On November 6th, Sound Transit held an open house for the final design of East Link’s South Bellevue Station. East Link is a light rail project that will link downtown Seattle to Bellevue and Overlake (home to the headquarters of Microsoft) via I-90. The South Bellevue station will be the first one in Bellevue that riders go through when traveling eastbound.
The station will feature a 1,500-stall park-and-ride, which is triple the capacity of the current one. Sound Transit expects 4,500 daily boardings at the station, which means that 3,000 people will take a bus, walk, or bike to the station. The station will also have generous bus layover space, a kiss-and-ride area, and bike cages and racks.
About half of the focus of the open house was on construction. The current park-and-ride will close when construction begins–though buses will still stop at South Bellevue. As a result, Sound Transit is looking at other options for the current users driving to the park-and-ride. These include directing people to under-used park-and-rides, leasing more lots (like churches), or even creating a brand new lot–the most likely location being at Mercer Island. Sound Transit expects a mix of these options will make up for the lost parking at South Bellevue.
Utility work will also require some street closures. Bellevue Way will be reduced to three lanes between 112th Avenue SE and the park-and-ride, with an alternating middle lane that switches direction based on the time of the day (similar to the I-90 and I-5 express lanes). Some complete weekend closures are also planned. 112th Avenue SE will be reduced to a lane in each direction from Bellevue Way to SE 8th Street. However, work will be completed faster than on Bellevue Way.
The other half of the open house focused on art and the station design. The sidewalks and other pedestrian paths are going to be designed like a boardwalk. A concrete path will be poured and crossed by many evenly-spaced gaps to remind people of Mercer Slough. Additional trees will be planted throughout the site, thanks to an effort from Enatai residents.
Two artists for station art were also selected, although they could not make it to the open house.
Katy Stone will be the principal artist to design the facade of the new parking garage. This art will include a large, perforated screen that covers the entire height of the garage, which is approximately 50 feet, as well as a screen on the last level. Passengers will get a glimpse of this screen from the platform or when aboard a stopped train. Both screens will consist of green tones, a nod to the park environment of the station. However, the screens will be differentiated. The top most screen will feature an image of cattails while the perforated screen below will feature an image of a weeping willow.
Vicki Scuri, on the other hand, will take charge of the artistic design on the station itself. Columns at the station will feature leaf images. From close up, these leaf images will be made of hexagons. The station ceiling has changed color from plain concrete to a bright orange to give more life to the station. Leaves are the focus for the screen on the platform, which superposes many giant leaves varying in shades of green. The leaves will also be made of small hexagons like the ones on the columns.


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Hi I am Jake and adopted Sasha June 2020. She had such a profound effect on my life that I created Power Pooches. A service specialising in helping dogs with anxiety issues.
I am someone who loves organisation, an entertainer, and wiling to do anything to make pooches in my care feel happy. Yes even if it means dressing up in a scooby doo costume and barking.
As an extravert, I do not get embarrassed at anxious dogs barking at other dogs. I just go with the flow.
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I work from home. At power pooches we have a double garage complete with toys, beds, fan, heater, games, running water, food, laundry, grooming and much more.
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VAMBAY Rangareddy District Allottees Not Able To Take Possession
Beneficiaries who were allotted single-room tenement flats under the Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY), a Central government scheme in December last year, after a long wait of 12 years, now face a difficult task to occupy their houses.
Despite the Central and State governments time and again asserting that housing for the poor is their top priority, there are hundreds of flats in several housing schemes for the poor in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts that are vacant for various reasons. In some cases, beneficiaries failed to pay the balance amount, unhappy with the condition of the houses and in other cases families were not in a hurry to move due to lack of basic amenities like drinking water, drainage and roads, among others, in these housing colonies.
But in VAMBAY colony with about 500 single room flats at Kowkur in Malkajgiri Mandal of Medchal district, allottees are eager to take possession of the houses allotted to them but have to contend with illegal occupants of their houses, who had moved in while the tenements were vacant and refuse to vacate them now.
VAMBAY flats scheme was floated way back in 2006 when the beneficiaries had paid their share of Rs 6,000 each while the Central government gave a subsidy of Rs 30,000 and the bank loan component was Rs 58,143.
In October 2014, Ranga Reddy District Collector sent notices to beneficiaries to submit proof of identity, Aadhaar number, ration card, voter identity card and pay the bank loan component to claim their flats. For all those who paid the balance, Ranga Reddy Collector allotted the flats in December 2017 and directed them to contact the designated housing wing officers of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for taking possession of their flats.
It is more than two months since some beneficiaries have been trying to take possession of their allotted flat in Kowkur, but the present illegal occupants would have none of it.
When the issue was brought to the notice of GHMC Chief Engineer (Housing), he said the bonafide allottees could approach him or Superintending Engineering (Housing) and unauthorised occupants would be evicted and flats handed over to owners.
Source Link- http://www.thehindu.com/.

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Friday, November 27, 2009
Kitini Mohabbat Hai fans speak out!
NDTV Imagine's Kitini Mohabbat Hai had ended earlier this year, just before the story really began. Fans of the show had just seen the reason why Arjun was in jail...and just as the story would seem to progress...NDTV Imagine had decided to shut this serial down.
Fans were left shocked! They had repeatedly called the channel for confirmation, but were told the show was not ending. Later the show ended and fans were left with a proper ending.
TellyTadka spoke this week with one of fans who currently is on a mission with other fans to bring back the season 2 of this popular show. Pallabika Mitra told TellyTadka that the CEO of the channel, Sameer Niar had promised the loyal fans for a second season 6 months after the show had ended. Unfortunately nothing has been yet decided on this, and no follow ups have been conducted.
Fans have been heart broken to see the leads of this once so popular show working in two separate show airing on Sony Television Asia. Do catch a special interview with Pallabika tomorrow only on TellyTadka.
We at TellyTadka hope that the voices of the fans get heard soon! We wish them all the best.

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Let’s make these Nightmare Before Christmas Sally sugar cookies. They are inspired by Sally in the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas. The movie is a 1993 American musical with a dark twist. Jack Skeleton, from Halloweentown, opens a portal into Christmastown. He wants to bring Christmas to Halloweentown and will do anything to make it happen, even if he has to kidnap Santa.
The coffin-shaped sled is pulled by skeletal robo-reindeer to gifts that are made to terrify the recipients or shrunken heads, or snacks that devour Christmas trees. Things don’t turn out the way Jack wishes they would have. He even had the military called on him to shoot down the sled from the Christmas Eve skies.
Sally is one of the characters in Nightmare Before Christmas. She is stitched together with various pieces, including her dress. These Nightmare Before Christmas Sally Sugar Cookies are inspired by her stitched-together dress.
You will need to purchase the following items:
- 1 cup unsalted softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Yellow, blue, green, and red gel food coloring
- Black Decorating Icing
- Combine butter with sugar and beat until creamy.
- Add egg and vanilla extract, then beat until completely combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until completely combined.
- Separate into three sections.
- Add mostly red gel coloring until desired saturation is reached, then add a little blue to the first section. Add only yellow to the second section. Add half and half green and blue to achieve a teal color for the last section.
- Wrap and let chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Once the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 375.
- Scoop little balls of each color of dough in a random pattern onto a floured surface.
- Roll out dough and begin cutting out shapes with your cookie cutter. You can use the Mickey Cookie cutter (aff link) or the circle.
- Press any leftover scraps together and roll to make more.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown
- Allow time to cool.
- Use decorating icing to add in the stitching where the colors meet.
These cookies were inspired by Sally in the Nightmare Before Christmas. She is a humanoid ragdoll created by Dr. Finkelstein and she was put together with various pieces of material, including her dress. These cookies were inspired by her dress.

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The turf field inside Thomas B. Smith Memorial Stadium won’t be the only thing new when the local high school football season opens up with annual jamborees next month.
Terrebonne General Medical Center Community Sports Institute announced Tuesday its new partnership with the four public schools in Terrebonne Parish to sponsor the preseason exhibitions that kick off the fall with the TGMC Community Sports Institute Jamboree presented by HTV on Aug. 30.
The new event to be played at Terrebonne High School in its inaugural year features a doubleheader of games between H.L. Bourgeois against South Lafourche and Terrebonne against E.D. White Catholic.
The games between Terrebonne and Lafourche Parish schools break up the recent tradition of jamborees featuring teams playing other schools mostly within their parish.
"It’s unique with Lafourche and Terrebonne teams playing each other, and we’re excited to be a part of it from a standpoint of supporting the schools from both parishes," TGMC Community Sports Institute Director Stan Gravois said. "It provides fellowship for the school systems on both sides of the parish borders."
The partnership is part of a four-year deal in which TGMC pays for the expenses (security, officials, safety) of the event by presenting a check to the hosting school that year.
In 2019 that host school is Terrebonne High with South Terrebonne, H.L. Bourgeois and Ellender to follow in subsequent years, respectively.
As usual, jamborees will alternate seasons between Tom B. Smith Stadium and South Terrebonne Memorial Stadium in Bourg.
Schools are then charged to divide up any money the event generates between the schools themselves.
"It’s something that we feel is very important," Gravois said. "It’s a support system with the student athletes and the school system. If we can support them, because they’re doing so many positive things. We want to be there for them. This is our way of giving back."
In other local jamboree action before the start of this season, Thibodaux High will host two games on Aug. 30.
The Tigers will play Ellender and Central Lafourche and South Terrebonne will play each other.
Also, Vandebilt Catholic, Assumption and St. James will play in the St. James Jamboree.


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Opel Explodes at the Plate in Split Doubleheader
COLUMBIA -- Dane Opel went off at the plate in Mizzou's (7-10, 1-2) split doubleheader against Arkansas State, taking the first game 5-1 and dropping game two by a 10-3 final on Tuesday (March 19) at Taylor Stadium. Opel accounted for five RBI, four hits and three runs in the two-game set, sending two homers over the right field wall. Opel's two bombs were the first homers of the season for the Tigers.
Game one starter Jace James set a career-high eight strikeouts, while game two starter Griffin Goodrich tied his career high with five. James saw his 19.1 consecutive scoreless inning streak come to an end in game one on a home run he allowed in the seventh inning of the first game, and Dylan Kelly's consecutive games on-base streak reached 13 before he was held off the bags in the second game.
James worked a quick first, allowing one hit and striking out two before Kendall Keeton and Dillon Everett reached base to start off the bottom of the frame. Logan Pearson's sac bunt advanced the runners, and Opel's sacrifice fly brought in Keeton for a 1-0 lead after one. Both teams went down in order in the second, and James fanned two more batters in the third to put his game total at five. Mizzou went down scoreless again in the third.
Another 1-2-3 inning for Arkansas State came before Opel and Kelly set the table with no outs, and Jake Ivory's sacrifice bunt moved up both runners. Josh Lester tallied a RBI on a dropped fly ball by Austin Baker, giving Mizzou a two-run lead after four. James sat the Red Wolves down in order again in the fifth, and Keeton laced a double to left to lead off the bottom of the inning. Everett walked, Pearson dropped another sacrifice bunt, and Opel singled in both baserunners for a 4-0 lead. A scoreless top of the sixth by James featured two more strikeouts before Mizzou went down scoreless in the bottom of the frame.
James gave up a home run to Ryan Roberters, with one out in the seventh, ending a streak of 19.1 scoreless innings on the mound. After a hit and a walk, Mizzou went to Jake Walsh on the rubber, who fanned the only batter he faced in the inning. Opel launched a home run in the bottom of the inning, the first of the season for a Mizzou batter, giving the Tigers a 5-1 lead after seven. Walsh pitched himself into trouble with back-to-back hits with one out, but Breckin Williams threw two strikeouts to get out of the jam. Williams again held Arkansas state off the board in the ninth to finish off the 5-1 win.
Goodrich racked up three strikeouts in the first three frames as both teams failed to score in the opening three innings of game two. Arkansas State jumped on top in the fourth inning as Claude Johnson singled in Logan Uxa for a 1-0 lead. The advantage didn't last long as Opel launched another bomb to right, tying the game at one to lead off the bottom of the fourth.
Arkansas State got two runs in the sixth off Peter Fairbanks, who allowed three hits in his frame to give the Red Wolves a 3-1 lead before he was replaced in the seventh by John Miles, who pitched a scoreless seventh. Keaton Steele reached second with one out in the bottom of the frame, and Segovia tied the game on a triple with a throwing error that allowed him to score.
The Red Wolves threatened in the eighth by putting two on with two outs against Miles, who was replaced by Walsh. After a strikeout that got away from Ivory, Kevin Fitzpatrick shot a liner through the left side, scoring two runs for a 5-3 lead, the first RBI hit of a seven-run inning. All seven runs in the eighth were unearned after Ivory's passed ball on a strikeout, which would have been the third of the inning. Both teams went scoreless the rest of the way.
Mizzou heads to Tennessee to take on the Volunteers over the weekend, the second series for Mizzou in SEC play.

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Uber-geek David Pogue has completed a Casual-Friday-worthy study of the human perceptual system. He wanted to test the “megapixel myth” — the idea that buying a higher megapixel camera doesn’t necessarily mean that you will take better pictures. He made poster-size prints of the same photo at different pixel resolutions: 5, 8, and 13 megapixels, then asked passersby to judge which was which. Ninety-five percent didn’t even try, and only one of those who attempted was able to correctly identify the photos.
But doesn’t the human eye have a full 576 megapixels of resolution? Something must be wrong with either Pogue’s design or Clarkvision’s computation. One possibility: The limiting factor wasn’t the resolution of the human eye, but the printer Pogue used to make the posters.
A related but different topic: What sound is most irritating? Now you can participate in an experiment to find out, and compare your results to others. Study designer Trevor Cox describes the project:
The idea behind the project is to get people thinking about the complex way we listen to and interpret sounds. For instance, you can find out why we find the sound of retching horrible.
By examining people’s voting patterns we will learn more about people’s perception of horrible sounds. We hope to learn about what is the worst sound in the world, and maybe why it is the worst sound.
It has been a lot of fun putting together the website, but I’m glad I no longer have to edit horrible things like the sound of my snotty nose!
In other news:
- Face transplant update: The surgery was a success, and the patient is now able to walk around town unrecognized.
- Humpbacks, humans share neurons
- Watching masterful professional athletes impairs motor skills

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Every so often, the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC hosts a seminar, but this one was different.
It was one that chamber board Vice Chair Meron Yemane has waited years for.
Today, the Chamber held a webinar entitled, “Chamber Live: A Conversation about Systemic Racism.”
“Today’s event is part of the desire of our board to try to do better and try to make a difference,” President David Black said.
Yemane explained how he believes this is the beginning of the process towards change for the Chamber. He pointed out the power structures within the organization itself and the hope he has for positive movement towards inclusivity.
“Next year, I’ll be the first black chair of the Chamber, and that doesn’t mean anything if there’s not a second,” Yemane said. “The Chamber can lead in this.”
He cited statistics showing black people are less likely to occupy executive positions, have a seat in Wall Street and even less likely to be hired if their name sounds black on an application.
Another panelist, Amma Johnson, member of the Chamber board of directors, recommended specific ways for businesses to make changes in their organizations. She encouraged making a clear statement against racism, considering hiring a diversity and inclusions professional, letting employees and customers in on the conversation and promoting black employees to leadership positions.
“I’m a big fan of internal task forces and councils,” she said. “Blending voices is the most helpful.”
Johnson suggested hiring black interns, as well, and looking for ways to mentor and provide opportunities for youth.
Black addressed the growing percentage of people of color in the central Pennsylvania region, about 20%, and the Chamber’s awareness of that.
“Your workforce should look like your customer base (…) your workforce should look like your executive team,” he said.
The Harrisburg Chamber did release a statement against systemic racism on June 2 and called for more inclusivity and diversity within the organization. Johnson thinks more businesses need to take this important first step.
“I would encourage any organization who has not made a statement to not be silent,” she said.
For more information on the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, visit https://www.harrisburgregionalchamber.org/.

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Stay cosy. With a subtle embroidered logo, this GANNI sweatshirt will keep you warm in style. There's always room for just one more in your collection...
- recycled polyester/recycled cotton
- round neck
- drop shoulder
- embroidered logo at the chest
- long sleeves
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Though magic may appear to be about fancy paraphernalia and items collected from hidden places in distant lands, my experience is that some of the most powerful magical items are highly practical and in plain sight in our everyday lives. For example, one of the most potent magical tools I've encountered is found in the personal productivity section of bookstores: a daily checklist. In this context, it's a checklist with areas for tracking my ritual and meditation practice each day, both in terms of whether I completed them and how well I performed them.
I know that even the notion of this may seem extreme to some of you, and I relate. I began practicing magic in childhood, and by the time I had something resembling a formal practice, I was a rebellious, anti-authority teenager. The idea of having a spiritual practice be anything other than spontaneous and self-directed horrified me. At some point though, through a series of synchronistic events, I began an intensive daily Hatha Yoga practice and experienced the benefits of spiritual discipline. Soon after, I initiated into a Hermetic order, where I was also encouraged to have a daily practice, this time of ritual and meditation, and which presented me with the checklist to aid with that.
I don't remember what I thought of the checklist at first, or whether I attributed any significance to it, but as I began checking off my rituals and meditations each day, I felt momentum building around my actions. Once I reached certain critical points, like six months of daily meditation, I was confident that I could maintain and expand my level of practice. Due in no small part to the checklist, I've meditated every day for over 15 years, and I've kept a daily checklist as long, with the contents changing a bit as what I decide to monitor varies.
In most spiritual traditions (as well as in psychology) there is an awareness that when we attempt to make changes in our lives, part of us resists. On the one hand, we're creatures of habit, and altering our status quo will inevitably provoke resistance because of that. Beyond that though, there's also a part of us that fears change because it doesn't know what it can predict from new conditions, especially grand frontier change like what can accompany a daily spiritual practice. This part of us is often called the ego in spiritual traditions, and its number one priority is making sure that we don't veer far from our status quo and comfort zone, even if that comfort zone is decidedly uncomfortable.
As long as we don't stray much from our routines and patterns, we won't tend to encounter much ego resistance, but when we do, it becomes noticeable. Most of us experience this when setting New Year's resolutions and realizing that even something that seems totally healthy, like exercising regularly or eating better, can provoke significant resistance within us. It's actually quite difficult to make sustainable, healthy changes in our lives, even in honor of realizing our dreams, because the ego resists them.
In my new book, The Little Work: Magic to Transform Your Everyday Life, I explore this topic in-depth and provide a host of strategies for dealing with this issue, but fundamental to that process is maintaining our awareness of our behavior. Have you ever had the experience of setting a goal or intention only to blink your eyes and realize months have gone by and you've barely thought of it? That's how sneaky the ego can be when it resists something, but with the magic of a checklist, we never fully lose our awareness of what we intend because we've held space for it in our lives. We see, day after day, if we're doing what we said we would or not.
Another reason the checklist is powerful is that it's an objective form of measure. Though there can be acceptable reasons not to do what we said we would, a pattern of that is a problem, and it's invaluable, especially over time, to see trends in our behavior. Maybe there are certain times of year when when tend to waver in our practice, for example. This holds for tracking our level of focus, too. For instance, maybe we maintain our daily meditation practice, but our level of concentration within it has been lackluster for months. Without a checklist, we may simply move along oblivious to that, or that it's such a trend. Recognizing that I wasn't showing up to my practices with as much attentiveness as I once did was what inspired me to integrate this evaluation process with my checklist, and since doing that, I've consistently practiced with a higher degree of attentiveness.
While keeping a checklist, it's important to mind being realistic with what we intend to do and track, and to be compassionate with ourselves throughout the process of our inner work. The point of this isn't to stare at a blank checklist day after day and feel guilty or ashamed because we haven't done something we know is good for us or want to do. If that's what we keep finding ourselves doing, it usually means we overestimated our capacity and would benefit from scaling back. For example, if a daily ritual and meditation practice is too much for us now, how about a small ritual daily and meditation once a week? In my experience, it's far easier and more sustainable to start small and build than to strain ourselves and falter only to give up completely (which many of us have experienced with New Year's resolutions).
That said, even though we may feel uncomfortable looking at our performance level, it's important to be able to accept the reality of where we are in our practice. When we admit and accept where we are, we can strategize doing something to help ourselves live more in alignment with our intentions. That's unlikely to happen if we allow ourselves to consistently make excuses for not doing what we said we would, and after a certain point, the excuses become flimsy. This is a moment when it can be helpful to remind ourselves why doing what we said we would (in general and in particular) is important to us, ideally in a documented form we can revisit and add to later if need be.
Without the aid of a checklist, I have little doubt that magic and meditation wouldn't have been part of my daily life for over fifteen years. I imagine at some point, perhaps many, I would've come up with reasons not to prioritize my practice, and it would've faded from my awareness only for me to hit the start of a new year and resolve to practice again. Because of persevering with my practice, I can confidently say that I've experienced vistas of consciousness and flowerings of magic that were unknown to me before, some even beyond the scope of what I had imagined was possible for myself.
Since beginning my daily practice, more conventional magical tools have come and gone, and when I think about what has contributed the most to my practice, it's the checklist: the most surprising, ordinary-seeming yet super powerful tool in my kit. I can't recommend it highly enough, and your checklist can be composed of whatever you feel it would be beneficial for you to track.
Here are some ideas:
To make a checklist like this, create a document that has a table with the days of the month on the top row, and the items to track in one column on the left. Then, as the month progresses, check off the items as you complete them. Remember to be kind to yourself during this process, and that the purpose of this checklist is to sustain your awareness and help you stay motivated, not to cause you to feel badly about yourself. This is about helping us live in alignment with our intentions, which is one of the most magical things we can do.
Durgadas Allon Duriel (San Francisco, CA) is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified holistic health practitioner working in private practice. He is a formal practitioner of magic with more than twenty years of ...

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"The Bailey Library at Slippery Rock University is a relative newcomer to the Better World Books Library Discards & Donations Program and is finding a tremendous benefit through our new PreScreen Program. To let them tell it:
“Since using Better World Books, we have been able to sort the titles using Better World’s (PreScreen) system and let BetterWorld.com sell for us. We still have book sales, but find we don’t have any leftovers. We no longer have to cut apart covers, sort paper and have someone come pick up the recycled material. It’s a win-win situation, our Friends group profits from Better World selling for us and we also get to donate to the National Center For Family Literacy”.
In fact, the efforts of the Bailey Library have already generated over $100 for literacy on just over 200 books sold and we know that they are just getting started! Through their future shipments, they will continue to create funding for NCFL to further their mission to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents here in the United States. With the extra revenue they will generate for their Friends of the Bailey Library, they intend to purchase the leisure reading materials and best sellers that they offer in the comfort of the library’s reading room.
Special thanks to Mary Purdy for pioneering the Better World Books Library Discards & Donations PreScreen Program at her library and for her contributions to this article."
Way to go, Mary!

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A bipartisan measure to expand the healthy milk varieties schools can choose to serve has a chance to pass Congress.
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which would return whole and 2% milk to school lunch menus, has been introduced in the past. But with a growing tide of science to back up its benefits, this year the legislation has advanced farther than ever before, with a possible House floor vote as early as this month. House Agriculture Committee Chair GT Thompson, R-PA, Representative Kim Schrier, D-WA, and Senators Roger Marshall, R-KS, and Peter Welch, D-VA, are leading the effort.
Allowing schools to serve 2% and whole milk is a commonsense solution to a national child nutrition problem. No other food delivers the same rich and unique nutrition package as milk, which provides 13 essential nutrients, including three of the four public health concerns. Milk plays an especially significant role in providing the nutrition critical for childhood health and development. Milk is the number one source of protein for kids 2 to 11, serves as the top source of calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin D for children ages 2 to 18, and provides seven of the 14 nutrients the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends for optimal brain development.
But the benefits continue throughout a child’s education. Most kids and adolescents do not meet daily dairy intake recommendations, according to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. That’s a problem. When kids don’t drink milk, they don’t consume the nutrients they need to grow and thrive.
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act provides an answer. We know that school meals are an important source of milk for kids and adolescents — they provide 77% of total daily dairy milk consumption for low-income children ages 5 to 18. We also know that 2% and whole milk are the most popular milk varieties sold in stores, and we know that kids are more likely to drink milk when we provide choices they prefer. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act expands the milk options available for schools to serve in the school meal nutrition programs to also include the most popular milk varieties, 2% and whole milk. This legislation would not require schools to serve 2% and whole milk, but it gives them the choice. And many would undoubtedly take it since kids will prefer the same milk they drink at home.
A growing body of science shows that dairy foods at all fat levels have a neutral or positive effect on health outcomes, ranging from heart disease to obesity and diabetes. More specific to children’s health, several recent studies (including systematic reviews and meta-analyses) found that high milkfat consumption was associated with lower childhood obesity, concluding that recommending lower-fat milk versions might not lower the risk of childhood obesity.
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act is picking up momentum in both congressional chambers. NMPF has been working to build bipartisan support for the measure, including launching an advocacy campaign to connect individuals with their elected officials to voice their opinion. If you’d like your voice to be heard, our call-to-action found at https://www.nmpf.org/take-action/ offers a way to let your representative in Congress know this bill needs to become law.
Given the broad and growing support for the legislation, we are hopeful it will continue to advance, so we can see real progress toward improving children’s nutritional intake by increasing the healthy milk options available to schools.

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We have investigated electrical conduction phenomena during high-electric-field poling of a standard covalently functionalized DR-1 side-chain polymer. We performed electric current and second-harmonic measurements simultaneously to derive the effective internal field strength. Various metals and transparent indium tin oxide were used as electrodes. Current densities appeared to be interface (electrode) limited, with little dependence on the work function of the metal for the top electrode (Bardeen barrier at the electrode–dielectric interface), whereas for the bottom electrode–dielectric interface a dependence on the work function of the metal was observed. The field dependence of the current density was found to be Schottky charge emission for medium field strengths (EPOL≤100 V/μm), whereas it was dominated by Fowler–Nordheim tunneling at higher poling fields. In the presence of an additional inorganic barrier layer, significant suppression of tunneling was observed, which led to a reduced probability of singular breakdown events and shifted the limit of avalanche breakdown to higher internal effective poling field strengths.
© 1998 Optical Society of America
Robert Blum, Martin Sprave, Jurgen Sablotny, and Manfred Eich, "High-electric-field poling of nonlinear optical polymers," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 15, 318-328 (1998)

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That Trail judge is awesome, but I WILL be buying the Rio Grande! I have wanted one of the Win 9410's since they were first introduced but can't afford the $1000 price tag. I'm guessing the Rossi will be in the $400-$500 range. The lever action circuit judge is interesting as well. I have never even thought of a lever action revolver.


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If your KYC remains incomplete, your FASTag will get blacklisted or deactivated by banks after January 31 even if your account has valid balance.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways made this announcement on January 15.
To optimize the electronic toll collection system and facilitate smooth traffic flow at toll plazas, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced the ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ program. This initiative discourages the use of a single FASTag for multiple vehicles or the association of multiple FASTags with a specific vehicle.
Also read: NHAI rolls out ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative
FASTag KYC: Details
NHAI is actively promoting the completion of the ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) process for the latest FASTag, aligning with RBI guidelines. To prevent any inconvenience, it is crucial for FASTag users to ensure that the KYC for their most recent FASTag is updated. Additionally, users must adhere to the ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ policy and discard any previously issued FASTags through their respective banks.After January 31, 2024, only the latest FASTag account will remain active, with previous tags being deactivated or blacklisted. NHAI has taken this step in response to reports of multiple FASTags issued for a single vehicle and instances where FASTags were distributed without completing the required KYC in violation of RBI mandates. Some users also neglect to affix FASTags on their vehicle’s windscreen, causing unnecessary delays at toll plazas and inconveniencing other National Highway users.
One Vehicle, One FASTag
With a penetration rate of approximately 98 per cent and over eight crore users, FASTag has transformed the electronic toll collection system in the country. The implementation of the ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative aims to enhance the efficiency of toll operations, ensuring seamless and comfortable journeys for National Highway users. For any further assistance or inquiries, FASTag users can contact the toll plaza nearest to them or the toll-free customer care number provided by their respective issuer banks.
Also read: FASTag slashes average waiting time by 93% to 47 seconds


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Samantha Fox would be open to doing Playboy at 50 years old.
The Celebrity Big Brother housemate is perhaps best known as a former Page 3 girl, but ruled out such a return.
"I wouldn't do Page 3 again," she said on Loose Women. "I would do Playboy at 50. In a very classy way, of course.
"I have no problems with that at all."
Samantha also admitted that she went on the reality TV show to raise her profile - and confirmed her music plans for the next few months.
"A lot of people remember me in this country as being a Page 3 girl. I gave it up in '86, so it was a long time ago," she said.
"I went in there because it is a very high-profile show watched by a lot of people, and I wanted to gain a new generation of fans because I am bringing out a new album and I'm going to re-release 'Touch Me' remixed, because it's not stopped being downloaded since I've been in the house."
Samantha was evicted alongside Katie Waissel on Tuesday evening, just missing out on the final. Six housemates remain.
Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on Channel 5.


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Microsoft is getting ready to end support for Windows 11 version 21H2. The company updated its support life cycle page to remind customers that the original version of the operating system will reach the end of servicing deadline on October 10, 2023.
Microsoft detailed that the upcoming end of support affects the Home, Pro, Pro Education, and Pro for Workstations editions of Windows 11 version 21H2. This means that these versions of the OS would be vulnerable to malware and other security threats. Microsoft recommends customers to upgrade their PCs to Windows 11 version 22H2 (the Windows 11 2022 Update).
“These editions will no longer receive security updates after October 10, 2023. Customers who contact Microsoft Support after this date will be directed to update their device to the latest version of Windows 11 to remain supported,” Microsoft explained.
Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it will begin automatically updating Windows 11 users to version 22H2. However, the automatic updates will happen gradually on consumer and non-managed business Windows 11 devices. Microsoft has also published a guide to help customers address any issues during the upgrade process.
Microsoft is expected to announce a new version of Windows 11 later this year. This update should bring some significant changes such as Windows Copilot, a revamped File Explorer, taskbar ungrouping support, an improved backup and restore experience, and a Windows Spotlight feature. This release will also include a new Dev Drive and Dev Home integration, native 7z and RAR support, built-in RGB lighting controls, as well as dark mode support for Microsoft Paint.


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The second set of texts were from a small cheap book of Cornish Folk Tales. From the book I selected stories that related to St Ives and places around so that I could better visualise them, but presenting a range of ‘truth’, ‘myth’ and imagination.
- The Sands at Lelant and Phillack – about the encroachment of sand and sea onto what were earlier thriving market towns. Probably a true story.
- Fairy Funeral – a true ‘fairy story’ set in Lelant Church. Supposedly completely imaginary, though illustrative of beliefs and superstitions that have been held until very recently.
- The Lady and the Lantern – a story of shipwreck and loss against the rocks on the St Ives promontory. The actual shipwreck may well be true, but then elaborated with ghosts and spirits in the magical environment on the peninsula.
This project asked me to do thumbnails only to explore creative responses to the texts. What follows is only very rough, experimenting with developing my own ink brushes and black and white textures and styles in Procreate 5 and different black and white shape abstraction to create illusion of realism.
I am planning to work on these as practice for Scraperboard images in Assignment 5.2, cutting and changing the text and meaning as a series of tales about ‘Fairies from the Dark’ – a much darker treatment around myths and fear. This would require more background research and deeper consideration of my photographs of Lelant, Halye and St Ives promontory. The pages would be in comic form with very short text bubbles and/or captions – not the one-page image and text layout in Sands of Lelant below.
Identify a range of different kinds of texts as potential starting points for your assignment and use the questions above to unpick them. Try to find texts that challenge you in some way: pick an article about a subject you’re unfamiliar with, pick a journal you’ve never read. Your text could equally well be a dialogue or a set of information you want to work with.
Read and summarise the main points and produce a series of thumbnail drawings that articulate your visual thinking on how you would deal with the texts chosen considering:
– How is the content being communicated – what tone does it tak? What is the writing style?
– What form is it in – is it a story? If so, what kind of story? Is it a piece of journalism, academic non-fiction, entertainment, factual text, dialogue or opinion?
– What is the text saying? ahat is the gist of the article, the plot of the short story or the aim of a piece of information? If it’s a story, what emotional impact is it trying to create? What action or conclusion is a non-fiction text driving towards? What overall impression is the text giving you?
– Where and how does your creative response connect with the text. Are you aiming to visualise the conclusion, support the introductory premise or prioritise one aspect of the text over another?
Reflect on how the questions helped you identify a potential starting point. Did you develop your own line of questions? What decisions did you make about where your creative choices connect with the text?
Sands of Lelant and Phillack
A2 Sketchbook notes and thumbnails
Sketches from 2014
Preliminary one page layout on iPad in Pages.
A2 sketchbook notes and thumbnails
Old 2014 sketches of Lelant church. Photos of the church interior, pews and altar etc. still to be looked at again for ideas.
The Lady and the Lantern
A2 Sketches and thumbnails
Idea about style and sketches from 2014. Photos of the rocks and promontory still to be looked at again for ideas.
iPad sketches based on charcoals drawings

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The rule regarding the use of screw on cleats has been eliminated by the Cape Ann Youth Football League. You can purchase any cleat that you feel is good for your child.
Winthrop Youth Football will be conducting it's annual mini camp. This is a great oppurtunity to get your child ready for the upcoming season. The camp is open to everyone, even if your child is not registered for the 2014 season. It will be held August 5th, 6th and 7th. The camp will be held at Coughlin Park from 4:30 PM til 6:00 PM. You child will need cleats and water. We will have additional water on hand if your child needs it.
Hope to see you there...
Just a reminder that registration is still open for the 2014 season. If you have not already done so, please register your child at www.winthropyouthfootball.com. Please be sure that you register your child for their 2014 fall grade. Registration for Football players will end August 15, 2014. We will not accept any players after this date.
Practice will start Augsust 12th. You will be contacted by your coach regarding dates and times of practices. Most practice times will be posted on the calendar section of the website.
If you have any questions, please fee free to give me a call.
Peter Caggiano 617 719 6779
• Overemphasizing sports at the expense of sportsmanship: The best athletes keep their emotions in check and perform at an even keel, win or lose. Parents demonstrative in showing displeasure during a contest are sending the wrong message. Encouragement is crucial -- especially when things aren’t going well on the field.
• Having different goals than your child: Brown and Miller suggest jotting down a list of what you want for your child during their sport season. Your son or daughter can do the same. Vastly different lists are a red flag. Kids generally want to have fun, enjoy time with their friends, improve their skills and win. Parents who write down “getting a scholarship” or “making the All-Star team” probably need to adjust their goals. “Athletes say their parents believe their role on the team is larger than what the athlete knows it to be,” Miller says.
• Treating your child differently after a loss than a win: Almost all parents love their children the same regardless of the outcome of a game. Yet often their behavior conveys something else. "Many young athletes indicate that conversations with their parents after a game somehow make them feel as if their value as a person was tied to playing time or winning,” Brown says.
• Undermining the coach: Young athletes need a single instructional voice during games. That voice has to be the coach. Kids who listen to their parents yelling instruction from the stands or even glancing at their parents for approval from the field are distracted and can't perform at a peak level. Second-guessing the coach on the ride home is just as insidious.
• Living your own athletic dream through your child: A sure sign is the parent taking credit when the child has done well. “We worked on that shot for weeks in the driveway,” or “You did it just like I showed you” Another symptom is when the outcome of a game means more to a parent than to the child. If you as a parent are still depressed by a loss when the child is already off playing with friends, remind yourself that it’s not your career and you have zero control over the outcome.
FIVE SIGNS OF AN IDEAL SPORTS PARENT
Let’s hear it for the parents who do it right. In many respects, Brown and Miller say, it’s easier to be an ideal sports parent than a nightmare. “It takes less effort,” Miller says. “Sit back and enjoy.” Here’s what to do:
• Cheer everybody on the team, not just your child: Parents should attend as many games as possible and be supportive, yet allow young athletes to find their own solutions. Don’t feel the need to come to their rescue at every crisis. Continue to make positive comments even when the team is struggling.
• Model appropriate behavior: Contrary to the old saying, children do as you do, not as you say. When a parent projects poise, control and confidence, the young athlete is likely to do the same. And when a parent doesn’t dwell on a tough loss, the young athlete will be enormously appreciative.
• Know what is suitable to discuss with the coach: The mental and physical treatment of your child is absolutely appropriate. So is seeking advice on ways to help your child improve. And if you are concerned about your child’s behavior in the team setting, bring that up with the coach. Taboo topics: Playing time, team strategy, and discussing team members other than your child.
• Know your role: Everyone at a game is either a player, a coach, an official or a spectator. “It’s wise to choose only one of those roles at a time,” Brown says. “Some adults have the false impression that by being in a crowd, they become anonymous. People behaving poorly cannot hide.” Here’s a clue: If your child seems embarrassed by you, clean up your act.
• Be a good listener and a great encourager: When your child is ready to talk about a game or has a question about the sport, be all ears. Then provide answers while being mindful of avoiding becoming a nightmare sports parent. Above all, be positive. Be your child's biggest fan. "Good athletes learn better when they seek their own answers," Brown says.
And, of course, don’t be sparing with those magic words: "I love watching you play."
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Winthrop Youth Football is pleased to announce the selection of three 8th graders to be All Stars for the Cape Ann Youth Football league. The three were honored at the Salem Waterfront Hotel on December 5, 2012. Pictured from left to right are Marc Zampanti, Jonathan Gonzalez, Hunter Gillis and WYF President Peter Caggiano.
Winthrop Youth Football would like to thank Speaker Bob DeLeo for his generous donation this past weekend during our games vs Masco. Pictured accepting the donation are. Top row: WYF President Peter Caggiano, Speaker Bob DeLeo, WYF Vice President Chris Ferrara. Bottom Row: Michael Harris, Michael Carter, Anthony Rizzoto, Christopher Ferrara and Ethan Coleman.
There's something about youth sports that turns some parents into maniacs. From the obnoxious heckler to the angry dad who punches a referee because he didn't like the call, some adults can't help but throw reason - and sportsmanship - out the window.
1. Set a Bad Example
Screaming at your TV during Sunday NFL games is one thing. Screaming the wrong thing at your kid's football game could get you kicked out of the booster club. While you try to do the right things, avoid doing any of the following:
2. Be Smarter than the Ump
When a call is blown, it's easy to give the umpire or referee an earful. However, doing so only undermines their authority, and that is a dangerous signal to send to a child. Instead, encourage a player to "shake off" what happened without focusing on the call. It will also help keep the athlete focused on their play instead of fuming that they have been slighted.
3. Work the Sidelines
It's tempting, especially as the father of a young athlete, to stand on the sidelines and encourage the players. No matter what the sport or the age, most coaches find such behavior annoying and distracting. Young children in particular will spend most of their time looking at you rather than playing the game.
4. Pick on the Weak Ones
Taunting an opposing player has been elevated to an art form at the pro level, but for children, it is not constructive. Mocking or chanting at opposing players is classless; consider how you would feel if it were your child. Such behavior teaches impressionable minds to trash talk, and there's way too much of that in sports already. In addition, it encourages other fans to do so, which could easily escalate into a mob mentality with parents yelling at one another, or worse.
5. Just Win, Baby
Losing can be a difficult thing for kids, especially youngsters playing in their first organized sport. Your reaction as a father will dictate how your child approaches failure, and it can teach them a lesson they carry with them all of their lives. Make it clear to them that there is no shame in losing if they give it their full effort. Some may argue that scores shouldn't be kept in games for young children, but it robs a child of learning that not everyone wins. Sometimes you win because you are bigger, stronger or smarter. Losing can give a child the motivation to be exceptional. Remember, Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. The experience taught him to practice harder and longer than everyone else, and it paid off. It's a lesson too many children today do not learn.
6. Forget the Team
Sometimes a parent trying to build a better athlete loses sight of what is important. Win or lose, take time after each game to bond with your child. Talk about the game and their performance, but also ask them for their thoughts. Get them to open up about how they felt about the game. It can build self-esteem and teach them how to discuss things in a mature manner.
7. Be a Sore Loser
If you want to see how parents can get it right, consider the true tale of the Gainesville State School Tornadoes football team. Made up of incarcerated Texas high schoolers who serve their time at the school's prison facility, the team has to travel across the state to find private schools that will play them. With little money and resources, the Tornadoes wear old, simple uniforms and don't win many games. Parents of the players rarely attend games; most don't even visit them in prison. When Gainesville played Grapevine Faith Academy, however, Faith coach Kris Hogan arranged for half of his fans to cheer for the Tornadoes. He had heard about these kids with no support and no hope and decided to do something about it. Not only did the parents of Faith players cheer for the Tornadoes players on their side of the field, but also after the game, the parents fed them, congratulated them (even though they lost) and gave them a Bible and a handwritten letter of encouragement. The story even gained national attention when it was featured on ESPN. Sometimes, mutual respect and a love of the game are just as fulfilling as winning.
Interscholastic and youth sports programs play an important role in promoting the physical, social and emotional development of children. It is therefore essential for parents, coaches and officials to encourage youth athletes to embrace the values of good sportsmanship. Moreover, adults involved in youth sports events should be models of good sportsmanship and should lead by example by demonstrating fairness, respect and self control.
I therefore pledge to be responsible for my words and actions while attending, coaching, officiating or participating in a youth sports event and shall conform my behavior to the following code of conduct:
- I will not engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in any behavior which would endanger the health, safety or well being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- I will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to use drugs or alcohol at a youth sports event and will not permit my child, or encourage any other person, to attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- I will not engage in the use of profanity.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in the use of profanity.
- I will treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
- I will encourage my child to treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
- will not engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
- I will not encourage my child, or any other person, to initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
General Guidelines for Fluid Needs During Exercise
While specific fluid recommendations aren't possible due to individual variability, most athletes can use the following guidelines as a starting point, and modify their fluid needs accordingly.
Hydration Before Exercise
- Drink about 15-20 fl oz, 2-3 hours before exercise
- Drink 8-10 fl oz 10-15 min before exercise
Hydration During Exercise
- Drink 8-10 fl oz every 10-15 min during exercise
- If exercising longer than 90 minutes, drink 8-10 fl oz of a sports drink (with no more than 8 percent carbohydrate) every 15 - 30 minutes.
Hydration After Exercise
- Weigh yourself before and after exercise and replace fluid losses.
- Drink 20-24 fl oz water for every 1 lb lost.
- Consume a 4:1 ratio of carbohydrate to protein within the 2 hours after exercise to replenish glycogen stores.
A Team vs North Reading @ WHS 4:00 PM
C Team vs North Reading @ WHS 2:30 PM
JVC Gold vs North Reading @ WHS 1:00 PM
JVC Blue vs Marblehead 2 @ WHS 11:30 AM
D Team vs North Reading 1 @ WHS 10:00 AM
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Excerpt: Licensed games such as this are often primarily targeted towards the more casual minded gamer, who perhaps don’t play games all that often but may very well be huge fans of the TV show, owning almost all the merchandise and whatnot, including the videogame. It makes a fair bit of sense.
Excerpt: We aren’t huge advocates of innovation here at Console Obsession; therefore we don’t view it as an essential to making a good game, although when a game like Fahrenheit comes along we simply must bow at the feet of innovation.
Excerpt: Games based on licensed properties have proven to be a hard to grasp category lately. Sometimes they outright suck, other times they end up being incredible experiences. For every Buffy the Vampire Slayer there are always at least two Chaos Bleeds . Alias places itself firmly in the latter category.
Conclusion: THE VERDICT: Games like Alias are not made for gamers. They're made for consumers walking the aisles at entertainment megastores who see a familiar face and say: What the hell, why not? Little surprise then that the game offers scant not done before and much better.
Conclusion: For fans of the TV show Alias is probably well worth a purchase, they will probably be able to put up with the simplicity of certain parts of the game and get a fair bit of replayablity from it, certainly for myself it will keep be going until September and the launch of season three on DVD.
Summary: El famoso rapero protagoniza un videojuego que hará historia merced a unos apabullantes gráficos, una historia increíble y una jugabilidad magistral, pero por sobretodo de cuenta de su particular protagonista.


The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre is a performing arts complex located in Vladivostok. Artistic Director – Valery Gergiev.
The Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre – one of the most modern theatres in Russia and in the Asia-Pacific Region, built for the APEC Summit in 2012. Picturesquely located on the hills (“sopkas”), overlooking the Sea of Japan, the theatre building, with its original architectural design and panoramic glass facade, has become one of the major tourists’ attractions in the Primorye region. An intense repertory schedule, distinctive acoustics and high professionalism of performers have made the Primorsky Stage one of the most visited theatres in Russia and the APR countries.
Since 2016, the Primorsky Stage has hosted the largest cultural project in the region: International Mariinsky Far East Festival, Vladivostok. Every year, it hosts premiere performances of opera and ballet productions, gives venue to top performers of opera, ballet and instrumental music from Russia, Asia-Pacific countries, Europe and America. Among them are prima ballerinas and principal dancers Ulyana Lopatkina, Diana Vishneva, Vladimir Malakhov, Natalia Osipova, Kimin Kim, Vladimir Shklyarov, Viktoria Tereshkina, Ekaterina Kondaurova, opera singers Ana María Martínez, Albina Shagimuratova, Ildar Abdrazakov, Elena Stikhina, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, violinists Leonidas Kavakos, Nikolaj Znaider, Clara-Jumi Kang, pianists Lucas Debargue, Nobuyuki Tsujii, Seong-Jin Cho and many others.
The theatre houses three stages: the Great Hall, the Chamber Hall and the Summer Terrace.
The Great Hall of the Theatre is intended for major opera and ballet productions, large-scale symphonic and choral concerts. Built in a classical Italian horseshoe shape with four piers of balconies, the Great Hall can seat up to 1356 audience members. Modern stage facilities make it possible to stage the most technically challenging performances. Natural materials – custom-made wood panels in light colours and suspended guy-wired ceiling – give the Great Hall a feeling of ease and airiness of the space, creating the atmosphere of maximum comfort for the audience.
The unique acoustics of the Hall, developed on the basis of the state-of-art Japanese technologies, allow the sound to disperse evenly throughout the listening space, remaining pure in all corners of the Hall. Excellent acoustics of the Great Hall have also been noted by all musicians who have ever performed on its stage, including Valery Gergiev, Yuri Bashmet, Denis Matsuev, Hibla Gerzmava, Maria Guleghina, Vladimir Galouzine, Sergei Leiferkus. The Great Hall multi-purpose foyer comprises the cloakroom, cafes, a souvenir shop, and serves as a display area for various exhibitions held there on a regular basis.
In the foyer of the Great Hall there are a cloakroom, a souvenir shop, and several buffets. It is also an actively used exhibition space, where various exhibitions and cultural events are regularly held.
The Chamber Hall has a total of 305 seats. It is used for chamber opera performances, “meet-the-artist” educational and educational events, autograph sessions, programmes for children and master-classes. The Chamber Hall interior in the shades of green creates a cosy setting, while its structure makes it possible to transfer the stalls and the circle into a unified space aligned with the stage, where the audience can be a part of what is going on on stage.
The Summer Terrace is designed for easily accessible open-air concerts and performances and is used from the beginning of spring till the end of autumn.


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Book reviews: Easter bunnies, ghost dogs and a broken world with Usborne
Usborne is the biggest and most successful independent children’s book publisher in the UK and its holiday time sparklers include an inventive finger painting book, a brilliant Easter activity book, a gorgeous ghostly caper and the first of a fantastic new dystopian teen trilogy.
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Fingerprint activities: Animals by Fiona Watt and Erica Harrison
Fingers at the ready!
Hot on the heels of the phenomenal success of last year’s Fingerprint Activities book comes the fantastic follow-up… a menagerie of animals just waiting for budding artists to get their paws on them.
This beautifully illustrated book comes with its own side panel of seven bright, washable inks and is bursting with ideas for fingerprinting animals from hedgehogs and hens to crocodiles and koala bears.
Print a swarm of bees buzzing around a bear and his honey pot, add lots of eggs for nesting hen, give a leopard some more colourful spots, create a page full of wriggling worms or splash out as a whale comes up for air.
Each page features a different animal to embellish and there are plenty of step-by-step fingerprint instructions, lots of space to practise and some helpful hints and tips for adding those special finishing touches to your own creations. And a spiral binding means the book lies flat so children can create delightful pictures at home or on the go.
No extra materials are needed to have fun with this brilliant, inspiring book… so turn the pages, let your imagination take flight and get creative!
(Usborne, hardback, £9.99)
Age 6 plus:
50 Easter Things to Make & Do by Sarah Khan
There won’t be a dull moment this Easter with a brilliant activity book which offers so many super craft ideas that you’ll be spoilt for choice!
Published in a small, handy form, 50 Easter Things to Make & Do is brimming with the cleverest but easy-to-make craft activities from making decorative Easter garlands and conjuring up fingerprint bunnies to creating a hatching chick card and enjoying the traditional art of painting eggs.
Each project comes with fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions along with hints and tips on how to get the very best results. And all you need then is paper, scissors, string, paints, crayons, glue, a willing adult helper, a good sense of fun and oodles of imagination.
So whether you fancy making marzipan chicks, cutting out an Easter crown, designing bunny napkin rings, creating hanging eggs, painting sparkly rosettes or getting stuck into some fingerprint flowers, this is the perfect companion for rainy days and holidays.
(Usborne, paperback, £5.99)
Age 3 plus:
The Easter Story by Russell Punter and John Joven
Teach your little ones the real meaning of Easter with a charmingly illustrated picture book which sensitively tells the dramatic events of the final days of Jesus.
When Jesus rides into Jerusalem he is welcomed by cheering crowds but soon the temple priests are plotting against him and he is betrayed by those closest to him.
With beautiful illustrations by John Joven and a perfectly pitched retelling of the Easter story by Russell Punter, this is the ideal book to read together around Eastertime or for new and confident readers to enjoy alone.
(Usborne, paperback, £4.99)
Age 7 plus:
Knitbone Pepper and the Last Circus Tiger by Claire Barker and Ross Collins
Losing a beloved pet is upsetting for any member of the family… but for children, it can be devastating.
So let them get lost in the warm, wonderful and whimsical world of Knitbone Pepper, the pet dog who has turned into a friendly ghost dog to bring joy and adventure to his owner Winnie Pepper.
Now that Winnie can see him again, Knitbone’s days whizz by in a blur of doggy joy and afterlife fun, and he can be her best friend forever.
Naughty, loving Knitbone, and a gaggle of other ghostly pets known as the Beloveds, are the wonderfully inventive creations of author Claire Barker and illustrator Ross Collins in an enchanting series that is irresistible to all young animal lovers and children who have lost a pet.
In their new adventure, Knitbone and Winnie invite the circus to crumbling Starcross Hall, which has been home to generations of the Pepper family – both people and pets – for the last 904 years. The hall’s animal spooks are very excited about the visit but amidst the magicians, the acrobats and the clowns, Knitbone senses something beastly in the big top. Will the Beloveds be able to unite Mighty Rajah (Roojoo) with his owner… the ringmaster of the circus, the great Alberto Tombellini?
Ross Collins’ enchanting and expressive illustrations add extra sparkle to a brilliantly conceived and warm-hearted series which comes packed with laughs, licks and woofs!
Ghost stories that are funny, not frightening.
(Usborne, hardback, £9.99)
Age 14 plus:
Broken Sky by L.A. Weatherly
How can you fight back when your fate is written in the stars?
Welcome to the first of an amazing new trilogy from exciting US writer L.A. Weatherly, creator of the bestselling Angel teen trilogy which turned the angel cult into something much more devilish.
Here the author turns her sharp intellect and terrific storytelling talents to an exhilarating and action-packed YA epic starring a young female pilot living in a breathtaking dystopian distortion of 1940s America.
Set in a so-called ‘perfect’ world where war is illegal, where harmony rules, where your date of birth determines your destiny and where the slightest sign of discordance can get you marked for life, Amity Vancour will have to fight for survival.
Eighteen-year-old Amity is a Western Seaboard Peacefighter pilot. As the name suggests, she fights for peace, just like her father did, in a world where political disputes are fought by idolised teenage fighter pilots, and birth charts get passed around like secrets, deciding the fate of individuals, cities and states. But as whispers of corruption begin to surface, and Amity’s belief in her beloved system begins to unravel, she must decide whether to take to the skies or make a stand.
When an incident forces Amity, now dubbed the ‘Wildcat’, to go on the run, the World for Peace organisation waives its anonymity policy for Peacefighter pilots and releases her name and photograph. Now she is the most wanted, can she trust anyone… even Collie, the boyfriend she adores?
Packed with deception, heartbreak, romance and rebellion, Broken Sky imagines a highly original and insidiously dangerous world in which your destiny is determined by your astrological sign and harmony is the key to everything.
Written with Weatherly’s trademark style, suspense, creativity and energy, this is a gripping, fascinating thriller peopled with seductive characters caught up in extraordinary events and perilous times.
Expect plenty of twists and turns along the way, and try to keep karma and carry on until the second book in the Broken trilogy appears this autumn!
(Usborne, paperback, £8.99)


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Root was taken to hospital on Monday morning and missed the start of play, not returning to the crease when play began at 11.30pm GMT.
Root was due to bat alongside Jonny Bairstow, having reached 42 not out in England’s second innings on Sunday evening.
However, after Root visited hospital on Monday, England Tweeted: “Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali start the day for us. Joe Root has arrived at the ground.”
He eventually came out to bat midway through the morning session after Nathan Lyon dismissed Moeen Ali lbw for 13, reaching his 37th Test fifty in the process.
Sunday’s temperatures in western Sydney were the highest recorded in almost 80 years.
In the suburb of Penrith, the mercury reached 47.3 centigrade, a figure not seen in the city since 1939.
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HILLARY SARGEANT DEFYING ALL BOUNDARIES WITH FANGA
trinidad-born Hillary Sargeant and her FANGA Band based in Israel define themselves as an inspirational movement with one consistent message, "People have the power to overcome." Sargeant and the FANGA Band can be described as Martin Luther King on Soul Train. The message is never lost but the rhythms are so enchanting that you just can't stop moving.
Are you a fan of Curtis Mayfield, Sade, Fela Kuti, Nina Simone or Salif Ketia? If so, then you will surely enjoy FANGA rhythms by Hillary Sargeant and the Fanga Band. They create and perform a rich mixture of R&B, soul, African rhythms and rap all delivered by one voice, Sargeant. The group defies all boundaries inviting listeners to soar to new heights even while dancing all night.
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Sargeant migrated to Israel in the mid 1980's having been invited to perform alongside her uncle, the legendary Vin Cardinal. Eventually, Sargeant became an independent vocalist touring Europe with bands such as Common Bond and jazz enthusiast, Leonardo Pathaska. In 2007 she released the first single, "Fanga," which was remixed by Chicago's well-known DJ, Abicah Soul, selling over 20,000 copies.
Fanga, translated from the African Mandingo language means power. Hence you can find power transcended through all of Sargeant's songs lyrically and rhythmically.
Through hard work and dedication Sargeant was one of the five artists chosen from Israel to perform during a special showcase at Berlin Music Week this September. She then goes on to perform at the world-renowned Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg, Germany, one week later.
"It's a dream come true to be on the stage with other great indie artists equally talented in their own right," says Sargeant. "This has been in the making for a long time and has not been an easy road as financially there isn't a lot of funding for Indie artists in Trinidad or any other place as a matter of fact. So basically it's been through hard work and a lot of personal investment as well as support of good friends and family that I'm able to follow my dream," Sargeant said.
So what does Sargeant have in plan for the future? "Well in the meantime I continue to work on my first album, Hillary Sargeant Fanga, as well as I'm compiling a book of 'Fanga Quotes' to give people a quick picker-upper when faced with personal strife. I also Blog from time to time about my FANGA life experiences. Yes, I never thought I would turn out to be such a writer but lately it's been my therapy in overcoming some of life's obstacles."
Sargeant is a survivor of breast cancer, which is now in remission after having experienced a difficult year in 2010. Mind you this did not stop her from headlining her own show in Tel Aviv, Israel, in December 2010 catering to over 450 clamouring fans.
Prior to this show she released an EP (Extended Play) titled, The Trilogy of Fanga for sampling by eager fans. All songs featured on the EP were written and arranged by Sargeant and produced by world-renowned Emmy award-winner/producer/arranger Loris Holland popular for his work with Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker and Lauryn Hill to name a few. Holland, as can be imagined, is well sought after and therefore it's difficult getting him on board any project but as he explained, "There are singers whose vocal dexterity boggles the mind, singers with the ability to extend their range to unexplainable heights, then comes a sweet passionate voice that penetrates the soul with a soothing balm of precise magic. Hillary's voice is that special. She is a wonderful, uniquely gifted singer/ songwriter."
True to form Sargeant has scouted the world for the best talent and has put together a dynamic nine piece band titled of course, Hillary Sargeant & Fanga Band. Its members are the crème-de-la-crème of Israel and USA in the likes of Shai Bachar (Music Director/Keyboards, Arranger), Jamale Hopkins (USA drummer), Tomer Cohen (Alto/Tenor/Soprano/Baritones Sax/arranger), Amos Hoffman (Oud), Mark Kakon & Gabriel Pollak (guitar) and Roni Irwyn (Percussion).
Randy Gilmore, saxophonist and father of world-renowned drummer Marcus Gilmore of New York, best summarises what one can expect when listening to Sargeant, "…Hillary Sargeant is a passionate dynamic vocalist whose voice has an edge that cuts like a knife straight through to the heart. She defies categorising as she blows you away with power in one instant and then comes back at you soft and purring like a kitten, oozing with sexual tension…" So if you have never before seen your favourite acts all on one stage then be sure to check out Hillary Sargeant & FANGA Band at www.fanga-music.com or on YouTube.


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The 16 Days of Action run from 25th November, UN International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10th December, Human Rights Day. The campaign spans these 16 Days in order to highlight the link between violence against women and human rights.
Our Violence Against Women and Domestic Abuse and Supported Accommodation Project will be teaming up with a range of services across the North East including, Police Scotland, Rape Abuse Scotland, Grampians Women’s Aid, Choices and more in order to raise awareness of this campaign and the services available.
Over the 16 days there are a range of events;
Tuesday 25th November – Police Scotland will launch their Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse
Wednesday 26th November – Service User get together (closed event)
Saturday 29th November – Awareness Stall at Asda, Beach – everyone welcome
Sunday 30th November – Awareness Stall at Asda, Portlethen – everyone welcome
Monday 1st December – Domestic Abuse Drop-in, Deeside Family Centre (2pm – 4pm)
Saturday 6th December – Awareness Stall at Asda, Middleton Park – everyone welcome
Sunday 7th December – Awareness Stall at Sainsburys, Garthdee – everyone welcome
Monday 8th December – Domestic Abuse Drop-in, Deeside Family Centre (2pm – 4pm)
Throughout the 16 days, Look out for the City Center Projects displayed by Police Scotland sharing contact details for a range of North East Services supporting those affected by gender violence. Choices will also be hosting a number of Lunchtime Media Literacy Session at various school locations, these are closed events available to pupils only.


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A Spoon for Every BiteBook - 1996
A poor husband and wife ask their rich neighbor to be godfather of their child, and once they are compadres, prey upon his pride and extravagance to trick him out of his fortune.
Publisher: New York : Orchard Books, c1996.
Branch Call Number: JE/HAYE
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Agronomy Tip: Get the Most Efficiency Out of Fertilizer
“Available research data can tell us at what time, how quickly, and even how much nutrients a plant is going to take up, especially in some of the newer corn hybrids and soybean varieties,” Taylor Purucker, Crop Nutrition Lead at The Mosaic Company, says.
One of the ways to get the most efficiency out of fertilizer is by synchronizing the nutrient availability with crop uptake to ensure fertilizer is applied when the plants need it the most.
“Proper timing increases nutrient availability to the plant but it also helps reduce nutrient losses to the environment,” Purucker says.
Weather can also dictate when nutrients are available.
“We need moisture for the plant to take up nutrients, but too much can leach some of them. Consider the weather forecast when making your plans to apply fertilizer,” Purucker explains.
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Let's say that you log on to your computer and run a program, like Internet Explorer. That instance of a running program is a "process." It owns a certain amount of memory which belongs to itself; it has opened a set of files and those "file handles" belong to itself; it gets a certain amount of CPU-time at some priority.
A "process" like IE may be divided into "threads" each one of which executes independently ... but all threads share the memory, file-handles and other resources of the process to which they belong.
Multi-user computers also define a "session." If three users are logged on, each one's session owns the processes that this user is currently running. If the user logs off, those processes will (usually) be killed.
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Thought piece by Jacob Mandel, Senior Research Associate for Global Energy Markets
As we pass the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is impossible to ignore the outsized impact that the ensuing war has had on global energy markets. Europe has been forced to rethink its energy sector and reprioritise security of supply, in a scramble to replace low-cost, formerly dependable fossil fuel imports from Russia with higher-priced alternatives. This is particularly true of gas.
Before the war, Russia was the largest supplier of natural gas to Europe, at times accounting for over a third of the region’s gas demand. But over the past year, as Russia has cut its gas exports to Europe in retaliation to sanctions, its customers have been forced to chart a new path, one likely to reshape Europe’s gas market for the foreseeable future.
Despite sharp reductions in Russian supply, Europe has shown little interest in increasing domestic gas output. Existing production capacity has been maximised, both in Norway and the UK’s North Sea. However, other countries have resisted exploiting or re-committing to potential sources of additional supply that could help offset the loss of Russian imports. The Netherlands has barely budged on its giant Groningen gas field, which is still set to shut down by October 2023, although there is a possibility it could run a year longer if Europe suffers a gas shortage this year. Romania’s Neptun Deep Black Sea field is still awaiting a Final Investment Decision, despite years of delays. There are few other options to turn to within Europe, forcing gas consumers to turn abroad.
Post-invasion, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has become the indispensable guarantor of Europe’s energy needs, complementing steady and reliable deliveries from European suppliers, but exposing them to the whims of a global marketplace. In the decades to come, Europe will have to rely far more on LNG for its gas needs than ever before, with the US and other suppliers replacing much cheaper Russian pipeline gas. Aurora projects that LNG could meet up to 40% of Europe’s gas needs in 2030, up from a pre-war forecast of 27%. Our latest projection still accounts for some Russian gas coming to Europe—a complete exit from Russian gas could lift Europe’s reliance on LNG even further, to nearly 50% in 2030. A significant share of Europe’s LNG would come from the US, with Norway accounting for most of the region’s pipeline gas supply.
This increased reliance on LNG would lift the cost of gas for European consumers, particularly in the next few years, as European importers would have to compete with buyers elsewhere for limited supply and marginal LNG molecules would end up setting the price more often than not. Before the invasion, European gas was typically priced at a large discount to the cost of LNG in other regions—this discount would likely narrow or disappear completely as Europe’s reliance on LNG increases and European gas prices rise to attract cargoes that consumers would not have needed otherwise, putting an end to the cheaper gas that has allowed European heavy industry to flourish.
While much of Europe’s gas-intensive industry will likely return to operations, after price spikes shut down or slowed production last year, some factories may remain closed. A structurally higher cost of gas and power could make European industry less competitive than it would have been had cheap Russian gas continued to flow to Europe. Fertilizer, steel, and other manufacturers may find it more profitable to move production to locations with competitive cost advantages, especially in terms of fuel. The recent decision by German chemical producer BASF to shut down some of its production lines and cut thousands of jobs is likely to be more of a warning than an aberration.
Aurora forecasts that energy prices will fall closer to historic norms as more LNG enters the global marketplace in 2026 and 2027. Massive export facility expansions are pending in the US and Qatar over the next few years, which will help satisfy higher global demand for LNG. And European demand will slow in the long term, as the region moves to decarbonise its power-sector, industry, and households.
Other regions will likely find it hard to compete with Europe and northeast Asia for more expensive gas in the next few years. Pakistan has already announced that it will shift its long-term plans away from imported fuels, including LNG, turning instead to domestic coal, renewables, and nuclear—cheaper and more-dependable alternatives that are expected to remain relatively unaffected by international demand and potential price spikes. Other countries in south Asia, Latin America, and Africa could face similar difficulties caused by high-priced LNG.


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Our equality vision for Micklem Primary School in line with our whole school vision, values and aims is to learn about, promotes and celebrate diversity in our school, local community, national society and world.
Some of the activities we have undertaken to demonstrate our commitment to the equality duty are:
- Contact with SEND advisory services to support individual children's needs
- Disability - disabled toilet, paralympic athlete visit, simulated athletics
- Charities - Raise awareness through fundraising for charities (i.e. red nose day, jeans for genes)
- Safer Internet Day
- Racism - Register of different languages in school, opportunities for children to talk about where they are from, support and respect children's religious beliefs, stories from other cultures, parent visit to school to discuss or demonstrate Islamic culture, Indian dancing, Indian food tasting, Mexican food tasting.
- Gender - we encourage equal opportunities for girls and boys and do not encourage gender roles


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