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Here's a perfect way to maximize your time when touring the Banaue area. You can in three days easily see the most popular tourist atttactions: Batad, Bontoc, Sagada, and Hapao.
PERFECT FOR THOSE WITH LIMITED TIME!
1. No wasted time finding local transport or haggling over prices. We use our own SUV and quote a single price while other guides hire local jeepneys which will add to your cost.
2. All breakfast and accommodation are included.
3. Includes your return ticket to Manila on a deluxe bus, or to Baguio via van, depending on your next destination.
4. From the moment of your arrival in Banaue you incur no additional costs except for personal purchases such as souvenirs, lunch and dinner which gives you the opportunity to experience different local dishes.
YOUR ITINERARY IN BRIEF:
THE EVE OF DAY 1: You leave Manila on the night bus at your own expense.
DAY 1: Arrive in Banaue, visit Batad, sleep at our lodge in Banaue.
Day 2: Visit Bontoc and Sagada, sleep at our lodge in Banaue.
Day 3: See more of the Banaue area, including the Hapao Rice Terraces. Depart Banaue on the 8PM bus to Manila. (ticket price included in package and seats pre-purchased).
PHP 4,200 per pax (this is our 7-person price but if you are a small family of 3 or a school group of 40 we can always adapt the prices and tour to fit your needs! Contact us for quotes; we are always willing to work with you.
> Accommodation: 2 nights in Banaue proper
> Breakfast (extra drinks/orders will be at guest's own expense)
> Appropriate entrance fees and tour guides
> Private transportation in our comfortable 7-passenger Mitsubishi 4x4 (Batad, Bontoc, Sagada, Hapao) to all tour sites
> Bus fare to Manila or Baguio
on this website are in Philippine Pesos (PHP). Please remember that Banaue operates on a cash economy only. There are no banks in town and credit cards are not accepted. Here's a convenient
We may ask you for a non-refundable deposit to guarantee your tour reservation. We lose a lot of revenue if someone is a "no-show" customer. If we'd known in advance that you're not coming we could have sold the tour to another customer. We are honorable people but we ask you to be honorable as well.
HOW TO GET TO BANAUE
There is nightly bus service directly to our town from the University of Saint Thomas / Sampaloc area of Manila. Three companies have terminals in the area near the Lacson and España street intersection:
All three provide good service with modern buses. Florida however has deluxe buses with bathroom on board and has a second terminal in the Kamias/Cubao area along EDSA, very convenient to access, much more accessible than is the Sampaloc area.
Return service from Banaue back to Manila is also at night and that means your arrival in Manila will be about 4 or 5AM. At that hour EDSA already has bus and taxi traffic so you can easily move on to your final destination. At that same hour in Sampaloc there is mayhem with taxis, touts, porters, and lots of chaos due to the limited space and narrow streets.
YOUR ITINERARY IN DETAIL:
10:00 PM Departure from Manila to Banaue via Ohayami, Florida, or KMS/Coda bus
7:00 AM Arrival in Banaue followed by check-in at our lodge to deposit baggage, quickly refresh, and have breakfast
9:00 AM Off to Batad via our private transport (comfortable Mitsubishi 7-passenger 4x4) where you will enjoy a nature trek through the lush forests of Batad, walk the famed amphitheatre-like rice terraces
1:00 PM Walk to the amazing 35-meter Tappiyah Waterfalls
4:00 PM Back to the guest house in Banaue for rest and relaxation
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6:30 PM Dinner at your own expense. We recommend you try “pinikpikan”, the highland’s native
delicacy. This is your chance to roam about our small town and explore the various places to eat.
8:00 PM See a cultural show performed by local talents in Banaue Hotel (depending on availability; shows are not presented daily)
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Depart to Sagada with stops
at Banaue Viewpoint, Mt. Polis, Bayyo rice terraces, and the Bontoc museum
1:00 PM Lunch
2:30 PM Walk to Echo Valley and Hanging Coffins, see Burial Cave and Samaguing Cave, followed by a tour of Sagada town proper.
6:30 PM Return to the lodge in Banaue. Again, dinner is at your own expense so you can roam about our town and try different foods and restaurants.
7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Off to Hapao Rice Terraces, a World Heritage site which includes a hotspring where many tourists enjoy relaxing. Observe the traditional terraced rice terrace culture of this area.
1:00 PM Back to Banaue proper with free time at viewpoint and to roam about town proper for buying souvenirs.
6:00 PM Dinner at your own expense in one of Banaue's many eateries.
8:00 PM Departure on the evening bus to Manila
Banaue, Ifugao 3601, Philippines
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Guided tours to Banaue, Bontoc, Sagada, Batad, and the entire Cordillera Region
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My family and I contracted with Jappan for the full 3-day tour in April of 2016 and we were extremely pleased with how it was managed. Whenever we saw something we'd like to photograph Jappan was willing to stop and wait for us. If we'd done this tour on our own and with public transport we'd not have been able to get out and take so many photos. If we'd done so our transport would have moved on and we'd have had to wait for the next available jeepney or bus. That would have meant lots of wasted time.


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The power generation industry in our country is responsible for producing and supplying electricity. Being a huge industry, it consists of many sub-industries, hence, opening the portal to multiple job opportunities. Candidates, who want to work in the energy development domain can strive for PEDO Jobs. Usually, such industries are either small scale startups or giants. In this case, PEDO is one of the country’s biggest power generating companies. As of now, it is looking for candidates who are competent and are able to deliver the best of creativity.
Working at PEDO is the most convenient way to make sure that you secure your financial status. Moreover, it also ensures that you develop the best skills and abilities, compared to that of employees working in other power industries. The Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization holds control of training its individuals at a superior level. To make this process fluent, they have the best training department and highly qualified professionals. Owing to their latest advertisement, they have posted the list of vacant positions, along with their details and application forms. We managed to gather all the necessary information about PEDO and what kind of eligibility criteria required. All you have to do is scroll down and make use of this information.
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Latest PEDO Jobs Details
|Organization||Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization|
|Category||Utility Jobs, Private Jobs|
|Location||Peshawar & Across KPK|
|Last Updated On||1st December, 2023|
For More Private Jobs: Click Here
Information About Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization
PEDO as the name suggests stands for Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization. It formed in 1986 with the slogan “Small Hydro Development Organization”. The organization went under immense redevelopment in 2014 under the Amendment Act of 2014. A little about the company, it functions as an self governing and not dependent organization. The main task of which is to explore certain ways of harnessing energy from the sun, wind, and water. To make this possible, the organization looks forward towards using the latest technology and methodology. There is no doubt to the fact that nations around the world are looking to having renewable ways of generating energy. The amount of energy a particular nation consumes is what make defines its economic status.
Moreover, the very same energy also influences the functionality of industries, agriculture and commercial areas. To cater to all these needs, PEDO has a team of professional and committed people that can work for the betterment of the company. The organization seeks out such people by giving them job opportunities and benefits, in return of their service and hard work. The region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is regarded for its hydro power generation, due to the solidifying work done by PEDO over the years. It is said that coal and natural-gas power generation is also handled by PEDO.
List of Available Job Positions
- Technical Consultant
- Manager Admin
- Regional Manager
- Project Director
- Legal Advisor
- Oil Expert
- Assistant Director
- Deputy Officer
Salary & Benefits
PEDO Jobs provides a great deal when you want to establish your career and grow in the power sector. The forthcoming time poses greater challenges related to energy and utilities. Hence, every country is looking out for ensuring a sustainable and reliable supply of energy for a growing population. When working at PEDO, you will get to work for the government. A government job like such will help you to gain multitudinous benefits, plus the relaxation in your work. The perks of working at PEDO start from having the basic necessities and moving all the way up. Below are some of the other beneficiaries that come with employment at the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO):
- Workshops and session for training
- Learning environment
- Good salary
- Qualified team
- Advancement opportunities
- Job security
- Pension after retirement
How to Apply for PEDO Jobs?
Individuals willing to take their chances, the newest advertisement for PEDO Jobs is out. We advise them to go through all the terms and conditions first hand. The application filing needs to be carefully done. To start with, applicants need to visit PEDO’s official website, www.pedo.pk. From there, one needs to check for the available openings and the application form. The application form will elaborate, what documents and personal information, required for online apply.
The form will also allow listing down salary preferences, requirements, and accomplishments. After submitting the application, candidates will be assessed through an entrance test. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for further interviews. One thing that needs to be noted is, the selection committee never accepts late applications. Moreover, any sort of tampering with personal information and educational certificates, the application will get rejected. As you scroll down, there is an Apply Online button. When you click it, you will gain access to the official site. What are you waiting for then? Go get your hands-on with the application filing.

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An Irish Christmas
December 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
AS SEEN ON PBS!
A perfect family event!
Caterina Coyne, Principal Dancer Riverdance
Tyler Schwartz, World Champion Dancer
Connor Reider (The Chieftains, Celtic Fyre, Celtic Wings)
An Irish Christmas!
“… Genuinely astonishing … electric!” − The Village News
Take a journey through Christmas in Ireland with superb dancing, singing and Irish traditional music celebrating the international spirit of the holiday
An Irish Christmas, features an award-winning cast of Irish dancers led by Riverdance Principal Dancer Caterina Coyne, World Champion Dancer Tyler Schwartz and Connor Reider (Principal dancer Celtic Wings, St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, The Chieftains), as well as members of the Kerry Dance Troupe, The Kerry Voice Squad and the Kerry Traditional Orchestra in a memorable night that sparkles with the charm and magic that only this festive time of year can bring.
Celebrate the great tradition of butter-making, chase the wren on St. Stephen’s Day; draw down the half door for spectacular dance, enjoy superb music-making and singing of Christmas carols in an unforgettable Irish night!
Songs spinning out of the mists and into the familiar Silent Night, Twelve Days of Christmas and Carol of the Bells, and superb music from members of the Kerry Traditional Orchestra is just the beginning of this great Irish night! Not to be Missed! Ireland at its best!
We are thrilled to announce that Mark Alfred (Percussion), Musical Director Riverdance/ Heartbeat of Home will join An Irish Christmas Tour 2019!


Microsoft filed six lawsuits against San Francisco Bay Area computer resellers early this week, accusing them of shipping machines with counterfeit and unlicensed software.
Microsoft (MSFT) filed the lawsuits Monday in federal courts in San Francisco and San Jose. The companies named in the suits are K-Square Computers of San Francisco, Fred Haney & Sons of Newark, Tuniss Computer of Burlingame, Genesys Advanced Technology Enterprises and North American Computer, both of Sunnyvale, and one individual doing business at Atman MPC Computers of San Francisco.
Microsoft is charging copyright violations and trademark infringement. The company is seeking unspecified damages.
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Hear that?: Microsoft will take a stake in Audible, maker of a digital audio player that stores audio books and spoken versions of publications, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Audible, based in Wayne, New Jersey, sells the US$199 MobilePlayer, a device that holds up to two hours of spoken audio. The unit plays back audio books, transcripts from magazines, and other radio plays.
Audible also sells downloadable (not streaming) audio content from its Web site, including spoken versions of the Economist, audio books like The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and the X-Files novelizations.
The Journal report said Microsoft may be interested in Audible to spread its Windows CE operating system into as many handheld devices as possible.
Last January, Audible cut a deal with RealNetworks (RNWK) -- a fierce Microsoft rival these days -- to make its downloads compatible with future versions of the RealPlayer, and to sell Audible downloads on both companies' Web sites.


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At the anniversary edition, the Book Institute, in cooperation with the Polish Comics Society, is organising a stand in the Rights Market, which this year - in addition to Poland - is attended by Canada, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Korea, Taiwan, and numerous publishers.
At the Polish stand open to the general public, located for the second time in the Le Noveau Monde pavilion and showcasing independent publishers, you can take a look not only at titles published by established national publishers, but also at publications by creators carrying out their projects in small publishing houses (for instance Rafał Majczyk's Niezwyciężony ["Invincible"], based on a novel by Stanisław Lem, or the comic series Mieszko, about the first historical Polish ruler, by Przemysław Świszcz and Robert Siwek), as well as those created in cooperation with cultural institutions, such as Chleb wolnościowy ("Freedom Bread") and Sybir. Moja historia ("Sybir. My Story”) by Paweł Piechnik (created for the State Museum at Majdanek and the Sybir Memorial Museum respectively), the Bradl series by Tobiasz Piątkowski, illustrated by Marek Oleksicki, and Bazyliszki (“Basilisks”) by the same scriptwriter with drawings by Wiesław Skupniewicz (for the Warsaw Uprising Museum in cooperation with Egmont).
This year's festival also features the French premiere of Andzia, the poems of Bishop Piotr Mańkowski phenomenally illustrated by Przemyslaw Truściński, which was very well received in the country. The book was published with the support of the Book Institute at Les Edition de la Cerise. The premiere is accompanied by a show of Truściński's work organised at a gallery in Angoulême.
The 50th anniversary of the event was celebrated by the organisers with a special exhibition showcasing 50 works by comic artists from around the world that were commissioned for the occasion.

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Lucy Courtenay works in children's publishing and has contributed to a number of series for young readers including Beast Quest and Animal Ark, whilst more recently writing romance for young adults. When not writing, she enjoys singing, reading and travel.
Sheena Dempsey is a children's illustrator and picture book author from Cork. She has illustrated many books including Dave Pigeon written by Swapna Haddow (Faber & Faber, 2016) which was shortlisted for the Sainsbury’s Book Award. Sheena now lives in London with her partner, Mick, and her retired racing greyhound, Sandy. She loves to write and draw characters that are bursting with fun, humour and mischief.
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The Masaka Grade One Magistrate Author Zirabamuzale was forced to adjourn the case to February next year after the state prosecutor Jacob Nahurira told the court that the witnesses had not appeared in court.
Lwanga Wanyama, another L.C.1 chairman of Bujwanga village in Masaba sub county says that they collected data that showed the area requires 224 mosquito nets but they only received 165 nets which are too few.
Court heard that the accused was caught red-handed having sexual intercourse with the minor on her mother’s bed by the victim’s elder brother. The accused who is the victim’s cousin, is said to be HIV Positive.
According to Muntu, if given the mandate, he will ensure the social economic transformation through East Africa community integration to enable Ugandans do cross border trade in the region without stringent restrictions.
For over ten minutes, Amuriat and local leaders from the FDC exchanged words with police and Ministry police personnel that were blocking him and directing him to Mambule Road which heads to Kyebando on Gayaza Road.
Court heard that the accused picked up a quarrel with the deceased on October 20th at around 10pm and that he assaulted the deceased to coma. The deceased was then rushed to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital for treatment where he died on October 22nd, just two days after his admittance.
According to Jameson Karemani, the Judiciary Public Relations officer the judicial offices like judges, Registrars, Chief Magistrates and lawyers both private and government are being taken through issues that arose in the previous election petitions and how they can overcome them.
The document spells out details on how they seek to work together to take power, how to behave upon achieving their desired goal and an alternative plan to counter the sitting government’s effort snatch their victory.
Robert Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine, started his campaign tour to Kigezi sub- region yesterday in Kisoro district and ended it in Rukungiri district before taking off for Mitooma district in Greater Ankole.
Before entering Rukungiri town, Kyagulanyi was first blocked by the security agencies at the entrance but was later escorted by the police to the district main stadium where he addressed his supporters.
Prosecution led by the Abim Resident State Attorney, Patrick Angulipa had prayed for a deterrent sentence arguing that there was general laxity by the public to adhere to the SOPs especially wearing of masks, social distancing and washing hands hence exposing lives to the danger of COVID-19 infection.
Haruna Busubozi, the NFA Sector Manager for Gulu disclosed to URN on Thursday that they auctioned over 2000 charcoal bags at between Shillings 20,000 and 25,000 and sent the money to the national treasury.
Bishop Odurkami was appointed by the retired Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Rt. Rev. Stanley Ntagali to caretake the troubled Kumi Diocese following the failed consecration of Rev. Charles Okunya over inconsistency in his age among other things.
Christine Napeyok, one of the clients said lack of special projects targeting people living with the virus in Karamoja was making it difficult for them to improve their household income. He noted that most of the projects that the government or NGOs have started in the region exclude them.
Amuriat left the market and was intercepted by police at the junction leading to Naguru remand center. He wanted to proceed to Nakawa Market but was also stopped. He battled security before he was sprayed with pepper and his supporters dispersed with tear gas.
In a press statement sent to Uganda Radio Network, the NRM says that security was invited because the heightened political season has put security on high alert following the detection of large numbers of coordinated groups operating in the field
Sherry Kalyegira, the chairperson of Wakiso district women council, who received the ten heifers on behalf of her council, says initially Museveni promised to give three animals to each women district council but has since increased the number to ten.
On December 4th, 200, a group of councillors led by Charles Wepukhulu, the representative of Buyaga town council and his Buluganya sub-county counterpart, Moses Mwayafu rejected the nominees citing incompetence and extortion.

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Rebirth game with she was Already announced Apex Legends Mobile, And Beta testing of the first area of the game is about to begin.
The mobile version of the popular Royal Royale (new characters for Season 9 have just been announced today) will be “A new version of Apex Legends, but it does work on the original version.”
“This is an important moment for our team. Two years ago, we changed the pattern of the royal battle type, and now our goal is to do it again on mobile devices.” Respawn Game Director Chad Ge Said Chad Grenier.
If you are in the US or Europe, don’t expect to enter the game right away.
“Our work starts from a small start. India and the Philippines have only a few thousand players, but this year we plan to promote the game to more regions and more players around the world,” the developer. No official timetable has been announced yet, but we know that by spring 2021, we will only get Android Beta in the aforementioned regions.
“We will continue to conduct tests, we will expand the scale of these tests, add new areas, and implement iOS support. When we are ready for more extensive development, we will launch a page that allows you to pre-register for the game and register News about Beta.”
Developers encourage you to follow PlayApex Get updates on Twitter.
The game will be a separate project with Apex Legends on the console and PC, so there will be no cross-play and cross-progress, and the version you will be able to play on iOS and Android is specifically for mobile platforms. Similar to the parent game, it is free.
“You might be wondering: What does this mean for Apex Legends on the PC and console?” Chad Grenier concluded.
In short, the best developments for PC and host players have yet to come. Today, we revealed the first glance of one of the biggest updates we have delivered for Apex Legends, and you can check out the first trailer here. (We have embedded the above content for you).
The ninth season of Apex Legends will begin on May 4. With the development of this year, Apex Legends Mobile will be launched to more users.
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Multi-Activity Combo for 6 in Louth – Full Day
Relish a full day of adventure activities on the shores of Carlingford Lough with the stunning backdrop of the Slieve Foy mountain range!
All the training and necessary equipment is provided, and all of the activities are within easy walking distance of Carlingford town centre.
You can tailor your own adventure and choose any 2 of the below activities for a magical day in the great outdoors:
- The Sky Park Aerial Adventure
- Stand Up Paddle Boarding
- Rock Climbing
- Laser Combat
Hot lunch is also included at half time so all you need is some comfortable clothing and your sense of adventure!

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NAT'L BLACK FARMERS ASSN: STAMPING OUT SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM GAINS MOMENTUM
Jul. 15, 2020
Source: National Black Farmers Association news release
Washington - John Boyd Jr., president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the struggle is real for our African American farmers, and the causes range from Trump's U.S.-China trade deal, to farm bailouts and COVID-19.
"The administration was a little slow to react to ensure that monies were in place for farm operating dollars so that we can plant and harvest on time. ...Many of the farmers are unsure of their future," said Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer on his family farm in Baskerville, southern Virginia.
He discussed the frustration of Black farmers on "Bloomberg Markets" with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn.
Noting during the interview the lack of access to capital, loans, and the fact only 3% of U.S.mortgages went to African Americans, Boyd and his wife Kara Brewer Boyd, president of the Association of American Indian Farmers addressed their concerns with Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the launch of Project REACh to promote financial inclusion through greater access to credit and capital.REACh stands for Roundtable for Economic Access and Change and brings together leaders from the banking industry, national civil rights organizations, business, and technology to identify and reduce barriers that prevent full, equal, and fair participation in the nation's economy.
"The recent civil unrest across our country emphasizes that too many people have been left out of our nation's economy," said Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks. "While we applaud others, who have made large financial contributions to address immediate needs, Project REACh will focus on policy and structural changes that can help more people participate in our economy and prosper in the same way so many others have."
Boyd called on Pepsico and other companies with agricultural interests to address systemic racial injustice by doing more business with Black farmers:
"Having recognized that the Aunt Jemima brand must change, PepsiCo should now take the equally obvious but more substantive step of tapping Black farmers as significant sources of its products. Frankly, changing a label pales in comparison to transforming lives and generations by addressing the well documented systemic wealth and opportunity disparities in agriculture.
The National Black Farmers Association has long offered to help bridge this gap, and that offer still stands ... to PepsiCo and every company that values an inclusive and equitable society.
As farmers we not only feed America, we believe in America. And we look forward to our country coming together across racial lines to both reckon with the past and sow the seeds of a better future."
Boyd's statement followed PepsiCo's announcement that it will no longer use the Aunt Jemima brand, long criticized as a racial stereotype, to sell pancake mix and syrup.
Stamping Out Systemic Racism in the U.S. Food System Gains Momentum
Calls for racial justice over the past several weeks have focused attention on how systemic racism reverberates across the economy and criminal justice system. But an area overlooked by many is how the food on our plate is emblematic of a food and agriculture system rooted in racial inequality. Now, some organizations are shining a light on how to tackle issues of race, equity and access in our food system.
Stamping out systemic racism in the U.S. food system is a complex issue-its roots go back to when the land itself was taken by violence and theft from native communities and worked by enslaved people, according to Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), a sustainable farming group that recently pledged to work towards a more equitable farming system. The organization, representing 6,500 farmers, asserts that Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) continue to struggle to gain equal access to land, capital, credit, and markets.
FACT acknowledged < a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57d30c09893fc08d22e87aaf/t/5eecb738f18ce3329b92b3f6/1592571742123/Racial-Equity-Statement"> in a press release that it has "given out grants to hundreds of farmers without making specific efforts to include the BIPOC farming community...we must examine our programs and policies to identify how they can reflect and sustain broader societal inequities and take corrective steps."
Recognizing the struggles of Black farmers
That reckoning with systemic racism is necessary, given that white Americans are most likely to own land and benefit from the wealth it generates. A recent study shows that from 2012 to 2014, white people comprised over 97 percent of non-farming landowners, 96 percent of owner-operators, and 86 percent of tenant operators. They also generated 98 percent of all farm-related income from land ownership and 97 percent of the income that comes from operating farms.
On the other hand, farmers of color (Black, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and those reporting more than one race) comprised less than 3 percent of non-farming landowners and less than 4 percent of owner-operators. Latinx farmers comprised about 2 percent of non-farming landowners and about 6 percent of owner-operators and tenant operators, well below their 17 percent representation in the U.S. population. BIPOC citizens also comprised over 80 percent of farm laborers.
According to the USDA, of the country's 3.4 million total farmers, only 1.3 percent, or 45,508, are black. They own just 0.52 percent of America's farmland. Contrast that with a century ago, when there were nearly a million Black farmers. Currently, Black farmers make on average less than $40,000 annually, compared with over $190,000 by white farmers-most likely since their average acreage is about one-quarter of white Americans, according to the Guardian.
Fourth-generation soybean farmer John Boyd, Jr., founder of the National Black Farmers Association, has been fighting for decades against racial inequity in the agriculture system, telling the Guardian in 2019, "Why does it take so long to receive benefits as a black farmer? I know white farmers in my community who went through the same program [for a soybean subsidy] and had their money a long time ago. I'm still waiting." He and other Black farmers have sued the USDA over discrimination.
The Farm Bureau Says it Wants to Fight Racism. Here's Where to Start.
In response to the murder of George Floyd, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the nation's largest farm organization, declared that it opposed racial discrimination and was forming a working group to determine how it's staff can "be a positive influence against racism."
Black farmers have often waged a lonely fight in their quest for justice. When legislators opposed our efforts to right these historical wrongs, the Farm Bureau was nowhere to be found.
We're pleased to hear that the Farm Bureau is ready to start thinking differently about the impact racism has had on our agricultural landscape, and we hope it starts with the USDA. Now is the time to make things right.


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Cardiff City vs. Millwall | Your Matchday Guide!
Ahead of City's return to CCS for our Boxing Day fixture against Millwall, this handy guide will give you the lowdown on how to get the most out of your matchday experience!
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Thursday’s match against Millwall kicks off 3pm, with the gates at Cardiff City Stadium opening an hour and a half before at 1:30pm!
The TV Network will begin its schedule of programmes from then. The First Team, Development side, Academy and Women’s Team are all covered on matchdays, thanks to Cardiff City TV.
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In the Family Stand, Cardiff City FC Foundation will be keeping all of the Junior Bluebirds entertained ahead of kick-off with their usual fun blend of games and activities.
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You may have noticed some new faces around the stadium lately. Our new team of assistants were hard at work during our last few home fixtures as part of our goal to really make sure we are supporting City fans the way you support the Club.
Our group of “Here to Help” assistants will be your first point of contact upon arrival, ready and waiting to welcome you to the home of the Bluebirds on Thursday afternoon. They will be stationed outside Cardiff City Stadium well ahead of the crowd, before making their way into the concourse half an hour before the match kicks off.
This season's 12th issue of Cardiff City FC's official matchday programme, The Bluebird, is out ahead of the match, with featuring an exclusive feature interview with City defender Lee Peltier! The Bluebird is available around CCS ahead of kick-off, so why not pick up your copy ahead of heading into the ground for only £3!
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Cardiff City Football Club is delighted to announce the launch of an audio description commentary service at Cardiff City Stadium to promote access for all football fans.The service, provided by Alan March Sport Ltd, will be available at all future home fixtures having first been introduced as City hosted Preston North End last time out.
The free to use service for blind and vision impaired spectators will be available to both home and visiting fans, with our team of trained audio describers keeping up with play to the second to ensure listeners know exactly where the ball is and what is happening on the pitch.
Cardiff City kick-off their match against Millwall at 3pm! Don't miss a second of the action by ensuring that you're in your seat ahead of KO.
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The Corning varsity volleyball team was outmatched by visiting Sutter on Thursday as the Lady Cardinals were swept in scores of 11-25, 12-25, 3-25.
“We played an excellent team,” Corning coach Mike Albee said. “This was a big learning experience as a team, to continue to play through adversity.”
Britany Silva led the back row with 17 digs, Jessica Flores had 13 and Kayla Danielson had 11. Desiree Kohler also paced the defense at the net with three blocks.
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Arielle Patton and Michelle Davis each had four kills and Marisela Espinoza led servers with three aces and five points in Thursday’s 18-25, 11-25 loss to Sutter.
Samantha Monroe led the defense with five digs and two blocks and Baille Eller picked up four digs with two touches at the net.
Ruby Figueroa added five assists at setter.
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The Lady Cards record now stands at 2-2.
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Ashley Heitland led the club in kills (3), assists (6) and also hammered eight service points and three aces in Corning’s 9-25, 15-25 loss to Sutter.
Regan Albee also served two aces and Amanda McClintock had one.
In the back row, Michelle Silva paced serve-receive with 12 digs, Heitland had eight and Nicole Ray and Albee each had seven.
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BORN: 1842, Paris, France
DIED: 1898, Valvins, France
GENRE: Drama, poetry
Afternoon of a Faun (1876)
A Throw of the Dice Never Will Abolish Chance (1914)
Stephane Mallarme. Mallarme, Stephane, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Stephane Mallarme is one of France’s four major poets of the second half of the nineteenth century, along with Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, and Arthur Rimbaud. Although he was recognized as a prominent artist during his lifetime, much of his poetry was acknowledged to be difficult to understand because of its fractured syntax, ambiguous expressions, and obscure imagery. Critics during his lifetime and afterward have continued to disagree as to the precise interpretations of many of his later works.
Works in Biographical and Historical Context
Bourgeois Upbringing. Stephane Mallarme—as he is known, although his birth certificate records his first name in its more usual French form of ‘‘Etienne’’—was born into a middle-class family on March 18, 1842, in Paris. His mother died when he was seven years old, after which his maternal grandmother played an increasingly significant role in his upbringing. His grandmother sent Mallarme to various boarding schools, generally attended by the upper-class, where he often felt self-conscious and ill-at-ease because of his bourgeois background. When Mallarme was fifteen, his youngest sister and closest companion, Maria, died. Her death strongly affected
Mallarme’s development as a poet; he abandoned his youthful interest in Romantic lyricism and turned to Charles Baudelaire’s Lesfleurs du mal (1857, Flowers of Evil) for inspiration. Mallarme’s earliest work, in which he chose to describe imaginative visions rather than depict reality, dates from this period. While his family disapproved of his interest in Baudelaire and confiscated his copy of the book, Baudelaire remained Mallarme’s first strong literary influence.
First Publication, Language Studies, and Return to France. In 1860, Mallarme received his baccalaureate degree from the university in Sens; after graduation he became an apprentice at his grandfather’s registry office. He also became friends with professor Emmanuel des Essarts, with whom he discussed literature and art. Encouraged by des Essarts, Mallarme published his first sonnet in 1862 in the short-lived literary journal Le papillon. Shortly after the sonnet’s publication, Mallarme met his future wife, Maria Gerhard, a schoolteacher who accompanied him to London in 1863. Mallarme aspired to become a foreign-language teacher and to learn English in order to translate Edgar Allan Poe. He succeeded, and his translation, Les poemes d’Edgar Poe, appeared in 1888. When he returned to France at the age of twenty-two, Mallarme married Gerhard and took a teaching position in Tournon, a small village on the Rhone River.
Poetic Struggles. Although Mallarme had already begun to develop his poetic and linguistic theories, his work and meditations were constantly interrupted by what he considered the tedious duties of a schoolteacher. His pupils openly mocked him, and when Mallarme’s poem ‘‘L’azur’’ (The Sky) was published, along with ten other pieces in Le parnasse contemporain in 1866, the students scrawled the poem’s final line over the blackboard: ‘‘Je suis hante. L’azur! l’azur! l’azur!’’ (I am haunted. The sky! The sky! The sky!) Their ridicule, however, did not inhibit Mallarme’s poetic studies, and although his writing habits were slow and meticulous, his work began to receive attention in literary circles. Poe replaced Baudelaire as Mallarme’s dominant literary influence, and he began to write lengthy, dreamlike poems that reflected the poetic theories of his new mentor.
Inventing Language from Poetics. After his poems were published in Le parnasse contemporain, Mallarme wrote a letter to his friend Henri Cazalis in which he explained his developing poetic aesthetic and his work on a prose poem titled Herodiade: ‘‘[I] am inventing a language that must necessarily spring from a very new poetics, which I could define in these few words: to paint, not the thing, but the effect it produces. The poetic line should be composed not of words but of intentions, and all words should efface themselves before sensations. I mean—for the first time in my life—to succeed. I would never pick up a pen again if I failed.’’ Herodiade is a reworking of the biblical story about Herodiade, or Salome, as she is also known, who causes John the Baptist's murder by decapitation. In Mallarme’s interpretation, Herodiade is a melancholic and chaste princess who eschews her own sexuality in order to attain moral perfection. This work, which remained unfinished, caused Mallarme much anguish throughout his life as he struggled to properly convey his poetic vision.
An Exploration of Sensuality. As Mallarme was struggling to complete Herodiade, he began to compose Afternoon of a Faun, which he intended to be a companion piece to the first work. In a letter to Henri Cazalis dated 1865, Mallarme explained his motivations: ‘‘I have been at work for ten days. I have left Herodiade for the cruel winter: That solitary work had sterilized me, and in the interval I am rhyming an heroic interlude with a Faun as its hero.’’ While Herodiade is a mystical interpretation of sexual repression, Afternoon of a Faun addresses how sensuality, ardor, and physical sensation attain significance through meditative introspection. Therefore, while Herodiade suggests chastity can lead to spiritual perfection, Afternoon of a Faun explores the nature of sensual pleasure only to reveal the deceptive nature of illusion and reality.
The Belle Epoque. The period during which Mallarme grew up and attained success was known in France as the Belle Epoque, or Beautiful Era. This was a time notable throughout Europe for its political stability and economic prosperity. The Franco-Prussian War, the culmination of many years of hostilities between Germany and France, came to an end in 1871; the devastation of World War I would not arrive until more than forty years later. Because of this relative peace and prosperity, the Belle (Epoque led to a flowering of the arts, with performance arts, such as plays and music, enjoying a boost as audiences sought light entertainment. Mallarme’s work was perfectly suited for the French audiences of this time period.
The Tuesday Poets. In 1875 Mallarme moved to Paris, where he obtained a teaching position at College Rollin and came in contact with such notable Parisian poets as Paul Verlaine and Theodore de Banville. Gustave Kahn, in particular, admired Mallarme’s poetry and began to call on him in the evening. Others soon joined him, and Tuesdays became the day that Mallarme received visitors. As the number of guests grew, the legendary Tuesday evening meetings or les mardis (Tuesdays) grew famous, and the faithful became known as les mardistes. In 1884, Mallarme finally achieved widespread recognition when two books by mardistes were published: Les poetes maudits by Verlaine, and A rebours by Joris Karl Huysmans, which hailed Mallarme’s prose poems. By 1891, such young poets as Paul Valery and Andre Gide had joined the group. At these meetings, Mallarme lectured on how to use words as symbols and was revered by his audience as an oracle. Because of the tremendous influence he had over the writers of his time, Mallarme became known in certain literary circles as the ‘‘Master of Symbolism.’’
Persistence Against All Odds. Uncertain and despondent though he may have felt late in life, Mallarme nevertheless recovered sufficiently from his pessimism on occasions to write elegies to Baudelaire in 1895, to Verlaine in 1897 and to Vasco da Gama in 1898. This last poem, ‘‘Au seul souci de voyager’’ (To life’s sole goal of sailing onwards) was written to celebrate the four-hundredth anniversary of da Gama’s voyage to India, but Mallarme also saw, in the great explorer’s persistence in sailing into the unknown against all odds, an image of his own unwavering pursuit of the ideal world, despite disappointments and setbacks. Mallarme died in Valvins later that year.
LITERARY AND HISTORICAL CONTEMPORARIES
Mallarme's famous contemporaries include:
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926): A transitional figure between traditional and modernist poetry, Rilke—who wrote in both German and French—is considered one of Germany's greatest poets.
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939): Irish poet and playwright, Yeats had won the Nobel Prize in Literature even before his greatest works were published.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922): Inspired by his work with speech therapy, Bell experimented with mechanical speech devices. These experiments eventually led to his most famous invention, the telephone, a device he would later repudiate as too much of a distraction.
Wyatt Earp (1848-1929): One of the prototypical figures of the American Old West, lawman and entrepreneur Earp is best remembered today for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, along with Doc Holliday and Earp's brothers Virgil and Morgan.
Sanford B. Dole (1844-1926): A member of the wealthy family that owned the well-known pineapple-canning company, Dole was instrumental in forcing the late-nineteenth-century transition of Hawaii from a monarchy to an American territory.
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935): A French artillery officer who was charged with treason in 1894 in what was revealed to be an anti-Semitic conspiracy. His subsequent exoneration was one of the biggest political scandals of its day.
COMMON HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Mallarme is often cited as one of the first symbolist poets. His work was an inspiration to a generation of artists. Some of the best-known symbolist poetry includes:
A Season in Hell (1873), an extended poem by Arthur Rimbaud. The prototypical enfant terrible, Rimbaud had written his best work and quit poetry before his twentieth birthday; A Season in Hell's hallucinogenic imagery would continue to influence many artistic movements beyond symbolism.
Sagesse (1880, Wisdom), a poetry collection by Paul Verlaine. A collection of poems dealing with maturation, Verlaine's poetry was, like his partner Rimbaud's, influential on nonsymbolist poets and artists in the twentieth century.
Au Le jardin de l'infante (1893, Garden of the Princess), a poetry collection by Albert Samain. The volume that made Samain's name as a poet, these melancholy verses are firmly placed within the symbolist genre.
Works in Literary Context
Mallarme’s vision was of the transcendent word—of language that belongs neither to the world of things nor to the human world of speech but rather to primordial emptiness, in which the splendor of beauty exists as a sheer presence, a pure quality not based on any reality but the written word. Although Mallarme has sometimes been hailed as the originator of the symbolist school, his poetic aesthetic was greatly influenced by the works of Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, and Arthur Rimbaud, other French poets also associated with the developing trend toward symbolic representation of human emotion.
Symbolism. Stephane Mallarme was one of the foremost contributors to French symbolism, a nineteenth- century poetic movement whose members believed that the function of poetry was to evoke moods and impressions rather than to describe concrete realities. Mallarme differed from his predecessors, however; while he was dissatisfied with conventional interpretations of existence, he attempted to delineate other possibilities in a way that appealed not only to the heart but also to the intellect. Charles Chadwick explained: ‘‘[Mallarme] could not simply take refuge in some exotic memory or vision of an ideal world. If there was an alternative to reality then it must, in Mallarme’s view, be capable of rational definition.’’ Attempting to transcend the limits of language and therefore locate what he believed was the purity and perfection inherent in poetry, Mallarme often utilized innovative syntax, complex metaphors, and experimental typography to create poems that challenge readers’ perceptions.
Throughout his career, Mallarme’s insistence that the reader work with the poet in search of symbolic meaning, his disdain of immediate gratification in literature, and his vacillating poetic intentions also proved problematic; he intermittently suffered from depression and creative sterility. When a student announced, for example, that he had deciphered the meaning of one of Mallarme’s sonnets, the poet replied: ‘‘How wonderful! You have figured out in one week what has taken me thirty years.’’ Although Mallarme failed to achieve his goals, his small output forms an important contribution to the symbolist movement and contemporary poetry because it demonstrates his belief that the inexplicability of poetry can be consciously expressed through precise symbolic language. Guy Michaud explained: ‘‘[Mallarme] liberated the poetic instrument once and for all from the harness of three centuries of rationalistic and French rhetoric, up to and including Romanticism. He ... forcefully established that the function of the poet, and of the writer in general, is to decipher the mystery of the world.’’
While Mallarme’s oeuvre is small and has sometimes been faulted for being deliberately obscure and ambiguous, his influence on twentieth-century art and literature has been lasting and profound. In addition to having a direct impact on the poetry of his disciple Paul Valery, Mallarme also inspired symbolist and avant-garde theater, surrealism, the New Novelists, and such respected writers as Franz Kafka and T. S. Eliot. Charles Morice emphasized the enormous effect of Mallarme’s complex and revolutionary verse on modern letters: ‘‘[Anyone] who has listened to him, dates from him.’’
Works in Critical Context
Mallarme was recognized by his contemporaries to be a highly influential innovator of French letters. Since his death in 1898, his reputation as the literary ‘‘Master of Symbolism’’ has grown steadily, reinforced by his ongoing influence on French literature. While critical response has not been without negative commentary on the difficulty of some of his works, by and large, Mallarme has retained his status a significant literary figure of the nineteenth century whose work is deserving of both praise and scholarship.
Experimental Poetry Yields a Mixed Critical Response. Mallarme abandoned traditional grammar, vocabulary, and syntax in the majority of his poetry, but it is his final work, A Throw of the Dice Never Will Abolish Chance, which is considered his most experimental. Expressing his interest in the musical and polyphonic possibilities of the verse form, Mallarme’s words are set in different typefaces to produce visual representations of the poem’s subject and to accentuate the intertwining of thought and sound. By tracing the fate of the ambiguous character known only as the ‘‘Master,’’ Mallarme attempts to recapitulate the role chance has played in the evolution of humankind. Although critics have praised Mallarme’s stylistic experimentations in A Throw of the Dice, they also note that the poem is occasionally strained and overambitious. F. C. Aubyn commented: ‘‘[Poetry] cannot be read exactly like music so ... Mallarme’s harmonic intentions get lost in the typographical inventions. But its aesthetic beauty, visual as well as auditory, cannot be denied.’’
Mallarme’s teaching career and the demands of his disciples left him little time for writing in later years. Some of his finest works during this period are the short pieces he composed in honor of his colleagues, such as Toast funebre, written in 1873 to commemorate the death of the poet Theophile Gautier. In addition to celebrating Gautier’s accomplishments, this poem also delineates Mallarme’s beliefs about the role of the artist in society and the meaning of poetry. Wallace Fowlie commented: ‘‘Toast funebre celebrates the essential paradox of poetry and of all art: the transitoriness of human experience fixed in a form of permanency.’’ In 1875, Mallarme wrote ‘‘The Tomb of Edgar Poe,’’ a celebration of Poe’s ‘‘eternal genius’’ despite his tragic life. Considered one of the greatest symbolist poems written in the late nineteenth century, ‘‘The Tomb of Edgar Poe’’ is one of the most frequently quoted works in French literature. In ‘‘Tombeau,’’ his tribute to Paul Verlaine, Mallarme disregards Verlaine’s controversial bohemian lifestyle, emphasizing instead the poet’s unique contribution to French Symbolism. F. C. St. Aubyn underscores the poetic merit of Mallarme’s tributes: ‘‘Among [the ‘tombs’ and homages] are to be found some of Mallarme’s most famous and most difficult poems.’’
Responses to Literature
1. Discuss the nature of obscure allegory in Mallarme’s verse. Do you feel such obscure analogies benefit a poem, or detract from it? Why?
2. Mallarme’s works have been described as ‘‘decadent.’’ Do you agree with this? What evidence do you see to support this label?
3. What does Mallarme mean when he uses the term Transposition?
4. Do you agree with Mallarme’s position that poetry is the only way to adequately express our feelings and that ordinary language is a disappointment? Are there other forms of communication that serve the same function as Mallarme’s conception of poetry?
Beum, Robert, ed. Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 217: Nineteenth-Century French Poets. Detroit: Gale, 2000.
Bloom, Harold, ed. Modern Critical Views: Stephane Mallarme. New York: Chelsea House, 1987.
Michaud, Guy. Mallarmee, translated by Marie Collins and Bertha Humez. New York: New York University Press, 1965.
St. Aubyn, F. C. Stephane Mallarme. Woodbridge, Conn.: Twayne, 1989.
Williams, Thomas F. Mallarme and the Language of Mysticism. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1970.
Wolf, Mary Ellen. Eros Under Grass: Psychoanalysis and Mallarme’s Herodiade. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1987.
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From cinnamon buns to almond croissants: treat your sweet tooth this February with indulgent pastries at London’s best bakeries
Words Clara Van Duivenbode
Top treats at London’s Best Bakeries…
DOMINIQUE ANSEL BAKERY
Feast the senses with Dominique Ansel Bakery’s artistic and delicious creations, including their signature pasty, the Cronut. Each month they present a different flavour combo – the current offering is cherry jam and muscovado grenache. The perfect excuse to go back and buy another.
17-21 Elizabeth St, Belgravia, SW1W 9RP; dominiqueansellondon.com
Taste truly marvellous pastries at Lily Vanilli Bakery. The intricate baked goods on offer will delight everyone, with both gluten-free and vegan options available. From dainty tarts to perfect pies, these picturesque creations will ensure that you never forget a trip here.
6, The Courtyard, Ezra St, E2 7RH; lilyvanilli.com
If you’re a cinnamon lover then you must head over to Golden Square’s Nordic Bakery. With positive reviews aplenty, you won’t be disappointed with the bakery’s iconic cinnamon bun, which is perfect with a coffee. If cinnamon isn’t your thing, then the bakery still offers a large number of other pastries to fulfil your sweet or savoury cravings.
14A Golden Square, Soho, W1F 9JG; nordicbakery.com
CUTTER AND SQUIDGE
Join dynamic duo, Cutter and Squidge, for a delicious afternoon treat. The sisters are passionate about creating healthier treats, so all fillings use real fruit and minimal sugar. Their speciality is the biskie, a decadent dessert sandwich featuring a variety of handmade buttercreams, jams and sauces.
20 Brewer St, Soho, W1F 0SJ; cutterandsquidge.com
E5 Bakehouse offers all the homely warmth you could want from a pastry shop. Get cosy at the bakery’s gorgeous wooden tables and enjoy the smell of freshly baked bread in the background. Indulge in all the classics alongside some modern revamps.
395 Mentmore Terrace, E8 3PH; e5bakehouse.com
LITTLE BREAD PEDLAR
Pastry-addicts will fall in love with Bermondsey-based boutique bakery, Little Bread Pedlar. With 20 chefs behind the team, their passion and dedication to traditional techniques shines through in the product range: from decadent brownies to artisan chocolate croissants.
Arch, Spa Business Park, 4-6 Dockley Rd, SE16 3FJ; lbpedlar.com
THE OLD POST OFFICE BAKERY
Experience 30 years of baking expertise at the Old Post Office Bakery. Located in south London, this community-centred eatery offers delicious handmade treats made from staple ingredients with no artificial additives.
76 Landor Rd, SW9 9PH; oldpostofficebakery.co.uk
THE PASTRY PARLOUR
If you’re a big fan of croissants, then the Pasty Parlour is a must for your Little Black Book. One of London’s best bakeries, everything is baked fresh on-site daily and their pastries are said to rival the originals from across the channel.
8 Piazza Walk, London E1 8FU; thepastryparlour.co.uk

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(WFRV) – Meet Mackerel! This sweet, 11-month-old kitty is ready for his forever home.
He is content with being alone but loves people when they are around. He got along great with the resident dog in his foster home and loves to run, play with cat toys, and sit in the window to sunbathe. He was found as a stray and since no one reclaimed him, he was neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and is ready to find a new loving home!
He will be available for adoption at the WHS Door County Campus when we open at noon on Monday!
You can find the Wisconsin Humane Society Door County Campus at 3475 Park Drive in Sturgeon Bay. Check out all of the animals up for adoption at wihumane.org/adopt.
You can call them at 920-746-1111 and like them on Facebook.

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Robert Snyder Charged With Attempted Second Degree Murder
A Natrona County man is accused of trying to kill another person in the Dempsey Acres area, south of Mills.
Thirty-two year old Robert Snyder has been charged with one count of attempted second degree murder and one count of stalking.
Just before 4pm on Sunday, March 8th, Natrona County Sheriff's Deputies made contact with the victim, 28 year old Kevin Simmons, who was being taken by vehicle to the hospital, and was then transferred to an ambulance.
The incident occurred on the 4500 block of Countryside Court.
Investigators say Snyder was there to make contact with another person, who had a restraining order against him.
Snyder was asked to leave, but then he pulled out a knife and stabbed Simmons, before fleeing the area.
Snyder turned himself in and admitted to the stabbing incident.
Simmons is in stable condition at the hospital and doctors told deputies that he had been stabbed 13 times.
Snyder is being held on $100,000 bond awaiting trial, and could face between 20-years to life in prison, on the attempted second degree murder charge, if convicted.


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There’s no doubt that curves are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. Introducing curves into your design is a beautiful way of creating softness and encourage a better flow throughout a space. But in what areas can curves be used to deliver great impact?
I’ve talked a bit in the past about curves making an appearance in furniture design, and this is probably the easiest way to inject some curvature into your rooms. From round coffee tables and side tables, so sofas and chairs with a curved back, arms or in their complete design (like the sofa pictures below), these are all easily achievable if you are looking to invest in some new pieces. I’m also seeing a lot of curves consoles, buffets, and dining tables too, so keep an eye out for those.
There is no doubt curves are back BIG TIME when it comes to kitchen design. Especially on the island ends like in this image below (one of my favourites from the three birds). In fact, joinery in any space can be made with soft curves, entertainment/lounge room joinery, bookshelves, mudrooms. Anywhere where you want to create softness and flow.
Again, similar to the above I would bring curves into a bathroom through joinery such as your vanity. But I’m also playing with shower glass softened with a curve rather than a square finish. I do prefer to use fixtures in a bathroom that have an aesthetic softness to them, rounded tapware with curved spouts, rounded gooseneck showers like this one from Brodware that I recently used in a renovation. All of these elements add to a wonderful softness to a space.
Internal curved walls are a big thing right now, especially in circulation spaces. Great if you can work them into your design when renovating or building. This feature can also look good around a fireplace too. Think about how you might treat the wall to highlight the feature, it could be with a textured finish, or timber vertical panelling. And if you have existing curved features in your home’s architecture, please keep them, there are always amazing things that can be done to bring them up to date like my Beecroft project below and these curved doors into the formal lounge.


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About Crisis at Christmas
We mobilise a unique volunteer effort each Christmas to bring warmth, companionship and vital services to people at one of the hardest times of the year, and offer a starting point out of homelessness. This is only made possible through the collective effort and generosity of thousands of volunteers, individuals, community organisations and companies who donate money, time, skills, goods and services.
About the role
We are looking for a committed and motivated Lead Warehouse Volunteer to oversee the volunteers and donation sorting with our Warehouse Operative. You will have supported at our Warehouse before and ideally be able to commit to most shifts. The shifts on 7th & 10th December are to look at how to man the warehouse before volunteers start on 11th December.


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Within the legal industry in India, we have seen an increasing number of lawyers transitioning into positions in governmental advisory, policy-making and lobbying. With many different commercial sectors undergoing regulatory changes, there has been a paradigm shift in the number of professionals from the legal field joining the policy teams of companies or advising independently.
Historically, large multinationationals have been bound by international laws and codes of ethics, and the policy work was dictated as such. Post liberalisation, as India is establishing its place in the global market, it has become apparent that policy-making is now integral to running a successful business in a country with its own unique set of challenges. “With ever growing economic legislation in India, working with Government Departments or handling government relations for a company is a great opportunity. This gives exposure of dealing with policy matters and maintaining industry - government relations for the betterment of business as well as the country’s economy. Lawyers certainly have an extra edge to play a leading role in policy matters and advisory due to their overall legalpolicy-economic understanding better than any other profession”, opined Manish Sharma, Assistant Director (Govt. Relations and Legal Affairs) of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association.
There are three broad kinds of companies that require policy lawyers:
- Established multinational companies reviewing their policy and adapting to ever changing laws and regulations
- Multinational companies entering the Indian market creating new policies in a new market and field of business
- Indian start-up companies looking to create new pathways
It’s not a phenomenon confined to commercial businesses - law firms are also jumping on the policy bandwagon. Experienced legal professionals and law firm partners are on committees, drafting policy and guideline codes from sectors such as banking and finance, as well as infrastructure, transport and health amongst others, thus indirectly servicing their clients as well as having their say in integral changes.
The skills that are fundamental to a lawyer are proving transferable to policy roles, such as drafting and knowledge of the existing legislation and regulations. Many companies are looking at candidates with a prerequisite of skills such as advocacy, ability to monitor legislative, judicial and policy reforms, suggest amendments and offer support to take adequate measures to mitigate any risks or negative impact to the organisation. Lawyers are also inherently practised in communicating complex concepts quickly, concisely and effectively and can be held to high ethical standards. In a perusal of the current available Governmental Advisory or Public Policy vacancies listed in India, more than half have stated a preference for candidates with legal qualifications or experience. A large number of these positions are also at a senior or management level, indicating that they are not mere support roles, but are in charge of taking an active governance role.
This trend is relatively recent, in the last 3-5 years, and there is still much work to be done as India does not yet have a legal framework that supports lobbying. Students attending law school have little awareness that their law degrees can be used in a plethora of roles outside of the main choices of becoming in house counsels or private practitioners. In 2014, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, became the first law school to start offering a post graduate course in public policy. More than 35% of that first batch of graduates in 2016 received job offers in the field immediately. Employers included Big 4’s, large multinational companies and state governments. Just as we saw the changes many years ago that brought lawyers with specialisations in company secretary, compliance or MBA’s become part of the mainstream, lawyers specialising in policy and ethics will create a new generation of legal professionals.
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|ENGL 3010 - Poetry|
Prerequisites: ENGL 1020.
Studies poetry as a genre with attention to its form and techniques. This class offers reading and analysis of poems written by acknowledged masters of the genre.
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The Seumus Mcnalley Award for best overall game goes to Cart Life, a game with retro graphics chronicling the lives of several street vendors living in a small US city. In addition to the prestigious award, Creator Richard Hofmeimer will receive $30,000 in recognition of his efforts. On top of winning best game, Cart Life also received both a Best Narrative Award and the Nuovo Award for “abstract and unconventional games.” As part of these two awards, Richard will receive further prize money in the form of $3000 and $5000 respectively.
The hit space rougelike FTL also accrued several honours at the IGF, receiving recognition for Excellence in Design and taking home the Audience Award. Developer Subset Games will be given $3000 dollars alongside each of these awards.
While no other title received multiple awards, many other games were also recognised for excellence in specific areas along with $3000 cash prizes. Tomorrow Corporation picked up an award in Technical Excellence for their fireplace simulation game Little Inferno, while Cardboard Entertainment’s episodic adventure game Kentucky Route Zero received acknowledgment for Excellence in Visual Design. Meanwhile Jepp Carson was granted the award for Excellence in Audio for his beat based platformer 140. Best Student Game was awarded to the third person skating game Zineth by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
All of these games, along with the other finalists from this year’s Independant Game Festival will be available in the IGF Pavillion at the GDC until March 29. Alternatively, Kentuck Route Zero, FTL, Cart Life and Little Inferno are all currently on sale on Steam.

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Welcome to the fifteenth installment of our Meet the Audiophile Style Community series. All previous installments can be found here, in the series index.
Please send me a message, email, or telegram if you'd like to participate. The response so far has been wonderful. It ranges from hardcore audiophiles to those who are more interested in numbers and graphs, and even people in the industry are eager to participate. This series is all about getting to know everyone and sharing a bit about yourself that others will find interesting.
Thanks for participating. I look forward to publishing more of these in the coming weeks and months.
Thanks to Audiophile Style community member @Blake for participating in volume fifteen of this series. As always, I love reading this stuff even more than publishing it. I say to myself after reading each one of these, you guys are so much more interesting than me.
1. General area of the world in which you live?
Salt Lake City, Utah
2. General description of what you do or did for a living?
3. What are your hobbies?
Avid skier (I am fortunate to have 7 world class resorts within a 45 minute drive from my house 😍), rock climbing, golf, cycling, private pilot, doing slickrock Moab trails in my Jeep. Interests: music, film, modern art, modern architecture and furniture, typography and graphic art.
4. When did you start this wonderful journey into music listening?
Around 2000. One of my first clients after graduating from law school was Al Eckilson, owner of one of the greatest (unknown hidden treasure) brick and mortar audio shops I have ever seen, Primus Audio Pleasure in Kansas City, Missouri.
Here is an article about the shop: LINK
5. What was your first “album?"
Devo - "Duty Now For The Future".
6. What does your music collection look like, number of physical records, CDs, etc... and number of “favorited” albums streamed?
Currently around 300 CD's, 50 vinyl albums (I don't really listen to them anymore as I now almost exclusively stream, so I gave away most of my physical music collection). I have lots of streaming playlists with thousands of songs. I am constantly on the hunt for new music and artists. I mostly listen to lesser known, underground type electronic music (i.e. not the fist-bumping, cheezy DJ stuff like Skrillex... aka "brostep"), but I do mix it up with alternative, new wave, vaporwave, goth, and reggae/dub like King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Basic Channel, etc.
7. What was your first audio component / stereo?
My first audio system was an "all-in-one" disco console that my dad won in a golf tournament, that he gave to me- a record player, 8-track, receiver and adjustable disco lights that would pulse to the beat of the music (I think it was the basically like the model pictured below).
Later in life, I basically had an assortment of boom boxes. Once I had enough money to move up from ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches I transitioned from a boom box to my first real system: Totem Arro speakers, Classe CA-100 Amp, Classe CP-45 Pre, YBA Integre CD player, Miller & Kreisel VX-100 Sub, purchased from my friend/client Al Eckilson at Primus Audio Pleasure.
8. Is there one component that you no longer have that you wish you wouldn’t have sold or that you wish you still had?
9. Is there one current component that you wish you had in your system?
10. How much time do you spend listening to music each week and on which systems does this listening take place (main system, car system, mobile system, office system, etc...)?
I was a new wave, punk, alternative scenester in my youth. First Concert: at the Indian Arts Center here in Salt Lake City (a Native American cultural center that would rent out a room with a stage to punk bands to make money), headliner: Black Flag! I was a young teen and had no idea what I was in for as I'd never been to a concert. Henry Rollins was a beast on stage.
Here is a YouTube video with someone showing off the unique transparent ticket for this show:
11. What’s the first concert you ever attended, best concert you’ve ever attended, most interesting concert venue you’ve ever attended?
Most Interesting Concert: I moved to London, England with some friends after high school and my friends and I went to this infamous 1985 concert by The Jesus and Mary Chain, where a riot ensued, bobbies showed up and shut it down. The atmosphere was bonkers.
Old video on YouTube about the show:
12. What components are in your current audio systems and can you provide a photo?
Various bits and bobs. At home I have a 2-channel set up in a dedicated audio room (I have a nice wife), and in my home office I have a separate headphone setup Office at Work: Desktop speakers/small sub.
13. Anything else you’d like to say?
have been a member here on AS since around the first year of its existence. Ah the old days!! We had a few real crazy characters participating back in the day. Anyone remember the member "prot" and his other-wordly DIY power cord experiments?


Death Vessel, Passerine
71 Main Street
Burlington, VT, 05401
Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn has been creating incorruptible independent pop music since the late 1990's. She has released over a dozen solo and collaborative recordings on K Records, Kill Rock Stars and various domestic and foreign independent labels.
Defined by her graceful songwriting and adventuresome recordings, Pitchfork has praised her "incredible voice–a versatile coo that can flit from low, sultry tones to high, airy falsetto in one breath." Amrit Singh of Revolt TV has called her "an extraordinary lyricist with a piercing sense of melody and a constant interest in subverting the standards of songcraft and production."
Mirah has always sought the creative company of unique collaborators, from multi-media artists and orchestral composers to dj's, Baltic music enthusiasts, and entomologists. A partial list of some of her collaborators includes Phil Elverum (The Microphones/Mount Eerie), Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs), Tara Jane O'Neil, Khaela Maricich (The Blow), Melanie Valera (Tender Forever), Jherek Bischoff, Lori Goldston, Britta Johnson and Ginger Brooks Takahashi.
Her hotly anticipated new release, Changing Light is due out on May 13th on her own imprint, Absolute Magnitude Recordings.
Death Vessel is Joel Thibodeau's work as both a solo artist and band leader. His music, captured on the resplendent record "Stay Close", is an eloquent distillation of a life's tales. Born in Berlin, Germany before The Wall fell... raised in Kennebunkport, Maine before the senior Bush's presidency... this musician lived a childhood where the ghosts of Cold War casualties and seaport tragedies haunted the alleyways and beaches. Leaving Maine as a teenager, Thibodeau moved to Boston, Providence and New York. In Providence he was a founding member, songwriter and performer of the group String Builder. Now as then, Thibodeau captures the surreal and the sublime in wondrous song.
Thibodeau's vocal delivery is astonishing. Perhaps his singing is best-described as descendent from "the high lonesome sound" - unleashed upon the world by Roscoe Holcomb in the early 1960's. With this voice, Death Vessel delivers stunning lyrical poetry that transcends the "whisky 'n' haystack" imagery of its neo-folk contemporaries. Thibodeau brings this same unusual experimentation to the acoustic guitar (his primary instrument). The daringly melodic plucking of strings and the odd tempo changes provide expertly unexpected accompaniment.
To watch Death Vessel perform live is to watch an audience under a spell. This applies whether it's just Thibodeau alone with an acoustic guitar or with an expanded lineup that often includes regular contributors to Death Vessel Pete Donnelly (The Figgs) and Erik Carlson (Area C).
Passerine is a new project from Eric Gagne, who is also in Death to Tyrants, Redwing Blackbird, & Dweller on the Threshold. Songs & feedback fer yer heart.


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As the popular British crime drama Peaky Blinders begins filming Season 6, the show’s creator revealed the plan is to end with a movie.
Speaking with Deadline, Steven Knight suggested that a series conclusion “in another form” was always the intent. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has somewhat altered the show’s plans, Knight insisted that “my plan from the beginning was to end Peaky with a movie. That is what is going to happen.”
Knight originally expressed an interest in maintaining the show for a seventh season; however, the pandemic complicated the creative process. Season 6 was recently announced as the last, with its filming having been delayed for just under a year. Despite this, executive producer Caryn Mandabach has continued to maintain the hype for its arrival, saying, “This final season of our beloved Peaky Blinders is going to be the best one yet.” As for plans to end the story with a movie, despite Knight’s statement of it always having been the plan, Deadline states “that nothing has been formalized.”
The post-World War I crime drama by the BBC tells the tale of the Shelby brothers. Led by middle brother Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy), the gang has seen many big leaps in scope across the seasons as their criminal empire expanded, leaving the streets behind for big business and eventually politics. While the series maintains a continuity, Season 6 will be the first to carry on the primary conflict from its predecessor, being, as Knight puts it, “that fascism is afoot.”
Although no concrete details were revealed about the movie’s plot, Knight previously remarked that show’s exploration of Tommy’s psyche has left him wanting to “rehabilitate” the character. He also stated that he aimed to end the show with the beginning of World War II. It would make for a circular narrative, as Tommy’s shift in character is emphasized by the series to have begun with his trauma in the first war.
Created by Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders stars Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby. Season 6 has yet to receive a premiere date.