The first Danbury Fair was held under a borrowed tent in 1869. Over the next 112 years, the fair expanded to a ten-day event, earning a national reputation for its themed villages, giant figures, grandstand shows and wildly popular stock car races. The twelve formal venues for music and entertainment on the fairground included the World of Mirth Theater and the Orange Bowl Stadium. Under the management of oil magnate John W. Leahy, the fair retained its great hometown appeal as city dwellers flocked to the fair by the thousands. Venture back to the autumn days of zany ostrich races and Zembruski's polka music with Andrea Zimmermann as she explores the beloved bygone tradition of the Great Danbury State Fair.
Im Auftrag von RE(VE)AL wird Nico als Assistent Zayden Malcots in die Chefetage von Malcot Industries eingeschleust, um Nachforschungen anzustellen. Schon bald steht fest: Hinter verschlossenen Toren der Firma wird an einer neuartigen Technologie geforscht, für deren Fortschritt und Geheimhaltung man über Leichen geht. Seinem Plan macht jedoch ausgerechnet Zayden Malcot einen Strich durch die Rechnung: Der junge Geschäftsmann mag so gar nicht dem Klischee eines versnobten, arroganten Millionärs entsprechen. Schnell entwickelt sich zwischen ihnen etwas, das weit über ein rein professionelles Arbeitsverhältnis hinausgeht – und Nicos Mission immer mehr zu einer Zerreißprobe zwischen seinen Loyalitäten werden lässt ...
New York City journalist Alex Winchester returns to Connecticut to visit his family and finds himself involved in the mystery of a book theft that escalates into blackmail and murder.
The 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI) shows long-term progress in reducing hunger in the world. The advances have been uneven, however, with millions of people still experiencing chronic hunger and many places suffering acute food crises and even famine. According to 2017 GHI scores, the level of hunger in the world has decreased by 27 percent from the 2000 level. Of the 119 countries assessed in this year’s report, one falls in the extremely alarming range on the GHI Severity Scale; 7 fall in the alarming range; 44 in the serious range; and 24 in the moderate range. Only 43 countries have scores in the low range. In addition, 9 of the 13 countries that lack sufficient data for calculating 2017 GHI scores still raise significant concern, including Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria. To capture the multidimensional nature of hunger, GHI scores are based on four component indicators—undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality. The 27 percent improvement noted above reflects progress in each of these indicators according to the latest data from 2012–2016 for countries in the GHI.
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