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‘Register need’ call amid village housing ‘crisis’
Supply is failing to match demand for affordable housing in Tarbert, a situation that has been described as a ‘crisis’.
A drop-in session and public meeting run by Tarbert and Skipness Community Trust (TSCT) on November 18 – ‘Housing need and demand: crisis or drama’ – were led by recently-appointed TSCT project officer Charles Reppke, who has been looking at housing in the village and the pressures facing those with a need for different housing.
Growing second home ownership, properties bought to be used as holiday homes and inward migration has seen housing opportunities reduced over recent years.
Registered social landlords, including Argyll Community Housing Association (ACHA) and Fyne Homes, have said they would support new affordable homes in the village in principle, with support from Argyll and Bute Council and demand from the community.
Council leader Councillor Robin Currie attended the meeting and listened to people affected by a lack of suitable housing – some seeking to move home within the village and business owners who cannot attract staff because there is no suitable accommodation for them.
Mr Reppke explained that there have been no new affordable homes built in the village since eight new ACHA properties were completed in 2016.
Four new three-bedroom family homes are due to be completed next year by ACHA, but TSCT believes there remains a deficit of one- and two-bedroom properties which were identified as a need by the council in 2016.
Pressures on existing social housing comes from young people setting up home; growing families requiring a bigger property; and older people seeking to downsize.
TSCT suggests a mix of housing including the possibility of affordable home ownership but predominantly affordable rental properties.
But Mr Reppke stressed: ‘TSCT has been told for many years that Tarbert needs homes, but if people don’t register their need, then unfortunately it may be seen that Tarbert has a housing drama and not a crisis.
‘Be clear when I say TSCT views this as a crisis.
‘The first aim of TSCT when it was established in 2003 was to secure improvement in affordable housing, but we can’t do it without input from the community and I urge anyone with a housing requirement to register it with HOMEARGYLL.’
Visit www.homeargyll.co.uk to register your housing requirements.
£3M water works get underway
Work on Scottish Water’s £3 million water network improvement project in Bowmore has begun.
Nearly four miles of water mains on streets across the town will be replaced over the next 18 months.
Georgina Reid, Scottish Water’s corporate affairs manager for the west, said: ‘Much of the existing network is old and prone to frequent bursts which cause distress, inconvenience and understandable annoyance.
‘This investment will ensure we continue to deliver a reliable source of fresh, clean water to our customers and to the many visitors to the island.’
The vital project to replace ageing infrastructure will be delivered in phases by contractor McFadyens (Campbeltown) Ltd.
Traffic management, agreed in liaison with Argyll and Bute Council, may include temporary traffic lights and will be in place as required as the works progress across the town.
Ms Reid added: ‘We are a little later starting than originally planned due to the logistical challenges of an island community.
‘Inevitably, there will be some disruption but, as always, we will do all that we can to keep it to a minimum.
‘We would like to thank customers and road users for their patience and understanding.’


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An economist says the number of New Zealanders moving to Australia could pick up again in the coming year.
The global downturn saw the number of New Zealanders moving overseas fall last year.
In particular, the net flow of emigrants from New Zealand to Australia almost halved - from 35,300 in 2008 to 18,500 last year.
Net migration stood at 21,300 for the year to December, the highest in more than five years.
Goldman Sachs JBWere economist Philip Borkin says the Australian economy seems to be outperforming a number of other developed nations so the outflow of New Zealanders might pick up again.

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I had lengthy midnight cyber kisses with a boy who looks like Jim Morrison.
The conversation grew on feeble, fecund words about sports and television. We reeled off quotes like a game of table tennis and peculiar deep self talk.
You asked me to describe myself as if I were in an interview. And after my thumbs clicked and words harpooned themselves onto my message bar (the word “typing” forever appearing) I knew I’d become stuck in the treacle-like web that is lusting after somebody I’d never met before.
It’s a sticky mess of pink and grey – a stark contrast between what you think you know and what you actually do.
He’s the Jim to my Pam. He’s the waffle I want to wake up to. The whipped cream I want to guzzle. The song I’d like to keep on repeat.
Or is he?
Maybe he’s vacuous and selfish. Artistically-driven but pretentiously-inclined. Beneath his beard are lies and beneath his eyelids are sadness and maybe he’s not what I think he is.
Still, those midnight cyber kisses prevailed. I felt my eyes become doused in fiery fatigue, begging to close, but unwilling to do so while the conversation flowed like melted chocolate.
He said I was attractive and that’s when I fell to my knees. Too busy relishing in the idea that somebody liked me, too caught up in this fleeting feeling of self-worth that I found it hard once the medicine had worn off… to be pleased with myself.
Because if I can act like that – like a slippery, giggly schoolgirl whose self-esteem bar has only just begun to lift off the ground, then I’m further back than I thought. Further down the gym rope than I’d anticipated. Further back on my journey of tube stops to Self Confidence Street or Extoverted Alley.
Eventually we said farewell. I left my phone off airplane mode, longing to hear that chipper buzz in the small hours… a sign you were thinking of me.
And then I wrestle with my duvet and push my face into my pillow and scream.
Because I don’t even know you, Jim.

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Episode 31. 2017 Masterpiece with Lim Hun-joung
World Ch. Schedule : FRI 08:00 KST
Date : 2017-10-27
Under the title of "2017 Masterpiece", the National Theater of Korea presents a rare collaboration of the National Orchestra of Korea and celebrated classical music conductor Lim Hun-joung whose performance with the National Orchestra of Korea was enthusiastically received by the local audience back in 2015. This year, Lim takes another step towards blurring the lines between Eastern and Western music. Indulge yourself in the beautiful melodies played by the National Orchestra of Korea in collaboration with conductor Lim Hun-joung.

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“So I’ve been following this bee lady on Instagram, she’s so cool and brave and she goes in front of these hives of bees and says, ‘They’re very calm today. I’m going to remove the bee, I’m going to use my bare hands to sift through the bees and look for the queen,’” the Guardians of the Galaxy star, 43, said in a Thursday, December 22, Instagram video, as he sat inside his house wearing sunglasses. “So it’s built up this false sense of security in me to where I said, ‘I think I can control bees, too.’”
“So I saw a beehive two days ago and I went toward it and the man standing next to me said, ‘Be careful, there’s bees,’ and I said, ‘These bees look very calm,’” Pratt continued in his social media video. “And I just stared at these bees and then one of them came out and stung me in the eyeball. So, anyways, f—k that bee lady.’”
The action star took off his sunglasses, revealing that his right eye had been swollen shut after he was stung. Pratt also gave Thompson a shout-out in his Instagram caption, writing, “@texasbeeworks you inspire me! But for real tho.”
The Texas native, for her part, was flattered by the Bride Wars actor’s imitation. “Wait—so now you’re going to be a plumber and a beekeeper @prattprattpratt?!” Thompson wrote via Instagram comment. “If you leave saving the bees to me and other professionals, you can focus on saving the Princess, Mario.”
Pratt — who is set to star as video game character Mario in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. film adaptation — has not further addressed how he’s healing from his injury as he gears up to celebrate the holiday season with his family.
“Freddy the Elf is back for the 4th year. This year he brought his sister Angel. The magic of Christmas is well upon us,” the Avengers: Endgame star wrote via Instagram earlier this month, sharing a rare photo of son Jack, 10, and daughter Lyla, 2. “If anything goes missing in the house I’m blaming Angel.”
Pratt and ex-wife Anna Faris welcomed Jack in August 2012. Following their 2018 divorce, the Marvel actor moved on with Katherine Schwarzenegger, whom he wed in June 2019. The married couple shares daughters Lyla and Eloise, 7 months, and haven’t ruled out baby No. 3 together.
“I come from a big family, so I love the idea of having a lot of kids around and a big family,” the Gift of Forgiveness author, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly in October. “Whatever God has in his plan for us is what we’ll do.”

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Amid excess liquidity, Nigerian banks and merchant banks in the firs quarter of this year, borrowed a sum of N30.45 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), an increase of 514 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) from N4.96 trillion in first quarter of 2023.
The CBN provides the Standing Lening Facility (SLF), a short-term lending window for banks and merchant banks, to access liquidity to run their day-to-day business operations.
THISDAY analysis i=of CBN data revealed that banks and merchant banks borrowed N2.75 trillion in January, a 419.95 per cent YoY increase from N528.16 billion in January 2023, while in February 2024, a total of N5.97 trillion was borrowed by banks through the SLF, a significant increase of 1,214 per cent YoY from N453.7 billion February 2023.
In addition, banks and merchant banks borrowed N21.74 trillion from CBN in March 2024, a growth of 446.9 per cent YoY growth from N3.98 trillion borrowed in March 2023.
Experts attributed the increasing banks borrowing from CBN to dwindling Naira at the foreign exchange market, coupled with rising inflation and apex bank mopping up excess liquidity in the financial sector.
Reacting, the Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf stated that, “This is a reflection of liquidity pressure some of the banks are going through. The facility is typically short term.
“This may not necessarily indicate that the banks are stressed or unstable. Meanwhile, the recapitalisation of banks is long overdue. The minimum capital requirements of N25 billion is no longer adequate, if discounted for inflation.”
On his part, The Vice President Highcap Securities, Mr. David Adnori, said, “The development points to lack of liquidity on the part of banks. Monetary policy has been tightening and this has led to low liquidity. It is cheaper for banks to borrow from the CBN. This development is not positive but negative. We cannot continue to tighten because it will reflect of economic growth.”
Part of measure adopted by the CBN to tighten liquidity in the financial system was when the Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN in March 2024 unanimously narrowed the asymmetric corridor to +100/-300 basis points around the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR).
The MPC of the CBN voted to raise the MPR significantly to 24.75 per cent at its second meeting in 2024, higher than our expectation of 150 basis points.
Notably, the meeting reflects the committee’s commitment to ensuring price stability and managing inflation expectations in the near term.
The committee voted to retain Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) at 45.0 per cent and retained the Liquidity ratio at 30per cent.
Furthermore, they adjusted the CRR of merchant banks from 10 per cent to 14.0 per cent
The data also revealed that banks and merchant banks deposit with CBN dropped by 7.29 per cent to N1.6 trillion in Q1 2024 from N1.73 trillion in Q1 2023.
Banks and merchant banks use Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) to deposit excess funds with the apex bank and it comes interest.
SDF is an overnight deposit facility that allows banks to park excess liquidity (money) to CBN and earn interest.
The CBN governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso had announced that the removal of the cap on remunerable SDF is to increase activity in the SDF window and manage liquidity.
In January 2024, Banks and merchant banks deposited N1.07 trillion with CBN, an increase of 83.37 per cent YoY from N584.79billion in January 2023, while in February 2024, it stood at N330.72billion, a decline of 50.6 per cent from N668.9 billion in February 2023.
It dropped further in March 2024 to N196.37 billion, a decline of 58.34 per cent YoY compared to N471.4 billion in March 2023.
Amid removal of cap on SDF, banks and merchant banks have maintained strong position in borrowing rather than depositing with the CBN.
The CBN had in a circular disclosed that the remunerable daily placements by banks at the SDF shall not exceed N2billion.
According to the CBN, “The SDF deposit of N2billion shall be remunerated at the interest rate prescribed by the Monetary Policy Committee from time to time. Any deposit by a bank in excess of N2 billion shall not be remunerated. The provisions of this circular took effect on July 11, 2019.”
However, the CBN has over the years maintained that strong patronage at the SDF confirms healthier liquidity in the banking system.
CBN had maintained that the strong patronage at the SDF confirmed healthier liquidity in the banking system, stressing that banks and merchant banks were in search of better yields.
Expert explained that financial institutions prefer depositing with CBN, as it is safe and risk-free, stressing that the present business environment has forced banks and merchant banks to deposit less with CBN.
Speaking, Investment Banker & Stockbroker, Mr. Tajudeen Olayinka, stated; “The most significant factor of banks and merchant banks have suspended depositing with CBN is the increasing level of threat in the environment of business in Nigeria, arising from: insecurity, supply chain problems, rising inflation and poor purchasing power, low level of productivity, rising unemployment, liquidity overhang and paucity of risk-free financial instruments.”

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On the afternoon of September 14, 2018, Lao’s Women’s Union paid a visit to TYM as part of the Lao’s Women’s Union (LWU) Training Course in 2018.
The delegation consists of 25 leaders from Lao’s Women’s Union, Provincial Women’s Union and some female staff from ministries and sectors of the Lao. Knowing TYM is an exemplary microfinance model of the VWU, the delegation asked TYM to organize this sharing.
TYM focused presenting about TYM’s products, services and contributions to the achievement of sustainable development goals for poverty reduction, social security, gender equality, economic growth and generation of stable jobs. In addition, TYM also shared lessons learned after more than 26 years of establishment and development, carrying out its mission of supporting women. TYM’s presentation attracted the attention of the participants. With practical microfinance activities co-operated with the activities of the Women’s Union, TYM also received many questions and wishes to share more about the policies and social services provided by TYM.
Also in the meeting, Deputy General Director Dao Thanh Trang said that TYM made significant contributions in building a special relationship and affection between the VWU and LWU. In particular, since 2008, under the direction of the Vietnam Women’s Union, TYM has started supporting the Lao’s Women and Family Development Fund (WFDF) to build a microfinance fund in Laos through by technical assistance.
At the end of the meeting, the Lao Women’s Union was deeply impressed by the warm welcome from TYM. On behalf of the delegation, Mr. Ninpaseuth Xayaphonesy, Head of the Women’s Development Department of Lao’s Women’s Union highly appreciated TYM’s activities and wished that in the future TYM would continue to support WFDF with more activities.


West Virginia health and research organizations have partnered to increase access to specialty treatment for Hepatitis-C in rural and underserved areas through telemedicine. A kickoff event for the project will be held today at The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute in Morgantown.
The idea behind the project – named ECHO, or Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – is to increase patients' access to specialists without having to physically leave their local communities. It is a national model.
Through video-conferencing, specialists at academic institutions will work with primary care providers in rural areas to help care for patients with Hepatitis-C. This will be the first ECHO project on Hepatitis-C in West Virginia. The new West Virginia Project ECHO is partnering with Cabin Creek Health Systems and other rural clinics throughout the state.
A Tuesday kickoff event at the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute in Morgantown will include speakers and a short presentation about the new initiative.
The project is slated to begin April 26th.
Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Broadcasting, with support from the Benedum Foundation.


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So your little one’s been invited to a playdate? Playdates are usually great fun for the children. If your 'mommy group' is as active as mine, group playdates may be quite common. There’s no happier sight than to see a bunch of kids playing, squealing, running and tumbling over each other.
When invited for a playdate, it’s polite to offer to bring along kid-friendly snacks. Whether it’s at someone’s house or in a park, yummy snacks always help prevent meltdowns. If your group already has a defined protocol, follow that. My group generally assigns rotational snack duty and even tells mothers what to get (yes, it’s hyper-organized). Some people like to do an informal potluck type thing where each mom brings a different kind of snack.
Whatever the arrangement, rustling up kid-friendly snacks that are healthy and pretty to look at can be quite a task. If you’re as pressed for time as I am, try these quick and easy to make irresistible snacks that get even the pickiest child excited.
1. Apple Peanut Butter Sandwiches: These unusual sandwiches make the perfect snack. Smother peanut butter on juicy apple slices. Sprinkle some shredded coconut, walnuts and chocolate chips. You can eat them as slices or as sandwiches and what’s more they’re so pretty to look at.
Tip: Wrap these individually in cling wrap for better portability (to be able to carry it to the playdate)
2. Lunch Meat & Cheese Roll Up: You can rustle up this supremely easy snack in a matter of minutes. Use any luncheon meat such as salami or pastrami. Lay it flat on a surface and spread a generous dollop of cream cheese. Roll and secure it with a pretzel stick.
Tip: The luncheon meat stays well for about an hour or two. So if your playdate is going to last longer than that, find a way to refrigerate the rolls.
3. Sweet & Salty Snack Mix: This doesn’t even warrant being called a recipe because all it needs for you to do is assemble sweet and salty flavors. It’s as simple as opening jars and packets and emptying them in a large bowl. The trick is to choose ingredients that have complimentary flavors. We recommend pretzel sticks, cashews, raisins, mini chocolate chips, toasted cheerios and cherries. Toss them all together in a large bowl. Make individual packets of the mix for each child. These are really popular and kids can’t get enough. So generous portions are recommended.
4. Graham Cracker & Cream Cheese Sandwiches: Crackers and cheese can make anyone happy. And chopped fruit just adds to the deliciousness of flavor and texture. Again, as is the case with all the other recipes, you don’t need much culinary skill here. Spread 1/2 tablespoon cream cheese on each cracker square. Top half the squares with pear slices or halved strawberries. Close sandwiches with remaining squares.
Tip: Wrap individually in cling wrap for better portability. You could also serve the crackers, cheese and fruit separately. If you choose to do that, carry the chopped fruit and cream cheese in large mouthed containers. So you can just open and place them on a table. No messy transferring from containers to bowls or plates.
5. Apple Cinnamon Chips: Although time consuming, these sweet chips are totally worth the effort. Remove the core of the apple and thinly slice the entire apple. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and place apple slices on it. Brush each slice with unsalted butter and sprinkle cinnamon. Bake at 275 degrees for two hours. At the end of an hour, flip them over so they bake evenly. Be prepared to serve these and have them disappear within seconds.
6. Grilled Cheese Bites: Can you really go wrong with melty cheese? I use regular cheese slices. But any kind of cheese works fine. Using a rolling pin, roll slices of whole wheat bread flat. Place one slice of cheese 3 tablespoons grated cheddar. Roll up the bread and cheese. Brush the outside with melted butter and place in a pan over medium heat. Turn with tongs until all sides are browned and cheese is melted.
7. Egg Snowmen: I have to admit; this is a bit of a con job. But this visual trick works well to make even boring boiled eggs seem like a fun snack. All you need is hard boiled eggs, carrot and pepper corns. Stick a BBQ skewer through two boiled eggs to form the head and body of the snowman. Use peppercorns for eyes and buttons. Cut out small pieces of carrot for the nose and a round piece for the hat. Kids just love the way these egg snow men look (you can totally use this trick for breakfast regularly).
8. Mango Yogurt With Blueberries: This recipe will give you the easiest and the creamiest yogurt that’s delightfully refreshing. All you need is two ingredients—greek yogurt and mango pulp. Using a food processor, combine the two ingredients till it’s a gorgeous creamy mix. Add some blueberries to it and refrigerate in individual cups.
Serving a variety of fun and interesting foods at playdates can help children develop their palate.

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ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- It's almost impossible to hear news related to gluten-free foods without also hearing about how most Americans don't have celiac disease or even a gluten sensitivity and are essentially wasting money on an unnecessary fad. What's sometimes missed is that a number of Americans simply want to go gluten-free because the effort contributes to their sense of mental and physical wellness, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the brand new report Gluten-Free Foods in the U.S. 6th Edition.
View additional information about Gluten-Free Foods in the U.S. 6th Edition, including purchase options, the abstract, table of contents, and related reports at Packaged Facts' website: http://www.packagedfacts.com/Gluten-Free-Foods-10378213/.
"Much like veganism and flexitarianism or going low-carb or dairy-free, avoiding gluten has become a true lifestyle choice for many Americans," says David Sprinkle, research director, Packaged Facts. "These consumers may not have a specific health-related motive necessitating the switch to gluten-free. Yet for gluten-free advocates there's often a satisfaction from furthering one's overall health and nutrition goals. Wellness, as they say, begins in the mind."
These dedicated gluten-free dieters have helped the gluten-free foods market demonstrate an annual growth rate of 36% over the five-year period ended in 2015, when the market reached $1.6 billion, according to Packaged Facts based on the specific categories analyzed for the report. The company forecasts the gluten free foods market will reach $2 billion in 2020
Gluten-free foods are gaining popularity partly because manufacturers and marketers are aligning new product developments with other emerging trends in the food and beverage industry. These trends include clean labels, marketer transparency, and the use of plant proteins and ancient grains.
Clean Label and Transparency Trending
A predominant trend in gluten-free product development reflects the concerns of the clean eating/clean-label movement, e.g., fewer and simpler ingredients; free-from formulations; minimally processed with organic, sustainable production methods; and transparency in business practices. Makers of gluten-free bean pasta are standouts in the promise of fewer and simpler ingredients, an attribute that is touted on product packages and on brand websites from the likes of Tolerant Foods, Gold Harbor, Simply 7 Snacks and Explore Cuisine.
One of the most notable examples is Quinn Snacks, which has staked out a pioneering position when it comes to transparency about the origins of the ingredients it uses. The company, which offers a line of organic snacks that include microwave popcorn, popped popcorn, popcorn kernels for home popping, and pretzels, includes a Farm-To-Bag page on its website. The company states that "Farm-to-Bag was created with the idea that transparency is the most powerful force for good in food. Quinn Snacks asserts that its Gluten-Free Pretzels is the first of its kind to be whole grain, ancient grain, corn-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and non-GMO project verified with full ingredient transparency.
Plant Protein and Ancient Grains Grow Gluten-Free Options
The desire for clean labels, ease of digestion, the need or desire to avoid allergens, compatibility with vegetarian and vegan lifestyles and concerns about sustainability among the general population are putting the spotlight on plant proteins. Legumes and beans, or pulses, are found in a growing array of gluten-free foods, along with ancient and sprouted grains.
Pulse-based ingredients are particularly valuable in improving the nutrient quality of gluten-free products, as they are richer in fiber, protein, and micronutrients than gluten-free staples rice and tapioca flour. There is a growing market for these ingredients in gluten-free extruded snacks and pasta.
The appeal of ancient and sprouted grains is much like that of pulses. For food processors, these ingredients provide whole food, plant-based protein sources that enhance appearance, deliver unique tastes and textures, pack a nutritional wallop, and invite variety and innovation. A number of ancient grains are gluten-free, as are sprouted ingredients made from gluten-free ancient grains, nuts, seeds, and beans.
About Gluten-Free Foods in the U.S., 6th Edition
In its new report, Gluten-Free Foods in the U.S. 6th Edition, Packaged Facts' analysis of gluten-free foods focuses on traditionally grain-based products in the following categories: Salty Snacks, Crackers, Fresh Bread, Pasta, Cold (ready-to-eat) Cereal, Baking Mixes, Cookies, Flour, and Frozen Bread/Dough. As in its previous analyses of the market for gluten-free foods, Packaged Facts has established two main criteria for determining whether a product falls within its market definition: whether the product could possibly contain gluten; and whether a product is clearly labeled and marketed as gluten-free.
Gluten-Free Foods in the U.S. 6th Edition covers important product developments in this market, consumer motivations for using these products, the emergence of bright new start-ups, and the hunger for gluten-free acquisitions among the top food industry marketers.
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Hypnotherapy Practitioner Course
12 Weeks via Zoom
Total Cost £690.00 (2—6 people split the cost £999.00)
Instalments 3 weeks x £240.00 (week 1, week 4 & week 8) £720 in total
Includes, PDF's, Training material & hard copy certificates
With this hypnotherapy practitioner training course, you will learn to implement a broad range of integrative methods to practice this valuable healing art in a way that will support people in their physical, psychological, and emotional development.
In hypnotherapy, the emphasis is placed on exploring people's altered states of awareness and the manner in which these affect the individual's behaviour, perceptions, emotional wellbeing and thought processes. In other words, human beings can take responsibility for influencing their focus - which can have a significant influence on the quality of their lives.
This course aims to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of hypnotherapy, which is composed of several essential aspects. Upon successful completion of this training, you will be capable of evaluating a client's circumstances and determining the most appropriate way to support them in achieving their personal objectives.
During hypnosis (or hypnotherapy), the subconscious mind is guided to become relaxed, yet alert and attentive. Our goal in creating this eLearning course is to provide cutting-edge Hypnotherapy Practitioner training to equip you for extensive personal and professional development. You will understand hypnotherapy as a philosophy that aids personal growth.
Regardless of whether you are an aspiring professional hoping to pursue a hypnotherapy career or an established practitioner who wishes to increase the effectiveness of their existing practice, this comprehensive hypnotherapy practitioner course will add to your portfolio of training experiences that you will be able to draw on for many years to come.
Section 1: The Fundamentals and History of Hypnotherapy
Section 2: Consultation with clients
Section 3: The Hypnotic Induction Process and Methods
Section 4: Essential Hypno-Therapeutic Communication Skill
section 5: Hypnotherapy Change Work Principles and Methods
Section 6: Hypnotherapy in Action: The Demonstrations
Section 7: Indirect Induction and Use of Metaphoric Storytelling
Section 8: Scripts and Processes
1. Anxiety & trauma release hypnosis
2. Weight loss hypnosis
3. Gastric Band
4. Stop Smoking
5. Formulating scripts for fears, phobias & conditions.
Add on Modules at £60.00 per session:
Past Life Regression Therapy x 2 Sessions
Age Regression & DNA Pathology x 2 Sessions
Life Between Life Regression Therapy x 2 Sessions
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I Do Not Know You
I Do Not Know You
St. Vincent de Paul is fondly remembered for his dedication to the poor and exemplary priestly service. But when he first entered the seminary, his ambitions for becoming a priest where less than noble. He saw the priesthood as a way to arise from the peasant class he was born into and secure a more comfortable and prosperous life. He was embarrassed of his humble origins and on one occasion, when St. Vincent’s father came to visit him at the seminary, he told the porter at the seminary door entrance, who informed St. Vincent that his father was asking to see him, that he did not know this man. When his father heard that St. Vincent claimed he did not know him, he returned home devastated but determined to pray for his son and his vocation.
Shortly after his priestly ordination, St. Vincent was celebrating the Holy Mass, and as he elevated the Chalice containing the Precious Blood of Our Lord, he heard clearly in his soul the voice of Jesus say “I do not know you”. St. Vincent knew that he must reconcile himself to his father for having denied being his son and for the misguided intentions that had led him to become a priest. But this moment of humiliation and contrition was also a time of grace for the young priest, as from that day onwards he no longer saw the priesthood as a means to social advancement and wealth but as a call to care for the poor and neglected and give of himself in tireless service to the Church.
St. Vincent had chosen to first serve Mammon in his vocation instead of serving God, but through the merciful rebuke of our Saviour turned his heart from Mammon to serve the Lord. May each of us take time to prayerfully consider to what extent the lure of wealth is preventing us from loving and serving God and offering charity in our lives, not simply as a kind gesture to those in need, but as a necessary work of mercy that leads us to salvation.

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Take a shadowy flight into Knight Rider™ K.I.T.T. Construction Kit for Planet Coaster.
The Knight Rider™ K.I.T.T. Construction Kit features in-game replicas of K.I.T.T., K.I.T.T. in Super Pursuit mode, and the evil Knight Industries prototype K.A.R.R. with silver and black finish.
With the Knight Rider™ Construction Kit all three vehicles will be made available in-game as 1:1.2 scale scenery pieces and 1:1.8 scale ‘kitbash’ models which can be disassembled and re-assembled however you choose. The Knight Rider™ Construction Kit also includes a karting replica for the ‘Speed’ go-kart track, backlit logo sign and bonus animated FX pieces.
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Do you get conscious of your body while working out? It’s perfectly normal. Everyone started from a base, and what you see as an inspiration today has been achieved after a lot of patience and hard work. Everything might seem a bit difficult right now, but you’re working towards something you want for yourself. Some days will be more challenging, but for those days, all you need is a pumping playlist and perfect workout clothes from dailyjocks.com.au to pull you through.
- Kasper 3.5″ Shorts
These super soft shorts made of premium double knit fabric are perfect for workouts. They’re structured in Europe with four-way stretchability. It allows you to move as you wish and does not restrict you. Now, you can just focus on your workout without any clothing holding you back. It also has a smooth waistband and is well stitched, which gives your body a sleek look accentuating your assets. They even have two zippers so that you can keep your valuables safe.
- Sport Training T-Shirt
When working out, you sweat a lot, and it becomes crucial for your skin to breathe. These t-shirts are made with breathable fabrics, which also absorb moisture. You can function better without worrying about all the stickiness when you’re dry. With the semi-fitted style, the clothing will not tie you down, and you can work out freely and comfortably. Show off your reflective logos on the front and back. Now you can be assured that people’s attention will be on you.
- Core Quarter Crew Socks
Made with 75% cotton, 20% polyamide, and 5% elastane, these high-quality socks help your workout all year round. Providing a cushion between your feet and your shoe, they help you from injuries. But unfortunately, they also help with friction which can eventually cause damage or harm. Therefore, it is always better to wear socks during a workout to avoid injuries.
- Kasper Jogger
Made with 60% nylon, 35% cotton, and 5% elastane, these joggers are made with premium European standards. These have four-way stretching to stretch all you want, and your joggers will not restrict any kind of movement. With the sturdy and sleek structure of stitching, it hugs all the right places giving you a smooth and sexy look highlighting your best features. The double knit fabric ensures that you remain warm during your workout. It also has chained pockets so that you can keep your valuables safe.
- Sports Training Singlet
Singlets are great options to show off your body discreetly. Made of 95% polyester and 5% elastane, it is explicitly made in a semi-fitted to the loose way so that there is maximum ventilation. This helps your body to cool down and helps during summers. It is also made of a breathable, moisture-wicking fabric that enables you to stay clean and gives you the best feeling during your workout.
- Core Zip Up Hoodie
Made of 95% cotton and 5% elastane, it is made to resist pilling. It also helps in thermoregulation so that your body can maintain its optimal temperature and not cool down or heat up to feel discomfort. As a result, all your body’s heat is to be returned to your body without it escaping out. It is semi-fitted and has slimming side panels, which gives you a sleek look.
- Core ¼ Zip PullOver
Made with 95% cotton and 5% elastane, it is made for a close-fitted or semi-fitted look. It gives you a sleek and sexy look accentuating your body. Again, it has a pilling-resistant and thermoregulated fabric. It even has a zipper in the front for easy opening and closing. This ensures that you get enough air when needed. With reflective logos, it will look so sexy in low light.
- HA Core Cap
Caps help you with sweat absorption. It helps you absorb the sweat in your head, not drip down your face. It also adds as a statement piece. It does not hurt to look fashionable while working out.
Workouts can sometimes be dreadful. Some days are simply too hard to get by, and for those days, you need to look forward to something like your workout fashion. Make the world your oyster because you’re the main character of your story.
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Grammy-winning singer Allison Russell consults with director Ethan Tobman on the set of the music video "Demons" in Prague in a handout photo. They are nominated for music video of the year at the Juno Awards. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ethan Tobman **MANDATORY CREDIT**
TORONTO – Ethan Tobman has worked on music videos for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé but he wanted to make something special for his childhood friend and Grammy winner Allison Russell.
With his music video directorial debut, the Montreal-raised production designer took Russell to new worlds, transporting her to the desert and even tossing her off the edge of a cliff using green-screen technology.
The stunning visual moments punctuate Russell’s “Demons,” which is nominated for music video of the year at the Juno Awards this weekend in Halifax.
Tobman says in the video he wanted to explore the emotional landscape of somebody who has learned to embrace their demons.
The director and singer both grew up in Montreal where they were in the same circle of friends.
But it took two decades for their paths to converge again and they decided to work together on a video for a track from Russell’s 2023 album “The Returner.”
Tobman says the experience was a thrill and he hopes to return to directing in the future.
“I’ve essentially gotten to watch some of the greatest directors of music videos and movies over the last 20 years,” he adds.
“It makes sense to explore a different style of storytelling where … I work more closely with the actors.”
As for his work with Russell, he’s especially pleased with the timing. Few musicians are afforded lavish videos these days, he said, and hers comes at a time when the world is starting to acknowledge her unique musical talent.
“It’s really exciting to put the first jewel on a crown,” he added.
– Watch Allison Russell’s “Demons” music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE_weDj8cgM
Listen to The Canadian Press playlist of 2024 Juno Award nominees on Spotify: https://bit.ly/Junos2024
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2024.


Displaced families return home in Alpine
(KUTV) The 25 families displaced by a wildfire in Alpine returned home Sunday to find their property untouched by the flames.
Joe Ebert has seen a handful of fires in the nearly 20 years he has lived on his Alpine property.
"The fire department's done a great job all three times getting it out quickly," he said.
Ebert and his neighbors have watched the fire department battle the blaze, which displaced more than two dozen families from their homes Saturday night.
"It's a little scary to go to sleep at night and wonder what it's going to look like in the morning," he said. “The fire did get fairly close to the area, but nothing’s been damaged and the fire’s actually really quiet around those areas that’s been evacuated.”
The weather and hard work of firefighters contributed to quick containment.
"The wind changed around 3 am this morning from upslope to down valley and that kind of kicked the fire heading towards the homes a little bit,” said state wild lands spokesperson Shayne Ward.
The Red Cross helped the 25 families who were forced out of their homes last night.
"You just hate to see the mountain turn black," said Evert.


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Our Y5 boys narrowly missed out on a win in the Y5 tournament at City.
More Fantastic results for our girls. Half way point at the Sale and Partington football league. Unbeaten once again!
Well done to our Y5 boys. They continue All Saints’ successful football season with 4 wins out of 4. They top the table at the half way point.⚽⚽
Premier League Primary Stars Competition. Well done to our girls who represented Manchester United in the regional finals. The standard was very high and there were some tricky matches. Yet again our girls performed superbly and finished 3rd in their league. We are very proud of them.
Sale and Partington Football League competition.
All Saints' football Squad 2020 - 2021. Well done boys. We are unbeaten!
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We sprinkled a sophisticated black-and-white motif throughout this adorable cottage kitchen. To continue the look on the backsplash, white beadboard is cut to size then vintage-style prints are adhered to the beadboard. Then the beadboard is fastened to the backsplash area. Here's what you'll need to get the job done: pre-primed 1/4" beadboard, vintage prints (we found ours on Etsy), vellum paper (or plain white paper), decoupage glue, paintbrush, white caulking adhesive, white paint, small paint roller, paint pan, jigsaw, tape measure, scissors, painter's tape and brown paper for the template.
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Einscan offers two 3D scanners, the Pro 2X and the 2X Plus. Both offer excellent features; however, we will be comparing the two based on upgradability, scanning speed and accuracy, and scan range. We will base our recommendation on project needs as well as user settings.
Einscan Pro 2X
The Einscan Pro 2X is a compact, lightweight, and versatile 3D scanner. Weighing only 1kg, users can hold this model one-handed and carry it wherever they need to. It features four scanning modes, upgradability, and user-friendly software.
The Pro 2X offers four scanning modes. These are Handheld Rapid Scan Mode, Handheld HD Scan, Fixed Scan Mode with a turntable, and Fixed Scan Mode without a turntable. The scanner also supports a range of alignment modes. These include feature alignment, turntable coded alignment, manual alignment, and markers alignment.
Handheld Rapid Scan Mode offers processing speeds up to 1,500,000 points/s or 30 fps. Handheld HD Scan Mode is slower but offers a scanning accuracy of up to 50 microns. The utilization of markers on the objects being scanned can improve volumetric accuracy for both modes. Additionally, both modes offer a minimum point distance of up to 0.2 mm. Fixed Scan Mode, on the other hand, is the mode in which the scanner is stationary. The accuracy in this mode can reach up to 40 microns.
The Pro 2X is modular in design and is modifiable depending on individual user needs. There is a Color Pack that allows for the capture of full-color textures in addition to the object’s geometric shape. Adding the Industrial Pack will allow for the use of a turntable and a tripod, which will help automate the scanning process.
ExScan Pro, the 3D scanning software behind the Pro 2X, simplifies the process of scanning so that it is like taking a video. The software offers a highly intuitive UI. Operation Mode is a function of the software that allows users to increase the scanning process speed during operation while setting the resolution after. Compatible with a variety of file formats, it can output STL, PLY, OBJ, ASC, and P3.
Scanning accuracy depends on the mode used. For Handheld HD Scan, scanning accuracy is up to 0.05 mm. For Handheld Rapid Scan it is up to 0.1 mm. Fixed Scan Mode has a scanning accuracy of up to 0.04 mm.
Volumetric accuracy is 0.3 mm/m. The scanning speed for Handheld HD Scan mode is 100,000 points/s while Handheld Rapid Scan is 1,500,000 points/s. Fixed Scan Mode has a single scan of less than 1 second.
The point distance for Handheld HD Scan and Handheld Rapid Scan is 0.2 – 2 mm. For Fixed Scan Mode, it is 0.16 mm.
The single scan range is 135 x 100 mm – 225 x 170 mm.
EinScan Pro 2X Plus
A 1kg handheld 3D scanner, the 2X Plus is easily transportable and versatile. It features the ability to capture fine details, upgradability, and four scanning modes.
Like the 2X Pro, the 2X Plus features Handheld Rapid Scan, Fixed Scan (with or without a turntable) , and Handheld HD Scan Modes. Both scanners offer alignment modes, including turntable coded alignments, manual alignment, and markers alignment. Additionally, the 2X Plus uses the ExScan Pro software for scanning like the 2X Pro.
This scanner is great at capturing the finer details of the scanned object. Fixed Scan Mode has a scan accuracy of 0.04 mm. Handheld Rapid Scan and Handheld HD Scan Modes both feature a minimum point distance of up to 0.2 mm. Users also have the option to purchase the HD Prime Pack, which is an expansion pack offering increased speeds and accuracy.
There are a variety of optional packs that users can purchase. The Color Pack allows for the capturing of full-color textures in addition to the object’s geometry. The Industrial Pack allows users to utilize a turntable and a tripod to assist in the automation of the scanning process.
Ideal for applications involving cultural heritage preservation, restoration, and archiving, the HD Prime Pack increases scanning speeds by 30% and allows for the capturing of richer details. The scanner is made to be upgradeable depending on individual users’ needs.
For Handheld HD Scan, the scanning accuracy is up to 0.05 mm, the scan speed is 1,100,00 points/s, and the point distance is 0.2 – 3 mm. Handheld Rapid Scan offers a scanning accuracy of up to 0.01 mm, a scan speed of 1,500,000 points/s, and a point distance of 0.25 – 3 mm. For Fixed Scan, the scanning accuracy is a single shot accuracy of 0.04 mm, a single scan speed of less than 0.5 s, and a point distance of 0.24 mm.
Volumetric accuracy is 0.3 mm/m. Single scan range is 208 x 136 mm – 312 x 204 mm.
Both scanners offer excellent features; however, we are going to break down the differences between the two before users choose to purchase one of them. The Pro 2X offers users modifiable technology, fine precision, and fast scanning speeds. It is easy to use and offers exceptional results. Because of these characteristics, we recommend this scanner for both beginners and professionals.
On the other hand, the 2X Plus offers slightly better resolution and more upgrade options. It is suitable for professional use in areas such as engineering, education, VR, healthcare, and design art.


When Your Vote Doesn’t Matter
I spoke yesterday with Bill Meyer, who hosts the Bill Meyer Show in Oregon. We talked, among other things, about the explosive fact that in states like VA and CA, a geographically tiny canker sore of urban density has achieved almost unassailable political control over the entire state.
For example, in my state – Virginia – 85 percent of the state, by geography, voted for the Orange Man but because of Northern Va and Richmond, which are hives of government workers (which means government-lovers) the state fell to the Hair Plugged Man.
The majority of the state is controlled politically by a minority of the state. It’s the same in CA and a number of other states, too.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Crime scene tape remains tied to the fence outside the Solorio-Rivera home.
It's where family and friends came together Tuesday night to remember two young lives cut tragically short -- 18-year-old Yanelly Solorio-Rivera and her 3-week-old baby, Celine.
Three days ago, police surrounded the area after family members reported multiple gunshots.
The two were struck several times and were dead by the time paramedics arrived.
"It's just tragic to see that the family's going through this," says Oscar Rodriguez. "We've walked with Yanelly throughout her teenage years and she was a great young lady. To see this happen to her, it really hurts my heart."
With candles and music, dozens of loved ones prayed together and remembered Yanelly and Celine.
"There is ugliness out there, but we want to comfort the family with a peaceful, good vigil for family and it's an opening to what's to come," Rodriguez said. "We want the family to know we're always here with them."
Detectives say they're working with the family, searching for video surveillance from the area and speaking with witnesses to identify a suspect.
In the meantime, family and friends are offering support and trying to uplift them in their fight for justice.


The testo 340 is built to measure high concentration with its unique, automatic 5X dilution system. When the concentration set-point is reached, precise amounts of dilution air are added thereby lowering the concentration applied to the sensor. The analyzer automatically computes and displays the correct values. Simply install the sensors in the dilution slot for a range 5 times greater. It’s that simple. If you need more flexibility select “dilution overall” to extend the range of all sensors by a factor of 2. The dilution system, combined with replaceable filters will maximize your tuning capabilities and reduce the cost of ownership.


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Mccain Potato Bites 420gm
McCain Chili Garlic Potato Bites are the best fulfilling stuffs to enchant you with the peppery mix of Chili, Potatoes and Garlic. The healthy and yummy chomps will raise your tang buds. They are the light, brilliant chomps that add sustenance and flavor to the family dinners on numerous occasions. Entertain yourself inside the new and veritable kind of potato nibbles engaging with zesty, sweet and unpleasant fixings
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Today we begin the first of a series of podcasts hosted by contestant Alex Albisu, and inspired by his entry in the Diary week challenge. Alex will be interviewing all twelve contestants, all three judges, the coach, the editor, and the host. As a matter of fact, that’s the one we start with! In this episode, you’ll hear Alex and I sit down for a talk about the background of ANTP, and where it goes form here.
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Rush’s Highest-Selling Album, ‘Moving Pictures’
This week on the WPDH Album of the Week, we'll feature Rush's eighth studio album, Moving Pictures.
Moving Pictures was released on February 12, 1981 through Anthem Records. The album was recorded at Le Studio in Quebec during October and November of 1980.
The album was recorded after Rush concluded their 10-month long tour in support of their seventh album Permanent Waves. The decision to record Moving Pictures was made when Rush stopped in New York City during the tour.
There were other thoughts to do a second live album using recordings from that tour, but Neil Peart was instrumental in doing a new album. Lee and Lifeson caught his excitement and the album was recorded.
Upon the release of the album, Moving Pictures became a commercial success reaching number one in Canada and hit number three in the United States. To date, Moving Pictures is Rush's highest-selling album and has been certified quadruple-platinum by RIAA.
The album produced three singles in 1981, Tom Sawyer, Limelight, and Vital Signs. The instrumental YYZ was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
The tracklisting for Moving Pictures:
- Tom Sawyer
- Red Barchetta
- The Camera Eye
- Witch Hunt
- Vital Signs
The first songs on the album to be written were The Camera Eye, followed by Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, YYZ, and Limelight. Once those songs were written they moved to the studio to record demos of each song. Once the album was fully prepared, they headed to the studio to lay down the tracks.
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text: Supplementary MaterialsSupplementary Information srep45751-s1. that culturing cancers cells on Ropivacaine chitosan elevated cell motility, medication resistance, quiescent people, self-renewal capacity, as well as the appearance degrees of CSC and stemness marker genes, such as for example OCT4, NANOG, Compact disc133, Compact disc44, and EpCAM. Furthermore, we showed that chitosan might activate canonical Wnt/-catenin-CD44 axis signaling in Compact disc44positive cancer of the colon cells and noncanonical Wnt-STAT3 signaling in Compact disc44negative HCC cells. To conclude, chitosan as lifestyle substrates activated the fundamental signaling of CSCs and marketed CSC properties. The chitosan culture system offers a convenient platform for the extensive research of CSC biology and screening of anticancer medications. Cancer tumor is among the main leading factors behind loss of life worldwide and connected Ropivacaine with mortality and morbidity1. The common anticancer therapies such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy may lead to drug resistance and further subsequent malignancy recurrence or metastasis. Emerging evidences indicate that certain subpopulations of malignancy cells in a tumor could be the origin of the tumor. They share some comparable properties with stem cells and are named as malignancy stem cells (CSCs)2,3. These cells possess higher migration ability that is associated with invasion and metastasis4. They also stay at a slow-cycling/quiescent state to resist anti-proliferation drugs5. CSCs express specific surface markers such as CD133, EpCAM, and CD44 that are used for CSC identification and isolation6. CSCs can self-renew to maintain CSC pools and Ropivacaine differentiate into heterogeneous progeny malignancy cells7. Signaling Rabbit Polyclonal to MPRA cascades within CSCs such as Notch, STAT3, and Wnt/-catenin are dysregulated to maintain their stem cell properties8. In colon cancers, Wnt/-catenin is essential to maintain the CSC populace. Stimulation of the Wnt/-catenin signaling on differentiated colon cancer cells can restore CSC properties9. Noncanonical Wnt5-Frizzled2 pathway also regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a characteristic of CSCs, and promotes metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and colon cancer cells through the activation of STAT310. The phosphorylated STAT3 is usually observed in CSCs to upregulate the stemness properties11. Targeting CSCs and the specific essential signaling can provide novel therapeutic strategies12. However, due to the scarcity of CSCs within the tumors2, enrichment of CSCs is crucial for studies of CSC biology and applications in Ropivacaine drug screening. In tumor microenvironments, extracellular matrix (ECM) and stromal cells support malignancy development and stemness13. Recent studies showed that some biocompatible materials may mimic tumor-associated ECM14. A few groups have used the biomaterials to produce three-dimension (3D) scaffolds to culture malignancy cells15,16. For example, ovarian malignancy cells embedded within gelatin-methacrylamide hydrogels displayed a higher drug resistance17. Ewing sarcoma cells in porous electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds exhibited the expression signaling patterns much like tumors transwell assay was used to examine the effect of CS and CSHA substrates on cell migration. As shown in Fig. 2a, the migration ability of both HT29 and Huh7 was promoted on either CS or CSHA membranes. In addition, cells cultured on CS and CSHA membranes increased the expression of CXCR4 and MMP14 in both HT29 and Huh7 (Fig. 2b,c). Moreover, knockdown of MMP14 reduced the migration ability of both cell lines, whereas knockdown of CXCR4 only reduced the migration ability of HT29 (Supplementary Fig. S2). To understand whether cells cultured on CS and CSHA membranes increased the drug resistance, we employed two different chemotherapeutic drugs, 5-Fluorouracil and doxorubicin, to treat HT29 and Huh7 respectively. The results revealed that cells cultured on CS and CSHA membranes experienced higher viability than those cultured on TCP plates (Fig. 2d). Upon drug treatment, the IC50 values for HT29 and Huh7 produced on TCP plates were 556.3 and 81.0?ng/mL for 5-Fu and doxorubicin, respectively. The values of IC50 increased to 1886.6 and 714.0?ng/mL for HT29 and Huh7 on CS membranes. Similarly, the values of IC50 increased to 1513.0 and 640.2?ng/mL for those cells on CSHA membranes. Moreover, the expression level and enzyme activity of ALDH1A1 increased for HT29 and Huh7 cultured on CS and CSHA membranes (Fig. 2e, Supplementary Fig. S3). On the other hand, the expression level and function of ABCG2 significantly increased for both HT29 and.

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This week many of you hit a wall. The past few months have caught up with everyone, and it's cold and wintery. Acupuncture and our warming therapies may help you to feel more comfortable and ease.
Pain is the biggest moral issue in Australia today
Chronic pain affects one in five Australians. Brisbane acupuncturist Margi Macdonald explores some of the options available for people living with pain.


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[Illustration: Two German Chairs (Late 15th Century). (From Drawings made in Old German Castles by Prof. Heideloff.)]
There are in our South Kensington Museum some full-sized plaster casts of important specimens of woodwork of the fifteenth and two previous centuries, and being of authenticated dates, we can compare them with the work of the same countries after the Renaissance had been adopted and had completely altered design. Thus in Italy there was, until the latter part of the fifteenth century, a mixture of Byzantine and Gothic of which we can see a capital example in the casts of the celebrated Pulpit in the Baptistry of Pisa, the date of which is 1260. The pillars are supported by lions, which, instead of being introduced heraldically into the design, as would be the case some two hundred years later, are bearing the whole weight of the pillars and an enormous superstructure on the hollow of their backs in a most impossible manner. The spandril of each arch is filled with a saint in a grotesque position amongst Gothic foliage, and there is in many respects a marked contrast to the casts of examples of the Renaissance period which are in the Museum.
[Illustration: Carved Oak Buffet in Gothic Style (Viollet le Duc). Period: XV. Century. French.]
This transition from Mediaeval and Gothic, to Renaissance, is clearly noticeable in the woodwork of many cathedrals and churches in England and in continental cities. It is evident that the chairs, stalls, and pulpits in many of these buildings have been executed at different times, and the change from one style to another is more or less marked. The Flemish buffet here illustrated is an example of this transition, and may be contrasted with the French Gothic buffet referred to in the following paragraph. There is also in the central hall of the South Kensington Museum a plaster cast of a carved wood altar stall in the Abbey of Saint Denis, France: the pilasters at the sides have the familiar Gothic pinnacles, while the panels are ornamented with arabesques, scrolls, and an interior in the Renaissance style; the date of this is late in the fifteenth century.
The buffet on page 43 is an excellent specimen of the best fifteenth century French Gothic oak work, and the woodcut shows the arrangement of gold and silver plate on the white linen cloth with embroidered ends, in use at this time.
[Illustration: Carved Oak Table. Period: Late XV. or Early XVI. Century. French.]
[Illustration: Flemish Buffet. Of Carved Oak; open below with panelled cupboards above. The back evidently of later work, after the Renaissance had set in. (From a Photo, by Messrs. R. Sutton & Co. from the Original in the S. Kensington Museum.) Period: Gothic To Renaissance, XV. Century.]
[Illustration: A Tapestried Room in a French Chateau, With Oak Chests as Seats.]
[Illustration: Carved Oak Seat, With moveabls Backrest, in front of Fireplace. Period: Late XV. Century. French.]


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I absolutely LOVE this travel tip! Take it a step further and mail yourself the postcards home. That way, they will be waiting for you when you get back. 38 more words
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Andrew Zimmern’s Driven By Food (Travel Channel) – Starts 16th August
A culinary travel show where Andrew Zimmern visits a city, then befriends three cabbies who take him around to their favourite spots in town and show him their favourite eateries. 91 more words
Samantha’s career as a television travel host happened by accident.
A producer spotted her work in a commercial and recommended her to the Travel Channel in 1999 to audition for a new show being developed called Great Vacation Homes. 226 more words
Life’s A Beach (Travel Channel) – Starts 17th July
Some classic Travel Channel programming where in 20 minutes it cover four different stories of people moving to live by the beach, where they’ve adapted by running local businesses and generally spend the rest of their time larking about in or near the water. 21 more words

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Opponents to the Miramar Hotel have withdrawn their lawsuit and their appeals to the California Coastal Commission, paving the way for renovation of the Montecito beach resort which for the past decade has sat abandoned and overgrown with weeds.
Miramar owner Rick Caruso’s camp made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon, April 7. Matt Middlebrook, project manager for Los Angeles-based Caruso Affiliated, said his boss hopes to begin construction this year or early next.
Middlebrook said that because of an agreement with neighbors he couldn’t get into specifics of the settlement, though Caruso’s press release did indicate that the two sides will work together to solve drainage problems at Oak Creek. Roughly 85 percent of the neighbors’ concerns centered on drainage, according to Ron Pulice, a self-described member of the “loyal opposition” to the project.
During several county hearings, neighbors claimed the environmental review of the project was inadequate because it failed to recognize that the Miramar’s grading of its own flood plain would lead to flooding on its neighbors’ properties. According to Pulice, Caruso indicated he was willing to pay for improvements to the drainage infrastructure.
Because of the settlement agreement, Pulice had little comment beyond that, but the press release said both sides lauded him for facilitating the discussions between the two sides. It took months for them to agree, Pulice said, thanks in part to animosities that had developed during various stages of county approval, but neither side relished a years-long legal battle.
Stan and Jean Harfenist, who didn’t return a phone call prior to deadline, withdrew a CEQA lawsuit they had filed on behalf of themselves and other Miramar neighbors. They also withdrew an appeal they had filed with the California Coastal Commission. According to the statement from Caruso, the Harfenists were pleased with the resolution: “Throughout this process we have been supportive of a new hotel at this site, but we had concerns that we felt needed to be addressed,” they were quoted as saying. “This agreement accomplishes that goal. It is a win-win for the entire community, particularly for our Oak Creek neighbors.”
The Citizens Planning Association also withdrew its appeal, though executive director Naomi Kovacs said she wouldn’t comment on the matter until she spoke with her board of directors.
“I am pleased that we have put this chapter behind us, and we can proceed with real planning for the hotel,” Caruso said. “From day one we have worked with the community to ensure that this is a good project for everyone, and our agreement today helps achieve that.”
Today’s announcement means there is just one major requirement that must still be met before construction begins: money. Caruso, a billionaire who seriously considered running for mayor of L.A., has said all along he had the funding support to build his project, estimated to cost $300 million or so. Middlebrook was emphatic Tuesday that was still the case.
Caruso is the third owner of the storied Miramar to take a shot at rebuilding it. Ian Schrager got plans approved-plans Caruso is using with modifications-but then ran out of money. Following Schrager, Ty Warner bought then sold the property out of fear he wouldn’t be able to garner support for his project. But Caruso’s grand plans for a five-star resort on the 17-acre-site, with 192 rooms, three restaurants, and two public pathways to the beach, passed inspection, getting the approval of the Montecito Planning Commission and ultimately the Board of Supervisors in December of last year. Middlebrook said a design team is being assembled and will come before the Montecito Board of Architectural Review “as soon as we can.”
“I want the Montecito community to know that, more than ever, I am totally committed to the development of a first-class family-friendly resort hotel at the Miramar site so we can finally bring back the tradition of the Miramar,” Caruso said.


Audio - David A. Welch on the G8 leaders' statement on countering terrorism
June 26, 2010
David A. Welch on the G8 leaders' statement on countering terrorism and the difficulty in defining the issue. In his analysis, Welch describes the Western focus of the statement and how terrorism is framed as a result of undemocratic systems.
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This cabin was in a great location: far enough away from Dallas to hear some nature you don't hear in cities, but not too far. The person we met o...
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Frank Lloyd Wright-Style Cabin Rental with Private Hot Tub near Dallas, TexasRoyse City, Texas (United States)
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This Frank Lloyd Wright-style cabin, complete with its own private hot tub, is located near Dallas, Texas, and can accommodate four guests. There is one bedroom and one full bathroom. The first bedroom has a double bed. In the first bathroom, guests will find a toilet, a sink, and a shower. Linens and towels are provided.
In the living room, guests will find a sofa, a television, and a fireplace. The fully equipped kitchen comes with a microwave, a refrigerator, and a coffeemaker. Other amenities include Wi-Fi and a washer and dryer.
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The traditional cabin is located near Royse City, Texas, 37 miles away from central Dallas. It is situated between Lake Ray Hubbard and Lake Tawakoni. The surrounding area consists of picturesque farmland. The closest airport is Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, located 62 miles away.
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The nearby town of Greenville offers a range of unique attractions. The Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum hosts a great deal of local history including Caddo Indian arrowheads and tools to displays of the history of Northeast Texas, farming history, period clothing, a 1906 Cadillac, and information on Audie Murphy and various military conflicts, this museum has something for everyone. There are several wineries, for example, the Landon Winery, and the Splash Kingdom Water Park, which is particularly family-friendly.
Dallas has a huge range of sights and activities. The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens showcases the best of Southern gardening and there are also excellent museums such as the Old Red Museum and the Sixth Floor Museum. There are many cultural centers too such as the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and the Dallas Museum of Art.
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Russia's Defense Ministry says US-led coalition unlikely to launch battle for Raqqa soonRussian Politics & Diplomacy March 25, 19:06
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TEL AVIV, August 21. (Itar-Tass). – The statement of Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan about Israel’s involvement in the overthrow of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi and in the Egyptian crisis at large is “an absolute nonsense” and “doesn’t mean anything”. Thus commented Erdogan’s claims the representative of Israeli Prime Minister’s office quoted by today’s Jerusalem Post. The spokesperson of Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry Yigal Palmor called the words of Turkish Prime Minister “undeserving any kind of comment”.
On Tuesday, head of Turkey’s government blamed Israel in plotting Morsi’s overthrow. Earlier, Ankara officially scorched actions of new Egyptian authorities that crackdown anti-governmental protests of Islamists.
Bitter denunciation of Erdogan’s statement was also expressed by Turkey’s NATO associate, the U.S. that evaluates recent changes in Egypt mostly negatively. “Speculations on possible Israel’s responsibility of latest events in Egypt are offensive, unsubstantiated and erroneous,” Marie Harf, official representative of the U.S. State Department, said.
Anti-Israeli policy of Erdogan, that after many years of friendly relations between the two countries reckons Israel as an enemy, sparks controversies in Turkey itself. Thus, influential newspaper Hurriyet ironically commented the Prime Minister’s latest statements: “August 20, Erdogan is back on the warpath, blaming one of the main dreads of official Ankara – Israel – of plotting Morsi’s overthrow”.
Jerusalem Post notes that the anti-Israeli mood of Turkish Prime Minister hasn’t changed even after the head of Israel’s Cabinet Benjamin Netanyahu apologized for “operational mistakes that led to human losses”, when Mavi Marmara vessel was attacked when delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip in 2010.


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An interdisciplinary research team from the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation (CESI) at Queen's University Belfast has been awarded a £2m grant.
Speaking of the new award, Professor Connolly, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have achieved this major new award. The grant is testament to the growing international reputation that CESI has for its innovative research in early intervention and prevention.
“Underpinning our new global programme of work is the belief that ECD services can make an important contribution towards sustainable development and promoting social cohesion in LMICs impacted by ethnic divisions and political violence. Through our planned programme of work, we aim to test this in a range of LMICs and to begin building a robust international evidence base to inform further work that reduces the impacts of violence on young children and helps to promote peacebuilding.”
Queen's University Belfast is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
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Kurt Wallace Signs On At WQME/Anderson-Indianapolis
June 16, 2015 at 3:44 PM (PT)
KURT WALLACE will join ANDERSON UNIVERSITY Contemporary Christian WQME (98.7)/ANDERSON-INDIANAPOLIS as the new Content Manager and morning show host, replacing the departing MATT RUST. RUST will be serving in a new role beginning JULY 1st as Exec. Dir. of the ANDERSON/MADISON COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU.
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY Department of Communication & Design Chair REBECCA FULLER BEELER says, "MATT RUST has been such an integral part of our operations at WQME. For 16 years, he's been the voice of mornings and has been out in the community representing our station. We're going to miss having him around the station fulltime, but I'm so glad he'll still be in the community and a friend to WQME and ANDERSON UNIVERSITY."
WALLACE got his start in radio at GREENVILLE COLLEGE, and his career has included radio stops in ST. LOUIS, BATON ROUGE, ATLANTA, CINCINNATI and INDIANAPOLIS. He serves as the station voice for multiple Christian radio stations across the country and also as host of the nationally syndicated WEEKEND TOP 20 COUNTDOWN.
WALLACE commented, "I'm honored to take the baton from MATT RUST, who's been a community leader and so influential in the lives of the students who have been a part of WQME during his 16 years here."
BEELER added, "I am so excited KURT WALLACE has joined our team on mornings and as our content manager. KURT has a wealth of experience in contemporary Christian radio and a heart for students. He sees the potential in WQME and how we can continue to serve the community and the University."


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by Paul Joseph Watson @ Prison Planet
I’m quite upset and confused about using #BLM, and it brings tears to my eyes. For a movement that one would think was for us, we were being used as puppets to further the agenda of George Soros. We have been screaming that black lives matter means that black lives matter too, but that is not the case in Soros’ eyes. I was on Twitter, yeah, I know that’s not a credible source, but I saw that Deray McKesson is being funded by George Soros. So, I decided to do some research and found that Deray McKesson [is] funded by Soros.
A director at Soros’s Open Society Foundations says the billionaire Soros, did not give money to Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi, the three activists who rallied together to create Black Lives Matter after the death of Trayvon Martin. Neither of the three have been found to have any connection with Soros or his funding group.
However, Deray McKesson has been accused of being paid for his participation in protests, lives in a multi-million dollar home owned by the Soros’ Open Society Institute, philanthropists James and Robin Wood in Baltimore, Maryland, and is making the movement look bad beyond a shadow of a doubt. Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, political activist and author who is of Jewish-Hungarian ancestry. He is known as “The Man Who Broke the Bank of England” because of his short sale of US $10 billion worth of pounds, making him a profit of $1 billion. He funded and backed Obama, but then told Hillary Clinton that he wish that he had not, because what he wanted to have done was not done. He is also the puppet master and responsible for coup and mass murder in Ukraine.
Soros “predicted” riots, police protests and civil war in America. While one may think that war is good to prevent blacks from being mistreated in the U.S., what good is it for us all to die in the process? The leading man, Deray, for BLM lives in a multi-million dollar home owned by this person while telling us to go out and protest, to be killed and jailed. Yes, he went to jail, but did he extend his hand to help have the rest of the protestors with him released? No! While something so beautiful that many of us have been hoping for to relieve us of social and institutional racism as well as police violence, McKesson and Soros are not working for our benefit. We applaud when athletes and actors get on stage and scream black lives matter, but do they really?
Everyone seems to see what is happening to us, but we are inundated with black on black crime accusations, racist accusations, and indifference. It looks to me like Soros found another way to make money at the expense of black lives. I’m heartbroken.
Ignorance was bliss… You be the judge.
Next up BLM leader and spokesperson get’s it wrong again…
Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson continued his pattern of jumping to conclusions and getting his facts wrong on Wednesday when he tweeted out to his 200,000 followers that the man who fatally shot a TV reporter and cameraman in Virginia was white.
McKesson quibbled with initial reports that the shooter — who had not been identified at the time — was a disgruntled ex-employee. The activist, who began touring the country as an organized protester after the Michael Brown shooting last year, appeared to believe that the shooter was white. He compared the initial reports to how Muslims are characterized as “terrorists” following similar incidents.
Turns out the shooter McKesson was talking about what a 41 year old black male. Oops.
In many of the cases he’s protested — from the Michael Brown case to Freddie Gray’s death to Sandra Bland’s — McKesson has made claims to his large Twitter following that turned out to be false. Double oops… lol


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Buchan Observer - John A. MacInnes
The UK Government has said it will consider using public service obligations (PSO) to help airports such as Aberdeen recover from the pandemic following pressure from David Duguid MP.
The Conservative MP for Banff and Buchan raised the struggles of Aberdeen airport which has seen the loss of two million passengers and several key routes, as well as more than 400 jobs during the pandemic.
Mr Duguid, who campaigned to reinstate Easyjet’s Aberdeen-Gatwick route, asked aviation minister Robert Courts if the UK Government would consider helping the city’s airport through the use of public service obligations.
A PSO, which receives support from the government and council, imposes obligations to ensure the minimum provision of service on a route in terms of continuity, regularity, pricing or minimum capacity.

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alt-J, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and David Byrne have all been added to the bill for Bilbao BBK Live 2018.
Parquet Courts and Temples are also headed to the event, which takes place between 12th and 14th July in the Basque city.
They join the already-announced Gorillaz and The xx.
alt-J released third album, ‘Relaxer’ in June, and begin an Asian and Australasian tour next week.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds release album ‘Who Built The Moon?’ today.


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Texas vs. Ole Miss
Longhorns lie down for Ole Miss in latest game of Texas Fold 'em
Absolutely disgraceful, the way the Texas Longhorns played last night in Mack Brown’s final season as head coach. Losing at home 44-23 to an Ole Miss team they beat by 35 points last year on the road, these Horns have more wasted talent than the Viper Room at 3 am.
Just for passing on future Heisman sensations Robert Griffin III and Johnny Manziel in favor of Garrett Gilbert and Connor Brewer, Brown’s future employment, at $5 million a year, should be questioned. But when you field a team of prized recruits — including the nation’s highest-rated defensive lineman (Jackson Jeffcoat), linebacker (Jordan Hicks) and running backs (Johnathan Gray and Malcolm Brown) — and you can’t beat anybody but low-hanging creampuffs, you’re outta there like Linda Blair.
The second half of last night’s game was Mack Brown’s Waterloo.
Last night was Deja BYU all over again, as Ole Miss marched up and down the field in the first quarter against the Teflon D of Texas, scoring at will, like Gerard Butler at a Josh Groban concert. The folks at the table next to Manny Diaz at Buffalo Wild Wings asked him to pipe down three times.
But then something truly strange and wonderful happened during this week’s game of Texas Fold ’em. The Horns came back! The defense made a couple of stops and pounced on a fumble. Then, on offense, Johnathan the Gray Ghost started reminding us of another No. 32, darting low to the ground to pick up chunks of yardage. Texas tied it at 14 and had first and goal at the 2, but then one of the heavily tattooed young men of privilege jumped before the snap. First and 7. Then another tubby got the jitters. First and 12. After offensive coordinator Major Applevanilla called for a couple of two-yard pass plays, the Horns had to send in the Sandusky refugee for a 30-yard field goal.
After the first half closed with a field goal by Ole Miss that was delivered in a tote bag by Adrian “you can’t spell DUMB without DB” Phillips, Texas led 23-17 and would get the ball back to start the third quarter. Diaz left a nice tip (he did, after all, make about $26,000 while watching that first half) and went home thinking maybe it was his fault. The old Texas was back!
Austin was originally named Waterloo. Did you know that? The second half of last night’s game was Mack Brown’s Waterloo. Mississippi scored 27 points in the half, while Texas put up points to equal the number of children Liza Minnelli had with David Gest. Interesting to note than not one person in Texas made the point that college players should be paid while watching last night’s game. Meanwhile, Ole Miss fans were wondering if they could pay their players more.
In the area of dreadfulness, there was much to go around, but the Texas offensive line was especially bumbling, being pushed around like they were fans between Justin Bieber and the bathroom. After studding-out in the first half, they ended up creating holes the Barton Springs salamander couldn’t slither through. Two trenchmen went down with injuries, let’s be fair about that, but there was 6’6” 320 pound Desmond Harrison just standing on the sidelines, rarin’ to come in. That’s the danger of gaining eligibility through online courses: he couldn’t remember his password.
When Ole Miss started the second half with two 80-yard touchdown drives, UT answered with a pair of three-and-outs. Wide receiver Mike Davis was limping like Chester from Gunsmoke, and he stayed in the game to give Case McCoy the sense of security booze gives to the Lohan family. The vaunted McCoy-to-Shipley II had a couple of nice hookups, but the slimmed-down Major Eggwhites kept burning the first two downs with one-yard plunges. He’s got the imagination of a bricklayer into Bon Jovi.
On defense, the Horns again couldn’t cover the corners, with all the linebackers and DEs bunched in like the center dropped a Beyonce sex tape. I’ve seen better pursuit on a “Cops” blooper reel. And on offense, the big boys up front played like they’ve never seen a weight room.
Before the game, the big news from Chip Brown of Orangestool was that DeLoss Dodds was hanging up the Lou Holtz hairpiece at the end of the year. It’s likely that Mackovic Brown, since UT’s paying him anyway and he’s a helluva nice guy, will step into the athletics director job. Sorry, women’s volleyball, that’s the way it has to be.
We’re going to need a new head football coach at the end of what looks to be a 4-9 season. Someone who bases his coaching style on the first half of Full Metal Jacket.

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Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has commended four local organisations on receiving Federal Government funding to develop their project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War.
The projects in Aberdeen, Tamworth, Uralla and Inverell worth more than $20,000 in combined funding under the Armistice Centenary Grants Program will help communities pay tribute to this important occasion in our national wartime history.
“These grants will help us appropriately acknowledge the end of the war 100 years ago with delivery of local projects for local communities here in the New England electorate,” Mr Joyce said.
“The commitment of organisations such as the light horse association together with Inverell, Uralla and Aberdeen RSL sub branches ensures communities like ours can preserve our local history for future generations.
“Whether that’s a street march, or upgrading one of our many historic war memorials around the region, it’s all helping us commemorate Australia’s role in the First World War and paying tribute to our local service men and women.”
Under the Armistice Centenary Grants Program every electorate in Australia will receive up to $50,000 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War.
Armistice Centenary Grants Program - New England:
- 12th /16th Hunter River Lancers and 24th Light Horse Regiments Association $8,442: Project: Upgrade the Australian Light Horse Memorial in Tamworth with the installation of four new plaques.
- UraIla RSL Sub-Branch $6,000 Project: Restore and refit two First World War Honour Rolls located on either side of the memorial gates at Alma Park in Uralla.
- Aberdeen RSL Sub-Branch $4,887: Project: Continue restoration of the Aberdeen Cenotaph.
- lnverell RSL Sub- Branch $3,640: Project: Commemorate the end of the First World War with a street march and a Memorial Service.

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