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Products for hair loss have come a good distance up to now decade or so. Chemical compounds like minoxidil and finasteride have been confirmed to regrow hair and at the moment are broadly accessible. Let’s check out three present merchandise for hair loss: Propecia, Scalp med, and Provillus.
Propecia–You want a prescription to order Propecia, which incorporates the chemical finasteride. In a 5-yr research of males with delicate to average hair loss, 48% of these handled with Propecia skilled some regrowth of hair, and an additional 42% had no additional loss.
Propecia is strictly for males. In keeping with the Propecia web site: “Girls who’re or might doubtlessly be pregnant should not use Propecia and mustn’t deal with crushed or damaged Propecia tablets as a result of the energetic ingredient might trigger abnormalities of a male child’s intercourse organs.”
There are additionally unlucky unwanted side effects related to Propecia. A proportion of males have suffered from erectile dysfunction, impotence, and melancholy. Many of those males declare the sexual unwanted side effects are irreversible.
Provillus–Provillus is likely one of the bestselling merchandise for hair loss. No prescription is required. The energetic ingredient in Provillus is minoxodil, which has been clinically confirmed to gradual or cease hair loss and promote hair development. Minoxidil is protected for ladies. In truth, Provillus sells a girls’s model of their product which can also be very fashionable.
Minoxidil has no sexual unwanted side effects and is completely protected to make use of. The one unwanted side effects are itchy scalp and dandruff. Provillus incorporates moisturizers to counteract the dryness. Along with the topical resolution (which incorporates the minoxdili), Provillus comes with a dietary complement filled with nutritional vitamins, minerals, and herbs that encourage wholesome hair development.
Scalp Med–Like Provillus, Scalp Med doesn’t require a prescription. In truth, Scalp Med is similar to Provillus in lots of respects. It additionally incorporates minoxidil plus moisturizers to fight the itchiness. It additionally gives further nutritional vitamins, minerals, and different vitamins. And there is a Scalp Med for ladies.
The large distinction is value. Scalp Med is $350 for a 6-month provide, whereas Provillus is simply $199 for a 6-month provide. I can not see any potential purpose for Scalp Med to be that rather more costly.
In conclusion, the entire above merchandise for hair loss ought to work to a point. The potential irreversible sexual unwanted side effects of Propecia is a stumbling block for a lot of potential customers, nonetheless. And getting a prescription is usually a nuisance.
Provillus is a significantly better worth than Scalp Med. The price of Provillus works out to slightly over a $1 a day. I feel most males that suffer from male sample baldness would gladly pay that to have some hair again. Mix the worth of Provillus with its security and effectiveness, and I feel it is honest to say Provillus is likely one of the finest merchandise for hair loss accessible immediately.


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“When I first visited Allergy Associates Research Center, I knew I probably had asthma, however, I didn’t know how to live with it. Allergy Associates Research Center were the first to diagnose me with asthma as well as show me what other allergies I had. Now after several studies, I feel right at home there. I know most of the staff by name. They are friendly professional and I feel welcomed every visit. Most of all, I know how to live with my asthma and I know what causes it to flare up and the proper way to treat it.” – Shane M.
“I have been participating in clinical trials at Allergy Associates Research Center off and on for the past 10 years. The staff and doctors are professional, courteous, compassionate and kind and show a genuine interest in my well being. It’s rewarding to have the opportunity to participate in studies that can help others better manage their asthma and allergies.” – Erin A.
“I have enjoyed participating in numerous research studies that AARC has offered over many years. The staff is highly professional and knowledgeable. They stay on schedule and respect my time constraints. Additionally, they are ALL very pleasant to interact with! All the studies maintain a high level of adherence to study protocols. It has been a fabulous way for me to “stay on top” of my health issues (both asthma and allergies) and also receive a bit of compensation as well. I say that is a WIN/WIN for everyone.” – D.N.
“It has been my privilege to participate in “asthma/allergy” studies with the Allergy Associates Research Center for 15 years. I first came to them having moved back to Oregon and my asthma became worse. When I was young there were no options for asthma so I believed if I could participate in a study that would help me and at the same time potentially help others WOW a win – win. That began my association with AARC.
The first thing that impressed me is the total professionalism of all the staff, from the time you enter the door to working with the Doctors and your assigned Research Specialist. The staff is also very personable and friendly. I have never felt compromised in my health needs during my studies and when not in a study because of the clinic research I have found what my asthma is the best controlled with.
I cannot express my gratitude and appreciation to AARC and recommend anyone who may be dealing with allergies or asthma contact them to see if they qualify for a study.” – Kaye C.
“Wow!!! I responded to a radio ad over 12 years ago not knowing anything about the clinic. I have felt like family from day one. They have the best interest in your health care, just like your mother would. What a class act!” – Mike P.

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• Pacific Legends to play NZ Barbarian Legends before All Blacks-Tonga Test
• Match to raise awareness of diabetes and obesity epidemic
• Sir Michael Jones and Tana Umaga to coach teams
• Midday match to be televised live on SKY Sport
Carlos Spencer and DJ Forbes will be among a cast of Pacific Island and New Zealand rugby legends who will converge on Hamilton for a star-studded curtain raiser to the All Blacks v Tonga Test match at FMG Stadium Waikato on 7 September.
The New Zealand Barbarian Legends will play the Pacific Legends in a midday match organised to raise awareness of the diabetes and obesity epidemic affecting many New Zealand communities, but especially the Pacific Island and Māori communities.
Coached by All Blacks greats Sir Michael Jones (NZ Barbarian Legends) and Tana Umaga (Pacific Legends), the two squads will be made up of a generation of well-known players, taking rugby fans for a walk down memory lane.
“Rugby has always had the power to bring people together and to inspire and motivate, so when I was asked to get behind this match and help out with the New Zealand Barbarian Legends I didn’t hesitate,” Jones said.
“It’s a great chance to talk about this incredibly important issue and I know the players will be role modelling the importance of healthy lifestyles as they dust off their boots and train for this match.”
The Pacific Legends will be built around Forbes, a proud Samoan New Zealander who retired in 2017 after more than a decade as a fixture in the All Blacks Sevens.
Headlining the NZ Barbarian Legends line-up is former Māori All Blacks, Auckland and Blues first-five Spencer, who played 35 Tests for the All Blacks between 1997 and 2004.
Spencer, who retired from serious rugby in 2010, but made a cameo for the Blues at the Brisbane Tens in 2017, said:
“It’s a great opportunity to start some conversations about a really critical health issue and what better way to do that than pull the boots on again with a bunch of great players. There might be a few tired bodies at the end of the day, but the skills are still there and the competitive spirit, so it should be a lot of fun.”
The New Zealand Rugby (NZR) hosted event will be live on SKY TV and has been scheduled for a midday kick off to allow those attending the All Blacks v Tonga Test at 2.30pm to plan a family-friendly day at the rugby.
The driving force behind the curtain raiser is the MaiBody, MaiFuture health project launched by the Pacific Rugby Players (PRP) last year that sees high profile rugby players role modelling healthier lifestyles to fight obesity and diabetes.
Diabetes is one of New Zealand’s most serious health issues, but with seven of the 10 countries with the highest incidence of diabetes being from the Pacific, it is of even greater concern for the Pacific Islands.
“We have a major problem with obesity and diabetes in our communities but through rugby we are trying to make a positive difference and lead the way for healthy lifestyles,” PRP Chief Executive Aayden Clarke said.
“Rugby provides a great platform for us to speak directly to our Pacific Island and Māori communities and by bringing all these players together hopefully our message will be heard, and we can really get our people to sit up and make some changes.”
New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association (NZRPA) Player Services Manager and former All Blacks halfback Kevin Senio said there were plenty of nervous answers when he started to call around his former peers.
“Some of the guys will be hitting the road and dusting off the gym gear, but that’s really the point. It’s never too late to get active and change your lifestyle and sports, including rugby, are a great place to start.
“It wasn’t difficult to get buy-in from the players and they are all excited about the prospect of playing on the big stage one more time, reconnecting with their friends and being able to make a difference.”

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Annette Murphy has even considered taking a knife to her breasts, after being confined to a wheelchair because of a condition that leaves her bones too weak to support their weight.
The 34-year-old has chronic systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune illness which causes painful swollen joints, swollen lymph glands and agonising aches every day.
But despite the strain on her bones leaving her unable to walk by herself, cash-stricken NHS bosses have refused to fund a breast reduction.
Annette said: “It makes me so mad when you see women like Josie Cunningham, who get breast enlargement and cosmetic surgery for vanity reasons because they don’t feel confident.
“Mine is a medical condition. My breasts are actually stopping me from living.
"My body, with my arthritis, is destroying itself from the inside out. I don’t know if I will ever walk again.”
Annette was diagnosed with her condition at 15, after years of unexplained illnesses.
She said: “I was always unwell and put it down to viruses, chest infections, tummy bugs... the usual childhood illnesses. It was a while before I was diagnosed.
“My poor mum was forever coming down the school to pick me up and by secondary school it got a lot worse. It took a long time to get diagnosed.”
She has since had “hundreds” of doctor’s appointments and had two hip replacements by the age of 23.
But the combination of the symptoms, and all the medications to relieve them, took their toll. By 31, Annette was in a deep depression.
She said: “I’d lost my hair from some of the drugs. Then the steroids had made me put on weight.
"My breasts grew with the rest of my body. I’m now in a wheelchair and my body isn’t coping.
“Having a breast reduction would help so much. Gradually, I’d finally be able to do everything myself again – including learning to walk again.
“At 34 it’s not nice having to rely on my mum and loved ones.
“In my darkest days I have self-harmed and even considered chopping my breasts off. Luckily I have a strong network around me who talked me out of it.”
Annette, of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, lives with the support of her partner Gary and hopes one day to start a family of her own – but only if she can get the surgery she needs.
Her plea is backed by her hospital consultant and psychotherapist, who have both written to NHS funding chiefs.
Decisions on who is most in need of ops such as cosmetic surgery in England are made by local clinical commissioning groups.
But the Coastal West Sussex CCG panel claims there is insufficient proof a breast reduction will make her condition any better.
She said: “I’ve had all these people backing me but, no matter what I’ve been through, their reply was, ‘There isn’t enough clinical evidence’. It’s devastating.
"Just because there isn’t a precedent of someone in my condition for them to use as clinical evidence, that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t get help.
“The CCG panel does not meet the person who is in need, doesn’t talk to them or see the everyday struggles and the lack of independence.
"They don’t see me taking down mirrors because I can’t stand what’s looking back at me.
“They don’t hear me when I make people only take photos from the shoulders up. They have let me down.
“I dream about walking up the aisle with Gary and having children together and starting a family.
"But that is all it feels like – a dream. And I’m terrified it will never happen for me, and all because of something that’s out of my control.”
Ash Mosahebi, consultant plastic surgeon for the NHS and a council member for the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said: “Because of budget cuts, this is unfortunately becoming the norm in the NHS.
“It is really quite clear this is not vanity – it is stopping her living. Having 60HH breasts would put a lot of strain on a healthy person, let alone one with arthritis. It is seriously debilitating.”
The Coastal West Sussex CCG would not comment on an individual case.


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– Out of the Garage & onto the Porch –
Once again Napa County Landmarks sponsors Napa’s largest outdoor summer event! Mark your calendars and come on out to enjoy live music, friends and beautiful Old Town Napa!! Our annual Porch Festival is a free one day event showcasing NAPA MUSICIANS playing on some of the finest historic porches in town. Tell your friends, fill your water bottles, grab your beach chairs and slather on the sunscreen. Come on out and stroll from porch to porch to hear some really great local music.
Sunday, July 28th
12:30 to 5 PM
This is a wonderful family event, bring the kids! Be aware that this is a non-alcohol event monitored by our local law enforcement. Please leave your dogs, goats, chickens, rabbits and kitty cats at home.

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Appalachia Outdoor Adventures strives to support, develop and participate in physically demanding outdoor activities, such as mountain biking, hiking, climbing/rappelling, cross country skiing, orienteering, paddling and trail running.
Although our levels of skill and intensity of participation range from high to low, we all work hard and play harder ever mindful that in most cases pain is only temporary.
Upcoming Event at Dillon State Park: Ragnar Trail Buckeye Country
This unique relay style event will be taking place September 30th – October 1st 2016. In this relay teams of 4 or 8 people will run over two days and one night through Dillon’s unique single track trails. Sign up with code BC16MAOA to help AOA build a skills park at Dillon!


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Coffee Bean Dark Chocolate 160G
Whole, crunchy, roasted coffee beans coated in premium 73% dark chocolate. Made in Byron Bay, Australia from ethically sourced ingredients. A classically moreish treat that will be a hit at your next dinner party!
Store in an airtight container and keep in a cool, dry place.
Ingredients: Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier(soya lecithin), Emulsifier(polyglycerol polyricinoleate), Natural Vanilla Flavouring, Coffee Beans, Maize Starch, Vegetable Protein
Average Quantity Per 100g:
Fat, Total: 30.9g
- Saturated: 18.7g
- Sugars: 49.5g

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One of the most common myths, is the process of applying and being accepted for an EB-5 visa is quick and straightforward. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The application process involves filing Form I-526 (Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur), then awaiting an approval before being able to submit the next, Form I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status) to receive a conditional permanent residence within the US. Alternatively, for those living overseas, they will need to file DS-260 (Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration) before seeking admission to live within the USA. Once approved, the investor and their family members will receive permanent residence, valid on a conditional basis for two years.
What can slow this process down is the collation of supporting evidence. Investors must present proof they are actively in the process of investing in a for-profit commercial enterprise, or that they have previously invested. Further, potential investors must show evidence they will be engaged in the management of the commercial enterprise, and proof they have invested, or are actively investing, the required amount of capital (the required capital is outlined below). This particular evidence will need the investor to show business registration records, tax returns filed within five years, identifying evidence of any other source of capital, and presenting certified copies of any pending governmental administrative proceeding, private civil actions, and criminal actions which have involved money against the investor within the past 15 years. It’s important to note that this evidence is required whether it took place within the United States or not. Therefore, potential investors with private civil actions pending in their native country must declare it. Likewise, investors are required to present tax returns whether they were filed in the USA or the native country.
It is estimated that this process of collecting the correct evidence and preparing the application can take up to one month. Therefore, it’s highly recommended to work with an EB-5 visa expert in the United States to ensure your application is up to par and submitted on time.
There is a lot of information online regarding the wait time specific nations face before being able to apply for an EB-5 visa. Chinese nationals, for example, face an extraordinarily long waiting period of a projected 14 years. While this is concerning for many countries looking toward the Great American dream, thankfully it is relatively shorter for Indian citizens. Currently, the EB-5 visa wait time in India doesn’t face any backlog, despite some firms claiming their system can beat the apparent delay for applications. In reality, once an applicant’s immigration attorney submits their Form I-526, the process can take as little as 20-26 months to receive notification it’s been approved (based on current averages from the USCIS website). What’s more, once this petition is complete, the investor can apply for U.S. residential status; you can do so by filing Form I-485 to adjust your status (if you’re already in the USA), or DS-230 if you’re living overseas. It should be noted however that the state department, through Charles Oppenheim, said in October last year that retrogression for Indian nationals will happen sometime in 2019 and the projected wait time for a visa to be available for an Indian investor would then be 5.7 years.
There’s no denying that EB-5 does present an incredible opportunity for investors to receive an American Green Card. However, some firms claim this visa program is a fast track, when, in reality, it can take some time depending on what the current USCIS processing times might be at that given time. There might be several reasons why a Green Card may be denied to an investor, but generally, as the EB-5 visa is issued, investors rarely see delays at this point.
For family members of the investor that may be eligible for a Green Card, there is criteria which must be followed. The family member must be a spouse or unmarried child of the principle EB 5 visa applicant (the investor), be physically present in the US when the form is filed, and there are no reasons why the applicant would be barred, which can include multiple criminal convictions.
It’s crucial to note that, to be eligible for American citizenship, the investor must have held lawful permanent resident status for five years.

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Easy Honey 7.26
“Easy Honey has its roots in Charleston, South Carolina. The band carries itself as a permanent party, one that listeners will never truly have to leave behind. This aspect was easy to add to their shows, and now they have immortalized their sound through the magic of recording” - Bill Todde, Divide and Conquer.
Forged on a Tennessee mountaintop, Easy Honey began molding their irresistible sound and raucous live performance in 2016. With sounds reminiscent of early brit-rock and a nod to 90s alt-rock, Easy Honey captures both the playfulness and maturity that accompanies one’s coming of age. Easy Honey’s throwback sense of touch, taste, and tone washes over the listener like quicksilver but seizes the audience’s ear like quicksand.
$10 cover at the door.


Installed a Mitsubishi system 4 (5 ticks & ~$5000) and barely half a year the aircon leaked water. The company service man said the dust causes water leakage and he flushed the water pipes. 1 month later, same unit leak again.
Avoid getting your aircon installed by coolserve
I want to know about this same question too.. Wonder if they can run the trunking within the box up..can i check if aircon installer will run trunking inside the toilet box up area? the installer did not lay any trunking inside my new BTO master bedroom toilet where it go out to the air con ledge. When i look up the mesh cover, i can see all the insulation pipes running. also, can any one know if the insulation will wear off and peel off bit by bit to the floor after time? i bring this up, my installer said it wont happen as they are using armaflex class 0 insulation and said the box up area is too tight for them to put trunking.
the 3MKS50FSG outdoor unit only 5.0kw = 17000btu
for system 3 you should go for 3MKS71FSG which is 7.1kw 24000btu
each FTKS25DVM fcu is 2.5kw 9000btu, if you run all together on the 3MKS50FSG it will not be 'balance', stil can run but total fcu output are more than what the condenser can support. or you only on 2 fcu at 1 time
anyway the price diff between 3MKS50FSG and 3MKS71FSG think around $200+
but 3MKS71FSG is a three ticks system
Thanks for sharing the experience. Looks like another one to avoid.Here's my review of Jex Airon. TL;DR: Horrible, you should avoid.
Had a Daikin SYS3 installed by these fellas, really bad experience.
1. Amateur installation team, very poorly trained (if at all)
2. Arrived at ~9.30AM, finished at 1AM! for a system 3! every other installation team (3) that's installed a/c in my place hasn't taken so long (usually half that time)
3. 1 indoor unit mounted with quite a severe tilt because they couldn't get it to clip onto the mounting bracket and hamfisted it on. (I pray to $DEITY that it won't start leaking)
4. looks like outdoor bracket is also not straight (~1cm diff between bolt center to bolt center on both sides).
5. Made a mess of my floor, glue, plaster, silicone sealant & PU foam everywhere. Did not use ANY floor covering during installation.
6. Made a mess of my walls, there was even a footprint!
7. Did not clear all the waste material they left behind (styrofoam & some rubbish + all the crap on the floor)
8. Was going to wrap fluid and gas pipes together in 1 insulation foam tube till I asked wtf they were doing.
9. Kept wanting to reuse old trunking
10. Did not use torque wrenches to tighten flare joints (this is important to ensure you don't overtighten and mess up the flare)
11. Pocketed the included bio filters (said they threw them away, hahahahaha, if that happened for 1 unit, sure, for all 3, I call bull. Also, these were SEALED in the same bag as the instruction manual and control which I did receive.)
12. Power tripped during installation. They blamed it on incorrect wiring (I call bull, I've been using the same high amp outlet for ~15 years w/o any problem, just checked the socket, wires are wired correctly, reverse current + earthing is fine, wire insulation test is fine, etc.)
13. Damaged one of my light switches because they spilled glue all over it and the solvent corroded the plastic. (they replaced it as only proper)
14. management generally full of bull, called them out on most of this list, but according to them nothing is ever their guys fault. So somehow all of the bad things spontaneously happened....? I don't know how that works.
15. Left lots of foam and loose plaster + masonry on the external ledge and A/C bracket (old HDB, so outside of my MBR window, literally in mid air)
16. Damaged horizontal vanes on indoor units due to heavy handed installation.
17. Grate on the back of the outdoor unit is bent out of shape and has been partially disconnected from its mounting to the frame
18. Following on from 17, they bent the frame of my windowsill by landing the entire weight of the outdoor unit on it, tried bending it back into shape but made an utter mess of it (whole thing is warped)
19. Used (without my permission) and ruined a chair that was part of a dining set. Whole thing is now covered in glue, the solvent has also dissolved a large portion of the varnish. Chair is beyond economic repair.
20. This is stretching it since most other installers don't do all (or any) of this but for those in the know.... you'll know what I'm talking about. They did a single evacuation w/ a very short hold test (otoh, I've seen people do it twice with a micron vacuum gauge & 30min hold, I have low expectations and doubt anyone would be so thorough). No high pressure nitrogen testing, no leak test on brazing / weld joints (at least not that I saw).
1. most of the trunking is relatively nice to look at
2. used a pipe bending tool to do the bends (not a good (some might say proper) one but I'm trying my best to find something that they did right)
I'll include pictures at a later date.
This happened to me and I've been as honest as I can about what happened but the bad experience may have biased me toward being a little harsh and unforgiving. I've written this review as a means of letting you prepare yourself for what may be the worst possible outcome or what may be the norm. This may happen to you or it may not, so make of this as you will.


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Mary came out from Cadiz a second time in 1857, bringing the 4 children, Jane, age 12, William, age 9, Winifred, age 7, and Cyrus, age 3. Mary had given birth to another son named Thomas in 1855 who died as an infant in 1856.
Their new home was nearly completed and was ready to be occupied. There were so many new situations to deal with that for a while the newcomers were overwhelmed. The prairie frontier was much different that their home in the mountains and offered new challenges and dangers every day. In 1858, daughter Phoebe was born and the family continued to grow. She was among the first white children born in the settlement. The new schoolhouse was soon completed and it was nearly filled the first year. Church services were held in the mill building. Twin sons, Albert and David, were born in 1860. Little Albert died in a few months while David lived a little over a year. Eight children were born to Albert and Mary but only five survived to adulthood.
As additional members of the Ohio Town Company and other areas came, the village of Barrett's Mill grew noticeably. Several members of Albert's family came to claim parcels of land that had been set aside for them in the original plats. Thomas Barrett, the second son of David and Winifred (Kirby) Barrett, married Susan Perry and was disowned by the Society of Friends for marriage contrary to discipline. They came to Kansas with their three children, James, David, and Emily. Thomas and Susan settled on a farm near Winifred and remained there until their deaths. Both are buried in the Frankfort cemetery.
Elizabeth Barrett, daughter of David and Winfred Kirby Barrett, married Benjamin Hughes in Ohio in 1834. Elizabeth and Benjamin remained in Ohio and were parents of four children. Only one, Theodore Hughes, came to Kansas. He married his cousin, Rebecca Jane Walker, daughter of Winifred and Isaac Walker. After Rebecca died, Theodore married her sister Sarah Walker. Theodore and Rebecca were parents of nine children. All of them settled near Barrett.
Uriah Barrett, third son of David and Winifred Kirby Barrett, married Nancy Beall. Uriah and Nancy came to Kansas in 1865. Uriah purchased his brother Thomas's farm in Vermillion township that later became known as the Cutshall place. They were the parents of seven children. Although Uriah and Nancy settled near Barrett, several of their children migrated to Oklahoma and settled there. One son, Seth, rode a mule, Old Tom, in the Cherokee Strip run and later named his first daughter "Oklahoma." Seth and his wife settled on a claim in the Cherokee Strip. Both Uriah and Nancy are buried in the Frankfort cemetery.
Sarah Barrett, daughter of David and Winifred Kirby Barrett, born 1817, married Isaac Allen in Cadiz, Ohio. The Allens were parents of eight children; none of them came to Kansas. Sarah and Isaac remained in Harrison County Ohio until their deaths.
Ruth H. Barrett, third daughter of David and Winifred (Kirby), was an invalid and never married. She came to Frankfort to make her home with her niece Elizabeth Hughes and help raise her children. She was buried in the Frankfort cemetery.
David Barrett, son of David and Winifred Kirby Barrett, was born in 1821. The Friends church disowned David for marrying Mary Anne Luby. She died after one child and he
remarried Eliza Jane Clifford. David and Eliza Jane were the parents of nine more children. None of David Barrett's family came to Kansas.
Winifred Barrett, fourth daughter of David and Winifred Kirby Barrett, married Isaac Walker in Harrison County, Ohio. The family first moved to Iowa, to Illinois, and finally to Kansas, where they settled on a farm near Barrett's Mill. When the farm that Winifred and Isaac had settled on was contested, they moved upstream to the west branch of the Vermillion River and established another home. Several other pioneers settled nearby and the little village was named Winifred in honor of Mrs. Walker. Winifred and Isaac were the parents of six children, all of whom settled near Winifred or Barrett. Their two eldest children were boys, Thomas and David. Both sons served in the Civil War. Thomas died of measles while in service. David was wounded in service and carried his wounds to his grave. He was an authority on the Indian tribes in Marshall County and could recognize the different tribes easily. Three of their children married Barrett cousins.
Joseph Barrett moved to Illinois when he was quite young. He later married Martha Chaddock. They moved first to Iowa and later to Kansas. They were the parents of ten children; four of them resided near Frankfort. After Martha's death Joseph lived with his daughter Mrs. David Walker. Both Joseph and Martha are buried in the Frankfort cemetery.
John Kirby Barrett, youngest son of David and Winifred (Kirby) Barrett, first moved to Jasper, Iowa, returning to Harrison County Ohio until 1883 when John and his wife came to Kansas. They purchased a farm in Center Township, four miles west of Waterville, where he died in 1910. Susann, his wife, died in 1923. John and Susann were the parents of ten children; Four of the children farmed near Blue Rapids. Both parents are buried in the Waterville cemetery.
Albert and Mary Barrett's immediate family grew and matured to establish their own families. The Barrett clan developed two distinguishing characteristics. They nearly all had large families and there was a tendency to use the same names for their children, often without distinguishing second names. The combination of these two factors painted a confusing picture to those who attempted to trace Barrett lineage through the years.
Albert was the most popular name for the men. Patriarch Albert Gallatin Barrett became AB, or sometimes A.G. Son Albert answered to Albert or sometimes Albert, Junior. Little Albert was called Little Bert, while his younger cousin Albert was known as Bertie. Then there was Brother Bert, Uncle Bert, and Cousin Bert, or Baby Bert.
"Winifred" was the most common woman's name, although "Mary" came in a close second. First, there was Grandma Winifred, and her daughter was Winnie. Then there was Cousin Winifred and a granddaughter who became was known as Freddie. Aunt Fred was the older aunt, while her adopted grandson was called Frederic. There were at least three Mary Barretts living within shouting distance, who answered to Med, Mame, or Marcy.
Somehow, the clan developed the knack of talking about the various relatives in running conversions that would include a dozen or more people and they could rattle the names off at random without ever confusing an identity. A conversation might sound like, "Grandma Winifred isn't feeling too well today Her arthritis is acting up again. Winnie sent over some of her joint liniment and Aunt Fred fixed up a poultice for her knee. Little Winnie stayed overnight with her last night to run errands. Cousin Winifred will come over tomorrow." Albert was affectionately called "Pap," while Mary was "Mother Mary."
To make a detailed count of the total number of Barrett relatives who lived in the Marshall County area was a difficult task, but the count the total numbers was impressive. If there was another characteristic the group developed, it was that they were clannish, inclined to stick together and be protective of one another. To quarrel or pick a fight with someone with a Barrett name was usually a losing encounter.
Of all the Barretts who came to Kansas to settle and establish homes and communities on the prairie, it was Albert Gallatin who displayed the greatest dislike for slavery and displayed leadership in opposing the Border Ruffians that gained him the reputation and name of "AB, the Abolitionist," a man dedicated to leading Kansas to become a state free from slavery.
While the village of Barrett's Mill continued to grow, so did the problems of the settlers. The summer of 1859 was extremely hot and dry with only a small portion of normal rainfall. As winter came, still with very little precipitation, the temperatures also fell well below normal. Many settlers were not prepared for the extremes of weather and some were found frozen to death in their crude cabins. Spring of 1860 brought little relief in the form of moisture. The settlers from Ohio and other eastern states were not prepared to deal with the extremes of temperatures and precipitation. Many of the settlers learned to depend upon vegetable gardens to supplement their diets. In years of abnormal temperatures and rainfall, their gardens withered and died or were drowned out. The drought was finally broken with thunderstorms of excess rainfall and flooding, sometimes with violent tornadoes. Barrett's Mill experienced disastrous floods about every seven years.
The pioneers soon learned that wild fruits and berries were abundant in the area and an excellent source of supplemental food. The woods were full of gooseberries and wild plums that could be picked during the ripening seasons. Berry-picking excursions were common, utilizing a large number of youngsters as pickers. Wild grapes, elderberries, and blackberries were also abundant in the woods and hillsides. The homemakers were busy all summer and fall canning and preserving these wild fruits and berries. Underground vegetable storage cellars were lined with shelves of canned goods and storage bins were filled with vegetables and garden produce.
Horace and Minnie Parmentier were neighbors to the Barretts for many years. There were the parents to seven children and they were always busy planning food for their brood. One daughter, Maude (Jones), writes for the Marshall County Historical Society publication, The Magpie. In her article "Our Daily Bread," written in 1993, she tells how the family managed their lives to keep plenty of food on their table. With permission we quote some excerpts.
"Each spring my parents made plans for growing and preserving enough food to last the coming year. It took a lot of thought and planning just how much of each kind of food to plant and grow. The food supply had to last until the next growing year. In addition, we had to save enough seed to plant another year. The tomato, pepper, cabbage seeds were planted early in boxes of soil to sprout so they could be transplanted as the weather warm enough and the moon was right sign. If I remember right, all plants that bear their fruit above ground were must be planted in the light of the moon while all plants bearing fruit underground must be planted in the dark of the moon. Very little of our food was 'store-bought.' Wheat was taken
to Barrett's Mill to be ground into white or graham flour. We had our own corn mill. The fine meal was sifted out and the coarse meal was fed to the chickens. Mom raised lots of chickens so we had plenty of chickens and eggs to eat, as well as some to sell, which paid for some of the things we couldn't raise. We had plenty of milk, cream, butter and cottage cheese, from our cows. About all we had to buy were sugar, salt, spices, soda and baking powder, rice, navy beans and kerosene for our lamps. We were quite self-sufficient and we never went hungry."
It was common practice to butcher one or more domestic animals each fall as soon as the weather cooled sufficiently to allow the meat to be preserved and stored. Hogs and calves were most often available. Usually, one day was set aside as "butchering day." Neighbors would gather at one spot and spend the day butchering and processing the meat for future use. For the next several days, the homemakers would be busy processing and preserving the meat for winter use. Smoking and dehydrating the meats were usually preferred methods.
Wild game was also a good source of food for the settlers. The men often organized hunting parties as a sport, but also to supplement the meat supply. Small game such as rabbits, squirrels, turkey, quail, and prairie chicken were plentiful in most locations. Larger game such as deer, buffalo, and antelope could be found farther west but required hunts lasting several days and extensive travel. These western hunts were sometimes subject to Indian attacks by hostile Sioux and Pawnee tribes who resented white men hunting their buffalo.
Mary's kitchen was a busy place the year around. She often fed as many as twenty hungry people in shifts at her table In addition to her family she fed the mill crew
and people that Albert employed. The children were always fed first, then the men, and finally the women. Mary usually had one or more domestic persons helping with the cooking and housework. Albert often employed Negro help at the mill and they were considered a part of the regular mill crew. Mary sometimes had Negro women in her home helping with the housework. Homemaking and raising children were a major challenge to the pioneer women and the burdens of bringing civilization to this new land often weighed heavily on them.
Although Albert kept supply wagons on the road from Missouri River ports most all the time to replace his supplies at the general store, there were needs that had to be supplied by efforts of the settlers. While some ready-made clothing was available, the ladies spent long winter evenings spinning and carding wool into yarn and eventually into clothing. They learned to be self-sufficient in many areas. They often held quilting bees and exchanged outgrown clothing with the families who needed them. Many families learned to do without some of the things they had taken for granted in the past. In many respects, living conditions forced them to improvise and make-do with what was available.
When the members of the Ohio Town Company came to Kansas they brought with them grain for planting. These grains, especially wheat, were well adapted to the climate of Ohio but did not do well in the harsh Kansas weather. The planting and harvesting of the grain, especially wheat, was backbreaking and discouraging. The Mennonites from Russia brought varieties of red winter wheat that did well in Kansas, finally making wheat production feasible. The advent of the McCormick reaper and later the field binder was a great improvement in the harvesting of wheat and oats and provided wheat supplies for
the mill that J. Rodocker was now operating. Much of the sawmill production turned to making railroad ties for the new railroads in the area.
Not all the memories were joyful. Albert made some errors in his judgment along the way. With his limited background knowledge of the Great Plains weather and climate, he did recognize the possibilities of widely climatic conditions that existed. He did not expect the potential flooding that took place in the Vermillion Valley at various times. Many of the houses were built on the banks of Gould's Branch or on the Vermillion River. It was an all too frequent occurrence for one or the other of these rivers to flood and cover a wide area of the valley. The floods often alternated with exceedingly dry periods that resulted in drought. Albert and the settlers learned to deal with the climate as it came, although it was so much different than the Ohio mountainsides they had left behind.

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From left to right, District 3 Noxubee County Supervisor Sherman Patterson, Noxubee County Board of Supervisors President Eddie Coleman, Superior Catfish General Manager Fred Johnson, District 42 Rep. Carl Mickens, Merlinda Oliver, Chief Economic Developer Micky Milligan and District 1 Supervisor Larry Tate toss dirt in the air during a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at Superior Catfish in Macon. The expansion of the plant will create an additional 25 jobs. Photo by: Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff
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MACON -- A small crowd gathered on the front lawn of Superior Catfish Products in Macon on Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking for an expansion that will double the size of the facility and bring new jobs to Noxubee County.
"I get a bigger satisfaction out of an announcement like this in rural Mississippi than I do with the bigger announcements," said Mickey Milligan, chief economic development officer for the Mississippi Development Authority. "This is very meaningful to Macon and Noxubee County."
The catfish processing plant will add a new production facility and turn the current one into dry storage space, bringing the total square footage of the plant close to 74,000, general manager Fred Johnson said.
The project will cost about $17 million and add 25 jobs to the existing 145 at Superior Catfish, as well as 50 to 60 construction jobs, and it should be finished and in operation by January 2021, he said.
The Catfish Institute president Roger Barlow called the project "monumental" and praised Superior Catfish's "astute business philosophy."
The plant expansion is necessary to meet the demands of growing catfish markets, Superior Catfish board president Phillip Giesbrecht said. The plant serves 65 local catfish farmers, is currently producing at maximum capacity and is expected to produce 20 million pounds of catfish this year. Production should increase 20 to 25 percent after the expansion, Giesbrecht said.
Cotton, corn and soybean farmers in Noxubee County also farm catfish to supplement their income and diversify their products, Johnson said. Dips in corn and soybean prices create cheap feed for catfish, lowering the cost and increasing the profitability of catfish production, he said.
"That's why it's important for our farmers to have a good outlet for their catfish, because it helps their livelihood and helps keep the farms going," Johnson said.
Clark Seiler has been farming catfish in Noxubee County for almost 30 years and said the nearest plants besides Superior Catfish are all based in the Delta region or Louisiana. The plant's increased production capacity will increase local demand for catfish in already growing markets, he said.
Another reason for the expansion is to bring the facility into compliance with U.S. Department of Agriculture code.
"We are currently processing with USDA approval, but the plant was never built with that in mind, being a USDA facility," Johnson said. "We have some ongoing issues we have to work with daily that are costing us. This expansion will help us meet USDA's requirements in a better way and keep us from spending so much money to keep the facility meeting those demands."
The plant has been in Macon since the late 1970s, and a group of local catfish farmers bought the plant in 1994 and made it a co-op, Johnson said.
Mississippi Land Bank will fund most of the expansion, especially during the construction phase, regional vice president Bart Harris said. The land bank is part of the federal Farm Credit system to support agriculture in rural areas.
BankFirst was involved in the funding and construction of the original plant and is now funding part of the expansion, said Bill Brown, BankFirst's community bank president in Macon.
The Mississippi Development Authority, Tennessee Valley Authority, 4-County Electric Power Association and the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District also play an active role in the expansion, Milligan said.
Noxubee County District 1 Supervisor Larry Tate thanked both local farmers and all the agencies involved for their investment in the county.
"My heart is overwhelmed today because of this project," Tate said. "Anytime you can sustain jobs and make an addition to what you've already got, that's a plus. You don't see that happening around the state of Mississippi, (but) it's happening right here in Noxubee County today."
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I recently read “The Vignelli Cannon” by Massimo Vignelli (full PDF is provided at the end of this post). Vignelli was an influential designer who co-founded Vignelli Associates with his wife, Lella Vignelli. In the Introduction of this book, he states, “Creativity needs the support of knowledge to be able to perform at its best.” He explains that doesn’t want this to be a rule book. I believe he genuinely wanted to help future designers by passing on the knowledge that he had acquired and that had worked for him. My thoughts on this reading can be summed up by the following quotation from Vignelli’s book itself.
“We design things which we think are semantically correct and syntactically consistent but if, at the point of fruition, no one understands the result, or the meaning of all that effort, the entire work is useless.”
Seriously, this was so hard for me to read that it proved its own point, which is a credit to Vignelli. There is no doubt in my mind that his ideas are correct and that they have helped and inspired countless designers who have come after him. Unfortunately, it is proving very difficult for this non-designer to grasp the concepts he’s discussing. Maybe it’s the online format, the lack of sleep, or my limited vocabulary. Something about this reading was just not working for me. However, I will point out a few concepts that stuck out to me and that I was able to easily comprehend.
“Clarity of intent will translate in to clarity of result and that is of paramount importance in Design. Confused, complicated designs reveal an equally confused and complicated mind.”
This concept resonated with me because I’ve come across it in my life. My children, as wonderful as they are, do not want to take the time to plan and organize their ideas before writing. When they are assigned an essay in school, I always stress the importance of taking the time to do an outline. I tell them, “You have to know where your essay is going to go before you start writing. Otherwise, there is no structure and the reader will be able to tell.” Do my children listen? Well, sometimes they do, but usually they try to get by with skipping straight to the writing. Generally, I’ll catch the paper before it’s turned in so that I can proofread it. When I read their rambling, disorganized paragraphs, I immediately ask to see their nonexistent outline.
Appropriateness transcends any issue of style – there are many ways of solving a problem, many ways of doing, but the relevant thing is that, no matter what, the solution must be appropriate.”
The above quotation is another from Vignelli’s book that applies to something I’m dealing with in my professional life. I am a part of a working group that has been tasked with identifying and mitigating a specific problem. One of the issues we’ve discussed is how to have our mitigations implemented across the organization. My teammates have suggested a wide range of potential solutions — everything from send out a notice to make all employees aware, to mandatory annual training, to disciplinary actions. While all of these are potential solutions, it all comes down to appropriateness of the solution. and will be a challenge to find the appropriate and effective choice.
Because I was able to relate the above ideas to my personal life, I feel that I will be able to apply them in my design assignments for my Digital Storytelling class. For example, I realize that it’s important to plan and be able to articulate my intentions so that my design will be more effective and user-friendly. Additionally, I can appreciate the importance of considering the audience, the client, how/when they will encounter my design, etc.) to make sure that my design is appropriate for the context.The-Vignelli-Canon

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Ne-Yo’s ex let her love him, but didn’t love his music back. Apparently the famous singer has a secret past that was revealed this week by a TMZ reporter who asked Ne-Yo if he had ever been married. That’s it? We just had to ask him? Quick, think of questions to ask Ne-Yo!
Ne-Yo admitted that he was married 11 years ago when he was 19, though the union only lasted a few months and was later annulled. When asked whether the marriage was a secret, Ne-Yo explained that he never discussed it because…wait for it…”Nobody really knows that. Nobody ever really asked.” Seriously, start thinking of questions.
Ne-Yo has released a remix to his huge hit Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) and has slowed down the uptempo pop track, giving it a harder R’nB feel and adding a verse from rapper French Montana. Surrounded by women in a club, Ne-Yo and Montana perform the song while the women share some of the heavy lifting by performing dance breaks throughout the video.
Though the song has a cool vibe, it can’t touch the original. Ne-Yo’s vocals sound like they’ve been slowed down from the original rather than re-recorded and the remix loses the intensity and emotion of the original. It’s got the groove, but not the staying power. And don’t even get me started on the differences in quality of the two videos. You can check out the remix and original below and compare for yourself.
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Ne-Yo has announced that he plans on becoming a vegan. The singer revealed his New Year’s resolution is to try to give up all meat, dairy and animal products, but he has admitted he is not looking forward to the challenge.
The 30-year-old star shared his plans with his fans via his Twitter page this week, writing “What’s everybody’s New Year’s resolution? I’m gonna try to go vegan. Discipline test. NOT looking forward to it. Wish me luck!”
The father-of-two is just the latest in a number of well-known celebrities to adopt the lifestyle change, including Leona Lewis and Avril Lavigne. Despite doing his best for the planet, Ne-Yo admitted earlier this year that he isn’t perfect. He previously said “I’m a gentleman, but I’m a human being first, and a human being is not always polished and pretty.”
The singer and songwriter, who has previously worked with Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige and Beyonce Knowles, credits his musical abilities to his mother, who encouraged him to express himself when he was younger. He added “My mom saw I was a pent up kid. So she gave me a pen and said, ‘Write it all down’.”
Ne-Yo gets introspective in his dark video for Forever Now, beginning with a spoken word piece about losing the love of his life over his career. The video is high on the dramatics, showing Ne-Yo being bombarded with questions during a press conference, while visions his ex haunt him. The singer and producer also shows off his dancing skills in the video, featuring scenes of Ne-Yo and his dance troupe working on the song’s choreography in a studio.
Forever Now is the follow up to the hugely successful Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself), Ne-Yo’s first single from his latest album R.E.D. The singer performed his the track this past weekend on SNL, switching things up for his second performance with the ballad She Is, also off R.E.D., which stands for Realizing Every Dream.
Check out Ne-Yo’s video for Forever Now below.


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COMELEC plans to perpetuate an error by Gus Lagman
The COMELEC has declared that the May 10, 2010 automated elections using PCOS was successful, although it did admit that the process could stand some improvement. A recent SWS survey showed that some 70% of Filipinos were happy about the way automation of the last elections was implemented. That, of course, is the public’s perception and not a technical opinion. In fact, most IT professionals, with the exception of the COMELEC’s Advisory Council and Smartmatic’s technical staff, are of a contrary opinion.
So, without going into technical details, let us analyze whether the 2010 automated elections was truly successful, as COMELEC claims; or not, as IT professionals maintain? Let’s consider just two issues: speed and accuracy.
On speed. President Noynoy Aquino was proclaimed on June 9, 2010, or 30 days from the May 10, 2010 elections. Not bad. But wait; former President Joseph Estrada was proclaimed on May 30, 1998, or only 19 days after the May 11, 1998 elections! Much, much better. And the country did not have to waste P11.3 billion to automate that electoral exercise.
In both instances, there were no big disputes regarding the outcome of the presidential election. In both instances, the voting public readily accepted the results. What was common to these two electoral fights? They were both landslide victories. This factor then appears to be the key to quick acceptable results. Just look at the close contest in this year’s vice-presidential race. A formal protest has even been filed.
But the P11.3 billion was not the only expense that we could have saved ourselves from. The country also did not have to suffer many months of anxiety over the strong possibility of failed elections – anxiety that started the moment COMELEC awarded the automation contract to Smartmatic-TIM. Consider the following occurrences: TIM attempting to divorce itself from the joint venture agreement with Smartmatic; wires catching fire during the first public system testing; failure of the communication system during the dry runs conducted by Smartmatic; delay in the delivery of the machines, caused to a certain extent by the transfer of manufacturing from Taiwan to Shanghai; delay in the order and delivery of ballot boxes; delay in the printing of ballots; discovery of errors in the CF cards one week before election day (extremely unforgivable!). If one would write a post-evaluation report on the project, a most appropriate title would be “How not to implement a project”.
Surely, we don’t want to experience this kind of anxiety on such an important political exercise as elections, ever again.
On accuracy. The Random Manual Audit (RMA), done on a very small sampling of the precincts, but which took many weeks to complete … no, I should say, which took many weeks before a report would be released to the public, showed an accuracy rate of 99.6%. That does not meet the mandated 99.995% accuracy rate. But even the claimed 99.6% rate is questionable. No explanation was given as to the methodology used in computing that rate, which led some IT people to conclude that the RMA was a sham.
And then, there are the null votes – 1.5 million and 2.6 million votes in the presidential and vice-presidential positions, respectively. If the reason for these null votes is the inability of PCOS to read some marks, then that’s a form of disenfranchisement – something that would be negligible in manual voting and manual precinct counting (only when handwritten votes are completely illegible).
Because precinct counting is not public, because the audit is unreliable, and because this COMELEC is by far the most non-transparent since we regained our democracy in 1986, we are not sure if those who won, really won and those who lost, really lost, except in those cases when all pre-election surveys and exit polls support the results.
Not content with the monumental problems the COMELEC encountered during the implementation of the PCOS system and perhaps deluded by the seemingly successful outcome, the COMELEC now wants to purchase the machines! It’s bad enough that it made the wrong choice of technology, it now wants to perpetuate the error by buying the machines!
Why does COMELEC want to buy the machines? Because, according to some commissioners, the COMELEC only needs to pay 30% of the purchase price. One commissioner even went as far as saying that the machines are being offered at a 70% discount.
According to COMELEC, the lease-purchase agreement provides that it has the option up to December, 2010 to buy the machines at 30% of the purchase price. Of course! The rental price in the previous contract is roughly 70% of the purchase price. That’s the P7.2 billion that we, the taxpayers, paid.
Why shouldn’t COMELEC purchase the PCOS machines? First, it’s not the most appropriate technology for Philippine elections. (Personalities in the local IT industry are willing to debate this issue with the COMELEC, its Advisory Council, Smartmatic, and their supporters in the leadership of the PPCRV.) Second, and this is perhaps the least important, new technology may render PCOS obsolete in the next three years. Third, repair of the machines after three years of non-use may prove costly. Fourth, and most important, warehousing these machines would be very expensive.
Let me expound on the last one. Remember the Mega-Pacific machines that the COMELEC bought in 2003? The COMELEC has been paying for their storage cost because after more than six years and despite the Supreme Court order, it has not succeeded in returning the machines to the supplier. Years ago, I was told that the COMELEC was spending P3.9 million annually for the rental of the warehouse. About two months ago, a reporter who researched on it told me that the COMELEC is, as it turns out, paying P220 per square meter rental (not air-conditioned), or a total of P29 million a year!
That’s only for 1,991 units. If the COMELEC therefore were to purchase the 82,200 PCOS machines, and assuming the same per square meter cost, then we, the taxpayers, courtesy of the COMELEC, would be paying almost P1.2 billion a year, or P3.5 billion every three years, just to warehouse them. Little wonder why Smartmatic has been pressuring COMELEC to purchase the machines. It’s Smartmatic-TIM who’s paying for the warehousing right now.
This is only one of the issues that the COMELEC does not talk about. There are many more.
This article appears in the Opinion pages of the August 31, 2010 issue of BusinessWorld.

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Great British Bake Off: Fans have admitted to abandoning the series for a rival show [Channel 4]
The baking competition returned last week on Channel 4 after moving from BBC One last year.
Though fans were happy to see the Great British Bake Off back on screens, they admitted to ditching the show during the second episode of the series.
Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding have proved a hit with viewers as the new Bake Off team so far.
But it seems they were no match for the return of BBC One drama Doctor Foster.
Great British Bake Off: The new stars of the show have proved a hit with viewers so far [Channel 4]
Great British Bake Off: But the show was no match for the return of BBC One’s Doctor Foster [BBC One]
Suranne Jones returned as Gemma Foster in the second series of the gripping programme on Tuesday night.
The return of Doctor Foster faced a clash as it started at 9pm – while the all new Bake Off doesn’t finish until 9.15.
Rushing to social media as they realised the overlap, fans fumed that they’d miss the last part of the baking competition.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: “Who thought it was a good idea to overlap GBBO and Doctor Foster?”
Great British Bake Off: Suranne Jones stars in the gripping series [Getty]
With another posting: “Doctor Foster over #GBBO any day. BBC programmes are just better.”
“Forget #GBBO… It’s time for Dr Foster!” added a third.
While a fourth said: “Can someone let me know who goes home…I’m watching Doctor Foster now #GBBO”
At the end of the episode, Chris was revealed as the contestant who was heading home.
Great British Bake Off: Chris was axed from the competition at the end of the latest episode [BBC One]
After announcing that he’d been axed, judge Prue admitted that “everyone” was going to miss the star.
Great British Bake Off continues Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4.


The NEC restricts the total number of bends in a single continuous run to 360 degrees or four 90-degree bends. "There should not be more than the equivalent of four quarter bends (360 degrees total) between draw points, such as conduit bodies and boxes," it specifies. "Conduit shall not be required for conductors up to 2 inches in diameter."
Four 90-degree bends is also the maximum allowed per circuit. If you need more bend angles in one run, then you'll need to use two or more separate runs with any type of joint between them. For example, if you needed 7 bend angles in one run, then you would need at least two different runs with joints between them. The more bend angles you need in one run, the more likely it is that you will run into problems with voltage drop across certain types of connectors or couplings.
There are two options. Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit can be installed in lengths more than 6', but only if it is securely secured at fewer than 3' intervals and within 1200mm of boxes and fittings. If it has to be cut longer, it must be reinforced with a metal sleeve.
Flexible Metal Conduit should not be installed in lengths greater than 2 miles (3.2 km). It must be secured at least every 500 feet (152 m) and within 350 feet (107 m) of any corner or terminal fitting.
The main advantage of metal over nonmetal conduit is its resistance to corrosion caused by water leaking into the system. But metal is also much heavier than nonmetal, so you would need to adjust your calculations based on the weight of the conduit. For example, if the weight of the metal conduit increases the load on the roof bolts by 20%, then you would need to increase the size of the roof bolts by 20% as well.
Nonmetal conduit can be cut to length on site if necessary. It is usually bundled in 50-foot (15 m) lengths equipped with plastic sleeves designed for outdoor use. These conduits are available in sizes from 4 inches (10 cm) up to 12 inches (30 cm).
14 ga is the industry standard for 15 A circuits, which are the majority of ordinary outlets. The electrical code restricts the number of outlets that can be connected to a single 15-amp breaker. You could need 20 A outlets in the kitchen and workshop. This necessitates the use of 12 ga wire. A National Electric Code exists. Most states and municipalities follow suit, with minor local variations. The International Electrical Commission's (IEC) recommendations support this view.
The easiest way to determine how many outlets you need for your home is to calculate how much power you use now. Use our handy chart below to estimate how many more outlets you need. Then multiply that number by 1.5 for double the capacity. That'll give you the total number of outlets you need!
Here are some other things to consider when estimating how many outlets you need: cookers, dishwashers, hot water heaters, ice makers, refrigerators, air conditioners, lights, and lawn equipment all use electricity and add to the demand on your circuit breaker. If you have several rooms or areas that require a lot of power, such as a garage that has motors, welders, drills, and other heavy equipment, you will probably need a 20-amp breaker. If you plan to have videoconferencing in multiple rooms, get a 30-amp breaker. In general, if you plan to have lots of appliances running at once, you'll need a larger breaker. If you don't, then go with a 20-amp breaker.
To obtain this effect, a player must be at least 96 blocks distant from the conduit. It provides the player with haste, night vision, and water breathing. It may be erased, like all other status effects, by drinking milk. Conduit power has three degrees of effect: I, II, and III. I is the weakest; it gives the player normal speed and movement but no weapon attack bonuses. II is stronger; it gives the player double movement and attack speeds but no armor or shield bonuses. III is strongest; it gives the player triple movement and attack speeds with weapon damage bonuses applied.
The conduit can only be found in minecart tracks. They can be opened by using the appropriate tool on a block of stone inside the track. When activated, they will always provide power of the same degree as the conduit itself. For example, if there is a III conduit available, any minecart placed onto it will give its rider access to all levels of haste.
Minecarts carrying players or items that are not configured for conduit power will not work with it. However, players can use tools to break open any block within a certain range (96 blocks) to activate unused conduits. These blocks will then begin providing power of the same degree as the active one.
Players can also use tools to break open any block within 100 blocks of an active conduit to receive its benefits.


Burglary Reported and Suspect Arrested in Chandigarh
Chandigarh police have reported a burglary at a locked house in Hallomajra. The incident came to light after a woman lodged a complaint stating that her house had been broken into and several valuable items had been stolen. The suspect in the case has been arrested.
According to the complainant, she had been away from her house between November 5, 2023, and February 11 of this year. Upon her return, she discovered that her earrings, one gold bangle, two gold rings, and two mobile phones were missing. The house was also in disarray, with household items scattered on the floor.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under sections 380 (theft) and 457 (house-trespass) of the Indian Penal Code at the Hallomajra police station. During the course of their investigation, they apprehended the suspect, identified as Narinder Kumar alias Mannu, a 35-year-old resident of Sector-20/C.
The investigation into the case is currently underway, as the police work to gather more evidence and determine the full extent of the burglary.
In recent news, there has been a rise in house breaking thefts (HBT) cases in Thane, with the detection rate being only half of the cases registered. This highlights the need for increased security measures in residential complexes and for property owners and tenants to invest in comprehensive security solutions. Installing security systems and verifying credentials are some preventive measures that can be taken.
Additionally, cash and jewelry worth over Rs 7 lakh were stolen in two separate house burglaries in Nashik between February 3 and 5. These incidents serve as a reminder for individuals to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to protect their homes and belongings.
As the investigation into the burglary in Hallomajra continues, authorities urge residents to report any suspicious activities in their neighborhoods to help prevent such incidents in the future.


Smart Cities on the Map from Gov.Tech
What is a smart city?
Digi.City's Definition: A city that integrates data-driven insights gathered from connected technology to(1) improve the efficiency of city operations and (2) create an optimized, more enjoyable urban experience.
"a broad, integrated approach to improving the efficiency of city operations, the quality of life for its citizens, and growing the local economy." - Boyd Cohen, What Exactly Is A Smart City, Fast Co.Exist
"I view a smart city as a resilient city — one that is technologically enabled, connected and agile to address 21st-century environmental, social and economic challenges." - Mike O’Leary , Cities of the future: the importance of making the Twin Cities smart
"Smart City technologies have two different features. One is optimization, such as using road infrastructure better, via self-driving cars, and efficiency. The other aspect is being more social. How can we come together to use the city better and waste less?" - Carlo Ratti interviewed in The Future of Smart City Technology, From an MIT Professor, Curbed
"Hundreds of aging cities have embraced digital technology, but few are moving as quickly as New York to link municipal computer networks, develop novel applications, make digital data public or install so many thousands of sensors to monitor urban life—from water quality, traffic and power use, to the sound of gunfire." - Robert Lee Hotz, As The World Crowds In, Cities Become Digital Laboratories, Wall Street Journal
"Until recently, smart city solutions often seemed more like “slideware” than real services to improve the quality of life of citizens and the productivity of urban businesses. But the falling cost of connectivity and computing power is finally enabling municipalities to deploy innovative solutions that promise to tackle some of the thorny challenges they face." - Dave Pringle, Five Very Smart Cities, Industrial IoT 5G
"A Smart City is an urban development that unites the needs of the citizens in a sustainable and secure way. All buildings, cars and machines are connected, constantly transmitting data to improve and develop the city. Road monitors can report real-time traffic to cars, easing traffic and reducing the risk of road collisions, for example, and Smart Cities have also developed e-learning education and 24/7 healthcare, providing modern services to all inhabitants.
Alongside this, Smart City technology can monitor the pollution and chemical levels in the air and water supply, reducing the risk of both air and water contamination. Smart energy sources are also implemented, to ensure the city is developing and continuing its sustainability. These innovations, alongside countless others, mean Smart Cities can enormously improve the standard of living for the citizens and sustain the environment long term... - Jarosław Czaja, How to Build a Smart City, IT ProPortal


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December 2017 Concerts
In a recent review, Fanfare Magazine stated that Michael Samis’s playing places him “in the very highest echelon of the world’s living cellists.” He is recognized for his “golden tone and commanding technique (Nashville Scene), “haunting” tone (Cincinnati Post) and “shining and expressive” playing (The Tennessean). In 2013, he gave what was likely the U.S. premiere of Carl Reinecke’s Romantic-era Cello Concerto with the Gateway Chamber Orchestra, which set the stage for his debut solo album on the Delos label, released in 2014.
Samis performed Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at age 17. Other solo performances have included Bruch’s Kol Nidrei with the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme with the Naples Orchestra, Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major with the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Bryan Symphony and Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestras, and Lalo’s Cello Concerto with the Blue Ash Symphony Orchestra.
He has given recitals around the U.S., including the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in South Carolina, Western Slope Concert Series in Colorado, Taft Museum Chamber Music Series in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, Dearborn Highlands Performing Arts Series in Indiana, Blair/Vanderbilt, Austin Peay State University, Middle Tennessee State University, Matinee Musicale Rising Stars Series, and others. He recently performed on Stopping By, a Delos Productions’ CD recorded with tenor Kyle Bielfield and pianist Lachlan Glen. In 2007, he recorded a CD on the Ottimavoce label with soprano Karen Parks, Nobody Knows: Songs Of Harry T. Burleigh. He frequently performs on National Public Radio affiliate WPLN’s Live in Studio C program.
Samis is currently Principal Cellist with the Nashville Opera Orchestra and he was a member of the Nashville Symphony for 15 years. He is also Co-Principal Cellist of the Grammy®-nominated Gateway Chamber Orchestra, with whom he has recorded on Summit Records (Chamber Symphonies, released in 2012).
He has performed in music festivals around the world, including the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, where he sat Principal Cello under the baton of Michael Tilson-Thomas.
Samis graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1999 with the Ellis A. Feiman Award in Cello. In Cleveland, Samis studied with the Cleveland Orchestra’s longtime Principal Cellist, Stephen Geber. He has also studied with Desmond Hoebig, Jerry Grossman (Principal Cellist, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) and Geraldine Sutyak.
Samis was awarded a 2013 Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship in Music for Solo Instrumental Performance. In his parallel career in clinical social work, Samis uses the evocative voice of the cello in psychotherapy to help people connect with their inner path toward healing. He plays an Italian cello made in Naples circa 1850.
Denise Baker who currently serves as concertmaster for half of the NPO concerts is a brilliant soloist. Denise has appeared as soloist with Nashville’s Concerto Orchestra, the NPO and the Western Piedmont Symphony, where she held the position of Concertmaster before joining The Nashville Symphony in 1996. She began playing the violin at age 14. She received her training at the North Carolina School of the Arts with violinist Elaine Richey, where she received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music. She has also performed throughout the United States and Europe as a member of the International Music Program and participated in festivals including the Chamber Music Festival of Saugutuck, Brevard Music Center and Great Music West.
May 2017 Concerts
Joshua Coble is a native of Huntsville, Alabama and earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance at The University of Alabama. Coble earned a Master of Music in church music and organ performance from Samford University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. In 2007 Coble placed first in the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs’ scholarship auditions, and placed second in the 2010 University of Alabama Organ Scholarship Competition. He was also the recipient of the Warren Hutton Endowed Scholarship in Organ. Joshua has participated in national organ competitions including the Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Organ Playing and was an Official Competitor in the 2014 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. Joshua has studied organ with Donald Sutherland, Faythe Freese and Daniel Lawhon. He has taught as instructor of organ at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and currently teaches at Belmont University in Nashville as adjunct-instructor of organ. Coble has recently accepted the position as Assistant Director of Music and Organist at First United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Prior to this appointment he was organist for nine years at Mountain Brook Baptist Church in Birmingham and also served as Associate Organist at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Nashville.
2017 Concerto Competition Winner Maggie Kasinger studies with Dr. Carolyn Huebl at The Blair School of Music. She has been on a full Myra Jackson Blair Scholarship since 2010. Kasinger is a member of The Curb Youth Symphony and the South Haven Baptist Church Orchestra and has been conductor-assistant for The Repertory Strings Orchestra as well as the assistant to the director at WKU Summer String Institute. She performs at many outreach programs through The Blair School of Music and in her own community. An avid chamber musician since the age of 8, Kasinger has received extensive coaching from The American String Quartet, The Ariana String Quartet, The Jupiter String Quartet, and John Kochanowski, the violist of The Blair String Quartet. Kasinger has participated in music festivals including the Madeline Island Chamber Music and Brevard Music Festival, where she was also concertmaster of The Brevard Concert Orchestra under Maestro Keith Lockhart and Ken Lam. She has played for masterclasses with Mauricio Fuks, Robert Moody, Simone Porter, Peter Winograd, Ara Gregorian, Brenda Brenner, and Jean Montes. Kasinger soloed with the Nashville Summer Orchestra Institute in 2015 and 2016 and will be soloing with the Curb Youth Symphony in the upcoming fall semester. She recently participated in The Nashville Symphony Orchestra Curb Concerto Competition, where she placed as 1st runner-up. She is the current winner of the Young Artist category of the Nashville Philharmonic Concerto and Composition Competition. Kasinger currently plays on a 2014 Keith Hill violin generously loaned and made by Keith Hill himself. Kasinger, age 16, is a 10th-grade homeschooler.
Bass-baritone Joshua Alan Lindsay is a native of Nashville, TN who aspires to sing opera professionally. He most recently returned to his alma mater Austin Peay State University as guest artist to sing the role of Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Sorcerer. Other recent credits include the dual roles of Keith and the Father in Lee Hoiby’s This is the Rill Speaking, Tobia Mill in Rossini’s La cambiale di matrimonio, and Melchior in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. He has sung in multiple productions with the Nashville Opera Ensemble and in concert as soloist with the Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. He is a former member of the Nashville Symphony Chorus and has been a staff bass with St. George’s Choir at St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville for the past six years.
Lindsay is a former vocal student of Sharon Mabry’s and is currently studying with Jeffrey Williams. He received his Masters of Music in Vocal Performance in 2016 from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN. The following summer, he sang with the Musiktheater Bavaria program in Oberaudorf, Germany, where he performed scenes from Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, and Flotow’s Martha. His undergraduate work was in composition, and he continues to compose art song and chamber works. He is a strong advocate for new music and has happily lent his voice to other young composers to help premiere their works. Lindsay is quite comfortable on stage and has also performed in theatre productions, most recently performing the role of Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Tiange Wu (Tina) was born in Beijing, China. Her compositions have been performed live on stage in Beijing, and this will be the first time her composition “Abduction” will be played on stage in the United States. Her professional orchestration training started in 2006, and since then she has continued to expand that knowledge. In 2008, Tiange entered the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with a full scholarship to pursue her passion for multimedia composition. After graduating from Oberlin College, she performed as the principal keyboardist for the Firelands Symphony Orchestra. She currently fills her time working for RocketPunch Game, Inc. creating music and soundscapes for the video game industry. She is also a current piano instructor for Belmont University. While at Belmont, she is also completing her masters degree in music for commercial composition and arranging. Tiange enjoys creating music for multimedia as well as teaching and performing. “A life with music is a life well lived.”
Abduction – some notes from the composer
Abduction is inspired by an urban legend originating in Guangxi, China. The story focuses on an intelligent and beautiful young lady referred to as sister Liu. She is a folk singer from a minority ethnic group called Zhuang. This orchestral piece portrays a scene of the story where the leader of a corrupt organization referred to as the “Huairen Mo” has abducted sister Liu to force her into marriage. Wu uses a folk tune to represent sister Liu and a strong and dissonant sound to portray the Huairen Mo that abducted her.
February 2017 Concerts:
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Christopher Farrell is a violist and has been a member of the Nashville Symphony since 1999. He received a Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas and a Master of Music degree from Indiana University. As a member of Alias Chamber Ensemble, Christopher can be heard on Alias’ CDs Amorisms, Boiling Point: Music of Kenji Bunch, and the Grammy Nominated album Gabriela Lena Frank: Hilos. In addition to performing with the Nashville Symphony and Alias Chamber Ensemble, Christopher is an active studio musician and can be heard on numerous albums by an eclectic range of recording artists.
Christopher’s compositions have been performed in Alias Chamber Ensemble season concerts at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music and Nashville Symphony OnStage performances at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. In 2015, Christopher was awarded a Bonnaroo Works/Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Grant by the Metro Nashville Arts Commission for the creation and recording of Needle and Thread, Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp.
Commenting on the composition of his Violin Concerto with Chamber Orchestra, Farrell said, “Last year, (Jessica) challenged me to write her a concerto. I say ‘challenged’ because I had not written anything for a large ensemble, let alone an orchestra with a solo violin. I decided
to look to my favorite violin concertos for inspiration…(ones) by Sibelius, Barber, and Prokofiev. Each movement of my concerto is in a way inspired by these three great composers. I’m really interested in melody and lyrical music, so each movement is built around a hopefully memorable melody that gives each movement its character.”


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MOSCOW, November 23 (Itar-Tass) — Russia’s right-wing forces lack a strong leader, the head of the Kremlin administration, Sergei Naryshkin, said in an interview with the Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper on Wednesday.
“It is obvious that the right-wing flank does not have enough efficient and responsible leaders. Unfortunately,” Naryshkin said, calling that a subjective factor.
“You will agree that the political landscape in the country is shaped first of all on the basis of those political moods that exist in the society,” he noted. “The weakness of these moods explains a relative inexpressiveness of the right wing of the political field,” the Kremlin official stressed.
At the same time, he dismisses the possibility that lift-wing forces will get the majority of votes at the upcoming parliamentary election, due on December 4. “You and I, we don’t believe fantastic forecasts,” he said. “But the main thing is that I am confident the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) itself does not want the development of the situation under this fantastic scenario,” he added.
“In my opinion, there is only one political force in the country at the moment, which is not afraid of responsibility for the present and the future development of the country, and is capable to take this responsibility,” Naryshkin stressed.