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Definition of self-raising flour in English:
noun[mass noun] British
Flour that has a raising agent already added.
- Combine self-rising flour, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl.
- Perhaps there's not really much of a demand for self-raising flour and caster sugar on British Saturdays anymore.
- If you don't have self-raising flour, substitute every cup with 1 C of plain flour mixed with 1 t baking powder.
Definition of self-raising flour in:
- US English dictionary
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I'm away for one day and my blogroll goes abso-fucking-lutely catatonic. I need to get some of these entries that are stuck in my head, out. Now. So, I'm foregoing the reading of your blogs, so I can update mine.
I think I shall start on Friday. It's the only logical place to start.
This recap is going to be shoddy at best. It's three days later, and I don't have the time, nor the unlaziness to go back and look at hand histories, so you get what I remember, which comes down to only a few random hands.
To start the tourney, I was seated a few seats to the left of the man, the host; Wil Wheaton. We were the TV table. I never made a conscious decision to change my play based on his, but now looking back, I might have. Who knows.
Hand the one: I'm dealt JKh on the button. Wil raises it 3 or 4x the BB in MP and I call, along with a few others. The flop is J-x-A. He leads out with a smallish sized bet(damn it would be nice to look back at the hand history right about now, wouldn't it?), a player sandwiched inbetween Wil and I folds. I thought for about 3 seconds and I decided to pop him back with a pot sized raise.
I was pretty sure I was behind, but I was trying to represent something other than middle pair, and I figured that Wil would make a contiuation bet regardless of what fell. I also thought he'd lay his hand down if he didn't have an ace. He took almost his whole time bank to make a decision, even going so far as saying "AJ?" in the chat box.
Wil Wheaton was talking, somewhat, to me. Well, to my donkey x-ing avatar, but I'd like to think that we're one in the same.
And then he called and I knew I was behind. AK? AQ? I don't know. Heads-up, we checked through the turn rag and the river king and my two pair beat his A9o. I know, I know, I'm a pussy for not betting my two pair after his river check. I'm pretty sure that he would've bet out had he held AK and hit his two pair. I'm a pussy, stop telling me that.
Hand the two: A few hands my JJ hits another on the flop, and I knock out a guy holding AQ that had top pair. Can we say "chipleada"?
I can't. I can't even spell it, but I was in first place very early in the tourney.
Hand the three: Crossing of the Donkey.
I was getting shortstacked, and Wil was just starting to get into double up mode. He needed chips, and fast.
Once again, he open raises and I jam with AKo, and my hand holds up to his smaller ace. WGHN. I'm sure he was already home, but whatever. It's just a figure of speech.
I knocked out Wil Wheaton. For one week, I am famous by association. Woohoo! I didn't feel so much "famous"when I was knocked out on the absolute bubble(top 18 paid, I was 19th) by Daddy, more than I did "violated". There's something about being a donkey fucker's bitch that's just not right. Or admirable, either.
Full Tilt Tourneys:
I've played in three MTT's in the past weekend on Full Tilt, two NLHE tourneys and one PLO, and I will openly admit that I like them a lot better than Stars tourneys.
Field size: Stars-1000+------------------Full Tilt-<500
Level times:Stars-15 min----------------Full Tilt- 10 min
Player skill:Stars-Horrid---------Full Tilt-equally horrid, if not worse
It looks like the Full Tilt structure is a little fast, but when you take into account the small increments that blinds increase, it seems, to me at least, that their tourneys benefit the better players, especially in the later stages. On Stars, I continually find myself having to push to double up when in the second hour, and I realize that has more to do with my playing style not being able to adapt to the Stars structure rather than one being worse than the other. I know many people can accumulate chips on Stars, easily, and I am not one of them.
In the first NLHE tourney, I was crippled by someone calling my early level all-in with AQo to my KK, and hitting an ace on the flop. Who does that? Who calls an all-in with AQo in the early levels? Should I be playing kings differently? Should I not be getting all my money in pre-flop like that? I can't see any other way to play that.
Which leads me to the second NLHE tourney I played in on Sunday. Going into the second hour with a top 10 stack of chips, and then running my KK into AA, goddamn that's such a buzzkill. I prayed for a king to river that asshole, but alas, it was not to be.
It's now 11:30pm, and I'm blasted(tired, not drunk) so I need sleep.
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I recently read the review posted on the Captain’s Quarters for The Beastmaster movie and she encouraged me to commence my own re-watch, as I have plenty of nostalgic love for this movie and she wanted to hear my thoughts on it now.
Spoilers ahead, so be warned.
According to Wikipedia, “The Beastmaster is a 1982 sword and sorcery film directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, John Amos, and Rip Torn. Loosely based on the 1959 novel The Beast Master by Andre Norton, the film is about a child who is stolen from his mother’s womb by a witch. The child grows into Dar, who has the ability to communicate telepathically with animals. Dar grows up in a village, where he learns to do battle, but the village is destroyed by a race of beast-like warriors under the control of the sorcerer Maax. Dar vows revenge and travels with new friends to stop Maax from causing any more problems.”
Honestly, it sounds a bit like something Young Millie would have written. Right on par with her Tarzan-meets-Jungle-Book rip-off about a baby boy who fell from the window of an airplane, landed safely, and was raised by various jungle animals so he could later face off against an evil scientist and creator of crazy machines like a mechanical battle elephant.
Much like me, the Captain has childhood memories of this movie:
“Basically the childhood impressions of this movie were of a falcon and the ferrets. I really wanted to talk to animals when I was young. Still kinda do. So I have false memories of the main character (Dar, to borrow Milliebot’s word, the blandtagonist) talking to his animal companions. Upon rewatch, he holds his head like he has a migraine and occasionally ye get a bird’s eye view with bad visuals. Seriously Dar is lame and just wanders around. He is supposed to be tracking down the evil Juns for revenge and never looks for them.”
I too, recall Dar being a decent, but run-of-the-mill Action Hero. I loved his ferrets so much. I’m sure I used to wish I could talk to animals, though I definitely spent more time wishing that Pokémon would become real. I remember a pretty lady, maybe a bad guy in a mask (or am I confusing that with Flash Gordon???), the creepy bat-monsters in the forest that would grab you and hug you and turn you to fuckin’ human mush, a ferret sacrificing itself, maybe a gross bug in someone’s ear controlling them for the bad guy, and lots of sweaty man muscles. I know I watched the movie multiple times as a kid – I enjoyed it and thought it was exciting and scary.
-rubs hands together- Let’s see how my memories hold up.
First off, a note on the visuals. I love cheesy movie effects – I don’t care how bad practical effects are, 9 times out of 10 they look better to me than most of the CGI work we have today. Long live practical effects! The movie opens with Maax and his three witches who bizarrely have sexy lady bodies and disgusting old faces. They’re writhing sexily over their vision cauldron and Rip Torn has an amazing hawk-nosed prosthetic. So, I’d say, effects are -chef’s kiss.-
We don’t really get a sense of Dar before the action “picks up.” As a kid, he’s saved by a knife-throwing old man whose knife makes an insane whooshing noise as it flies to meet the assassin trying to kill baby Dar, because, PROPHECY. There’s a scene or two with him as a kid that implies he can talk to animals because he made a bear go away instead of killing him and his adopted dad. It’s all rather boring. Then, suddenly he’s an adult and his village is under attack and there are women fleeing with their tiddies out.
I didn’t remember any of the beginning, but I did remember Dar’s adult diaper loincloth. Basically, after the town is massacred, Dar puts on a fancy skirt and a cheap Sailor Moon tiara and sets off on a revenge mission with his hawk buddy. If we ever found out the hawk’s name, I never heard it. I don’t remember his hawk buddy either – just the panther and ferrets. Speaking of the ferrets, they steal Dar’s fancy skirt while he’s training in his diaper and lure him into a pit of quicksand. They save him and then he saves one of them in return. Now we’ve got animal buddies two and three, Kodo and Podo. Dar isn’t very inventive when it comes to names.
We quickly round out the team when Dar saves what is actually a black tiger (or a real tiger dyed black?), Baghira Ruh. He says the hawk is his eyes, Kodo and Podo his cunning, and Ruh his strength. Now he’s whole or whatever. But he’s still boring – the animals are the only thing holding my interest.
Dar and company then happen upon two ladies swimming, so we get more tiddies. He cunningly uses Kodo and Podo to steal one woman’s clothes so she’s forced to wear her skimpy, hole-y, dirty underthings which just barely cover her. Dar then uses Ruh to pretend to attack the girl, so he can manipulate her into thinking Dar saved her from the fearsome beast! He seals the deal with a non-consensual French kiss for payment, and now we have Kiri, his 5th animal friend who brings powers of submission and sexiness. It turns out Kiri is a slave to some evil priests and Dar swears revenge against them when he finds out they whip her because only sexual abuse is ok, not physical!
Kiri runs away and I’m not really clear on whether Dar sets off after her, of is the city where she’s semi-captive is the same city he’s headed for on his revenge missions. At any rate, we get the scene that’s stuck with me the most since childhood. The dark forest-ish place with the creepy goop monsters!
There’s a soup cauldron with some dude’s head floating in it and a man in a cage. Dar easily releases the man, who runs directly into the horror from my childhood. These skin sacks basically have veiny flesh-wings, and a mouthless mask face (kind of like Spawn). They wrap their wings around you and smother you until you turn into a foamy green liquid and a pile of bones. As a kid, I can see why these things haunted me, even though visually they’re pretty cheesy now. But as an adult, I still find them pretty cursed, at least as a concept. But Dar is safe because these flesh goblins worship some sort of hawk symbol. So Hawk shows up and Dar can walk through this nasty bunch unharmed. After this, Dar finds a big fortress in the middle of the desert.
The scene shifts to hawk-nosed-badguy (Maax) legit throwing a toddler into a fiery pit. Yikes. As Maax gears up to chuck another screaming kid into the pit to appease his gods, Dar finally takes action. Or rather, Hawk, who swoops in to save the day in what is definitely the most impressive part of the whole movie. Hawk grabs this like, 3-year-old kid, and flies away, no problem.
Dar later delivers the kid to her parents in what I now realize is a village setting. I definitely thought it was a dungeon at first, and I wondered why Dar would be given free rein among prisoners. But it’s just a poorly-made set that’s supposed to be this dirty village at night. But hey, I still appreciate a practical set!
Some other things happen that are too boring to really describe: eye-spy ring, Ruh getting in and out of trouble, Dar being useless, Dar meeting some “pilgrims”, and way too much expositional dialogue after we’ve grown used to a mostly silent Dar. Dar and his two bros go to the fortress. Kiri has to endure some water torture before Dar actually saves her himself. He coerces her into making out with him again before he agrees to save everyone. Dar and Kiri end up in what’s actually a dungeon and we’re at another scene I remember.
I was right about the ear bugs – the bad guys basically stick a glowing leech into someone’s ear and it causes the person to go kind of crazy and become a hulking beast they can control. They stick a gimp mask on them, along with a diaper and some Mad Max-style studded chaps and bracers.
Kiri gets a “dress” that’s really just a shirt and could use some leggings and a blind guy calls Dar a freak and makes him cry. Kiri finds him crying and what I genuinely appreciate is that it’s no big deal. Despite Dar being a meatheaded manly man, it’s ok for him to cry. Surprising for an 80s action movie. But maybe he’s actually crying because he’s truly a blandtagonist and his only “personality traits” are strong and talks to animals. Without his animal friends, Dar is pretty useless, and just so, incredibly, dull!
We get a final face-off between Dar and Maax, in which Dar manages to save Kiri. But, because he can’t do anything right, Maax isn’t actually dead and Kodo loses his precious little ferret life in saving Dar’s ass yet again! I remember this scene too. -sadface-
Even after Maax is dead, the city gets together to fight some army that no one watching the movie actually cares about. Dar barely manages to defeat some guy in a mask who feels like he’s supposed to be important. Only, the army doesn’t give up after that guy dies, so the grody goo bats have to come help save the day after Hawk summons them.
After that, Dar gathers Hawk, Ruh, and Podo and just up and leaves. He doesn’t even say bye to Kiri. But it’s ok because she desperately chases after him. Throwing yourself at a man who only seems to hang around you in order to force kisses on you? RELATIONSHIP GOALS, GUYS.
Overall, writing this review was more fun and entertaining than watching this movie. Basically, the few scenes I remembered from childhood are the only interesting ones. Honestly, I would love to see a remake of this movie, though I would judge the CGI harshly. I feel like it could be spiced up with some good action scenes and maybe someone whose actually charismatic can be Dar. OMG, somebody call Dwayne Johnson – he’s jacked and charming as hell!
Anyway, I don’t ever need to watch The Beastmaster again unless it’s for a drinking game with friends. If you have fond memories of the movie like I did, you can definitely re-watch it, but chances are the scenes you remember are the only ones worth recalling. If you made it this far, I at least hope my review was an entertaining read!
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The benefits of solitude are many and can make a profound change in your life for the better. You can live a life full of happiness, clarity and fullness. When you do not make time for quietness and the wonderful inner stillness that solitude brings, life can get quite chaotic. It can make you nervous, anxious and prone to worry, and all the other negative emotions that can inundate our lives.
In my previous blog I encouraged you to take my solitude challenge. If you have not started yet, now is the time to do so! If you have started adding some moments of solitude into your daily routine, you should have experienced the effect of it by now. Some of the benefits you may have experienced may include any, or all of the following:
- Improved breathing
- Sleeping better
- Increased calmness and serenity
- Feeling more centered and grounded
- Inner peace
- Feeling happier
- Increased energy and enthusiasm
- Greater self-confidence
I’m sure you could have experienced more benefits than the ones I have listed above. When we experience the stillness we start to live in Zen. Zen is about going with the ebb and flow of life and being okay with not feeling the need to control everything. It is about inner guidance and meditation.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment ~ William Penn
For me solitude gives me the gift of inner peace. It has given me the feeling of not having to know what is going to happen next and welcome whatever comes in, and being okay with that. It’s about knowing that it’s okay to say “No.” Solitude helps me to release all energies that aren’t serving me and helping me to fulfill my destiny in turn by making everyone else around me benefit as well.
If you’re happy and smiling it has an effect on those around you for the better. If someone tries to take your happiness away you can simply apply what I shared in a past blog, which was to say to the person: “I am so sorry your having a bad day, I will pray and hope you have a better day.” You don’t have to absorb their negative energy.
Another benefit derived from solitude that is often overlooked is the everyday miracle. These miracles will come in when you align your energy to that of the Light, or God within, that bliss which is already within you. You connect with it and you just enjoy whatever happens and welcome new things. You are open to new options and opportunities, and are less fearful and judgmental.
I love solitude and hope that you will learn to love it as much as I do. It will empower you to have a happier, healthier life and get rid of the things and people that keep you from that wonderful goodness that solitude can bring.
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Small concerns are usually in private owned corporations, partnerships, or exclusive proprietaries. Small concern employs over half of the state work force. While many people think that new industrial giants are the most of import factor in driving the economic system, but little concern is really in the top.
Small concern in all state has been the stabilising force in the economic system. Entrepreneurs are the anchor of creativeness and production. Small concern is what stimulates economic growing.
Every state has its ain standards to divide little concerns from the larger 1s
Apart from figure of employees other standards for sorting a concern as ‘small ‘ are:
Sum of capital employed
Annual Gross saless turnover
Value of assets
Types of Small BusinessA Structures
Making the right determination about the legal and corporate construction of the concern is critical to long-run success. How set uping the concern will impact ownership rights, personal liability hazards, and how operate the concern. The followers is a simple dislocation of some of the different types of concern constructions.
Corporations are governed by a set of By Torahs, which are normally filed along with Articles of Incorporation. Corporations become a legal entity that “ owns ” itself. Corporations can hold their ain bank histories, assets, and even procure funding. All tax-free non-profit-making organisations must be incorporated
2.A Limited Liability Company ( LLC ) ( besides called Limited Liability Corporation )
A Limited Liability Company ( LLC ) is sometimes besides referred to as a Limited Liability Corporation, but the preferable term is “ Company. ” It is one of the simpler ways to get down a concern, and is going one of the most popular ways to construction a concern. An LLC is non a corporation, but has some of the protection benefits that a to the full integrated concern construction has.
3.A Limited Liability Partnership ( LLP )
An LLP is similar to a general partnership ; nevertheless, in an LLP, each spouse is non apt for the actions of other spouses. If one spouse dies, the LLP automatically ceases. There are many signifiers or partnerships that can be formed.
4.A Sole Proprietorships
The exclusive proprietary is the easiest manner to organize a concern. It is capable to the fewest ordinances of all concern constructions. For revenue enhancement and legal intents, the concern is the proprietor. When the proprietor dies the concern automatically ceases.
Get downing a Business
Identify Your Business Opportunity:
Choosing what sort of concern to get down can be an immobilization undertaking when confronted with the battalion of chances. It ‘s of import to find where the passions lie. Yet, every bit of import is what skills you bring to the tabular array and whether you are come ining a deceasing industry or a fast turning emerging concern.
Construct a Business Plan:
For any start-ups, a concern program allows you to derive a better apprehension of your industry construction, competitory landscape, and the capital demands of get downing a little concern.
Find Start-up Money:
To get down a concern, you must put in the concern. The journey of happening get down up financess will be different for each person. Some start ups such as consulting, requires a few 1000 to acquire a web site and concern cards whereas a retail shop could necessitate tonss of money. Finding the money you need may come for a beginning you ne’er thought of.
Name Your Business:
What ‘s in a concern name? The right concern name will assist separate you from a sea of bland rivals, supply your clients with a ground to engage you, and assistance in the stigmatization of your company. Learn what you need to cognize to happen a name for your concern.
Choose a Business Structure:
Deciding on the construction of your concern is non a determination to be taken lightly. Whether you choose the popular LLC, a exclusive proprietary or organize a corporation ; your pick will hold an impact on your concern liability, fund-ability every bit good as revenue enhancements due. Do n’t worry over your ultimate concern construction, because as your concern evolves, so excessively, may your construction.
Get Your Business License and Licenses:
Get downing a little concern requires the ordinary, yet necessary, paperwork and ordinances. Depending on your chosen concern construction, may necessitate to register your concern with the province governments. Puting up your little concern may necessitate an employer designation figure which is besides used by province taxing governments to place concerns. Additional paperwork can imply gross revenues revenue enhancement licences.
Set Up & A ; Determine Your Business Location:
One of the battalions of undertakings in get downing a concern is the puting up of your office. There are many stairss in office set up including where to turn up your office ( place or office infinite ) , purchasing the necessary office equipment, planing your work infinite and acquiring supplies.
Get Business Insurance:
As a new little concern proprietor, you have the duty to pull off the hazards associated with your concern. Do n’t set your new start-up at hazard without acquiring the proper little concern insurance to protect your company in the event of catastrophe or judicial proceeding.
Create an Accounting System:
The accounting and bookkeeping facet of running your concern ca n’t be avoided. Puting up your accounting will assist you understand the financials of running a concern.
Advantages and disadvantages of little concern
“ This Following are the advantages and disadvantages of little concerns to their proprietor or operator every bit good as the economic system in which they operate. Appropriate authorities policies to advance little concerns are besides discussed.
Advantage of the proprietor
There is a comparatively little sum of capital needed to get down the concerns. This is a really strong point as Bankss might non be willing to impart big sums of money to concerns that are new.
These concerns are good for those people who have experience in a field but do non hold an equal sum of resources. These resources of production could be land, labour, capital and endeavor. Enterprise is the hazard taking ability of the proprietor.
Small concerns give the proprietor the freedom to take the manner they want to work, the office hours, when to take interruptions during the twenty-four hours or when to take a twenty-four hours off.
The enterpriser has complete right over the net income. He does non hold to portion it with other, unlike big public limited companies which have to give out the net incomes to a big figure of stockholders in the signifier of dividends.
Entrepreneurs ain concern motivates him to work harder as he takes all the net incomes and is Advantages of the Economy
A A They provide employment to a really big figure of people. In some economic systems, they employ more than half of the entire employees.
They act as rivals to larger houses which will assist better their efficiency and lower the monetary values offered to the consumers.
Small houses might come up with really advanced thoughts which can take to mass production of merchandises and exports to foreign markets which has immense advantages for the economic system.
Most concerns start with being little. Therefore there is an tremendous opportunity that little concerns of today might go the market leaders of tomorrow and supply greater benefits to the economic system.
Government Policies to Help Small Businesss
The authoritiess should offer lower sum of corporate revenue enhancements for little concerns. Most authoritiess do that.
Loans should be provided to these concerns which are free of involvement or at really little rates of involvement.
Grants should be given to little concerns for operating in developing countries of the state with high unemployment
The authorities should supply them satisfactory degree of developing so that the proprietors and employees could work more expeditiously to do the concern a success ”[ 1 ]
The importance and benefits of little concerns
Small concerns are critical to the success of the economic system. Not merely as they provide the success narratives of the hereafter, but besides because they meet local demands. They serve the demands of larger concerns. Bing entrepreneurial merely means developing the right accomplishments, attitudes and enterprises to do an advanced part to an organisation.
Small concerns survive and prosper for many different grounds:
Developing personal relationships – little concerns are good placed to construct personal relationships with clients, employees, and providers. With a little concern you know who you are covering with ; you can ‘put a face ‘ to the individual you are in contact with. Person-to-person interaction is every bit of import as of all time in edifice strong relationships.
Reacting flexibly to jobs and challenges – in a little concern there is small hierarchy or concatenation of bid. Large concerns may hold set ways of operating and set up processs that are difficult to alter. Small concerns are frequently far more flexible. It can besides make a speedy determination on whether or non it can make what is required.
Inventiveness and invention – little concerns are good positioned to present and develop new thoughts. This is due to their proprietors non holding to describe or seek blessing from anyone else.
Low operating expenses – due to the little graduated table of operation, little concerns have lower operating expense costs. They operate in little premises with low warming and lighting costs, and limited rent and rates to pay. Low costs result in lower monetary values for consumers.
Providing for limited or niche markets -large houses with high operating expenses must bring forth high degrees of end product to distribute costs. By contrast, little houses are able to do a net income on much lower gross revenues figures. They can therefore sell into much smaller markets: a local window cleansing agent functioning a few hundred houses, a specializer jewelry shaper with personal clients.
The chief ground many people choose to put up a little concern, is because it gives them independency. They besides reap the wagess for themselves ; these are two powerful inducements
Small concerns face the undermentioned jobs
A survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business reported in 2008 that the primary job that concern proprietors face is the disbursal of running the concern. The inability to command some costs, including wellness insurance, energy measures and rising prices, add emphasis to the concern proprietor ‘s bottom line.
In add-on, the cost of paying employees, carrying stock list and basic operating expense can make hard currency flow issues for the little concern proprietor.
Time direction can go debatable for the proprietor of a little concern. Small concerns frequently operate on a really tight budget, preventing the hiring of many employees. The proprietor is frequently faced with seeking to pull off and turn the concern, while at the same clip holding to run the mundane operation.
Small concern proprietors can besides happen themselves so tied up in running the concern that they do n’t take clip to bask households, avocations or other activities.
Refusing to allow travel of an thought and travel on to something else is a common job for little concern proprietors, harmonizing to the Nevada Appeal. For little concern proprietors to win, it is of import for them to be willing to believe like an enterpriser and explore many different thoughts. Whether it is the demand to alter stock list, provide extra services or travel to a new location, a little concern proprietor must stay flexible if he wants his little concern to win.
Access to recognition can be an issue for the little concern proprietor, harmonizing to the Washington Post. A concern line of recognition can supply necessary hard currency flow during the start-up months. It can besides guarantee that the proprietor has the ability to make full the concern with stock list and run into her paysheet. A little concern, nevertheless, will non ever measure up for a big recognition line, which can hinder the proprietor ‘s ability to win.
Small concern proprietors frequently face a job when it comes to engaging a work force. Staffing adequate workers to adequately cover the concern demands without destructing the concern ‘s net income border can be a slippery procedure.
Poor debt direction
Lack of managerial accomplishments of the proprietor
Can non retain experient staff
Normally find it hard to pull skilled staff
Poor stock direction
How can little concern survive
Small houses survive by being different ( merchandise distinction ) . They can last by
Segmenting the market by income. They can aim niche market sections of high income clients, place their merchandise as a ‘premium trade name ‘ at a high ‘premium monetary value ‘ eg Morgan athleticss autos
Small houses have the advantage of being able to react rapidly to alter – they do non hold the bureaucratic processs frequently a characteristic of big houses where determinations are made merely after eternal meetings. This means they can be speedy to work new market tendencies.
The Internet besides allows little houses direct entree to consumers, by go throughing mediators. The web gives little houses the chance of international selling.
Small independent houses can fall in together to organize a purchasing group to negociate price reductions on joint orders.
Small houses can last by choosing a premium niche and offering an sole trade name ‘ that precisely meets the client demands of their mark section. They will necessitate to be wholly client orientated.
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(also birdsfoot trefoil)
A small plant of the pea family with leaves that consist of three leaflets, yellow flowers streaked with red, and triple pods that resemble the feet of a bird.
- Lotus corniculatus, family Leguminosae
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- Plants thriving on the meadows include oxeye daisy, yellow-rattle, meadowsweet, bird's-foot trefoil and common knapweed.
- Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) is a perennial forage legume used for pasture, hay and silage in many regions of the world.
- The clear yellow flowers of the greater bird's-foot-trefoil are at the top of the stem.
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Yigal Arnon & Co.'s top-ranked Restructuring and Insolvency lawyers represent a wide array of parties—from many of Israel's major banks to distressed companies and local and overseas creditors—in restructuring and insolvency matters involving debts of all sizes affecting enterprises of all sizes.
For example, we provide experienced counsel in regulatory matters that relate to shareholders as well as to the banks themselves, collecting major as well as minor debts and navigating Chapter 11 (or the Israeli equivalent) issues, bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership and debt administration.
Our clients also depend on our highly regarded team in pre-insolvency issues, such as in the creation, review and enforcement of security interests through debt restructuring, loan syndications, reorganizations and liquidation proceedings—local and international. Top managers and directors seek our counsel regarding their legal and fiduciary responsibilities in the context of both pre-insolvency and bankruptcy.
Yigal Arnon & Co.’s Restructuring and Insolvency Group also has deep expertise when it comes to assisting businesses that find themselves involved in bankruptcy and insolvency issues arising from the acquisition of stock or assets of financially distressed companies.
To achieve our clients' objectives in a timely and efficient manner, we draw on a tightly integrated team of experts drawn from our tax, corporate, litigation and real estate practices.
Yigal Arnon & Co. also has wide-ranging experience in securities law, receiverships and realizations of liens. We have particular expertise in the treatment of the restructuring of debt and debt financing arrangements, as well as in meeting the legal needs of both companies and debenture holders in debt arrangements. In fact, we regularly represent public companies, debenture holders, institutional investors and controlling holders in complex debt arrangement matters—and we serve as lead counsel in some of the largest and most complex debt restructurings that have been implemented in Israel in recent years.
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The summer months are here, and with them comes a perfect opportunity for astrophotographers - both the hardcore professionals and the aspiring experimenters - to photograph the night sky in all of its glory. The opportunities for night photography are endless, and we've all seen the amazing timelapses of the Milky Way, but there are a few tips to get beginners headed in the right direction. Meteor showers are amazing astronomical events to photograph, and summer is just the right time for that.
The first tip, even if it's a slight bit obvious, is to get away from the city lights and head out into the wilderness. Being as far from the artificial lights of civilization will give you a sky less polluted with stray lights. Altitude will be your friend, as well: finding a mountain range will result in less atmospheric distortion and generally much clearer air for you to shoot in.
It's also best to choose a cool night for your photography. Heat causes distortion in the air, as anyone's seen while looking down a long asphalt desert road in the middle of the day. Waiting a few hours after sundown can be a huge help, as most of the heat of the day clears from the atmosphere.
Also worth noting is that the moon can cause terrible headaches for photographers, filling the sky with unwanted light. So choose a time when there is as little moon as possible, because otherwise you'll be fighting a giant spotlight in the sky which will crowd out all of the stars, meteors, or any other phenomena you choose to photograph.
The months of July and August are a prime time for meteor showers. Not only does the Perseid meteor shower occur in August, but there are numerous smaller showers throughout the months as well. The summer weather in the Northern Hemisphere typically means that you'll have great night temperatures and, hopefully, less rain and clouds to spoil the view.
For those situated up top, here are some of the times to photograph meteor showers:
- The Perseids - An intense meteor shower which comes from a particle cloud trailing the Swift-Tuttle comet. The radiant (the area in the sky from which they come) is the constellation Perseus, thus the name. These meteors are visible beginning in mid-July, with the peak activity happening from August 9th to 14th, where there can be 60 or more meteors each hour. The highest rate of activity is seen in the morning hours (after midnight and before dawn).
- The Southern Delta Aquariids - A strong meteor shower visible from mid July to Mid August with a peak at the end of July, usually around July 28th or 29th. This shower is most visible in the Southern Hemisphere, coming from the constellation Aquarius, but is seen in the north as well. There is a peak rate of 18 per hours, and is best seen in the early pre-dawn hours as well. The Northern Delta Aquariids are seen later in August, but are a weaker show.
- The Draconids - Getting their name from the point they seem to appear from, the constellation Draco, these meteors occur from October 6th through 10th, but have sometimes given exceptionally frequent rates. They are best view right after sunset. Some years, thousands per hour have fallen in some of the most dramatic meteor storms in memory.
When you're photographing meteors, simply try to find the constellation from which the meteors appear to originate, and focus in that area.
Regardless of the subject of your night sky photography, there are a few ways that filters can help improve the quality of your image.
First, have a sturdy tripod to ensure no movement of the camera during long exposures.
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Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics Review: Core i7-4950HQ Testedby Anand Lal Shimpi on June 1, 2013 10:01 AM EST
The Core i7-4950HQ Mobile CRB
At a high level, Iris Pro 5200 would seem to solve both problems that plagued Intel graphics in the past: a lack of GPU hardware and a lack of memory bandwidth. As a mostly mobile-focused design, and one whose launch partner isn’t keen on giving out early samples, it seemed almost impossible to evaluate Iris Pro in time for the Haswell launch. That was until a week ago when this showed up:
What may look like a funny mid-tower from a few years ago is actually home to one of Intel’s mobile Customer Reference Boards (CRB). Although the chassis is desktop-sized, everything inside is optimized for mobile. It’s just easier to build things larger, especially when it comes to testing and diagnosing problems.
The silicon on-board is a 47W Core i7-4950HQ, the lowest end launch SKU with Iris Pro 5200 graphics. The chassis is obviously overkill for a 47W part, but the performance we get with this machine should be representative of any i7-4950HQ system with a cooler capable of dissipating 47W.
If you read our Haswell CPU review you’ll know that Intel tried to be stingy with telling us die sizes and transistor counts for the bulk of the Haswell lineup, electing to only give us data on dual-core Haswell GT3 and quad-core Haswell GT2. Knowing that mobile parts ship without integrated heat spreaders, I went to work on pulling off the i7-4950HQ’s heatsink (after I finished testing, just in case).
With the heatsink off and thermal paste wiped off, I used my bargain basement calipers to get a rough idea of die area. This is what I came up with:
|CPU Configuration||GPU Configuration||Die Size||Transistor Count|
|Haswell GT3e (QC)||Quad-Core||GT3e||264mm2 + 84mm2||?|
|Haswell GT2 (QC)||Quad-Core||GT2||177mm2||1.4B|
|Haswell ULT GT3||Dual-Core||GT3||181mm2||1.3B|
The Crystalwell die measures 7mm x 12mm (84mm^2), while the quad-core Haswell + GT3 die is a whopping 264mm^2 (16.2mm x 16.3mm). Working backwards from the official data Intel provided (177mm^2 for quad-core GT2), I came up with an 87mm^2 adder for the extra hardware in Haswell GT3 vs. GT2. Doubling that 87mm^2 we get a rough idea of how big the full 40 EU Haswell GPU might be: 174mm^2. If my math is right, this means that in a quad-core Haswell GT3 die, around 65% of the die area is GPU. This is contrary to the ~33% in a quad-core Haswell GT2. I suspect a dual-core + GT3 design is at least half GPU. | <urn:uuid:9f9ec4c2-557a-4a9e-84f3-97d9ec4e40f7> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 2,516 |
The Solution to Reduce the Amount of E-waste on Earth!
Nowadays, we use a lot of electronic products in our daily life. Sadly, they can break and they cannot be use anymore… So what do we do with our broken ipod, computer components, television screen and stereo equipment? I hope that you don’t think you can get rid of these electronic products by putting them to the trash and go buy another one the store! We have to think about our environment! Did you know that if you were properly disposing or reusing your old electronic material can help to create jobs, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and to prevent health problems in our society? Did you that you can make the difference in this enormous world? Yes you can! Today, you will be given a solution to reduce your quota of e-Waste on our beautiful planet.
But first, what is e-Waste? E-waste is the term used to describe old, end-of-life or discarded appliances using electricity like computers, consumer electronics, fridges, etc. These electronic products were disposed by their original users. E-Waste contains both valuable materials as well as hazardous materials which require special handling and recycling methods. Now that you know what e-Waste is, here are the solutions to reduce the amount of e-Waste on earth.
Recycling your old electronic components and product is the most effective that we know to deal with the growing problem of e-Waste. If you live in the U.S, the government encourage is citizens to get an «electronic recycling» certification. This certification says that you are giving your e-Waste to one of these two companies: Recyclers Practices and E-Stewards. . These companies ensure you that they are meeting strict environmental standards which maximize reuse and recycling. They are also minimizing exposure to human health or the environment and ensure safe management of materials and require destruction of all data used on electronics. If you don’t want to have this certification with these companies, you can go to some special store to recycle your products. You can to Best Buy. They accept electronic items for recycling, even if they were not purchased at Best Buy. You can also go to Staples. They also accept electronic items for recycling for no additional costs.
Why recycling is consider good?
Most of electronics devices contain a variety of materials and metals that can be use future uses. Employees dismantle these products and provide to them «another life». By giving products «another life», we can keep natural resources intact, and reduce the greenhouse-gas emission in the atmosphere and we also avoid air and water pollution by hazardous chemical products. By recycling electronic devices, governments of many countries are aiming at some goals to achieve. Per example, the government of the U.S, by using responsible recycling, tries to minimize the health problems that can affect his population.
In conclusion, recycling e-Waste is very important for everything in life! It's important for our environment, for our health and for the employees working in these domains. I hope you will think at the consequences of your acts twice before throwing your old ipod to the trash. | <urn:uuid:ec764fad-2532-48fe-bdf7-a504997132a1> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,194 |
The trade winds that are currently wafting through the NBA will soon reach hurricane force, scattering several player to as yet unknown destinations. However, let’s take a look at the guys who have been dominating the trade gossip: Which of them are likely to bring refreshment and renewal to their new teams, and which might bring devastation.
Josh Smith is the most talented player on the list, and he desperately needs a change of scenery. However, only a strong coach and a roster full of seasoned, respected veterans are capable of getting this knucklehead to play hard and play smart on a regular basis.
A risk, but one worth taking for teams on the cusp of competing with the NBA’s best.
Paul Pierce will be unhappy if he has to leave Boston, unless he’s dealt to a team that has a genuine shot at winning the championship. If he’s still a clutch shooter, PP’s legs are dead and he can rarely get to the rim. Which of the elite teams could afford to drastically disrupt team chemistry by immediately plugging Piece into the starting lineup?
A risk, but not worth the trouble.
Kevin Garnett still retains his bluster and chest-beating braggadocio. Too bad he’s still undependable in the clutch, which should make him an untouchable.
JJ Redick is smart, tough, and a dead-eye shooter. He needs to play on a disciplined squad that will run plays for him.
A terrific fit on the right team.
Andrea Bargnani’s only value is his long-distance shooting. Otherwise, he’s defenseless, incapable of holding his own in the battle of the boards, and is one of the softest players in the league. For sure, he can help keep the middle open for a high-scoring pivotman, but overall, his paycheck is too heavy and his game is too light to make his acquisition an unadulterated plus.
Luke Ridnour is a scrappy, well-intentioned point guard who would be a wonderful backup for any team with championship ambitions, and a solid starter for any second-tier team.
Pau Gasol’s injury might take him off the market. Still, he’s easily the most talented big man in the game, and would need to play for a highly intelligent team that values discipline and unselfishness. On the other hand, all of Gasol’s flaws (lack of power, mediocre defense) would be amplified by playing with dumb and selfish teammates, and also for a coach with a limited game plan.
Despite his injury, his age, and his salary, Gasol should be a get for the right team.
Iman Shumpert’s radical knee surgery needs at least a year for him to fully recover. Sure, he’s not a consistent shooter and is often out of control, but he always plays hard and is an excellent defender.
Another must have for any team that can steal him from the Knicks.
Kris Humphries can rebound. Period. He’s always believed that he’s a much better player than he really is. Coming off the bench (which is his rightful role) makes him dissatisfied.
A nyet for this guy.
Richard Hamilton can still be effective with a disciplined second-unit. Go get him before his wheels totally come off.
Omri Casspi is only effective in an open court, where his lack of toughness is minimized. Not worth anything more than a second-round pick.
Al Jefferson has the capability to be a dreadnaught point-maker in the low post, but only if he’s properly and relentlessly motivated. That means Pop and Doc are probably the only coaches who can get the most out of him. Otherwise, it’s buyer beware.
Ben Gordon is an undersized shooting guard who play miniscule defense. But he’s a streaky shooter/scorer and would be extremely valuable coming off the bench for an elite team. Teams going nowhere should avoid him.
Samuel Dalembert can block shots and rebound. Too bad he thinks of himself also as a scorer and is unhappy whenever he doesn’t get the touches he believes he deserves. He’d be much more useful if he accepted his role – a highly problematic situation.
Another guy best suited for an elite, championship-hardened team with a kick-ass coach.
DeJuan Blair is a too-small big. The fifth man in a four-man frontcourt rotation. Not worth much of an expenditure.
Paul Millsap used to play hard on every play. Getting out of Utah would certainly re-stoke his chops. Worth a small gamble.
Jared Dudley can drill treys and play earnest defense. A must have player.
Danny Granger can flat-out score. Questionable defense, iffy passwork, and health problems are his deficits. Still, any and all teams are advised to get him if they can.
Timofey Mozgov is still a project in his third NBA season. He’s athletic, willing, and coachable. A get for a young team that can give him the opportunity to learn on the run.
Evan Turner doesn’t shoot well enough to play the two-guard and lacks the skills to play the point. Strictly an iso-guy. Stay away from him.
Tyreke Evans is another tweener, but more of an offensive threat than Turner. However, teams interested in obtaining his services should keep in mind that big-time scorers for small-time teams are often disappointing when playing in situations where every possession is significant.
Worth a modest rate of exchange if he can come off the bench for a team that has bona-fide championship aspirations. | <urn:uuid:13b28f58-013c-4e51-bf01-eb5278666a69> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 5,162 |
I kept a marathon-or-longer annual streak going for the fifth consecutive year. It was the first year since 2012 that I didn't run multiple marathon or longer races. My body thanks me for the break.
I ran a copious number of shorter races. No PRs, but came close enough in the half and 5K that I didn't feel I came up to short.
1 20 miler
1 metric marathon (26.2 K)
8 half marathons
1 10 miler
8 5Ks (raced)
I developed a relationship with parkrunning, running 20 of them at Fletcher's Cove, Roosevelt Island, and College Park. (I narrowly missed making one at Crissy Field - maybe next year).
I beat my mileage totals for 2015 and 2014.
- 2016: 1733
- 2015: 1722
- 2014: 1716
- 2013: 2135
- 2012: 1222
Goals for 2017:
- Stay healthy. There's a fine line at any age, but definitely once you get into your 50s, between running as much as you want and as much as your body can handle. I think an average of around 150 miles per month is about as much as I can handle month in month out.
- Keep my 100 miles per month minimum going. I missed out in April of '16 when I got a bad cold, but have done it in 55 of the last 57 months. It means more rest days when feeling like a bug is coming on to prevent a full blown illness digging in.
- More down weeks, and not just after long races. I need to mix in low mileage stretches (20-25 mpw) now and then, especially in the heat of summer, to prevent getting over-fatigued going into fall.
- More trails. I'm just not willing to put in the intensity to bring down my road racing times, so I have to get my jollies out through longer distance races. I prefer 20-50K distances (my pain and boredom tolerance runs out after about six hours) but maybe this will be the year I go longer just to do it. I always find an excuse not to do a 50 miler, but the time is probably right.
And looking forward to hitting 10,000 all-time miles on Strava! Halfway around the world will have to wait till 2018.
Thanks for reading, and for helping keeping me honest and motivated. Peace love and understanding for everyone in 2017.
And: this post would suck without photos.
|MCRRC New Years 5K|
|Seneca Greenway - January|
|Second Fletcher's Cove parkrun|
|Carderock post JFK 20 DCRRC|
|Icy Potomac River trail MD side|
|Potomac River deep freeze|
|C&O Canal - where's the hockey players?|
|Crap ton of January snow 10 pm run|
|Good plowing MC Parks Dept!|
|The snowplow county line on the CCT|
|From Beach Dr|
|On my way to a trail race in February!|
|Civilian Conservation Corps marker on Cabin John Trail|
|Some East Coast winter relief in Palo Alto|
|Looks like we are melted out for the year - Potomac River trail MD side|
|Chain Bridge spring sprung|
|Rock Creek Park|
|Frederick Half Marathon parking lot|
|High water, everywhere. C&O towpath|
|Pre-race at Maryland Half, Fulton|
|From the Conn Ave Bridge- Rock Creek Park in full bloom|
|C&O towpath east of Glen Echo Park|
|Pre-race at Alexandria Running Festival|
|Roosevelt Island parkrunners|
|C&O towpath looking east towards the Beltway|
|Crissy Field SF|
|Monterey Beach CA|
|CCT underpass, Massachusetts Ave|
|Prospect Park, Waltham Mass looking at Boston|
|Beautiful Sugarloaf sky post MCRRC Comus Run|
|Fletcher's Parkrun crowd gathers|
|My favorite Potomac view from the C&O towpath, near the dam|
|Low water on the Potomac, summer on the Potomac River trail, MD|
|Fall on the C&O towpath|
|Fall view of the Potomac from the C&O towpath near the dam|
|Election Day run|
|Election Day Run: Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.|
|From the Jackie O Reservoir, NYC, Central Park|
|On your mark... Fletcher's parkrun|
|Glorious fall on the C&O towpath, east of Glen Echo|
|Fall day on the Potomac from the C&O towpath near the dam.|
|Is that Councilwoman Mary Cheh (b left)? Pre parkrun at Fletchers.|
|Potomac River trail|
|Gorgeous fall morning on the Berma Road, Great Falls MD|
|DC Waterfront from Hains Point|
|Muddy Branch Trail after snow squall, 12/30| | <urn:uuid:b80ddc8a-0707-4247-a903-fad7d02c8930> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,957 |
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Find Out Why Everyone Is Using VPNs! Why VPNs Are a Must-Have in Today’s Digital World! What is VPN? You may have come across the terms VPN and DNS when you want to access content that is not available in your area. Many people use VPNs, but do you know what a VPN actually is?
Let us know through this article what exactly is the difference between VPN and DNS.
What is VPN: Table of Contents
What is VPN?
The VPN itself is a virtual private network. A VPN is a connection between networks with a private network that is connected using the Internet network as its intermediary media.
VPN is really private, this is because not everyone can access one data, but only a few people can access it. This is caused by VPNs that are encrypted, so that security and privacy are maintained.
What is the difference between VPN and DNS?
VPN and Smart DNS are services that can help you so that you are not limited in the field of viewing content on the Internet.
A VPN or virtual private network is a network that allows you to connect to private networks with a better level of security.
The VPN changes your actual IP address so that you can open blocked sites or streaming content at your location.
DNS-domain name system, which can easily be understood as a telephone book that contains the name of the IP address of the website.
When you are streaming, you can replace the default DNS with DNS desired by the provider, with SmartDNS often used.
Using SmartDNS, you can access blocked sites.
If you want to stream, you are advised to use a VPN as the VPN changes your actual IP address.
In addition, the data loaded during VPN enabled will be well encrypted so that your identity is more secure.
If you are not worried about detection, you can use SmartDNS which can provide better streaming speed.
Some content that cannot open with a VPN is also available with SmartDNS.
What is benefits of using a VPN?
First, the existence of a VPN is capable of authenticating the received data source. Thus the VPN can also check incoming data and access source information. When the source and address have been approved, the authentication process will be successful.
The second benefit is the integrity of the data sent. Thus the security of the data sent or received will be guaranteed.
A third benefit from using VPNs for data or information would be safe from hackers as VPNs use encryption methods to manipulate data.
Advantages and disadvantages of vpn
VPN is also very easy to increase the mobility of an organization or company. And the most important advantage of this VPN is that the security features can be adjusted.
On the other hand, VPNs also have drawbacks when security and privacy factors will be drastically reduced when the network is commonly used. Which can cause loss.
What are the benefits of using a VPN?
Using a VPN offers several benefits, including:
- Enhanced security and privacy: A VPN encrypts your internet traffic, keeping your data safe from hackers and surveillance.
- Access to geo-restricted content: By connecting to a server in a different country, you can bypass geographic restrictions and access content that is not available in your region.
- Anonymity online: VPNs hide your IP address and location, making it difficult for websites and advertisers to track your online activities.
- Secure remote access: VPNs allow remote workers to securely connect to their company’s network and access resources as if they were in the office.
How do I choose the right VPN service?
When selecting a VPN service, consider the following factors:
- Strong security and encryption protocols.
- Wide server network with servers in locations you need.
- No-logs policy to ensure your online activities are not stored.
- User-friendly interface and easy-to-use apps.
- Good connection speeds for seamless browsing and streaming.
- Reliable customer support.
Are there any disadvantages to using a VPN?
While VPNs provide numerous benefits, there are a few potential drawbacks to consider:
- Reduced internet speed: Encrypting and routing your traffic through a VPN server may result in slower internet speeds.
- Cost: Many VPN services require a subscription fee, although there are free options available.
- Compatibility issues: Some websites or online services may not work correctly when accessed through a VPN.
What is a VPN?
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a technology that creates a secure and encrypted connection between your device and the internet. It allows you to browse the web privately and securely by masking your IP address and encrypting your internet traffic.
How does a VPN work?
When you connect to a VPN server, your device creates a secure tunnel through which your internet traffic is routed. This tunnel encrypts your data and ensures that it is protected from hackers, government surveillance, and other threats. Your data then passes through the VPN server and appears to come from the server’s location, hiding your actual IP address.
Are VPNs legal?
VPN usage is legal in most countries, but there are a few exceptions. Some countries have imposed restrictions or bans on VPN usage. It’s essential to check the laws and regulations regarding VPN usage in your country before using one.
Can I use a VPN on my mobile device?
Yes, VPNs are compatible with various devices, including smartphones and tablets. Most VPN providers offer dedicated apps for iOS and Android devices, making it easy to protect your privacy and secure your internet connection on the go. | <urn:uuid:99db6c2b-6e1e-411f-96c2-062a9d96cbab> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 5,508 |
Understanding that students work at different speeds and energy levels.
Allow students time to think about tasks
You can do this by setting up student-centred activities where students work in small groups. This means they are not all competing to respond to your questions.
You may set them a writing task in response to a reading or listening text and they work together, helping each other in a less stressful manner.
If groups are mixed (less and more able students together) peer teaching can take place, with students helping each other by explaining language points in mother tongue, explaining vocabulary. You may be surprised at who helps who.
Teenagers: Teaching mixed-ability teens
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All the symptoms mentioned above are warnings that a person’s liver is either performing poorly or is on the way to completely failing. Liver failure is a condition that is certain to lead to death, as with any failure of any major organ in the body. Death is a certainty because the liver will no longer be able to do what it does to keep the body running, including:
- Blood cells manufacturing, the blood cells help in transporting oxygen and aid in clotting
- Aid in processing sugar to create glycogen, which gives the body a quick energy boost when needed
- Breakdown of saturated fat and production of cholesterol
- Production of bile, a necessary component of food digestion
- Processing and removal of toxins from the blood, including alcohol and drugs
Should the body experience any disruption of the processes mentioned above, all the other bodily processes will also be affected. Liver disease is already at an alarming rate, as in the US alone, at least 30 million people have one form of liver disease or another, ranging from symptoms that could be treated with continuous medication and a lifestyle change to conditions that need a liver transplant.
Detoxing the liver is ironic, considering the liver’s job is detoxing the body. In many cases, however, it becomes necessary. This is particularly true for people who either have a liver disease they came by due to an illness, such as hepatitis, or if they have an unhealthy lifestyle, made worse by substance abuse.
The first step to helping your liver with a detox you do yourself is to know how NOT to make things worse. Many think because there are do-it-yourself detox procedures that could be done at home, they can go on and continue making things difficult for their liver. No amount of medication or DIY detox could help your liver if you do nothing to ease the stress that it is going through already.
Here are some ways to help ease the burden on your liver:
The path to being better is definitely not easy. It is not as difficult as most paint it out to be, either. All you need to do is find the path to getting better and stay on it until you achieve it.
We here at Achieve Wellness and Recovery understand this better than most others, which is why we do our best to make sure people see the path. Once they see it, we also ensure that they know what it takes to stay on it until they achieve what they set out to do.
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Nicole Rettino-Lambert LCSW, LCADC, CCS, CCTP, CSTIP
Nicole Rettino-Lambert is a dually licensed clinician with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in both addiction treatment and mental health treatment. Along with extensive experience in clinical work, she has held leadership roles in both inpatient and outpatient addiction treatments centers in New Jersey. Throughout her various leadership positions, Rettino-Lambert has developed clinical programming, assisted staff in their growth and development in the clinical field, and had the privilege of helping numerous individuals on their path to recovery. | <urn:uuid:f78ae097-1774-490f-b5e9-ea0ea693fd90> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 3,069 |
Lightning strikes set three buildings ablaze after dark Sunday in Duluth as thunderstorms rolled through Minnesota’s fifth-largest city, authorities said.
The fiery consequences were part of numerous rollicking weather incidents across northern and central Minnesota, none resulting in any reported injuries.
The trio of lightning strikes began about 8:40 p.m., first targeting a home in the 6100 block of Greene Street. Next, less than an hour later, was a three-story apartment building and business in the 1400 block of E. Superior Street, where the chimney was obliterated and the roof set ablaze, according to city fire officials.
A gaping hole was left in the roof, allowing heavy rainfall to cause significant water damage inside, the officials added.
Less than 20 minutes later, fire crews were sent to a home set on fire by lightning in the 300 block of W. Owatonna Street. There, as well, the chimney was destroyed and a large hole was punched through the roof.
Hail, localized flooding and funnel clouds were detected in many communities elsewhere in the state, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Near the Benton County community of Granite Ledge Township, west of Milaca, there was an unconfirmed report of a tornado as the storm toppled trees, blew out windows in buildings and cars and stripped the roof of a barn, the NWS reported. The NWS received other reports of funnel cloud sightings about that time elsewhere in the county.
To the west in Morrison County, hail measuring more than 2 inches in diameter fell about 7 miles south of Hillman, the NWS said. Hail just under 2 inches also was spotted a few miles east of Brainerd, the weather service added.
Rainfall nearing 2.5 inches fell in East Grand Forks, while roughly the same amount was measured in the Duluth area, the NWS reported. | <urn:uuid:6f470434-c681-4b03-a144-2dc95d602763> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,821 |
Every gardener has had their bouts with tomato early blight in the garden. It mainly effects tomatoes and you can slow it down with pruning and copper. By using copper soap, or copper pennies you can slow early blight down.
You can also use a tablespoon in baking soda in a gallon of water to help bring up the PH in the leaves to help slow down the spread of blight.
Let me know if you have tried this blight removal with copper soap or baking soda, and which one works for you.
The website for my inspiration.
Vegitate – It Grows Things.
Pictures Below are from last year.
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The weather hasn’t been on the side of gardeners lately and most of our our forays outside have been to knock snow off weighed-down evergreens or cut back sodden perennials where we could reach without trampling the ground. However our walks in the local neighbourhood or even peering out at the the winter wonderland have lifted our spirits and we’ve been sent some stunning photographs by Anita, Sophie & Rosalie this month to share with you all – many thanks. There are plenty more on our Gallery , please do take a look.
We have some good news that our members now have the opportunity to join Zoom gardening club meetings and a list of is available on our Programme 2021 page. We know that not everybody can join in but it’s something that we can offer to keep us going
until we’re able to meet up again in person, which is of course what we all look forward to! | <urn:uuid:080a391d-b8d0-45ee-a5fe-0fdd5bd757fb> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 867 |
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Later Liao (simplified Chinese: 后辽; traditional Chinese: 後遼; pinyin: Hòu Liáo) was a short-lived dynastic regime in Northeast China that existed between 1216 and 1219. It was ruled by the House of Yelü and was the last regime that sought to revive the Liao dynasty in China (the Eastern Liao had by this time become a vassal of the Mongol Empire).
• Yelü Liuge establishes Eastern Liao
• Yelü Sibu declares himself emperor
• Later Liao defeated by Eastern Liao
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In 1213, Yelü Liuge proclaimed the Eastern Liao after rebelling against the Jin dynasty. His pro-Mongol policy caused a split within the Eastern Liao court, eventually resulting in Yelü Sibu (the younger brother of Yelü Liuge) declaring himself emperor of an independent regime with the official dynastic title "Liao" (Chinese: 遼), known in retrospect as "Later Liao" (Chinese: 後遼). Not long after proclaiming himself emperor, Yelü Sibu was killed. The premier Yelü Qinu was made regent.
After suffering military defeat by the Jin dynasty, Yelü Qinu escaped and was subsequently killed by Yelü Jinshan. Yelü Jinshan ascended to the Later Liao throne in Goryeo. In 1217, Goryeo forces defeated Yelü Jinshan and forced him to abscond.
Yelü Jinshan's successor, Yelü Tong'guyu, was killed by Yelü Hanshe not long after becoming the ruler of Later Liao. As infighting erupted within Later Liao, an allied forces of Eastern Liao, the Mongol Empire and Goryeo encircled Later Liao. In 1219, Yelü Hanshe committed suicide in the aftermath of Later Liao's defeat, marking the end of the short-lived dynasty. The territories once held by Later Liao were re-incorporated into Eastern Liao.
The only Later Liao monarch to use the title of emperor was Yelü Sibu. All subsequent rulers assumed the title of king.
|Personal name||Era name||Reign||Reference|
|Yelü Sibu (耶律廝不)||Tianwei (天威)||1216|||
|Yelü Qinu (耶律乞奴)1||Tianyou (天佑)||1216|
|Yelü Jinshan (耶律金山)||Tiande (天德)||1216–1217|
|Yelü Tong'guyu (耶律統古與)||1217–1218|
|Yelü Hanshe (耶律喊舍)||1218–1219| | <urn:uuid:d0d8074d-6185-45f8-b066-689344c6ffe1> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 2,202 |
Ideally, I'd like to receive an email alerting me to a "payment error" as soon as it happens. (Declined card). That will allow me to reach out to the customer individually, and help troubleshoot the issue with this card, and therefore rescue the sale. I'm finding that some customers whose cards are declined just give up, don't contact me even though my email is in the notification they get. And they just go and buy from a different merchant. Apparently the "Payment Error" notification only goes to the customer, and there is no way me to become a "cc" recipient of that error email? Why not? Why can't Shopify handle this? My previous shopping cart provider DID invite just such a duplicate email notification to customers or failed. ( Maybe I should go back them instead of Shopify?)
Second best would be at least to receive a daily email report, containing these "payment error" attempted transactions. Possible?
I already have my contact information in the "Payment Error" email the customer gets in such a failed transaction. They simply don't respond. | <urn:uuid:d17301cb-d3cd-49cc-8590-afdff3bea9bf> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,061 |
You never forget your first, right?
For me, being born in the late Seventies, the first car I can remember was my father’s 1979 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, silver with a silver vinyl top and a bordello-red leather interior. It was a beast of a car, I thought, until my friend Manuel’s dad pulled up in an older 98 much like this one, which belched hydrocarbons as if burning them all up would be the equivalent of not leaving a little bit of food on the plate for Miss Manners. I think that’s when I learned the term “downsizing”. But it was somewhat of an imposing vehicle, especially for a young kid.
The Olds would be an outlier, however– we were a solid Buick family, dangit, and after the Olds my parents would only own Buicks for the next thirty-five years. That started when my grandparents and my parents bought 1981 Buick Century sedans, ours in powder blue metallic with a dark blue vinyl top, and my grandparents with a similar silver-on-silver scheme to the Olds, but a gray interior. GM’s Mark Of Excellence was in full force then, as my grandparents’ car had a Century logo on one rear fender and a Regal logo on the other, and a year later, my parents had found out during routine maintenance that the “new” car had been in an accident and was hastily repaired before being sold and titled. That being said, both cars ended up being solid in the long run.
My grandfather had lost his legs to disease a few years prior, and his Century was done up with all the hand controls for the brake and gas, so he was still getting around pretty well, other than the climb up the stairs to our second-floor apartment when he’d come visit. He died in 1992 but I can still hear the click-clack of his crutches if I sit in my mother’s stairwell and listen very closely.
I was too young to drive the Ninety-Eight, but I did get to drive one Oldsmobile before they went into that good night. My other grandfather had an Olds Delmont 88, in that awful avocado green color, that stunk up the garage with volatile substances that made me think maybe it was competing with Manuel’s Ninety-Eight. At the age of 13–and yes, even in Chicago and the nearby regions, that’s still too young to pilot a vehicle–I would drive my grandpa around town. My parents didn’t have time to do it and, eh, it was the late 80s, what could go wrong? I made my many trips down Lake Street with no issues.
Anyway, speaking of Buicks, we all know of Deadly Sin Number One: the 1986 Buick Riviera. Now, my dad was a Riv fan and had wanted one since the original beautiful ’63. But… if what the buff books said was true… the gorgeous (in my, and his, opinion) ’79-’85 were going to be put to pasture for a glorified Citation. After some consultation with my mother, he pulled the trigger and bought a 1985 Riviera, which in my opinion is the most beautiful of that generation. The waterfall grille and actual metal-surround taillamps (as opposed to the painted chrome-on-plastic of earlier years) gave the car a gravitas that could not be ignored. Now, that being said, we were not $20,000 ($50,000 today) car people. But it was the one thing he allowed himself to splurge on, my mother was happy to let him have his car, and I loved it because, well, it was awesome, and he ordered the reading lights in the back seat so I could take my books with me when we traveled anywhere.
The Century was getting a little long in the tooth by 1989 and it was replaced by a brand-new LeSabre. The H-body gets some love here, but I will say it deserves more; it’s probably the closest thing Detroit ever put out to a Volvo, except maybe the Ford Fairmont. It was a solid car, and even though it ate a transmission, it still lasted about 300,000 miles, not only under our ownership but after we sold it to our next-door neighbor (and, yes, we’re still on good terms). I was a little bitter they traded the Century in because I was hoping to take it over at some point, but whatever. The LeSabre was a great car and the car I learned to drive in. Ruby Red Metallic on a red leather interior. In my opinion, it might be the best car GM designed and built in the 80s.
Fast forward to 1999. I’m now out of college and bought my first car, a Honda Accord coupe, which was a flaming dumpster fire of a vehicle, but I’m not going to get into that here. Dad passed away, leaving me with the Riv, which finally blew up a piston at 185,000 miles and was unceremoniously towed to the junkyard, as I didn’t have the money to replace the engine. My mother is now driving a new LeSabre, which would be the second of three. Probably would have been four if they kept making them, but what the heck’s a Lucerne?
“OK, OK,” I hear you asking, “What the heck does all this have to do with a COAL?” I’m getting there. I suppose I like to ramble.
In 2005, I was still pretty broke and the Honda had eaten one transmission under warranty and was about to eat a second, not under warranty, at about 98,000 miles; I decided to sell it. It had some other issues too– the factory CD player died so I had installed a Blaupunkt. The leather on the steering wheel would come off on your hands while driving. A weld in the driver’s seat had broken, making it a rocking chair. I could not find a matching one in the junkyard, and I didn’t know how to weld. The alternator died leaving me stranded at a truck stop in Indiana on the way back to Chicago from Detroit. So, goodbye car. I wouldn’t own one for four years. By this time, I had moved closer to downtown Chicago and could rely on transit and biking to get around.
I married into a car, a horrible, horrible car, a 2006 Toyota Solara convertible. All the sportiness of a Camry, all the weight of a Camry with a crap-ton of bracing to allow a soft top. However, we somehow managed, by loading the car with the top down, then raising it, to fit an entire Ikea kitchen table and chairs in the back seat. I’m still impressed.
After the warranty was up on the Toyota, we leased 2 Minis, a 2012 Clubman and a 2015 Hardtop. Nice cars. I wouldn’t buy one. The maintenance after the lease is up scares the heck out of me.
After the last Mini, which we put 8,700 miles on in three years, we decided that maybe we drive so little, buying again makes more sense than leasing. So, we looked around for smaller vehicles that weren’t penalty boxes (we have a pretty tight garage space, and need to maneuver around sometimes tight streets) and settled on a highly-optioned Hyundai Kona. We were at the dealer ready to sign, but my wife was quite upset for some reason and said, “I can’t sign on this now. I need to eat lunch and we’ll come back.” Now, she does get hangry, but this was relatively unusual behavior. I decided I should probably acquiesce, and we decamped for some suburban fast food.
“That whole time, he wouldn’t say anything to me, he was like you were the only one making the decision,” she said while halfway into a chicken sandwich. “What a sexist asshole.” Honestly, I hadn’t noticed, but my wife works in a very male-dominated industry and could probably win some fistfights at work if it came to that, so I took it to heart.
We had been out in the Chicago burbs in an area that is known for having a ton of dealers, so I said, “let’s do another drivearound.” We had looked at the Buick Encore before, but at the dealer we had happened to be at, no one came up to us, so we left before test driving. This time, a salesman who reminded me a hell of a lot like Doc Brown from Back to the Future came up to me. We agreed to take one out.
When I got into the car, I had noticed the low fuel light was on, but didn’t think much of it. The salesman gets into the back seat, my wife and I get in front, and I start the car. Wow, this thing is nice. The interior is actually nicer-feeling than the Hyundai. What happened to the 90s GM Fisher-Price interiors? I drive out and we get on the nearby Interstate. I go to merge and hit the pedal and… nothing. Nope, this car is out of the running. Gutless. The salesman says “don’t be afraid to give it some power,” and I replied, “I’m flooring it.” We get about a mile down I-355 and that’s it, the car’s done.
Out of gas and pulled off to the shoulder, the salesman looks like he wants to die. He starts frantically making phone calls and, finally, someone from the dealership comes by and refills the tank. Oh, hey, this car is actually pretty peppy when it has actual fuel!
We get back to the dealership and there’s a sign taped to this computer monitor: “STAFF NOTE: CARS NEED GASOLINE TO OPERATE. THANKS, THE MANAGEMENT.” Not sure if he ever lived that down, but the car was good, we got the numbers working, and actually saved about $5,000 off the cost of the Kona due to generous-as-always GM rebates.
I drove the Buick back from the dealer while my wife drove our soon-to-be-turned-in Mini back. I used the new swanky Apple CarPlay touchscreen to call my mom, the Buick diehard, while stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Eisenhower heading back east into the city.
“Hey mom, I’m calling you from my new car. You’re not gonna believe it, but we bought a Buick.”
Her response: “You tell me to buy a Ford and now you’ve got a Buick?”
I had recommended a Fusion to her in 2016 when her last LeSabre was on its elbows.
Postscript: My mother’s Fusion is amazing, the most trouble-free car she’s ever had, and it has 70,000 miles and counting. The Buick Encore is our favorite car we’ve ever had, and it’s got a staggering 6,500 miles in 3 years, some of that due to COVID. And that’s how I got a Buick again, even if it’s built in Bupyeong, not Flint. | <urn:uuid:03128468-529a-49b4-8a35-4fcd10cbc83d> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 9,581 |
At the same time that two groups of undergraduates were spending the summer in Alaska with scientific and mountain climbing expeditions, a third outfit went to the opposite end of the earth in search of information on tropical diseases. The Medical School's Department of Tropical Diseases sent an expedition to the Katanga district of the Belgian Congo.
The purpose of this invasion of Africa was to find out if a tropical disease discovered in Guatemala five years ago was the same as one believed to be prevalent among the natives of the Katanga district. Their summer's work convinced the members of the expedition that the two are identical, and a great deal of valuable information was obtained.
Richard P. Strong, professor of Tropical Medicine, headed the group. He had as assistants Jack H. Sandground, assistant professor of Tropical Helminthology, and Dr. Jean Becquaert Henry E. Mallinckrodt '36 served as photographer and and R. S. Pierrepont, Jr., of Princeton, as ornithologist. | <urn:uuid:5f1c89f8-f942-4979-8c97-d38e65c682ef> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 993 |
A plane carrying diver Tom Daley has had to make an emergency landing in Russia after "a technical issue".
He and his partner Dustin Lance Black were among 301 people aboard a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 which had to put down in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, on a flight from Shanghai to London.
Daley, who was returning after competing in the world diving championships in Shanghai, wrote on Instagram: "Just had to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia on the way back from Shanghai. Here's the pic of the fuel dump before landing."
Dustin Lance Black wrote: 'EMERGENCY LANDING into a Russian town. This was our view over Mongolia."
A Virgin spokeswoman said: " Virgin Atlantic can confirm that the VS251 travelling from Shanghai to London Heathrow has diverted to Irkutsk Airport, Russia, as a precautionary measure due to a technical issue. Safety and security is always our top priority.
"The aircraft is currently on the ground and our customers are being looked after by our cabin crew. Our priority now is to ensure our customers resume their journey as soon as possible.
"The airline would like to thank passengers for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience caused."
There were 286 passengers aboard, including three infants, as well as three flight deck crew and 12 cabin crew. | <urn:uuid:3b368390-8b84-4cc8-90b4-dd6d54485c35> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,306 |
- The coiled and twisted yarn that you buy to knit a scarf is an example of a skein.
- A flock of geese flying in v-formation is an example of a skein.
- a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil
- something like this, as a coil of hair
- a flock of wild fowl
- a sequence of events, esp. a series of games won or lost by a team: a 20-game winning skein
Origin of skeinMiddle English skeyn ; from Middle French escaigne
- a. A length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil.b. Something suggesting the coil of a skein; a complex tangle: a twisted skein of lies.
- A flock of geese or similar birds in flight.
Origin of skeinMiddle English skeine, from Old French escaigne.
- A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
- (figuratively) A web, a weave, a tangle.
- (wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
- (zoology, provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
- (sports) A winning streak.
From Middle English skeyne, Old French escaigne, French écagne, probably of Celtic origin | <urn:uuid:7f0a88d7-c94a-4ef2-bfdc-db9f7dfbe289> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,218 |
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WHISPERS FROM THE COTTON ROOT TREE: CARIBBEAN FABULIST FICTION
Invisible Cities Press / 318 pages / 16 October 2000
There can only be one reason why a person would not be a fan of Caribbean fiction, especially fabulist fiction: they simply haven’t had the pleasure of encountering it… yet. Nowhere else will readers find the warm, ready welcome extended by Caribbean storytellers. Now, if you took my strong suggestion and dived into Patrick Chamoiseau’s Chronicle Of The Seven Sorrows, you already know this is true, and you’ve been hungering for more. If you missed Chamoiseau’s brilliant novel, now you can pick up the slack and get started with Whispers From the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction.
The mere fact that it’s edited by the extremely talented Nalo Hopkinson should be enough enticement to lure many readers in. Add to that a truly bone-chilling story by Hopkinson herself — a unique and sinister twist on a familiar plot. Then, take into account the creative magic of the twenty authors featured in this anthology, and you have a sampler tailor-made introduction to the realm of Caribbean fabulist fiction. It’s an introduction not soon forgotten.
Marcia Douglas’ “What the Periwinkle Remember” starts off the compilation perfectly with the blend of mysticism and sensibility that marks this branch of fiction. The excerpt, from Madame Fate, allows us a glimpse into the life of a shape-shifter, her daily struggle for survival and the wonders of her transformation. In “Spurn Babylon,” Tobias S. Buckell brings together the tragedy and hope of the present with the losses of the past and grants the protagonist a chance to bridge that gap. The unquestioning acceptance of the Charlotte Amalie residents embodies the strength and spirit of the people within Caribbean literature.
The dominant and often abusive role of the man in these societies is illustrated by the reminiscences of an impressionable child, long grown up and moved away, in the brutal and darkly humorous “The Village Cock.” Jamaica Kincaid further explores the complex dynamics between the generations of family in the too-brief “My Mother.” The importance and vexation of familial ties is reinforced again and again in these stories.
But, every tale in Whispers From the Cotton Tree Root, no matter how dark, has a liberal sprinkling of the wry humour that allowed these characters to persevere in the face of hardship and loss. Lillian Allen serves up — in a short, sharp jab of wit — an updated, all-too-familiar version of a creation story. The wickedly funny exchange between “Uncle Obadiah and the Alien” and the convoluted arrangements in “My Grandmother’s Tale of the Buried Treasure and How She Defeated the King of Chacachacari and the Entire American Army with Her Venus-Flytraps” are as entertaining as the titles promise.
Two of the most intriguing narratives come late in the book, closing the anthology with a bang. “Soma,” Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar’s tale of the ultimate longing to fit in with the masses, takes on a strange and disturbing face that argues eloquently for non-conformity. Most unusual and rewarding of the selections is “My Funny Valentine.” Kamau Brathwaite’s puzzle of a love letter requires readers to surrender their own notions of language and flow with the narrator’s peculiar thought patterns.
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Kate Hudson set to release her debut album in 2023
The 43-year-old ‘Bride Wars’actress announced that her debut album will be released in 2023.
In April, Hudson made her first public announcement that she will be recording in a studio.
In an interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Hudson disclosed that she has been writing music for some time and intends to release an album in the coming months.
She said she has been a songwriter since she was 19 but has "never shared" her work.
This will be her first solo album although she has been singing for a long time
She was born into a musical family because her father, William Louis Hudson Jr., worked as a vocalist in The Hudson Brothers from the 1960s through the early 1980s with his siblings.
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Radio Wave Generation by a Collision or Contact between Various Materials
Abstract:In fracture of rock, radio wave emission was found experimentally . This phenomenon could be used to detect a rock fracture during an earthquake or a volcanic activity . The cause of the radio wave is expected to be micro-discharges, which are generated by an inhomogeneous potential distribution around micro-cracks.
Steel (2) Brass (3) Copper (4)Small coin (5)Celluloid.
We obtained the following results:
The signal was detected for the specimen of (1) to (4), but not for (5).
The signal is composed of intermittent spikes which include waves with a frequency close to the center frequency of each frequency band.
The power is strongest at the lower frequencies among all frequency bands.
The more details will be given in the presentation.
The origin of radio wave emission from the metal is supposed to be discharges between materials in these experiments. It is surprising that even a small coin can generate a significant amount of radio wave. Accordingly, it is inferred that all amount of charges are discharged through a conductive metal. On the other hand, celluloid did not generate radio wave, though the specimen was sufficiently charged by brushing. It is inferred that a quite localized charge was discharged but the remaining charges were blocked due to poor conductivity. Extending this hypothesis, large-scale contact should have occurred between broken fragments for the radio wave generation in the aforementioned rock fracture experiments. Turbulence of the fragments is a candidate for the explanation.
K. Maki et al., "An experimental study of microwave emission from compression failure of rocks" (in Japanese), Jour. of the Seismological Society of Japan, vol.58, no.4, pp.375-384, 2006.
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1. You want: an all-in-one, fuss-free and professional business management tool Wave is probably the most comprehensive business and financial management app out there. On the app, you are able to manage cash flow and payments, payroll, receipts, recurring billing, tax time preparations, invoicing and more. Wave also provides access to capital through simple lending applications. Wave was named #9 in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 List this year, and also earned the title of Best Free Accounting Software for Businesses in Business News Daily. Cost: free Download: here
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Losing its FMD-free status could cost the country as much as R6bn a year
SA’s trade with neighbouring countries is taking a knock with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Limpopo, according to the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
SA’s FMD-free status was suspended after the disease was confirmed by the FMD laboratory and the matter was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) last week.
A study conducted by the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation in 2017 found that if the country lost its FMD-free status, the economy would lose about R6bn a year. The country lost its FMD-free status in 2011 after an outbreak and only regained it in 2014, at a cost of R4bn to the economy, according to the organisation.
The outbreak of the disease in cattle in the Vhembe district of Limpopo was confirmed following reports of cattle with lameness.
“Consequently, any exports where FMD-free zone attestation is required cannot be certified,” department spokesperson Khaye Nkwanyana said in a statement on Monday.
“The impact this has had to trade in the past week has been devastating to say the least.
“We have notified most of our trade partners and have started offering them assurances, especially for trade in products which do not pose a risk of transmitting the disease, such as heat-treated meat and dairy products, deboned and matured beef, scoured wool, salted hides and skins, and livestock embryos.”
Last week, the Zimbabwean government banned the import of livestock products from SA, following Botswana, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Namibia which is expected to knock SA’s multi-billion rand meat industry.
The process to regain FMD-free status is “a long process which is going to be very demanding on us,” Nkwanyana said.
“First we have to successfully contain the outbreak through movement control and vaccination, while at the same time investigating the extent of the outbreak, which is what we are currently doing. Then we must prove that it was a limited incident, through active surveillance outside of the vaccinated area,” he said.
The department will then review the FMD control strategy to ensure that it still complies with the OIE guidelines and then implement measures and conduct audits to confirm that they are adhered to.
Nkwanyana urged the industry to focus on the first line of defence, by ensuring that vaccination, robust clinical inspections of animals in the protection zones and adhering to movement-control requirements are in place to reduce the risk of infection reaching the FMD-free zone.
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By Ben Thompson
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Dubai can be both glamorous and confusing for expats
Dubai is the expat dream. Year-round sunshine, sandy beaches and a tax-free lifestyle to boot.
Every year, thousands of people come here to seek adventure, to start a new life or to find a new job.
For some of them, the dream destination quickly turns into a nightmare as they inadvertently find themselves on the wrong side of the law, which has been laid down by the ruling Maktoum family of Dubai and is based on Sharia.
In the rush to start a new life in the sun, many - especially expats from Western countries - overlook the local laws that could land them a heavy fine, or worse; a deportation order.
In some cases, breaking those laws can even lead to lengthy prison sentences.
This fact has become widespread knowledge around the world after British expat Michelle Palmer was charged with indecent behaviour in a public place, as well as alcohol related charges, following an alleged affair with fellow Brit, Vince Acors. She has yet to be sentenced.
Dubai’s hardline stance on drugs has also generated its fair share of international headlines in recent years, including high profile cases of visitors jailed for carrying prescription medicines.
Illegal drugs that would carry little more than a warning in the West can lead to prison sentences of up to six years. In the last 12 months, 64 British nationals have been arrested in the UAE for drugs offences.
And yet, many Western expats here choose to compare Dubai with its neighbours, where laws are often perceived as stricter.
Dubai knows that without the influx of expats, it would not have transformed itself from a sleepy fishing village just 30 years ago, into the global financial and tourist powerhouse it is today.
Expats now make up more than 80% of Dubai's population, so in the past the authorities have often deliberately tolerated much of their behaviour - in some cases even when such behaviour is in breach of Dubai's laws.
It is common for expats to be let off with a warning for some offences. For instance, it is not uncommon for a policeman to take a drunk driver home, instead of locking him up.
But for expats and visitors from Western countries who are not used to visiting Islamic countries, it is still worth remembering that much of what is acceptable at home could well be a punishable offence in Dubai, and that some of those offences carry heavy penalities.
Being drunk in public, swearing or making rude gestures – especially whilst driving - and public shows of affection - such as kissing, are all offences. It is illegal to live with someone of the opposite sex for those not married, and homosexuality is a crime here.
Obviously, much of this still goes on. And in many ways the authorities choose to ignore such behaviour a lot of the time. However, clamping down on what it deems the most offensive breaches of the law only serves to create a sort of legal limbo where nobody is clear about exactly what is and what is not acceptable.
Companies that recruit expats from overseas are calling for more information from the authorities.
"There's just not enough advice for new expats coming here," says recruitment manager Simon Rogers-Bedelle, "so people rely on blogs, online forums, word of mouth and the Dubai urban myths that you get told by the taxi drivers when you arrive."
Indeed, in cases where illegal behaviour does end up in court it is not a useful defence to plead ignorance, observes local lawyer Obaid Busit.
"Saying you don't know about the law is not an excuse," he says. "The law will not accept it. If you've been acting inappropriately in a common place or a public place, whether you're in Hyde Park or on Jumeirah Beach, I think you will face the same consequences."
Indeed, sometimes what is illegal in Dubai is also illegal in many Western countries, though the enforcement and penalties can be much more severe here.
So to prevent new recruits falling foul of the law, more and more firms here are sending their staff on "cultural awareness courses" - or lectures given by Emiratis – explaining local customs and cultures.
They are increasingly popular as firms look to avoid the negative publicity of having their staff caught up in lengthy and, at best, potentially embarassing court-case.
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Rather, they are about understanding more about the country and culture they are working in.
"Business people go along [wanting] easy answers and they just come and they say 'tell me, the dos and don'ts'," says Dr Alromaithy.
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One of the legendary wines of the Beaune appellation is Beaune Greves Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus a signature wine from Bouchard Pere et Fils.
As the name suggests the vineyard is located inside the vast Beaune Greves vineyard – one of the best 1er crus of Beaune – and the Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus plot is located in what is widely considered the best part of Beaune Greves … in the very center of the vineyard
So lets go to Beaune and find the precise location of the famous Beaune Greves Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus.
Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus – the plot
Beaune Greves is a very large vineyard located just above the city center of Beaune. The total area of Beaune Greves is 31.33 ha and while it’s quite fragmented there are some very large plots – one is the cadastre no 112 – the famous Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus – see map below.
The cadastre plot no 112 is 3.9176 ha and has a small road leading up from the bottom of the plot to a small house located near the center of the vineyard – see map below.
The history of Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus
The name Vigne de L’Enfants Jésus presumably dates back to 1638 when Anne of Austria gave birth to King Louis XIV.
It is said that Marguerite du Saint-Sacrement the founding Carmelite of Domestiques de la famille du Saint Enfant Jesus predicted the birth of the long awaited heir to the French throne. The Queen, Anne of Austria5, was 37 when she gave birth to her first child after four stillbirths. To celebrate this the Camelite order named it’s most prominent Beaune vineyard – Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus.
The vineyard was under the ownership of the Carmelite order until the French revolution and was then sold as bien national.
The ownership history of Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus
The Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus has been under Bouchard ownership for more than 100 years, and while some sources indicate that Bouchard acquired the vineyard just after the revolution as bien national this does not find much support in the literature.
The cadastre maps from 1826 suggest that the ownership after the revolution was quite scattered, as the vineyard known today as Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus was divided into numerous plots. The small road going from the right side of the cadastre map below ends in the center of the current Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus (just left of the “s” in Greves).
Moving on to Lavalle1 in 1855 – he mentioned Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus specificly as owned by M. Buretey and that Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus was considered to be the best part of the Beaune Greves appellation – thus also one of the very best vineyards in the Beaune appellation.
Moving forward to Danguy & Aubertin2 they also mention Vigne de L’Enfant Jésus very specificly as owned by Antonin Bouchard of Bouchard Pere et Fils.
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KETRACO’s proposed transmission projects will address the low electricity access and connection rates in Kenya when the bulk of projects are completed in the next four years.
Eng. Joel Kiilu, KETRACO Managing Director & CEO made these remarks during the National Economic Breakfast held on the 18th of May and organized by Proactive Media with an aim of bringing together 100 business and industry captains with policy makers to discuss issues that affect the country with a view to solving them. The monthly forum will handle carefully chosen thematic subjects based on their strategic importance and impact on Vision 2030.
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Why You Should Date Outside Of Your Type
A couple weeks ago, an Elite Daily dating article told old us not to stray from people who remind us of our exes. If you're naturally more attracted to a certain type of person, it argued, you're not doing anyone any favors by fighting the impulse. In fact, you might find yourself trying to change your partner to fit your type better, and that's not healthy for anybody.
Stay the course, and eventually you'll find the person with whom you're meant to be.
If there's one thing I gathered from that article, it's that the author must have a good relationship with his mother.
Why? Well, based on the Freudian argument, one’s type is potentially based on his relationship with his mother; the same goes for daughters and fathers.
Unfortunately, someone’s type may be a bad fit. Consider the classic stereotype of the girl who has daddy issues. If her father is a jerk, according to Freud, she's probably going to be into — you guessed it — jerks. And while that's a lucky thing for the jerks of the world, this girl would be better off fighting her instincts and dating someone unlike her father — someone with whom she could have a truly healthy, supportive relationship.
Your parents don't have to figure into any of this, of course — it’s just Freud being Freud (and let's not forget he was also convinced that all women experience "penis envy"). If you've only dated self-absorbed slackers, it doesn't necessarily mean that you’re destined only to date self-absorbed slackers. That would be awful; if I were condemned only to date guys like my first boyfriend, I'd still be chasing seventh-grade A-team lacrosse players. Gross.
Full disclosure: I used to have a very distinct type. I liked guys who were tall, preferably blonde, skinny, cerebral and a bit shy. It was a running joke that my friends could spot someone of my type from across the room. For some reason, tall, nerdy blondes just appealed to me. (Freud may be interested to know that my father is tall, but a brunette.) For some reason or another, things always fell apart with these guys.
Fast forward to right now: I'm in the best relationship of my life and he’s an extroverted brunette who stands half an inch taller than me on a good day.
As far as the physical stuff, it turns out that my type is pretty flexible. I'm attracted to him, so the fact that I'm taller than he is when I'm in heels doesn't really bother me.
Regarding personalities, I learned a lot from dating those quiet, tall, nerdy blondes. I learned that I definitely should date someone as smart as I like to pretend to be. Intelligence is non-negotiable for me. And while introverts are great, I've realized I need to be with someone as emotionally open as I am, which may be more difficult to come across with shy men.
Basically, every relationship should teach you something about what you want in your partner. Hopefully after the sting of a breakup wears away, you will be able see your ex's merits as clearly as his flaws. Learn from the good and the bad; use your exes to fine-tune your dating criteria. Every time you dip back in the dating pool, have a more refined idea of what your "type" really is.
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Rachel Riley looked pretty pleased with herself as she revealed a rather filthy phrase to daytime viewers on Countdown yesterday.
It's far from the first time that Rachel has revealed a cheeky phrase on the popular show, and it certainly won't be the last.
This one is particularly good though.
The 32-year-old was left red-faced as she spelt out "squirt" with O, K, and I left on the board.
As Rachel grinned cheekily at viewers at home with "OK I squirt" next to her on the board, fans rushed to social media to laugh at the moment.
One posted: "Who's naughtily played around moving the 'K' and 'O' for a funny?"
Another added: ""I think Rachel's facial expression says it all!"
A third chipped in: "Crikey.....thanks for sharing Rachel."
A fourth wrote: "Looked like you really wanted to laugh when Squirt came out on Countdown."
A fifth laughed: "Someone needs to watch today's countdown and screen grab the point where the board said 'ok I squirt' because that s*** is funny."
Riley herself tweeted out a show of the crude phrase, taking a moment to laugh at it herself.
"Just another day at the office," the letters and numbers girl wrote.
Just another day at the office... 🙈 pic.twitter.com/WKPjyepOQV
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Henceforth, SCs/RCs shall, by transferring funds, invest a minimum of 15% of the SRs of each class issued by them under each scheme on an ongoing basis till the redemption of all the SRs issued under such scheme, the RBI said in its notification. The RBI also changed the definition of the planning period; ARCs will now get six months instead of 12 to draw a plan to realise non-performing assets (NPAs) of the selling bank.
The amendments also shortened the period for the valuations of the security receipts to six months of acquiring the underlying asset from one year. The RBI gave ARCs more time to perform due diligence, not less than two weeks, before bidding for stressed assets from auctioning banks.
The RBI notification also stipulated new norms for management fees charged. ARCs will now have to calculate and charge management fees as a percentage of the net asset value (NAV) at the lower end of the NAV rather than as a percentage on the outstanding value of SRs, provided it is not more than the acquisition value of the asset. But, management fees are to be reckoned as a percentage of the actual outstanding value of SRs, before the availability of NAV of SRs, it said.
The RBI said ARCs and SCs should be a part of the banks Joint Lenders' Forum (JLF) for special mention accounts 2 (SMA2) category for accounts above R100 crore. ARCs will also have to report to the Indian Banks Association (IBA) the details of chartered accountants, advocates and valuers who have committed serious irregularities in course of rendering their professional services and involved in fraud.
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This is a good “how to” video dealing with panic attacks
Some folk can be very blase or dismisive of panic attacks – until they have one! This news item is typical of that, but does raise some interesting issues.
“About 3 million people have full blown panic attacks, which makes this a relatively common disorder. One of the most challenging issues with panic attacks is the intense emotional fear that accompanies them. The experience is so intense it often causes …”
The author of this article – a medic – goes on to say that the medical community is not sure what causes panic attacks. however, certain factors or events may increase you vulnerability to panic attacks:-
Significant stressful events can trigger or worsen panic attacks such as death of a loved one, getting married, starting a new job or business venture or addition of child to the family.
What do you think – is the good doctor correct here. I agree up to a point, but feel the medical community has a greater grip on why people get panic attacks than she suggests. | <urn:uuid:82fd8e70-94a3-4ee0-af4d-9535d2cb984a> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 1,038 |
A friend of mine gave me this lovely wood hook with an adorable hen on top. It is such a fun hook!
The lovely hook below is made of abalone. It is quite a different feel to use because of its curved handle. These can be found on the Lacis website.
The hook below was also a gift. It is made of stainless steel and would be used for thread crochet. It's not very comfortable to hold because of the decoration, but it is unique, which is what I love about it.
I hope you've enjoyed taking a peek at my hook collection. What is your favorite hook? I'm always interested to know what other crocheters prefer. | <urn:uuid:0da72692-6ad5-42fd-8eec-1d1c7765f70a> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 604 |
Holly Olive ‘Gulf tide’
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide'
Although the shiny and spiny dark green foliage of this Osmanthus does resemble that of holly, ‘Gulftide’s leaves appear opposite each other on the branches rather than alternating as those of holly do. Also, the cultivar’s clusters of tiny white autumn flowers boast a sweet, jasmine-like scent and are followed by black rather than red berries when the bush chooses to fruit, which reportedly doesn’t happen often. So you don’t need to fear a tidal wave of seedlings later!
This cultivar offers small, glossy leaves and dense growth. It can grow to 8 feet in height and 5 feet in width in USDA zones 6-11.
|Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide'
|Full Sun to Part Shade
|2.5 ft apart
|Border, Hedge, Woodland Garden.
Culture: Although it prefers fertile, moist, and acidic soil, holly olive will tolerate most soil types and thrive in partial shade as well as full sun. Its dense, compact growth and ease of culture makes it a good hedge or privacy screening plant. Since it blooms on old wood, it may not flower when young.
Heavy or 'Hvy' trees/shrubs is the distinction between the fullness and width of the plant. Heavy plants have been trimmed to promote the growth of the plant to be full and/or wider then the non-heavy plant.
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Rosemarie Church May 8, 2021 Dot to Dot
Keep in mind that the level of difficulty of the subject is appropriate for their age and their skill level. This can be difficult when you are working with a number of children of differing ages or when youre working with your own children and they are of multiple skill levels. Please remember never to use competitive words such as wrong, right best and ensure you praise, praise, praise. Even when drawing the same subject, each childs interpretation will ensure a unique piece of artwork every time. After all, how can they be compared, just as De Vinci cant be compared to Monet? If you notice that your child is taking a real interest in art and drawing you may want to get them enrolled in classes so that they can enhance their skills and embrace that aspect of their world. Children who are also experiencing difficulty mastering fine motor skills or displaying poor concentration skills will greatly benefit from these drawing lessons, just be patient. Providing they are not too distracting for the other students and are enjoying their drawing, keep encouraging them and praising them. In the end this will reap wonderful rewards both for the child and the teacher.
Dont do it! Youre better off picking a name that at first glance has nothing to do with your business than one that the average person cant say without stumbling over his tongue. The reason is simple: if you cant say it you cant remember it much less spell it when needed. And with the coming proliferation of new domain extensions both in Latin Script and Arabic, Cyrillic or whatever, the chances of someone misunderstanding a domain name will increase exponentially. There are plenty of examples of this mistake out there. How many times have you asked someone for their website and theyve told you what it is not once but twice or three times, and youve still left them wondering what it was they had said? Or you left thinking you had it; but when you got to your computer youd either forgotten completely or couldnt get it to render no matter how many likely combinations you tried.
Highly portable, dot to dots, like coloring pages, are great for travel. Theyll keep kids busy and guessing for a fair amount of time. Be sure to provide a good pencil and plenty of crayons. Dot to dots are such a proven favorite that there are now versions available for adults as well as online dot-to-dot activities. The Internet makes it especially handy to instantly download and print dot-to-dot puzzles, often for free. Whether youre just looking for a fun activity or youre looking for ways to build fine motor skills (where the small muscle movements work in coordination with the eyes), its easy to "connect the dots" and see why dot to dot puzzles and activities are a great choice for home or school.
The festival got off to a mild start with a set by Milk Maid over at Zoo that gently rocked the crowd into a frenzy and lead nicely into a half hour show over at the HMV Ritz from Bastille that had a fantastic turnout for so early in the day and revved things up a notch - getting everyone in the mood for more. More soon came thanks to the wonderful Lucy Rose, whos warm and fuzzy acoustics proved to be a huge hit. Her new single Lines could well be the song that takes her closer to mainstream success, but at this point it would probably be a good idea to catch her while she is at her hottest. Things were already starting to kick off elsewhere with The Dunwells and Jake Bugg at Zoo, Eyes on Film and Last Dinosaur at Joshua Brooks, The Night and Hyde & Beast at The Deaf Institute and all manner of shenanigans across the three stages over at the fantastic new Sound Control - a former guitar shop that has fast become one of the most interesting venues in the city.
Since its humble beginnings seven years ago, Dot To Dot Festival has gone from strength to strength and has served up sets from bands that have gone on to see incredible success. In the past, this has meant shows from the likes of Mumford & Sons, Florence & the Machine and The XX - but this month it focused back on some lesser-known acts hoping to break through in the same way. Taking place across three cities - Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester - the event has a pretty ambitious mission statement. In Manchester alone, it uses seven different stages at venues like The Ritz, Sound Control, The Deaf Institute, Zoo and Joshua Brooks, but while this is probably something of a challenge for the organisers in terms of business liability insurance, the backing of sponsors Fred Perry probably provides some small comfort.
So you want to learn how to draw cartoons? Heres some of the equipment youll need. Everything can be found at an art supply store or sometimes an office supply store, and it will cost you less than $20 or so. The first thing you will need is a basic sketch book. You can choose whatever size you want. Some people like to have a small one to keep in their pocket or backpack at all times. That way, if they get an idea for something, they can jot it down. Or if you are riding the bus or subway, or waiting in line somewhere, or see someone that looks funny and would make a great character, you can pull it out and start drawing them right there. (Dont get caught! Not everyone likes to be made into a cartoon.) | <urn:uuid:8abd42ec-f3b5-4657-b508-0bf5cafb26b5> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 5,333 |
Well it’s been a few days since the passing away of the awesome “Apple Visionary” Steve Jobs and things just don’t feel right. Someone who began -along side another two- one company with a simple name “Apple”. A is for Apple. It’s the first thing that appears in the alphabet in most cases and just like it is a very common first word in the alphabet, it is also currently the most valuable brand in the World. Talk about the Big Apple. I find it inspiring how Sir. Jobs (not really a Sir but it’s for respect) came about being the head man of Apple. From a youthful hippie that even dropped out of college to The Apple Man. All he had was an aspiration. To invent for the world. His dreams erupted into the world like a Yo-Yo craze. But this Yo-Yo just kept on spinning.
I think it proves to us that no matter what obstacles lie in our path, we can overcome them. We may not pass our GCSEs, or maybe fail a few A-Levels or like Sir. Jobs maybe even dropout entirely (not that i’m indicating you should), but as long as we have a passion growing inside us like a wildfire; if we grasp it, we can do wonders. Not all our dreams are for the world. Some people want to accomplish something just for themselves or the people they love and keep close. Others want to change the world for the better. I for one wish to make even the slightest difference in the world, or maybe just to a handful of people; but a difference nevertheless.
Talk about change, and hasn’t the world changed. It’s funny how Apple was officially established in 1976 on April 1st. I do think those of you more into the artistic side of life may find this interesting.
That first logo even has Isaac Newton sitting under a tree, unaware that an “Apple” will fall on his head. Steve Jobs along with Apple have come a long way and for me, throughout my whole life (so far). I do wonder how Apple will develop from this point forward, knowing that Steve Jobs has left years worth of products in line for us. But then what? Find out in the next episode of … ok i stop. I’m pretty sure there’s a movie ready to be made called “Steve Jobs” … yes i’m looking at you Sony Pictures, who have already secured the rights to the movie based on the soon to be released Steve Job’s Biography… i wonder. I hate it when companies do that. I find it unusual how whenever someone in the world does something great, something happens to make them fall -not in the sense of fail- but just fall. Maybe i’ll delve deeper into this in another post. I guess all that is left to say is thanks for all your hard work Steve Jobs and for the inspiration to many. While the world lies Jobs-less, the legacy continues.
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by Irene Baron
Single hemispheric sleep, instinctively learned during high stress situations, such as combat to save your life, causes sleep deprivation. The goal of this relaxation procedure is to create a safe condition that allows both hemispheres of the brain to sleep. That should alleviate side effects of single hemispheric sleep.
This YouTube audio will teach you how to relax and sleep.
The directions are easy to follow. Listen to narrator Mitch Bensel
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Kent's millwrights were the individuals responsible for building, repairing and maintaining the county's stock of mills powered by wind, water and other energy sources. At the end of the 18th century, the millwright was concerned solely with the construction and maintenance of new mills, which were still high technology for their time. They used new materials as they became available and introduced design improvements as they were invented.
Today, the number of active millwrights is a fraction of those at work in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the last fifty years, the number of mills which have been repaired as monuments to a past age has increased dramatically. The 21st century millwright is charged with the additional responsibility of restoring our remaining mills to the condition in which they last worked, respecting regional variations and the individuality of each example.
"A Millwright's Tale" contains a summary of the work of the millwright; a brief history of the firm of Holmans of Canterbury and details of recent millwrighting work in the county from the standpoint of a 21st-century millwright.
The work of the millwright
(with excerpts from The Windmills of Kent, 1973, by Jenny West)
The craft of milling by wind has always been dependent upon the skill and judgment of the millwright, for it was only he who could erect a structure not only of sufficient strength to withstand years of strong winds and rain on the high ground usually chosen for it, but of so fine a precision that it could turn or be turned to the wind without hesitation; and with sails or sweeps so finely constructed that they caught and rotated with every available breeze.
To harness the power of flowing water in order to generate a useful source of power was an equally challenging task. Building an efficient watermill required many similar skills to those of building a windmill, as well as a number of different ones.
The millwright was expert architect, carpenter, and also engineer; for not only did he construct the mill itself but all the machinery within, — every part of which played an essential part in the intricate milling process. Although minor, and in some cases major, technical or structural repairs were occasionally undertaken by the miller himself, these were usually the responsibility of the millwright who was required to return the mill to working order with all due speed, for on this the miller's livelihood was dependent.
Of the many long established millwrights who must have been at work in Kent since the time of its first windmill, none now remain. Hill of Ashford, Humphrey of Cranbrook, and Warren of Hawkhurst, all known to have constructed or repaired individual mills, have among others gradually disappeared. The last surviving firm of Kent millwrights, Messrs Holman of Canterbury, were latterly concerned only with agricultural and not milling machinery, their last commission having been at Barham mill in the late 1950s.
As milling by wind- and water power gradually decreased towards the end of the 19th century and more dramatically so during the early part of the 20th, only a few more mills were built, few urgent repairs so essential for the continuity of the milling process were required, and the millwright's work became less, resulting in the inevitable dissolution of the various firms. With the increasing realisation during the last sixty years of the need to preserve certain of the otherwise rapidly disappearing windmills, the millwright's craft is once again in demand.
“A Millwright’s Tale” continues with a short history of Holman Bros., Kent’s last historical millwrighting firm. This is followed by details of the recent repair work undertaken to windmills in Kent by a practising 21st-century millwright, Vincent Pargeter.
A short history of the firm of Holman Bros., millwrights and engineers of Canterbury, Kent
(© Geoff Holman)
The information below has been compiled by Geoff Holman as part of ongoing research into his family history.
John Holman was born in 1783. His father was a miller at Boughton-under-Blean until 1791 when the business was liquidated. In 1806, John entered into employment with a firm of millwrights, Sweetloves of Wingham. At the time, Sweetloves would no doubt have been involved in the construction of several windmills in the surrounding area, giving John an excellent opportunity to learn a millwright's skills and develop experience in the trade.
John set up his own millwrighting business in Canterbury in 1816, assisted by his two sons until 1866. How he got the money to buy the business we do not know. It appears he was in Northgate at this time, as the following excerpt demonstrates:
Kentish Chronicle Jan 23rd 1816
Mrs Hunns, Broad Street, Canterbury.
Begs leave to return her thanks to her Friends for the favours conferred on her late husband, and solicits to recommend Mr John Holman to their notice, who has lately taken the Business of her.
JOHN HOLMAN, Millwright
Begs leave to solicit the favours of the late Mr Hunn's employers and others who may please to favour him with their commands, and informs them that he intends carrying on the above business in all its branches, having been in the employ of Messrs Sweetloves of Wingham nearly ten years, he trusts, by paying a strict attention to execute the orders he may receive, to merit a continuance of their favors and support, which will be most gratefully acknowledged by their most obedient servant.
N.B. Two Winnowing Machines for Sale on an improved principle. Northgate, Canterbury Jan 22, 1816
In 1822, John Holman became a Freeman of the City of Canterbury, and a year later, on 20th February, John Holman married Mary Ann Bax when he was nearly 40 years old. The couple went on to have a large family: in 1824, on 19th September, John James Holman was born and in 1831, Thomas Richard Holman was born - their sixth offspring.
In 1857, John Holman's two sons had joined the business and on Nov 11th indentures were drawn up biding Thomas Richard Holman as apprentice.
During the first 50 years of the firm's existence, very few records remain of the activities undertaken, but it is believed that they were mostly in connection with windmills, millwrighting, wheelwrights, building carts and wagons and allied activities. The first available record is a sales ledger covering the years from 1865 to about 1880.
In 1865, John James Holman died. The business was carried on by Thomas Richard Holman who, in 1869, dissolved the partnership between himself and Catherine Holman, widow of John James, with a payment of £1100. For a short period (27 May 1869 to 2 Nov 1885), Thomas entered into partnership with Albert Collard. Subsequently, he continued to trade in partnership with his sons Harry Branford Holman and Wilfred J. Holman.
Harry Branford Holman was born in Canterbury in 1863, and was the elder son of Thomas Richard Holman who was in business in the City as a millwright and engineer. Harry was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choristers School and at Southborough near Tunbridge Wells. In 1880, Harry Branford Holman entered the family business which at that time consisted largely of work in the many windmills and watermills in the district. Harry had worked in most of the wind and water mills in East Kent. At the time he started work practically the only implements in use on the farms were Kent ploughs and wood harrows both of which, together with carts and waggons were made by the firm.
Thomas Richard Holman died. Harry Branford Holman, in partnership with his brother, assumed control of the business, the character of which gradually changed as more agricultural machinery was introduced. Harry Branford Holman was one of the founder members of the Kent Agricultural Engineers Association and for many years was secretary of the Kent Threshing Machine Owners Association. He was a member of the Kent Agricultural Committee and served on the Showyard Committee. He was probably the oldest exhibitor at the Kent Show, having, we believe, exhibited at every show of the Kent Agricultural Society and, before that, of the East Kent Society. He was an Heriditary Freeman of the City of Canterbury.
In 1931, Tom Holman joined the firm, having served an apprenticeship with Ruston and Hornsby of Lincoln building horizontal and vertical crude oil engines. By this time, work on mills had diminished and agricultural engineering work had taken its place.
On 21st November 1949, the assets of the business were taken over by a newly-formed limited company which was named Holman Bros. (Canterbury) Ltd., with registered offices at 12 Dover Street. The terms of the sale are quoted in full below:
The objects for which the Company is established are:-
To acquire and take over as a going concern the business of Engineers carried on by Holman Bros at Dover Street, Canterbury and all or any of the assets and liabilities thereof and for that purpose to enter into and carry into effect with such modifications whether before or after execution as may be agreed upon an Agreement with Holman Bros in the terms of the draft Agreement which for the purpose of identification has been subscribed by H B Holman, W J Holman, J A Holman, F Holman and T R Holman.
To carry on business as manufacturers of and wholesale and retail dealers in agricultural machinery of every description, including binding, threshing, reaping and mowing machines, ploughs, tractors and power driven or mechanically propelled and other engines, vehicles and equipment, implements and machinery of all kinds for use in agriculture and land cultivation and in accessories, fittings, spare parts and components for all such engines, vehicles and machinery.
To carry on business as motor, mechanical, electrical, marine, aeronautical, gas, mechanical and general engineers and contractors, iron, brass and steel founders and blacksmiths, wheel and millwrights, wood, timber, metal and alloy merchants and workers, oil and petrol and accessories merchants and dealers, garage, wharf, dock and warehouse propritots, hirers out of vehicles and machinery of every kind and carriers of goods and passengers by land, water or air, agricultural contractors and suppliers of labour, material and equipment for use in land cultivation generally.
By 1968, Holman Bros. (Canterbury) Ltd was in liquidation and, in 1975, the firm closed down.
Many of the staff who were employed, over the years, at Holman Bros., are listed in a separate document. One of the last members of staff, Robert G. ("Bob") Barber, deserves special mention; his obituary, written by a long-term colleague Fred Waters, is reproduced below.
Death of Canterbury Millwright
One of the finest millwrights in East Kent during this century died on Tuesday 20th March 1979 at the age of 91. He was Mr R G (Bob) Barber who lived at 58 Dover Street, Canterbury. He was employed from 1912 until his retirement in 1958 (full time), 1963 (part time), by Messrs Holman Bros, the well known Canterbury firm of engineers and millwrights who closed down their business four years ago.
Born at Shoreham, Sussex in 1888, Bob Barber served a long apprenticeship with his father at a Sussex firm of millwrights where he worked on a variety of mills in that county. He then came to Canterbury and throughout the years with Holman Bros he worked on repairs, replacements and installations at practically every windmill and watermill in East Kent that was operational at that time.
The millwright of that era was a craftsman in both woodwork and metalwork and at these skills Bob Barber was a perfectionist. Details of the work he accomplished over the years would fill volumes, a few of the more time consuming jobs would include making and fitting new sets of sweeps and midlings for windmills, re-gearing large wooden-teeth gearwheels with new sets of cogs cut from seasoned hardwoods, and making patterns for the casting of iron and brass components, all types of work calling for great accuracy.
The last new windmill to be built in Kent was at St Margaret’s Bay in 1929/30, it was made and erected by Bob Barber with two assistants.
As wind and water power were superseded by steam, paraffin, petrol and diesel engines, Holman Bros installed these in many places in East Kent, Bob Barber being responsible for much of this work, and latterly working also on electric motors. In addition to wind and watermills he worked in malthouses, breweries, tanneries, laundries, pumping stations, electricity works, hop oasts and barns - in fact anywhere in this district where there was machinery. Whatever the job, he approached it with careful planning and conscientious workmanship until it was successfully completed.
His only absence from Holman Bros was during the first World War when he was sent to the Enfield Small Arms factory to work on machinery maintenance.
Contribted to the East Kent Mills Group newsletter by Fred Waters who was a colleague of the late Bob Barber from 1925 to1952.
Modern millwrighting work in Kent
The following information has been compiled by Luke Bonwick from an interview with Vincent Pargeter, millwright, carried out at his workshop near Ingatestone, Essex, on 31st May 2007.
Vincent Pargeter, a native of the county, became aware of local windmills standing close to the villages of the east coast as a child during the late 1940s. The first mill he explored, together with his parents, was Old Mill at Northbourne, then a sorry wreck of a smock mill and no longer in existence. Few such atmospheric derelicts still exist to be explored by mill enthusiasts – perhaps a good thing from a modern health and safety perspective!
At this time his father, a dentist, would ask his customers if they knew of any windmills that he could take his son to visit. Two mills that were still in operation by wind power during the early 1950s were Stelling Minnis Mill, where Vincent got to know the last miller, Alec Davison, and Herne Mill, which was owned and run by the Wootton family. Vincent remembers Herne mill being worked hard by wind power during a visit one Saturday in 1951, although a year later the shutters in the mill’s sweeps were removed and the plant was subsequently operated by electricity only. In later years, Vincent became involved with restoration work at both of these mills, which are today preserved, in working order, and regularly open to the public.
In 1961, Vincent approached the owners of the deteriorating but ancient smock mill at Sandwich, who agreed to let him undertake some repairs as a volunteer. Over the following eight years the mill’s structure was thoroughly overhauled, the fan stage and fantail were reinstated, and one pair of secondhand sweeps, from the demolished tower mill at Wingham, were repaired and installed.
On leaving school, Vincent went to work for the Westminster bank, which taught him a fair amount about business and finances. Nevertheless, his heart was in a more hands-on trade and, in 1969, he left in order to concentrate on practical millwrighting. In the early days of his professional career, Vincent worked in partnership with Philip Barrett-Lennard, who was based in Essex. The firm’s first project was the repair of St Margaret’s Bay windmill, which needed a new fantail, fan shaft, and repairs to the cap and sweeps. The mill was soon returned to working order. Other early projects undertaken by Vincent, with some assistance from Philip, included repairs to the cap of Charing smock mill and the rebuilding of the cap of Eastry smock mill.
Vincent had carried out some repairs to the cap of Herne mill as a volunteer, and in 1971 he and Philip Lennard rebuilt the cap roof with new rafters and weatherboarding, and some timberwork. The fanstage was repaired, as well as the smock tower, which was reinforced and tarred. The mill’s last working sweeps were subsequently removed and a new pair, made by Chris Wilson of Over mill in Cambridgeshire, were fitted.
Following the death of Alec Davison, Stelling Minnis Mill was acquired by the County Council. By the early 1970s, the mill had lost two of its sweeps and the reefing stage which surrounded the mill had fallen into decay. Comprehensive repairs to the mill were undertaken by Vincent and Philip. The work included the partial renewal of a number of cant posts within the timber frame, some repairs to the curb, the rebuilding of the cap roof, the construction of a new porch at ground floor level, the repair of the two existing sweeps and the installation of a new pair. Together with a new midling.
During the early 1970s, the restoration of Draper’s Mill at Margate, organized by a group of local enthusiasts, began to gather pace. Some of the specialist millwrighting work was undertaken by Vincent, initially as a volunteer, and later in partnership with Philip Barrett-Lennard. Initially, Vincent constructed a new fan stage with the cap still in position on top of the tower. Later, Lennard and Pargeter manufactured and installed two new sweeps, setting up the machinery to enable corn to be ground again. The mill was completed in 1975, with a second pair of new sweeps fitted by Vincent alone.
A sad loss for the county resulted in a positive outcome for Draper’s Mill. In March 1970, the spectacular black smock mill at Barham caught fire and was destroyed during the process of repair work. A new reefing stage for Barham mill, constructed by Midlands millwright Derek Ogden, was no longer needed, so it was donated to Draper’s Mill instead. Vincent modified and installed the new wooden stage which remains in place today.
In 1975, Vincent accepted a job as millwright to Essex County Council, and was unable to concentrate on Kent mills until early in the 20th century, when he recommenced freelance work. His most recent restoration project concerns Willesborough mill near Ashford, a late-built but substantial white-painted smock mill. Although restored during the early 1990s, the mill had suffered from the effects of the weather, so another overhaul was needed. Following major works to the cap and fantail, a new set of sweeps, built to a traditional design, have been fitted. Work to the exterior of the structure continues, and the mill is now capable of grinding corn again. | <urn:uuid:fa681940-6a6b-4930-90f1-6a2f0a13f618> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 18,273 |
Bradwell Nuclear Power Station Demolition
The Magnox Bradwell Nuclear Power Station has been defueled and is undergoing C&M preparation. The C&M preparation mainly consists of decommissioning the nuclear plant and removing it from the surrounding buildings. John F Hunt Demolition is the demolition contractor contracted by Magnox to complete the work. Here's what you need to know about the decommissioning of Bradwell Nuclear Power Station. In short, it is a regional dumping ground for radioactive waste.
LLW and ILW are stored at bradwell nuclear power station
LLW and ILW are the waste products from the demolition of nuclear facilities. They remain a threat to humans for 100 000 years. However, the government and industry have agreed to manage the site. Bradwell will be responsible for the disposal of both types of waste. This nuclear waste is disposed of in special underground storage facilities. However, the amount of LLW stored at the Bradwell nuclear power station is a concern.
In 1986, the Government announced its intention to store HLW and ILW at the Bradwell nuclear power station. The reason was economics. However, in 1989, Nirex announced that it would conduct investigations at Dounreay and Sellafield. It soon began drilling at these sites and selected the latter. The decision to use Sellafield as a repository was announced in the White Paper This Common Inheritance in 1990.
Bradwell nuclear power station is a site located near London. It was originally home to the Magnox nuclear power plant. The Magnox plant was shut down in 2002 and the Bradwell site was approved for a new build in 2011. EDF and CGN jointly own the site through the Bradwell B Power Generation Company Limited. Bradwell B will consist of two Hualong One units that produce 1150 MW each.
There are three main types of nuclear waste. LLW consists primarily of building rubble and soil while ILW is composed of metal scrap and glass blocks. LLW is produced by the manufacture of nuclear fuels, and ILW is generated during uranium enrichment. At present, ten nuclear power plants are decommissioning and removing spent nuclear fuel.
It is a regional nuclear dumping ground
The decommissioned Bradwell nuclear power station is situated on the Dengie Peninsula in Essex, United Kingdom. This is the first nuclear power station in the United Kingdom to be placed into long-term decommissioning management. China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have expressed interest in the site for the construction of a new nuclear power station. Construction of the site commenced in 1957 and electricity generation began in 1962.
The Bradwell site entered a care and maintenance phase in 2002. The reactor buildings have been defueled and decommissioned, with the waste being packaged and weatherproofed. The station was put into service in 1962 and ceased operations in 2002. Nevertheless, the site is a regional nuclear dumping ground for waste. As a result, it will remain in the area for 70 years and be cleared when the waste is decommissioned.
The government and the industry have been emboldened by the contemporary Discourse of Security, which has led to the concentration of nuclear risk in vulnerable locations. Communities have been left disadvantaged by the push to build new nuclear. As a result, the government has increased centralization and minimized community involvement, and concerns about fairness between communities have been relegated to the background. The Bradwell nuclear power station is not an exception to the trend in British nuclear.
As nuclear energy returns to the political agenda, the response to the emergence of new sites will depend on the extent of peripheralisation. West Cumbria, for example, is heavily dependent on the nuclear industry. Anglesey, Wales is undergoing a similar situation as it struggles to survive the closure of its nuclear power station and the aluminium works. In spite of the growing debate about nuclear energy in the UK, local communities are not benefited in any way.
It could be used as a near surface repository for radioactive waste
The United States has accumulated millions of liters of radioactive waste, most of it generated during the Cold War. This waste is comprised of liquid, sediment, and sludge, and is a byproduct of the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons. These wastes have been stored underground for 45 years, most recently in Hanford, Washington, and at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina.
The researchers say their study reveals a previously unknown mechanism of corrosion. The process occurs when dissimilar materials are in contact with each other, and the result is an accumulation of ions that cause deterioration. Vienna cautions against drawing too many conclusions from the findings, however, and says the accelerated corrosion process is limited to a 10 um-thick area of a standard vitrified waste sample.
The NRC regulates the storage and disposal of high-level and low-level radioactive waste in the United States. It also regulates the disposal of high-level waste that is not part of research and development. Many states have formal agreements with the NRC, allowing it to exercise authority over various activities, including low-level waste disposal. These states are known as Agreement States. Besides the NRC, many other entities, such as the Department of Transportation, are involved in the design and construction of disposal facilities.
In a near-surface repository, the materials will act as barriers to the radioactive waste, ensuring that it remains anoxic in a geologically conditioned environment. Aside from sulphide-producing bacteria, the presence of a sulphide-producing bacteria in bentonite clays suggests that sulphide-producing bacteria are a concern. Such bacteria have the capacity to reduce ferric iron, reducing the risk of nuclear contamination. The nuclei that are trapped inside the clays must escape through molecular diffusion to escape. If the particles are not removed in time, they will be transported away by seepage rates.
It is close to Southend
The site is situated on the Dengie peninsula in Essex, and is the first nuclear power station to be placed into a quiescent state in the UK. The plant began operating in 1957 and was capable of producing enough electricity to power three cities. The site is now being considered for redevelopment by China's General Nuclear Power Group and China National Nuclear Corporation. The application will include several other environmental and infrastructure improvements.
In 1966, twenty natural uranium fuel rods were stolen from the site. Harold Arthur Sneath, a construction worker, and his son David Hadley stole the rods from the power station and sold them for scrap value. When police noticed that Hadley's van had no steering, they arrested them and recovered the rods. The two men were convicted of theft and sentenced to five years in prison, fined PS100, and ordered to contribute towards the cost of the court case. Neither man understood the consequences of their actions.
Proponents of the new nuclear power station near Southend are divided on its viability. The government is making assumptions that nuclear will continue to supply around a fifth of the UK's electricity needs. But while nuclear power has been around for decades, renewables' roll-out has put this assumption into doubt. It's not easy to find a balance between renewable energy and nuclear power. But the proposed plant is a step in the right direction. Bradwell B will help meet the UK's net-zero carbon commitments.
The nearest nuclear power station to Southend is Chelmsford. It uses reactors from The Nuclear Power Group and turbines from C. A. Parsons & Co. It is equipped with a standby auxiliary turbine. The temperature of the steam at the turbine stop valves is approximately 371 degrees Celsius. Moovit provides free, real-time directions to Bradwell Nuclear Power Station. You can even view live traffic updates and a map of the nearby public transportation stations.
It is a guinea pig
If you think a nuclear power plant is dirty, think again. Bradwell nuclear power station has been a notorious guinea pig. The animals are part of a living factory. The animals are fed rodent pellets into a bio-digester based on a Chinese model. Bacteria and guinea pig waste are metabolised into methane gas and a dark brown liquid plant nutrient called slurry. The animal waste also contains a growth hormone that is potentially harmful to human health.
The plant was originally supposed to close down. However, it was allowed to stay after a public inquiry lasting three days. In fact, the plant is part of the government's replacement nuclear programme. The current situation is both controversial and fearful, with local communities holding a denial about the future of Bradwell nuclear power station. However, some people are still holding out hope for a wind farm in Bradwell.
The approval is considered a major step towards building a new nuclear power station in Britain. The HPR1000 reactor will be used at Bradwell. It is still in the early pre-planning stage, requiring extensive research and consultations. Before a planning application can be approved, detailed proposals must be made. But Bradwell is vital to Britain's future. The country's ageing nuclear plants will cease to operate in 2030 and the government plans to shut down coal plants by 2025.
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ROME, Italy — Editor's Note: The video above is from Sept. 8, 2020.
Pope Francis urged world leaders Friday to use the coronavirus emergency as an opportunity to reform the injustices of the global economy and the “perverse logic” of the nuclear deterrence doctrine, warning that increased isolationist responses to problems “must not prevail.”
Francis laid out his appeal for greater involvement and influence of the United Nations in protecting the poor, migrants and the environment in a videotaped speech Friday to the U.N. General Assembly, held mostly virtually this year because of the pandemic.
Francis said the world has a choice to make as it emerges from the COVID-19 crisis and addresses the grave economic impact it has had on the planet’s most vulnerable: greater solidarity, dialogue and multilateralism, or self-retreat into greater nationalism, individualism and elitism.
The latter, he said, “would certainly be detrimental to the whole community, causing self-inflicted wounds on everyone. It must not prevail.”
Ever since the virus struck Italy in late February, Francis has sought to show the interconnectedness of the pandemic with the health of the planet and its people. His message is that the crisis provides a chance “to come out better or worse,” and that there are plenty of reasons to work to come out better.
“The pandemic has shown us that we cannot live without one another, or worse still, pitted against one another,” he said. “This is why, at this critical juncture, it is our duty to rethink the future of our common home and our common project.”
Francis is expected to lay out further his vision for solidarity and the post-COVID world in an encyclical to be released Oct. 4. In a way, his U.N. speech was something of an executive summary or blueprint for what is expected, a brief overview of his core concerns of economic justice, environmental protection and care for society’s most marginal.
Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to abortion — one of the Vatican’s key ideological points of contention with the United Nations. He said recourse to abortion had only increased in the pandemic, saying it was “sad” that some countries were promoting abortion as an essential service to be provided even during the health emergency.
“It is troubling to see how simple and convenient it has become for some to deny the existence of a human life as a solution to problems that can and must be solved for both the mother and her unborn child,” he said.
Francis called for basic health care for all, the reduction, if not forgiveness of debt for the world’s poorest countries and a reform of the Bretton-Woods financial institutions which he said are only escalating inequalities between rich and poor.
“Now is a fitting time to renew the architecture of international finance,” he said.
He repeated his demand for an end to the doctrine of nuclear deterrence, which he articulated most fully during his 2019 visit to Japan at the memorial dedicated to victims of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima.
“We need to dismantle the perverse logic that links personal and national security to the possession of weaponry,” he said. “Nuclear deterrence, in particular, creates an ethos of fear based on the threat of mutual annihilation; in this way, it ends up poisoning relationships between peoples and obstructing dialogue.” | <urn:uuid:2e1f962a-c312-44b6-9f9d-29aa11b0d948> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,365 |
Down goes Boise!
Down goes Boise!
Out goes Boise.
After a typical Thanksgiving college football weekend filled with its usual twists and turns, about the only thing that can said unquestionably is that Boise State played itself out of its shot at the national championship, or at the least the Rose Bowl, with its 34-31 overtime loss at Nevada on Friday night.
Otherwise, when the penultimate BCS standings are released today, the number of definite spots secured in the title game and the four BCS bowls is exactly none.
To be sure, there are some probable scenarios.
Auburn and Oregon, if they win Saturday against South Carolina and Oregon State, respectively, will meet in the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 10 in Glendale, Ariz. And Arkansas vs. Ohio State is the most likely pairing in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
But the national-title game could be Texas Christian vs. Wisconsin, with a South Carolina-Stanford Sugar Bowl.
Also, losing next week wouldn't necessarily knock Oregon or Auburn out of the title game. Even LSU is not technically out of the BCS equation, although that probability is slim.
"The BCS' selection order always seems to wind up with the bowls getting teams they don't want," BCS guru Jerry Palm of CBSSports.com said. "There are so many restrictions, and inevitably someone suffers for it."
Auburn and Oregon have a simplified path to the championship game. Win, and they're in. And the Sugar Bowl is in better shape than its peers.
If Auburn defeats South Carolina in the SEC championship game, the Sugar Bowl would first pick a replacement for the Tigers -- almost certainly Arkansas, after the Razorbacks' 31-23 victory against LSU on Saturday.
It would be the Razorbacks' first Sugar Bowl appearance since the 1980 game against Alabama. LSU is expected to remain in the top 14, perhaps even ahead of Arkansas, which was No. 13 this week, and thus BCS eligible. But the Sugar Bowl snubbing the Razorbacks in favor of the Tigers after Saturday would not be well-received in any quarters outside Baton Rouge.
A South Carolina victory Saturday sends the Gamecocks to the Sugar Bowl for the first time, with Auburn likely going to the Orange Bowl.
Regardless, after the other BCS bowl which loses a team to its title game fills its vacancy, the Sugar Bowl has its choice among the other remaining at-large teams. That would appear to be Ohio State, which likely will finish behind Wisconsin the BCS standings, giving the Badgers the Big Ten's spot in the Rose Bowl. The Buckeyes lost to LSU in the 2007 BCS title game and have been in the Sugar Bowl three times.
Sugar Bowl Chief Executive Officer Paul Hoolahan was noncommittal about his game's preferences Saturday. "We're going to wind up with a highly ranked SEC team against an excellent opponent," he said. "I don't think we can do any better than that."
Before Boise State's loss, TCU appeared to have the Sugar's interest, even ahead of Ohio State. But the Horned Frogs, who completed their regular season with a 66-17 thumping of New Mexico, are the highest-ranked team from the non-BCS conferences, and because of a new provision in the BCS rules, the Rose Bowl is obligated to take TCU if it loses the Pac-10 or Big Ten champion to the title game. If Auburn or Oregon or both lose, TCU, third in the standings, is in line to go to Glendale.
"The voters have shown that they believe an undefeated TCU is more deserving than a one-loss team from a major conference," Palm said. "I don't see any way they would be kept out."
If Auburn and Oregon lose, a scramble for the other spot in the title game between one-loss teams would ensue. Wisconsin, Palm said, would be the mostly likely beneficiary, Palm said. But the Badgers' relatively poor computer ranking - No. 8 this week - leaves Stanford, along with and Auburn and Oregon still in the hunt. Auburn, Palm added, could lose to South Carolina and still be No. 1 in the computers, which accounts for one-third of the standings' formula.
Once-beatens Michigan State, Ohio State and Boise State would affect the computer rankings, as well. And had LSU won Saturday, the Tigers would have had a shot.
"It would start a heck of a discussion," Palm said. "You would think the voters would favor Wisconsin, but it's had to tell what some are thinking."
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Three sisters born and raised in New Orleans have brought new life and some Louisiana spice to an old country store on Whitehall Road.
Sisters Creole Market and Takeout has taken over the space left behind when Jot 'Em Down barbecue moved from the Williams Grocery store on Whitehall to a location on Macon Highway.
The new Sisters Creole Market and Takeout offers strictly takeout for their New Orleans-style recipes.
Lenore R. Bramblett, Ann R. Silberman and Carla R. Waggoner represent the latest entrepreneurial effort at the old grocery, and the sisters have spruced up the place with fresh paint, new counters and a few other touches. Nevertheless, the wooden floors and other aspects of the circa-1920s building exude a nostalgic aura, enhancing what the sisters have done to the building.
Also gracing the store is a piece of folk art - an alligator designed with bottle caps - donated by family friend and Southern folk artist Dr. Bob from New Orleans.
The sisters have stocked some display racks in the store with products such as packs of candy, snacks, creamy pralines, pecan pepper jelly and jars of Italian olive salad, a special treat they have shipped from one of their favorite New Orleans stores, Progress Grocery. The olive salad serves as a sort of relish often used on muffaletta sandwiches.
But the main attraction for Sisters Creole Market and Takeout is the food cooked in the kitchen and which they have seen disappear since they opened March 3.
"We have been amazed," Waggoner said. "We've run out of food every day, so we have to stay and cook for the next day, and we've spent our days off cooking."
Using family recipes that go back at least to their great-grandmother, the sisters started out with a fairly simple menu. The choices are posted on a board above the counter. They do plan to expand the menu fairly quickly, Waggoner said.
Sisters Creole Market and Takeout prepares several different 10-inch po' boy sandwiches, though customers can order in half portions. The po' boy selections include roast beef for $9.50 or $5 for half; meatballs for $10 or $5.50 for half; fried shrimp or fried oyster for $11.75 or $6.25 for half; and french fries - yes that's a po' boy - with roast beef gravy (with or without cheese) for $10 or $5.50 for half.
For entrees, the menu includes jambalaya, red beans and rice, étouffée, fried shrimp and fried oysters, all available as a full plate or as sides. Most plates, which come with a small side salad and piece of french bread, are priced at $7.95. Side portions are $3.95.
They also offer chicken salad as a plate or sandwich for $6.50. The menu is rounded out with fries for $2 or homemade chips with ranch dressing for $2.50.
The idea of opening and running a restaurant has been stewing with Waggoner for decades.
"My whole life I've wanted this," said Waggoner, who remembers as a little girl watching her family's cook preparing meals when other children were outside frolicking. "I stayed in the kitchen with her instead of going out to play."
When Waggoner and her sisters were growing up, their house almost seemed like a restaurant because all the neighbors used to come over to eat. From those early experiences, Waggoner and her sisters came to love good New Orleans cooking. Waggoner especially gravitated to her family's recipes and the camaraderie those family meals created.
Sisters Creole Market and Takeout isn't their first business partnership, though.
The sisters worked together on another business - a retail perfume shop - in New Orleans when they were younger, but once they started their own families they closed that enterprise, Waggoner said.
They really enjoyed that experience of a family venture and harbored a desire to try something else again, Waggoner said. She wanted a restaurant, but it would take the family moving to Athens before that happened.
Bramblett was the first of the sisters to move to Athens in the late 1990s when her husband, musician Randall Bramblett, moved back to Athens to get his master's degree in social work.
Silberman came next, and Waggoner arrived about four months ago. They had talked about the Creole business a long while but got really serious about it a couple of years ago, Waggoner said. Then a year ago, they began working on a plan. She had been coming to Athens regularly to work out the details.
All three sisters are "pretty darn good cooks in our own right," Waggoner said, but she and Isaac Bramblett, Randall's and Lenore's son, are doing a lot of the kitchen duty.
"My nephew Isaac who has a lot of restaurant training is in the kitchen with me," Waggoner said. "He's a (good) tornado force in that kitchen."
Since opening the business, the sisters have been working a lot of hours, arriving early and leaving late, Waggoner said.
"To get a new business off the ground, that's your duty to be there to make sure it all goes like you want," she said.
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SF Giants: Previewing the Giants' Upcoming Series with the Washington Nationals
The San Francisco Giants currently lead the NL West by one game, and they've had some tough tests this year.
However, the biggest test is yet to come.
San Francisco prepares to take on the Washington Nationals in a battle of two division leaders. Washington is led by a trio of dominant pitchers and a well-rounded offense, and it leads the league with 71 wins (and just 44 losses).
Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann make up the Nationals' dominant pitching trio, and all three will start against the Giants. Zimmermann has the third-best ERA in baseball, Strasburg's ERA is below 3.00, and Gonzalez is among the league leaders in wins (with 14).
Luckily for the Giants, three of their best pitchers will take the hill. Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum and Ryan Vogelsong will pitch, and all have had successful careers. Vogelsong has the second-best ERA in baseball, Bumgarner leads the team with 12 wins, and Lincecum has won two Cy Young awards.
Even though the pitching will be spectacular, expect to see some offense as well. San Francisco scored nine runs in back-to-back games on Saturday and Sunday, and they are now near the top half of the league in runs scored.
Washington's offense has also done well, and its been sparked by great plays by Ryan Zimmerman and Michael Morse. The Nationals have a very well-rounded offense, and there are no easy outs in their lineup.
The Nats have done a great job since Jayson Werth's return. Adam LaRoche, Werth, Morse and Zimmerman have all been great on offense, and Kurt Suzuki, Steve Lombardozzi, Danny Espinosa and Bryce Harper have also done well. San Francisco's pitchers will have a tough task on their hands when they face Washington's offense.
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However, Washington's aces will have a tough time as well. San Francisco has Melky Cabrera and Buster Posey, who have both been on fire lately. Both are hitting at least .400 against left-handed pitchers, which is bad for Gonzalez, who will start on Monday.
Pablo Sandoval, who is hitting .299 this year and .317 against lefties, will be available to play on Monday and will start Tuesday and Wednesday (according to a tweet posted by John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle). He will add a spark to an offense that's already been doing a great job.
Oh, and did I mention Hunter Pence, the second-newest member of the Giants? He hasn't done well in San Francisco, but he did hit a game-winning home run on Sunday. Pence has knocked in 11 runs since playing his first game in SF on August 1.
There are a lot of different ways that this series can go down. The bats could explode, and both teams could continue to score a lot of runs. Or, the pitching could take over, and we could see gems and low-scoring games in a ballpark that swallows up hitters.
No matter what happens, the fans are sure to get a good show. San Francisco and Washington are two of the best teams in baseball, and it will be very fun to watch the games. I could simply that say the games will be great and conclude the article, but no article like this would be complete without predictions.
So, what do I think will happen? I think Posey and Cabrera will pound Gonzalez and lead the Giants to a blowout win in Game 1, thanks to a solid effort from Vogelsong (who's been amazing at home) and an offensive explosion.
In the second game, there will be some great pitching. Bumgarner and Zimmermann have both been very consistent, and Bumgarner has been dominant at home. Expect both to pitch well into the later innings, and look for a tight, low-scoring game.
It will be close, but I'd expect San Francisco to take advantage of Washington's bullpen struggles and win. In Game 3, you'll see some more great pitching. I expect Lincecum to deliver another solid performance, but I think Strasburg will out-pitch him in a low-scoring game to help the red-hot Nats avoid a sweep.
So there you have it. Kick back, eat some popcorn, have a soda and watch the Giants and Nationals battle. I can't guarantee who will win, but I can guarantee that you'll see some exciting action.
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Bloom. Tea or coffee? Autodance
Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (MAMT)
Staging - Maxim Sevagin, Andrey Kaidanovsky and Sharon Eyal
Premiered on July 11th, 2023
Duration - 2 hours 30 minutes with two intermissions
A new combination of an evening of one-act ballets at MAMT brought together the works of bright modern choreographers - Maxim Sevagin, Andrey Kaidanovsky and Sharon Eyal.
"Bloom" to the music of Antonin Dvorak was created by Maxim Sevagin for the gala concert that ended the MAMT 2018-2019 season. The choreographer's work was included in the programme of the evening in an updated and expanded form.
Andrey Kaidanovsky presented his work "Tea or coffee?" to the public and critics in 2016 as part of the MAMT's "Crossing Point" project. The production immediately gained great success, was repeatedly resumed on the Small Stage, and the choreographer himself began to regularly collaborate with the theatre.
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I first put this discussion up on "Atheist News", but seeing as how it's about a video game series, I thought it might do better here.
Here's the gyst: the Saudi government has banned all Pokemon products from their country because they claim it "promotes Zionism and gambling". Come on, Pokemon doesn't even promote evolution very well and that's what the series is all about anyway.
That is terrible that they would ban it. Thanks for the article link -- here is what their government gave as a reason for it. Sounds dumb to me.
The religious edict issued over the weekend said the Pokemon video game and cards have symbols that include "the star of David, which everyone knows is connected to international Zionism and is Israel's national emblem".
Yeah -- Pokemon scary!
"Come on, Pokemon doesn't even promote evolution very well and that's what the series is all about anyway."
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How Do You Want to Be Well-Nourished After 50?
When facing a host of health issues, like depression and anxiety in my late 50’s, I had no idea what well-nourished might look like. I had hit a wall. Has that happened to you, yet? In talking with women, I have found that to be a pretty common occurrence. When we turn 50 or even 60, we realize time is of the essence.
I decided I didn’t want to lose any more time. My 60th birthday was approaching! I had to get myself healthy and focused on how I could make a difference in this world. I didn’t want aging to take over my health, my mindset or my view of life.
My Journey of Vision
In my professional and personal journey, I began to seek God and put the parts of my life together. I created space in my life to uncover my needs in the spiritual, thinking, emotional, physical and social parts of me – what a well-nourished life over 50 can look like.
In doing so I have gained health, found my purpose and connected with God, myself and others. It has been an amazing journey back to health, leaving depression and anxiety behind and feeling younger than ever.
My Promise to You
As your personal coach, I help you
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When Wysteria, Sherpa, and I arrived at the trail head we found 4 foot snow drifts covering the trail. It was late March, and we’d planned to backpack north over Mt Greylock past the Massachusetts/Vermont border. We knew that there might be some lingering snow in the early spring, but we had no idea winter would still be in full force. Scratch that trip.
I’ve since learned to wait until mid-April before hiking the AT in Western Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire for lingering winter snow to melt off.
More Trip Planning Goofs
I consider myself a pretty good trip planner, but I’ve still made lots of trip planning mistakes or omissions over the years that are comical or just plain embarrassing.
Here are a few select nuggets:
- The time I parked my car seven miles farther down the Appalachian Trail from where I’d expected to find it, so I had to keep walking when I thought I’d finished my hike.
- The time I ran out of food on an overseas hike and ended up eating cans of baked beans I found in a shelter until I could get to a town to resupply.
- The time I found that the trail I’d planned to backpack had been washed away two years earlier and was closed by the Forest Service. That required a complete trip reroute at the trail head.
- Multiple times when high water crossings have forced me to make extended detours. This is something I could have figured out with a little local knowledge and closer attention to stream crossings on the map.
- Times when I didn’t test meals at home before bringing them on a hike and they turned out to be disastrously inedible.
- Where I underestimated the impact of a physical limitation and was forced to get off the trail and figure out a shuttle back to my car in the middle of rural Maine. This is harder and more expensive than it may sound!
- Times where I’ve brought too little sleep insulation and had a long cold night.
- When I underestimated the amount of fuel required to prime an alcohol stove in cold weather.
- The time I figured I could hitch-hike 10 miles back to my car, but never got a ride and had to walk it.
- All of the times I’ve carried way more food than I actually ate.
With experience, the number of such trip planning mistakes does drop, but you still need to be on guard and pay attention to what you’re doing. If anything, you need to become an even more meticulous planner, particularly if you’re hiking outside your comfort zone where trip planning mistakes can have real consequences.
A Trip Planning Guide
While none of my trip planning mistakes have been serious enough to get me killed, many have caused discomfort, expense, or inconvenience that I could have done without.
Here’s a check list of trip planning tasks for day hikes and backpacking trips that might go beyond the planning activities you engage in today.
- Plot the route on a map or in a digital mapping tool. Double check the route with a guidebook or paper based map since digital mapping tools can significantly underestimate distance (See Distance Discrepancies Between Digital Mapping Tools, Paper Maps, and Guidebooks.)
- Estimate how many days your route will take you to hike. Be realistic. How many hours per day will you hike? How fast can you hike? How many hours of daylight are there? (See Route Planning: Book Time)
- Depending on the trip, plot out bad weather escape routes or car-drops where you can hike out if conditions or health issues warrant an early exit.
- Check local backcountry regulations and wilderness area rules.
- Find trip reports or other recent condition updates about the route you plan to hike, including fire restrictions, trail conditions, high water crossings, snow depth (ice melt), etc (See Hiking Route Planning and Local Knowledge.)
- Write a description of what you expect to see or experience every quarter-mile along the route. You’d be amazed at how easy it is to miss things on the map because you only use it to compute mileage and elevation gains. For example: steep climbs, view points, tree cover, and so forth. This extra planning step makes you look at the map at a fine level of detail.
- If backpacking, try to identify good camping spots along your route if you are not staying at shelters or designated campsites (See How to Select a Good Campsite.)
- Identify local water sources.
- Check seasonal weather patterns and temperature ranges.
- Check sunset and sunrise times (See Planning a Hike: Sunrise and Sunset Times.)
- Determine the type of stove/fuel combination you need based on weather and fuel supply availability (See How to Choose a Backpacking Stove and Pot.)
- How much food you need to carry for your trip: 2 pounds per day is a good estimating amount that you can refine later.
- Test your food in advance if eating it for the first time, especially specially packaged backpacking foods. You don’t want to find that your food is awful at the beginning of a multi-day trip. This includes cooking it using the stove system you plan to bring.
- Assemble the right gear for your trip needs based on the climate, landscape, and backcountry regulations for the area you’ll be hiking in.
- Figure out transportation to and from the trail head. Is a shuttle required? Carpooling?
- Write up a trip plan to leave with a friend or relative in case you are overdue.
- When to contact authorities if you are overdue.
- Who to call, including phone number.
- Where you parked your car.
- What your route plan was, including escape routes if any.
- What gear you are carrying.
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The album consists mostly of ballads, dedicated to his beloved. The lyrics are utterly beautiful and the sincerity of the raw emotions described will leave you with goose bumps. Having started work on this album by writing poetry, Chris Chameleon has successfully personified the complexity of passionate love.
Although Chris Chameleon possesses an exquisite falsetto, it is somewhat overused on this album. Moreover, the recorded album does not feature any drums or bass guitar. This leads to some songs feeling rather empty and musically lacking. The added power of deeper vocals or bass instruments could really have elevated some tracks.
Except for “Rinkink” the album might not pertain to the absurd fun that could be expected of Chris Chameleon. Thus, Jy En Ek En Ek En Jy should instead be viewed as audible art, created to enrich the soul and not to move the feet. If you are currently swooning over your own beloved, or even if you are just a hopeful future lover, then this album is just what you need to keep the flame burning. | <urn:uuid:c883c036-ac85-4fdc-ba10-012c285f3ca4> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,038 |
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As the Internet expands in Uganda, further reaches will have access and get around to making more information available in central places. For now the best bet for finding people in Uganda is using the major search engines search functions to locate someone by name, phone number and/or address.
Not much turns up when using the Internet to search for family members in Uganda simply because the country has been too poor to develop an e-infrastructure.
Most of the people in Uganda also weren't into keeping records of family so even at the local level the amount of data available is pretty much restricted to people of British decent and Ugandan politicians and society. Oddly those most closely track in Uganda are people who were imprisoned. So many died from starvation and wars that no records are available.
Social media hasn't caught on in Uganda. Of the thirty-five million people in Uganda, only 3.5% of the population is into Facebook so the amount of data from that source on someone remains limited. Most of the people using Facebook are men between 18-24 and it's a pretty good guess as to what they are searching for.
Uganda has four administrative regions which contain one hundred eleven districts where birth, marriage and death records might be recorded. Many of the agencies are not 'online' and must be visited in person to view archives. Before going to the trouble, however, open google.com and search for the name of the district followed by the type of record sought. As local politicians decide to commit data to computers, the amount of information about people that's retrievable online will increase as will tech giants' willingness to bring wider and faster availability of Internet access to more of the country, as Google did in 2013 by installing fiber-optic service in Kampala.Many people from Uganda have fled the country, seeking asylum in mostly English-speaking countries like Australia, Canada, England and the USA. Lookup Ugandans in those countries as well.
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Sale of Three 7-Elevens Achieves ‘Record-Breaking’ Cap Rate
Hanley Investment Group completes deals in California, Florida
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif. -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sale of three 7-Eleven convenience stores, two in Los Angeles County and the other in Orlando, Fla., for a total of $10.56 million.
One of the transactions had a record-breaking capitalization rate, the Corona Del Mar, Calif.-based retail real-estate brokerage and advisory firm said.
“These sales highlight the strong appetite investors have for high-quality, investment-grade net-lease properties and investors continued willingness to look in major metros across the country to find them,” senior vice president Jeremy McChesney said.
He has sold 15 7-Elevens in the past 16 months, the most 7-Elevens sold by one individual in the United States during this period, said the firm.
“All three properties had attractive fundamentals including high-profile, high-traffic, signalized locations, great proximity, ease of access to major thoroughfares, and good demographics,” said McChesney. “They also have corporate-backed leases.”
In Los Angeles County, McChesney completed the sale of a single-tenant corporate-guaranteed 7-Eleven ground lease with more than 11 years remaining on the primary term of the lease in Culver City, Calif. (pictured). Built in 2012, the 1,481-square-foot 7-Eleven building is situated on a 0.28-acre corner parcel. The purchase price was $2.7 million, representing $1,823 per square foot and a “record-breaking” cap rate of 3.56%, the lowest cap rate nationwide for a 7-Eleven property that closed in 2016, the firm said, citing CoStar. McChesney represented both the buyer, a private investor based in Newport Beach, Calif., and the seller, a private investor based in Yorba Linda, Calif.
“This is a great, dense, affluent, infill location in Culver City with 45,000 cars per day along Sepulveda Boulevard,” said McChesney. “We negotiated a short 35-day escrow and found the seller’s replacement property while in escrow and closed on the new property two days later, thus preserving his income stream.”
Also in Los Angeles County, McChesney negotiated the sale of a 7-Eleven strip center in Lakewood, Calif. Built in 1983, the 4,960-square-foot, two-tenant building sits on 0.46 acres on a corner with 54,000 cars per day. The purchase price was $3.36 million, representing a cap rate of 4.25% and $677 per square foot. McChesney represented the buyer, a private investor from Yorba Linda. The seller, private investors in Orange, Calif., was represented by Dave Hunsaker and Chuck Noble of Lee & Associates of Orange, Calif.
This is the second time in recent years that Hanley Investment Group has been involved in the sale of this 7-Eleven property.
In Orange County, Fla., McChesney completed the sale of a single-tenant 7-Eleven gas station with six years remaining on the primary term of the lease in Orlando. Built in 1998, the 2,950-square-foot 7-Eleven building is situated on 1.16 acres on a corner with 53,000 cars per day. The purchase price was $4.5 million, representing a cap rate of 5.56% and $1,525 per square foot. McChesney represented the seller, a private investor based in Hermosa, Calif. The buyer, a local private investor, was represented by Rich Vaaler of Vaaler Commercial Real Estate in Leesburg, Va.
“This was an aggressive closing cap rate for a single-tenant 7-Eleven with a short-term lease at a very high price point,” said McChesney. “We negotiated a short 30-day escrow with the all-cash investor to meet the seller’s exchange requirements.”
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Open to the Public
Climbing, hiking, white-water kayaking, bird watching. View All
Why You Should Visit
This 73-acre preserve encompasses some of the most dramatic cliffs in Tennessee. For that reason, the Clear Creek Preserve is one of the most popular destinations for sport climbing in the East. It draws climbers from all over the world who test themselves against its steep sandstone cliffs and its horizontals overhangs (also known as “roofs”). There are more than 100 documented climbing routes on the property. Note that climbers at Clear Creek Preserve assume all risks in any climbing activities, and The Nature Conservancy makes no warranties as to the safety of any climbing activities.
Learn more about climbing at this preserve and along the Obed Wild & Scenic River: http://www.nps.gov/obed/planyourvisit/rockclimbing.htm
The preserve starts at the waterline of Clear Creek, a major tributary to the Obed River. It then ascends to the cliff tops, an elevation difference of more than 300 feet.
For hikers, the preserve offers a challenging, moderate hike along the cliff wall along with views of Clear Creek before winding to the top of the cliff. There the preserve offers awe-inspiring overlooks of the churning rapids of Clear Creek. Note that the trail is not blazed, and there is no trail directional signage.
Why the Conservancy Selected This Site
The Conservancy acquired this preserve in 1986 as a gift from a landowner. It contains a number of eastern red cedar trees that are hundreds of years old—one has been dated to more than 760 years. Rare plants on the property include quill fame flower, hairy leafcup and climbing fumitory. Numerous bird species inhabit the area including barred owls and Eastern screech owls, red-shouldered hawks and broad-winged hawks.
In addition, by preserving the land along Clear Creek, we are protecting the water quality of the creek and habitat for rare and endangered aquatic animals such as the spotfin chub (a fish) and the purple bean (a freshwater mussel).
What the Conservancy Has Done/Is Doing
The Obed Wild and Scenic River was added to the National Park Service by act of Congress in 1976. The National Park Service has a scenic easement on the 73-acre preserve because it is within the boundary of the Park Service lands. The National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy work together to make sure that enjoyment of this remarkable area by rock climbers is compatible with protecting the area’s natural features and wildlife.
The magnificent hemlocks on this preserve are threatened by the hemlock woolly adelgid, a non-native insect that feeds on hemlocks freely because of lack of predators. These trees not only provide shade and aesthetics for our visitors, they also are also an important part of the ecosystem on our preserve. We have partnered with the National Park Service, the East Tennessee Climbers Coalition, the Tennessee Division of Forestry and other volunteers to treat hundreds of hemlocks to save them from the adelgid. We also have received donations to assist with this treatment. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering or donating to help with treatments.
Clear Creek Preserve is a premier sport climbing destination in the Southeast. The waters of Clear Creek also offer excellent white-water kayaking for experienced whitewater enthusiasts. There is also a hiking trail that runs along the base of the cliffs at the preserve, and which also leads up to the top. It is a moderate hike, which can take 2-3 hours.
Note that the parking lot for Clear Creek Preserve is actually on private property. The owner graciously allows climbers and other preserve visitors to park there. Please consider leaving a dollar per person in the donation box at the trailhead.
Directions from Nashville
- From I-40 Nashville take Exit 320 (Genesis Road exit) and go north on Hwy 298 toward Catoosa Wildlife Management Area.
- Continue on Hwy 298 for 23 miles until you meet Hwy TN-62. Turn right onto Hwy TN-62.
- Go 2.2 miles on Hwy TN-62 and turn right on Ridge Road.
- Follow for 2.5 miles and turn left on Doc Howard Road.
- The parking lot is on your right at the bottom of the hill.
Directions from Knoxville
- From I-40 Knoxville take Exit 376A for TN-162N/Pellisippi Pkwy Maryville/Oak Ridge.
- Continue on TN-62 Oak Ridge Highway.
- Turn Right to stay on TN-62.
- Turn Left to stay on TN-62.
- Turn Left onto Ridge Road.
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CNN reports on India’s first Comic Con:
India’s first comic convention wouldn’t have been born if Jatin Verma and his team of graphic geeks hadn’t forgotten to get travel visas.
“After we collected the money for the San Diego Comic Con, we realized we had no visas. So we decided to bring the comic con to us,” says Verma, CEO TwentyOnwards Media.
The idea turned into Comic Con India, a convention at urban fairground Dilli Haat in New Delhi with its usual fare of rural artisans and craftspeople.
Verma says it was a perfect location because they wanted that kind of “walk-in public.”
They were looking for comic virgins to rediscover Indian comics with a vernacular focus.
In all, some 15,000 fans, geeks, nerds and a whole lot of costumed freaks turned up. – continue reading.
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By Oliver Lyttelton | The Playlist December 13, 2010 at 4:00AM
It's quite rare for a screenwriter to become something of a brand name, particularly with fewer than half a dozen produced credits, and, while William Monahan may not mean a huge amount to the general public, his is a name that tends to make film geeks prick up their ears. In the decade since he worked on the aborted project "Tripoli" with Ridley Scott, Monahan's become one of the most in-demand writers around. Scott may have botched his excellent crusades script "Kingdom of Heaven" by casting Orlando Bloom in the lead, but the writer can't have minded too much, as only a year later he was picking up an Academy Award for his work on Martin Scorsese's "The Departed."
It's no surprise then that Monahan's directorial debut "London Boulevard," an adaption of a crime novel by prolific Irish writer Ken Bruen (whose book "Blitz" hits screens next year with Jason Statham in the lead), attracted a top-notch cast. Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, Anna Friel, Stephen Graham and half-a-dozen other acclaimed British actors all signed on, and the prospect of Monahan bringing the same kind of fresh approach and brilliant dialogue to the tired London gangster movie that he took to "The Departed" was an enticing one.
But then the vultures began to circle. The film bypassed the festival route completely, remained without a US release date, while in the UK it was stuck on the release schedule at the last minute and barely screened for critics, while those who did see it were embargoed until the day of release. Was it a disaster waiting to happen? Or was it the case of a distributor who didn't know how to handle a smart, interesting film? Sadly, it's much, much closer to the former.
Mitchell (Farrell), a career criminal, has just got out of prison, having served several years for GBH, and he's determined not to go back. He's picked up by his no-good mate Billy (Ben Chaplin), who's working as a loan shark for local bigwig Gant (Winstone) and wants Mitchell to join him, but he shuns him, and instead manages to fall into a job offer to be handyman for a reclusive movie star, Charlotte (Knightley), who's shut away in her Holland Park home with only her aristocratic, sozzled pal Jordan (David Thewlis). Mitchell finds himself falling for Charlotte, but Gant, along with crooked cop Bailey (Eddie Marsan) and Briony, his troubled sister (Anna Friel), won't let him escape his old life so easily.
Here's the thing -- we put the film on our most anticipated list for 2010, and it wasn't without reason; we'd read Monahan's script, and liked it a great deal. But when we walked out of the completed film, we became concerned -- had we lost our minds way back in late 2009? Had we somehow mistaken the incoherent mess that we'd just seen for the well-told, melancholy crime tale that we thought we'd read on the page?
A flip through the script again reveals that our instincts weren't off -- Monahan's work is fairly strong on the page -- not perfect, by any means, but we hadn't gone totally off our rocker in praising it. What's left on screen is an abject lesson in breaking what didn't needed fixing in the first place, a narrative that throws multiple strands at the audience without ever settling down and getting one right, and it's a deeply unfulfilling film as a result.
We don't know enough about Mitchell's past to invest in his desire to escape a life of crime, or to fear the violence inside him, and we don't get enough time with him and Charlotte together to care about their relationship, something not aided by the fact that Knightley gets less screen time than most of the other characters, and that she and Farrell share no chemistry whatsoever.
Characters come and go seemingly at random -- Marsan gets two and a half scenes-worth of a colorful cameo which doesn't serve the film at all, the subplot with Friel has been trimmed to the verge of pointlessness, and there's a paparazzo with a gun ("Down Terrace" star Tony Way) who never pays off. And the ending? The ending comes from nowhere, which you suspect may be part of the point, but it doesn't make it any more satisfying dramatically.
There's plenty of incident here, but it's never paced properly, and never feels like the inevitable spiral that you suspect it should -- we were stunned to see veteran editor Dody Dorn ("Memento") credited, alongside Robb Sullivan, because we can't remember a film of late that feels quite as badly cut as this.
And it's a shame, because Monahan appears to have some visual chops. He doesn't fall into the trap of showing off, like so many writers-turned-directors, but the film looks terrific, for the most part, thanks to some stunning work by regular Ken Loach collaborator Chris Menges. Together with Kasabian member Sergio Pizzorno's decent, if unexceptional Kinks-inflected score, they manage to tip their hat to the swinging-sixties vibe that Monahan was clearly after with a degree of success; the likes of "Performance" and "Blow Up" are clearly major influences here.
But the principle problem, surprisingly, considering the high calibre of talent involved, is with casting. It's unclear whether Monahan struggles to work with actors, or whether the majority of those on board were just monumentally miscast, but almost everyone involved gives their worst performances in some time. Farrell struggles with the accent, playing Mitchell like a weak imitation of idiotic DTV gangster movie stalwart Danny Dyer, while Knightley barely registers, although it's not entirely her fault - -she's at least thirty years too young for the part, really.
Winstone meanwhile, has played this kind of role countless times, and barely seems to be awake -- the performance is notable only for the vague feeling that the actor is trying to impersonate Sir Alan Sugar, the Donald Trump figure in the UK version of "The Apprentice." Only Friel and Thewlis are engaging, if completely over the top -- the former playing Briony like a demented version of Holly Golightly, the latter a posh actor with an unexpected talent for murder, who gets all the best lines ("After Monica Belucci, she's the most raped woman in European cinema").
Despite all its promise, the film comes across closer to one of the spate of post-"Lock Stock" British gangster movies of the early noughties than to Roeg and Cammell, feeling tired and nonsensical. It smacks of post-production conflict to the degree that we wouldn't write off Monahan as a helmer -- there's enough promise in what's on screen that you feel he'll improve in time. And a recut between now and its unnamed release in the States, via Film District, next year could certainly improve matters a little. But for the most part, "London Boulevard" is a road you don't really want to find yourself going down. [D+] | <urn:uuid:e1731c0b-bffa-4892-8c94-e722cb106f2c> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 6,872 |
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(JTA) — The Jewish mayor of Ukraine’s second-largest city underwent surgery in an Israeli hospital for a gunshot wound from a suspected assassination attempt.
Gennady Kernes, who heads the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, was operated on Tuesday at the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa after being flown to Israel earlier in the morning. He was stabilized at Elisha Hospital in the same city before being transferred to Rambam.
Kernes was shot in the neck on Monday during his routine morning jog.
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Ukrainian officials have opened an investigation into the shooting, according to Interfax.
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Kernes reportedly has played a major role in the confrontations between pro-Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces in the city. He had been a supporter of Yanukovych and then changed his stance, saying he does not support the pro-Russia insurgents or the annexation of Ukrainian territory.
Several anti-Semitic attacks, including two stabbings and two attempts to torch synagogues, have occurred since November in Ukraine, a country with relatively low levels of anti-Semitic violence.
According to the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, the 2009 election campaign in which Kernes became mayor was mired with anti-Semitic hate speech targeting him and other Jewish candidates.
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How did Crane die?
Questions on Crane's Life and Work
Analyzing Jack Potter and Scratchy Wilson (X)
Literary Devices in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" (X)
Use of Color in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
Crane: Married? Children?
Naturalism in "The Blue Hotel"
"The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
"The Open Boat"
References in Maggie
Potter and his wife in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
Title for Red Badge of Courage (X)
Round and Flat Characters (X)
Report on Crane
Color in The Red Badge of Courage
Sunshine in The Red Badge of Courage
"The Sergeant's Private Madhouse"
Contemporary works inspired by Stephen Crane
"The Wayfarer" (X)
Stephen Crane and Modern
|Stephen Crane's Siblings
NAME: David Bates, email@example.com
QUESTION: How did Stephen Crane's siblings decease? I am using it in an English paper for a major grade and that's why I need to know this.
|Use of Color
in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
QUESTION: I would like some insight regarding Crane's use of color in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky".
|Crane: Married? Children?
Hi I'm a student in H.S. and I'm doing a research project. I'm wondering
if you could answer some of my Questions, thanks.
1.Was he married, if so, to who?
2. Did he have children, if so, what were their names?
|Crane had a common-law marriage with Cora Stewart.
Her husband would not divorce her, so she and Crane could not be legally
married, although Crane always called her "Mrs. Crane." The two had
You can find this information in various biographies of Crane, The Stephen Crane Encyclopedia by Stanley Wertheim, and and also in The Crane Log by Paul Sorrentino and Stanley Wertheim. --D. Campbell
|Naturalism and "The Blue Hotel"
|This is an interesting question. You might want to think about how Crane uses stereotypes and beliefs in your discussion of this story. Here are some articles on "The Blue Hotel" to help you.|
|"The Bride Comes to Yellow
NAME: Christy nguyen
QUESTION: analyzing in The bride comes to Yellow sky of Stephen Crane
|"The Open Boat"
NAME: Joanne Carlson
QUESTION: I have to write a 750 word essay explaining how Steven Crane protrays the nature of the universe as "other" and how he defines human's relationship to it and each other in "The Open Boat." Any hints as to any "symbolic passages to the universe" this work contains? I really don't know where to begin. thanks for any tips you can give me.
|Many good articles have been written on this story; you might try doing a search of the bibliographies here at the SCS site. Look also at how Crane uses the sea, the sky, the birds, and the sharks in this story. Look also at his use of the tower. See the suggestions in the answer below.|
|How did Crane die?
NAME: Britta Spaulding,loverofJesus_343@yahoo.com
QUESTION: I'm a student in M.S. and we're reading Crane's
|Crane died of tuberculosis, a common cause of death
before antibiotics and other drugs were discovered to treat the disease.
He had had the disease for a long time. According to The Crane Log,
he suffered a lung hemorrhage on 29 December 1899 but kept writing to pay
the bills throughout the spring of 1900. He had more hemorrhages
on March 31st, and by April 14, the Academy, a journal, noted that
Crane was "lying seriously ill at the mediaeval house in Sussex, Brede Place,
where he has been living for the past two years." At the end of May, 1900,
Cora Crane takes Stephen to Badenweiler, Baden, for treatment, in a last-ditch
effort to save his life. Crane continues to dictate portions of his
last novel, The O'Ruddy, but dies on June 5, 1900.
About Crane's interest in war: see the questions below for some possible resources.
|Questions on Crane's Life
NAME: Hanan Benjelloun, galatea1@caramail .com
QUESTION: what in Crane's life made of him a writer ? Was he a prolific writer? What are the themes that he deals with? What are the themes that he deals with ? What kind of man was he ?
|A good source for answering these questions would be
the many books and articles on Crane. Your library may have Patrick
Dooley's bibliography on Crane (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1992), which is annotated;
that would be a good place to start. If your library does not have
this book, here are some suggestions:
|Analyzing Jack Potter
and Scratchy Wilson
What are the characteristics of JACK POTTER AND SCRATCHY WILSON? Ike O.
|This is the kind of question that can best be answered
by looking in the books suggested above or by sitting down, drawing a line
down the center of a piece of paper, and thinking for a while about the
question. Once you've thought about the story, start writing Jack Potter's
characteristics on one side and Scratchy's on the other. Here are some questions
to get you started:
Devices in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
QUESTION: I have a report on literary devices due in 2 weeks. Crane's story"The Bride comes to yellow sky" is the story I have to identify all the literary devices. I have no clue where to start! If you or anyone know some of the literary devices he used please tell me! , Sarah
|This is another question where rereading the story carefully
in light of the question and consulting the books mentioned above will help.
Make a copy of the story so that you can underline and circle important
words and phrases.
|Animal References in Maggie
QUESTION: I'm researching Crane's novel, "Maggie". I was wondering if there were any references I could use explaining the animal behavior in his book. Jackie, firstname.lastname@example.org
|Relationship of Potter
and his wife
QUESTION: Hello there, I have to write about "Bride
comes to Yellow Sky". Can anybody help me with the question about the
relationship of Potter to his wife?
|You might want to start by looking at Crane's description
|Title for Red Badge
NAME: D. Caputo
Was there an original title to The Red Badge of Courage? Does anyone know what it was?
|In his background reading for "The Red Badge of Courage,"
Crane almost undoubtedly encountered some of the published personal narratives
by Union veterans who had seen action in the ranks such as Wilbur F. Hinman's
Corporal Si Klegg and His "'Pard'" (1887 or Warren Lee Goss's popular "Recollections
of a Private/A Story of the Army of the Potomac" (1890). These memoirs traced
the development of a recruit into a veteran. Crane most likely set out to
write such a narrative and first titled his manuscript "Private Fleming/His
Various Battles." Somewhere along the line his focus shifted from external
to internal battles and the relationship of the individual to society and
the cosmic processes as reflected in the mind of a single soldier. Consequently
he changed his title to "The Red Badge of Courage/An Episode of the American
Stanley Wertheim 5/7/02
|Round and Flat Characters
QUESTION: im doing a paper on the bride comes to yellow sky on character
the two main characters of the story how do i define if they are round
or falt and what examples do i use?? im really lost
|Your teacher will be your best source of information on this. Also, see the questions above for answers about this story. Round characters, according to E. M. Forster, are dynamic; they are capable of surprising us in a convincing way. Flat characters serve other functions but do not grow and change as round characters do.|
|Crane's Philosophy of Life
QUESTION: What is Crane's philosophy on life??
|A good biography would tell you a lot about this question
(see below). You can also get a good sense of this by reading his
works, perhaps especially his poems. Here are some questions to ask
yourself while reading:
1. Would you say that Crane has an optimistic outlook on human nature?
2. Does he think that man lives in harmony with nature and that nature protects man?
3. If you are reading his poems, where does he speak of God? What does God say and do in those poems in which he appears?
4. Are events in Crane's stories carefully planned so that the good people always triumph and the bad people are always punished, or is Crane's perspective more complex than that?
5. Does Crane use irony? Where and for what purposes?
|Report on Crane
I am doing a report on the Red Badge of Courage and I need some Info
1. How many works did Stephen Crane write in his life?
2. What was his most known or popular novel he wrote?
3. What was Henry's last name?
4. What were some of the names of the places he went?(I have to create a map of Important places)
|You can find the answers to all of these
in the biographies of and books about Stephen Crane. Here are some
titles to help you get started:
Stanley Wertheim and Paul Sorrentino,
The Crane Log
P. S. The answers to numbers 2 and 3 are 2) Red Badge of Courage and 3) Fleming.
|Color in The Red Badge of
QUESTION: After reading the Red Badge of Courage for my Junior Literature class, I decided I wanted to write my term paper on the novel. The topic I chose was the symbolism of the color red in the Red Badge of Courage, but I have yet to find any critical essays mentioning Crane's use of color. Can you help? Sources and websites would help, along with any advice.
|Sunshine in The Red Badge of Courage
QUESTION: I'm writing a paper on the meaning of the use of sunshine in Crane's "The Red Badge of Courage". I could really use some help on this subject.- Liz, email@example.com
|QUESTION: I have to do a research paper on the psychological and social aspects of Crane and his short story "The Sergeant's Private Madhouse." Is there a site that can help me?|
inspired by Stephen Crane
QUESTION: What sort of contemporary works were inspired by Stephen Crane? I have tried, without avail, to locate a single site which states that Crane or any of his works were an inspiring factor in anything. I would quite seriously appreciate any help or recommendations. Thank you,
Will Dobbins, firstname.lastname@example.org
What message is Stephen Crane attempting to portray in "The Wayfarer"? In what ways, if any, does this theme relate to his life?
| The theme of Crane's "The wayfarer" is reflected
in a later poem that was almost undoubtedly influenced by it, Robert Frost's
"The Road Not Taken." The narrator in Frost's poem comes to a crossroads
where two roads diverge in a Dantean "yellow wood," reflecting the ambivalences
and ambiguities of life. The two roads are fair, but the narrator understands
that he cannot travel both. He chooses "the one less traveled by,/And that
has made all the difference." In contrast, Crane's wayfarer perceives that
"the pathway to truth" is a relatively untraveled road choked with weeds
and briars and chooses a more comfortable path. Crane's own early years
were spent in a stable, conventional small-town environment but he chose
to, live a hectic and often dangerous life as an investigative reporter
and war correspondent. His career as a writer was devoted to the unrelenting
pursuit of his vision of truth, regardless of consequences. As he wrote
to a number of editors, "I understand that a man is born into the world
with his own pair of eyes and he is not at all responsible for his quality
of personal honesty. To keep close to my honesty is my supreme ambition."
In "The wayfarer" Crane satirizes people who choose the road more traveled
by and lead comfortable lives, experiencing and risking little.
Stanley Wertheim 8/20/02
Crane and Modern Literature
QUESTION: How did the works of Stephen Crane affect modern english literature?? Please reply asap.Neil Hodges, email@example.com
|This question might be best answered by a look at a
general essay or book on Crane, such as The Stephen Crane Encyclopedia,
the entries on Crane in the Dictionary of Literary Biography series,
or other such sources.
About replying ASAP: The questions in this column are answered when volunteers undertake to send in replies, so there are never any guarantees about when a given question might be answered.
|Bibliography on "The Blue Hotel"
QUESTION: I'm doing a research paper on the Blue Hotel and I'm having trouble finding critisims on the Blue Hotel?
Kostas Tsilianos firstname.lastname@example.org, 7/18/02
|You can check the bibliographies on Crane for some ideas; also, there is an online bibliography available.|
|Stephen Crane, Slums of New York and Sojourn in
QUESTION: I'm searching for more detailed information about Stephen Crane's works related to the slums of New York and information about his sojourn in England. Mara Gabrielli email@example.com
|Crane, God, and Deism
QUESTION: i'm writing a paper on deism and Crane's work and life. I was
looking for information supporting what religious beliefs Crane may have
held. His work, especially his poetry, seemed to showed a deistic view
of the world and God. Deism is the belief in God being responsible for
the creation of the universe, but other than that he doesnt really do
anything. Do you know of any information i could use for my paper or am
i completely off the mark with this thesis?Abigail D. Gastaldi, firstname.lastname@example.org
|Crane did not share the anthropomorphic,
omnipotent conception of God held by his Methodist forbears, and some of
his poems reflect the deistic conception that whatever force created the
universe somehow lost or relinquished control of a creation that subsequently
degenerated into purposelessness and chaos. This is reflected in the following
poem from The Black Riders:
Metaphor in "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
QUESTION: I'm doing an assignment on "The bride comes to yellow sky", but i can't seem to find the controlling metaphor... please help! Susan
|Some of the questions and answers on this page may help you to find the answer to this question.|
|Symbolism in The Red Badge of Courage
I am writing a term paper for my Honors English class of the symbolism in "The Red Badge of Courage." I've been having a hard time finding critical essays and/or articles about this topic. Can you help? Sites would be great. Thanks! email@example.com
I am doing a research paper on Steven Crane. I have to write about his
use of realism and naturalism, and his use of war themes. Can you offer
me anything good on these topics? I having problems finding a good starting
| Funnel-shaped tracks
I am doing a presentation concerning the last sentence of "The Bride
Comes to Yellow Sky":
|QUESTION: I am a high school sophomore & I am required to write a
research paper on Stephen Crane. One of the requirements is to find 3 main
influences why he wrote "The Red Badge of Courage". The 3 I came
up with are newspaper articles, conversations with war veterans & the
book "Battles & Leaders of the Civil War". Now I need specific
examples such as the name of the newspapers, the name of some of the veterans
& where to get a copy of the book. I have looked everywhere & am
hoping you can help me. My project is due within the next week. Any help
will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
|Criticism on Crane's Poetry
QUESTION: I am writing a paper comparing some of the war poetry of Stephen Crane to the war poetry of Galway Kinnell. Part of the assignment is to find literary criticism on the poets and I am having trouble. Almost everything seems to be about Red Badge of Courage and his other stories. I am specifically looking for something written on the poems begining "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind" and "All-feeling God, hear in the war-night"(Both from War is Kind). I am starting to wonder whether there is anything out there, but anything anyone has come across would be of great help.
|Why is the poem sometimes spelled The Red Badge of Courage, and others,
THE RED BANDGE OF COURAGE? (Notice that the second one is in all caps, and
"badge" has an "N" in it.)
Mark53189@aol.com (my e-mail address)
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Unlike postal candidate Captain Planet I will sleep like baby no matter who wins.
I am just happy to see such a good matchup. How many million sets of eyes will be glued to the TV at 3:30 this Saturday? In-freakin-credible.
BOL to you bad mouthed, poor sport, paranoid Buckeye fans. | <urn:uuid:9f296cfb-b1cc-49c2-8c03-29f7c0475e03> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 301 |
A number of senior MPs have today confirmed that they are seeking trademark protection, inspired by footballer Gareth Bale's recent protection of his heart shaped goal celebration.
'I'm seeking protection for the wanker signs that people seem to enjoy making towards me whenever I'm out and about' announced David Cameron. 'I think an image of that would look nice on the sort of merchandise I know the average man in the street likes to wear, like a cummerbund, salopettes or a top hat.'
George Osborne told reporters he was disappointed that the Prime Minister had beaten him to protecting the wanker sign, but is now considering an application to protect a throttling image. 'To represent what I'm doing to the economy' he explained.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he had had no problems thinking of something to trademark. 'It's a big thumb with a little man being squashed underneath it' he said. 'I'm sure you can guess why!'
Ed Miliband however is not seeking protection for anything as there's nothing remotely significant or interesting about him worth protecting. | <urn:uuid:171fe3c6-ea54-43c7-8d98-1ea86357fd38> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,080 |
Cryptocurrencies are changing the way people buy or sell anonymously. But they are plagued by hype, regulatory issues and possible abuse. As a result of so much buzz around the term, many think cryptocurrency and blockchain are same things. That is not true; Cryptocurrencies is just one of the many blockchain applications.
Blockchain is the technology that enables cryptocurrencies but it potentially has very wide spectrum of applications. It can solve many problems which involve trust. In this article we explore blockchain real world applications which are already in-use and serving.
1. Education : Putting an End to Fake Degrees
A university awards a degree to a student and stores it in a blockchain. Student also gets paper degree which bears a special identification number. A potential employer uses this number to authenticate the degree. Employer matches paper degree against the one stored in the blockchain. Participants in this blockchain can be other universities, government regulators or agencies.
MIT Digital Certificates Project is an open-source project that registers digital certificates on the Bitcoin blockchain. Certificates are cryptographically signed, and tamper proof.
2. Commerce : Total Disruption
Stakeholders in a purchase are buyer (consumer), seller, intermediary, regulator and the courier company. All of these stakeholders come together and share data using a blockchain making each step in the transaction more transparent and secure. It can help assuring quality of goods, safer payments, privacy of consumer, guaranteed deliveries, etc.
IBM is working with many organizations including Walmart to create blockchain based solutions to guarantee food safety to consumers.
3. Legal Industry : Smart Contracts
A legal contract is a physical document which is often notarized. On the other handm, a smart contract is a blockchain based application which can execute a piece of code when certain condition is met. If smart contracts replace physical documents, it will eliminate the need of a lawyer in drafting it.
OpenLaw allows users to create smart contracts using an easy to use standard markup language.
4. Blockchain Applications in Politics : No Rigging
Politicians in democracies such as India and the USA have been manipulating the voting systems. A blockchain based voting system can verify voter identities and integrity of voting data while still maintaining voter anonymity.
Ploys Voting App provides an online voting tool on top of an immutable blockhain which is easy to use and transparent. They claim to make elections easy to organize and time saving.
5. Startups : Fund Raising Made Easy
Startups need funding, thousands of promising ideas die in search of potential investors. Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is blockchain equivalent of Initial Public Offering (IPO) using which startups can raise funds directly from the public by pitching their ideas to them using some platform.
iComplyICO provides solutions to ease the task of issuing ICOs by allowing startups to monitor compliance with regulators during secondary trading of ICOs and to keep bad actors out.
6. Banking : Lowering Costs and Risks
Blockchain solutions can eliminate clearing houses thereby reducing cost of money transfers. At the same time distributed ledger also offers better security of data.
Quorum is a division of JPMorgan which provides high speed and high throughput transactions between known participants. In reality, this dedicated division is a pioneering effort by the bank to bring distributed ledger technology to mainstream banking.
Blockchain is still an emerging landscape and its technology stack is still building therefore people are cautious to adapt it. But undoubtedly there are enormous blockchain applications in vivid areas where it will cause major disruption. | <urn:uuid:a08c53e4-c351-4f15-b08c-da783d7d1900> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 3,816 |
Bengals waive 4; release another to free agency
The Bengals made the following roster moves Monday:
- Terminated the contract of fourth-year CB R.J. Stanford, releasing him to free agency.
- Waived four players -- first-year DT Larry Black of Indiana, rookie S Isaiah Lewis of Michigan State, first-year K Quinn Sharp of Oklahoma State and fourth-year WR Ryan Whalen of Stanford.
The decision to let Whalen go is a bit of surprise in light of the fact that Cobi Hamilton has had issues catching the ball and with rookie James Wright suffering a head injury in Sunday's game in Arizona. Whalen was a longshot to make the team though.
It could also mean the Bengals plan to sign a wide receiver who has been cut elsewhere. The Jets cut Jacoby Ford on Sunday. He was a standout kick return as a rookie in Oakland in 2010.
Stanford had played well during training camp, but has struggled in games, including allowing a touchdown pass on Sunday. | <urn:uuid:939a574e-db98-44dd-a18c-1e15e1af1f91> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 940 |
Canadian royaw symbows
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Canadian royaw symbows are de visuaw and auditory identifiers of de Canadian monarchy, incwuding de viceroys, in de country's federaw and provinciaw jurisdictions. These may specificawwy distinguish organizations dat derive deir audority from de Crown (such as parwiament or powice forces), estabwishments wif royaw associations, or merewy be ways of expressing woyaw or patriotic sentiment.
Most royaw symbows in Canada are based on inherited predecessors from France, Engwand, and Scotwand, de evidence of which is stiww visibwe today, dough, over time, adaptations have been made to incwude uniqwewy Canadian ewements. Some representations were discarded during and after de 1970s, widin an evowving Canadian identity, whiwe oders were created over de same time and continue to be up to de present. Today, symbows of de monarchy can be seen in miwitary badges, provinciaw and nationaw coats of arms, royaw prefixes, monuments, and eponymous names of geographicaw wocations and structures.
The use of royaw symbows devewoped from de first royaw embwems and images of French, Engwish, Scottish, and, water, British monarchs dat were brought by cowonists to New France and British Norf America to represent de audority of de sovereign back in Europe. The first verifiabwe use of a royaw symbow in Canada was when Jacqwes Cartier raised de Royaw Arms of France on de Gaspé Peninsuwa in 1534. Since den, some icons were created for use uniqwewy in de Canadas—mostwy coats of arms. But, onwy after de First Worwd War did growing Canadian nationawism wead to changes in de appearance and meaning to Canadians of royaw symbows. Since Canada gained fuww wegiswative independence from de United Kingdom in 1931, images of de reigning monarch have been empwoyed to signify eider Canada's membership in de Commonweawf of Nations, de Crown's audority, woyawty to Canada, or Canada's fuww statehood.
The main symbow of de monarchy is de sovereign him or hersewf, being described as "de personaw expression of de Crown in Canada" and de personification of de Canadian state. Thus, de image of de sovereign acts as an indication of dat individuaw's audority and derefore appears on objects created by order of de Crown-in-Counciw, such as coins, postage stamps, and de Great Seaw of Canada. Through de 1800s, effigies and pictures of de monarch—Queen Victoria, especiawwy—came to be symbowic of de wider British Empire, to which Canada bewonged. As wif oder royaw symbows, dough, de generaw domestic meaning of de sovereign's portrait awtered drough de 20f century. The Royaw Cypher is awso regarded as a personaw wogo of de monarch, generawwy consisting of at weast his or her initiaws. In Canada, de cypher has come to be indicative of de country's fuww sovereignty.
Coinage and postage
Coins were one of de first objects to bear de image of de reigning sovereign in what is today Canada. After 1640, French cowonists empwoyed de Louis d'or ("Gowd Louis", which first bore de effigy of King Louis XIII and den aww subseqwent French monarchs) untiw de transfer of New France to de British in 1763. After, British sovereigns and coppers were used, sometimes wong after de end of de reign of de monarch appearing on de coin, uh-hah-hah-hah. The first coins minted specificawwy for de Province of Canada came in 1858 and had on deir obverse de image of Queen Victoria, as did de first coins of de Dominion of Canada. Since den, de reigning sovereign's image has remained on Canadian coins, iwwustrating de responsibiwity of de monarch (as personification of de state) to guarantee de vawue of de medium of exchange. The effigy of Queen Ewizabef II on current Canadian coins was rendered by Susannah Bwunt.
Images of de reigning monarch and his or her famiwy have awso traditionawwy been printed on Canadian postage stamps since 1851, when Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Awbert, were shown on 12- and 6-pence stamps, respectivewy, for maiw in de Province of Canada. Stamps previouswy issued in oder British Norf American cowonies showed images of crowns and, into de wate 1800s, bore some variation of de Queen's cypher. Starting in 1939, when she was stiww Princess Ewizabef of York, Queen Ewizabef II has been depicted in 59 successive stamp designs in Canada, continuing on to de Queen Ewizabef II definitive stamps reweased in de 2000s.
The monarchs of Canada been portrayed by Canadian and European artists in paint, scuwpture, and photography. Formaw wikenesses of de monarch are often found inside or outside government buiwdings, miwitary instawwations, many schoows, and Canada's high commissions and embassies abroad, as weww as in parks and oder pubwic pwaces. A fuww cowwection of portraits of sovereigns of Canada and its predecessor territories going back to King Francis I has been amassed by Senator Serge Joyaw and which are on dispway in de Senate foyer and Sawon de wa Francophonie in de parwiament buiwdings' Centre Bwock.
Queen Ewizabef II has posed for a number of Canada's prominent photographers, de first being Yousuf Karsh, who made a formaw portrait of Ewizabef when she was a 17-year-owd princess and, water, took a series of officiaw pictures of de Princess, in formaw and informaw poses, just monds before she acceded to de drone. Karsh was commissioned on two subseqwent occasions to create series of pictures of de Queen and de Duke of Edinburgh, once prior to Ewizabef's 1967 tour of Canada for de centenary of Canada's confederation, when he photographed de royaw coupwe at Buckingham Pawace, and again in 1984, creating a set of portraits dat incwuded a shot of de Queen wif her corgi, Shadow. Prior to her second tour of Canada as qween in 1959, Ewizabef reqwested dat a Canadian photographer take her pre-tour pictures and Donawd McKeague of Toronto was sewected. Then, in 1973, Onnig Cavoukian, awso from Toronto, made a photographic portrait dat was dubbed "The Citizen Queen" because of de informaw way in which Ewizabef was depicted. Rideau Haww photographer John Evans captured de sovereign on fiwm in 1977, during her Siwver Jubiwee stay in Ottawa; Evans portrayed de Queen fowwowing her return from opening parwiament. More recentwy, photographic portraits of Queen Ewizabef II were made in 2002, as part of her Gowden Jubiwee cewebrations, and in 2005, when she marked de centenaries of Awberta and Saskatchewan.
The Queen has awso been de subject of Canadian painters, incwuding Hiwton Hasseww, who depicted Princess Ewizabef sqware dancing at Rideau Haww in 1951, and Jean Pauw Lemieux, whose 1979 work affectionate memory images combines "de famiwiar and de constitutionaw" by portraying de Queen and Duke of Edinburgh in a meadow in front of de Canadian parwiament buiwdings. Charwes Pachter created de painting The Queen on a Moose, which depicts exactwy what de titwe describes and has become a Canadian cuwturaw image. Pachter has subseqwentwy made simiwar pieces showing de Queen's son, Prince Charwes, and his wife, Camiwwa, Duchess of Cornwaww, standing awongside a moose and de Queen's grandson, Prince Wiwwiam, and his wife, Caderine, wif Canadian wiwdwife, such as a moose and a sqwirrew.
An officiaw painted portrait of Queen Ewizabef II was created in 1976 and anoder by Scarborough, Ontario, artist Phiw Richards was compweted in 2012 mark de monarch's Diamond Jubiwee. The watter image depicts Ewizabef wearing her insignia as Sovereign of de Order of Canada and Order of Miwitary Merit and standing in Rideau Haww beside a desk upon which is a copy of de Constitution Act, 1867 (granted Royaw Assent by Queen Victoria and patriated by Queen Ewizabef), and a vase embossed wif de Canadian Diamond Jubiwee embwem; behind de Queen is de Canadian nationaw fwag and George Hayter's 1837 state portrait of Victoria. The creation of dis portrait is de subject of a Nationaw Fiwm Board of Canada (NFB) documentary directed by Hubert Davis, which wiww be reweased in de faww of 2012 as part of de NFB's Queen's Diamond Jubiwee Cowwector's Edition. The painting was on 25 June instawwed in de bawwroom at Rideau Haww.
More formaw and enduring are de scuwptures of some of Canada's monarchs, such as Louis-Phiwippe Hébert's bronze statue of Queen Victoria dat was in 1901 unveiwed on Parwiament Hiww in Ottawa. Jack Harmon of British Cowumbia created in 1992 de eqwestrian statue of Queen Ewizabef dat awso stands on Parwiament Hiww, and scuwptor Susan Vewder fashioned in June 2003 anoder such statue for de grounds of de Saskatchewan Legiswative Buiwding.
Cwoding and jewewwery
In de rowe of de state personified, de monarch has worn cwoding symbowic of de country and his or her distinct rowe in it. For instance, de gown worn by Queen Ewizabef II at bof her coronation in London and de opening of de Canadian parwiament in 1957 was decorated wif de fworaw embwems of her reawms, incwuding mapwe weaves for Canada. During de same 1957 visit to Ottawa, de Queen awso wore to a banqwet hewd at Rideau Haww de Mapwe-Leaf-of-Canada dress; it was a pawe green satin gown, edged wif a garwand consisting of deep green vewvet mapwe weaves appwiqwéd wif crystaws and emerawds. Afterwards, de dress was donated to de Crown Cowwection and is now hewd at de Canadian Museum of History. Simiwarwy, for a dinner hewd in Juwy 2010 in Toronto, Ewizabef wore a white gown wif siwver mapwe weaves appwiqwéd on de right sweeve and shouwder.
Occasionawwy, de Queen wiww wear cwoding designed wif Aboriginaw motifs and/or materiaws made by some of Canada's First Nations peopwes. For de opening of parwiament in 1977, de Queen wore a gown wif gowd fringes dat was suggestive of an aboriginaw princess and, in 2010, wore in Nova Scotia a coat trimmed wif beads made by women of de Mi'kmaq nation, uh-hah-hah-hah.
The monarch awso owns various jewewwery pieces dat are distinctivewy Canadian, such as two mapwe weaf brooches, one made from pink and yewwow precious gems and de oder from diamonds. The diamond mapwe weaf brooch was originawwy owned by Queen Ewizabef, de Queen Moder, and was first worn by de current Queen on her 1951 tour of Canada, when she was stiww Princess Ewizabef. She has went it to de Duchess of Cornwaww and de Duchess of Cambridge for deir tours of Canada. To mark Queen Ewizabef II's 65f year as Queen of Canada and de 150f anniversary of Canadian Confederation, she was at Canada House presented by Governor Generaw David Johnston wif de Sapphire Jubiwee Snowfwake Brooch. Designed as a companion to de diamond mapwe weaf brooch, de piece was made by Hiwwberg and Berk of Saskatchewan and consists of sapphires from a cache found in 2002 on Baffin Iswand by broders Seemeega and Nowdwuk Aqpik. The Saskatchewan Tourmawine Brooch was awso made by Hiwwberg and Berk and gifted to de Queen in 2013 by de Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Vaughn Sowomon Schofiewd. It has an asymmetricaw geometric fworaw design and is made of white gowd set wif Madagascar tourmawines, diamonds, and a singwe freshwater pearw. The government of de Nordwest Territories had de Powar Bear Brooch made for de Duchess of Cambridge, and matching cuffwinks for de Duke of Cambridge, in 2011. Created by Harry Winston, de brooch features 4.5 carats (0.90 g) of pavé-set diamonds in pwatinum; 302 diamonds in totaw, aww mined at de wocaw Diavik Diamond Mine. The cuffwinks consist of 390 diamonds, weighing 2.48 carats (0.496 g) totaw.
The Snowfwake Diadem was designed in 2008 and approved by Queen Ewizabef II, dough it does not physicawwy exist. Composed of awternating snowfwakes and mapwe weaves, it appears on her effigy on de obverse of de Sacrifice Medaw and de Operationaw Service Medaw, as weww as in de Diamond Jubiwee Window in de Canadian Senate foyer.
The crown is a herawdic device dat is prevawent across Canada, being incorporated into a muwtitude of oder embwems and insignia. On de most basic wevew, de crown itsewf is a visuaw reminder of de monarchy, its centraw pwace as de fuse between aww branches of government, and its embodiment of de continuity of de state. As Canada is a constitutionaw monarchy wif responsibwe government, de crown can awso symbowise "de sovereignty (or audority) of de peopwe." It can be found on, amongst oders, de Royaw Cypher; de Royaw Arms of Canada; some of de provinciaw and territoriaw coats of arms; de badges of de Royaw Canadian Mounted Powice; and dose of de Canadian Forces, de Canadian Coast Guard, and severaw oder federaw departments. A crown may awso be found atop signs in Ontario for de King's Highways and de Queen Ewizabef Way.
A crown is awso present on various Canadian decorations and medaws, as weww as de insignia for aww de country's orders, refwecting de monarch's pwace as de fount of honour. The crown may exist on a medawwion as a part of de Royaw Cypher and/or on de sovereign's head in effigy, dough it can awso be pwaced atop de medaw of badge of an order.
Typicawwy, St. Edward's Crown is empwoyed, as directed by Queen Ewizabef II when she acceded to de drone, repwacing de Tudor Crown as a representation of royaw audority. Such use of de crown is onwy by de personaw permission of de sovereign, which is sought via de Office of de Governor Generaw.
In de federaw and provinciaw parwiaments, maces represent de audority of de monarch in de wegiswature. At de apex of each mace is a crown, substituting for de deadwy buwge of de prehistoric cwub and de spiked baww of de medievaw battwe mace. Members of Parwiament, de Legiswative Assembwy, or Nationaw Assembwy cannot pass biwws untiw de rewevant mace has been pwaced before de speaker of de chamber. This acknowwedges dat parwiament's power to wegiswate stems from de Crown, uh-hah-hah-hah.
Simiwar to coats of arms, fwags are utiwised to represent royaw audority and specific royaw and viceroyaw offices. The standards of de kings of France were de first royaw fwags to be used in what is now Canada, a fwag bearing de arms of King Louis XIV being used as de symbow of New France after de cowony was in 1663 reformed as a royaw province of France. The contemporary royaw standard of de Canadian sovereign is a herawdic banner dat bears de shiewd of de monarch's Canadian arms defaced wif de personaw device of Queen Ewizabef II—a crowned E in a circwe of roses—and is used by de Queen whenever in Canada or acting on behawf of de country abroad, de fwag being fwown from any buiwding or vehicwe occupied by de monarch. This fwag was created in 1961 to repwace de Royaw Standard of de United Kingdom, which had been previouswy used by de Canadian monarch in Canada and overseas.
The fwag of de governor generaw dispways de crest of de Canadian royaw arms—a crowned wion howding a mapwe weaf—and is used in a fashion akin to de sovereign's fwag. Each of de provinciaw viceroys awso has a representative fwag, most being a bwue fiewd on which is dispwayed de shiewd of de province's arms surmounted by a crown, uh-hah-hah-hah. Prince Charwes, Prince of Wawes; Prince Wiwwiam, Duke of Cambridge; and Anne, Princess Royaw awso each have deir own personaw Canadian standards, which fowwow in precedence dat of de viceroy of de rewevant jurisdiction, uh-hah-hah-hah.
The Union Fwag, before it was recognised as de nationaw fwag of de United Kingdom, was used in Canada as a representation of de British monarchs who reigned over British Norf America and it came to be incorporated into Canadian symbows, such as de Canadian Red Ensign. When de country's present nationaw fwag was adopted in 1965, de Union Fwag was retained as an officiaw fwag of Canada and uniqwewy named de Royaw Union Fwag, intended as a marker of Canada's woyawty to de Crown and membership in de Commonweawf of Nations. Bof it and de standard of royaw France have a prominent pwace in de Royaw Arms of Canada.
Verbaw and musicaw symbows
Music and song are utiwised in various ways as reminders and identifiers of de sovereign or viceroys. The tune "God Save de King" (or "God Save de Queen" in de reign of a femawe monarch) was heard in de Canadian cowonies since de wate 18f century and became a nationaw andem after Confederation in 1867. In 1980, "O Canada" was adopted as de nationaw andem and "God Save de Queen" became, by convention, de Royaw Andem, for use as a musicaw sawute to de sovereign in person or as a dispway of woyawty in any circumstance. It was awso incorporated into de Canadian Royaw Sawute, which is used upon de arrivaw of de governor generaw or a wieutenant governor and consists of de first six bars of de Royaw Andem fowwowed by de first and wast four bars of "O Canada".
At officiaw functions, regardwess of wheder or not de monarch is personawwy present, de Loyaw Toast may be recited; it consists of a toast to de heawf of de sovereign and is generawwy wed by de host of or guest of honour at a ceremony, aside from de monarch him or hersewf. In Engwish, de toast is: "Ladies and Gentwemen, de Queen of Canada," and in French: "Mesdames et Messieurs, à wa Reine du Canada." In de mess of regiments in which de monarch howds an honorary appointment, de toast is modified swightwy to be read as: "Ladies and Gentwemen, de Queen of Canada, our Cowonew-in-Chief," and in French: "Mesdames et Messieurs, à wa Reine du Canada, notre cowonew en chef." Where a band is present, de Royaw Andem is pwayed fowwowing de recitaw of de Loyaw Toast.
The monarch awso acts as de wocus of feawty in de Oaf of Awwegiance, which awso forms a part of de Oaf of Citizenship. This giving of awwegiance to de sovereign has been described as de expression of "a sowemn intention to adhere to de symbowic keystone of de Canadian Constitution as it has been and is, dus pwedging an acceptance of de whowe of our constitution and nationaw wife."
The word royaw itsewf is freqwentwy used as a prefix to de name of an organization dat has gained de monarch's favour or patronage. The granting of dis distinction fawws widin de Royaw Prerogative and dus is conferred by de monarch drough de office of her viceroy, wif input from de Ceremoniaw and Canadian Symbows Promotion Programme widin de Department of Canadian Heritage on wheder or not de institution meets de designated criteria: The organization must have been in existence for at weast 25 years, be financiawwy secure, and be non-profit, amongst oders. Any organization dat has been so honoured may receive appropriate royaw insignia when petitioning de Canadian Herawdic Audority for a grant of armoriaw bearings or oder embwem.
Simiwarwy, crown is commonwy used in wanguage rewated to governance or waw enforcement. Terms incwude Crown ward, Crown wand, Crown hewd property, Crown corporations, Crown copyright, and de Crown can refer to de government's wawyers in courts of waw. Crown is used as de generaw term expressing de wegaw personawity of de executive of government.
Certain dates are of royaw significance in Canada. Victoria Day has been since 1834 a howiday to mark de birdday of Queen Victoria. After 1957, de same date was designated as de reigning monarch's officiaw birdday. At miwitary sites, on navy vessews, and on government property, fwags wiww awso be fwown to mark specific royaw occasions, incwuding Accession Day (6 February), de actuaw birdday of de monarch (presentwy 21 Apriw), de officiaw birdday of de monarch (24 May), and de birdday of de royaw consort (10 June).
Each year since 1932, de monarch has dewivered de Royaw Christmas Message to de British Commonweawf (water de Commonweawf of Nations); originawwy broadcast on de British Broadcasting Corporation Empire Service, it is today shown in Canada on de Canadian Broadcasting Corporation tewevision and radio.
There are hundreds of pwaces named for Canadian monarchs and members of de Royaw Famiwy aww across Canada. No individuaw has been more honoured dan Queen Victoria in de names of Canada's pubwic buiwdings, streets, popuwated pwaces, and physicaw features. The trend for naming pwaces after de sovereign began after de Queen granted John Ross permission to name a smaww bay in de Nordwest Passage after her. Fowwowing dis, expworers and mapmakers gave de name Victoria to a muwtitude of geographicaw features aww over de Canadian map; her name appears more dan 300 times. Awso, amongst de 280 postaw divisions in Canada, more dan hawf have at weast one doroughfare identified by de name Victoria.
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Jan Wolsey had been a therapist for over 20 years. Her focus is on health and wellness and living our lives to their optimum capacity, She has a clinic in Brighton and Hove and also teaches massage therapists advance skills and mentors new massage therapists and tutors.
Welcome to Brighton Massage Therapy with Jan Wolsey
Our goal at Brighton Massage Therapy is to provide effective treatment to support in your journey towards health and wellbeing.
Prevention is the key to avoiding injuries and stopping ourselves getting burnt out. Having regular treatment helps us to maintain optimum health. I welcome the opportunity to support clients with , Repetitive Strain Injuries ( RSI) , Back and shoulder pain, Fibromyalgia and TMJ.
Each treatment really is as different as each client . ( I don't believe in a one size fits all treatment plan) A variety of different treatments are available including myofascial release, deep tissue massage, cranial sacral therapy and hot stone massage.
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Progressive Play is the first phase of our senior capstone project. It challenges the current application of fundamental skills in the digital age. Today, forced visual stimulation is hindering children’s development of creativity, imagination and collaboration at an early age. Play transpires through all aspects of a child’s lives, connecting play and informal education will build upon early fundamental skills. The topic of visual education in the digital age looks to find design strategies that can inform a system for educational play. Play is important to creativity, creativity is important to education, and education is important to design.
Education systems such as Waldorf schools and the Montessori method are from the turn of the century, but are still very applicable to how educational systems could be structured today. Most notably, Friedrich Froebel’s invention of Kindergarten emphasized free self‐activity, creativity, social participation and motor expression. Some schools, such as the d.school in Stanford, California are already doing this. They use design thinking to inspire, foster collaboration, and tackle big projects. They even have a class called From Play to Innovation in which the focus is on enhancing the innovation process with playfulness. It investigates the human state of play and how important it is to creative thinking.
So, where is the fun after pre-school?
Interlude is a system within Progressive Play that focuses on the integration of play into the lives of adults as they go about their average workday. It is a series of design interventions that actively engages users in an environment that provides them with an outlet to connect play with informal education. Users will have an opportunity to spontaneously play, create, collaborate, inspire and innovate. The ultimate goal of Interlude is to encourage lightness in lifestyle. | <urn:uuid:f16d0bac-981a-409a-8823-9bedbfa68186> | HuggingFaceTB/smollm-corpus/tree/main/fineweb-edu-dedup | smollm-corpus | eng_Latn | 1,885 |
Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar's Painter in America and Paris. Monumental in scale and rich in exotic detail Konstantin Makovsky's stunning paintings epitomize the charm of Old Russia. The first full survey in English of the artist's career, with glorious illustrations. Wendy Salmond, Wilfried Zeisler, et al. (Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens Series.) UK (London): Giles, 2015. 144 pages with illustrations throughout. A bibliography brings together resources on the artist. Hardcover with dustjacket. New condition in publisher's shrinkwrap.
Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky (Константин Егорович Маковский) (1839-1915) was born in Moscow into a family of painters and composers. Makovsky entered the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1851 and among his teachers were Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799-1852) and Vasily Andreevich Tropinin (1776-1857). In 1858 he entered the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and in the 1870's became the darling of the Tsar’s court. His popularity spread and eventually he lived and worked in Paris and then America, becoming the premier ambassador of Old World Russian culture in the United States. | <urn:uuid:6479e47d-a5fb-478d-84bb-159b2759acb9> | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb/tree/main/sample/350BT | fineweb | eng_Latn | 1,163 |
Born and bred in Karachi, I have seen it grow from a small city into a chaotic metropolis that has swollen out of all proportions. However, despite the citys multifarious problems, including its failures in areas of planning, adherence to building bye-laws, with incomplete projects dotting the skyline and a total disregard for landscaping, there are a number of grand, public-use buildings that were built in the colonial era and are, to this day, an important and attractive feature of the city.
In those days Karachi had gravel-paved streets with a proper drainage system, and trams and horse-drawn trolleys transported people through clean streets.
My memories of the Khaliqdina Hall and Library go back to my childhood days when the charismatic religious scholar Allama Rasheed Turabi would address Majalis there during the ten days of Moharram. My sister and I would sit in the (segregated) area for women on an adjacent plot. The Halls ionic portico, set over a high podium and topped by a triangular pediment displaying the name and date of construction of the building, seemed an appropriate venue for the mesmerist sermons.
The Khaliqdina Hall was the first public building built by local Muslim philanthropists for the literary and leisurely pursuits of the native population. We must recall that white and black quarters divided the city into distinct parts during the Colonial period. The natives lived in the Old Town — the north-western part Serai Road, Napier Road and Bunder Road, while the goras lived in the southeast the Civil Lines Quarter, Frere Hall, Sindh Club and Governor House. In addition, Saddar was used by the European population for shopping and recreation.
Khaliqdina Hall was built in 1906 at a cost of Rs33,000, including a generous donation of Rs18,000 made by Ghulam Hussain Khaliqdina. This donation thus immortalised his name on the buildings pediment. The rest of the funding was provided by the Karachi Municipal Corporation. The main hall is 95 ft in length and 45 ft wide, and is capable of seating approximately 600 persons. A 10 ft wide veranda runs around the sides of the hall.
The place assumed historical importance when it was chosen as the venue for the trial of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, leader of the Khilafat Movement. From July 8 to 10, 1921, the Khilafat Conference, held in Karachi, passed a resolution declaring it unlawful for Muslims to serve in the British army 'or help or acquiesce in their recruitment' and stated that if the British Government, directly or indirectly, openly or secretly, fought the Angora Government (the Turkish National Government), the Muslims of India would start a civil disobedience movement.
Maulana Mohammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali, famously known as the Jauhar brothers, made fiery speeches which led to their arrest. They were charged with incitement against the British Government. The trial of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, in which he defended himself, became known as the 'Trial of sedition'. This building consequently became a symbol of the Muslim struggle during the Khilafat Movement and the movement for independence.
The building, like several other historical buildings in Karachi, was totally neglected for years — becoming a victim of time and termites, ennui and apathy. Fortunately, in 2002 it was restored by the defunct Karachi Metropolitan Corporation at a cost of Rs15 million. It is now protected by the Sindh Cultural Heritage Protection Act.
On the same road, i.e. Bunder Road, (now M A Jinnah Road), which is today one of the busiest arteries of the city, is located one of the finest examples of Colonial-era architecture — The Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) Building — a landmark building of the city.
This imposing building makes use of Jodhpur red sandstone and yellow Gizri sandstone. While an abundant supply of Gizri stone was quarried from the nearby Gizri hills, red sandstone was brought from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The hue of the stone had attracted many British architects of those times. Jaipur became known as the Pink city of India due to the several buildings constructed there in the Anglo-Moghul style with the Jodhpur red sandstone.
The architecture of the KMC Building is also Anglo-Moghul, and its architect was James SC Wynnes. He used the Jodhpur stone on the front and sides but, in order to reduce costs, Gizri stone was used in the rest of the building.
The foundation stone of the building was laid on another site in 1895. Construction, however, was started on the present site later, and completed in 1930, followed by the buildings inauguration in 1932. The building is three stories high of which the central part is the magnificent clock tower, with its Moorish dome. The clock tower was made especially to commemorate the visit of King George V to India.
Living in the old part of the city until I was four years old — not too far from this building — I still recall the KMC clocks chimes that marked the hour. The chimes then remained silent for many years. In the year 2007, however, the City District Government of Karachi celebrated the 75th anniversary of the building and a massive renovation project was carried out which included repair of the clock. It is heart-warming to note that the clock is still working, but ironic that time has such little value for our people.
The Swaminarayan Temple (Mandir) is situated right opposite the KMC Building, in a large estate or compound with a fine residential plan. It houses hundreds of homes belonging to the Hindu community. Approximately 5,000 people, belonging mostly to the Sindhi, Rajput and Gujarati communities, reside here.
The Swaminarayan Temple was built during the British Raj in 1849, and celebrated its 150th anniversary somewhat belatedly in April 2004. Apparently, the original images of Shri Swaminarayan were taken to India during the tumultuous period of the Partition, when the protected compound was also used to provide refuge to Hindu families.
Architectural design, religious symbolism and imagination jointly play an important role in the distinctive characteristics of the Temple. The Swaminarayan Temple is designed in the North Indian style (this is different from the South Indian style, but the inspiration for both styles come from the shape of a mountain, leading from a broad base to a single point where all lines converge). The tower of the Temple bulges in the middle. This tower is a massive stone structure known as the shikhara with a most attractive, sculptural quality to it.
Similar to all Hindu temples, the highest point of the superstructure of the Swaminarayan Temple is also located directly above the garbhagriha or the inner sanctum altar. There is a wide passage all around this sanctum with a black-and-white patterned floor, being an array of configurations of squares in arithmetic progression — the mandala.
The Swaminarayan Jayanti, Ram Navmi, Janam Ashtmi, Dasshera, Diwali and Holi festivals are celebrated within these premises. There is also a Gurdwara of Guru Nanak for the Sikh community right at the foot of the raised Temple. Sikhs and Hindus attend both places of worship and participate in each others religious celebrations in a friction-free, communal spirit worthy of emulation.
During Diwali in October this year, sitting on the old stone bench at the edge of the Temple, I recalled my childhood, when we lived not too far from another very imposing building the D J Science College. This fine institution was built by a Hindu philanthropist, Diwan Dayaram Jethmal. The NED Engineering College and the SM Science and Law Colleges in the vicinity had made the area a hub for educational as well as political activity in the 1960s and early 1970s. However, the DJ Science College building, designed by James Strachan and constructed in the neoclassical, or Italian architectural style, stands head and shoulders above the others.
The College was opened on 17th January, 1887 by His Excellency Lord Reay, the Governor of Bombay in a bungalow in Thatai Compound, situated on M A Jinnah Road. It was later shifted to the present building in 1892. The College was by then a full-fledged institution with faculties of Arts, Sciences, Engineering and Law.
Elegant domes and arcades, with the main façade 431 ft in length and a 5 ft high plinth, gives unmatched grace and grandeur to this educational institution. The floors were laid with mosaic tiles imported from Belgium. The eight-ft wide main staircase was fitted with ornamental cast-iron work from McFarlane & Company of Glasgow. The tiles are hard to be found, but the staircase is still there in its original materials. The original cost of construction is reported to have been Rs186,514 out of which the Government contributed Rs97,193, the balance being raised through public donations.
'The tangible and intangible cultural assets and heritage of the city have to be protected. Doing this establishes social and political continuity and gives the people of the city an identity and a pride in its history. It also helps in bridging ethnic and class differences which is a priority since most Third World cities are now multi-cultural,' writes architect Arif Hasan in Karachis development and the principles of urban planning, published in Habitat International Coalition, October 2006), an astute comment on the importance of heritage.
Karachi had prospered during the Raj as a major centre of commerce and industry, attracting several different communities such as Africans, Arabs, Jews, Zoroastrians and Catholics from Goa, to name a few.
A large number of British businessmen and Colonial administrators were also living here. However, with the influx of migrants in 1947 and later, the ever-increasing numbers, bad planning, lack of proper infrastructure and greed for land, not to mention utter indifference, the city that once had potential and promise has grown, but not lived up to the changing times and challenges. Dotted with the stately architecture of the past it has, nevertheless, failed to take pride or ownership of its rich history.
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College days come once or twice a week now, and mean getting up at silly O’clock in order to arrive in time for the atart of the day at 0745. Bleary-eyed lack of sense may explain why I suddenly decided that it would be really intelligent to see if I could d the whole 25k by bike.
It worked out pretty well considering. I was on time without rushing. I’d have been a bit earlier if I’d not kept getting off to take pictures.
Carrying everything in a backpack was deeply unpleasant though, and bottle dynamos get annoying after about ten kilometres. I have now arranged a safe parking space near college, so I can take the Xtracycle, so naturally rain is forecast all week…
Here’s some of the family transport out in the sun being washed for spring. I really should have done this a lot earlier: not only was there the remains of rust from road salt, but some bikes had autumn leaves stuck in the mudguards.
Cleaning bikes, of course, is a pretty sure-fire way of making sure it will rain for the next day or so. While I was washing the bikes the weather went from bright sunshine to heavy rain in the space of an hour and it carried on all night, so all the jobs I had lined up for the weekend in the Very Smallholding, like finish digging over the awkward veggie bed, get the scythe sharpened and cut the Almost Hayfield while I still could see over the top of the grass, and prepare some kind of space ready to stack the wood from the monster tree when I finally get someone to cut it, etc, probably aren’t going to happen.
This is frustrating, specially as I was already getting behind with everything. So much for this being a way to drop out of the rat race and relax.
On the other hand, I can still plant a fair number of seeds in my home-made starter pots, and the boys are all growing things in containers on the balcony, so we can make a start on that as well.
Having cleaned the Xtracycle I finally got around to replacing the brake blocks. The last ones are were cheap no-name parts and made a noise like fingernails being pulled down a blackboard whenever I used them. They were also nearly through to the metal. This time I got slightly more expensive versions in the hope they last a bit longer: the blurb claimed they are made of all kinds of high-tech compounds so they work better over time instead of squeaking.
They have orange bits and mysterious letters on the side which will of course improve their performance dramatically.
There are many reasons our neighbours think we are strange. One is that occasionally when they bring their car out for a clean, we are lining up our bikes.* I’m not sure if the looks are because of the unusual nature of the bikes we ride or just because, they’re bikes, as in, Not Cars. And that’s just weird.
I’m a bit obsessive about cleaning my bike, probably he result of dealing with mud encrusted machines at the bike shop. I’m especially fussy about the front forks or the main bar, where mud collects easily. Fortunately the mudguards take care of most of the mud, cow poo, horse poo and assorted other semi-liquid matter that covers the cycleways around here, and the long frame of the Xtracycle makes cleaning much more pleasant as the area around the front gears doesn’t get spattered all the time, and you can get at it to clean much easier with the back wheel out of the way.
My goodness but I’m boring. As it is now spring there’s a slightly higher chance that the roads will be dry most of the time, and that I can relax on the cleaning. The bike still gets some dirt, of course, but it’s a grey-brown patina of fine road dust which makes it clear that this is a working bike, and is therefore very cool, whereas mud just looks mucky.
I think I should get out more.
Of course the real advantage of cleaning a bike is that even after I’ve taken the deck off the back, unfastened and removed the luggage carriers, cleaned the frame down, replaced the luggage carriers, removed the three kilos of rubbish I’ve been carrying about for weeks and wheeled the shiny bike into the garage, my neighbours are probably only half way through cleaning their car.
*Currently seven bikes, for a five-member family. And your point is?
The plan (skip this if you’re read it before) was to go off to north Germany for just under a month and learn how to be an ambulance driver, come home in June, get eight weeks experience and go back for exams in the beginning of August. The plan worked, despite certain practical problems, right up to arriving at the school. Unfortunately that’s where things began to unravel.
The problem was not the many-headed monster, the language or any of the other stuff I was concerned about. It was decibels, specifically coming from our teacher.
He started shouting in the first lesson: this school wasn’t going to be ‘average’; it would be the best; we were going to be pushed to the limit; he’d make us stressed as far as we could bear and then some; his students scored an average of 1.2* and he would make sure we did the same, apparently by shouting. Everything taught each day would have to be learned in its entirety by the next morning. It would be tested by pulling people up to the front and grilling them, and woe betide any student that was not Good Enough.
Quite what this was meant to achieve I don’t know: all it did for me was stop my brain working.
I held out until Monday: the teacher did deal with some of us more carefully than others, but in the end it dawned on me that to stay I’d have to spend the next three weeks trying to make myself fit into the ethos of the school, and that wasn’t the sort of person I am or want to be, and wouldn’t have made me a better ambulance driver either. My identity didn’t need to be wrapped up in being Good Enough for this particular teacher, nor in becoming an ambulance driver by August, so after watching five people get shouted at for an entire lesson I packed my bags and came home.
When I wasn’t avoiding the teacher I was having a great time and enjoying the work, so I’m trying to find another way to get to the same place, maybe by working with the local Red Cross and then applying to a school nearby with more relaxed lessons and less decibles; we’ll see.
In the meantime it’s planting season, and I still want to ride a century this year, I’ve a carpentry apprenticeship to start in September, something fell off Middle Son’s bike, (It is a mystery to me how the boys manage to lose obscure fittings on their bikes, but they do) so I need to get fixing it, and I’ve just realised it’s mothers day in Germany tomorrow.
More normal (ie: Bike and garden related) posts from next week.
*Exams in Germany are typically graded from 1.0 (perfection) down to 4.9 or 5. Britain as usual has to be different so my grades are all in letters, which causes no end of confusion.
If I’m honest, it’s about five minutes after I wrote my last post: I’m going to let this go online automatically so I have a bit of time to get settled in and sort out my internet connection in a castle in the middle of a field.
Here’s the bike that I’ve been working on, and if all goes to plan, the one which will have transported me some of the way to Schloss Daschow and the Nee-Naw training school. The finished result isn’t going to win any beauty competitions but that’s not the point. The point was to make something reliable but not likely to be stolen. (and as it used to look like this, I couldn’t make it any worse anyway)
Stuttgart is filled to the place denoting filled-ness with cars. This is means the bike infrastructure is pretty awful (a point I will probably labour next month when commuting in the city) but on the other hand, it means that the chances of your bike getting nicked isn’t high. This is because hardly anyone wants a bike, because everyone else drives a car.
Now, I’min a region known for cycling*, and thus a place where bikes get nicked more often. Fortunately Stuttgart helped here as well because people chuck all manner of useful stuff away for the diligent scrounger to collect, so I didn’t have to spend too much to get this bike working nicely, fortunately for you I can’t remember what came from where so you’ll be spared the details. so you’re spared the details, although I know the mudguards came free from a pile of ‘rubbish’ I was able to get at before the council picked it up and the luggage rack came from another bike a customer brought into the shop last year to “get rid of it”. I just knew I’d use it one day. The tyres are reused as well, but that doesn’t count because they were mine and I bought them about fifteen years ago in the UK, which makes me feel old. The Boss at the bike shop is convinced they will end their days in a formula-1 style blow-out with bits flying in all directions and throw me into a ditch somewhere.
But then if I’m going to have an accident, a school full of wannabe ambulance drivers is the place to do it…
*Which of course, I’m not, yet, but you get the idea.
I’m less than excited about taking the Xtracycle of to central Stuttgart or to the Ambulance school as: 1: I don’t know where I’ll be able to store it, and 2: It takes up the entire width of the trams into the city and I don’t want to be beaten up by a righteous citizenry after the third morning. In the usual unfair manner of the universe, Bromptons are failing to drop out of the sky, so Bike N+1 is currently being allied to this nice bag of parts to turn it from ugly mountainbike into a slightly less ugly touring/commuting bike so I have some transport in the next month away from home.
Now that the situation re: jobs and training is resolving a bit, I can get on with other projects, like fitting up Bike N+1 so I can use it in the UK later this year. It is also intended as a bike for the ‘yoof’ who want to come on the odd tour but don’t happen to have a bike of their own*, so the bike has to be ridable for fairly long distances, but it should also have a fairly low nickability rating, because I’ll be using the bike in a couple of British cities known for making bikes disappear, so it can’t have too many new parts. It also needs to be pretty cheap, so I went down into the depths of the cellar (or at least those bits of the cellar I can get into) to see what I could find, and fell over these:
This got me thinking: what are the pros and cons of drop handlebars? You hardly see them here in Germany except on super lightweight racing bikes: I may have occasionally seen a touring bike with them. Last time I was on a train I noticed the drop bars take up less space and poke people less than flat bars, which would be a consideration in the UK. I also wonder if they are good for riding longer distances: I may have a rather hilly 20km commute soon so that’s a consideration.
On the other hand I think that something unfamiliar like drop bars and un-indexed gears with handles way down there on the main bar, may put a couple of potential cyclists off, (although several of my companions are still the age where they’re invincible: ah, the joys of youth) and which brake handles work with V-brakes?
Any drop-bar touring cyclists out there with thoughts? How quickly does it take to get used to drops? And aren’t they just a development of old-school swept handlebars anyway?
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Release Date: April 29, 2017
It seems like adidas will finally be giving the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 the all-white treatment with the upcoming colorway that is expected to release in early 2017.
This Yeezy Boost 350 V2 features an all-white Primeknit upper with a milky white semi-translucent Yeezy Boost midsole. Just like every other 350 V2, this pair comes with the “SPLY-350” branding on the side panels.
At the moment these are scheduled to release on the April 29, 2017 for a suggested retail price of $220. Stay tuned to Kicks On Fire for the latest updates.
Update (3/23/17): It is being reported by Yeezy Mafia that the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 will release on April 29, 2017 in men’s and infant sizing for $220 and $140, respectively.
Update (2/24/17): It is being strongly rumored by reputable source “Yeezy Mafia” that the all-white/cream white colorway of the adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2 will be releasing some time in April of 2017 in both adult and infant sizing.
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