Statutory Officer (Targeted Aboriginal), Hybrid working, Based in Bathurst, Grade 5/6
- Full time ongoing role based in Bathurst
Spatial Services, a division of the Department of Customer Service, is the key provider of spatial land information services in New South Wales. The Geographical Names Board, a unit within Spatial Services, provides authoritative place names in NSW and is committed to reawakening Aboriginal languages through place naming.
Spatial Services is committed to providing a working environment that values diversity and inclusion, which supports all employees to reach their full potential. The Department of Customer Service has an Aboriginal Employee Resource group which assists and informs the Department of Customer Service Diversity Advisory Council to build a culturally safe workforce that is better able to engage with and understand the needs and expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees and customers.
We understand that flexibility means different things to different people and are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where and when possible.
About the role
Place naming is intrinsically linked with people’s sense of belonging and plays a vital role in our social and cultural environment. In this role you will have the opportunity to support place naming in NSW that is reflective of the history and story of a place and represents the rich and diverse culture of our nation.
Working in a small, busy team you will administer the processes to support the functions of the NSW Geographical Names Board. This includes providing advice to applicants in relation to place name proposals, preparing reports for the Geographical Names Board, maintaining information stored in the Geographical Names Register and advertising place name proposals.
On behalf of the NSW Surveyor-General you will review road names to ensure that naming practices in NSW are of the highest possible standard and result in intuitively clear road names for all, minimising confusion and supporting the effective delivery of services.
Place naming is identified as an effective way to reawaken Aboriginal languages, unlock past stories and preserve traditions. Through this role you will have an opportunity to give back to community and support Aboriginal language revival. Language plays a key role in preserving culture, by supporting the use of Aboriginal language in place naming we can reawaken the oldest languages in the world and help preserve this treasure.
To be successful in the position you will have;
- Tertiary qualifications in Spatial Information Sciences or a relevant business discipline and/or demonstrated relevant working experience in a similar role / industry
- Keen attention to detail, written comprehension and ability to apply critical analysis
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Strong communication, written and verbal as well as customer service skills
- Competent computer skills utilising varied and appropriate software programs (eg word processing, data management systems and spreadsheets).
- DCS follows the NSW Public Service Commission’s (PSC) advice when requesting confirmation of Aboriginality.
To finalise the recruitment process, you are required to demonstrate and provide evidence of your Aboriginality through formal confirmation. In line with Government Sector Employment Rule 26 these roles are restricted to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Aboriginal as defined by the Aboriginal Lands Rights Act 1983 (NSW) is a person who:
- Identifies as a person of Australian Aboriginal descent
- Presents documentation identifying their family’s Aboriginal descent
- Is accepted by their local Aboriginal community as a person of Aboriginal descent.
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The only thing wrong with the economy is “Theft”. Primarily by those who seek no form of profit on their own. They simply wish to get their “Fair Share” from others who have amazing ideas and then profit from them.. or those willing to work 50 hours a week, while the thieves would turn up their noses at such nonsense. What’s wrong with the economy is the inbred concept of Entitlement. Simple and sweet.
Nothing is “simple and sweet”. To believe that any social issue has a simple answer is to fear that our opinion could be wrong.
Its not profit. It’s greed.
my best work incentive ever was a thing called "profit sharing"
Sharing turns greed into something less awful.
find the profit find the solution???
Find the profit find the solution to WHAT?

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text: Many people talk about ESPN being the "crown jewel in the Disney empire," and its financials "speak to that," according to Jon Erlichman of Bloomberg TV. When observers "look at the cable network's business for Disney, which is largely fueled by ESPN," it is "about a third of the company's overall revenue." But it is more than 50% of the "operating profit." So "a lot of the company's profitability power indeed comes from ESPN," through advertising and "what they're able to charge" the cable and satellite operators. Erlichman: "They win when the ratings are great because they're able to satisfy the advertisers … and they're able to say to the cable companies who sometimes wonder about these high fees that they're paying for sports channels to say, 'Listen, this is what people want to watch.'" Erlichman said ESPN President John Skipper's name "doesn't come up all the time" in terms of being a possible successor to Disney Chair & CEO Bob Iger, but "certainly there are a lot of reasons for Skipper's name to come up because of the power that ESPN has and because of his general way, which is a pretty casual, charming approach" ("In The Loop," Bloomberg TV, 7/7).

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Froome donned a yellow Ninja outfit on stage during the presentation in front of a large crowd and then gave a display of his star-throwing skills as he managed to get a bullseye with his very first shot. A better result than his recent arm-wrestling showdown with Marcel Kittel.
Tour de France and Vuelta a España champion Froome joined Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb) in dressing up in traditional costumes on stage and engaging in various mock battles.
British sprinter Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) took part in some sushi making activities, which included attempting to catch some live eels in a fish tank on stage to prepare a local dish.
After handing out some of the food to those watching, Cavendish tried some for himself.
The Tour de France Saitama Criterium take place on Saturday, November 4, in the city of Saitama and has been run since 2013.
The start list features Tour de France stars and top Japanese riders tackling a closed circuit in the city centre. Organiser ASO expects around 100,000 spectators to watch at the roadside.
The event is one of a number of post-Tour criteriums designed more as entertainment and as a showpiece than serious professional races.
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, n exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
David Millar: Why Mark Cavendish deserves to be at the Tour de France
Cav has bridged generations in a way no one else could, he shows what's possible
By David Millar • Published
Young and talented: Meet the seven Americans racing Le Tour
Young and talented: Meet the seven American bike racers ringing Le Tour de France in 2022.
By Marshall Opel • Published
'I'm trying to get back to my old self again' — Chris Froome achieves his best result since 2019 horror crash
Chris Froome finished 11th at the Mercan Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes on Tuesday, his best result for almost three years
By Adam Becket • Published
Chris Froome: Being competitive at Tour de France would be a 'dream scenario'
The Israel-Premier Tech rider on being back at his normal level, appreciating his past, and aiming to have form late into the season
By Adam Becket • Published
Chris Froome set for 2022 race debut in Italy
The four-time Tour de France winner will return to racing at the Coppi e Bartali next week
By Richard Windsor • Published
Chris Froome claims 'racing has become more dangerous' due to 'abundance of data'
The Israel-Premier Tech rider suggests cycling performance has drastically improved since he became a professional, but not necessarily for the best
By Ryan Dabbs • Published
Chris Froome says time trials should be raced on road bikes to improve safety
The four-time Tour de France champion gives his thoughts in light of Egan Bernal's recent training crash
By Jonny Long • Published
'We need to see results from him': Israel-Start Up Nation expect Chris Froome's form to improve as they target a place among the super-teams
The four-time Tour winner will have to prove his form if he wants to be on the startline of the 2022 edition
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Star-studded field set to ride the Deutschland Tour 2021
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Congratulations to Elisabeth Norcliffe (Ph.D. '09), who was awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship over this past summer. The fellowship will grant funding for Elisabeth's work at the Department of Psychology at the University of York starting the end of this month.
Sesquipedikudos to Judith Degen for joining the editorial team of Semantics and Pragmatics (S&P) as an associate editor!
S&P is a fully open-access peer-reviewed journal publishing high quality, original, self-contained research articles on the semantics and pragmatics of natural languages...
Strong Stanford representation (as always) at this year's New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV48) conference, which will take place this weekend in Eugene, Oregon, from October 10-12. Our current linguists and alumni include:


Mysuru: Day-by-day, the city is reeling under intense heat due to soaring temperature and the residents have to brace the heat further if the pre-monsoon fails.
With the rising summer heat, the demand for air coolers and air conditioners (AC) has also increased with many shops having brisk sale of these electronic cooling equipment.
Though the heat during day is expected, the temperature during night is not giving any respite from heat.
According to statistics from India Meteorological Department in Bengaluru, the maximum temperature recorded in city on Apr. 1 and 2 was 36.5 Degree Celsius, Apr. 3- 36 Degree Celsius, Apr. 4 – 35.9 Degree Celsius and on Apr. 5 and 6 the temperature was 36 Degree Celsius.
On Apr.7 and 8, the maximum temperature touched 37.9 degree Celsius and people are seeking respite with cooling systems like ACs, air coolers, fans etc. India Meteorological Department has predicted the maximum temperature of 35 to 36 degree Celsius in the coming days and the temperature is expected to drop a little with possibility of rainfall this weekend.
Mysuru city had recorded the highest temperature of 39.9 degree Celsius on Apr. 22, 2016.
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Coloring pages are a great way to end a Sunday School lesson. They can serve as a great take home activity. Or sometimes you just need to fill in those last five minutes before the end of class.
Preview and print this free printable coloring page by clicking on the link below.
Feel free to browse all of our Bible print-outs.
“…and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.” Ephesians 6:15
- Trace a your kiddos shoes onto cardboard. Cut it out using large scissors or a utility knife. This step should be done by an adult. Poster board will work as well and will be easier to cut.
- Next glue a sheet of black, gray or brown foam onto the bottom of each cut out. Cut of any excess foam so that you are left with the original cardboard shape.
- Then do the same thing on the other side with a sheet of construction paper.
- Have the child place his foot on the sandal base. Take a 1 yard ribbon (1 to 1 1/2 in. wide) and place one end under the cutout, wrap over the child’s foot, and tuck it back under the sandal. Cut of the extra ribbon. Do this for both cut outs. (You will need two 1 yard ribbons).
- Next add glue to the ends of the ribbons you just measured. Place it over the child’s foot again and tuck the ends under the cut out. Have the child slowly remove his foot to allow the ribbon to dry. If you would like extra support glue the ribbon first onto a piece of paper or cardstock. Then glue it onto the sandal base. (This is for the front of the foot.)
- Glue the ribbon that is left to the cut out. Lay the ribbon in front of you. Find the center. Glue on to the cut out, on the spot right between the end of the foot’s arch and the beginning of the heel. Do this for both cut outs.
- After the sandals have dried have the child place his feet in them. Then wrap the ribbon in front of the leg and then back around the leg making a criss-cross pattern. (As shown in the picture below.)
- After criss-crossing 3 times, tie the ribbon in the back to hold it up. Cut of any excess ribbon.
I have included the words SANDALS and PEACE. (Template)
If your kiddos choose they can glue one of the words to each sandal.
The armor of God described in the book of Ephesians is a popular theme for Sunday School lessons and Vacation Bible Schools. Kids not only like making the armor, but they enjoy putting it on and playing around with it.
This past week I decided to come up with my own version of the armor of God. For the next six days I will be posting crafts on the complete armor of God. Each day will bring a different part of the armor. I’m sure your kiddos will love them.
“10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11
If you happen to have a Sunday School or Vacation Bible School armor of God theme and you wish to send me pics of your kiddos making or wearing the armor, I’d be glad to put them on my blog.


Local Rents Down
October 15, 2020
Have you noticed more lawn signs than last year advertising apartments for rent? Well, you could be seeing a trend. Santa Monica rents have decreased over 10% since the coronavirus lockdown began on March 19, 2020. This according to the website, Insurify.com.
"A recent study found that over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, California cities experienced some of the greatest drops in rent prices in the nation," wrote Emily Leff, a spokesman for Insurify, in a press release.
"Between March and September of 2020, Santa Monica's rents decreased by 10.3% (it is 15th on the list of 20 cities with the greatest rent reductions during the pandemic). As of September 2020, the average cost of rent for a 2-Bedroom unit in Santa Monica is $2,432. The year over year change in rent (from 2019-2020) is -11.1%," she writes.
"San Francisco, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Redwood City, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Foster City, Santa Monica, San Jose, and Berkeley were ten of the top 20 cities with the greatest decrease in rent between March and September 2020 -- these California cities reduced rent prices by 13 percent on average."
"Researchers at Insurify analyzed rent price data from Apartment List between March and September 2020 to determine the cities that reduced the price of rent the most during the pandemic," writes Leff.
"The data for these statistics come from Apartment List's monthly rent estimates. Their rent estimates both encapsulate historical rent data and current trends," writes, adding that their methodology may be found online.
The full study and list of cities with the greatest pandemic rent drops may be found at insurify.com.


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Lifescape Community Services hosts medication workshop Feb. 27
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Lifescape Community Services is hosting a free workshop in February to teach older adults, families and caregivers about safe medication use. The Medication Use Safety Training, or MUST, presentation will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Lifescape’s offices at 705 Kilburn Ave., Rockford.
Through this free event, attendees will find out how to save money on prescriptions, avoid medication problems and learn the dangers of even the most common over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications. This program is important because older adults make up 13 percent of the population, but account for 34 percent of all prescription medication use and 30 percent of all OTC drug use. Many older adults live with at least one chronic condition, take multiple medications, have more than one prescribing health care provider and use at least one pharmacy.
Space is limited. To be a part of this information-filled event, call Susan M. Smith at Lifescape Community Services at (815) 963-1609.
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Another Perspective on India
I received a thoughtful email from a gentleman in India on my Forbes.com column on India and its problems/opportunities. I thought he made some good points, so I'm taking the liberty of excerpting it below:
"I wish your criticism was aimed at some of the Multinationals (particularly the American ones) in India instead, who produce lousy cars (which make your/your wife's lungs go bad); these same smoking (industrial) companies don't even bother to develop the infrastructure around their own workplaces, let alone making it a better society to live in, so why would you not find the infrastructure choking?
"Have you ever questioned the fact that for cheap English speaking and technologically educated labor, every damn organization on planet earth is rushing to India in the interest of your Wall Street? Yet in your own country, there is a hue and cry about the b****y Indians. It just follows the old law of Economics - every country will create / produce what it is best at doing.
"Unfortunately, for your own country, all you do is consume gas and pollute the rest of the world and live on the cheap wares from China. I think \n you should know where to draw the line to this hypocrisy."
He's right. The multinationals that come to India certainly deserve a large measure of the blame, to the extent that they contribute to the worsening environment of India.
True, the godawful conditions in India are largely a result of home-grown development, and the Indian government has a responsibility to protect itsr people from rampaging industry, be it foreign or domestic.
But when a government is too indifferent or corrupt to do anything about a smoke-belching factory or a environmentally atrocious land development, what is the moral responsibility of the developer?
The answer in India is "none," and it is not the right answer.
© 2006 Gary Weiss. All rights reserved.
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Full fat greek yogurt is a great option. Butter, coconut oil, many hard cheeses, bacon, soppressata, regular cream cheese, the fat on meat, the skin on chicken and turkey. Olive oil, fish oil, and many fatty, cold water fish. The list is very long. Avocado is good on your salads, or for making guacamole. Enjoy!
Search our recipes board, Moe . . . there are low-carb ice cream recipes, made with heavy cream and artificial sweeteners. Those ice creams are okay. Commerical ice creams are more than likely way too high in carbs, and prob'ly not made with cream either.
What about eating some great northern bean, avocados, leafy green vegetable and a handful of nuts about 10 walnuts or almonds. Eating some of these ail give you that good fat you are looking for and energy.
If I were looking for fat, I'd certainly avoid the beans and the greens. Moe, I've actually made a few of the ice cream recipes Shanny mentioned. They're pretty good, and can be doctored up a bit with low-carb ingredients, as needed. I've experimented with them several times and have been pretty pleased! I'm also right there with Pat - add cream cheese to just about anything, and it tastes good! :hungry:
Good that you found some Greek yogurt. I personally favor Fage Total (full fat) yogurt. Many of the yogurts in grocery stores are not full fat, given the current obsession with eating low or no-fat products. Some folks like Oikos, or can suggest others.


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Photo: Amanda Hertel Jason Clark and the Gwinnett Gladiators couldn't get anything by former Gladiator netminder Ryan Zapolski in the 2-0 loss on Friday night.
DULUTH -- Ryan Zapolski posted his league-leading fourth shutout of the season Friday night.
Three of those have been against his former team, the Gwinnett Gladiators. Two on the Gladiators' ice.
Zapolski led South Carolina to a 2-0 victory with 27 saves in the first of back-to-back games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center.
"I guess it's just how it works out -- there's no hard feelings," Zapolski said of his record against the Gladiators. "They gave me an opportunity to get in this league really.
"I think it's been more just the style of both our teams. Our team plays really defensively. They're fairly defensive as well. The games we play against each other are usually low-scoring, so it just happens I'm fortunate to have three shutouts against them."
The Erie, Pa., native played 12 games for the Gladiators last season and two earlier this year when his counterpart Friday, Louis Domingue, was injured.
Domingue only gave up one goal -- the second was an empty-netter with 51 seconds left in regulation as Gwinnett (27-18-2-1, 57 points) pushed for an equalizer -- but Zapolski was better.
"Our defenseman do a great job tying up sticks in front of the net when I give up rebounds," Zapolski said. "They do a good job blocking shots up top, too. It's definitely one of the strengths of this team. I can't say enough about how good we were in front of the net tonight."
The Gladiators are 2-6-1-1 in their last 10 games -- since the NHL lockout ended -- and remain in second place in the South Division standings. They play South Carolina again today, the 11th time of the season, at 7:05 p.m. on a night when the arena is expected to be packed for several promotions.
"This time of the year is huge for us," Zapolski said. "We're fighting for a playoff spot. Every night is like a playoff game for us right now. So we've got to be our best every night. We look forward to every opportunity we have to get two points."
South Carolina (23-22-1-3, 50 points) had three power-play chances, including 41 seconds 5-on-3, in the first period and were held scoreless. Referee Geoff Miller called overlapping penalties on Gwinnett for closing a hand on the puck. The first, on John Scrymgeour, was after Scrymgeour was cross-checked into the corner boards with no call. That on the same shift that Miller failed to call it when defenseman Sacha Guimond was cross-checked at the point.
But the Gladiators killed it off to close out the period and then got three opportunities of their own on the power play. All of which went for naught and, in between, the Stingrays grabbed a 1-0 lead.
Defenseman Luka Vidmar lofted a straight-on shot from just inside the blue line that eluded Domingue at 9:59 of the second period.
Gwinnett kept trying for an equalizer and had a premium chance early in the third, but Joey Haddad and Casey Pierro-Zabotel couldn't get the puck to go.
"When I gave it to Joey behind the net and he almost had a wrap-around, I got pretty lucky," Zapolski said. "I got a stick on his wrap-around attempt and then one of our defenseman made a save backdoor."
Defenseman Kevin Quick got in the way of Pierro-Zabotel's try to keep Gwinnett from tying the game.
The Gladiators pulled Domingue with 1:22 left in the game and Hunter Bishop dove to push a bouncing puck into the open net with under a minute to go, sealing the win.


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October 6, 2020
In recognition of his efforts to make a sustainable change in the society by empowering the individual, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was awarded the “Geospatial World Award for Societal Impact” by the Geospatial World Forum.
The organization applauded Gurudev’s environment initiatives. The Art of Living, under Gurudev’s leadership, has pioneered river rejuvenation in India, reviving 47 rivers and over 1000 dying water bodies, and has planted over 81 million trees in 36 countries and 26 Indian states.
— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) October 6, 2020

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Campaign of the Month: April 2011
Planejammer: The Spelljoined
Prerequisites: Quick Draw, Orbital Charge, 6 Ranks in Profession: Spacehand, +6 BAB.
Benefit: You can take a full-round action to launch an orbital attack, which is resolved as follows.· You must succeed in a Combat Maneuver Check against your opponent. ·You may then make a DC10 strength check to flip your opponent off the side of the ship in the right direction [the DC10 is for someone at the edge of the deck – the DC is increased by 5 for every five feet by which they’re away from the edge]. They will then orbit the ship and land next to you at the end of your action. This action is deemed to be an involuntary charge, so you may set a weapon against it. Your attack is at +5 to hit [as they’re sailing in a predictable route] and your weapon will deal double damage if it normally deals double damage when set against a charge.


Spain's first smart city testing ground for smart grid
Over the last four years, the Smartcity Málaga pilot project -- the first of its kind in Spain -- has demonstrated the feasibility of a new energy management model for cities, meeting the initial targets of 20 percent energy savings and the enhanced integration of renewables within the distribution grid. Following the successful conclusion of the first phase of implementation of the Smartcity Málaga pilot project in 2009, the city of Malaga has become a testing ground for the development of smart grid distribution technologies.
Smartcity Málaga integrates a wide range of technologies into the city's electricity distribution network to analyze how the current energy model can evolve toward sustainability while enabling energy savings and reducing the environmental impact of CO2 emissions in line with 2020 EU targets.
The first phase of Smartcity Málaga consisted of a 31 million euro project headed by Endesa, one of the largest private electricity multinationals in Latin America, and involved 300 industrial, 900 service and 12,000 domestic customers. Over the last four years, Smartcity Málaga has highlighted the feasibility of a new energy management model for cities.
During the next phase, the city of Málaga will deploy the technologies installed during the first phase of the project, at which time the distribution network was configured as a smart grid. These technologies will enable the testing of new equipment, operating models and consumption management systems with a focus on analysis of efficiency indicators, advanced grid operation, remote meter management services, cybersecurity, and energy-saving measures for residential and large customers, in addition to the integration of renewables, storage and e-mobility within the city grid.
The aims of the project were achieved by bringing power generation facilities closer to end-users through the installation of photovoltaic panels on public buildings, the use of micro solar power generation in a number of hotels and the installation of micro wind power systems in the area. Storage systems were also employed so renewable energy could be used for building air conditioning, public lighting and grid back-up. E-mobility research was also strengthened, with the installation of recharging stations and the introduction of a small fleet of electric vehicles.
- see this article


It’s been a long time coming but at long last the wait is over as road racing returns to Northern Ireland.
Popular with both riders and spectators the races took place around the picturesque village of Armoy, County Antrim.
The first of two road racing meetings to be held in the province in 2021 and the first at this venue since 2019 attracted a huge entry list in all classes, from TT stars to complete roads novices.
To the delight of his thousands of fans local man Michael Dunlop put on one of the most dominant shows at his home event winning five races from five starts, adding to his already impressive tally of nineteen wins around the County Antrim circuit.
His haul started on Friday evening with a win in the lightweight supersport race aboard a Honda 250 and followed that with a win in the opening supersport 600 race after a close battle with McAdoo Kawasaki’s Adam Mclean, Mclean held the lead for the opening three laps of the five lap race but in the closing stages the Ballymoney man moved into the lead taking the chequered flag 1.7 seconds ahead of Mclean, with Davy Todd coming in in third place followed by the Burrows Engineering RK Racing pair of Mike Browne and Paul Jordan.
Dunlop followed up with another three wins today (Saturday) with victories in the second supersport race the open race and the feature Race Of Legends.
This time round Dunlops main contender in the supersport race was Derek McGee, off the start it was Mcgee who took the early lead closely chased by Adam Mclean with Davy Todd and Michael Dunlop in third and fourth but by the second lap Dunlop had firmly made his mark and taken a healthy lead, but .s the race progressed McGee sealed the front man back in and at the flag they were separated by only 0.028 seconds.
Starting from fifth place on the grid Dunlop had a bit of work to to do in the Open race. Derek Sheils on his Road House Macau BMW set the pace in the opening with Derek McGee and Michael Sweeney in close contention, by the end of lap one Dunlop had moved up two places then going into the chicane on lap three he made his move on Sheils to take up the front spot. Once ahead he upped the pace breaking his own outright lap record around the three mile circuit with an average speed of 106.945mph. This time round he took his fourth win of the meeting 7.64 seconds ahead Sheils, with McGee a close third, Michael Sweeney fourth and Davy Todd completing the top five on his Wilson Craig Honda.
The feature Race Of Legends race had a delayed start after the red flags came out on the warm up lap when Joe Loughlin crashed out at Church Bends and had to be airlifted to hospital.
Derek McGee opened a lead of 1.5 seconds in the opening lap after an incident at Legges Jump, but Dunlop in dominating form who started from the second row of the grid didn’t take long to real the competition in and by the end of lap two had taken a lead of two seconds.
Maintaining a blistering pace the gap widened lap on lap taking the flag and his ninth consecutive Race Of Legends win 9.365 seconds ahead of his closest rival Davy Todd with Derek McGee filling the third step on the podium 0.1 seconds in arrears, Michael Sweeney was fourth and an impressive performance by Phil Crowe in fifth.
A conselation for McGee was a win in the super twin race, Joe Loughlin was runner up over seven seconds behind with Adam Mclean in third.
Mike Browne had a win in the Moto 3 race.
Ian Lougher beat Guy Martin to the flag by 1.5 seconds after Martin had lead most of the race.


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[interviewer] You point out not only that the war on crime was a bipartisan effort — it started with L.B.J. but grew under Nixon — but also that it wasn’t really in response to a crime uptick, as many Americans thought at the time. [Thompson] It was pure rhetoric. It was a policy choice, not a crime imperative. . . . The civil rights movement comes North, and all of a sudden, Johnson starts to sound like Bull Connor, right?
Here is a graph of the murder rate from 1960-75:
Here is motor vehicle theft, which is measured pretty accurately because there are car registration records.
For other crimes, there's more possibility of changes in reporting rates, but here are a couple of others.
Finally, here is the number of prisoners in state and federal institutions:
Sources: FBI Uniform Crime Reports
Historical Statistics on Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions,Yearend 1925-86


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Given the current conditions in Minneapolis, the fact that Democratic congresswoman and “Squad” member Ilhan Omar drew a primary challenger again wasn’t really surprising. That the final tally last night was such a nailbiter made it a lot more interesting, however. Omar survived the challenge from moderate Democrat Don Samuels, but only barely. The final count showed Omar with 50.5% of the vote while Samuels racked up 48% with nearly all precincts reporting. But as her challenger pointed out in his concession speech, this should demonstrate that Omar is beatable, either in a future primary or possibly even in the general election this November. The voters in Minneapolis are frustrated and angry, and Omar’s consistent push to “redirect police funds” (read: defund the police) isn’t selling as well as it used to. (Associated Press)
Omar, who represents Minneapolis and is one of the left’s leading voices in Congress, has defended calls to redirect public safety funding more into community-based programs. She squared off with former City Councilmember Don Samuels, whose north Minneapolis base suffers from more violent crime than other parts of the city.
Samuels argued that Omar is divisive and helped defeat a ballot question last year that sought to replace the city police department with a new public safety unit. He and others also successfully sued the city to force it to meet minimum police staffing levels called for in Minneapolis’ charter.
Samuels said his narrow loss shows that Omar is beatable: “If this was the general election, no doubt that we would have won this race.” Omar countered, “Tonight’s victory is a testament to how much our district believes in the collective values we are fighting for.”
Samuels was making a valid point last night. The results show that basically half of Omar’s own party in Minneapolis was willing to vote against her. Of course, that doesn’t mean that all of those people will suddenly be willing to vote for a Republican, but some of them might. And many others obviously aren’t going to be as enthusiastic about showing up for her in November. If her opponent in the general election is perceived as not being “too far to the right,” she could conceivably be replaced.
That opponent will be Republican Cicely Davis, who won the GOP primary with almost 50% of the vote in a three-way field. She has been running on a law and order platform and a promise to “return prosperity” to Minneapolis. Looking around at the current state of the city, that should be a fairly appealing message. Omar took 64% of the vote in the 2020 general election, but that was during the height of the BLM insurgency and before the city really started to fall into chaos and a protracted crime wave. Things might play out differently this time.
A loss in November by Omar would send a chill through the House Progressive Caucus and the far left wing of the party. If a Squad member can be defeated in a significantly blue city, that would certainly take some of the wind out of their sales. It could also wake up some other Democrats and make them realize that they need to restore order in this country or they too might be shown the door.
Minneapolis is probably one of the best test cases for a scenario like the one I’m describing. That city was among the hardest hit by the “defund the police” movement. Their depleted police force is still nowhere near back to full staffing and crime rates remain far above pre-pandemic levels. The city’s population has been declining as people flee to seek safer places to live, leaving the city with a smaller tax base to deal with these challenges. The stage may be set for an upset, and if so, Omar will be forced to look for a book deal or a spot on some liberal board of directors. Or, even more horrifying, she might have to get an actual job.


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It has been nearly three months since we returned from our honeymoon in Italy. (And the book has been out for nearly two months?!) Life continues to amaze us with its pace. Tonight, the Chef and I stood behind a table at Palace Ballroom, for hours, surrounded by some of the best chefs and writers of Seattle. I signed books, and the Chef scooped out portions of gluten-free macaroni and cheese, and then shaved slices of black truffle on top.
Im pretty sure we sold some books on the basis of those bites alone.
The smell of black truffles melting into rice pasta and four kinds of cheese? It reminded us both of being in Italy. And on the way home, we started talking about our day in Florence.
And then I remembered that I had never shared with you, dear readers, our extraordinary day with Judy Witts-Francini. My god, she was so kind, and the day so memorable, that I just cant let this year end without showing you photos of our experience.
(Plus, it looks like our camera needs a professional cleaning, so no new photos for a few days.)
One early morning before 5 am we left our apartment at Brigolante and stumbled into a waiting cab. We were headed toward the train station, to climb aboard an express train from Assisi to Florence. The Chef slept most of the train ride, but I stayed awake to watch the green hills of Umbria slide into the slightly drier land of Tuscany.
I had only been to Florence one time before, alone. For three days, I had wandered the streets, clambering up the steps of the Duomo, eating smoked mozzarella cheese, and watching mimes make fun of all the passersby. This time, I left the train station with my hand in the Chefs.
The moment you start walking in Florence, you notice something: this city is incredibly fashionable. Leather bags polished to a high gleam are offered for sale on nearly every street corner. Young women ride bikes to work wearing slit skirts and stiletto heels, often while talking on the cell phone. And even children must be clothed in the proper, haughty attire.
But also in Florence, it seems, food flourishes everywhere, at reasonable rates and in humble abodes. These lentils and beans, in various vivid hues, were offered for sale in bulk bags at the hardware store.
Here is what still resonates for us about Italy, in our mouths and minds. No one is really a foodie there. The moniker is not necessary. Everyone reveres food. We didnt see junk food or convenience food, at all. Everyone seems to eat well, and slowly. Passions abound. No one is indifferent when it comes to food. And if you talk about great ingredients, and the best way to braise beef, no one thinks you are being elitist. They simply join in the conversation.
As Judy said, when someone asked her why the food tastes so much better in Italy than it does in most other places, You can get anything want in America, but the ingredients just dont taste as good. No hormones or antibiotics in the food. Chicken goes bad fast, in a day or two.
Its about the best ingredients. Not the most expensive the freshest. Most of the food we ate in Italy was simple in preparation. It doesnt have to be complicated.
Spend more time shopping and less time cooking, Judy said.
And who is this Judy, you may be wondering?
This is the inimitable Judy WItts-Francini, better known as the woman who runs Divina Cucina. Garrulous and passionate, knowledgeable and kind under a flinty exterior, full of hearty laughs this woman leaves an indelible impression.
You see that face? You want to see it in person.
If you ever go to Florence, you can do what we did on our honeymoon. Book a class with Judy. She has a snug little apartment across the street from the Mercato Centrale, where a handful of people gather around her table. Judy greets you with her book of recipes from the Central Market, which she has spent years gathering and writing. Luckily, she left plenty of pages for notes in the back. Youll need them.
Descend the stairs to the streets of Florence and wander through this food-loving mecca, with Judy by your side.
The Mercato Centrale is an equal mix of tourist attraction and real food lovers grocery store. Its a little like Pike Place Market that way, except with far better prosciutto and balsamic vinegar.
Judy led us from one stand to another, allowing us to sample bloomy cheeses, slices of Parma ham, truffle salts, and fruity olive oils that slither over the sides of your tongue like a sweet stream in spring.
We met a Sicilian chef with a wizened face and black-dyed hair, standing command at the corner shop of the market. Her two sons work with her, her granddaughter waits tables, and they have all been at it for years. Everyone in the class ate little bites, one after the other, sighing and softly speaking together, our voices hushed by the taste of the food. As we left, one of the sons slipped me a little sliver of crispy roast porchetta. I could have eaten that and been happy for the rest of the tour.
But there was more. We walked past a man hand-rolling Tuscan cigars, a wine merchant where you leave money and go back later for green bottles filled with house wine, and more meat than I could ever write about here.
And as you can see from the photo above, the butchers in the Mercato Centrale certainly dont try to hide where meat comes from. Here, we buy our chicken in boneless, skinless blobs, wrapped in plastic. In Italy, you know that its really a rooster youll be cooking.
But there is plenty of shiny, perfect-polished food, too. Look at this marzipan, shining from a store window.
The best part of the tour as is always true for me was meeting the people who made our food. Everyone I meet who works in food? Good, good people.
Look at that face, for gosh sakes. Dont you want to meet her?
(And in case youre wondering, that is a regular bakery we stopped in. I couldnt eat anything there, but it sure smelled good.)
And there were baskets of recently dried porcini mushrooms. Everywhere, funghi. Oh, yes. Just imagine how great mushroom soup would taste made of these.
After an hour and a half of being in the market, I turned to the Chef and saw this look on his face.
We were all astonished.
(And we had just been in the meat locker of Judys favorite butcher, where the Chef saw entire sides of cow curing. He could barely contain himself.)
We revived him with a shot of espresso. We all needed one.
I loved watching this older man lining up little cups dozens of posters of Italian soccer players lining the wall behind him and pouring that thick, viscous liquid into them a few moments later.
(I miss Italian coffee.)
After a couple of hours, our bellies filled with bites of great food and bags of vinegars and oils to take home, we made our way back to Judys apartment.
And then it was time to cook.
There were seared pork shoulder chops with the Tuscan herb mix (rosemary, sage, garlic, and salt) and fennel pollen, deglazed with vin santo.
Truffle salad with black rice, chickpeas, chili peppers, and cherry tomatoes.
Great cheeses, like Tonino.
Real vanilla panna cotta with fresh berries.
And this: stewed artichokes with orange rind, orange juice, and cherry tomatoes.
We didnt just eat. We all cooked, together. We gathered in Judys little square kitchen and put our hands in the food. (The book in which I took notes is splattered with oil and garlic, pork juice, and almond flour.
Here, we are making ricciarelli, little almond flour cookies. I love that flurry of hands.
Oh, and by the way, if youre wondering, everything we made and ate was gluten-free. Judy arranged the day so that I could eat everything.
I was more grateful than I could say that day.
Look how beautiful those berries are. I love the way the light dapples upon them.
And again, look how simple it is. Fresh and in season. Eating gluten-free like this? It never feels like deprivation.
After six hours, the class finished. We could eat no more. We could learn no more, for the moment. Judy is such a fount of knowledge, expressed in such an earthy, hilarious way, that you never feel bombarded. When you put your hands in the food with her, you feel like its all possible.
But the Chef, who has been cooking professionally for the past twenty years, came away reeling, filled with ideas for food in the future. (some of it he has been making at the restaurant ever since.)
We were especially lucky. Since Judy and I know each other through blogging, she took me and the Chef out to some of her favorite places in Florence. This is Cantinato dei Verrazano, which I mentioned in my first piece on our honeymoon. A chickpea crepe (which they called Cecina in Florence), filled with prosciutto, roasted, and topped with truffle butter. I wanted to eat everything in the place, but my belly couldnt fit one more bite in.
Well, until we went to GROM, and I ate fig and chocolate gelato.
At least we walked a lot that day.
The restaurants of Florence dazzled us. But truly, the best food we ate all day was the morsels we prepared with Judy, in her well-worn kitchen, and ate at the table with everyone else, sun gleaming upon the plates.
This is what the day felt like.
So if you are going to Florence, be sure to register for one of Judys classes. Im sure shed love to feed you.
You’ll be thinking of the experience months later, as we were tonight.
This recipe comes directly from Judy, in her words, from the blog post she wrote about our visit. Rather than adapting it, I want you to see her way. Her language, and the way she writes her recipes, is so much her own, and so Italian…
By the way, the Chef is not included in this recipe.
“Pretend you are Italian and in the kitchen with me, no cookbooks, no measuring cups, just friends hanging out. Here is what we made.
First cook Riso Venere:
(I use Italian Antica Pila Vecia,from the Ferron family)
Boil the rice in plenty of salted water until tender, 30-40 minutes.
In a large saucepan, cover the bottom of the pot with extra virgin olive oil.
Add sliced garlic and some crushed chili peppers and heat the pan.
When the garlic begins to sizzle, add cherry tomatoes, sliced in half and raise the heat. Sprinkle with salt to taste.
Add some basil leaves, just torn with your hands.
Drain a can of chickpeas, and rinse them off. Add to the pan.
Add the drained Riso Venere (forbidden rice)
Stir well to mix all the ingredients.
Add a whole jar (30 grams) of sliced truffles and the liquid in the jar.
Stir and serve!”


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It is rare, but I actually used the recommended yarn for this project. I have a deep and abiding affection for Madelinetosh Prairie and was thrilled to see the optimum combo of yarn and pattern. As a single ply, it can be tricky to use Prairie for intricate lace projects. This scrumptious, fluffy cabled cowl is perfect for Prairie. The color way is Robin's Egg. I do believe I am becoming one of those people who have a color way in every base with this one!
The cables are very large, 12 stitches held back, so I have to use a cable needle for the first time in years and years. The ribbing is not the fastest knitting, but it is perfectly mindless for late night relaxation or pub knitting! I look forward to pairing this with my plum coat this fall.


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The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
For we walk by faith, not by sight
Be curious, not judgmental.
I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.
Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.
Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.


Can NGT expand its Delhi Airport ruling to other airports across India!!!
In a welcome step to curb pollution at the IGI airport, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that all coaches, buses and other vehicles plying at the Delhi airport be CNG operated and must comply with the prescribed emission standards.
“Non-CNG buses/coaches or other vehicles plying at the airport should be converted to CNG within six months from now,” the bench headed by Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said.
It also directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation ministry to ensure ‘judgement based’ use of reverse thrust by aircraft, building of sound barriers and erection of a green belt around the airport’s boundary wall.
While, NGS whole heartedly supports the NGT’s decision and appreciates the Tribunal’s commitment towards environment, the same ruling could be extended to other airports as well.
There are currently 133 airports in the country including 24 international airports, 8 custom airports and 101 domestic airports. Apart from these, another 18 greenfield airports are being taken up and have received in- principle approval from the ministry of civil aviation and are at various stages of development.
We look at airports as a potential consumer of gas serving three broad areas: the different kind of vehicles serving aircrafts/ ground facilities including buses, cars, vans, cargo vehicles etc. in form of CNG; the commercial units on the ground such as the kitchens, restaurants etc. in form of cooking gas and; the heating/cooling consumption in form of electricity currently being used at the airport. We estimate that even if the upcoming/ planned airports include gas in their project implementation for the above purposes there could be good potential for gas consumption in the sector. Potential is likely from the upcoming airports and the bulk of the demand is expected from captive power requirement.
Besides the new airports, there is expansion, upgradation and modernization being undertaken at the existing airports such as Mumbai airport which opens up another demand area for gas for their power supply additions, vehicles fuelling as well as supplies to commercial units. In addition we could consider additional demand from the existing airports for ground handling. As of now, it is difficult to quantify the demand, but depending on stakeholders’ seriousness, the potential from existing and upcoming airports could hold immense promise for gas utilization.
Around the world several developments are taking place with respect to use of LNG/CNG in diesel locomotives. Road tests to examine technical requirements of space, weight, refrigeration, and autonomy for the traction of natural gas, in addition to other considerations and comparative variables in emissions and operating economy are being done. Omnitek Engineering Corp. has received international certification for its patented fuel rail technology, based on tests conducted by an independent agency and standards sanctioned by the United Nationals Economic Commission for Europe, specifically UN ECE R110. Russian Railways and domestic machine builders Sinara Group and Transmash Holding (TMH) have embarked upon a new phase of development for the wider use of natural gas to fuel locomotives in Russia. We could learn from their experience and accelerate our own initiative towards use of gas in locomotives.
Gas for Roads: Huge potential
In the diesel segment, considering only trucks and buses as targets for conversion, 100% replacement of diesel would translate to about 38% of 75 million tonnes, i.e. 28.5 million tonnes or 101 mmscmd of gas. At 10% replacement the potential gas demand would be 10 mmscmd of gas, at 20% it would be 20 mmscmd and at 50% about 50 mmscmd. A more realistic option would be that henceforth focus should be on factory fitted CNG/ LNG heavy vehicles. If commercial vehicles (8.94%), 3 wheelers (6.39%) and industrial gensets (4.06%) also were to consider switching to gas, this would amount to another 19.39% in all i.e. 14.54 million tonnes or 52 mmscmd of potential gas demand at 100% replacement. However, on a very optimistic level the potential for such conversions would be between 10% – 20%.
In the petrol segment, the most likely conversion from petrol to gas can be in the 3 wheelers and utility vehicles segments which would translate into 3.3 mmscmd of gas. However, if we include the car segment, then the potential to consume natural gas would increase by 5.8 mmscmd of gas at 20% conversion rate.
In terms of total volume (diesel+petrol), therefore, there is additional potential to utilize natural gas of around 25 mmscmd of additional gas over the next 5 years at a conservative estimate provided we consider locating CNG/LNG retail stations on high density national highways in the country.
The Indian government has also allowed LNG to be used as transport fuel in the country and the government is framing a policy to spread LNG fuel stations across the country. According to reports, the national auto fuel LNG policy will be framed in the ongoing year and its standards would be defined by different ministries. The transport ministry has also entered into a pact with Petronet LNG in this regard.India’s first LNG-fuelled bus was launched in November in Kochi and Petronet LNG, IOC and Tata Motors are working to introduce LNG as a fuel in commercial vehicles in Kochi.
Also Consider this.
The transport ministry has recently announced the Government would invest Rs 25 trillion (US$ 376.53 billion) in infrastructure over the next five years. This includes Rs 8 trillion (US$ 120.49 billion) for developing 27 industrial clusters and an additional Rs 5 trillion (US$ 75.30 billion) for road, railway and port connectivity projects. The aviation ministry has laid down about 50 greenfield/brownfield airport projects to be undertaken in the next five years. NGS has done a dipstick on all these potential segments where gas can be replaced or included in future projects and the Transport sector (Road,Rail,Marine,Waterways) emerges as one of the highest potential bright spots.
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If we factor in the expected increase of city gas distribution network from the present 78 allocated GAs to “about 100 operative GAs over the next 3 to 5 years”, we could expect another 10 mmscmd of potential gas demand from the CGD sector in addition to the current consumption of around 17 mmscmd.
Essentially the consumption of fuel oil (LSHS +FO) in the country should give us a fair indication of fuel oil used in industries across India in industrial estates as well as stand-alone small/medium industries. Natural gas is a natural replacement for fuel oil, a dirty fuel, which is primarily being used in manufacturing industries because of availability and price advantage over gas. Since 2014-15, the increase in furnace oil consumption has impacted natural gas sales at the cost to the environment.
Transport – Marine/Waterways: According to estimates, shipping accounts for up to 30% of the total global NOX emissions and 9% of SOX. LNG emits zero sulphur oxides (SOX) and virtually zero particulate matter. Compared to existing heavy marine fuel oils, LNG can, depending on the technology used, emit 90% less nitrous oxides (NOX) and 20-25% less carbon dioxide (CO2).
Marine sector is an area where significant natural gas potential exists today and in the future. However, we need to standardize the technical requirements for inland waterway vessels across the country. This could be in line with European standards. Use of LNG should also be a useful contributor towards meeting key overall objectives in transport and environmental policy such as improvement of air quality, minimization of greenhouse gas emissions.
The working group WPCI (World Ports Climate Initiative) of the AIPH (International Association of Ports and Harbors) has three lists drawn up for the bunkering of LNG (bunkering tanker to ship, ship-to-ship and ship-to- shore) by ships using LNG for their propulsion. These can be adopted in Indian ports for Truck-to-Ship transfer (TTS) which is the most frequently used at the moment globally, Ship-to-Ship (STS) bunkering is generally considered the most favourable option for LNG bunkering. With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) cutting the sulphur cap for ships from the 3.5% m/m (mass/mass) global limit currently in place, down to 0.50% m/m, effective January 1, 2020, proactive shipping companies and passenger transporters with LNG-fuelled vessels already operating or under construction are well-positioned to comply.
India is also working on promoting LNG as marine fuel for ships using inland waterways. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Petronet LNG last year signed MoU for providing an LNG based mode of transport on national waterways. Both the options of switching over from the existing diesel to LNG barges and introduction of new LNG barges are being considered. Petronet LNG Limited will design, construct and operate LNG unloading, storage, bunkering and reloading facilities on the national waterways. To start with, both will work together to develop the operation of LNG barges on Ganga, National Waterway-1, by the end of 2018.
Transport – Railways: Under the first Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC, MoEF has indicated the establishment of Indian Railways Organization for Alternate Fuels where efforts for replacement of diesel with CNG/LNG use of would be supported. This is one area where natural gas is expected to be encouraged. Railways are also understood to be considering using LNG/CNG to cut down on diesel consumption initially by 20%. This could translate to 8 mmscmd of gas demand in long term as an alternative to diesel from the Railways sector.


New veterinary practice to set open in former Cromer GP surgery
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Work is under way to transform a former doctor's surgery into a veterinary practice, meaning animals will soon be cared for in the same place their owners were.
North Walsham-based Westover Vets is currently in the process of renovating and converting the former Cromer Group Practical medical centre in Overstrand Road into a veterinary practice.
The new vets, which is set to be ready to welcome its first patients in August, will cater for cats and dogs, small animals and exotic pets and will feature state-of-the-art facilities including the ability to offer x-rays and minor surgery.
Toby Morrell, one of the directors of the Westover Vets, which is an independent practice, said the expansion into Cromer was an exciting new chapter for Westover and was in response to Cromer's growing population.
He said: "Cromer is a growing town and its need is increasing. From North Walsham, we are able to provide animal support, out-of-hours support and hopefully set up something that's run with the same ethos and care we put into North Walsham."
Mr Morell said the new practice would offer a "fully comprehensive set up and established practice" with "state-of-the-art" facilities and while people may know the building from its former life as a doctor's surgery a lot of work had gone into transforming it into a vets.
He said the practice would start with a team of seven but anticipated the practice would grow to meet demand.
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Mr Morell said: "We are utilising some existing staff but we have also employed three new members of staff but anticipate that in 12 to 24 months that will grow to a staff of 12, but initially we need to see how things will go and how the first couple of months take off."
He added that the reception to the news the practice would be opening in the town had been "amazing".
"The amount of support we have had from the community has almost been overwhelming. We haven't had to advertise any jobs, [it's all been] word of mouth.
"Cromer is a big town, a big community and there are an awful lot of pet-owning people and I think [our expansion] is overdue," he said.


21 year old, Amsterdam based artist Pip Blom has released her music video for “school”, a deep hearted angst ridden tune taken from the recently released 7” paired with “Babies Are a lie”. Ever since her lofi indie sound aired last year, the artist has had 4 singles released in quick succession, gaining thousands of streams online and gaining a fanbase outside of her native Netherlands through American radio stations and BBC Radio One.
Along with the singles, a 3 track self recorded EP followed, titled “Are We There Yet” which showed off Pip Blom’s ability to create catchy melodies and effortlessly capture the attention of her listeners through her unique rough cut charm and lofi soaked atmosphere.
“School” is a distortion heavy, vintage sounding tune that’s been paired with a vintage looking music video, in the same way King Krule’s “Czech One” video looks like it’s been filmed with an old film camera, in other words, it’s gorgeous, the colours are dimmed and soft, and the general atmosphere of the song and video is warming.
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Human body temperature has been found to have fallen since the 1800s, why?
Many people take their own temperature with a thermometer when they think they may have caught a cold. If the temperature is between 38 and 39 degrees, it can be said that there is definitely heat. Is important. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have reported that large-scale data has revealed that such human body temperature has been gradually decreasing since 200 years ago.
Decreasing human body temperature in the United States since the industrial revolution | eLife
Human body temperature has decreased in United States, study finds | News Center | Stanford Medicine
Daily basis at a temperature notation Fahrenheit in the United States of using the (° F), the measure of human normal temperature are the Fahrenheit 98.6 degrees (Celsius 37.0 degrees). In response, Stanford University School of Medicine professor Julie Parsonnet commented, 'I've always been told that normal fever is 98.6 degrees Celsius, but that's wrong. It is not the temperature that was '.
In the first place, the idea of setting the average temperature at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was determined in 1851 by Dr. Karl Bundarlich of Germany. The standard of 'body temperature during normal heat = 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit' has been used for more than 150 years, but research results have shown that the temperature is actually 97.9 degrees Fahrenheit (about 36.6 degrees Celsius).
Professor Parsonnet thinks that it is not merely a measurement error or bias, but a historical reason that the average temperature was set to 98.6 degrees, and investigated the transition of average body temperature over the past 200 years Did.
Three large datasets were used for the study. The first is from 1860 to 1940, extracted from military, medical and pension records of Civil War Federal veterans, and the second was from 1971 to 1974. According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey ( NHANES I ) data, the third is data on adult patients treated at Stanford University Hospital from 2007 to 2017. However, to measure the temperature during normal fever, patient data written as 'fever' on the chart at that time was excluded.
Analysis of the body temperature of a total of 677,423 people revealed that the average body temperature of men born in the 2000s was 0.59 degrees Celsius lower than the average body temperature of men born in the early 1800s. They also found that women born in the 2000s had an average body temperature of 0.32 degrees Celsius lower than those born in the 1890s.
The following graph shows the transition of average body temperature in a line graph. The horizontal axis is the age of birth and the vertical axis is the average body temperature of the patient. The blue line is male, the red line is female, the left graph is white data, and the right graph is black data. In each case, it can be seen that the average body temperature decreases as the age of birth increases.
The research team seems to have considered the possibility that the measurement result became lower with the improvement of the accuracy of the thermometer, but there is a tendency for the temperature to decrease year by year even in each data set that should use the same technology in the same era Therefore, the possibility of errors and bias is denied.
Regarding the cause of the average body temperature falling year by year, the research team speculates that `` Public health has dramatically improved in the past 200 years due to medical advances, improved hygiene, and improved living standards '' . When a person is infected with a virus or bacterium, the body's immune system works, and at this time,
Also, central heating and air conditioning, etc., allow the temperature of the room to be adjusted freely, studying that the fact that body temperature rises irregularly as part of physiological phenomena is also a cause of body temperature decrease The team is thinking.
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'Physiologically, today we are completely different from the past. The environment in which we live, such as the temperature of the house, contact with microorganisms, and accessible food, has changed dramatically. Is evolving. '
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“So, you’ve dated a lot of white men, right?” my friend Pari asked casually over cocktails the other evening. “How do you go about explaining what it’s really like to sleep with a woman of colour?” She was right, I am a brown latina and a notorious white man dater. But her question made me stop and think.
I’ve never considered having a conversation with a guy to explain the differences between my body and a white body. My light-skin privilege means I don’t really have to think about how prominent stretch marks or scars are on dark skin, or how my leg hair looks. But Pari, 22, who was born in London to Indian parents, does. And so do millions of other womxn of colour.
I’d always thought of myself as being fortunate, in that I’d only dated nice(ish) white men. My nipples are large and dark, my pubic hair is thick and curly, and I wax my upper lip, but I hadn’t felt the need to explain this to any of the guys I’ve slept with. But not all womxn experience sex with white people in the same way.
So when Pari asked me that question, I realised I hadn’t been that lucky at all. Guys actually had requested I shave, asked about the colour of my areolas or my labia, and some had fetishised my latinx-ness. Before, I’d never considered this was because they were white and I wasn’t. In fact I’d failed to acknowledge one of the few facts of life that I know to be true: racial inequality has a way of manifesting itself everywhere.
“I’m super hairy. I have hairs on my nipples, on my bum, a snail trail,” says Bethan, 24, who attributes her hairiness to her Indian heritage. “It’s a running joke among the women of my family.” She was first made aware of hair as a perceived negative in high school. “There was a rumour going around about how this guy broke up with his girlfriend because she had a bush.” This rumour had a long-lasting impact on Bethan. “In my first year of uni, I wouldn’t take my clothes off entirely if I hadn’t shaved.”
Things changed when she had her first white boyfriend. “In the first month of our relationship I shaved all the time. One time he noticed a really distinct hairless circle around my nipple, and asked if I had shaved it. I was mortified, but he said it so casually, like he wasn’t disgusted by it.” Bethan stopped shaving so frequently shortly after.
For Michelle, 22, “reviewing a partner’s personal politics” before sleeping with them is key. “I have found sleeping with white people more anxiety-inducing, especially with casual sex. The opportunity for them to ‘other’ me because of my race persists,” she explains. “It usually comes about in micro-aggressive comments about my physique, especially my bum. It always becomes attributed to my blackness rather than just a physical attribute I have.”
Michelle says she hasn’t always felt comfortable enough to call guys out. “On multiple occasions I have even been told not to “ruin things” by dragging [racial] politics in,” she adds. “Opening up a discussion about the difference of black bodies puts the burden on me to explain my blackness.”
Though some womxn might choose to forgo a conversation all together, Dr Janet Brito, a psychologist and sex therapist recommends womxn of colour first evaluate the relationship. “How serious is this thing?” She says. “Is it casual dating, or is it going to be more serious? If you have more trust established, you can share more vulnerabilities.”
Pari agrees, “As awkward and uncomfortable as it would make me feel, having a conversation about the differences between my body and white women’s bodies might make me feel more comfortable when it came to sleeping together.”
“[Is your partner] willing to be educated?” Dr Brito adds. “More importantly, do you want to be the one to teach them?” People of colour are not a learning opportunity. It shouldn’t be up to us to debate our existence, and the emotional labour that comes with doing so is exhausting.
Instead of making it an after-sex conversation, Dr Brito thinks it should be more of a “kitchen conversation”. She says: “If you’re insecure, you can test the waters by pretending you’re asking for a friend.” Dr Brito says that starting the conversation with, “So, I’ve got this friend who’s feeling this type of way about dating a white boy” takes some of the pressure off and gives a feel of how they will react. Afterwards, it’s easier to decide if you want to move forward with the conversation, and even the relationship.
Dr Brito says white people who date womxn of colour should acknowledge the power dynamic that exists between white and black people. White people's privilege means they will never understand what it's like to be a black person in a society that disadvantages you.“You don’t know what it’s like to be in a brown or black body,” she explains. “Learn and be humbled, and ask your partner what the experience is like for them.”
Obviously I don’t think we have to stop dating white guys all together. But after speaking to people about their experiences, it's clear we need to stop explaining ourselves. It’s a sad internalisation of Eurocentric beauty standards and one more tricky aspect to navigate as a woman of colour. Educating someone is not your responsibility, but ultimately it's up to you if you want to have these conversations with a white partner.
It’s also necessary to discern when it’s worth it to be vulnerable. Plus, sex should be fun! If someone makes you feel bad or anxious, it's worth reassessing whether it's worth having sex with them. The fetishisation of bodies of colour and crass jokes about body hair have no place in society – and the bedroom should be no different.
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By Gray Vickers
For most musicians, to have platinum and gold selling records and world tours with their band under their belt is the ultimate achievement, but to achieve that of success with not just one, but three bands is almost unheard of. For Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge, Tremonti), it's life and he's about to bring his crazy world down to Australia and New Zealand in April with Alter Bridge as part of the The Last Hero world tour. Mark was kind enough to take the time to talk to me about the growth of the band, how he balances being a touring musician and a devoted family man, as well as what audiences can expect on this run of shows.
“I think it's the best reception we've had” Tremonti says of the audience reaction to their latest record, The Last Hero, Alter Bridge's 5th Studio Album. The band have been working through the US and Europe road testing the new songs. “We try to introduce as many new ones in each set to ease people into it, but the response has been tremendous”. And it's not surprising, like its predecessor, Fortress, The Last Hero is an absolute banger of vintage Alter Bridge fare rolled into brilliantly developed progressive tunes. Any remnants of Creed style timbres and textures present in the early part of their career have been washed away with brutal riffs and thunderous rhythms, giving way to a more adventurous and pummelling sound. “The path that Alter Bridge is on is to keep on exploring the more progressive elements and adding new sounds into what we're doing and, you know, creating more depth to our songs.”
What works so well in Alter Bridge's favour with this new style, is the longevity of the records, the reward value in repeat listens and diving deeper into understanding the music, even if it takes a few more listens to fully connect with the new songs. “I talk to my, even my family members before the album comes out and they're like, 'yeah I listened to it 6 times today and it took me a while to get this one, but now it's my favourite' so..” On top of the growing progressive nature of their music, Alter Bridge have continued on track to make each record heavier than the last, something Tremonti was unsure would continue after exploring his metal roots with his solo Tremonti band. “After I had done my solo stuff, I figured he'd [Alter Bridge Singer / Guitarist Myles Kennedy] come back and be like, you know you got your heavy side out now, let’s focus on some more atmospheric stuff with Alter Bridge. But he did the opposite, he came out and dropped some, you know, real heavy riffs on the table, and I was, you know, me and him were kinda matching 1 for 1 on the heavy riffs from there on out.
So now it's Australasia's turn to experience Alter Bridge in their full glory, with their first visit to Australia since playing the late Soundwave festival in 2014, and their first ever headline show in Auckland, having last played there as part of Disturbed's Music as a Weapon tour in 2008. Looking to really hit the market as much as the can, Alter Bridge are working towards making the trip over as memorable as possible. “From the first time we'd ever been there, we loved the country and we want to develop it there, and it's just a short little flight over, so we're making it happen”. Driving Alter Bridge as well is their connection to the audience with their performances as well, especially through the massive festival circuits they participate in, as they draw in new audiences with their passionate and powerful performances. “It's amazing, you know – we write these songs for ourselves and for our own artistic outlet, but when you see people connecting with it like that, it's amazing. Especially when you see those festival crowds, there's a lot of new fans out there and people that aren't familiar with what you're doing and then they get it on that first listen, and through a song like that [Blackbird] it's amazing.”
They won't be alone either, coming along for the ride are New Zealand ex pats Like A Storm, who in a way have become prodigies of Alter Bridge, following them around the United States and Europe several times over as they develop their own massive fan base around the globe. “When we first started touring with them, we just liked them so much personally and we saw how hard they worked, and we saw how they improved their performances and their song writing over the years.” He continues “it's good to see somebody go from point A to point B as you're sharing that experience with them.”
And while Tremonti's passion is performing and touring, at his heart he's also a family man who tries his best to balance both life on the road and life with his family as much as he can. “I make sure my family is out there as much as I can get them out there. Like on this last tour I just rented a bus for a week in the middle of tour so they could all come out. I don't like going two weeks without seeing them ever”. Maintaining that it's that balance that keeps him happy and sane with his hectic touring life, especially as tours come to an end and the end of tour blues sets in. “By the fifth week of a tour I'm always mental and can't wait to get home, but the first two or three weeks are always a blast, so if you can your family out there in the middle to offset some of that end of the tour blues, that's a good thing.”
So what can Australian and New Zealand fans expect in just under a month when Tremonti and co hit our shores? “Passion – we're passionate about what we do.” he continues “We give it all we got, it's all we know what to do, we love what we do when we're up on stage, it's work. That's why we can deal with all the travelling, because we love performing.”
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