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Sorry, Canada's abortion regime is no 'role model to the world'
I never knew there was a “responsible” way to kill babies. That is, until I read Joyce Arthur’s recent article where she gushes over the upcoming 25 year anniversary of the Morgentaler ruling when the Supreme Court struck down Canada’s laws on abortion. She is the Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada.
Yup. She schooled me good. Thanks to Joyce, I now realize that Canada’s mass killing of millions of children in-utero is actually “responsible abortion care”. Golly gee, if all it takes to ascribe a positive meaning to an ugly act is changing the words we use, I suppose a child pornographer should likewise be able to call himself a “responsible sex educator”.
Joyce explained that the January 28, 1988 ruling has made Canada “a role model to the world”. Her article laid out reasons for that honour, including the following claims:
1. In Canada, “doctors and women handle abortion care responsibly”
2. Canada permits “abortion-on-request” for any reason at all, no questions asked
3. Our abortion status quo respects a woman’s right to “bodily integrity”
4. “Maternal deaths and complications from abortion are fairly low”
5. Abortion-on-request is the “moral high road” -- it “saves lives, raises women's status, and... benefits everyone”
Hmm. Do Joyce’s high-sounding claims hold up to scrutiny as reasons for Canada to be a role model for the world? Let’s examine each one.
Let’s set aside the small detail that killing innocent people is never responsible, and look only at the technical veracity of this statement.
First, the term “responsibly” suggests there is a significant measure of self-restraint involved in the decision to abort. To use the famous Clinton cliché, it implies that abortion should be “rare” and committed only in dire circumstances. With easily over 100,000 abortions committed in Canada every year (Stats Canada figures under-report because provinces withhold data), this statement collapses under the weight of that massive number. If our nation annually aborts a population the size of the City of Kamloops, we’re not describing “responsible” behavior. We’re not talking about a “rare” situation. We’re describing a situation that’s out of control, without any restraint at all. Add to this, the statistic that 1/3 are repeat abortions and we can safely say that “willy nilly” is a more accurate description of our abortion regime than “responsible”.
Secondly, the assertion that “doctors and women handle abortion care responsibly” suggests that women are jointly discussing this decision with their family doctor, and that it’s arrived at with the thoughtful counsel and support of the woman’s family doctor. The statement harkens to a favourite line of pro-abortion politicians “It’s a decision between a woman and her doctor”. The problem is it’s a near total lie. Much, if not almost all of the time, women never discuss abortion-choice with their family doctor. Women, often times coerced by a boyfriend or husband, simply call the abortion facility or a “sexual health office” and book an appointment. There’s no involvement with the woman’s doctor at all. The first doctor she encounters is the abortionist whom she gets to meet for the first time on the operating table. By that point, the decision to abort has been made. The abortionist isn’t here to counsel her. He’ll spend about 20 minutes with her to dismember and decapitate her baby. The woman is not even likely to see much of the abortionist’s face.
Sorry Joyce, but no cigar on this one.
Is abortion-on-demand as it’s often called, something to make Canadians proud? According to figures from the abortion industry’s own research division, The Guttmacher Institute, plus independent statistics gathered by seven U.S. state governments, abortion is used today as a back-up birth control method more than 96% of the time.
The majority of people I speak to who identify as “pro-choice” tell me they are disgusted to learn that abortion is being used as a form of birth control. Once again, Joyce got it wrong. Our regime of abortion-on-request is a source of national shame, not national pride.
For historical clarity, I’ll mention that even prior to the 1988 court ruling, in practice, Canada already had abortion-on-demand. The law passed by Pierre Trudeau in 1969 created “Therapeutic Abortion Committees” (TACs) in hospitals, which were panels of 3 doctors who had discretion to approve the killings. Already, between 1969 – 1987, abortion rates had shot up dramatically under the TAC regime because the doctors rubber-stamped virtually all applications. For example, we've seen from the therapeutic abortion records of an Ontario hospital between 1971 (when they started) until 1988 (when the committee was disbanded), that no request was refused. The committee never saw the woman and indeed, they signed the papers in the hallways. 99% of abortions were committed for "mental health and psycho-social reasons", and this means they were approved on request. The records show this hospital had many repeat abortions and one year, a woman had her fourth abortion. The procedure was definitely being used as a form of birth control.
I’m really baffled by this one Joyce. How are we helping women achieve bodily integrity when abortion chops up the tiny bodies of baby girls and dismembers them? What about the “bodily integrity” of the girl-child in the womb? If you have the stomach for it, look at this photo of an actual aborted baby, and ask yourself if she has “bodily integrity”.
Fairly low compared to what? A 100% correlation? The studies I’ve read show a dramatic relationship between women who abort and subsequent maternal death, suicide and complications.
An authoritative 1997 study funded by the government of Finland established that women who undergo induced abortion experience a death rate nearly 4 times greater than women who give birth. This excludes death from suicide which another Finnish study found to be 6 times higher for women who abort than women who give birth.
A study sponsored by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario found that women who underwent abortion experienced a 4 times higher rate of hospitalization for infections vs. childbirth. In 2000, the UK’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists established that the immediate physical complication rate of induced abortion is at least 11%. A similar U.S. study found a higher complication rate of 17%.
Wrong, wrong, and triple wrong. First, abortion doesn’t save lives, it takes them. Not only the babies’ lives, but also those of the women who abort, as evidenced by the much higher maternal death and suicide rates. The abortion industry would likely counter with the tired, old spectre of the “thousands of women” who would die by “back alley coat hanger” abortions, if they were made illegal. That was a lie in 1969 and it would still be a lie in 2013. Former abortionist, the late Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson admitted after his pro-life conversion that he and other abortion industry leaders invented out of thin air the figure of “tens of thousands of women dying from illegal abortions”. This was to gain public sympathy for legalization. Those high numbers were never true. The fact is that for decades prior to its legalization, 90 percent of abortions were done by physicians in their offices, not in back alleys(1). If abortion became illegal in 2013, doctors who choose to break the law would still do them with medical equipment, not with coat hangers. The suction tube equipment used by abortuaries is inexpensive and easy to obtain.
Secondly, legal abortion doesn’t raise women’s status. On the contrary, it makes it easier for men to keep treating woman as purely sexual objects whom they can simply pressure or coerce into abortion should they ever become pregnant. The sexual revolution has not liberated women. It has liberated men to objectify and abuse women.
Finally – does abortion really “benefit everyone” as Joyce claims? A root cause of the impending bankruptcy of Medicare and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is the decline in Canada’s birth rate since the 1960’s. Naturally, abortion contributes to that problem. For example, the CPP was enacted by legislation in 1965 during a time when each woman had approximately 3.5 children (see chart). The CPP funding model made economic sense at a time when the birth rate predicted a sufficient number of future workers would exist to pay taxes in support of the benefits to be received by pensioners.
The funding model no longer works however, because the numbers have changed dramatically and the worker-to-pensioner ratio has plummeted. After the legalization of abortion and widespread contraception, Canada’s birth rate fell dramatically to just 1.58 children per woman as of 2011. Combined with longer average life-spans in old age, this resulted in a precipitous decline in the ratio of Canadian workers (who pay taxes) to pensioners (who receive CPP benefits). That ratio has been decimated since 1965. In 1985 for example, Canada had almost 5-1/2 workers per pensioner. Currently there are barely more than 3 workers per pensioner. By 2025 that is projected to be approximately 2.5 workers per pensioner. See chart for example. That’s unsustainable.
Rather than “benefitting everyone” abortion is contributing to national bankruptcy and tearing a gaping hole in our social safety nets, including our imploding health care system. So, wrong again Joyce. Abortion hurts everyone!
Conclusion - I'm sorry to disagree
This January 28th, instead of celebrating 25 years of “responsible abortion care” in Canada, I’ll be lamenting the 2.5 million lost children since 1988 and the profound poverty visited upon our country by abortion since decriminalization in 1969.
1. Randy Alcorn, "Prolife Answers to ProChoice Arguments", Multnomah Books, 2000, p. 173

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By Euro Weekly News Media • 23 February 2016 • 17:45
FINANCIAL CRISIS: Germany have been the most critical.
SINCE the financial crisis in Greece, the German government has been the most critical as far as the Greek economy is concerned, and has insisted that stringent financial policies be followed if a ‘bailout’ was to take place.
Now, in a typical example of what the Germans call schadenfreude (pleasure derived from someone else’s misfortune), Greeks are taking to social media to taunt Germany over the enormous losses and low share price of its major bank, Deutsche Bank.
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A source is speaking out about how Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott co-parent.
They said, “Kylie is very maternal, and Travis is also very paternal. They are both super engaged when it comes to family and work really well as parents together. They are very streamlined.”
They also spoke about Kylie being a mom to Stormi and said, “She has learned so much about being a mom in the process.”

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I didn't sign up to have feelings when I started reading ;__;
The art in this is great, crisp black & white with some quality hatching. There's also a lot of small details to discover when you take the time to give each panel a closer look. Did I zoom in on Alain's eyelashes at every opportunity? Possibly. Rouya is adorable and what more do you need in a horror comic than a cute girl and a man with questionable morals and nice legs?
The creatures in this were neat and had some cool thematic stuff™ going on that leads up to a nicely executed "Now everything makes sense" moment, which makes for a fun reread as well.
I am definitely hoping that you will make more one-shots like this :>

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This opaque amber coloured round resin pendant comes all the way from India. It’s 32mm round with a 20mm hole, and it has a metal loop that is 2.5mm.
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The Xinjiang regional government said on Friday police had killed 28 members of a "terrorist" group accused of carrying out an attack a couple months ago in the largely Muslim region of western China.
State newspaper Xinjiang Daily reported that those killed had links to the violent assault on a coal mine in September that left 16 people dead and 18 injured.
Radio Free Asia, a US government-funded broadcaster to the region, first reported the incident, claiming that at least 50 people were killed in the attack.
According to the Xinjiang Daily, the attackers fled into the mountains and were subsequently hunted down over the course of two months by Chinese security forces.
Xinjiang is home to the Uighurs, a restive Muslim minority that has long claimed to be the victim of Chinese oppression. The country's officials on the other hand claim the region is a hotbed of Islamist militants seeking to wrest control from Beijing.
Human rights activists have been highly critical of the tactics used by the Chinese government in combatting these alleged extremists, accusing it of human rights abuses.
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Yunnan Airlines is an airline in China that was established in 1992. However, it has merged with China Eastern Airlines in 2003, together with China Northwest Airlines. Both airlines had to transfer their livery as well as their fleet to China Eastern. Thus, officially, there is no airliner flying under the Yunnan Airlines name anymore.
Prior to the merger, Yunnan Airlines was considered as an independent airline transport enterprise dealing with domestic, regional, and international passenger flights as well as freight transport.
• English name: Yunnan Airlines
• Chinese name: 中国云南航空公司
• Main hubs: Kunming Wujiaba International Airport
• Alliance member: SkyTeam
• IATA code: 3Q
• ICAO code: CYH
• Call sign: YUNNAN
• Headquarters: Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
• Frequent flyer program: Golden Peacock Club
• Official website: n/a
Yunnan Airlines used to be a major domestic air travel force in China, but upon its merger into China Eastern, it helped the latter become the second largest carrier in China.
Branches in China
In the past, independent operations of Yunnan Airlines occurred from offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Canton, Chengdu, and Shenzhen.
Now, after the merger, Yunnan Airlines operations are based in the offices of China Eastern, of which there are many. China Eastern offices can be found in all major cities in China and several smaller cities as well.
Offices around the world
China Yunnan Airlines used to have business centers in Bangkok and Singapore. However, following the merger, China Yunnan’s operations were transferred to those of China Eastern, which operates from several offices all over the world. Some of these offices are found in:
Bangkok, Brussels, Dhaka, Frankfurt, Fukushima, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, London, Melbourne, Madrid, Moscow, Maldives, Munich,New York, New Delhi, Nagasaki, Osaka, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Siem Reap, Tokyo, Vancouver
Prior to the merger, China Yunnan focused on a provincial circular traveling line, namely:
1. Kunming – Dali – Banna – Kunming
2. Kunming – Lijang – Banna - Kunming
This allowed all branch lines, provincial mainlines, and international mainlines to complete one another. This system played a significant role in the stable growth of Yunnan Airlines.
After the merger, flights were collapsed into those of China Eastern’s, which has a wide array of scheduled flights to destinations across the globe. As of now, China Eastern is in the process of expanding its US and Europe routes.
Prior to the merger, China Yunnan Airlines also operated a maintenance factory made up of a group of experienced service staff. It was equipped with a large-scale garage and a wide array of maintenance equipment. This helped increase the reliability rating of the airline.
Premium Economy Class
Yunnan Airlines did not offer a Premium Economy class when it was still in operation.
China Eastern, of which Yunnan Airlines is now part of, is a member of the SkyTeam alliance.
Fleet and Destination
Prior to its merger with China Eastern, Yunnan Airlines operated a fleet consisting of Bombardier CRJ-200, Boeing 737-300, and Boeing 767-300. Its fleet, which consisted mostly of Boeing airliners, totaled to around 20. Most of its operations were focused mostly on domestic flights from Kunming going to major Chinese cities. Its international operations were quite limited; the airline only previously flew to Singapore, Thailand, and Laos. The airliners were flown by 4 flights squads made up of 243 pilots. The entire flight group was known as a highly experienced and skilled one, which propelled Yunnan Airlines to popularity.
After the merger, flying under China Eastern, the airliners of China Yunnan flies to 63 domestic, regional, and international routes including non-scheduled charters to Seoul and Japan. This is combined with China Eastern’s scheduled routes to every part of the world, including East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia. Its US and Europe routes are being expanded as well.
Now known as China Eastern, Yunnan Airlines offers passengers free luggage allowance each time they book a flight. For most routes flown by the airline, passengers are allowed to carry one piece of carry-on luggage that weighs less than 5kg and which is under 20x40x55cm in size. For the US and Canada routes, passengers are allowed to carry two pieces of luggage for free. Infant tickets are provided with 1 piece of free carry-on baggage.
They are also allowed to check baggage into the flight with a maximum allowable weight of 32 kg and maximum size of 40x60x100 cm for each piece of luggage.
First class and business class passengers are entitled to increased allowance.
China Eastern runs its own airline catering service that provides in-flight food to China Eastern passengers as well as passengers on the airline’s subsidiaries and merged operations. The catering service is called Delicious Meals by China Eastern. This service offers both standard meals as well as special meals for passengers with special dietary requirements. However, these special meals are only available upon request, so the airline has to be informed prior to flight departure.
As is standard, Yunnan Airlines, through China Eastern Airlines, offers wheelchair service to all passengers who require such assistance. Passengers, however, have to inform the airline that they will need a special wheelchair service upon ticket reservation or up to 72 hours prior to departure.
All pregnant women who are beyond their 35th week of pregnancy will not be allowed to fly on any China Eastern flight. Passengers who are between the 32nd and the 35th weeks should provide a health certificate recently issued before they will be allowed onboard. The health certificate should attest that traveling is safe for the pregnant woman. Women under 32 weeks pregnant can travel as regular passengers.
Frequent Flyer Program
Before the merger, China Yunnan greatly rewarded its passengers, which is why it used to be one of the most trusted and preferred airlines flying domestically and regionally. They came up with the “Regular Traveler Plan” and the “Regular Customers’ Cooperation Plan”. They also set up the Golden Peacock Club to reward frequent flyers.
Now all passengers who fly on China Eastern flights can earn miles through Eastern Miles.

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As one of the new resident vampire lore ‘experts’ called in to help with the upsurge in vampire Young Adult fiction, I decided to tackle the first book of the House of Night series: Marked.
Zoey Redbird is a sixteen year old girl who is marked as a vampyre fledgling on page three. From there, she catapults into a school and life that are the opposite of everything she theoretically was before. She is, of course, special, as her mark (a tattoo on her forehead that indicates one is scheduled for vampyrism) is filled in instead of outlined like typical fledglings. This means special treatment and extra drama when she enters her new school life. An assigned twangy roommate leads to a quirky group of friends and together, they must find a way to bring down the bitchy antagonist, Aphrodite, the leader of the Dark Daughters.
I should point out here that my once snobby book tastes have moved more towards ridiculous escapism in the last couple of years (thanks to a bunch of friends who have convinced me to embrace not only my inner geek, but also my inner teenager). That part of me certainly enjoyed this cracktastic book, the same part of me that read The Vampire Diaries with avid fascination.
There are young adult books written in a style that is teenager specific and there are young adult books (particularly nowadays) written in a style that pulls adults as easily as teenagers. This book is the former. Zoey has an insta-mentor, insta-friends, an insta-love interest, and an insta-arch nemesis in true Young Adult fashion. There are a ton of parentheticals that clue us in to Zoey’s snarky, teenaged line of thinking, and there are a ton of go-to quips from clichéd side characters.
There is nothing about Marked that I found particularly original or brilliant in the vampire universe, but it’s a fun and fast read. The characters are also wonderfully fun to snark at if you read it with a friend 🙂 Rating: B-
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These people were socially boycotted after complaining to the police about the upper caste youth who beat up the Dalit youth.
- TV9 Hindi
- Publish Date – 9:43 pm, Wed, 13 October 21
In Haryana, a case of social exclusion of 150 Dalit families has come to light in Chhatar village of Uchana assembly constituency of Jind district for the last 15 days. These families are neither being allowed to go to the fields, nor are they allowed to go to any other locality of the village, nor are the shopkeepers giving them goods.
In fact, these people were socially boycotted after complaining to the police about a young man belonging to the upper caste who beat up a Dalit youth. It is alleged that the rioters have decided to continue the boycott till the panchayat tax complaint is withdrawn unconditionally. Jind Superintendent of Police (SP) Wasim Akram said that the matter is under the cognizance of the police and the SDM and DSP of Uchana have been sent several times to the village for investigation.
Ban on the rest of the people going to the excluded locality
He told that police has been deployed in the village and the police is keeping an eye on the matter. However, the SP did not give any clear answer to the question of the action being taken by the police to end the social boycott of Dalit families. According to the complaint, the people of Mangu Bagad, the excluded locality of Chhatar village, are prohibited from going to other places in the village. At the same time, if anyone goes towards the excluded locality, he has also been warned to stop the hookah water socially.
There was a fight while watching a kabaddi match
Lahiri Singh, a 70-year-old elder of Mangu Bagad locality, told that on September 10, Gurmeet went to see a kabaddi match at the sports fair. There he was beaten up by Rajesh, son Billu and many of his associates of the village. Gurmeet complained to the police about the assault, after which the relatives of the accused youths along with some people of the village came to the locality and threatened and asked Gurmeet to withdraw the case.
The people of the upper castes were annoyed by the detention of the accused
Lahiri Singh said that being fed up with the constant pressure, Gurmeet refused to withdraw the complaint. After this a collective panchayat of the village was held on 26 September. In this panchayat, it was announced to boycott the entire locality of Gurmeet, Mangu Bagad. He told that from that day onwards he is not even being allowed to go to the fields. Praveen Kumar (32) of the locality said that after the complaint of Gurmeet, the police registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act and took the accused youth Rajesh into custody, which further angered the people of the upper castes of the village.


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My personal "intracoastal waterway" starts in Toronto and runs to the Bahamas and Dry Tortugas although over the last few years its quickly becoming the "Intra Condo Waterway". I put together this article for first timers on the ICW. It might be of interest http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Prime...t%20Timers.pdf
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Leaf vacuum and street sweeper schedule set for Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — The city announced this week’s schedule for the leaf vacuum truck and street sweeper. The vacuum truck will be picking up leaves and the sweeper will be cleaning streets.
• O’Brien Drive – Matson Avenue to Virginia Drive
• Virginia Drive – Scott Street to Brader Drive
• Brader Drive – Flood Drive to Virginia Drive
• Flood Drive – Laird Street to Gravel Street
• Slattery Drive – the cul-de-sac will be posted for NO PARKING between 8 a.m. and noon.
• Pine Ridge Drive – the cul-de-sac will be posted for NO PARKING between 8 a.m. and noon
• Finn Street – Laird Street to East Main Street
• Brazil Street – Scott Street to Mayock Street
• Conyngham Avenue – Kidder Street to Scott Street
• Scott Street – Kidder Street to North Pennsylvania Avenue will be posted for for NO PARKING between 8 a.m. and noon
• Chapel Street – Scott Street to North Sherman Street will be posted for NO PARKING between 8 a.m. and noon
• Penn Street – Chapel Street to Worrall Street will posted for NO PARKING between 8 a.m. and noon.
Parking enforcement will ticket vehicles on posted streets.
Additional areas will be announced as they are scheduled.


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The Community Security Trust has condemned the “totally unacceptable level of antisemitic abuse” revealed by a Channel Four documentary into racism and homophobia in professional football this week.
The documentary Hate on the Terraces, broadcast on Monday as part of the popular Dispatches series, showed secretly-filmed footage of supporters directing antisemitic chants against Tottenham Hotspur fans in and outside football stadiums.
In one Premier League in October, West Ham United fans were filmed mocking Jews for having “big noses” and singing: “I’ve got a foreskin, f****** Jew”.
In a second game against Spurs — a club known for having a large Jewish following — West Ham supporters are caught on film chanting taunts such as “Hitler is coming for you” and “I’d rather be a P*ki than a Jew”.
At another game in September, Chelsea supporters were filmed making loud hissing noises, to sound like gas chambers during the Holocaust.
Piara Powar, a member of the anti-discrimination taskforce at world football body FIFA, told the programme he believed that Premier and Football League clubs with a “significant voice” within the Football Association might be preventing the FA from imposing punishments on fans who are repeatedly racist.
The documentary also showed that in a number of cases of Islamophobia and homophobia by supporters, the abuse took place directly in front of stewards and police officers who did not act or report the incidents.
Mark Gardner, communications director of CST, said: “Those who regularly attend matches may not have been surprised by what the programme revealed, namely a totally unacceptable level of antisemitic abuse, especially from London rivals of Spurs. The problem has to be treated with the same seriousness as other forms of race hatred.”


Digital Desk, Srinagar. An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Police said that an encounter has started in Parivaan area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are busy.
Acting on specific information about the presence of terrorists, a joint team of police and security forces cordoned off the area and after launching a search operation, exchange of fire broke out between the terrorists and the security forces. As the security forces reached the spot where the terrorists were hiding, they came under heavy fire, triggering an encounter.
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Detract attention away from deep V-necklines with a flash of pattern around your neck. Mannish footwear will also help create balance.
Clockwise from top left: Victoria Beckham stretch knit dress, £1350, Net-a-Porter; Silk pink tree of life scarf, £195, Liberty London; Chain shoulder bag, £2110, Valentino; Calf leather Piper shoes, £550, Acne Studios
Fasten around top handle bags for an instant ladylike injection that can be muted by pairing with denim.
Clockwise from top left: MOTO frayed denim jacket, £30, Topshop Relcaim; Silk chiffon hydrangea scarf, £59, Hobbs; Cotton fold-up wash jeans, £45, & Other Stories; Mark Cross Grace bag, £1382, Matches Fashion
Break up black jumpsuits with a colourful ribbon and matchy-matchy accessories of the same hot hue.
Clockwise from top left: Eleve cowl neck jumpsuit, £195, Whistles; Marc by Marc Jacobs Mash Up scarf, £145, Net-a-Porter; Perspex mobile clutch, £950, Charlotte Olympia; Bibi butterfly flats, £240, Sophia Webster
Pep up A-line skirts and plain tees with a patterned ‘kerchief. Trainers will keep this day look on-point.


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Recall the Grateful Memories – UChum Online Pastel Nagomi Art Workshop
After the completion of the Mental First-aid Course, UChum members have been busy preparing wellness activities that can relax students’ mind and bring positive energy to the campus. Although the spread of pandemic affected the mode of the activities, they still launched an Online Pastel Nagomi Art Workshop on 8 April 2022.
Pastel Nagomi Art was founded by Mr Hosoya Norikatsu with an aim to offer a sense of happiness and harmony through soft pastel art using simple and unique finger painting techniques. Painting experiences are not necessary but only the willingness to communicate with their inner voice, the acceptance to one’s imperfections, and the passion to rekindle one’s enthusiasm are required.
At first, some basic painting techniques were taught. Then participants were asked to create a piece on “A Recent Grateful Memory” and share it with other classmates. Under the pandemic, we cannot take anything for granted. People around you or even yourself were facing much pressure while adapting to the new changes. We believed that you will be able to recall some grateful moments, no matter big or small, if you think thoroughly. During this difficult time, if we are able to realise and appreciate the happy moments, we can find our own happiness in life and relieve pressure.
The College mailed the materials needed to the participants in order to let them enjoy the healing power that art brings to us.
A group photo.


text: Claptone is a very unique proposition in modern music. Painted as a mythical character shrouded in mystery, Claptone has become one of the biggest names in electronic music whilst himself remaining in the shadows. He has however constantly saught to deepen his own distinctive world, creating a rich tapestry which tells the Claptone story. In his second artist album ‘Fantast’, the Claptone universe is at it’s deepest and most vivid. He is the master of his domain and in his most artful offering yet, the assured 13 tracks of Fantast come together to create an album full of varied colours and atmospheric textures. So Claptone seeks not to create a world of secrecy, but one of great depth and intrigue. As one of the businest touring DJs and most prificfic producers around, Claptone is constantly unveiling more about the world he draws inspirstion from. An enigma with a tirless desire for creativity and thirst for new music, Claptone has brought together a diverse group of collaborators such as Boc Party’s Kele Okereke, Blaenavon, Tender, Jones, Zola Blood, Austra’s Katie Stelmanis, The Boxer Rebellion’s Nathan Nicholson, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Matt Simons The first single In The Night features the vocals of Ben Duffy, which paired with Claptone’s insistent and upbeat production, makes for an exquistley executed electronic pop gem. It marks an engaging opening snapshot for what will be a milestone in his already glittering career. We caught a glimpse of his ambition to produce a body of work in Claptone’s debut artist album Charmer which has scored over 60million streams and counting, but it’s in Fantast that Claptone really delves deeper into the art of songwirting. 2018 will see another intense year of touring with Claptone presenting his immersive Masquerade event experience at bigger venues and festivals having built momentum over the last 18 months hosting events at Tomorrowland, Melt Festival, Elrow at Amnesia Ibiza, Green Valley Brazil, Melbourne St Kilda and more.

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- Central Uganda Destinations
- Eastern Uganda Destinations
- Northern Uganda Destinations
- Western Uganda Destinations
Highlights: Chimps trekking, Game-drives, Boat-cruises, Safari walk and Rhino sanctuary
National Parks included: Murchison Falls NP, Queen Elizabeth NP, and Lake Mburo NP
Day 1 – Transfer and Rhino sanctuary
Meet your safari guide and leave Entebbe/Kampala in the morning for you Tour Uganda safari. The target for the day is Ziwa Rhino sanctuary. We arrive for lunch in the sanctuary before having a walk to see the rhinos up-close.
Day 2 – To Murchison Falls National Park
After breakfast you set off for the drive to Murchison Falls national park. Be there around lunch time. When you have finished your lunch it is time to experience the top of the falls. It is an amazing feeling to stand their enjoying the view and hearing the water roar. Have a relaxed evening at the lodge.
Day 3 – Game-drive and boat-cruise
Get up early in the morning to meet the animals of the savanna. During this morning game-drive you can see giraffes, elephants, lions and more. In the afternoon it is time for a boat-cruise on the mighty Nile spotting for example hippos, crocodiles and birds on the shores. Spend the night in Budongo forest (a part of Murchison Falls) to get close to the jungle.
Day 4 – Transfer to Hoima
Have a relaxed breakfast and soak in the surroundings. After breakfast your guides take you to the town of Hoima. Spend the afternoon and evening relaxing at the hotel.
Day 5 – Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Be prepared for a long day in the car made easier by making a stop in a village to stretch your legs, taking a look at a tea plantation and studying the Ugandan countryside passing by the window.
Day 6 – Chimps trekking and boat-cruise in Queen Elizabeth National Park
In the morning your guide takes you to the starting point of the chimps trekking in Kalinzu forest and you set off in to the beautiful jungle to see the chimpanzees. After the chimps trekking your guide meets you and takes you back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon you go for the boat-cruise on Kazinga channel. This two hour boat ride is a great highlight were you for example can look for hippos, crocodiles, elephants and warthogs along the shores of the channel.
Day 7 – Game-drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi
Wake up early in the morning for a game-drive in the Kasenyi part of Queen Elizabeth national park. Here you have the chance of seeing lions, elephants, buffaloes, an abundance of birds and more. Directly after the game-drive you set off towards Lake Bunyoyi having lunch on the way. Reach the beautiful Lake Bunyonyi after going through an area of rolling green hills.
Day 8 – Relax by Lake Bunyonyi
Have a free day by Lake Bunyoyi. Here you can rent a canoe to explore the islands, take a swim (the lake is free of hippos, crocodiles and bilharzia), go for a hike or just relax with a book.
Day 9 – Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After breakfast you start off with your guide towards Lake Mburo national park. A landscape of rolling green hills will pass by the windows before you reach the town of Mbarara for lunch and then continue in to Lake Mburo national park for a game-drive on the way to the lodge.
Day 10 – Safari-walk in Lake Mburo National Park and transfer to Kampala/Entebbe
Start the day early with a safari-walk in Lake Mburo national park. Get the experience of being one with nature as you see the animals close by during the walk. Have breakfast at the lodge before setting off for the drive back to Kampala /Entebbe. Along the way you make a stop for lunch by the Equator and take the chance to stand with one foot on either side of the southern and northern hemisphere. Your guide drops you off in Kampala/Entebbe as you have reached the end of the Tour Uganda safari.


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"Recruiters who visit north India complain of facing dearth of quality people for the posts they need to fill," he added.
The minister's comments drew sharp reactions from opposition with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra saying the government was trying to escape blame for the job losses due to economic slowdown by such "insulting" comments.
"Mr Minister, it has been more than five years for your government. There is no job creation. Whatever jobs were there, they have been snatched due to the economic slowdown brought by the government. You want to escape by insulting North Indians," she said.
"Youths are looking towards the government hoping that it will do something good for them," the Congress general secretary said.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said such comments are laughable.
"After the different laughable statements by different Union ministers on the serious issue of economic slowdown, instead of removing unemployment in the country now it is being said that there is no shortage of jobs, but of competence, especially amongst north Indians.
"This is extremely shameful and an apology should be tendered to the nation," she tweeted.


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New Zealand intelligence agents have questioned a former Fijian Cabinet minister over an alleged plot to assassinate military leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
Movement for Democracy in Fiji leader Rajesh Singh said four people from the Security Intelligence Service served him with a search warrant and seized his computer, phone and a photograph.
Mr Singh told One News the SIS questioned him over an alleged plot to assassinate Commodore Bainimarama and Fiji's Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
Mr Singh denies any knowledge of the alleged plot and said he did not condone it.
Fiji has been under the control of a military regime since Commodore Bainimarama seized power in a coup in 2006.
Mr Singh said that he would lodge a complaint with the Human Rights Commission and the Ombudsman.
He believed his group had been targeted by the agents because of its association with Fijian military defector Lieutenant Colonel Ratu Tevita Mara, who is self-exiled in Tonga.
Colonel Tevita Mara, who is also alleged to be part of the assassination plot, has denied any knowledge of it.
Mr Singh said the SIS was accompanied by plainclothes police officers, but a police spokesman declined to comment and referred questions to the Prime Minister's office.
Prime Minister John Key, who is also Minister in Charge of the SIS, would not comment.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum told the Herald last night that he had not known anything about the police searches or an alleged plot until somebody sent him New Zealand media reports about it.
Police had not advised him of any plot.
"I have absolutely no idea of it. This is the first I've heard about it."

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Shell braced for yet another revolt over directors' pay
Royal Dutch Shell faces another turbulent annual general meeting next month after failing to assuage all of its investors' concerns about director pay.
The oil titan is set to encounter protests over a controversial £4.8m severance deal for its former gas and power chief Linda Cook, a leading institutional shareholder told the Mail.
Discontent is also simmering after chief financial officer Simon Henry moved to a Dutch employment contract, which will ensure more generous rights. And a hearty compensation package handed to former chief executive Jeroen van der Veer remains a bone of contention.
Shell suffered the humiliation of having its pay report voted down last year after discontent over the generosity of its awards emerged. Remuneration committee chief Sir Peter Job subsequently resigned.
Shell has since embarked on an intensive charm offensive as it sought to heal the rift. A long-term shareholder told the Mail: 'There is unlikely to be a revolt on the scale of last year's AGM, but there are still concerns about remuneration.'
The glittering deal given to Cook after she lost out in the battle to succeed Van der Veer has attracted particular attention, the shareholder said.
In addition to a £914,000 salary for 2009 and a £977,000 bonus, Cook was given a £4.8m severance payment and walked away with a pension worth £16.2m.
Shell defended Cook's severance deal, however, saying it was calculated on a 'standard formula' in accordance with laws in the Netherlands, which is where the company is headquartered. Simon Henry's contract will be covered by Dutch law following his ascent to the main board.
A spokesman said: ' Following 2009, we have had extensive consultation with major shareholders. Base salaries have been frozen since July 2008, except on promotion. As a result, chief executive officer and chief financial officer salaries are 20pc lower than (those of) the previous CEO and CFO.'
However, Shell is also likely to be hit by shareholder protests over its controversial oil sands exploration.
Shareholders including Cooperative Asset Management are planning to vote in favour of a resolution calling for greater transparency over its activities in the area.
Canadian oil sands are a tarlike substance that are mined at huge environmental cost. Shell's arch-rival BP is also braced for protests over its oil sands ambitions and executive remuneration.
Shell's 'A' shares slipped 7p to 1,966.5p, while BP lost 0.4p to 640.7p.
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Goalkeeper Alex Runarsson has joined Arsenal on a four-year contract.
Arsenal announced the acquisition of the goalkeeper from French Club Dijon.
The 25-year-old comes in as a back up option Bernd Leno following the exit of Emiliano Martinez who left for Aston Villa.
“We’re very pleased to welcome Alex to our squad. We have been monitoring him for some time and from the analysis, he has strong attributes that we look for in a goalkeeper and as a person,” Arsenal Sporting director Edu said.
“We want to create healthy competition for places and we look forward to seeing Alex bring further depth to the goalkeeping position, “ Manager Mikel Arteta also added.
He joins the likes of Willian, Gabriel Magalhaes, Tim Akinola and Salah-Eddine who all arrived at the Club this season.


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On this day in 1975, Cuba began Operation Carlota, its most important military internationalist mission in Africa. It was a major undertaking that contributed to the defeat of the apartheid military regime in South Africa & the independence of Angola & Namibia. More of the story:
Across Africa, Cuba provided military instructors & doctors, helping rebels gain their independence from Europeans. After the Portuguese dictatorship fell in 1974 & Portugal prepared to grant Angola independence on Nov. 11, 1975, three local movements fought to take power.
The largest rebel group with most popular support was the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). They were providing critical training & safe haven to other national liberation forces like the ANC (South Africa), SWAPO (Namibia), and FRELIMO (Mozambique).
In early November, the Apartheid South African Army was advancing 45 miles per day toward the capital Luanda. South Africa’s invasion endangered not only Angola’s revolution, but the struggle for liberation throughout the continent.
The Angolans had one unlikely country they could turn to: Cuba. They had already provided military instructors to assist the MPLA. The answer came less than 48 hours later on Nov. 5. Yes. Fidel Castro & the Communist Party of Cuba reached its decision without thinking twice.
On another Nov 5 in 1843, a slave called Black Carlota, working on the Triunvirato plantation in the Matanzas region, took up her machete in a slave rebellion in which she lost her life. It was in homage to her that the solidarity action in Angola bore her name: Operation Carlota
On Nov. 7, the first 82 soldiers, carrying light artillery, left to Angola. Over the coming weeks more than 10,000 Cuban troops would land in Angola. More than a decade later, at the end of apartheid, there would be as many as 36,000 troops fighting against the apartheid forces
By the end of 1975, Cuban troops had routed the apartheid army & prevented their takeover of the country. The world owes Cuba and these internationalist soldiers a huge debt.

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Sr. Eilis McCulloh, H.M., a 2015 NFCRV Grant Recipient Candidate, was featured in a Global Sister Report article on community charisms in action, where she descriibes the radical hospitality she feels called to provide as a Sister of the Humility of Mary. Read the article here.
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Sr. Eilis McCulloh, H.M., a 2015 NFCRV grant recipient, pictured with siblings from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who were helped by Sr. Eilis through her work in Migrant and Refugee Services (Photo by Eilis McCulloh.)
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Note however that tinnitus nearly always consists of fairly simple sounds -- for example, hearing someone talking that no one else can hear would not ordinarily be called tinnitus -- this would be called an auditory hallucination. Musical hallucinations in patients without psychiatric disturbance is most often described in older persons, years after hearing loss.
Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome is another not uncommon cause of pulsatile tinnitus. The superior semicircular canal is one of three canals found in the vestibular apparatus of the inner ear. The vestibular apparatus helps to maintain equilibrium and balance. In this syndrome, a part of the temporal bone that overlies the superior semicircular canal is abnormally thin or absent. Superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome can affect both hearing and balance to different degrees.
Imagine you’re settling in for a night’s rest. In your quiet bedroom, you’re tune right into those tinnitus noises—and you can’t shake your focus on them. You start to wonder about how you’ll ever fall asleep with these sounds in your ears. You think about the rest you’re missing out on because you’re not already asleep, and you wonder how you’ll have the energy to make it through your day.
Tinnitus (pronounced "tin-it-tus") is an abnormal noise in the ear (note that it is not an "itis" -- which means inflammation). Tinnitus is common -- nearly 36 million Americans have constant tinnitus and more than half of the normal population has intermittent tinnitus. Another way to summarize this is that about 10-15% of the entire population has some type of constant tinnitus, and about 20% of these people (i.e. about 1% of the population) seek medical attention (Adjamian et al, 2009). Similar statistics are found in England (Dawes et al, 2014) and Korea (Park and Moon, 2014).
This study has several strengths. It included a relatively large number of patients, reducing the possibility of bias by “masking” which treatment patients received, classifying participants according to the severity of their tinnitus and using highly standardised interventions. Also, the researchers used established scales to measure the severity of tinnitus and its impact on quality of life.
It can often be very helpful to talk to someone who understands how you are feeling, who can reassure you about any anxieties you may have, and answer your questions. We can provide details of self-help groups and contacts in the UK, and we also run a helpline on 0800 018 0527. Most of the people who run groups or are contacts have tinnitus themselves and have been helping people with the condition for a long time. Even if you don't want to take part in group activities, it can be a comfort to know there is someone you can contact.
Tinnitus is the hearing of sound when no external sound is present. While often described as a ringing, it may also sound like a clicking, hiss or roaring. Rarely, unclear voices or music are heard. The sound may be soft or loud, low pitched or high pitched and appear to be coming from one ear or both. Most of the time, it comes on gradually. In some people, the sound causes depression or anxiety and can interfere with concentration.
Smoking. Contrary to popular belief, there are some external irritants that can cause tinnitus. For example, Nicotine has been proven to be an irritant that can cause someone to develop a ringing in their ears. Smokers may find that their chances of developing the condition may be higher than someone who is a non-smoker. If you’re suffering from tinnitus right now, and you’re a smoker, please quit as soon as possible. If that’s just not an option for you right now, be sure to at least pick up an over the counter tinnitus treatment that will dramatically reduce the ringing in your ears.
When there does not seem to be a connection with a disorder of the inner ear or auditory nerve, the tinnitus is called nonotic (i.e. not otic). In some 30% of tinnitus cases, the tinnitus is influenced by the somatosensory system, for instance people can increase or decrease their tinnitus by moving their face, head, or neck. This type is called somatic or craniocervical tinnitus, since it is only head or neck movements that have an effect.
Use other relaxation techniques. Tinnitus is understandably anxiety provoking, often a source of frustration and stress throughout the day and night. Reducing anxiety, and finding ways to relax, have benefits for both tinnitus and sleep. Relaxation exercises can reduce the aggravation of tinnitus, and make you more able to fall asleep. A few of the relaxation techniques my patients find most effective and easy to use are:
Most of the causes of tinnitus alter neurological activity within the auditory cortex, the portion of the brain responsible for hearing. The transmission of sound is interrupted, so some of the neural circuits fail to receive signals. Instead of causing hearing loss, as you might expect due to the lack of stimulation, the neural circuits begin chattering. First, they chatter alone. Then, they become hyperactive and synchronous. When we experience this deviation, our brains attempt to compensate for the change by interpreting the neurological activity as sound. This can resemble ringing, buzzing, hissing, whistling, or roaring, amongst a variety of other noises.
The cause of tinnitus may be difficult to determine. Your doctor will ask if you have been exposed to loud noise at work or home and will ask about medications you take, including all herbs and supplements. He or she may look in your ears to see if you have wax blockage or if the eardrum appears abnormal. If your hearing is affected, then your doctor may have you undergo a hearing test called an audiogram to measure your hearing ability in each ear.
Subjective tinnitus is the most common type and accounts for 95 percent of cases. Only you can hear it and it’s usually caused by exposure to excessive noise. It can appear suddenly and may last three months (acute) to 12 months (subacute), or longer. Subjective tinnitus is often accompanied by hearing loss due to hair cell nerve damage. The severity of symptoms varies from patient to patient, and largely depends on your reaction to the noise.
When tinnitus is unexpected and unwelcomed, it can lead to a negative reaction to the tinnitus. This can create a vicious cycle. When tinnitus is perceived, it can prompt emotions, including frustration, fear, unhappiness, etc. These can, in turn, cause physical reactions such as anxiety and stress. This reinforces the tinnitus and perpetuates the cycle.
Some instances of tinnitus are caused by infections or blockages in the ear, and the tinnitus can disappear once the underlying cause is treated. Frequently, however, tinnitus continues after the underlying condition is treated. In such a case, other therapies -- both conventional and alternative -- may bring significant relief by either decreasing or covering up the unwanted sound.

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LOBEL, Matthias de (1538-1616). Plantarum seu Stirpium Historia, ... Cui annexum est adversariorum volumen [-- Pierre PENA (c.1535-1605) and M. de LOBEL. Nova stirpium adversaria]. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1576.
2 parts in one volume, 2° (299 x 198mm). Part i with title with woodcut architectural border incorporating Plantin device. Full-page woodcut arms of the author by Ahasuerus van Londerseel on A3v. 1,467 woodcut botanical illustrations by Antonii van Leest, Gerard Janssen van Kampen, et al. [Cleveland count], and 3 pasted-in illustrations on R3r, R4v and m4v. Woodcut initials and letterpress tables in the text. A2r with 8-line initial and catchword 'praeci-'. Part ii title with woodcut architectural border. 310 woodcut illustrations [Cleveland count], 2 pasted-in illustrations on X6v and Ll2v, and 3 slips with woodcut illustrations tipped onto the margins of A6r, C5r, N3v. Without unsigned leaf following Pp6, found in some copies. (Occasional light spotting, colour-marking from edges or damp-marking, some variable browning, unobtrusive worming in early quires of first work, mainly marginal; pt i: title with short tears, trimmed with small loss, early reinforcements on verso at upper and lower edges, reattached with adhesive tape, Aa2 trimmed at foot slightly affecting text and image, Aa3 torn with marginal loss; pt ii: title creased causing short neatly-repaired tear at head, blank verso of 5*4 laid down onto following blank flyleaf.) Contemporary semi-flexible vellum tooled in silver, covers with central strapwork lozenge, panelled with double-rules with cornerpieces, blind-ruled borders, yapp fore-edges, spine in compartments, titled in manuscript at head, red edges gauffered in gilt (vellum a little marked, scuffed and cockled, minor chipping and rubbing, silver-tooling oxidised, lacking ties, splitting on hinges). Provenance: erased ownership inscriptions weakening paper and causing small tear on first title -- occasional early annotations -- traces of erased inkstamps on 5*2v and 5*4v of second work.
FIRST EDITION OF LOBEL'S STIRPIUM OBSERVATIONES AND THE SECOND, ENLARGED ISSUE OF NOVA STIRPIUM ADVERSARIA. Henrey observes of the first edition of Lobel's Nova stirpium adversaria that, 'the chief importance of this herbal lies in its system of classification which is better than that used by any contemporary botanist. The arrangement is based mainly on difference of leaf character, the monocotyledons being placed together at the beginning of the work, thereby foreshadowing their separation from the dicotyledons' (I, p. 28). On these grounds, it may be considered 'one of the milestones of modern botany ... L'Obel was one of the great pre-Linnaean botanists' (DSB VIII, p. 435). The work was first published in London by Thomas Purfoot in 1570-1571; Plantin bought 800 sets of sheets from Purfoot and substituted a new title-page and 36 supplementary leaves, comprising the appendix, Rondelet's Formulae aliquot remediorum, and the indices. Amongst the 5 additional illustrations pasted in by Plantin is 'THE FIRST PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATION OF NICOTIANA TABACUM' (Hunt). The resulting work was then issued with a companion volume, Pena and Lobel's Plantarum seu Stirpium Historia. Adams L-1382 and P-616; Arnold Arboretum p. 437; Cleveland Collections 114-115; Hunt 126-127; NLM/Durling 2829; Nissen BBI 1218; Pritzel 5548; Stafleu and Cowan 4907; Voet 1578, variant B; Wellcome I, 3828.

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Shane Merryman fired in 30 points on 12 of 13 field goal shooting to lead the Huntington University men's basketball team past Robert Morris University, 89-85, on Friday, Nov. 16, in the first round of the Grace College Classic.
Merryman, a 6-5 junior, hit 6 of 8 free throw attempts as well and grabbed off a game-high 12 rebounds to lead the Foresters to their third win in five games this season. His marksmanship led HU to a 27 of 44 shooting effort for a sizzling 61.4 percent for the night.
TJ short added 20 points, including a 12 of 15 showing effort at the free-throw line, Alec Peterson had 15 points and Ryan Boester came off the HU bench with 10 as the Foresters overcame a 40-38 Robert Morris lead after the first half.
Morris was led by Larry Dumas, who scored a game-hgh 34 points. Sean Montgomery had 14 and Kashaune McKinney added 11 as Morris fell to 2-3.
Merryman made all 10 of his shots from the field in the first half as HU built a 12-point lead at 20-8 in the first nine minutes of the half, then saw the Eagles come back to take the lead at halftime. HU still held an 11-point margin with 7:55 left to go in the first half before a 20-4 run by Morris got it a 36-30 lead with 2:53 left to play in the half.
Short and Boester each had three assists to lead HU.
HU added 34 of 44 from the free-throw line for 77.3 percent to its field goal mark.
The Eagles hit 35 of 75 shots from the field for 46.7 percent and 8 of 15 from the charity stripe for 53.3 percent.


Google recently released details of something pretty awesome, Project Glass. The funky looking gadget features a semi transparent screen attached to a pair of “glasses” and includes a microphone for vocal commands and no doubt to make phone calls. The gadget would use augmented reality and GPS to display maps, public information, saved items such as meetings and other important dates and could even show your social networking accounts, there’s also a built in camera for taking photos.
Here is a little more information from their Google+ page.
“We think technology should work for you—to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.
A group of us from Google[x] started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. We’re sharing this information now because we want to start a conversation and learn from your valuable input. So we took a few design photos to show what this technology could look like and created a video to demonstrate what it might enable you to do.
Please follow along as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass? ”
There’s also a promotional video showing how the glasses would work, see it here!


Today was the first day of the Hacking as a Way of Knowing e-waste fabrication workshop. Above you can see the text from a fax thermal printer roll projected onto a wall. (At least I think that’s what it is.) Below is an Arduino connected to a a speaker. StÃ©fan has working on taking a RSS feed and triggering events so we can connect stuff to it to create cool stuff.
We got talking about why fabrication is taking off. Turkel has his lab. Matt Ratto at the Univerity of Toronto has a lab (with a great name – CriticalMaking.com. Some of the reasons are:
- There is a growing amount of electronic waste visible and available to be repurposed (and reminding us of how much we waste.)
- As manufacturing moves out of North America we respond by exploring micro and personal manufacturing through fabrication. It is possible that this is the future of manufacturing here.
- As manufacturing becomes so complex that we can’t imagine how everyday things are made, fabrication gives us a way of thinking about the making of what’s around us. It allows us to reappropriate the everyday.
- The costs of fabrication (tools and materials) have dropped to the point where it is a viable hobby. What will fabrication look like when it is not longer only for those with skills?
- We have what I call an “Ikea” effect where the labour and costs for certain items is shifting. Ikea moved part of assembly (the end assembly that takes relatively little skill) to the buyer by creating smarter hardware. They shifted engineering smarts to joining technology that could be used by anyone. Fabrication benefits from a shift in smarts so that assembly can doable.


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At times of radical change and uncertainty, the RCA IDE designers of the future are responding with a wide array of thoughtful improvements to the way we live. I was fortunate to take part and work with a great team and students at IDE this year. The RCA and Imperial College joint program is a pioneering design and science hybrid that enables a unique new design workflow.
It has been wonderful to see students using rich conceptual and technological approaches. The work this year has touched on nearly every element of our way of life in the current urban landscape. This includes designing new services to improve living while coping with mental health challenges, coming up
with alternative sources of energy, connecting physical with virtual working environments, while proposing new ‘slim’ industrial aesthetics.
The materials IDE students have been working with, reflect the fast changes in the reality we live in. We can see narratives of hope and narratives of dystopia operating side by side. The ability to understand and use chemistry and biology, together with elements of data and computer science, is bringing a new colour and richness to design processes and strategies.
As we move forward together in time, the designer’s toolbox and array of responsibilities grows. While the understanding and embodiment of science into the design process brings great opportunities and efficiencies, the invaluable elements of playfulness, elegance and aesthetics remain at the heart of the universal design language.
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His name is Theuns du Toit. Remember it. He is the latest face of racism in South Africa. However, he is not the first and will not be the last. He is just one amid other women and men like him filled with hatred and disregard for people who do not look like them.
What happened at Stellenbosch University — do not be fooled — was a racist act. Theuns du Toit walked into a young black man’s dorm room and urinated on his belongings because he thought it funny and believed his whiteness and maleness would shield him from any repercussions.
However, what Theuns du Toit did is not an isolated event. This entrenched culture in South African communities, schools and universities infringe on the dignity and rights of those victimised. It is prevalent enough to be regarded as normal by the institutions conditioned to accept it. This culture aims to humiliate, mock and intimidate people perceived as different. The victims can be singled out for their race, appearance, sexual orientation, gender, nationality, religion or any characteristic that does not conform to those of a dominant group. The town and its university are only a microcosm of what happens in our country. We are a country filled with anger, hatred, and prejudices. White people who hate black peopel because they are black and therefore urinate on them or force them to drink their urine.
Men who hate women. Do not forget we are second or first as the capital of rape in the world. We might as well rank high for misogyny and patriarchy as well.
Cisgender straight people who hate those who do not identify as perceived or do not identify at all. Do not forget the black women in townships who are subjected to corrective rape and live in fear daily in their communities.
We hate the beggars on the street making us feel uncomfortable in our cars as we drive to Constantia. We are the most unequal nation in the world.
The Stellenbosch incident did not happen in a vacuum. It is simply a symptom of our broken country led by useless, visionless, spineless leaders — including those of Stellenbosch University, who still do not have a plan for when such racist incidents happen — and citizens who will not stand up and say NO.
Only when we consistently stand up against these prejudices and racist, sexist acts do we begin to dismantle the structures that give them life whenever they rear their head. But when we turn a blind eye when an accomplished black woman’s qualifications are questioned with no basis, or a racist incident is called hazing, or homophobic jokes are giggled at, or poor people are disrespected — Theuns du Toit and his ilk will continue to feel emboldened and piss on everything we are trying to build in this country. That which is good, right and equal. Don’t be quiet when you see people like you being prejudicial to others. Call them out.


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Most Thanksgiving menus begin with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy.
While those staples are fine and good — and I absolutely advocate making your very best version of each — the place where I find the most happiness on the holiday table, especially as a cook, is on the periphery.
A vibrant rainbow of in-season vegetables are available this time of year, and I love to take advantage of the bounty and get my family to think outside the usual Thanksgiving box.
Here are six vegetable side dishes I recently tested out that will definitely liven up your holiday feast. I wouldn’t call them all “healthy,” but they are colorful, flavorful and nutritious.
BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH PANCETTA
Even the Brussels sprouts haters in my life loved this recipe. It’s unabashedly rich, but still lets the flavor of the sprouts shine through. Adapted from the New York Times. Serves 6-8.
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
2 teaspoons thyme leaves
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 pounds baby Brussels sprouts, washed and trimmed (cut larger ones in two)
Salt and pepper
6 ounces pancetta in small dice (1½ cups)
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup chicken broth, more if needed
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix bread crumbs and thyme with 2 tablespoons olive oil and spread on a cookie sheet. Toast, tossing frequently, until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.
Heat butter and remaining olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until foamy. Add Brussels sprouts, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and sauté, tossing frequently, until bright green, about 2 minutes. Add diced pancetta, and sauté, tossing frequently, until sprouts are well browned and softened slightly, and pancetta is crisp, about 10 minutes more. Reduce heat, add shallots and garlic, and sauté until fragrant, 2 minutes.
Increase heat to high, add balsamic vinegar and stock, and cook, tossing frequently, until sprouts are glazed and tender, about 5-10 minutes; add more stock if needed. Taste, adjusting seasoning if necessary. Transfer to a warm serving bowl and scatter bread crumbs on top.
GLAZED CARROTS WITH THYME
Use whole, young carrots for this dish, rainbow varieties if you can find them. Scrub the tops of the carrots well, peel if desired and leave the little (edible) green nub at the top to make this easy dish look like it came from a restaurant. Adapted from marthastewart.com. Serves 6-8.
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter
2½ pounds baby carrots, peeled and trimmed
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
In a large straight-sided skillet, bring 11/3 cups water, brown sugar, and butter to a boil over high. Add carrots and reduce heat. Partially cover and simmer until slightly tender, 10 minutes. Uncover and cook, gently tossing often, until carrots are tender and glazed, about 7 minutes. Stir in thyme and cook 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Serve warm.
SWEET POTATOES WITH APPLE BUTTER
This recipe was my favorite surprise during testing — it couldn’t be simpler, and the apple butter lends a welcome tang and depth to the potatoes. Adapted from foodandwine.com. Serves 10.
4 pounds sweet potatoes
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup apple butter
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Pierce the sweet potatoes all over with a fork and place on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 1½ hours, or until very tender.
Peel the sweet potatoes and transfer to a large bowl. Mash with a potato masher until creamy, then mash in the butter and apple butter. Season with salt and serve.
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN WITH GOAT CHEESE TOPPING
Although my gratin didn’t turn out as pretty as the one on the New York Times website, I was really pleased with the flavor of this dish. Adapted from The New York Times. Serves 8-10.
1 large or 2 smaller cauliflowers (about 2 pounds), broken into florets
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
freshly ground pepper
10 ounces fresh goat cheese
1 plump garlic clove, halved
5 tablespoons low-fat milk
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
¼ cup dry, fine breadcrumbs
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Oil a 2-quart gratin dish with olive oil.
Place the cauliflower in a steaming basket above one inch of boiling water. Cover and steam for for six to eight minutes, until the cauliflower is tender. Remove from the heat and refresh the cauliflower with cold water. Drain on paper towels.
Season the cauliflower generously with salt and pepper, then toss with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and half of the thyme. Spread in an even layer.
Place the garlic in a mortar and pestle with a quarter-teaspoon salt, and mash to a paste. Combine with the goat cheese and milk in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and blend until smooth. Add the remaining thyme and freshly ground pepper to taste, and pulse together. Spread this mixture over the cauliflower in an even layer.
Just before baking, sprinkle on the breadcrumbs and drizzle on the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until the top is lightly browned. Broil for one minute, or until sizzling and deep golden brown. Serve at once.
SWISS CHARD CASSEROLE WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
This is going to seem like a lot of chard, and not enough egg mixture to hold it together, but it works perfectly. Sort of like a less-eggy frittata, this dish was a hit with my guests. Adapted from foodandwine.com.
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ pound shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps sliced
½ cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
12 large eggs
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2½ pounds Swiss chard, stems discarded and leaves thinly sliced
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter a shallow 9-by-13-inch ceramic baking dish. In a large skillet, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the mushrooms and cook over high heat, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and transfer the mushrooms to a paper towel-lined plate.
In a small bowl, toss the panko with ¼ cup of the cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the cayenne, 2 teaspoons of salt and the rest of the cheese. Stir in the Swiss chard and mushrooms. Scrape the mixture into the prepared dish and bake for about 20 minutes, until the eggs are just set around the edges. Sprinkle the panko on top and bake for about 10 minutes longer, until the casserole is set and the topping is lightly browned. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SALAD WITH TANGERINE-ROSEMARY VINAIGRETTE
Kale is in season now, and I love its bitter bite when contrasted with this mild dressing and tangy bits of tangerine. If you are a hater, feel free to sub with spinach. Adapted from foodnetwork.com. Serves 6-8.
1½ pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes (about 4 cups)
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 teaspoons roughly chopped fresh rosemary
Salt and freshly ground pepper
6 cups fresh baby kale or spinach, loosely packed
¼ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup chopped pecans, toasted
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Toss the squash with 2 tablespoons olive oil on a baking sheet and spread in an even layer. Season with 2 teaspoons rosemary, and salt and pepper. Roast, stirring once halfway through, until the squash is just tender and golden, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool until just warm, about 15 minutes.
While the squash is roasting, peel 3 tangerines and slice them crosswise into ½-inch-thick rounds, removing any seeds. Juice the remaining tangerine and whisk the juice together with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and remaining 1 teaspoon rosemary. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.
Combine the warm squash, kale, tangerine slices, cranberries and pecans with the dressing and toss gently to coat. Serve.


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Gujarat is also called as “Jewel of Western India” is known for its unique and rich culture. It bordered by Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Arabian Sea an is home to Gujars, who ruled the area during 700’s.
Gujarat dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization time, it contain ancient cities from Indua valley Lothal, Dholavira, and Gola Dhoro. The history provide evidence of trade ties with Egypt, Bahrain and Sumer in the Persian Gulf.
Chandragupta Maurya conquered number of places now what form the Gujarat. Emperor Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya order engraving of his edicts in Junagadh rock. After the Maurya Empire the Sakas controlled the region.
There was The Kshatrapa dynasty from the start of 1st century AD which was replaced by the Gupta empire. In 900s the Solanki Dynasty came into power which made Gujarat reached to its much greater extent.
Than came the Muslim Ruler Mahmud of Ghazni who invaded Gujarat, later Mughal emperor Akbar conquered it which was later acquired by Chhatrapati Shivaji.
During Independence movement Gujarat became a place of the revolts as many freedom fighters like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi hailed from Gujarat.
Gujarat carries its own culture and tradition which is clearly visible in day to day activities of people. Fairs and festival of Gujarat are very popular and there are about 1000 festivals celebrated in Gujarat.
Gujarat have its own wedding tradition too, there marriage is performed according to Vedas which consist of prayers, invocations, and vows recited in Sanskrit. Wedding ceremony takes place in mandap and the four pillar which surround the mandap are the parents of the bride and the groom.
The ceremony is performed before a sacred fire, or agniaa, which is the eternal witness of the marriage and all vows taken.
Indo-Aryan language evolved from sanskrit Gujarati is spoken in Gujarat. Where as people of Kutch speak Kutchi while Memoni is also spoken among sindhi memons and muslims.
Gujarati have there own unique cultural dressing. The women main dress is Chaniyo & Choli, while men wear Chorno & Kediyu. The jewellery adorned by both male and female. The Gujarati outfits usually have thread work, use of beads, astragals, small patches which add creativity to Gujarati dresses.
Gujarati cuisines is one of the healthiest cuisines in India and is primarily vegetarian. A Gujarati thali consist of roti, dal, rice and sabzi with indian pickle. Gujarati dishes are dhokla, pathra, samosa, Khaman while sweet dishes are mohanthal, jalebi, doodh pak.
Gujarati Music and dance
Gujarati folk music is called as Sugam Sangeet, while the instrument used are turi, bungal, pava, ravan hattho, ektaro, and jantar. The folk dance raas-garba is very popular of Gujarat when chaniya choli is worn by women while kedia is worn by men and they dance during navratri celebrations.
Famous tourist attractions
Gujarat is one of the most popular state for tourism in India, it is popular for beautiful Great Rann of Kutch, hills of Saputara, there are many holy temples, historic capitals, wildlife sanctuaries, beaches, hill resorts to visit.


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Everything You Need to Know About Keeping Your Soil Healthy
Healthy soil equals healthy plants equals healthy people.
It’s true! Soil is a matrix of living organisms regulating the cycle and flow of nutrients. Its organisms interconnect and share information and immune responses to pests and disease.
What is Healthy Soil?
Gardeners and farmers can sense good soil. In a well-tended garden, topsoil is deep, porous, and dark. It crumbles in your hands and feels moist. You can see bits of woody material and larger soil organisms inside it. It smells like “good dirt”. Studies have shown this occurs because healthy soil gives off beneficial chemical compounds that boost your immune system. Because the soil is permeable, air and water infiltrate it. Roots can easily move through good soil.
Healthy soil is full of life. It contains balance of micro- and macro-organisms. There’s a microcosm in each tablespoon of soil. If you want to know how much life thrives around your garden plants, try conducting a soil test from Soil Foodweb, Inc.
Healthy Soil Means Healthy Plants
Healthy soil leads to healthy plants.
Healthy plants have strong cell walls and vibrant color. They contain few blemishes, and they nearly glow as they reflect light. Having the right balance of soil nutrients like bioavailable minerals and moisture allows plants to grow healthy cells full of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals which combine to build a stronger you.
One open secret to obtaining the best nutrition from your plants is to either grow your own or pick your produce fresh. Organic foods are a great start, as they are not treated with pesticides and herbicides. Look for organic, local, seasonal, and fresh whole foods. These foods are more likely to have their nutrients intact. You can grow our own food, or buy food from farmers who know how to grow nutrient-dense foods. Farmers who permaculture and use biodynamic techniques are intentionally growing nutrient-dense, healthy foods.
Know Your Soil
Get to know your soil. Every soil is different. Most soils have been damaged by deforestation, ill-informed farming practices, or construction. It’s common for our native soils to be lacking in something.
Here are two things you can do right away to get to know your soil better.
You can do a simple soil test by digging just below the surface (avoiding grass roots), and putting 2 cups of soil into a clear jar. Fill the jar with water and shake it up. During the next few days, the soil particles will settle out. Larger sand particles settle first. Then the loamy particles will settle. Clay particles are very small and may stay suspended for a while. Finally, organic matter, like bits of twigs and flakes of leaves, will float on the top. You can see varying amounts of sand, clay, and silt you have in your soil, and how this relates to the quantity of loam and organic matter. This can help you determine how you should work with your native soil. If you have a lot of sand, for example, your soil will drain quickly. This means you will probably need to water it more often.
Another important thing to do to get to know your soil is to do a professional soil test. If you suspect lead is present in your soil, contact your county health department and ask them to test your soil for heavy metals. County extension agents or soil and water conservation districts also do general soil tests. These can help you determine if your soil is lacking in a key mineral or substance.
Add Key Minerals
Adding the right soil amendments depends upon the mineral content of your native soil. In my Midwestern, limestone-based soil, I usually add rock phosphate and Jersey Greensand. These are mined minerals that pack a punch in garden soils.
Broccoli, cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables feed heavily on calcium. You might think that by living on limestone-based soil these veggies would be happy in my garden, but they aren’t. They need a form of calcium that they can take up easily. So, I add crushed and powdered egg shells from our breakfast to help them out. To do this, I waited until the shells were dry. Then I crushed them in our mortar and pestle. I took the powdered shells out to the garden, pulled back the mulch, and placed the shells. Then I moved the mulch back in place. Greensand, rock dust, bone meal, and kelp are all great sources of these important minerals.
Every area has a different soil composition. You’ll need to adjust which minerals you import into your garden accordingly. A visit to a local nursery or garden center can provide valuable insights into the soil common to your area. A soil test from the county agricultural extension office may come in handy for a more complete picture. Check out this map of the dominant soil orders in the United States.
Bring on the Mushrooms
Unless you are growing grains or other grasses, you will want to top your soil toward a fungal dominant condition. Fungi are vital part of soil life. We’ve known for decades that fungi connect trees in forests and allow them to share information through an exchange of sugars and chemicals. This allows the interconnected trees to detect pests or diseases in one part of the forest and begin to produce an immune response before the disease or pests get to them. Now, this study has been replicated and shows the same relationship between fungi and plants smaller than trees.
Incorporate Organic Matter
Whether your soil is too sandy, full of clay, or likely to leave salt, adding organic matter can help bring your soil into a healthy balance. By incorporating compost into your garden and mulching your plants, you build up the organic matter and carbon in your soil. Most soil in North America contains 2 to 3 percent organic matter. Healthy soil can have between 19 and 25 percent organic matter and carbon. This is exciting for those of us worried about carbon and climate change, because it means that with appropriate farming and gardening, we can pull carbon from the environment around us.
If you are eating a healthy diet, the compost created in your kitchen will bring a balance of minerals and nutrients to your soil and pass that onto your plants. From there, it comes back to you.
Red composting worms
Worms Are Your Friends
Red wigglers and other earthworms can build excellent soil. Although earthworms are not native to North America, and red wigglers won’t survive a freeze, these little critters are very useful. Vermicomposting, which is composting with worms, is one of the best ways to create healthy, fertile soils. When other dirt bugs arrive, welcome them. They are a sign your soil is becoming a healthy ecosystem. Not all bugs, however, are good news. Some soil organisms harm your plants and some insects can do the same. But you allow your soil to become a balanced, healthy ecosystem, it will repel real threats naturally. Check out this infographic about biodiveristy in soils.

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Airbus cost-cutting won’t solve problems
Airbus chief executive Christian Streiff knows the major cost-cutting plan he unveiled last week will not wipe away his company’s woes overnight.
‘‘It will take us about ten years to match Boeing’s performance again in terms of development and efficiency,” said Streiff.
After Airbus admitted further costly delays in the delivery of its star A380 airliner, Streiff launched the Power 8 restructuring plan, which includes severe cuts.
Management and administrative overheads must fall by 30 per cent by 2010, if the company is to achieve a 20 per cent productivity jump. Streiff said...
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Recently i brought a 2nd- hand ute, It has 140,000km and 2007 model, 4x2 single cab.
Before I brought I had a test drive and look at it, i had noticed that air-con would only really work at setting 3 or higher but still be very inefficient. I thought it needed to be regassed. When I took to get assessed by air-con place, they have stated that the evaporator is severely blocked and it needs to be replaced. They have costed they job at $1100.
i then rang the guy who sold the car and since i have brought the car as is, he will not offer any compensation. I was suggesting 50/50 or something like that. He stated that this the first he had heard of the air con problems, neither his workers or the mechanic at never told him of the air con issues. It was traffic/ labour hire company and I suspect he has never driven the ute. I am very surprised if none of his workers had told him of the air con issues, so either he is lying and generally did not know. At the same time the company was selling 3 utes and I another ute I tested had the same air con problems. Also, the car horn doesn't work. I had assumed because the car had roadworthy so the horn would work. I found out about the horn a few days later when i had needed to press it when driving, again when i rang him he did not want to help or thinks it is his problem.
i will be reporting the mechanic who did the roadworthy to the transport office on the issue of the horn. it will hard to prove that the horn was not working because i didn't test the horn at the time of key handover.
i was sought advice from racq legal helpline and office of fair trading and i have no rights to help me out in this situation.
i was wondering if anyone has any opinions or advice.


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In this unique study of British cycling, Robert Dineen combines his experiences on the club scene with exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating characters the sport has known. The result
Preparing Fish & Wild Game will inspire with 200 delicious recipes, plus detailed photos sequences on how to dress and prepare small and large game, game birds, and sport fish.
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