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Long, tough road to make India 'easiest' place for business
[GANDHINAGAR] Narendra Modi may have pledged to make India the "easiest" place to do business but experts remain skeptical about how the prime minister intends to overcome obstacles such as corruption, red tape and an arduous tax regime.
Hundreds of executives gathered this week in Modi's longtime fiefdom of Gujarat to hear him promise to transform India's business climate, with "unlimited" reforms designed to attract foreign investment.
Everyone from World Bank president Jim Yong Kim to US Secretary of State John Kerry publicly heaped praise on Mr Modi's efforts to kickstart economic growth since his right-wing party stormed to power at elections in May.
But behind the scenes at the major "Vibrant Gujarat" summit, the mood among some was more cautious while economists rattled off a string of substantial reforms the government still needs to tackle.
India currently ranks 142 out of 189 on the World Bank's "ease of doing business survey", behind its arch rival Pakistan, and even dropping two places on the list last year.
Mr Kerry hailed Mr Modi as a "visionary" in his address at the summit, enthused by his government's promises to cut a swathe through red tape and simplify a tax regime that often leaves foreign business in despair.
But, speaking on the sidelines of the gathering, one of Mr Kerry's own officials struck a more cautious wait-and-see note.
"I think there are companies who are sort of watching to make sure that what's projected actually happens," a senior US State Department official said in the Gujarati capital Gandhinagar.
"And there's no reason to believe it won't, but at the same time these are very entrenched things that take a while to change," he said.
Also speaking at the three-day gathering, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended his government's pace of reforms so far and stressed that Modi's pledge to make India the "easiest" place to do business was not an empty slogan.
Mr Jaitley pointed to moves to fast-track changes to land purchases - a major business bugbear - and steps to introduce a national sales tax to replace myriad confusing duties imposed by state and national governments.
"I see investments significantly moving up in days to come," said Mr Jaitley.
Economist Rajiv Kumar applauded Modi's efforts but said more was needed to remove cumbersome and often opaque rules and regulations for every kind of business, from private schools to major industries, operating in India.
Mr Kumar also said India's notoriously inert and labyrinthine bureaucracy charged with imposing those regulations needed to be overhauled.
"It's a paradigm shift that's needed. It's not incremental," Mr Kumar, a senior fellow at the Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research think-tank, told AFP.
And he was brutal about India's "completely arbitrary" taxation regime, which he blamed for keeping international investors away and which the government has also promised to fix.
British mobile giant Vodafone is embroiled in a bitter, US$2.4-billion battle with India's tax authorities who are sometimes accused by business of acting capriciously, while Finnish company Nokia had a plant in India seized over a tax dispute.
While he agreed there was "still a long way to go", Mr Kumar said he was optimistic the government could transform the economy "because India will never have another chance like this and Modi understands that".
India needs US$800 billion a year in investments, well above the current $200 billion, to help the economy accelerate to seven per cent growth, the government's financial services secretary told the summit.
Asia's third largest economy has been struggling through its worst slowdown since the 1980s, with growth at around five per cent, too low to help create jobs for tens of millions of young people.
While some experts pointed to a need to overhaul dilapidated infrastructure including pot-holed roads and unreliable power supplies to boost business, others singled out endemic corruption.
India-born economist Jagdish Bhagwati, a professor at Columbia University in New York, said the government must do more to tackle corruption among public officials that plagued the previous left-leaning Congress government's decade in power.
"They have inherited the UPA-2 (Congress coalition) government's inactions. They (UPA-2) didn't really do anything about corruption," Bhagwati said in an interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper.
On the sidelines of the summit, foreign and local companies announced planned joint projects worth billions of dollars in a sign of growing investor confidence in India.
Analysts however expressed scepticism, saying some businesses promised projects at the biennial summit in the hope of winning government favour.
David Farr, CEO of US technology and engineering company Emerson, welcomed Modi's campaign launched with much fanfare last year to bolster manufacturing in India.
But he told the meeting India needed to become more competitive, including by investing more in research and development to help local manufacturers.
"Multinationals like Emerson tend to engineer and design in India but do not do prototyping, testing, and validation here, and we do manufacturing elsewhere," he said. "It needs to change."


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Demand for PP across Asia remained subdued. On Friday morning, the buying mood was further depressed on the back of the overnight slump in global crude values. A source in China confirmed that converters remained pinned to the sidelines, disinterested in committing to purchases. Local prices of PP injection and PP raffia were at the Yuan 11130/mt to Yuan 11150/mt ex-works levels, however sellers were struggling to find buyers at these price levels. PP raffia and PP injection prices on a CFR basis were assessed at the USD 1360/mt levels with buying bids notionally...
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Tonight, London was treated to a half hour presentation of footage from the upcoming Alita: Battle Angel movie on Cineworld's IMAX screen on Leicester Square. And one scene stood out a little more. The futuristic sport Motorball sequence, with Alita playing professional moto-ball for her life, was a little bigger than the others.
Producers and director John Landau and Robert Rodriguez were on the stage to confirm that, yes, they had been working with production house Framestore in the UK on a number of sequences on the movie, including the Motorball sequence. And it will be one of forty minutes worth of scenes picked out of the film that will be shown, as we saw it tonight, using the full size of IMAX screens where they are available.
And that we were the first to see or know about it.
It looked pretty neat. More to come when I have my head in the game. A bit like some of those motorball players had…
Alita: Battle Angel will be released on the 6th of February in the UK and on the 14th of February in the US. Directed by Robert Rodriguez, written by James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis, starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley and Keean Johnson. The movie is based on the comics Gunnm/Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Kishiro.
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“You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Share Your Faith Products
And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” ... Bible Scripture Verse Crafts
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A Psalm for giving thanks. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. ... Bible Scripture Verse Crafts
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them. Bible Verse Crafts
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, and until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the captivity of Jerusalem in the fifth month. Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” ...
He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three minas of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with refined gold. There were six steps to the throne and a round top to the throne at its rear, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms. Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom. All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None was of silver; it was not considered valuable in the days of Solomon. Share Your Faith Products
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. ...
Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. "Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return." Scripture Verse Crafts
Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. ... Bible Scripture Verse Crafts
There's no shortage of Father's Day activities to celebrate your favorite guy on his special day, from a father-daughter or father-son getaway to bonding over a few dad-centric tunes. But once the gifts have been exchanged and the brunch has been devoured, one of the best ways to continue the celebrations at home is to plop down on the sofa and share some Father's Day Bible verses together. Wind things down, grab the good book, and tap into your faith by reading up on these short passages about fathers, husbands, and the love of God. Whether you're a son, daughter, or spouse of the man of honor, you can remind him why he's so loved with these inspirational words (or write them in his Father's Day card!). Bible Scripture Verse Crafts
In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him. Then the king commanded that the magicians, the enchanters, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans be summoned to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king. And the king said to them, “I had a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.” Then the Chaldeans said to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.” The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be torn limb from limb, and your houses shall be laid in ruins. ... Bible Scripture Verse Crafts
Clap-a-Word. Display the verse on a piece of paper. Say the verse together a few times. Then have one volunteer leave the room (or turn his back). Have another volunteer point to one word from the verse so the others can see it. Then the first volunteer returns to the room, but is not allowed to see the verse displayed. The group says the verse, but claps on the selected word without saying it. The first volunteer says which word was skipped. If he gets stumped, let him look at the verse display. Take turns clapping on various words. Share Your Faith Products
Welcome to our Bible Crafts section! We’ve got lots of fun activities you can use to enhance your Sunday School or Homeschool Classroom! You can also search our site by Old and New Testament bible stories if you need something specific. Craft time with preschoolers can be lots of fun just be sure you have lots of hands print and easy to assemble, so you can spend less time with the prep work. Bible Scripture Verse Crafts
He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits. He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains. He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.
Bible ABC Curriculum Notebook: Letter of the Week Simplified! Over 600 pages of downloadable resources for teaching children the Alphabet one week at a time. For each letter of the alphabet you’ll receive 24 pages of Bible activities, worksheets, charts, coloring pages, math explorations and more. Designed to keep the prep work to a minimum, our Bible ABC Curriculum Notebook can be spread over 26 weeks. View the sample pages above for a detailed course outline and a suggested 4 day schedule. Sample Week Scripture Verse Crafts

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From the GMA Techline
We have a dirt area at our recycling center that large trucks drive on and, during normal conditions, the soil is stable. However, problems arise after heavy rains and it becomes difficult for the trucks to drive on. So, we are looking for a “geo mat” that we can roll out for reinforcement only when needed, and then roll it back up and store it when the ground dries out.
Geogrid does not appear to be an option because we are looking for something that does not need additional material or aggregate put on top of it.
My boss mentioned that 10-15 years ago they used to use a metal mesh type mat (sorry I do not have more information), and they are looking for something of a similar nature that can just be used as needed and stored the rest of the time.
(Danielle | New Jersey)
Reply: Your boss has a very good memory. Congratulate him/her for me and watch out yourself in this regard!
In the first edition of Designing with Geosynthetics (1984), I mention a steel strand reinforced, high-strength fabric manufactured by Robusta of Holland under the trade name of Mommothmat. While various tensile strengths can be manufactured, one of them developed 4500 lb/in. (800 kN/m) by 11,200 lb/in. (200 kN/m). I wrote, “This particular fabric is capable of being used in the stabilization of poor soils without the need of any aggregate surfacing layer. It has been used as such for military construction and for oil exploration projects over soft clay and peat.”
The above said, it is probably quite expensive and I don’t think you can seam the edges and ends, so to prevent the soft soil from squeezing through you probably have to put a lightweight fabric beneath it.
Thanks for asking, it was fun to look back in time.


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The was the most elaborate structure on the upper Missouri River during the peak of the fur trade. Guided by elegant and detailed drawings of the artist Rudolph Frederich Kurz, an 1866 photograph of the house by William Illingworth, and archeological excavations, the National Park Service has reconstructed it to its 1851 grandeur. However only the floor plans can be documented in the historical record, which precluded reconstruction of the interior space.
The first house was a more simple French Colonial design. In 1843, Bourgeois Edward Denig wrote; "it is 78 feet front, 24 feet depth, and a story and a half high." He continued, "the piazza (porch) in front adds much to the comfort and appearance." During the winter of 1850, the Upper Missouri Outfit remodeled the house into a classical revival structure, adding a full second floor and the two story porch to express the company's American roots.

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PEÑITAS—The City of Peñitas was presented a $2,995,000 loan on Monday in a check ceremony at the Faith Fellowship Bible Church by Congressman Henry Cuellar and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development State Director Paco Valentin.
The USDA-funded loan will be used to build a new city hall and police department for Peñitas, replacing the portable building that now houses both sets of offices.
The proposed facility will provide 11,200 square feet for the city hall offices and 5,640 square feet for the police department.
“It is about $3 million, low interest loan to build facilities,” Cuellar said. “We couldn’t get pure grants, but we are helping them (Peñitas) with a low interest loan.”
Cuellar mentioned the city just recently finished a project through USDA funds to build an $18 million wastewater system. He added now the underground portion is complete, now the city is beginning on changes above ground.
“It’s an exciting time to be here in the Valley,” Cuellar said. “We’ve got to look at what makes the Valley strong, and that is the small communities. The communities like the City of Peñitas.”blog comments powered by Disqus

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What causes a Ring Alarm to sound? Helium balloons, revolving fans, gleaming items, flashing lights, and drapes draped over an air vent are all examples of this. When your Ring Alert is Armed Away, any movement inside your house might activate the motion detector, resulting in a false alarm. Immediately replace depleted batteries and defective devices.
Why is the alarm on my Ring camera sounding? The Ring Alarm may sound for a variety of causes, including the following: Slight movement in motion zones with great sensitivity. Sensors that are improperly positioned. Motion detectors are triggered by sunlight, dogs, or settling.
Is Ring Alarm equipped with a night mode? Utilize Mode Schedules to configure your Ring Alarm to arm in Home Mode every night around bedtime, or to disarm in Home Mode Monday through Friday before the kids return from school.
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Is Ring Alarm equipped with an external siren?
Add an Outdoor Siren to the outside of your property to notify people in the event of an emergency. When the alarm is activated, the Outdoor Siren sounds a security siren and flashes LED lights to inform people and assist in locating your property.
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There is no way to tell whether someone is monitoring you via a Ring camera—at least not physically. However, if the camera is active and the night vision is turned on, you may see the infrared light come on at night—assuming you’re at the proper angle to observe it.
Does Ring Alarm keep a log?
If you have a Ring Protect Plan (including a trial), Ring records and stores videos whenever your device detects motion (including devices connected to cameras, such as the motion detector on an alarm system), when the video doorbell button is pressed, or when you initiate your device’s live video stream (Live View).
Is Ring always recording?
Is it true that Ring cameras are continuously recording? No, Ring cameras are motion-activated and only record when motion is detected. If you subscribe to the Protect Plan, you may configure Ring Cameras to capture snapshot photographs every three minutes to an hour in between motion-activated recordings.
How long is the Ring Alarm going to sound?
If your Ring Alarm or Ring Alarm Pro Base Station siren is activated in your home or business, the siren will ring for ten minutes and then switch off. If you disable your Ring Alarm prior to ten minutes, the siren will automatically switch off.
How can I set my alarm for nighttime ringing?
Is the Ring stick-up camera effective at night?
The Ring Stick Up Cam Battery is a security camera that can be used both inside and outdoors to enhance the perimeter of your home’s security ring. The Ring Stick Up Cam Battery has full HD 1080p quality, night vision, two-way audio, HD video recording, and a wide viewing angle.
Why is my Ring camera in complete darkness at night?
When watching the Live View at night on a non-battery-powered Ring device, the picture is shown in black and white. The color night vision option in the Ring App enables your Ring device to produce fake color visuals in Live View by using ambient light.
Is the Ring siren deafening?
The Ring siren has a maximum output of 104 decibels (dB), which is similar to the volume of a rock concert. When the dB level hits 125 dB, your ears begin to suffer lasting damage. This sound is about equivalent to being four feet away from a riveter.
What does the blue light on a Ring camera mean?
What exactly is this? There is no need to be concerned if the Ring Camera blinks blue throughout the setup process. This is the camera’s method of informing you that it is in the process of being configured. Once the setup is complete, the light changes to a solid blue, indicating that the camera has begun to operate.
Is Ring eavesdropping on its customers?
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What is the meaning of the blue light on the Ring camera?
The light blinks on and off before remaining on for two seconds. The camera is currently recording. Blue in its purest form. Two-way communication/speaker is enabled.
How do Ring alarm clocks operate?
Are Ring cameras equipped with night vision?
To begin, all of Ring’s doorbells and cameras have night vision, which essentially means that when the gadget detects that it is sufficiently dark, the camera’s usual function is switched off and infrared light is utilized to capture footage instead.
Is it possible for police to retrieve deleted Ring videos?
Nothing. Ring will not share your cameras, recordings, or any other personal information with law enforcement.
How far is Ring capable of detecting motion?
How far in advance does motion detection operate? Motion detection on powered Ring devices can detect objects up to 30 feet away.
Is the Ring Alarm a good investment?
It ranks No. 2 on our list of the Best No-Monthly-Fee Home Security Systems, and it is also our second-cheapest home security system. Ring receives high marks from reviewers for its reasonable price point, large camera selection, wired or wireless installation choices for various components, and the Neighbors App, which allows users to send security alerts.
Why Does My Ring Alarm Continue to Beep?
Batteries that either depleted or dead Your alarm system almost certainly includes backup batteries to keep your house safe in the event of a power outage. When the batteries get depleted or fully dead, your device may alert you with a beeping sound. To replace the batteries, you may need a screwdriver, key, or security code to access the control panel.
Is the Ring keypad equipped with a panic button?
Is the Ring Alarm keypad equipped with a Panic Button? three seconds to activate the Panic alarm.
Is it possible to program a timer to operate in Ring mode?
Select Settings. Schedules for Modes. Select the Add Schedule option. Enter a name for the schedule and specify the schedule’s mode and time.
At night, how far can a Ring camera see?
The motion sensor, which is housed in a dome on the bottom of the camera, has a detection range of 270 degrees. The camera transmits and captures video at up to 1080p quality and has two-way communication with noise cancellation and up to 30 feet of night vision.
Is ring stick up Cam equipped with a siren?
It has motion detection, programmable motion zones, night vision, two-way audio, an integrated siren, and full HD video with a 130-degree field of view. A Stick Up Cam may be placed on a table or shelf or mounted on a wall, inside or out.


4/6/2016 The Wall Street Journal
MEXICO CITY—Mexico City authorities have doubled down on the capital’s emergency driving ban, ordering two out of every five private vehicles to stay off the road Wednesday as heavy smog continued to blanket the megalopolis.
Mexico City has struggled since mid-March to contain high levels of ozone, which has risen well above maximum levels recommended by the World Health Organization, prompting the city to declare its first pollution emergencies in more than a decade. High levels of ozone contribute to respiratory problems such as asthma.
Cars are blamed for emitting 90% of the pollutants that led to the ozone buildup. The Environmental Commission for the Megalopolis estimates there are 10 million vehicles in the metropolitan area, where more than 20 million people reside. The area includes the Mexican capital and surrounding suburbs.


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EtherJack is a jackpot game, based in the Ethereum blockchain.
The rules are simple: there’s a massive jackpot, and people are placing bids to claim it, within allowed time after the last bid. If no bid comes, the last to claim gets it. If bids keep coming, the jackpot grows further.
The game is 100% transparent and fair (thanks to the Ethereum Smart Contracts), and everything depends only on the participants, not on devs.
We are announcing the start of the game’s ICO stage. This is the stage when the jackpot is formed, and JACK tokens (read more on them below) are distributed at much lower prices than during the game phase. The collected jackpot will attract players placing bids, and the JACK you get will help you get a cut of the bids. The game will also automatically sell your JACK to the new players at a growing price if you wish so.
This ICO is about selling stakes in the one-time big jackpot game. House always wins, so why not be the house?

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A vision [is] not, as the modern philosophy supposes, a cloudy vapor or a nothing, but [is] organized ansd minutely articulated beyond all that the mortal and perishing nature can produce. He who does not imagine in stronger and better lineaments, and in stronger and better light than his perishing eye can see, does not imagine at all. -William Blake
for all who had the courage to share for this book some of the most private, intimate, and momentous details of their lives.
for the spirit of the late Terence McKenna, a true Magellan of the imagination and Copernicus of the hyperreal, who braved the alien otherness of it all and sighted myriad new heavenly bodies in the cosmos of consciousness.
for my mother, that she may finally understand some of the things that so worried her in my student years.
for Mark, Fred, and Iris, who were there when I made my glimpses through the wall and on such occasions helped to spark the ineffable, and
for Doug and Andy, who didn't make it back from the longest trip of all.
Psychedelics are notorious today because of the rude splash they made in the Sixties and Seventies, when the tidal wave of altered consciousness they unleashed billowed across the social landscape, upsetting many an apple cart, Newtonian and otherwise, along the way.
Taking a balanced, objective approach, the book depicts a broad spectrum of altered states, from the sublime to the terrifying. Included are fifty narratives about unforgettable psychedelic experiences from an international array of subjects representing all walks of life. Supplemental essays provide a synopsis of the history and culture of psychedelics and a discussion of the kinetics of tripping.
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Evert Louwman has a wonderful automobile collection and, as you can see from the photo, a sense of humor.
His museum in The Hague in Holland has everything from Duesenbergs to D-Types, but how about the Swan car? And it's junior, the Cygnet? They are currently on their way to the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Come August 19th, those at the concours will see the pair glide -actually they'll be driven – up the awards ramp at the concours...and probably get the biggest applause of the day.
But wait, you ask, what are they?
A Scotsman named Robert Nicholl Matthewson was a resident in India in the early 1900s, back when the maharajas were having some extraordinary one-off automobiles built. Several of these will be in a special class at Pebble this year.
Not wanting to be outdone, Mathewson had the Swan car created. Built on a 1910 Brooke 25/30 HP chassis, the Swan can open its beak and spray steam, light up its eyes and play an 8-note horn. It also has, shall we say, one bodily function. The last time it was at the concours, when leaving the awards ramp, the Swan had a little – we're trying to be delicate here – "accident." Let's just say they had to mop up afterwards.
Turns out the Maharaja of Nabba was so taken by the Swan that he bought it and had the little one, the Cygnet, created so the Swan wouldn't be lonely.
Thought to be the oldest Indian-made automobile, it would be the great-grandfather of today's Tata Nano. What price progress, eh?
- More Ferraris for Auction at Pebble Beach – 2012 Monterey Auctions
- 1959 Devin SS Sports Car – 2012 Monterey Auctions
- Concorso Italiano: BAT11dk Concept – 2012 Monterey Weekend


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Scotland midfielder James McArthur says he is ignoring rumours about a potential move to Arsenal in the January transfer window.
The Crystal Palace player insisted yesterday that he’s shrugging off speculation about a switch across London even though his own manager, Alan Pardew, admitted it is no surprise that bigger clubs covet the 28-year-old Scot.
The former Hamilton Accies midfielder, who has 22 caps for Scotland, became Palace’s then-record signing when he moved to Selhurst Park for £7 million from Wigan Athletic in August 2014.
If McArthur did join Arsene Wenger’s side, he’d be the first Scot to be bought by Arsenal since Charlie Nicholas came from Celtic in 1983.
However, McArthur said yesterday that he wants to get into Europe next term with the modest South London club, even if Pardew believes McArthur could do a job for one of the Barclays Premier League’s top sides.
“It’s nice of the manager to say that but I’m not going to listen to the rumours,” McArthur said when asked of the Arsenal link. “I am just going to go about my job at Crystal Palace, because I am really enjoying my football.”
It was reported two weeks ago that the Glaswegian could be a target for Wenger, who has lost midfielders Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla to injury.
Pardew admitted that he wasn’t surprised either. “James McArthur has been outstanding since I’ve come to Palace,” said Pardew.
“I always admired him when he was at Wigan Athletic, and it’s not a surprise to me he’s been linked to a top club. He plays international football for Scotland and he plays a very high level of football for us, so it’s not a testament to Palace, it’s more a testament to James. He’s a great team player.”
Hamilton would be delighted if their former player did move because that would see another windfall for the New Douglas Park club, who negotiated a sell-on clause which netted them a slice of that £7m move to Palace.
McArthur moved to Wigan in 2010 and won a FA Cup winner’s medal in 2013, alongside another former Hamilton man, James McCarthy.
He has transformed himself into a defensive midfielder in England but his goal against Germany in Scotland’s 3-2 defeat at Hampden in September helped send his stock soaring among Barclays Premier League managers.


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Project Number: 2036-21000-011-034-I
Project Type: Interagency Reimbursable Agreement
Start Date: Oct 1, 2022
End Date: Sep 30, 2023
Goal 1: Clean up (therapeutics + diagnostics) of citrus germplasm introduced or maintained under quarantine. Objective 1.1: Citrus germplasm introduction. Germplasm will arrive at NCGRCD quarantine facilities at the request of stakeholders or as determined by center management. Objective 1.2: Pathogen testing and diagnosis of citrus germplasm. Laboratory and biological testing of citrus germplasm will be carried out at the NCGRCD facilities prior to therapeutics to assess pathogen status and after therapeutics to determine effectiveness of the therapeutics. New and modified diagnostic protocols will be implemented as they become available. Objective 1.3: Therapeutics of citrus propagative material. Therapeutics for the elimination of citrus pathogens (shoot-tip grafting, heat therapy) will be carried out at the NCGRCD facilities. Goal 2: Maintenance of clean citrus propagative material source trees in protective structures. Objective 2.1: Maintenance of clean citrus germplasm. Clean citrus accessions maintained in protective structures will be observed and repropagated as necessary. Trees will be horticulturally managed for optimum health and propagule production. Objective 2.2: Retesting of clean citrus germplasm. Protected accessions will be retested to meet State and Federal standards. Seed source trees in the field will be re-tested to meet State standards. Objective 2.3: Back up of clean citrus germplasm. When sufficient material is available on newly sanitized, it will be sent to NLGRP for long-term cryopreservation. Objective 2.4: Distribution of clean citrus propagative material. Clean citrus propagative material will be distributed upon request to qualified institutions and individuals.
Citrus importation and clean up is performed under PCIP-18-00441 (renewed 2020-10-05), which is on file at USDA-APHIS-PPQ Permits Unit. The method followed is summarized as follows: initial pathogen testing to determine incoming pathogen status, followed by therapeutics (shoot-tip grafting or thermotherapy). After therapeutics, the resultant plants are screened by laboratory testing, after which a select plant of each genotypes is indexed biologically, followed by final lab tests. Plants testing negative for all known graft transmissible pathogens are petitioned to be released from quarantine. Clean plants are maintained in a PPQ-approved protective structure under compliance agreement HLB-0082. Plants are retested as appropriate by NCGRCD personnel or in the case of HLB, by the California Department of Food & Agriculture Diagnostic Laboratory. Plants are inspected by unit personnel for insect pests and treated as necessary. Plants are repropagated as needed. Other management practices are taken to ensure vigorous growth and production of budwood. When appropriate, budwood is removed from the trees and sent to NLGRP for long-term preservation under the protocol developed at NLGRP. Clean plant propagative materials are distributed upon request. All pertinent phytosanitary regulations at all administrative levels are followed and appropriate documentation accompanies each shipment. Further information is available in the NCGRCD Operations Manual draft.

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As an avid airgunner, having the right optics can make all the difference in your shooting accuracy and enjoyment. While many novice shooters opt for low magnification scopes or even open sights, upgrading to a high magnification scope offers significant benefits that can really maximise your air rifle’s capabilities.
We explore why high magnification scopes are so important for airgun enthusiasts and help you understand what to look for when choosing one.
The Benefits of High Magnification
For airgun enthusiasts, having ample magnification is critical for achieving the best possible accuracy and performance. Below are some of the key benefits high zoom optics provide:
See your distant target in fine detail
The key advantage that high magnification scopes provide is the ability to precisely see your distant target in fine detail. This allows you to evaluate wind and other environmental conditions that can affect your shot’s trajectory.
Spot the smallest bullseye from a distance
With up to 32x or even 50x magnification, you can visually spot the smallest bullseye from afar and trace your pellet’s arc every step of the way after you squeeze the trigger. Lower powered scopes simply can’t provide the same level of visual precision at typical airgun ranges.
Read wind flags easier
Higher zoom makes reading wind flags easier at a distance and provides a clearer sight picture for optimal shot placement. This is extremely useful for hunting or target shooting where pinpoint accuracy is paramount.
Verify hits on target
High magnification allows you to visually verify hits on target. With a lower powered scope, it’s much harder to see those tiny pellet holes in paper or small game from far away. But with ample magnification, you can clearly inspect your impacts and adjust as needed.
Observe bullet drop compensation
With ample magnification, you can actually observe the arc of the pellet trajectory in flight. At lower magnifications, it’s impossible to trace the bullet drop at long ranges, but with high zoom, you can watch the pellet fall and adjust your holdover for various distances accordingly.
Features to Look For
When shopping for a high magnification scope, there are certain features that are must-haves:
- Adjustable parallax – This allows you to fine tune the parallax setting to match your optimal shooting distance. Parallax error can cause inaccuracy, so an adjustable sidewheel is essential.
- Fine windage/elevation adjustments – The turrets should offer precise, audible clicks for dialling in your point of aim.
- Illuminated reticle – Having an illuminated dot or crosshairs helps with target acquisition in low light shooting conditions. Red or green illumination with variable brightness is preferable.
- Large objective lens – A larger objective lens gathers more light to give you a brighter sight picture in dusk/dawn hours.
- Robust construction – Durable, waterproof construction is a must for reliability in the field.
- Zero reset turrets – The ability to re-index your windage and elevation dials to zero is convenient for field use after sighting in.
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With its pretty pink and white houses, Sanary Sur Mer gives you a real flavour of Provence. Stroll along the 11th-century harbour, where local boules players share a joke and fishermen sell off their catch at the daily market. The nearby town of Bandol is a real treat, too, with its elegant palm-lined promenade packed with cafés and boutiques. It’s a great place to get your hands on fantastic local produce. Keep an eye out for the wine that comes from the vineyards backing this oh-so-sophisticated resort.
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Biggest share of rise in premium travel in Far East
Premium international passenger travel expanded 4.2% in 2013 compared to 2012, the International Air Transport Association reports. This is a slowdown on the 4.8% expansion seen in 2012, but growth picked has up over recent months, with December up 5.5%.
Growth in premium travel was supported by a stronger business environment in the second half of 2013. Key markets like the North Atlantic improved – still growing slowly (2.3%), but up on 2012 (0.6%).
But the biggest share of the rise in total premium travel (21%) was within the Far East. This market expanded 7.2% in 2013, supported by regional trade growth in the second half of the year.
Economy-class travel internationally expanded 3.5% in 2013, significantly down on 2012 (5.9%). The economy market within Far East slowed the most, with growth in 2013 (4.3%) at half the pace of 2012.
Although Asian economies made some gains in 2013, China slowed to rates not seen since 1990.
The outlook for premium travel is broadly positive, but recent improvements in key drivers appear to be pausing, IATA said. Business confidence has flattened and export-order growth has slowed, reflecting weakness in emerging markets.
Nonetheless, the association stressed, the performance of advanced economies should sustain premium travel, at least at current growth rates.
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Thanks to all who joined us at the reception for the reception for the exhibit opening of Imagining the World: Unexplored Global Collections at Columbia on April 17. Some pictures of the opening (and the exhibit itself) are included below. The exhibit will be in the Chang Octagon Room of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library through June 24, so please do come visit!
Opening the week of April 4, 2016, in the Chang Octagon of The Rare Books & Manuscripts Library, a new exhibition will offer researchers an opportunity to view a sampling of the rare and the unusual in Columbia’s Global Studies collections. The items on display until June 24, range in date from 1454 CE to 2014 CE, in a variety of formats, including books, manuscripts, maps, photos, posters, scrolls, sheet music, stamps, and typescripts, and encompassing more than 19 languages or scripts: Arabic, Czech, English, French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Malayalam, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Tamil, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Wolof. This small exhibit represents only a fraction of what is collected by the Libraries to support global studies research and teaching.
A reception to celebrate the exhibition, with refreshments and keynote speaker Avinoam Shalem, Riggio Professor of the History of the Arts of Islam, will be held in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 5:30-7:00 pm
The JDC Archives holds the institutional records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee since its founding in 1914. Given the nature of JDC’s work and the role it has played over more than a century of activity, these collections are among the most significant in the world for the study of modern Jewish history and immigration.
The online collections database now has more than 2.6 million pages of documents available. These are fully searchable, with pdfs of the individual documents, and open to scholars, students, and the general public at http://search.archives.jdc.org. Online finding aids for the collections are available at http://archives.jdc.org/explore-the-archives/using-the-archives.html.
This database also includes more than 67,000 digitized photographs that document JDC’s activity around the world throughout the twentieth century, not only in Europe and Israel but also in the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia.
The Names Index holds more than 500,000 names and is a major source of information for genealogists and family historians. Search results include links to the digitized source documents—index cards, lists, remittances, and others—from which the names were drawn.
The JDC Archives website at http://archives.jdc.org includes curated exhibits, photo galleries, topic guides for educators, and an interactive timeline of JDC history. You will also find guidance on how to search the collections, including video tutorials.
(Image: Jews from the Bergen-Belsen Concentration camp with a memorial to those who died there)
Library has arranged trial access to Early Arabic Printed Books From the British Library.
The trial runs through March 14, 2016 :
From publisher’s description:
“Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library represents the digitization of one of the world’s most important Arabic collections, based on A.G. Ellis’ catalog from 1894. The full collection includes books on a variety of subjects, printed from the fifteenth to nineteenth century in Arabic script, as well as translations into European and Asian languages. Together, these works demonstrate Europe’s fascination with and assimilation of thinking from the Arabic-speaking world. This is the first major text-searchable online archive of pre-20th century Arabic printed books. Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library is part of Gale’s Arabic program which aims to provide Arabic primary resources for teaching and research. Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library: Religion and Law features numerous editions of the Qur’an with commentaries, traditions (Hadith), works of the religious life and much more”
More at: http://gale.cengage.co.uk/arabic.aspx
Trial access is available to current faculty, staff and students of Columbia University.
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The 197-page Checklist of Russian, Ukrainian & Belarusian Avant-Garde & Modernist Books, Serials & Works on Paper at The New York Public Library & Columbia University Libraries compiled by Robert H. Davis Jr. and Megan Duncan-Smith, Harvard University (with an Introduction by Steven Mansbach, University of Maryland) is now available for viewing or download via Columbia’s Academic Commons:
Image from No. 1086, Tugendkhol’d, IAkov Aleksandrovich. Iskusstvo v bytu. (Moskva, [1925?]) held by NYPL.
A number of significant, rare, and in some cases unique antiquarian works from Eastern Europe were purchased for Columbia’s libraries over the past twelve months. Through the efforts of colleagues in Global Studies, Rare Books & Manuscripts, and the Avery Classics Library, and with additional financial support from the Libraries’ Primary Resources Fund, distinctive collections in a number of languages were further enhanced.
–Columbia’s Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library added to its growing holdings of Baltic and East Central European modernist publications. Thirteen Latvian, Lithuanian, or Estonian titles (including six serials), and sixteen Hungarian titles were purchased. The vast majority are unique additions to WorldCat, or are held by only one or two other libraries in North America. Among the Baltic titles are Elegiski moment [Elegiac Moment] (Riga, 1925); and Karavane [Caravan](Riga ), both illustrated by Niklāvs Strunke (1894-1966), one of the major artists of the Latvian avant-garde; and the satirical journals Hallo! (Riga, 1927-1928), and Ho-Ho (Riga, 1922-1924) containing graphics and articles by prominent Latvian modernist artists and writers. Other titles include works illustrated with linocuts by the Hungarian architect, writer, graphic artist, ethnologist, publisher and politician Károly Kós (1883-1977); an exhibition catalogue (Budapest, 1919) of art seized by the Hungarian Soviets from private collectors during the abortive revolution of 1919; the Hungarian Dadaist Ödön Palasovszky’s (1899-1980) Reorganizacio [Reorganization] (Budapest, 1924) a collection of poems and declarations; and Világanyám: Versek [My World-Mother: Poems] by the avant-garde poet, novelist and artist Lajos Kassák (1887-1967) published in 1921 in Vienna during his exile from Hungary. This latter title is characterized by the use of képarchitektura (pictorial architecture), in which words and images hold equal compositional value in the page design.
–Interesting Czech antiquarian acquisitions included collection of poems by Bretislav Mencák (1903-1981), Romance počestného clowna [Romance of an Honorable Clown] ([Prague], 1929).
–Columbia’s Polish acquisitions included two one-act plays by the noted Futurist artist, poet, and playwright Tytus Czyżewski (1880-1945) Osioł I słońce w metamorfozie [Donkey & the Sun in Metamorphosis] (Kraków, 1922), and Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868-1927) Matka: Dramat w IV aktach [Mother: A drama in 4 acts](Lwów & Warszawa, 1903).
–Another unusual acquisition was a five-volume limited edition of the collected works of the polymath Jan Potocki’s (1761-1815) (Louvain-Paris, 2004-2006). This set comes from an edition of only fifteen printed on special paper for Count Marek Potocki, a descendant.
–Sketches from the Warsaw literary cabarets of the interwar years: Pierwsza szopka warszawska. [The First Warsaw Revue] (Krakow, 1922) with illustrated wrappers and illustations by Zbigniew Pronaszko; Polityczna szopka cyrulika Warszawskiegopiora Marjana Hemara, Jana Lechonia, Antoniego Slonimskiego, Juliana Tuwima. [Political Revue by the Warsaw Barber, by Mariana Hemar, Antoni Słonimski, and Julian Tuwim](Warszawa, 1927); Szopka Polityczna. [Political Revue] (Warszawa, 1930); and Szopka Polityczna. [Political Revue] (Warszawa, 1931), with decorated wrappers. Such compilations of cabaret sketches are extremely scarce, and there are no examples in any public collections in the United States with the exception of Widener Library (and not these particular examples!).
–Bohumil Stibor. Soubor dřevorytů z koncentračního tábora. [Portfolio of Woodcuts from a Concentration Camp] (V Pelhřimově, 1946), consisting of ten original woodcuts by a former prisoner, printed shortly after his liberation. The images depict the steps from arrest, imprisonment, torture and finally mass murder. This portfolio may contain one of the very first graphic images of the crematoria. The only other copies in WorldCat are at Stanford and the Národní knihovna České republiky (Czech National Library).
Columbia’s holdings of 20th century Russian-language materials are among the largest and finest in North America. The collection of early 20th century imprints produced in both the homeland and emigration are particularly distinguished, and are regularly supplemented via gift and purchase on the antiquarian market. Among the acquisitions made over the past semester:
–Il’ia Erenburg, Trinadtsat trubok. [Thirteen Pipes] (Moskva, 1923), with wrappers in black and red designed by Liubov Kozintsova (1898-1970);
–Nikolai Gorlov, Futurizm i revoliutsiia; poezii futuristov. [Futurism and Revolution: poems of the Futurists] (Moskva, 1924).
–Zakhida Iffat (pseud. of Burnasheva, Zaida Khusainovna, b. 1896-?). Zora Iulduz (Zvezda Venera). [Dream Star (Star of Venus)](Kazan, 1922), a scarce provincial imprint of a work by a female Tatar poet, translated from the Tatar original, with lovely wrappers and illustration by Aleksandra Platunova (1896-1966), painter, graphic artist and a member of the short-lived Kazan group “Vsadnik” which was active from 1920 to 1924.
—Sorochinskaia Iarmarka. [The Market/Fair at Sorochyntsi] ([Moscow, ). This unique example of a theatre program consists of one small oblong sheet ingeniously folded into five pages, with a Constructivist wrapper printed in black and red. The wrappers may be the work of Nisson Shifrin (1892-1961) who is credited as the designer of the overall production. V.I. Nemirovich- Danchenko (1858-1943) had returned to Soviet Russia from Hollywood in 1926 and opened the Musical Theater.
—Byt’ bditel’nym: Al’bom nagliadnykh posobii [Be Vigilant! An Album of Visual Aides] (Moskva, 1963). This rare title consists of sixty unbound pages of illustrations on individual 35 x 51 cm. sheets. Designed by Varvara Rodchenko (b. 1925), the daughter of Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) and Varvara Stepanova (1894-1958), the photos and photomontages depict ways in which foreign agents might surreptitiously gather intelligence. The individual sheets were intended to be mounted on a wall, making this complete copy, in its original illustrated slipcase, all the more rare.
–Henri de Règnier (1864-1936). Tri Rasskaza. [Three Tales] (Peterburg, 1922). One of 75 numbered examples in an edition of 500, consists of illustrations by Dmitri Buchène (1893-1993)to the mildly erotic tales of de Règnier, and is reminiscent of the roughly contemporaneous works of Konstantin Somov (1869-1939). Somov’s exceptionally rare and particularly “revealing” (and incredibly rare) uncensored version of the 1918 Le Livre de la Marquise (held by New York Public) was printed in 1918 in St. Petersburg under a false imprint, indicating Venice. (See: Edward Kasinec & Robert Davis, “A Note on Konstantin Somov’s Erotic Book Illustration,” Eros and Pornography in Russian Culture = Eros i pornografiia v russkoi kul’ture (Moscow: Ladomir, 1999), pp. 338-.)
–Mikhail Vladimirovich Matorin (1901-1976). Shest Nature-Morte. [Six Still Lifes] Moskva, printed by the artist, 1921), is a portfolio of six wood engravings and linoleum cuts (some in color), each signed and dated by the artist, produced in an edition of only 30 copies, none of which are found in WorldCat. Matorin was a painter, illustrator and graphic artist who in 1920, despite his youth, began his long and distinguished career as a teacher, first at Moscow’s State Printing Workshop and later as Professor at Moscow’s V.I. Surikov Institute.
Library added the database Christian-Muslim Relations II to the list of electronic resources available to Columbia community.
Christian-Muslim Relations : Bibliographical History Online is a general online history of relations between the two faiths as this is represented in works written by Christians and Muslims about the other and against the other. The recently acquired part II covers all parts of the world in the period 1500-1900.
December 10th is recognized as International Human Rights Day, commemorating the day in 1948 when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations. This summer I visited the Franklin Delano Roosevelt home and Presidential Library in Hyde Park, NY for the first time. A highlight of the visit was an exhibit on Eleanor Roosevelt’s important role in developing the UDHR, and viewing her hand-annotated draft of the declaration.
As the modern human rights movement matures, endures and evolves, it’s important to preserve and record its history. The Center for Human Rights Documentation & Research at Columbia Libraries carries out that mission, as we collect and make available a variety of important sources related to human rights activism and advocacy. Some highlights of both our unique primary source collections, and other general research resources:
- Archives of human rights organizations, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International USA.
- Archives of individuals making notable contributions to human right advocacy, such as the Gay J. McDougall South Africa and Namibia Papers
- Human Rights Web Archive — a collection of archived websites of over 700 NGOs, blogs, and national human rights institutes
- New books on human rights available in the Libraries
- Databases: Human Rights Documents Online and Human Rights Studies
- Human Rights Research Guide
Contact firstname.lastname@example.org for more information, and follow us @HRDocumentation
Please join us this Thursday evening (November 12) at the annual Norman E. Alexander lecture, featuring David Ruderman (University of Pennsylvania).
Beginning October 21, 2015, researchers at Columbia University Libraries can take advantage of a month-long, trial access to an important source for the economic and political history of the colonial era in the former British colonial territories of Africa: “The Blue Book was a key item of considerable standing in 19th century colonial administration. With a particular focus on the latter nineteenth century and early twentieth century, the focus of these Blue Books is upon economic development; imports, exports and each territory’s balance sheets are a recurring theme throughout. Ecclesiastical records, public works and population statistics are also common themes.”
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I'll be sitting in my living room and I see it so often. A shadow will go across the windows and there is no cars cause it's dead silent, I have also seen in the middle of the night a figure in the front of my room just sitting their so I rolled over and when I looked again it was gone.
We think it might be my great grandpa that owned the place before we moved in.
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It's a dog's day in the afternoon. Warm, moist, just as summer should be. As I walk, my dog trots by my side. He pants as his paws pad through the grass. His nose ready to find what only he can find. My son laughs with so much glee, he seems to elevate.
That's what having a dog can do. Our dog entered our family as a stray. He's now got a home. My son with Down syndrome thinks he's the funniest thing ever. Like ever. The dog does nothing more than tilt his head or wag his tail. That is all it takes to make my son laugh.
Happy dog day to all the canine's out there. May you all have a home and a person to call your own.
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Ecommerce is the first project I worked on when I joined Webflow in 2017. It involved a series of smaller projects that ultimately shaped up the first release of our digital commerce offering. Later in 2018, I kept working on Ecommerce after the official launch while I was slowly transitioning to another team.
Ecommerce is the only sub segment of the web that grows faster then the whole web itself. I probably won’t forget this factoid for the rest of my life: it left a strong imprint on me.
Webflow is an all-in-one design platform that is pretty special. If we could visualize a scale where 0 is Paint and 10 is Photoshop, Webflow is quite up there in relation to other web design tools. Unlike Squarespace, Wix, etc., Webflow let’s designers create from a blank canvas using HTML-ish primitives and native CSS styling that follows the logic behind actual CSS, to the point where inspector labels always use their names from real CSS.
It’s natural we wanted to enable Webflow designers to ship working Ecommerce stores. This segment is so big and people have had to integrate 3rd party solutions to create stores on Webflow. Because of the open nature of the tool, using custom code and external capabilities is easy, but a native solution would obviously provide a much smoother experience while allowing us to expose new users who hadn’t even considered building stores to the idea.
Capturing the market of plugins was definitely part of the goal, but, as it ultimately happened, Webflow Ecommerce became much bigger than that, but especially after we transitioned to the new rules of COVID.
Design comes first
My team’s goal, while multi-faceted, was simple. We needed to:
- discover and outline the missing parts of the picture: what is missing right now so people can start selling?
- design the missing set of primitives in a way that works and feels like Webflow: full design control
- figure out a fine balance between configuration and composition so a complex experience like Ecommerce can function and be set up quickly
The first sub-project I joined as the only designer is the email configurator.
Initially, I had the idea of enabling email design on the main canvas, just like a normal page. A fully feature-paired experience to the rest of the app. Given the smaller team back in 2017 and our timelines, we quickly figured out building a whole version of our rendering engine that caters to emails is a whole lot more complex that what we could allow for I terms of time-budgeting back then. Emails use online-styles exclusively and making sure everything works well in different email clients is sometimes even more tricky than supporting different browsers.
Looking at the problems we had to solve:
- allow designers to change copy in their emails for localization and general copywriting reasons: no one wants to send the same emails for every site they build
- establish a simple set of visual customization controls for branding purposes
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Take Care Of Your Skin As It Takes Care Of You
Obesity increases the risk of Rosacea, a chronic skin disorder identified by facial redness and small red bumps on the chin, cheeks, nose, forehead and visible small blood vessels.
Obesity and Rosacea:
According to a study done from 1991 to 2005, taking 89,886 women, 5,249 were diagnosed having Rosacea. This 14 years study was carried out to establish the relationship between body mass index and risk of Rosacea. The study suggested that Obesity was a major risk factor for Rosacea compared with normal BMI, especially for persons gaining weight after 18 years.
The results of the study showed that the rise in BMI increased the risk of Rosacea. A comparison was drawn based on the BMI and the percentage of risk of Rosacea as below.
1. BMI 25.0 to 29.9 (overweight) had an 11% greater chance for Rosacea than BMI 21.0 to 22.9(healthy weight)
2. BMI 30.0 to 34.9(Obese) had 21%, and BMI 35 and above(Obese) had a 48% greater risk for Rosacea.
These results were published in the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY. The study also suggested that the risk of Rosacea associated with weight increase was only applicable to candidates above the age of 18 years. It was identified that for every 10 pounds increase in weight, there was a 4% rise in the risk of Rosacea.
A study on specific groups was done on the relationship between hip, waist and Rosacea. The results showed the largest waist circumference had a 32% greater risk for Rosacea compared to the lowest waist circumference in the group, independent of their BMI. The largest hip circumference had a 38% greater risk of Rosacea than the group’s lowest hip circumference, independent of their BMI. The results have suggested many theories to explain the steady increase in the risk of Rosacea associated with the rise in BMI or Obesity.
1. Obesity is associated with a chronic low-grade inflammatory state that may lead to the risk of Rosacea
2. Vascular changes in both structure and functions that are seen in Obesity may lead to vasodilatation in Rosacea
3. Increased BMI or overweight can amplify proinflammatory cytokine expressions like interleukin six and tumour necrosis factor-alpha, both factors for rosacea pathogenesis
4. Obesity is associated with several inflammatory skin diseases like atopic dermatitis, acne and psoriasis; there is a high possibility that it poses a risk for Rosacea
Symptoms of Rosacea:
Initial signs recorded on the onset of Rosacea are:
1. Frequent blushing might appear and disappear
2. A permanent redness on the face
3. Stinging small red pimples may be pus-filled, and visible small blood vessels present on the face
As time goes by, visible vessels become more prominent, small red bumps growing in size becoming pus-filled pimples associated with a stinging sensation, itchiness, and a feeling of tightness gripping the affected areas. The facial skin tends to become rough, dry and raised red patches called plaques appear. It usually affects fair middle-aged women and is mistaken for other skin diseases like acne, etc.
Types: There are four types of Rosacea.
Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea: This type of Rosacea is confined to the facial region characterized by constant redness and small blood vessels, which become enlarged and visible. These symptoms appear and disappear, but if untreated, they may spread and become permanent.
Papulopustular Rosacea: This type deals with the red swollen bumps on the cheek, chin, forehead, including redness in the facial region. These swollen bumps become pus-filled blemishes termed whitehead pustules. These blemishes may also spread to the neck, chest or scalp.
Phymatous Rosacea: This type usually affects the nose, making it swollen and bulbous, termed Rhinophyma, which appears more in men than women. Although this type is rare, it is treatable.
Ocular Rosacea: This type of Rosacea is confined to the individual’s eyes, making them appear watery or bloodshot associated with irritation and burning.
Possible Candidates: This skin disorder usually affects women above 30 years and rarely children. Fair people who generally blush are more prone to it, while hereditary plays a vital role in descending the disease to the next generation. Although it occurs more in women, men who acquire it develop severe symptoms, the reason being carelessness and delayed medical treatment.
Cause: Many theories have sprung up claiming Rosacea to be associated with a disorder of the blood vessels or caused by a fungus, psychological factors, microscopic skin mites, or some fault in the tissue’s functioning under the skin.
By Medicines: This skin disorder is medically managed by topical and oral medicines, which bring the symptoms under control.
By Surgery: To reduce the visible blood vessels on the facial region, laser treatment is chosen as the best option, including correction of nose disfigurements due to Rhinophyma.
A person suffering from Rosacea should be able to recognize and abstain from factors that aggravate the condition associated with his or her lifestyle or environment. Some of the triggers most commonly identified are,
1. Exposure to either sun or wind
2. Exposure to either cold or hot weathers
3. Hot water baths
4. Consumption of alcohol or beverages
5. Emotional stress
6. Heavy exercise
7. UV light: It is advised to apply sunscreen every day to prevent UV rays from the sunlight.
8. Obesity: Poses risk for Rosacea according to intensive research. Reducing weight decreases the inflammatory state and thus could impact the regression of Rosacea
Bottom line: Take care of your skin as it takes care of you.

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Art, Craft and Design/Fine Art A Level at The Kings of Wessex Academy
The course will enable you to get hands on experience in a range of materials and disciplines. You will develop your drawing, painting and making skills through a series of exciting workshops, and you will be introduced to a range of specialist areas such as print-making and ceramics. It will provide you with a creative base from which you can develop and build skills from your own strengths and interests. Drawing is a core activity: this will help you improve your overall standard regardless of your ability. You can join us in our enrichment program visiting London galleries, participate in artist led workshops and sign up to a residential trip.
You can select to study Art, Craft and Design or Fine Art.
Component 1, you will develop work based on an idea, issue, concept or theme leading to a finished outcome. To support your practical work you will include written work of 1000 - 3000 words.
In Component 2, you will respond to a stimulus, provided by AQA and work independently within specified time constraints. You will develop a personal and meaningful response which leads to a finished outcome.
GCSE C or above in a creative subject. *Studio Fee: £60 (for the two year course).
A Level Component 1: Personal Investigation, 96 marks, 60% of A Level.
A Level Component 2: Externally set assignment. Preparatory period + 15 hours supervised Time, 96 marks, 40% of A level
The UK has a long and successful history of trading with all parts of the world and its creative industries are a huge success story. The department has a high success rate in getting students on to art foundation and degree courses. You will receive individual guidance and support in putting together a portfolio of work for interview as well as finding the right course for you.
How to apply
If you want to apply for this course, you will need to contact The Kings of Wessex Academy directly.


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|Facilities for chemical analysis of water and solid extractions.
|Cohen Geochemistry Laboratory
|An integrated laboratory suite designed and built for geochemical research in all areas of environmental geosciences.
|Diamond Leeds SAXS Facility
|The tailored instrument for high-resolving X-ray scattering experiments offers open access to Leeds and other UK-users around the year for the nanostructural fine-analysis of complex soft matter, polymers, bio-materials and advanced solid materials.
|We have one of the most technically advanced driving simulator suites within a research environment. It uses motion base technology to create a highly realistic and dynamic simulated driving environment.
|Electron Microscopy Facility
|Leading UK facility for imaging and microanalysis of solid materials at the micron scale.
|A walk in environmental room, which provides controlled temperature, lighting and humidity.
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|Experimental Petrology Laboratory
|We have equipment to study processes such as mineral replacement, kinetics of mineral reactions, melt infiltration, metasomatism including propagation of chemical reactive fronts.
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|The laboratories have an extensive range of equipment to facilitate the preparation and analysis of water, soil and sediment samples.
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|We have a range of instruments and facilities focused on measuring properties of atmospheric aerosol both in the laboratory and the field.
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|Inductively Coupled Plasma Analysis
|Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) are analytical techniques used to determine elemental concentrations in liquid samples.
|We design, construct and maintain equipment for use in research and teaching.
|This lab is used for macrofossil and microfossil analysis and imaging.
|This laboratory focuses on the physical properties of rocks, with apparatus for measuring the porosity and permeability of rocks and the measurement of frequency dependent permeability and streaming potential coefficient.
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|We have a range of plant growth chambers.
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|Our vehicle emission measurement system senses the tailpipe emissions of vehicles as they drive-through a monitoring site. The instrument scans the exhaust plume trailing a vehicle.
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|Used for a wide range of rock and soil testing activities, collecting, processing, testing and interpreting data related to the geotechnical, mining and petroleum sectors around the world.
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|Our facilities enable a wide interdisciplinary community to experiment upon a range of simulated natural processes.
|We have several specialist laboratories dedicated to microscopy, physical soil analysis and tree ring analysis
|Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
|We primarily offer Sr-Nd-Pb isotope analyses in a wide range of geological and environmental materials.
|Thin Section Workshop / Rock Polishing Laboratory
|Preparation of high quality optical and polished thin sections, polished blocks, doubly polished wafers, fluid inclusion wafers, grain mounts etc.
|Topographical surveying equipment
|We have specialist equipment for topographic surveying, including a Reigl VZ-1000 terrestrial laser scanner and a Leica Viva dGPS-TS system.
|Wolfson Multiphase Flow Laboratory
|We have state-of-the-art facilities for investigating the multi-phase flow properties of fault rocks for predicting the flow of petroleum in the subsurface and measuring the relative permeability, capillary pressure and wettability of fault rocks within petroleum reservoirs.
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|Our XRD and XRF facilities include a preparation laboratory and an instrument laboratory. Analysis is available on a Bruker D8 XRD, a Philips XRD and a portable XRF.


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Home sales, prices up on Coast compared to 2010
Published: January 24,2012
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Mississippi Gulf Coast home sales finished 2011 on an upswing, with average sales prices up $8,000 in December and more homes sold than at the end of 2010.
The Mississippi Gulf Multiple Listing Service report showed the average sales price of a home in South Mississippi was $124,694 in December.
That was $2,000 below the average sales price a year earlier and up from a low of $111,738 in September.
Lance Nail, dean and professor of finance at the University of Southern Mississippi College of Business in Hattiesburg tells The Sun Herald one of the signs of economic recovery in the state has been a reduction in the number of homes for sale.
Nail said Mississippi is seeing home supply and demand starting to meet again.
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£80m flyover would be ‘carbuncle at gateway to Lake District’
Council leader hits out at suggestion for Penrith area from Highways England
A proposed flyover to link two major roads on the southern fringe of Penrith would be a “carbuncle” at the gateway to the Lake District, says a senior councillor.
That criticism of the Highways England plan came from Eden Council leader Kevin Beaty.
The £80m flyover could be part of the plan to dual of the A66 between Scotch Corner and Penrith, and would link the newly improved road with the A6.
Mr Beaty is to put forward a motion at a full meeting of Eden Council next Thursday urging fellow councillors to strongly oppose the flyover.
“It would be an unsightly carbuncle,” said Mr Beaty.
“We fully support plans for dualling the A66, which is long overdue, but how this improved road meets the A6 is a critical part of how our district develops in the future.”
The visual impact of the suggested flyover would be “brutal,” he said. “Any flyover would undoubtedly ruin the views people enjoy of Eden District from within the national park and from Penrith’s historic beacon.
“We have grave concerns over the way in which traffic would move west along a new A66 to Junction 40 M6 and the integration of traffic on any proposed flyover could result in either danger to life or exacerbate existing major traffic hold-ups.”
The resulting congestions could also be harmful to local air quality, he argued.
Mr Beaty, who fears major road works in the Kemplay Bank and Eamont Bridge area would impact on Penrith fire station and the county’s police HQ, added: “At a presentation, a Highways England consultant told us they had identified a robust figure of £80m to build this flyover.
“And if people are happy to see a giant concrete flyover at the entrance to Penrith, then fine, but the impact will be huge, and people should know about it.”
Eden Council is backing alternative routes to join the improved A66 to the A6, which would run either to the North and East of Penrith or to the South of Penrith.
The authority believes these routes would increase the future economic potential of Penrith and points out that they are supported by local land owners and town councillors.
Mr Beaty added: “These are exciting times for the future development of the UK, with the Northern Powerhouse and Borderlands initiatives.
“The dualling of the A66 is a key part of this work. We have a shared responsibility to get the connections of the adjoining roads to an improved A66 right, so they are not only safer for road users, but the significant infrastructure investment also benefits local residents and the wider economy for future.
“Any proposed junction with a flyover would be totally detrimental to Eden’s future and I hope Highways England reconsider their proposals and that members support my motion next Thursday.”
A spokesman for Highways England said: “We are in the very early stages of looking at ways of completing the dualling of the A66 between the M6 in Cumbria and the A1 in County Durham to improve journeys across the Pennines.
“This will mean a vital investment in the transport infrastructure of the north. Improving arrangements at Kemplay roundabout, where the A6 meets the A66, is certainly being considered.
“We can reassure local people, including communities and road users, nothing is confirmed; we are committed to publicising and consulting on options and any firm proposals would also be subject to a statutory public consultation and planning process.”


High Court Ruling For Severndale Turbine
Resilient Energy Severndale is extremely disappointed to report that the High Court judgement of 10th June regarding the challenge to the planning permission for the Severndale community turbine was not in the Council’s and our favour. None of the parties in the case disputed the fact that the project would have significant local community benefits and there was no question as to the integrity of the applicant.
The planning permission, issued last September, was supported by a democratic vote of the Forest of Dean District council's planning committee with 10 votes in favour to 3 against with 1 abstention. The community owned energy model has been recognised as an exemplar both nationally and within Europe and the public social, environmental and economic benefits are already proven at Great Dunkilns St Briavels, with the installed Alvington community turbine and two Stroud turbines (currently under construction) set to follow, improving on the level of benefits for their local communities.
However, focusing specifically on the community fund elements of the project approach in this case, the ruling concluded that these community benefits have no planning purpose and the weight afforded by the council in its balancing exercise was therefore deemed unlawful.
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In the United States, Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis (SE) is among the leading bacterial cause of foodborne illness via consumption of raw or undercooked eggs. The top Salmonella serovars implicated in U.S. foodborne outbreaks associated with chicken consumption include SE, Typhimurium (ST), Heidelberg (SH), Montevideo, Mbandka, Braenderup, and Newport. While enforcement actions target the eradication of SE from layer hens, there is a growing concern that other serovars could occupy this niche and be a cause of egg-transmitted human salmonellosis. Therefore, we tested the invasion and survival of SE, SH, ST, and Salmonella enterica ser. Hadar (S. Hadar) at 4 and 20 h post infection (hpi) in chicken ovarian granulosa cells (cGC); a cellular layer which surrounds the previtelline layer and central yolk in egg-forming follicles. We also evaluated cGC transcriptional changes, using an antibacterial response PCR array, to assess host response to intracellular Salmonella.
We observed that invasion of cGC by SE, SH, and ST was significantly higher than invasion by S. Hadar, with ST showing the highest level of invasion. The Bacterial Survival Index, defined as the ratio of intracellular bacteria at 20 and 4 h, were 18.94, 7.35, and 15.27 for SE, SH, and ST, respectively, with no significant difference in survival between SE or ST compared to SH. Evaluation of cGC anti-Salmonella gene responses indicated that at 4 hpi there was a significant decrease in Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 mRNA in cGC infected with SE, whereas TLR5 and myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 were significantly down regulated across all serovars. At 4 hpi, invasion by Salmonella serovars resulted in significant upregulation of several antimicrobial genes, and proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines (PICs). At 20 hpi, all the serovars induced PICs with SH being the strongest inducer. Additionally, SE, SH and ST differentially induced signal transduction pathways. Although only a single strain from each serovar was tested, cGC presents a useful ex vivo cell culture model to assess the virulence potential of Salmonella serovars.


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Workshop caricature sketching in a traincoach, by Hugo & Marion ....
Location Rijtuigenloods Amersfoort. International company goes for a welfare event. Employees will make caricatures for a selected group of dutch people who might need some entertainment. Hugo & Marion will learn the employees how to sketch caricatures in a traincoach.Other type of workshops going on aswell. In english for this creative event.
Hello please come in to join our caricature workshop!
Marion van de Wiel
Talent from England, ( sketching the model picture right above him )


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Gurwin's Adult Day Health Program provides nursing, rehabilitation, and other health services in a social and exciting atmosphere to adults of all ages. Door-through-door transportation is provided, as well as caregiver respite and support. 15 reviews of Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center "My Dad is 97 and came down with the flu recently. After two weeks at the VA he was ready to leave the hospital, but not ready to go home. The people at Gurwin took care of him with 2/5(15).
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Gurwin Adult Day Health Program, Commack, NY listing in the adult day care directory.5/5(2). Whether after a hospitalization for acute illness or surgery, orthopedic joint replacement, injury, stroke or cardiac episode, or recovering from any complex medical issue, Gurwin's in-patient rehabilitation program is designed to make sure each of our patients achieves the highest possible level of function in the shortest amount of time.4.1/5(47).


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What is the study about?
Understanding how to treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) is difficult because there are so many possible outcomes. Even when patients have a similar injury, they may experience wide differences in behavior, cognition, and emotion. One way to predict individual TBI outcomes is to examine genes that interact with biological functions that help recovery. Since TBI patients are at a high risk for behavioral problems and depression (post-traumatic depression rates are approximately 50% during the first year after a TBI), this study evaluated depression as a factor that could influence if/how genes might affect risk for behavioral problems. The researchers predicted that depression would be a stressor that would increase the chances that some individuals with at risk genotypes are susceptible to behavioral problems.
What did the study find?
When participants were categorized as being depressed, the genotyping showed that variation in the COMT and ANKK1 genes were individually associated with behavior dysfunction at 12 months after their TBI. These findings are important because these genes can be used as markers to indicate which patients may benefit the most from cognitive rehabilitation and pharmaceutical therapies after TBI. If doctors can identify the individuals with TBI having the highest risk of depression and dysfunctional behavior, rehabilitation can start earlier and be tailored to be more effective.
Who participated in the study?
Ninety participants were recruited from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. To be eligible, participants needed to have a severe TBI and be between the ages of 16 and 75. The study only included self-reported white individuals.
How was the study conducted?
The participants took two assessments at 6 months and 12 months after their injury, one that analyzed behavior and another that looked at depression levels. The behavior assessment tool examines behaviors associated with damage to the frontal lobe of the brain, such as disinhibition, apathy, and executive functioning. For the depression assessment, participants selfselected depression symptoms they were experiencing. They qualified as having post-traumatic depression (PTD) if they selected five or more symptoms. Participants’ DNA was genotyped to assess variation in the COMT and ANKK1, genes that are associated with dysfunctional behavior.
Myrga, J. M., Juengst, S. B., Failla, M. D., Conley, Y. P., Arenth, P. M., Grace, A. A., & Wagner, A. K. (2016). COMT and ANKK1 Genetics Interact With Depression to Influence Behavior Following Severe TBI: An Initial Assessment. Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 30(10), 920-930.


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Meet adoptable deaf, 3 year old Nina who is looking for an adult only home where she can be the only pet.
From her current caregiver: Nina is an active 3yr old grey and white Pitbull. We adopted her from an animal shelter at the age of 2yrs of age so we had no knowledge of her previous history.
We have found her to be unpredictable with other dogs and small children. She does have allergies which can be controlled with her diet. She is very loving to adults and she enjoys being inside with her humans. Unfortunately I am engaged to someone who has small children and I cannot risk her unpredictability and don’t have a space to provide her in my home to keep her separate from the small children. It is not her fault because she was not raised around small children and small children can be also very unpredictable which makes Nina nervous.
I have exhausted many bully rescues but have been unsuccessful in surrendering her. Please help me find her an adult only home with someone who will love her and keep her safe.

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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted people in all sorts of ways – with jobs also being adversely affected in the wake of lockdown.
It’s been reported that more than 600,000 people in the UK lost their jobs during lockdown as coronavirus took its toll on the economy.
The number of people claiming benefits as a result of the pandemic has risen too, with unemployment claims soaring by more than 1.6m and claims under Universal Credit jumping month-on-month by 23.3 per cent in May.
As people turn to benefits in the wake of it all, others might be looking to claim housing benefit – but just how much is it and how can you claim?
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Here’s what you need to know…
How can you claim housing benefit?
In many cases housing benefit is being replaced by Universal Credit – so you’ll need to check you’re eligible for this before you apply.
If you’re only making a claim for Housing Benefit you can apply via your local council.
How you claim housing benefit will also depend on whether you’re making a claim for any other benefits.
You’ll also need to provide evidence to support your claim – such as how much rent you pay, what is included in those costs, if you pay any other service charges and the details of your landlord or agent.
How much is housing benefit?
There is no set amount when it comes to how much housing benefit you can claim – what you can get will depend on whether you rent privately or from a council.
You can use the benefits calculator on the Government’s website to work out what you might be eligible for, based on your circumstances.
The amount you may be eligible for depends on the following:
- your ‘eligible’ rent
- whether you have a spare room
- what your household income is, including benefits, pensions and savings (over £6,000)
- your circumstances (for example, the age of the people living in the house or if someone has a disability)
Your eligible rent is the amount used to calculate your Housing Benefit claim. If you are in social housing this is your actual rent plus any service charges (such as lift maintenance or a laundry service). However it does not include such costs as heating and water bills.
If you rent privately your eligible rent is either your Local Housing Allowance Rate or your actual rent – whichever is lower.
The amount you get will also be subject to the benefit cap, which limits the amount of benefits you can get – if you are claiming other benefits this may affect how much housing benefit you can receive.
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We have accommodation available for up to 100 head of cattle on cubicles.
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