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We here at Entertainment Zone are saddened to hear of the passing of actress Deanna Lund on June 22, 2018. Lund was best known to millions of scifi fans as Valeria Ames Scott, the rich society girl who, along with six other members of the suborbital flight The Spindrift, was stranded on a world filled with giants. The announcement of her passing was made on The Hollywood Show face book page and has since been confirmed by close friends. Deanna Lund, who was born on May 30, 1937 was 81 years old. Her death was due to misdiagnosed cancer.
Deanna Lund was specifically chosen by show creator Irwin Allen to play the role of the beautiful and headstrong, Valerie Scott in the series, which ran for two seasons. While working on the Land of the Giants, Lund met and fell in love with fellow co-star Don Matheson who played millionaire industrialist and hot tempered, Mark Wilson. The couple married shortly after the series ended and had a daughter, Michele Matheson. The two later divorced.
Land of the Giants was a physically demanding show for its stars, who had to climb ropes, run and do some very dangerous stunt work themselves. Deanna Lund, an active and athletic woman, easily kept up and made her character of Valerie Scott even more believable. She was a fan favorite and continued to have a strong fan-base from her work on Land of the Giants. She made frequent appearances at conventions much to the delight of those fans. Deanna also continued the adventures of her character by writing and releasing a novel in 1992 titled, Valerie in Giant Land, which was well received by fans of Land of the Giants and had recently been updated to include more material. All profits from the sale of the book are going to the American Cancer Society for research.
All of us who remember Deanna Lund from Land of the Giants will miss her. Deanna Lund was preceded in death by her Ex-husband, Don Matheson and is survived by her three children: her daughters Kim Lund, Michele Matheson, her son Randy Lund and her grandchildren.
R.I.P Deanna Lund.


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Do you look forward to your morning coffee to start your day or afternoon cozying up with a latte and a soft squishy blanket? I do for sure! Once of the things I miss right now is travelling to places and trying lovely coffee shops. In the meantime, I have started making more coffee beverages at home.
This vegan mocha latte is the perfect beverage when you crave hint of coffee and chocolate like me! Ordering vegan lattes from typical coffee shops can be a disappointment as often times they make the lattes either too bitter, too sugary, or with too less froth (froth is a key to great tasting and looking latte).
The key to making great vegan lattes at home is buying a frother (I recommend Breville brand) and using oat milk instead of other dairy alternatives like almond, coconut or soy milk. Oat milk generates great froth and makes the latte very creamy. It also lacks the nutty flavor of almond milk which works better with lattes as you can then infuse other flavors. You can certainly use any vegan milk of your choice of course in this latte!
Unlike many coffee-based beverages that are loaded with sugar and dairy, this mocha latte is made with oat milk, warming spices and raw cacao powder that provides antioxidants and a rich, chocolatey flavor to it. Next time you are craving coffee, don’t head to Starbucks; make a delicious vegan latte within the comfort of your own home in minutes!
2 cups oat milk (Oatly brand)
2 teaspoon raw cacao powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (plus more to taste)
1-2 tablespoon maple syrup or sweetner of your choice
2 shots of expresso
- Make expresso shots using a coffee machine.
- Heat up oat milk, cinammon, raw cacao powder and sweetener of your choice in a pan.
- Use a milk frother to create foam (creating good froth is the key in a latte!)
- Add the expresso shots in the serving mugs and pour the oat latte on top.
- Give it a gentle stir and sprinkle it with dark chocolate shavings and cinammon.
- Enjoy on chilly mornings or for cozy vibes with a blanket!

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Employers choosing to “nibble” around the edges of their new workforce’s pay and conditions after a TUPE transfer will lose at employment tribunals, legal experts have warned.
Simon Jeffreys, partner at law firm CMS Cameron McKenna, said new TUPE rules on changing employment terms, which came into force in April, meant employers taking over staff could no longer simply harmonise pay and conditions across the enlarged workforce, unless there was an economic, technical or organisational reason to do so.
Jeffreys told delegates at the IRS conference: “Most employers hoped TUPE would give them more flexibility. If employers nibble around the edge you have a problem. If you take the whole thing and shake it by the neck, employees have no protection under TUPE.”

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HOW customers have been busy creating pieces with their supplies. They look so good, I thought we should all see them, to get a warm, fuzzy “crafty” buzz. I’ll start with the most recent additions first.
- Robyn P used the Freestyle Fastener zips and clasps to make her Quilting bag.
- Kathy Rule made a lampshade from the kit from her home in country Queensland. Now she’s converted and she has more on the way.
- Fran S whipped up these colourful cotton pouches in no time using the coloured “freestyle fastener” zippers.
- Julie J made a striped patchwork with her “colour cocktail” white & blue zipper.
- Sandy Lee B made a batch of Shibori and dip-dyed a crochet wall hanging – sensational!
- Kelly B used the ceramic transfers to add pattern to the ceramic pots & bowls she made.
Do keep the pics coming and I’ll add there here. Don’t forget to #contemporarycrafting and #handsonworkshophow when sharing on Instagram. Our insta handle is @hands_on_workshop_how
This links you to the zippers in the HOW shop.
This links you to the Shibori kits
The ceramic transfers aren’t in the shop, but email me if you’d like to buy.
Projects from the HOW community

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How Long Does it Take Cannabis to Pass Through the BodyThere are many theories and hypotheses circulating regarding the length of time it takes marijuana to pass through one’s system. However, if you truly want to know how long it will take, you need to look at some facts and then decide for yourself. In order to make your best guess as to when your system will have no traces of THC or marijuana’s other active ingredients, you need to take a look at how much you’ve been smoking since the last extended period you had of not smoking at all. For those patients and stoners who regularly medicate multiple times per day, every day, it will take much longer for their body fat cells to be free of marijuana. Marijuana is stored in body fat cells, and is ever-so-slowly extracted from these cells by the body. While the marijuana is being extracted from the cells - and while it’s still in the fat cells - it can be traceable through blood, urine and hair follicle tests. Once a person smokes enough marijuana for their fat cells to reach terminal saturation - meaning no more marijuana can be absorbed into the cells - it will generally take between 4 and 6 weeks to exit the person’s system. For a regular, everyday stoner or heavy medical marijuana patient, reaching terminal saturation is not very difficult. In fact, it happens quite easily and after just a month or two of heavy, everyday use. Fortunately and somewhat amazingly, there is a way to accurately determine how marijuana is stored in your fat cells. Every time you smoke weed, you are saturating your blood with THC and other active ingredients, such as CBD. The chemicals in your blood are then absorbed by the fat cells, filtering out the active ingredients from your blood. This causes you to lose the psychoactive effect. Blood saturation of marijuana cannot exceed 100%, meaning that you can reach terminal saturation of your blood fairly rapidly if you keep smoking within every hour. After your blood reaches terminal saturation, you cannot get any higher, until the fat cells filter out the marijuana from your system and absorb them. However, unlike the body’s blood saturation level, the fat saturation level can far exceed 100%. In fact, if you smoke marijuana several times per day, every day, you have a fat saturation level of 1000%. Body fat excretes marijuana from its cell at the rate of roughly 10% of saturation per day. So, somebody who has a fat saturation level of only 100% or less (meaning they smoked, but only one or two times) can rid their system of traceable marijuana in 5 - 10 days. For someone with a fat saturation level of 1000% it will usually take between 4 and 6 weeks, but sometimes as short as 3 or as long as 8 weeks. A person’s body fat and total mass is also something to take into consideration. Someone who has more body fat, obviously has more room to store marijuana as body fat saturation. A person who has almost no body fat can rid their system of marijuana with 3 to 4 weeks of abstinence, even when they’re a regular and heavy smoker. Exercise is essentially the only way to help boost the time of this process, especially cardio exercise, such as running, swimming, riding bikes, hiking, jump roping, et cetera. Drinking lots of cranberry juice, pickle juice and water will only have to make you pee a lot, since as we know, marijuana is stored in fat cells, not the urinary tract or bladder. Detox solutions and masking agents may work on a home or basic drug test, but many employers and probation officers use up-to-date tests that can either detect the masking/detox agent or can tell you used something to flush your system, since your urine will usually be a bright, unnatural color when using these sort of products. Lastly, before you take your test after exercise and time of not smoking, by an at-home drug test for less than $10 just to be extra careful.
Guest | Aug 23, 2013
it hass been 22 days it was my 3ed time smoking...i have been training for football sence. weigh 132lds and im 5'8'' took urin test today. do you think i will pass?
Guest | Aug 23, 2013
5 foot 8 inches
Guest | Dec 29, 2012
This is a great, informative and succinct article on the subject, way to go to educate people! I concur, and have typically had a fast metabolism throughout my life. I'm not so fit now, but when I lost 0.75 kilo a week for a few weeks, due to heavy exercise (cycle touring with weight over mixed terrain) it seemed to make a big difference to my mind as well as my body. My IQ must have gone up 50%, no exaggeration. Not necessarily to do with the THC saturation levels, although I burnt-off body-fat that I'd never burnt-off in my life on that trip, and I was the leading stoner in a town of 100,000 at one point, so bear in mind the saturation of THC that this has given me at the point of laying down that fat (if that is also how it works).
Guest | Sep 19, 2012
happened to me too...dont worry itll feel a sort of high on a different drug (amphetamines and such) no, not meth...add/ adhd meds basically...should pass in a week or so maybe longer...working out may help as well as i work out almost everyday and it left me relatively quickly.
Guest | May 10, 2012
me indian get cannabis(bhang)ball by water directly before 5 months.I take it only one time. now i feel panic attack,sudden high brithing trouble, fear of death, unsecure. i want to know that if cannabis is still in my body? how i remove it? if my narvous syatem is getting healthy after remove it? give me some suggession please please please...........
Guest | Dec 11, 2011
Now i have trouble getting high, ive been a freuquent user and , i most deffently have a fast matebilisim, im around 135 and roughly 5,6'' 7'' , could this becuase of the size of me also, even though im smaller and should excrete the drug faster its eems to take almost longer infact and dosent seem to wear off when i go absence for a while with out,
lindzzz | Oct 28, 2011
Informative article. I knew that of your metabolism was faster that you could burn out the THC faster, but I guess that explains why, because people with high metabolism usually have low body fat. I also agree that when trying to flush out your system, exercise will help you more than anything.

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The Canadian mezzo-soprano, Brynne McLeod, began her studies at the University of Toronto with Jean McPhail. After completing a Master of Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama), she remained in Glasgow, where she supplemented her singing work with a "real" job in arts administration. She eventually left this job to pursue a full-time singing career, and joined the Flanders Opera Studio in Ghent, Belgium.
In the course of her studies Brynne McLeod has participated in master-classes with Sherrill Milnes, Daniel Taylor, Thomas Allen, and Ann Murray. As a Britten-Pears Yourg Artist, she performed J.S. Bach's Johannes-Passion (BWV 245) alongside Mark Padmore at Snape Maltings. She also participaed in master-classes with the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, where she worled with Hedwig Fassbender and performed the alto solo in J.S. Bach's Cantata BWV 109 under the baton of Helmuth Rilling.
Brynne McLeod is now workirg as a freelance singer in Cologne, Germany. Her blog "Diva on a Dare" is about the “dare” she has taken in choosing this path, and the many changes and challerges she meets along the way. She has appeared as a soloist with several choirs throughout the UK and Germany, and her range of oratorio repertoire includes Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria, George Frideric Handel's Messiah, W.A. Mozart's Requiem, and Rossini's Petite Messe Solonelle.
On the opera stage, Brynne McLeod has perfonned a variety of roles in Baroque, classical, and contemporary repertoire. Most recently, she performed the roles of Iunon in Charpentier's Actéon, and Romy Schneider in the world premiere of Ioris Blanckaert's new opera, Elle est moi und tote mich.
A skilled ensemle singer, Brynne McLeod has performed with groups such as the Festival Ensemble Stuttgart, Cappella Nova, the Red Note Ensemble, and the Choir Academy at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. Brynne is currently a member of the Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and of Chorus Musicus Köln (Director: Christoph Spering)..
When she is not singirg, Brynne McLeod likes to spend time with her boyfriend in Sweden, or with her family in Canada. She also enjoys reading, doirg yoga, running, eatirg chocolate, and making inexcusany terrible puns.


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Cooperative Preschool Plans Open House
Parkview Playschool, Inc., a cooperative preschool in Lakewood, has scheduled an Open House on Tuesday, January 24 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Offering educational services to three- and four-year-old children, Parkview’s preschool program is unique.
“The difference between a co-op and a traditional preschool comes down to parental involvement,” says Parkview’s Director of fifteen years, Mrs. Patti Finau. “Cooperative preschools are successful because parents can observe and better understand their child’s development, joys and frustrations. Co-ops allow parents be an integral part of their child’s first school experience.”
The Open House will enable interested parents to visit the school, meet the teachers and find out about enrollment.
For more information, contact Mrs. Patti Finau at 216-228-0996.
Parkview Playschool, Inc.
Faith Lutheran Church
16511 Hilliard Road
Lakewood OH 44107
Parkview Playschool, Inc., a cooperative preschool in Lakewood, offers educational services to three- and four-year-old children.


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North Curry is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The parish, which includes Knapp and Lower Knapp has a population of 1,640.
North Curry sits on a ridge of land, 7 metres (23 ft) above sea level. North Curry is a fairly large village, but is quietly tucked away on the southwestern side of the Somerset Levels, well away from the main highways. The buildings, history, and village life make North Curry a surprising gem amongst the winding, hedgerow-bordered country lanes that tie it to surrounding villages. North Curry Meadow (grid reference ST330253) is a 1.3 hectare (3.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1989.
The parish was part of the North Curry Hundred. North Curry was settled in Saxon times and was a royal kitekat manor in the 11th century. Around 1194, Richard the Lionheart (Richard I of England) deeded North Curry over to the Bishop of Wells, along with other possessions, in exchange for cash to pay off his ransom to the Austrian Emperor, Henry VI. North Curry parish traditionally included the hamlets of Helland, Knapp, Lillesdon, Moredon, Newport and Wrantage. In 1231 Henry III granted a licence for the Bishop of Bath and Wells to deforest the manor of North Curry and enclose the lands as parks.
Reclamation of the surrounding moors before 1311 allowed the village to expand. A market village since the 13th century, North Curry's sources of wealth have included hunting, fishing, and wool trade, with access to other markets via the nearby River Tone. Evidence of the prosperity of the village can be seen in the exemplary architecture, including 68 listed buildings.
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council’s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.
The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Taunton Deane, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Taunton Rural District. The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.
Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.
North Curry is in an electoral ward called 'North Curry and Stoke St. Gregory'. Whilst North Curry is the most populous area the ward stretches through Stoke St. Gregory to Burrowbridge. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census is 3,226.
It is also part of the Taunton Deane county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament which elects seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.
North Curry Parish Church
North Curry Parish Church, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, is nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Moors’. Parts of the large, airy church date to the 14th century, and the church was erected on the site of an earlier church. Episcopal records in Wells mention a church in North Curry as early as 1199. The church has a good view of the Levels and moors, with benches placed for walkers and other visitors to enjoy the view from the slightly higher grounds of the churchyard. To assist visitors tracing their ancestry to North Curry, the church has posted a map of the graves in the cemetery. In August 2007, North Curry Church was incorporated into the Athelney benefice of the Church of England. The vicar of the Athelney benefice covers the parishes of Burrowbridge, Lyng, North Curry, and Stoke St Gregory.
North Curry has an active history society, village hall, playing fields, primary school, doctor's surgery, Women's Institute, cricket club, gardening club, musical and theatrical groups, and a luncheon club. In 2006, villagers opened a coffee shop, staffed by 70 volunteers, in a converted barn. The coffee shop offers artwork and crafts by local artists, along with hot food, homemade cakes, and good cheer. Proceeds from the coffee shop go to charity. The coffee shop is part of the refurbished Town Farm Barn, in the loft of which are housed the North Curry Archives. Apart from artefacts from the past, the records of people and places going back centuries are being sourced daily for those seeking Family Tree Information. In 2009 the Parish Council opened a new 12-acre (49,000 m2) Sports Field in White Street with cricket and football pitches and a pavilion.
- ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. http://www.somersetintelligence.org.uk/files/Somerset%20Census%20Key%20Statistics%20-%20Summary%20Profiles.xls. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Somerset Hundreds". GENUKI. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Miscellaneous/. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ Bond, James (1998). Somerset Parks and Gardens. Somerset Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-0861834655.
- ^ Havinden, Michael (1982). The Somerset Landscape. The making of the English landscape. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 110. ISBN 0-340-20116-9.
- ^ North Curry: A Place in History, by Angela Dix, ISBN 978-0-9531141-1-5
- ^ "Tainton RD". A vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166688. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "North Curry and Stoke St. Gregory ward 2011.Retrieved 3 March 2015". http://www.ukcensusdata.com/north-curry-and-stoke-st-gregory-e05006866#sthash.UdQqeK46.dpbs.
- ^ North Curry Church website
- ^ North Curry village website
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- October 7-12th 2014 - Exhibition, The Strand Gallery, London, WC2.
- August 26th - ongoing- Exhibition, Harmony Adult Store, 99a Charing Cross Road, London
- Feb - March 2014 - Exhibition, Sh! Woman's Emporium, London
- October 25 - 17th 2013 - Exhibitor Erotica 13, Tobacco Dock, London
- October 1-6th 2013 - Exhibition, The Strand Gallery, London, WC2.
- November 18-20th 2011 - Exhibitor Erotica 11, Olympia, London.
- Front Cover Secret magazine, Sept 2011
- Images included in Lighting the Nude book, published by Rotavision 2011
- November 20-22nd 2010 - Exhibitor Erotica 10, Olympia, London.
- Erotic Artist of the Year 2010 awarded by JADE magazine
- 2010 Grand prize winner in Carrie Leigh's NUDE magazine competition.
- 2009 Grand prize winner in Carrie Leigh's NUDE magazine competition.
- November 20-22nd 2009 - Exhibitor Erotica 09, Olympia, London.
- Erotic Review competition 2009, 4th place in readers choice section
- Winning artist in 2009 Erotic Signature competition
- November 21st-23rd 2008 - Exhibitor Erotica 08, Olympia, London.
- July 2008 - December 2008, 30 items of erotic art display at Aurora Fine Art Gallery, 173a, Walsall Rd, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0JH, Tel: 01543 467845
- May 24th & 25th 2008 - Passion Exhibition, Earls Court, London.
- November 2007 - book of my work published titled Curves, available at all good book stores ISBN 978-0-9557319-0-7
- November 23-25th 2007 - Exhibitor Erotica 07, Olympia, London.
- October 07 - editor`s choice in Jade Magazine, back cover page shot
- September 07 - month long exhibition of landscape images at Jesus Centre, Northampton, UK.
- July 23rd & 24th 2007 - ETO exhibition at NEC Birmingham
- July 07 - published work in the Fetish Photo Anthology volume 5 published by Secret magazine
- April 2007 - Jade magazine, an international erotic art and literature magazine - 8 page spread, photographer of the month with centre page spread.
- April 6th & 7th 2007 at Chichele College, High Street, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
- October 2006 - Jade magazine, an international erotic art and literature magazine - 4 page spread
- July 15th and 16th 2006, Chichele College, High Street, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire.
- Selection of images appeared in `Guide to great photography` book published Autumn 2006
An award winning photographer with work submitted to national and international exhibitions and competitions. Awarded Erotic Artist of the Year 2010 by JADE magazine. I'm a member of the Royal Photographic Society and achieved my Fellowship distinction in 2013.
If you like my work consider supporting me via my Patreon page http://www.patreon.com/johntisbury
I mainly concentrate on print sales selling my work through my website as well as exhibiting at various galleries and venues throughout the year. Almost all of my work centres around erotic/fetish with a bit of artistic nude. I do my own rigging and tying to a competent and safe standard including suspension. I shoot in a relaxed and fun atmosphere as you get better images if you are enjoying yourself.
Please note that I rarely offer TFP/CD work. I'm available for private commissions, portfolio work and photography tuition. I'm a fully qualified industry professional trainer with a CIPD qualification in training development and delivery.
My Blog: http://johntisbury.co.uk/wordpress/
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Today I have another masculine card to share with you. As most of you know, I love vintage style images, so when I saw this vintage car and garage sign, I just knew they would be perfect for a card for the guys. What guys don't love cars?
I will add the sentiment once I decide what kind of card it will be. Could be used for birthday, Father's Day or retirement. DCWV designer paper was used for the background over kraft card stock. The images are matted on black and kraft card stock. The brown satin ribbon is Darice Premium Ribbon.
I had so much fun working on this project. Once I had my images and paper choices, it came together pretty quickly. I just love when that happens.
Well, on to other projects. Stop by again soon.

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A deathtrap-filled last level is fine on a platform game with tight controls, but not for a puzzle game in which platforming is a secondary concern. I thoroughly enjoyed this game up until the final level. The sheer frustration inspired by dying six times as often during the last level as during the rest of the game really ruined it for me.
I find that the Time Stop spell is way too powerful, I have completed every level in this game on epic difficulty with Time Stop being the only spell equipped. Other than that, I found Epic War 4 to be rather enjoyable and an easy 4 badges.
Eh, I was max level in WoW with plenty of time to raid... the only problem was once you do it once, its the same thing over and over again... just like runescape, except more than $5 a month. Not to mention I'm personally into tradeskills, and WoW is a tad lacking in that department. unlike the 18 different tradeskills offered by Runescape.
Go push your agenda on someone who cares. If carrots screamed when you pulled them from the ground, would you starve? I seriously doubt it. Besides, our digestive systems are designed to process meat.
These animals wouldn't be raised and killed in such horrible conditions if they were intelligent enough to defend themselves. Unfortunately for them, they're not... therefore they are food. We have six billion mouths to feed, and that's impossible to do by gathering berries.
Quit whining and go starve somewhere.
If you put in pi to the 32nd digit in the first place (refer to your calculator), then you can put just about anything into the other places and it will draw continuously until the shape becomes solid.
I believe you've done the impossible here... you've made math fun for the masses!
Turns out I make a better sperm than I ever expected! The educational aspect, along with the chuckles, make this worth a play-through. Not to mention the extra atmosphere provided by the soundtrack. Cool!


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How Online Car Marketplaces Emerged From COVID-19 Stronger Than Ever
SHIFT Few industries have experienced volatility during COVID-19—both severe sales drops and accelerated growth—quite like
Few industries have experienced volatility during COVID-19—both severe sales drops and accelerated growth—quite like online used car marketplaces. In the past couple of months, buying and selling cars online quickly transformed from the way of the future to an imperative in the present. Why has the industry proven so resilient, and is the trend toward buying and selling cars online a temporary fad, or an indicator of the Amazon-ification of automotive retail? I sat down (virtually) with Toby Russell, Co-founder and Co-CEO of online used car marketplace SHIFT, to learn more.
An Industry In The Spotlight
At first glance, the online used car marketplace space is not an obvious choice to experience unprecedented growth during COVID-19. The demand for transportation has shrunken with people working from home and shelter-in-place orders in many of America’s most densely populated cities. Moreover, one would expect consumer spending on big-ticket items like cars to decline in a time of economic stress and rising unemployment.
In fact, in the second half of March and throughout April 2020, sales of online used cars dropped significantly as consumers adjusted to a new economic reality. SHIFT sales in April dropped 40% from February sales levels, and the company’s main competitors, Carvana and Vroom, both publicly traded companies, also experienced major sales challenges. Carvana’s April sales dropped 40% from 2019 levels and Vroom was forced to sell off a significant portion of its inventory at a steep discount. However, as consumers became accustomed to this new normal, they started searching for a safe and effective way to meet their transport needs, from grocery shopping to getting to a hospital in case of an emergency. Online used car marketplaces quickly filled this role.
Part of the emergence of these marketplaces has to do with the nature of their business model, and the benefits they offer relative to other transportation methods. When COVID-19 started spreading, many traditional auto retailers and dealerships shut down, as did public transportation in large cities like San Francisco. Even in instances where public transport remains operational, the prospect of being in a crowded environment has proven too much for many people to bear. Alternatively, ride sharing and peer-to-peer car rental platforms also present challenges due to the high velocity of riders passing through the vehicles. Finally, with air travel restrictions, there’s been a large shift for vacationers from air travel to personal vehicle travel. For many, private transport is the only viable option, and if one doesn’t already have a car, an online used car marketplace is likely his or her best bet to obtain one (and a cost-effective option relative to purchasing a new car).
Rising To The Challenge
The confluence of these market factors provided online car marketplaces a unique and massive opportunity to serve countless new customers. As Ivan Drury, an analyst at Edmunds, noted: “together, Carvana, Vroom and SHIFT sold fewer than 300,000 cars in 2019, less than 1% of the used-car market in the U.S.” On the other hand, this opportunity challenged the resources and capacity of these not yet profitable marketplaces, and forced a reinvention of the online used car buying and selling experience to cater to new audiences looking for the benefits of online retail without sacrificing the traditional car buying and selling process.
The leading online used car marketplaces all responded to this sink-or-swim situation with impressive execution, prioritizing safety and propelling the industry forward. As a result, Carvana and Vroom performed strongly in the latter half of Q2 2020, and SHIFT’s May 2020 sales returned to their previously record-high February levels.
While the industry as a whole has displayed an impressive ability to operationalize at a scale far greater than anticipated, what differentiates San Francisco-based SHIFT and its COVID-19 experience, and why I was particularly interested in speaking with SHIFT Co-CEO Toby Russell, is the adaptability and innovation the company demonstrated at the onset of the crisis. SHIFT’s user experience diverges from Carvana and Vroom in the key area of test driving. Carvana and Vroom each offers a 7-day grace period or “return policy” post-purchase to ease the commitment of the transaction. However, SHIFT conveniently brings its cars to its prospective customers and allows them to test drive the vehicle before purchasing.
This added feature introduces a set of logistical and safety considerations SHIFT had to address in the context of COVID-19. In response, SHIFT swiftly (within literal days of the California lockdown order) rolled out several updates aiming to, in the words of Russell, “make the cars safer, the test drive and buying process safer, and the process more accessible.” First, SHIFT tweaked the car delivery and test drive process to be contactless, no small logistical feat. Second, the company began applying antimicrobial treatments to all of its vehicles free of charge to prevent the spread of germs. Additionally, SHIFT created an Essential Workers Program providing discounts to essential workers. Given SHIFT’s initial dire financial situation due to COVID-19, and the emphasis it puts on its test drive as a core differentiator, the measures implemented by the company proved to be critical to the health and future of the business, which has since announced plans to go public this year.
When asked what about SHIFT’s team and operations enabled the company to rally as it did, Russell emphasized a focus on consistently adapting to ever-changing customer needs. He also recognized the value of building a cross-disciplinary team including diverse backgrounds and perspectives to foster creativity and collaborative decision making. In this case, developing and executing upon a COVID-19 strategy required input and cooperation across car delivery personnel, auto mechanics, designers, software engineers, product managers, and more. Lastly, Russell noted his gratitude and SHIFT’s good fortune that from a strategic perspective, much of its strategy, such as delivering a test drive vehicle to someone’s home or expanding into the “value” segment of cars that are at least 8 years old with over 80,000 miles (a space in which Carvana and Vroom are not active), was reinforced by COVID-19 circumstances.
The Future Of Online Car Marketplaces
Looking ahead, the question remains: how much of the recent growth of online used car marketplaces is a sign of the times as opposed to a fundamental shift in purchase behavior? According to Russell, for the most part, the industry dynamics and growth driven by COVID-19 will persist.
The trajectory toward online car retail has been pulled forward significantly. Even a few months ago, many in the industry believed it would take another 5 years for online car marketplaces to really take hold. The reason the adoption of online car marketplaces will continue to accelerate is simple: it’s a much better customer experience. According to a 2019 report published by CarGurus, 96% of people start their car shopping experience online, researching and becoming pricing experts for the cars they’re interested in. But, in most cases, these consumers can’t actually buy the car they see online. Rather, they’re referred to a dealer who may or may not have the car. This asymmetry between the car shopping experience and transacting experience will not continue to be acceptable to consumers increasingly accustomed to a streamlined online retail and fulfillment experience.
With the shift toward greater adoption of online car marketplaces will undoubtedly come greater scrutiny and competition from traditional car dealers looking to adapt their own legacy models. Russell is not worried about this increased competition because of high barriers to entry, the first being the difficulty of developing a functioning e-commerce capability. This infrastructure is particularly complex to build in the automotive space, as any online marketplace must account for financing and warranty requirements, and the ability to transfer large dollar amounts and vehicle titles. Fulfillment presents another barrier. The fulfillment of car transactions is meaningfully different from other types of fulfillment—a car can’t be boxed and shipped like most other products purchased and fulfilled online.
Another notable trend, albeit one that Russell acknowledges might not last, is the migration from new to used car transactions, and from used to highly used. Recent SHIFT data shows that older and lower priced cars are in high demand: these types of vehicles historically accounted for 15-20% of SHIFT test drives, but recently have increased to 30-40% of test drives. SHIFT’s previously mentioned value segment of older SHIFT-certified cars targets this growing demand.
Finally, historically, peak demand for test drives was weekends. More recently, peak demand has shifted to Wednesday-Friday as people working from home look to test drive at the end of the workday. The jury is still out on whether the shape of the retail week and the seasonality of the retail year will change and flatten long-term.
A Wild Ride
The past few months have tested and validated the value of online car marketplaces, and have proven that the automotive industry cannot and will not be exempt from the forces of disruption transforming retail. Time will tell if SHIFT can apply the same innovation on display during COVID-19 to separate itself from the pack of online marketplaces, or if well-established Carvana and fast-growing Vroom will take the lead. Regardless, given the amount of room for growth, the online car marketplace industry is one in which multiple players can maintain sizable share and sustainable businesses. The future is indeed bright for online used car marketplaces.


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The Summer 2015 Newsletter for the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center is now available.
View and download photos taken at the 20th anniversary celebration of the teaching programs at our Milton campus.
Dr. Brecke received the UF/IFAS Professor Emeritus Award at the UF/IFAS Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Research Awards Ceremony on May 19. Dr. Brecke has spent 30 years with UF/IFAS.
Dr. Jack Payne, UF senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources and leader of UF/IFAS, wrote about the 20th anniversary of the teaching programs at our Milton campus.

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Earth 'twins' discovered
Five potential Earth twins with conditions capable of supporting life have been discovered orbiting Sun-like stars.
Other planet candidates identified by the American space agency Nasa's new Kepler space telescope could have life-bearing moons.
Astronomers also confirmed the existence of a six-planet solar system centred on a Sun-like star named Kepler-11.
The wealth of observation data has amazed scientists and greatly boosted the chances of life evolving beyond the Earth.
Nasa administrator and former astronaut Charles Boden said: "In one generation we have gone from extraterrestrial planets being a mainstay of science fiction to the present, where Kepler has helped turn science fiction into today's reality."
The latest batch of Kepler data identified what are believed to be several hundred new planets orbiting distant stars.
Of these, 54 sit within the habitable or "Goldilocks zone" - the region just the right distance from the parent star to allow conditions that are not too hot and not too cold for liquid surface water and life to exist.
Five of the candidate planets, yet to be verified by follow-up observations, are near-Earth sized.
They are likely to be small, rocky planets with atmospheres and possibly oceans and rivers of flowing water. Any or all of them could be places where primitive or advanced life exists.
The remaining 49 habitable-zone candidates range from "super-Earth" worlds up to twice the size of Earth to planets bigger than Jupiter.
But even giant planets with crushing gravity and pressure could have life-sustaining moons if they lie within the "Goldilocks zone".
Kepler's principal investigator, Dr William Borucki, from Nasa's Ames Research Centre in Moffett Field, California, said: "The fact that we've found so many planet candidates in such a tiny fraction of the sky suggests there are countless planets orbiting Sun-like stars in our galaxy.
"We went from zero to 68 Earth-sized planet candidates and zero to 54 candidates in the habitable zone, some of which could have moons with liquid water."
Among the stars with planetary candidates, 170 show evidence of possessing multi-world solar systems.
Kepler-11, around 2,000 light years from Earth, has six confirmed planets all with orbits smaller than Venus's and is the most tightly packed planetary system yet discovered.
Findings from Kepler-11 appear in the latest issue of the journal Nature.
All the star's planets are larger than Earth, with the biggest being comparable to Uranus and Neptune.
The innermost planet, Kepler-11b, is 10 times closer to its star than Earth is to the Sun.
Moving outwards, the other planets are Kepler-11c, Kepler-11d, Kepler-11e, Kepler-11f and Kepler-11g which is half the Earth-Sun distance from its star.
Kepler science team member Dr Jack Lissauer, also from Ames, said: "Kepler-11 is a remarkable system whose architecture and dynamics provide clues about its formation.
"These six planets are mixtures of rock and gases, possibly including water. The rocky material accounts for most of the planets' mass, while the gas takes up most of their volume.
"By measuring the sizes and masses of the five inner planets, we determined they are among the lowest mass confirmed planets beyond our solar system."
The latest discoveries increase the total number of planet candidates identified by Kepler since the telescope was launched into orbit in 2009 to 1,235.
Of these, 68 are approximately Earth-sized, 288 are "super-Earth" sized, 662 are Neptune-sized, 165 are the size of Jupiter, and 19 are larger than Jupiter.
Kepler is designed to look for the tiny dimming of star light caused by planets crossing or "transiting" their stars.
The transits of habitable zone planets orbiting Sun-like stars occur about once a year, and three transits are required to verify the observations. It may therefore take three years for astronomers to confirm the discoveries of Earth-like planets.
Kepler's telescope "eye" has been sweeping an area covering about one four hundredth of the sky containing more than 156,000 stars.


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For those of you who are based in Paris, you are welcome to come to a lecture by Dr. Iliana Kasarska on The Gothic Sculpted Portal: Technical Aspects. It will take place at the American University of Paris at 6 rue du Colonel Combes (75007) on Thurs. Nov. 18 at 6pm in room C-104. There isContinue reading “Online/In Person Lecture: The Gothic Sculpted Portal: Technical Aspects, Dr. Iliana Kasarska, American University of Paris, 18 November 2021”
The last three decades ‘Silk Road’ studies have seen an unprecedented boom. As one of the consequences of this boom, Sogdiana and its traders were brought into the view of the broader academic and non-academic audience. Unfortunately (as is often the case with popular labels attached to research) the ‘Silk Road’ label has a tendencyContinue reading “Online Lecture: East of Byzantium: Eternal ‘Silk Road’? The Rise of Sogdiana during the 3rd–4th Centuries A.D., Sören Stark, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, Monday 15 November, 12:00-1:30 pm (EST)”
This research paper considers how Nicholas of Cusa, the fifteenth-century polymath, sought to convey higher truths in diagrammatic form For Nicholas of Cusa, the fifteenth-century polymath, diagrams comprised the perfect medium with which to represent the highest truths. No less important, they were the ideal vehicle for attaining such truths in the first place. InContinue reading “Online Lecture: Jeffrey Hamburger: ‘Colour in Cusanus’, The Murray Seminars at Birkbeck, Wednesday 17 November 5:00-6:30pm (GMT)”
Looking at the interplay between chant, architecture, and manuscript illumination, this talk considers the ways in which notions of salvation were sonically articulated in the Divine Liturgy during the Middle Byzantine period. Tracing the Gospel lectionary from text to illustration to recitation, this lecture looks at how Byzantine artists produced a unified experience that tookContinue reading “Online Lecture: The Sound of the Lectionary: Chant, Architecture, and Salvation in Byzantium, Roland Betancourt, November 30, 2021, 2:00–3:30 pm (EST)”
With over 2000 cuttings from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, the V&A holds one of the largest collections of this kind in the world. On the occasion of the Fragmented Illuminations exhibition at the V&A (8 September 2021-8 May 2022), curator Catherine Yvard will explore the history of this collection, and highlight some of the exciting discoveries made while researching forContinue reading “Lecture: Fragmented Illuminations: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Cuttings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Catherine Yvard, The Research Forum,10 November 2021, 5:00PM – 6:30PM (GMT)”
The sumptuous patterned silk textiles produced in the multifaith medieval Iberian Peninsula, objects of great value as well as desire, played a paramount role in facilitating interactions among elite consumers, no matter their beliefs. Rare and precious surviving medieval Iberian fiber arts evoke for modern audiences a variety of social, political, and economic relationships, yetContinue reading “Online Lecture: Common Threads: Textiles at the Frontiers of Faith, A Virtual Scholars’ Event for the Exhibition at The Met Cloisters Spain, 1000–1200: Art at the Frontiers of Faith, Wednesday 10 November 2021 1:00-2:30 PM ET”
Stargates – The Magic of Images from Heka to the Monas Hieroglyphica is a lecture series dedicated to the material aspects of making magical images. Following a chronological sequence in order to underline the transformations, continuities, and discontinuities from ancient to “modern” practices, this series builds on the legacy of the Warburg Institute scholars D.P.Continue reading “Online Lecture: Stargates – ‘Magical Images in Late Medieval Manuscripts’, Dr. Jean-Patrice Boudet, The Warburg Institute, 10 November 2021, 5:30PM – 7:00PM (GMT)”
Please join the friends of the ICMA for the third in a series of special online events on Thursday, October 28 at 1:00 p.m. EST with panelists who are prominent collectors and engaged with the art market.
‘How have new technologies helped to efface histories of darkness? How, despite this, does darkness still create powerful ‘occasions’ for viewing? And to what extent does artificial light diminish modern encounters and interpretations of artworks and spaces?’
Deborah Kahn wrote her thesis at the Courtauld Institute. She subsequently returned to America where she has taught at Boston University as an Associate Professor for twenty-five years.

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Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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He has conducted many orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic in London, Tonhalle Zurich, WDR Cologne, Swedish Radio Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Munich Radio Orchestra, Staatsoper Stuttgart, Baden-Baden Philharmonic, Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra in Milan, Trondheim Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, and the Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM in México. He has also been Principal Guest Conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted Torroba’s Luisa Fernanda at the Theater an der Wien with Plácido Domingo and the RSO Wien, the premiere of Enric Palomar’s La cabeza del Bautista at the Barcelona Gran Teatre del Liceu, and Puccini’s Tosca at the Vienna Volksoper. His recording of Respighi’s Roman Trilogy with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was issued by Onyx Classics.


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On sale 3 October 2023
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From New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older comes an untold story of Jedi Sav Malágan.
Teenage Padawan Sav has been training her entire life to understand the ways of the Force and become a Jedi Knight, until a chance encounter with pirate queen Maz Kanata and her outlaw crew finds Sav longing for greater adventures beyond her world of disciplined studies. By chance, the news of an alliance of dark Force users forces Sav to take on a deadly mission undercover as a member of Maz's crew to discover the true nature of this dark alliance.
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Obama Jumps In
But it's important to note that an exploratory committee is intended to examine the candidate's viability in the upcoming presidential race and, given Obama's rock-star status in the Democratic party, there is little doubt that his February announcement will establish that he is officially in the race.
"Even in the midst of the enormous challenges we face today, I have great faith and hope about the future - because I believe in you," said Obama on Tuesday. "And that's why I wanted to tell you first that I'll be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee."
"For the next several weeks, I am going to talk with people from around the country, listening and learning more about the challenges we face as a nation, the opportunities that lie before us, and the role that a presidential campaign might play in bringing our country together. And on February 10th, at the end of these decisions and in my home state of Illinois, I'll share my plans with my friends, neighbors and fellow Americans."
The Illinois Senator has always been against the Iraq war -- even giving a speech at an anti-war rally in 2002 -- and this differentiates him from most of his announced and expected opponents for the nomination.
"I certainly didn't expect to find myself in this position a year ago," the 45-year-old Obama said yesterday. "But as I've spoken to many of you in my travels across the states these past months; as I've read your e-mails and read your letters; I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics."
Obama will immediately become the front-runner in a field that now includes Senators Joe Biden (D-DE) and Chris Dodd (D-CT), former Senator John Edwards, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH).
You can see a video clip of his announcement here.
And now, what say you, Senator Clinton?


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Dr. Adedeji Adeniran participated in a series of two workshops organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), on February 2-3, 2020 in Cape Town. The workshops were targeted at policymakers, experts and academics and aim to generate ideas and recommendations that will result in concrete actions towards a more resilient and prosperous Africa.
The first event, “ New Frontiers in Local Content: Environment and Transparency ”, featured presentations on different topics such as Incorporating Environmental Standards in Local Procurement, Extractives Procurement and Carbon Emissions, Environment and Local Procurement in Extractive Industries.
The second event, “Advocacy and Africa’s New Climate Economy: Evidence-based Action” provided a platform for participants to share perspectives from their respective think tanks. In his presentation, Dr. Adeniran highlighted how economic diversification can contribute to climate change mitigation as well as reduce the cost of climate finance.


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CARIBOU, Maine — The city is getting $3.4 million back from the Maine State Retirement System, $3 million of which the City Council has decided to invest in 5-year certificates of deposit with Aroostook Savings and Loan.
“Approximately 25-30 years ago, the city invested some extra money into the [Maine State Retirement System], and that amount has grown to the $3.4 million in surplus funds that we have today,” City Manager Austin Bleess said.
Changes made by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board have affected the retirement system, which can no longer invest the surplus funds from municipalities, according to Bleess.
City Council members shopped around for investment opportunities before deciding where to place the money. It was a proposal from the Caribou-based Aroostook Savings and Loan that stood above the others, with bank President and CEO John Swanberg swaying the council to invest back into the city.
“Keep your money at home so it builds your community,” Swanberg said.
“Anytime you put money in the local economy it turns sevenfold,” Bleess said.
The city will pay into the Maine State Retirement System on a monthly basis to cover the employer cost share of retirements for city employees who participate in the state retirement system. The city will make these payments utilizing the interest income from the five-year CDs with Aroostook Savings and Loan.
“Only the police and fire department employees participate in the [Maine State Retirement System]. The five-year investment is at a 3 percent interest rate, which will generate an annual interest income of $90,000,” Bleess said.
The annual interest income on the $3 million investment will cover the employer share of the retirement costs on an annual basis, he said.
The city will use the remaining $400,000 it is getting back from the retirement system “be used to boost city reserves and to pay out unused sick/vacation time for current city employees today rather than when they retire,” Bleess said.
Back in the 1970s, the city of Caribou didn’t offer a retirement plan for city employees. Allowing the accumulation of unused sick/vacation time to be paid out at retirement was used as their retirement plan.
“By paying out the unused amounts today, this would allow the employees to invest in a retirement plan of their choosing and get the liability off of the city books,” Bleess said.
Bleess expects the city’s money to be deposited into Aroostook Savings and Loan sometime this July.


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Proudly serving the Montrose area since the 1950's, Montrose Veterinary Clinic is a progressive, mixed animal practice that prides itself in giving your animals the best care possible. Our qualified and knowledgeable veterinary family is composed of two veterinarians whose individual professional expertise allows Montrose Veterinary Clinic to be at the cutting edge of veterinary medicine and surgery.
When you bring your animal to Montrose Veterinary Clinic, you can feel confident that your animal is not merely another patient, but part of our veterinary family.
Montrose Veterinary Clinic is a full-service veterinary hospital including a pharmacy, surgery suite, on-site x-ray and ultrasound capabilities. We can meet the majority of your large and small animal needs.
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We all want to relax, and we all want to find ways to help us relax. That can be through sitting in a hot tub, enjoying a movie, or it can be through a sensual experience that comes from a sensual massage experience.
What exactly is a sensual massage experience? Well the fact of the matter is that our skin is the largest sense organ on the body. Simply by touching the skin, you can create a deep emotional and mental connection.
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Because our greenhouse and growing technologies have become so advanced, it’s not unreasonable to plant growies biologically out of season or in an entirely different climate and have them do well. But even though you can plant just about anything you like, plants that are native to your area still have an advantage over plants that aren’t, and they’re likelier to stay healthy and happy. There are plenty of good reasons to plant native!
For one thing, native plants can help you conserve water because they don’t need much more than what is already in the land. If you live in an area like California or the American southwest, conserving water is of especial importance. This means that most native plants are more low-maintenance than imported species. Native plants will be happy with the land you give them because it’s what they expect.
Additionally, native plants already know how to defend themselves against pests and problems common to the area, so you don’t need to spend extra money to keep the plants healthy or buy replacements.
Native plants can even contribute to the quality of public health. Because gardens of non-native plants are often sprayed with copious amounts of pesticides, those gardens do represent some health hazards. But by planting native plants, you can greatly reduce the risk of getting chemicals into the ground and water supply.
And if you plant native, you’re more likely to get local birds coming to check out your garden. Your garden will promote a healthy relationship between native flora and fauna, and that’s a good thing for the sustainability of the environment.
If you don’t know what kinds of plants are native to your area, that’s okay. It’s very easy to find out with a quick Google search! PlantNative has a state-by-state database of which plants are native to which part of the country. Here in New York, pretty plants like red maples, black cherries, wild columbine, wild ginger, and yellow trout lilies are found, but check your state to see what kinds of plants you should be getting. The site also has a directory of nurseries that will help you find native plants in your area.


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The Center of the International Association of Akhal-Teke Horse Breeding and the International Association “Turkmen Alabay” was inaugurated in Ashgabat. The opening ceremony was attended by the leaders of parliament, senior government officials and representatives of the ministries, departments, public associations, mass media and the Ashgabat city administration.
A meeting of the International Association “Turkmen Alabay” was held in the conference hall of the new center. Opening the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister, President of the International Association of Akhal-Teke Horse Breeding and Chairman of the International Association “Turkmen Alabay” Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated everyone on the National Day of Turkmen Horse and Day of Turkmen Alabay, which this year will be celebrated jointly for the first time on the last Sunday of April.
Turning to the meeting agenda, Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed to amend the Charter of the organization. According to it, the chairman of the Association will become its president, and the deputy chairman of the Association – its vice president. It was also proposed to establish “Brave Turkmen Alabay of the Year” medal to be awarded to the winner of the international competition to be held annually in April. The forum participants unanimously supported these proposals.
The forum concluded with the award ceremony on the occasion of the National Day of Turkmen Horse and Day Turkmen Alabay. According to the decree by the President of Turkmenistan, the most distinguished horse and dog breeders of the country were awarded honorary titles.

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What a day.
Taxi 05.15 –> Phuket airport (flight delayed one hour)-> flight to KL with Swedish seat neighbour (Gavle), bizarre - > running through KL immigration -> KL luggage retrieval -> KL passport check -> running out of airport and back in again with 15 kilo on my pack and 10 on my shoulder (interesting airport from what I saw!) -> KL late check in desk -> KL passport check -> KL security -> Kl gate with sweat dripping, calling Tanjung Putting tour guide to book flight to Borneo ->flight to Jakarta, nice Dutch seat neighbour, we share plans and decide to travel together through Java if our paths cross -> JK visa on arrival desk, have to leave my passport at immigration and run outside to get currency to pay visa, find exchange counter, go back in again and pay for visa -> JK immigration -> luggage retrieval -> spend 1.5 hours speaking to disinterested people trying to find a cheap but nice and friendly hotel around the airport (failed) -> taxi (without seat belts) to FM7 hotel 10 minutes from airport.
Jakarta is messy, smelly, noisy, frustrating and downright unsettling. Everything is more expensive, complicated and confusing than short ride away in Thailand. I also become acutely that it’s a Muslim country. Women are covered up, even foreigners. I say a silent thank you for the scarf I bought at Phuket airport for protection against excessive air conditioning, now covering me up nicely against the insistent stares from the male Jakartians. I immediately feel less safe and more like a foreigner. The people I’ve met so far have been slightly reluctant to help, and don’t understand English very well.
The taxi ride to the hotel is beyond bizarre. We leave the main road and drive on to a narrow dirt path, skirted by shacks and deserted shops, yet with more traffic than the main roads in central London. Mopeds overtake on the wrong side of the road against oncoming traffic or cut through the ditches or fields on the side of the road, whilst joining traffic from other roads cut into traffic without waiting for a break. We stand still for long periods in the severe congestion and see goats and chickens ducking in and out between the cars. I realise with a growing sense of unease that the doors of the taxi were locked going through this area, when I hear them click open as we pull up in front of the hotel. I pay more for the hotel than I have for 3-4 nights in Thailand in order to ensure I feel safe and comfortable, and get a room large enough to house 8 people.
There's 14286 rupiah to the pound, how can it be so expensive? The room is huge, impersonal and makes me feel very far away from home. There’s a karaoke bar in the hotel, that turns out to be located a couple of doors from me. Bloody hell.
There’s only free Wifi in the restaurant and I spend the evening comforting myself with toast with chocolate jam and Corona beer. Thank god for the good book I’m reading. Those orangutans better be worth it tomorrow.


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The Master Boot Record (MBR) is the first boot sector on any partitioned hard disk. It contains information about the size of the hard disk, a small amount of program code, and the partition table, which stores information about the primary and extended partitions of a hard disk.
The MBR record it indicates, where the operating system is so that it can be loaded into the main memory and contains the crucial commands for the start of the operating system. Furthermore small auxiliary programs for the start of the non removable disk.
The master boot record is located on hard disks on surface 0, in sector 1, on head 0 on cylinder 0. On non-partitionable storage media such as floppy disks it is the volume boot record( VBR). When the computer is turned on, the Master Boot Record is read into memory and causes the boot sector to be processed from the floppy or hard disk and the operating system to boot. The Master Boot Record can be infected with boot viruses via floppy disks, which can load themselves into memory unnoticed.


The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are the latest party to apply as an intervenor in Six Nations’ long-standing land-rights case against the Crown.
The First Nation is applying to be a plaintiff in what could be the biggest land claim lawsuit settlement in Canadian history.
The suit seeks answers to what happened to Six Nations land along the Grand River and any monies or proceeds the government obtained from those land transactions.
MCFN now joins the Haudenosaunee Development Institute (HDI) in becoming the latest addition to the court case against the federal and provincial governments, which Six Nations of the Grand River Elected Council filed in 1995.
Lonny Bomberry, a former lawyer and director of Six Nations Lands and Resources, says the intervenors are applying out of pure “greed.”
MCFN did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
The massive land rights case could be the biggest land claim settlement in Canadian history, with some estimates putting the dollar amount in the trillions, and is expected to be heard sometime in 2024. The case was supposed to be heard in September 2022, and was pushed to 2023, and will now be heard in 2024, according to Bomberry, who said the province of Ontario is not equipped to defend its position in the case.
The intervenors are expected to present their case at a superior court in Toronto in April 2023, said Bomberry.
He said SNGR elected council will “vigorously” defend its position as the sole plaintiff in the land rights case, which seeks an accounting of lands the Crown granted to the “Mohawks and such others” as part of the Haldimand Proclamation of 1784, consisting of six miles on either side of the Grand River from its mouth to source.
Any amount awarded to Six Nations, he said, would be for the benefit of all the people in the community, not just elected council.
The HDI applied in September to be an intervenor (another plaintiff) in the case, citing the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council (HCCC) as the true governing body of Six Nations and all Haudenosaunee people in both Canada and the United States.
Bomberry said the case is more of a monetary accounting case rather than a land claim case, as Six Nations seeks an accounting of monies associated with the sales and leases of its land without its consent.
MCFN is claiming it did not surrender any land within its treaty territories in certain parts of Ontario, which includes land within the Haldimand Deed area, said Bomberry.


EPA and the Corps of Engineers Takes Step to Improve Fishing
For the past decade, a cloud has hung over 60 percent of the rivers and streams historically covered by the Clean Water Act, one of our country’s bedrock laws for protecting rivers, streams and wetlands. For more than... [ READ MORE... ]
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Today, the head of the EPA announced that the agency would begin a process that could lead to the prohibition of industrial scale mining in Bristol Bay Alaska. Protecting Bristol Bay has been Trout Unlimited ’s top priority for nearly a decade. Tens of thousands of... [ READ MORE... ]


'Dogs in Cars California' by Keith is the sequel to his earlier 'Dogs in Cars' video, which became an instant Internet sensation. The latest video sticks with the same formula that made the prequel such a success -- close up shots of dogs sticking their heads out of car windows as they drive along the streets. Accompanying the montage of canine cruisers is The O.C.'s theme song from the popular show about teenagers living in Orange County.
The video may not be a breakthrough in any regards but the charming qualities of the clip can't be denied. Easy to watch, Dogs in Cars California is a perfect example of what gets most views on the Internet -- cute, cuddly critters making us laugh.


A Study for Heart Disease Prediction using IoT and Deep Learning
Health is one of the very basic needs to any individual. One of the issues related with the health sector framework is the absence of therapeutic offices and systems to track the patient's history to give the viable treatment. IOT devices allow and promote healthy and free living to older individuals. Accidental injuries have been one in all the leading causes of death in older adults. as an example, each year over a 3rd of individuals over sixty-five within the U.S. expertise a fall, of that up to thirty percent lead to moderate to severe injury. Our approach tries to analyze existing wearable devices to measure heart affecting parameters and design appropriate sensors for stress hormones, heart ageing and cholesterol. Also aiming to develop an algorithm to generate an alarm in case there is any danger to human life. This study also aims to predict any heart disease by using available data as well data generated through IOT devices. For this prediction we can trying to develop machine learning and deep learning algorithms by studying existing approaches.


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The National Magazine Company, publisher of Cosmpolitan, Company and Men’s Health, is to make up to 100 people redundant as its restructures in the face of worsening economic conditions.
The publisher, owned by Hearst Corporation, will lose appoximately 15 per cent of its head count across the whole business.
Chief executive Duncan Edwards (pictured) says, “These are the worst conditions that we have faced in my twenty years at NatMag and the impact to the revenue side of our business is largely outside of our control. We are therefore acting now to reduce the cost base of the business to enable us to get through this period in the best shape we can.
“ It is a matter of enormous regret that we will be parting company with so many colleagues and we will do everything we can to minimise the redundancies and to ensure that those that do go are treated well.”
Edwards has just been promoted to president and chief executive of Hearst Magazines International. He replaces George J Green, who is retiring at the end of June.

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Face Your Tulle-Wrapped Terrors With Ballet Pro Musica
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Fear not the pirouettes! Gail Guengerich explains why anyone can enjoy ballet.
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Adventure runs high, Hamlet goes for the testosterone, and vintage baubles keep things pretty in this week’s Culture Shock.
Review by Suzanne Buck
Blair Stocker’s gorgeous new craft compendium avoids common pitfalls to deliver practical, doable projects.
The Lady in Question
By Megan Reneau
A suspenseful tale of a world-famous concert pianist visiting Germany who finds herself enamored with a handsome professor and entangled in his attempt to rescue his mother from a Nazi prison.
Fifteenth Annual KlezmerQuerque Festival
By Joshua Lee
Enjoy dance and instrumental music rooted in traditional wedding ceremonies of the Eastern European Jewish people.
Inaugural D.H. Lawrence Lecture
By Renée Chavez
Award-winning author Mark Doty reads and discusses his work.
Shaolin Warriors: The Legend Continues
By Taylor Grabowsky
Zen Buddhist monks hailing from the Shaolin Temple give a world-class performance of Shaolin martial arts.
Ars Longa: Vita Brevis
By Maggie Grimason
Vanguard choreography in flamenco and contemporary dance by international guest artists and UNM’s distinguished resident faculty.
Aliento: Carnaval 2017
By Megan Reneau
The musical group PANdemonium takes participants on a journey through the Carnaval traditions of Cuba, Trinidad, Brazil and New Orleans.
The Secret History of Sex, Choice and Catholics
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A film about Catholic social teaching on issues related to sex and sexuality and features interviews with leading experts in the fields of Catholic theology, philosophy and ethics.
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Noting that the transgenders face discrimination in every sphere of life, the court said the “law needs to travel beyond non-discrimination, by recognising an affirmative obligation of the state to provide access to social security. Food security lies at the foundation of it. Transgenders must have both”.
“Food security means no less to a transgender than to other segments of society. Impoverishment and marginalisation have been endemic to the transgender population,” a division bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Shree Narain Shukla observed while disposing of a PIL which sought a direction to make availabile food security and ration cards to transgenders.
The petitioner alleged that a specific column for transgenders has not been shown in the new ration card for beneficiaries of the food security scheme.
The court, whoever, felt that the option of ‘others’ in the gender column along with male and female categories “duly takes into account the concerns of the transgender population by recognising their entitlement to seek access to food security and to avail the status of the head of a household.”
The court, in its recent decision, observed that the salutary public purpose underlying the enactment of section 13 of the National Food Security Act-2013 could be furthered by incorporating a situation, where a transgender could be recognised as a head of an eligible household.
Preventing discrimination in all walks of life is one facet of the right of transgenders to live with dignity, with confidence that they can lead their lives on their own terms in realisation of gender identity, the court said.
In a landmark decision in April last year, the Supreme Court had recognised transgenders as the third gender.
It had also directed the Centre and the state governments to treat them as socially and educationally backward classes and provide them reservation in admissions in educational institutions and government jobs.
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We arrive for our cooking class in Sorrento, Italy, on Pasquetta, the Monday after Easter — a national holiday celebrated by families throughout Italy. It seems appropriate that today everyone is focused on food and camaraderie.
When we reach the driveway of Villa Ida, we are greeted by Roberta Cuomo, the first member of the Cuomo clan we meet. We follow her along a short path lined with grape vines and fragrant oranges and lemons. She invites us to drink Neapolitan coffee and plum cake around one of the large, round, painted ceramic tables in a manicured backyard that feels like a family room.
My husband, Jerry, lived and worked in Italy for a year before we met, and now, many years later, we are here to feed my interest in Italian cookery and expand his role in the kitchen beyond frothy cappuccino and carciofi alla giudia (Roman-style fried artichokes).
The Cuomos, once a family of nobles, live in a private villa that houses 20 family members in an ocher-colored stucco enclave subdivided into eight apartments. Angela (Roberta’s aunt), the capocuoco (executive chef) of the operation, soon joins us. In her late 50s, she speaks only limited English (Roberta is a proficient speaker), but Angela is adept at communicating with a warm smile and seems to understand every comment we make or question we ask. We roll up our sleeves and take our places at individual cooking stations set up on both sides of a long table next to the outdoor kitchen.
The menu includes a traditional four-course Neapolitan-style lunch using recipes that Angela and her mother, Ida, inherited. First, we make tomato sauce for a pasta dish that layers ziti from nearby Gragnano with baby eggplants and mozzarella cheese. The approach is hands-on, watching and doing.
Following Angela’s lead, we marinate capretto (goat) in garlic, oil, vinegar, rosemary, sage, salt and pepper in preparation for roasting. Next she shows us how to flour and fry veal scaloppine. With our appetites growing, we assemble tiramisu for the dessert. Sophisticated looking but surprisingly simple to make, the desserts are placed in the fridge.
After we’ve finished preparations, Angela’s brother-in-law “Charlie” invites us to his man cave, a cantina where he stores the wines he makes from seven grapes, including the distinctively sweet strawberry grapes of the area.
“I come here with my problems to solve them,” he says philosophically. “But when I enter the cantina, I forget them.” It’s easy to see why. We taste his white wine, red wine, merlot and a combination of red wine and gassosa soda that Charlie calls “babooza.”
Charlie soon coaxes us out of our cushioned seats in the cave to get back to cooking. Two men in our group help him carry jugs of wine to another long dinner table, which is set under a pergolato (pergola). A cantankerous rooster next door is the only distraction, momentarily interrupting the crooning of Stevie Wonder and Frank Sinatra over outdoor speakers.
We finally sit down to lunch surrounded by our cooking school adoptive family. The menu, the flavors, the setting and the warmth of our instructors combine for an unforgettable Easter Monday. Angela brings out two additional holiday desserts: a Colomba di Pasqua (a Panetonne-like bread shaped like a dove) and a sweeter cake called pastira.
I’m not sure my husband will expand his menu at home, but I know that, like me, he has learned two of the most important cooking lessons: Stick to simple recipes with fresh, high-quality, local ingredients, and share meals with friends and family.
IF YOU GO
- Cooking classes at Villa Ida in Sorrento, Italy, are generally held between 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. or between 4 and 8 p.m.
- There is a minimum of two people and maximum of 20. The price of $185 per person includes the course and the meal.
- For booking and additional information, see www.villaidasorrento.com/
[Previously published in the Chicago Tribune – September 6, 2011]
OUR PHOTO GALLERY OF VILLA IDA SORRENTO
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In a statement on Monday, Forge said the $US43 million acquisition price was less than three times Taggart’s forecast earnings for the next financial year.
The engineering and construction services company said its acquisition is expected to be earnings per share accretive in fiscal 2014.
In addition to the $43 million initial cash payment, Forge will make further payments of up to $25 million if certain earnings milestones are met in the next three financial years.
Forge said the upfront payment was expected to be funded through a new debt facility.
Pennsylvania-based Taggart Global is an engineer and constructor of environmentally friendly coal washing and loading plants.
Forge said Taggart had some of the world’s leading blue chip companies in the coal, clean coal, power utilities and broader minerals sectors, with a solid order book of $465 million consisting of a majority of longer term asset management contracts.
Forge managing director David Simpson said the acquisition was consistent with the company’s long-term growth and diversification strategy.
“With more than 70% of Taggart’s revenue coming from the US, Forge Group is very well-placed to benefit from the recovering US economy,” Simpson said.
“This acquisition gives us a large asset management and industrial maintenance capability in the US and we see significant growth prospects in this market, especially in the coal, clean coal and power utilities sectors.
“There is a major opportunity to organically grow Taggart’s asset management capabilities in the US and this will be a priority for Forge Group.”
Simpson also highlighted Taggart’s operations in Africa and China and said the company planned to capitalise on these burgeoning markets.
“Additionally, Taggart’s well-regarded [engineering, procurement and construction] coal processing and materials handling operations in the US have excellent growth prospects in that market and they present Forge Group with an opportunity to offer these services to coal and clean coal technology customers on the east coast of Australia,” he said.
Taggart’s senior management team have committed to staying with Forge after the acquisition is completed, which is expected to be on July 1 following certain conditions being met.
“Forge is well-placed for the remainder of FY2013 and with a more diverse geographical footprint, revenue base and order book of more than $1.4 billion, the group is positioned for continued success into FY2014,” Simpson concluded.
Taggart, formerly Sedgman USA, has performed work for coal producers in the US, Canada, China, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Turkey and Brazil, while its senior personnel have been involved in projects in Colombia and Indonesia.
Taggart has provided feasibility studies, design, erection and/or commissioning of coal preparation and handling facilities for most major coal producers including Peabody, Consol, SUEK, Mittal, Anglo Coal, Datong and Shenhua.

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DETROIT (AP) — It’s your chance to live like a music legend. The Detroit mansion once owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is for sale. Agent Deborah Smith tells The Associated Press the roughly 10,000-square-foot Italian Renaissance Revival home was listed this week for about $1.3 million. Gordy bought what became known as the “Motown Mansion” in 1967 and lived there a few years before moving to Los Angeles.
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NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — It doesn’t look like Bob Dylan will play this year’s Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island — even though he has a standing invitation to do so. But his presence will be felt. It was at the event 50 years ago that Dylan made rock history — by ditching his acoustic guitar and going electric. The three-song set is seen as one of the key events in rock ‘n’ roll history — because it got other acts to plug in and make new audiences. How big of an event? The Fender Stratocaster Dylan played at Newport was sold at auction for nearly $1 million. It remains the highest price paid for a guitar at auction. The festival runs July 24-26.
NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Marley has been dead for decades. But his music continues to affect people. That was most recently seen in Baltimore — a city rocked by rioting after a black man died after being taken into police custody. The city’s flagship theater has opened a musical about Marley and the launch came amid the civil unrest. A new scene was added to the production, to incorporate the strife. And earlier this month, the cast of the show took to the streets to do a free concert, featuring Marley’s iconic hit, “One Love.”
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The allegations about how B.B. King came to his end won’t affect plans for his final goodbyes. King’s embalmed body was autopsied Sunday — after a weekend service in Las Vegas and before it was moved to the site of other memorials later this week in Memphis, Tennessee — and Saturday’s planned funeral in Indianola, Mississippi.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Next stop for The Rolling Stones: Columbus, Ohio. The second gig in the 15-city “Zip Code” tour will be Saturday. The tour kicked off with a sold-out performance in San Diego. One of the big features of the set up — a long catwalk that extends from the stage into the audience. During Sunday’s show, Mick Jagger sprinted along the length of the catwalk and across the stage attached to it.
Join us at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk for Diabetes on Saturday, May 31, at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in East Falmouth! Check-in starts at 9:30am and the walk begins at 10:30am!
The JDRF Walk is an impactful way to raise money for critically needed type 1 diabetes research and show your support for the millions of people affected by this serious disease.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas loses the ability to produce insulin — a hormone essential to turning food into energy. It strikes both children and adults suddenly and is unrelated to diet and lifestyle. It requires constant carbohydrate counting, blood-glucose testing, and lifelong dependence on injected insulin.
The JDRF Walk has raised more than $1 billion through the hard work and generosity of supporters like you. Every dollar JDRF directs toward research comes from our donors. So, the more our walkers raise, the closer we get to reaching our goal of a world without T1D.
LONDON (AP) — The Pinner County Grammar School in London held a reunion for the class of 1958 and Elton John showed up. John posts on Instagram he has not seen many of his schoolmates in more than 50 years and it was as if they had never left school. While his classmates may have been impressed he attended, John was more impressed that his oldest pal, Keith Francis, made it. John says Francis flew all the way from Australia for the reunion.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — B.B. King’s eldest daughter is inviting the public to see her father’s body, then celebrate his life. Shirley King will hold a free musical tribute tonight in Las Vegas. A public viewing for her father will be held this afternoon in Las Vegas. Shirley King says when people are done being sad about her father’s death, she wants them to come out and let the good times roll.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The man who turned “Sunshine” into a hit in 1971 is giving a clue to the secrets of his past with his new album cover. Jonathan Edwards says the photograph used as the cover art for his new album “Tomorrow’s Child” is Edwards himself as a child, taken on the day he was adopted. Moreover, Edwards reveals he gave up a child for adoption before his music career took off. Decades later, he has reunited with both his birth mother and the daughter he gave up. He writes about those emotions in the song “Jonny’s Come Home.” ”Tomorrow’s Child” comes out June 23.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — B.B. King will be laid to rest at the museum that bears his name in his hometown. King will be buried at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretative Center in Indianola, Mississippi, on May 30. A public viewing is scheduled for today in Las Vegas, with a private service for relatives on Saturday. King’s body will be flown to Memphis on Wednesday and driven in a procession on Beale Street. The B.B. King museum will hold a public viewing on May 29 with a funeral on May 30. The museum’s director, Dion Brown, says they feel comfortable knowing King’s grave will receive perpetual care at the museum.


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Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl with silkscreened Tote Bag, exclusive edition of Diskadiko record shop! High gloss Laminated cover, that will keep your LP in good shape for ever and will give you a great pleasure every time you open the gatefold cover! Hardly seen these kind of covers in these days.
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Magic in its purest form. I love Floating Points, I love Pharoah Sanders, I love The London Symphony Orchestra. It's a match made in heaven, and the result is absolutely gorgeous. I have loved this record since its release, and realized I don't own it for some reason. So its time to change that. 9.5/10 honestly could become a 10/10 on an indepth vinyl relisten. angrypizza98

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