run, its foreign service ramped up its travel to introduce itself at multilateral meetings and countries where it doesn’t have embassies. Even within the U.N. system, “there is always a running joke that people aren’t quite sure whether it’s Slovenia or Slovakia,” Gowan said. For many Americans, Slovenia may only be familiar as the birthplace of Melania Trump.

Slovenia knows firsthand how bruising drawn-out bouts for the Security Council can be. After serving one term in the 1990s, in its second attempt at the brass ring in 2011, Slovenia stepped aside after 16 inconclusive rounds, allowing Azerbaijan to clinch the seat in the 17th round. But in historical terms, you might say they were just warming up. In 1979, the Latin America group went 155 rounds in a stalemate between Colombia and Cuba, before Mexico ultimately stepped in as a compromise candidate.

But if the race for a Security Council seat can be expensive and grueling, it serves as shiny consolation for even more grueling diplomatic grunt work. The Eastern European diplomats send around spreadsheets dividing up seats on various councils, committees, and treaty bodies, often work that is a real grind. That is what makes a nonpermanent seat on the Security Council, even if only for a two-year term, a reward for years of dutifully showing up for meetings in small conference rooms in the basement of the U.N. Secretariat building. 

As the vote drew near, tempers flared at a campaign debate, where the best thing going for it was that both candidates showed up. That hasn’t always been the case, according to debate moderator Aziel-Philippos Goulandris, who said, “I don’t think they would have come if they saw it as a negative.”

Valentin Rybakov, the Belarusian ambassador, began by complaining about the injustice—his word—of having to compete for a seat on the Security Council. Slovenia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bostjan Malovrh, criticized the Belarusian for making “a number of really outlandish claims that are outright offensive.”

Then Russia waded into the fray for its ally. Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia characterized the Slovenian campaign as an “attempt to hijack a seat in the Security Council.” He challenged the Slovenian ambassador to explain what “value add” Slovenia would bring to the table. “The international community knows pretty well the position of Belarus on international and regional issues,” Nebenzia said. “How does the position of Slovenia differ from that of the European Union?” 

Slovenia’s ambassador countered that he was there on behalf of his nation’s capital, Ljubljana, “and not on behalf of Brussels or anybody else, just the same as I hope that Ambassador Rybakov is here on behalf of Minsk, and not on behalf of the Commonwealth of the former Soviet republics or the Union State of Russia and Belarus.” 

The General Assembly gathered to vote on June 6, Russian Language Day at the U.N., even as floodwaters from the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in eastern Ukraine earlier in the day served as a catastrophic endnote to a raucous campaign. In the end, though, it wasn’t even close. Slovenia emerged victorious in the first round, with 153 votes. Belarus received 38 votes, far short of the 64 that it needed to push the balloting to a second round. Belarus’s 15-year wait ended in disappointment, and Russia didn’t score a propaganda coup.

The jubilant Slovenian delegation sprang to their feet, hugging each other and wiping tears from their eyes. Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition candidate, tweeted that Slovenia’s victory sent “a powerful signal of global solidarity with the people of #Belarus.”

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Brooks Laich and Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir Relationship Timeline

Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram Brooks Laich Found his ultimate fitness buddy – and travel sidekick – with girlfriend By Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir. Divided from liches Julianne Hough In May 2020 after almost three years of marriage. Several months later, he began romance speculation with Davidsdóttir after she “liked” several of his Instagram photos. When Hough Filed for divorce in November…

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Brooks Laich and Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir Relationship Timeline

Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram Brooks Laich Found his ultimate fitness buddy – and travel sidekick – with girlfriend By Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir. Divided from liches Julianne Hough In May 2020 after almost three years of marriage. Several months later, he began romance speculation with Davidsdóttir after she “liked” several of his Instagram photos. When Hough Filed for divorce in November…

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Brooks Laich and Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir Relationship Timeline

Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram Brooks Laich Found his ultimate fitness buddy – and travel sidekick – with girlfriend By Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir. Divided from liches Julianne Hough In May 2020 after almost three years of marriage. Several months later, he began romance speculation with Davidsdóttir after she “liked” several of his Instagram photos. When Hough Filed for divorce in November…

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Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram Brooks Laich found his ultimate fitness buddy — and travel sidekick — with girlfriend Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir. Laich split from Julianne Hough in May 2020 after nearly three years of marriage. Several months later, he sparked romance speculation with Davíðsdóttir after “liking” several of her Instagram photos. While Hough filed for divorce in November 2020, it wasn’t until summer 2021 that Laich went public with his and Davíðsdóttir’s relationship. After watching Davíðsdóttir compete at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin, Laich sang her praises. “You continue to inspire and amaze, and it was an absolute joy to watch you in your element last night!” he wrote via Instagram in August 2021, to which the Icelandic athlete replied, “Thankful for you & the best support always always always.” Related: Candace! Erin! Celebrity Wives and Girlfriends of Pro Hockey Players Candace Cameron Bure, Erin Andrews and more celebrities found love with professional hockey players. The Full House alum was introduced to now-husband Valeri Bure at a charity hockey game by costar Dave Coulier. The twosome wed in 1996, and Cameron Bure is still head over heels in love. “He makes me laugh a lot, which […] Two years later, Laich once again supported Davíðsdóttir while she competed in the CrossFit Games. “One of my favorite things about @katrintanja is she’ll fight right to the end, and you supported her right through the final finish!” the retired NHL player wrote via Instagram in August 2023. “You are the best there is babe ☺️❤️🫶🏼✨ Thank you for being on this journey with me & supporting me through it all —you make it all THAT MUCH BETTER,” Davíðsdóttir replied in the comments. Scroll down to see Laich and Davíðsdóttir’s relationship from the start: Courtesy of Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir/Instagram Summer 2020 Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Laich began “liking” Davíðsdóttir’s Instagram photos. July 2021 Laich publicly showed Davíðsdóttir support for the first time via Instagram, writing, “Day 1 of the @nobull @crossfitgames is complete. Proud of how this girl competed today! #SledDog🇮🇸.” The pair were later seen kissing in a livestream video from the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. August 2021 The twosome went Instagram official one week before enjoying a romantic getaway to Hawaii. “Life is better with a couple coconuts & this favorite human of mine 🥥❤️☺️✨ @brookslaich,” Davíðsdóttir captioned a vacation snap. Related: Brooks Laich’s GF Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir: 5 Things to Know New couple alert! Brooks Laich has a new lady in his life, whom he’s constantly inspired by. The former hockey player went Instagram official with Icelandic athlete Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir on Sunday, August 1, during her appearance at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. After the pair were spotted kissing during a livestream […] February 2022 The couple sparked engagement speculation after taking a trip to Iceland on Valentine’s Day. “You are a shining example of kindness, beauty, grace, and most of all — love. Thank you for being you, today and every day forward – ég elska þig!” Laich wrote via Instagram alongside pictures from their trip to the Blue Lagoon. June 2022 Davíðsdóttir sang her boyfriend’s praises in honor of his 39th year around the sun. “I love witnessing you be you, my love ❤️☀️. It may well be my favorite thing in this universe to experience moments in which you are just pure joy ✨,” she captioned a goofy video of the former hockey player. May 2023 Laich gushed over his girlfriend on her 30th birthday. “Your smile is my favorite thing about you and you are a ray of sunshine everywhere you go in this world, and to everyone you meet!” he wrote in his Instagram tribute. “I wish for you all the happiness, health, success, peace, and love that this life can offer — and may this new decade bring you more joy than ever before! Theo, Koda and I thank you for the way you show up in our lives, and the endless love you give!” Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram June 2023 “Happy birthday to the brightest light in my life & my favorite person to lay in the grass & just LAUGH with! ☀️🔥😍❤️☺️ It’s the greatest gift that I get to do life with you, @brookslaich!!” the CrossFit athlete wrote in honor of her partner’s milestone year. “I am so excited to see what this decade brings for you: The best is yet to come my love — happy 40th!! (It looks REAL good on you 😮‍💨😏) Thank you for being you & for all that you embody — I love you with all my heart ❤️ &&& so do our bestest boys 🐺🦁🤭 xxx.” Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. August 2023 The duo went on safari in Africa to celebrate their respective 30th and 40th birthdays. “Absolutely loving my time with @katrintanja while on this safari at @taasalodge! She knows it’s my favorite adventure on earth, and after the first few days here I’m pretty sure it’s becoming hers as well!” Laich wrote alongside several pictures of him and Davíðsdóttir getting cozy on the trip. Later that month, Laich served as one of Derek Hough’s groomsmen at his wedding to Hayley Erbert where he reunited with ex-wife Julianne, who was a bridesmaid. Laich and Davíðsdóttir topped off the month at Laich’s lake house in Idaho. December 2024 The couple announced their engagement shortly after Christmas. “Forever feels just right with you!” Davíðsdóttir captioned a joint Instagram post. https://www.usmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Brooks-Laich-and-Katrin-Tanja-Davidsdottir-Relationship-Timeline-1.jpg?crop=0px%2C267px%2C1349px%2C708px&resize=1200%2C630&quality=40&strip=all 2024-12-28 00:14:06

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Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram Brooks Laich found his ultimate fitness buddy — and travel sidekick — with girlfriend Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir. Laich split from Julianne Hough in May 2020 after nearly three years of marriage. Several months later, he sparked romance speculation with Davíðsdóttir after “liking” several of her Instagram photos. While Hough filed for divorce in November 2020, it wasn’t until summer 2021 that Laich went public with his and Davíðsdóttir’s relationship. After watching Davíðsdóttir compete at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin, Laich sang her praises. “You continue to inspire and amaze, and it was an absolute joy to watch you in your element last night!” he wrote via Instagram in August 2021, to which the Icelandic athlete replied, “Thankful for you & the best support always always always.” Related: Candace! Erin! Celebrity Wives and Girlfriends of Pro Hockey Players Candace Cameron Bure, Erin Andrews and more celebrities found love with professional hockey players. The Full House alum was introduced to now-husband Valeri Bure at a charity hockey game by costar Dave Coulier. The twosome wed in 1996, and Cameron Bure is still head over heels in love. “He makes me laugh a lot, which […] Two years later, Laich once again supported Davíðsdóttir while she competed in the CrossFit Games. “One of my favorite things about @katrintanja is she’ll fight right to the end, and you supported her right through the final finish!” the retired NHL player wrote via Instagram in August 2023. “You are the best there is babe ☺️❤️🫶🏼✨ Thank you for being on this journey with me & supporting me through it all —you make it all THAT MUCH BETTER,” Davíðsdóttir replied in the comments. Scroll down to see Laich and Davíðsdóttir’s relationship from the start: Courtesy of Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir/Instagram Summer 2020 Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Laich began “liking” Davíðsdóttir’s Instagram photos. July 2021 Laich publicly showed Davíðsdóttir support for the first time via Instagram, writing, “Day 1 of the @nobull @crossfitgames is complete. Proud of how this girl competed today! #SledDog🇮🇸.” The pair were later seen kissing in a livestream video from the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. August 2021 The twosome went Instagram official one week before enjoying a romantic getaway to Hawaii. “Life is better with a couple coconuts & this favorite human of mine 🥥❤️☺️✨ @brookslaich,” Davíðsdóttir captioned a vacation snap. Related: Brooks Laich’s GF Katrin Tanja Davidsdottir: 5 Things to Know New couple alert! Brooks Laich has a new lady in his life, whom he’s constantly inspired by. The former hockey player went Instagram official with Icelandic athlete Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir on Sunday, August 1, during her appearance at the 2021 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. After the pair were spotted kissing during a livestream […] February 2022 The couple sparked engagement speculation after taking a trip to Iceland on Valentine’s Day. “You are a shining example of kindness, beauty, grace, and most of all — love. Thank you for being you, today and every day forward – ég elska þig!” Laich wrote via Instagram alongside pictures from their trip to the Blue Lagoon. June 2022 Davíðsdóttir sang her boyfriend’s praises in honor of his 39th year around the sun. “I love witnessing you be you, my love ❤️☀️. It may well be my favorite thing in this universe to experience moments in which you are just pure joy ✨,” she captioned a goofy video of the former hockey player. May 2023 Laich gushed over his girlfriend on her 30th birthday. “Your smile is my favorite thing about you and you are a ray of sunshine everywhere you go in this world, and to everyone you meet!” he wrote in his Instagram tribute. “I wish for you all the happiness, health, success, peace, and love that this life can offer — and may this new decade bring you more joy than ever before! Theo, Koda and I thank you for the way you show up in our lives, and the endless love you give!” Courtesy of Brooks Laich/Instagram June 2023 “Happy birthday to the brightest light in my life & my favorite person to lay in the grass & just LAUGH with! ☀️🔥😍❤️☺️ It’s the greatest gift that I get to do life with you, @brookslaich!!” the CrossFit athlete wrote in honor of her partner’s milestone year. “I am so excited to see what this decade brings for you: The best is yet to come my love — happy 40th!! (It looks REAL good on you 😮‍💨😏) Thank you for being you & for all that you embody — I love you with all my heart ❤️ &&& so do our bestest boys 🐺🦁🤭 xxx.” Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. August 2023 The duo went on safari in Africa to celebrate their respective 30th and 40th birthdays. “Absolutely loving my time with @katrintanja while on this safari at @taasalodge! She knows it’s my favorite adventure on earth, and after the first few days here I’m pretty sure it’s becoming hers as well!” Laich wrote alongside several pictures of him and Davíðsdóttir getting cozy on the trip. Later that month, Laich served as one of Derek Hough’s groomsmen at his wedding to Hayley Erbert where he reunited with ex-wife Julianne, who was a bridesmaid. Laich and Davíðsdóttir topped off the month at Laich’s lake house in Idaho. December 2024 The couple announced their engagement shortly after Christmas. “Forever feels just right with you!” Davíðsdóttir captioned a joint Instagram post.

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Tanja Grandits has created her perfect world in the famous restaurant "Stucki" in Basel.

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East Brown Cow, Commonwealth Hotels Expanding The Docent’s Collection in Portland - Information Today Internet - #GLOBAL https://www.merchant-business.com/east-brown-cow-commonwealth-hotels-expanding-the-docents-collection-in-portland/?feed_id=160797&_unique_id=66b6fae54ec52 The Docent’s Collection, a curated collection of private, luxury lofts designed for short-term and long-term stays in Portland, Maine, today announced the extension of its brand with the addition of new luxury units. An alternative to traditional hotels, The Docent’s Collection provides a distinct approach to travel with temporary lodging options that cater to guests from families to business travelers, and even locals seeking a staycation. Lofts are available in studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom options and equipped with a full kitchen and premier art collection from beloved artists such as Thomas Moser, Anthony Muench, and Tanja Hollander.The new lofts were thoughtfully converted from class B vacant office space and showcase the Thompson Block’s historic design features. Alongside the new additions, East Brown Cow led renovations throughout the building’s second and third floors to further enhance the hospitality offering – including renovations and improvements to the building’s stairwells and corridors.Fusing historic architecture with modern touches, each loft is thoughtfully appointed with a fully equipped kitchen, large dining and living area, and custom furnishings to provide a home-away-from-home experience. The technology-forward mobile check-in process allows guests to customize their preferred level of interaction with the hospitality team, who engage with guests as a personal “docent” both within and beyond the lofts’ walls. Local touchpoints are woven throughout courtesy of featured art collections, interior design and amenities, which include handmade furniture from Thomas Moser, oil paintings by Cooper Dragonette, and freshly-ground coffee beans from local roaster, Coffee by Design.This latest expansion comes off the heels of The Docent’s Collection’s rebrand from “121 Middle” in 2022, led by Commonwealth Hotels and East Brown Cow, a Portland-based real estate investment, development and management company. This latest addition reflects the success of The Docent Collection’s unique model under the strategic guidance of East Brown Cow and Commonwealth Hotels, with plans for additional growth in the years to come. Most importantly, the expansion is solely a conversion of vacant office space and does not impede current housing stock in Portland, a top priority for the East Brown Cow team.Slated for Spring 2025, The Docent’s Collection will continue this expansion even further with additional lofts constructed at 178 Middle Street and 184 Middle Street – two 19th century buildings designed by Architect George M. Harding. The Boyd Block and William Widgery Thomas Block were built in 1867 when the City of Portland invested in creating a new waterfront for the city. Ingrained into the fabric of the Old Port, these buildings boast a prime location within the destination’s vibrant arts community, local boutiques, and nationally recognized culinary concepts.Hotel website The Docent’s Collection121 Middle StPortland, ME 04101United States+1 207-709-1217 “The Docent’s Collection, a curated collection of private, luxury lofts designed for short-term and long-term stays in Portland, Maine, today announced the extension of its brand with the addition of…” http://109.70.148.72/~merchant29/6network/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/s-l1200.jpg BLOGGER - #GLOBAL

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(A short story about friendship and being confronted with your demons even in the most expectant of places.)

“Come on, Lisa! Hurry!“, Tanja shouted, and her friend accelerated her steps, dodging the crowd and almost collided with a little boy who ran through her way, before she reached her friends. “Sorry, got distracted”, she explained out of breath, stroking the red locks behind her ear. Without rush, Tanja, Amy, and Lisa continued their way over the funfair. It was one of the biggest events coming around this year, and the three young friends had been excited about it for weeks. All the colored lights, screams, and shouts and happy laughter made it hard to remember that everyone had their troubles in life.

Everything seemed so timeless around here. People came to places like this for entertainment, they spent their free time here, to forget their problems, have fun and be with their loved ones, friends, partners, and children. Almost two hours the girls spent with auto-scooter. They just enjoyed running into each other over and over again, laughing their lungs out and getting upset looks from grandpas with their grandchildren. With cramping cores from laughing and ruffled hair, the friends finally had enough and as they dizzily staggered down the few metallic stairs from the ride, Sheela put an arm around each of her friends’ shoulders, a big grin in her face. “So what next?” With big smiles and sparkling eyes, they started to conquer the night that was only made for them. Between chocolate fruits and pink cotton candy they took every ride that pleased their eyes and after a while Amy sank down on a bench next to a booth, which cold beer and sodas. “Oh my gosh, I guess I am gonna vomit this hotdog…” she groaned and buried her face in her hands. The other two girls slumped down next to her, stretching their legs. “Who needs a break?” Tanja asked carefully, while she didn’t feel very good herself. Within a second, Amy and Lisa raised their hands. So they rested. Tanja spent the time with watching the other people passing them by, all those happy and dreamy faces… couples walking hand in hand, families with their children. And all of a sudden a strange melancholy crawled up Tanja’s chest. The light didn’t seem carefree anymore, but more like the spotlights of a huge stage, that performed life at its bright side, with all the smiles and laughter and perfect people. Nevertheless, every theater came to an end and when the curtain dropped, the other side of life was revealed. The dark side… But Tanja didn’t want to think about this now. She needed to be careful, she knew that. Otherwise, she ran the risk of sinking down into the black hole again. “I need a beer”, she said dryly without turning her head. For a second it was silent. “I need two”, Lisa added. Amy sighed. “One day you two will drive me crazy!” Another second passed. Then they totally cracked up, and it took a while before they got themselves moving and now, with plastic cups of beer, walked on. The evening progressed and with time the exhaustion and tiredness drove the girls slowly to the end of it. Satisfied and languid they walked, more or less straight, to the exit, but then something else caught Tanja’s attention and she stopped. She pointed at a trailer that stood slightly offside. “I want to go to that diviner”, she said, and her friends turned around. Lisa sighed deep and Amy rolled her eyes. “Oh c’mon Tanja! That is just crap!” Lisa threw in annoyed. Amy added: “Yeah. And I’m tired. I know you are crazy about all that mystic and esoteric stuff and I don’t mind that, but could you please postpone your space travel to another day?” Tanja put on her puppy look. “Oh please! I really want to do that.” No answer. “Please, please, please!” She pulled a pout. “Please?” Amy was the first to give in. “Ugh, okay. But make it short, okay?” Huge grin of Tanja. “Promise!” And immediately she walked over to the trailer. Lisa made an annoyed hand gesture but followed her in the end. A little uneasy Tanja walked up the few stairs to the small door, which held a sign with the caption “knock and wait for answer”. So Tanja knocked clearly, her heart pounding loudly in her chest.

“Come in”, a female voice answered, and the three girls entered. An oriental smell welcomed them, a mix of opium and sandalwood, and Tanja immediately soaked it deep into her lungs. It was like she had entered a dream world, nebulized by incense and dark colors. The walls of the small room were covered in red and black velvet; it didn’t have any chairs, only big pillows on the ground and a small, empty desk. The backside of the trailer was covered behind a fine curtain. Tanja couldn’t spot anybody. “Give me a moment. Please, take a seat”, the female voice spoke from the hidden area. The girls glanced at each other, and Tanja could see that Amy and Lisa already regretted forever given in to her request. But she ignored it and sat down on the soft ground, her friends hesitantly following her example. Another few seconds passed, while Tanja looked around the room and stroke over the silky fabric of the pillows, got soaked in by the atmosphere and she felt how her inside settled down, ready to totally get lost in what was about to come. A woman pulled away the curtain, then sat down on the other side of the empty table, her legs folded. She had long brown curls, dark eyes hidden in a lot of black make-up. Her clothes were wide and expanded by a lot of shining necklaces and bracelets, which tinkled as she sat down. Her eyes came to rest on the girls. “So, why are you here?” she asked, and her voice sounded mysteriously through the trailer. Tanja wasn’t prepared for that question, and it took her a moment to think about it. Lisa and Amy wouldn’t answer anyway. “Well, ehm … “She stuttered, “I think I wanna know about my future”. “You think?” the woman asked without any emotion. “No, I know it” Tanja replied, insecure though. The woman didn’t resolve her eyes from Tanja for a single moment, which irritated her highly. “Nobody can tell you about your future”, she said and made Tanja swallow due the dryness in her mouth. But before she was obliged to answer, the woman already continued. “I can only help you find your way”. Now Tanja smiled ironically, lowered her eyes for a moment and strangely got sad for no real reason at all. “I think I could use some help”, she answered and played with her hands. “I know”. Although the trailer was well heated up, Tanja shivered now. She looked up again, into those brown eyes and due to an unknown reason, she trusted this woman. “Give me your hand” Tanja did how she was told, and another shiver ran down her spine as their hands met. With slow and careful touches, the woman stroke over her hand, followed the lines and depths. Without saying a word she took her time and after a while she just covered Tanja’s hand with both of hers. She could feel her warmth and when she looked up in the woman’s eyes, she saw true compassion and caring. “You went through a lot” she started and it got Tanja close to tears. “Yeah…” “You have loyal friends”, for the first time she took a real look at Lisa and Amy, who silently sat behind Tanja. She smiled. “Oh, yes, I have”. Another break followed, and Tanja really had to pull herself together. How could this woman make her break like this, induce all those flashbacks and memories? And then this simple fortune-teller said something which deeply frightened her. “You have to let go of your past. Your parents won’t come back to you. They won’t care about you if you get bad again. You need to get through this on your own.” How could she know? How could she know?!? Tanja gasped for air, close to freak out, but the woman still held her hand gently and at that moment, it was alright. “You don’t have to figure everything out right now. Just breathe.” Tanja nodded, unable to hold the tears back any longer. Silently, they flew down her face. “It’s alright, Tanja”. How did she know her name? But then she didn’t care anymore, and deep sobs shook her body. She felt Amy’s hand rubbing her back slowly, and Lisa took her free hand. The woman pulled out some napkins from behind the curtain and put them on the desk. Somehow they didn’t belong at this place at all, but well….

“Do you wanna talk about it?” For a moment, Tanja hesitated. She hadn’t talked about all this for a long time now. Even Lisa and Tanja only knew fragments. Could she just pour out her heart to a woman whose name she didn’t even know? She looked up in her eyes. Yes she could. And so she started talking. Spilled out all the dark and hurting thoughts she had locked up in her heart for so long. Those thoughts, which haunted her at night and filled her up with a deep craving sadness that she was trying to hide every day. Tanja didn’t even remember what exactly she said, but it felt good. After a while she was just laying on her back, between those velvety pillows, breathing in the smell of opium and sandalwood and staring at the black ceiling. The woman still held her hand and her friend were holding her close. Even it hurt inside, it was alright, somehow. Just for a second, a tiny fragile moment, it was alright. Tanja didn’t remember how she got home in the end. But when she woke up the next morning, she felt strangely relieved, not good, but okay. There were those words, stuck in her head. “… just breathe”, words from a woman whose name she never found out.

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Tanja's Recipe: Power bars from the power woman Tanja Grandits ’delightful contribution to International Women's Day:“ A power bar, feminine, pink and powerful! ”. Tanja Grandits, 19-point chef at «Stucki» Basel, also makes her own power bar. For your customers in the small “Lädeli”. And for her daughter Emma. “Honey, butter, or oat flakes are | Tanja's Recipe: Power bars from the power woman Tanja Grandits ’delightful contribution to International Women's Day:“ A power bar, feminine, pink and powerful! ”. Tanja Grandits, 19-point chef at «Stucki» Basel, also makes her own power bar. For your customers in the small “Lädeli”. And for her daughter Emma. “Honey, butter, or oat flakes are

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Living Loud on a Budget

You can live the life you desire by taking control of your finances. In this book, Tanja takes readers through her money story from her first summer job at sixteen years old on the island of Barbados earning $200 per week, sharing the finance and non-finance theories that have allowed her to live out loud. 

Written from a developing country perspective, the book delves into those challenges that are unique to them. How to build a budget, pursue debt free living, save money on a large scale and tips on how to create a business and increase your paycheque are a few of the topics covered in detail.  

Most importantly, the book delves into the non-monetary factors that affect or influence a person’s financial decisions, including those concealed generational habits. Finally, it looks to the future and goes into details of financial independence and how to plan successfully for the future in uncertain times.  

These money topics are backed up with travel stories as she shows what it means to live a loud, fearless, determined, authentic and intentional life regardless of where you started, or your income bracket. 

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