First, recycling is good for the environment because it saves an enormous amount of energy. Scrap metals like copper, aluminum, steel, iron, or brass can be recycled over and over to make new products, without losing quality or strength. Recycling metals requires less processing than making metals and is both cost-effective and Eco-friendly.
Secondly, Recycling reduces the need for mining and has much less of an environmental impact. Mining companies use excavators and haul trucks to remove the raw material form the ground which in turn destroys the soil and releases toxic compounds into air we breathe and the water we drink.
And of course, recycling creates new jobs. Much more than landfills or incinerators.
Ferrous metals– a combination metals and include iron, like iron with carbon, for example. Some of those ferrous metals include alloy steel, carbon steel, wrought iron, and cast iron.
Non-ferrous– metals include copper, aluminum, lead, zinc, and tin. Precious metals are also non-ferrous.
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Upper Nithsdale PFC kick-off new season with sponsored strips thanks to Buccleuch
17th October, 2016
Upper Nithsdale Primary Football Club will be going for gold this season following receipt of striking new strips sponsored by Buccleuch – owners of Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate.
The team, open to all primary school pupils of all ages from across the Upper Nithsdale region, compete in all regions throughout Scotland.
The recent agreement with Buccleuch has enabled the purchase of new sponsored kits ready for this new football season.
Dougie Taylor, coach of Upper Nithsdale PFC said: “We are very excited about the new Buccleuch sponsored kits – the boys really look the part in them. As we kick off the 2016 football season our new kit has helped to bring the team together and will set us in good stead for our upcoming games.
“We’d like to thank Buccleuch Estates and Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate for its support. Local support and sponsorship like this is crucial when it comes to helping amateur sports teams like ours to thrive.”
Anna Fergusson, Visitor Services Manager at Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate, added: “We are proud to support the Upper Nithsdale primary football team. We are always looking at ways we can help our local communities so when we heard the team were looking new strips we were more than happy to lend a helping hand.”
The new Buccleuch branded kits look great and the team really love wearing them which is incredibly encouraging.”
Drumlanrig Castle and Country Estate is preparing to open its doors to the Adventure Playground and Gardens from 15th – 30th October, giving kids the opportunity to enjoy their own autumn adventure on the Estate during the school half term break. The Rangers have moved their centre down to the Adventure Playground and will be running activities from their base every day.

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Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh
Medicinal Plants Database of Bangladesh includes the authentic Taxonomic Information, Vernacular/Bangla Name, Tribal and English Name, Family, Description and Photograph of the Plants, Chemical Constituents, Uses and Distribution of the species in Bangladesh. MPBD also contain dictionary of Botanical and Pharmacological terms.
Bengali/vernacular name: Kulaliya.
Tribal name: Ya Re Sur Sah (Murong).
Description of the plant:
A small perennial trailing herb, 15-45 cm long, branches numerous, prostrate, rooting at the nodes. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets obovate, cuneate, 5-6 mm long. Flowers small, pink, 1-5, fascicled in the axils of the leaves. Pods 10-15 mm long, lower edge indented.
Plants are used in blindness, eye diseases, sores, whitlow, spleen complaints, stomach trouble, colic, diarrhoea, menorrhagia and breast pain. Leaves are galactagogue and laxative; remedy for diarrhoea, dysentery and convulsion; applied to wounds and abscesses. Roots are considered carminative, tonic, diuretic and used in cough, asthma and bilious complaints (Yusuf et al. 2009).
Leaves contain β-phenylamine (major), indole-3-acetic acid, tyramine, trigonelline, hypaphorine, its methyl ester, N, N-dimethyl tryptophan methyl ester and S-l-stachydrine. Roots contain 3, 4-di-hydroxy phenylethyl trimethyl ammonium cation, choline and betaine. Root also contains an alkaloid hypaphorine (Ghani, 2003; Rastogi & Mehrotra, 1993).
All over Bangladesh in fallow lands.

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Pokémon TCG: Team Plasma Tin (Thundurus)
Harness the ruthless power of Team Plasma, confound your foes, and bring a new devastating dimension to your battles with the Pokémon TCG: Team Plasma Tin! Each of these awesome tins contains Thundurus, a powerful Team Plasma Pokémon-EX as a special foil card, 4 Black & White Series booster packs, AND a BONUS code card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. Cards vary by pack.
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India’s Human Capital: The Regulatory Context for Leveraging Federalism
Investing in human capital through interventions in nutrition, health, and education is critical for achieving sustainable inclusive growth. However, despite many public interventions, India’s human capital indicators remain low, and have likely worsened from the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also significant inter-State disparities. India’s human capital interventions have been marked by growing centralisation, not just by the Centre vis-à-vis the States, but also by the States vis-à-vis local governments, that form the third tier in India’s federal structure. This growing centralisation may have misaligned incentives with respect to accountability and effective delivery of public services. Drawing from international best practices and an analysis of the constitutional scheme, a more decentralised and targeted approach within the contours of India’s federal structure may be the best way to build civil society engagement, address failures in accountability, and ultimately, improve India’s human capital outcomes.

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HILLSDALE — Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner urged the residents of the city of Hillsdale to secure and lock their vehicles.
Hephner said the Hillsdale City Police have taken around 20 reports of thefts from unsecured vehicles in the past 36 hours.
"Every single one we've taken has been unlocked cars," Hephner said.
Hephner believes the individual(s) responsible for the crimes is mobile as unsecured vehicles have been ransacked all over the city.
Hephner added the thief(s) have limited their loot to any money left in vehicles.
Residents in the city should report any suspicious activity to 911.
Hephner did not provide any information as to whom police believe may be responsible for the crimes.

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A Round-Up of the Latest Light Peripherals for the Game Boy Advance
By Chi Kong Lui and Dale Weir
Nintendo's eagerly anticipated Game Boy Advance launched without a hitch this past June in the U.S. There were plenty of units and quality games available on launch day and the $99 price point was not at all prohibitive to potential consumers. Only one thing marred an otherwise flawless debut. When gamers eventually plugged their game carts into their Game Boy Advances, they were met by surprisingly dark screens—sometimes even too dark to be conducive to playing in the daytime. Since Nintendo is unlikely to do anything to fix the LCD screen anytime soon, the only recourse for consumers is to purchase a Game Boy light from one of the leading peripheral manufacturers. Given the spotty record of third-party accessories, two members of the GameCritics.com staff have put together a quick rundown of the most popular lights on the market today and reveal which provides the most bang for the buck.
Chi says: Out of the four lights we tested for this round-up, I felt the Nuby Cobra Advance Light was by far the worst. The first thing I noticed about this product was the cheesy "cobra" appearance and shoddy construction of the cheap-looking plastic pieces. I also found the Cobra to be clunky in use and an absolute bitch to remove.
As far as the quality of lighting was concerned, it tested as the dimmest of the bunch. In its marketing materials, the Cobra pushes its self-proclaimed non-reflective glare feature the hardest, but I’m not convinced of the design. Its mirror-the-light-source solution only works in the most typical light angles and holding positions, but to lay claim as to having resolved the "glare dot" problem altogether with its patented design borderlines on consumer fraud. In many angles and positions, the "glare dot" is still openly apparent. Either way this is a moot point since the quality of light is just plain bad any way you shine it.
Dale says: I found the Cobra Advance Light to be competent. I thought the design was clever. The light emanates from the neck and reflects off a mirror on the underside of an adjustable hood. The idea here is to remove glare by having a light source that is just as strong from almost any angle but doesn't have to sit over the screen. This reduces the glare that plagues most of the other lights. However, because it has to travel from the neck to the mirror and then down to the screen, the light is not very bright once it gets there.
Chi doesn't exaggerate when he relays the difficulties he experienced in removing this light. It's connectors are made of some very inflexible material that—get this—must be squeezed or flexed in order to remove the unit. Once you connect this thing, it is there for good. It's no surprise that Nuby built a power switch into the unit similar to what Pelican did with its Light Shield.
Chi says: This is my pick for the overall best Game Boy Advance light thus far. I was impressed by the solid folding design and construction of the plastic parts. I also loved the slick button mechanism that allows for easy detachment from the GBA.
The actual light (which uses a white LED bulb) tested as being one of the brightest in our round-up. The folding shield approach makes light positioning a no-brainer and also manages to diffuse the "glare-dot" way above the actual screen of the GBA. The lighting at the edges of the screen is noticeably weaker, but still decently adequate.
The only problem with the Glow Guard is that it doesn’t physically shield the screen once it’s folded down. The protruding light keeps the shield from laying flat across the screen. Of course this isn’t really an issue if you’re only concerned about using this as a light and not as a protective measure.
Dale says: The Glow Guard is the second of the two Game Boy Advance light/shields that we tested. The "guard" aspect of the Glow Guard seems pretty useless because the light protrudes awkwardly when in the folded position. It lies flush against the screen and if some pressure is applied to the back of the Glow Guard while in this position, it will likely do damage to the screen.
The light is very bright, about as bright as the Worm Light Advance, and has the advantage of better adjustability than the other lights. The light can easily be folded forward or back to provide a better light source and eliminate glare. Such a simple design makes it a snap to use and the lack of extra parts make it a nice choice to carry around with you.
Chi says: In my book, the Nyko Worm Light Advance is an extremely close second-place finisher behind the Interact Glow Guard. From the moment I removed it from its packaging, I was amazed by its size (it is the smallest one in our round-up) and the quality of its construction. Once I plugged it in, I was also impressed by its performance. The brightness of the light was probably the best of the group (significantly better than the Pelican and Nuby models while only marginally better than the Interact one).
The glare-dot is still a problem, but it’s not as negative as everyone (including Dale) makes it out to be. Since the light is much brighter than the original Worm Light and the Game Boy Advance screen is so much larger, I found it rather easy to position the glare-dot off screen and produced what I consider to be more than acceptable results. In fact, if you place high value on portability, the Worm Light Advance is arguably the best of the bunch.
Dale says: The Worm Light Advance is the unofficial favorite among Game Boy Advance owners and receives my highest rating among the lights tested. However, I would argue it did so due more to familiarity than technical merit. The Worm Light Advance is essentially the same as its predecessor for the Game Boy Color that is currently on store shelves—a light that was a favorite with Game Boy users as well. Since I am familiar with that particular light, the Worm Light Advance both suffers and benefits by arriving unchanged.
The Worm Light Advance has a simple design. From its base that plugged into the Game Boy, it's neck coiled into a light that hung partially over the screen. Its neck could be bent and positioned for optimal lighting and given its small size and solid construction, it could be taken anywhere. The problem is that the light, for all of its maneuverability, casts an unforgiving glare that lies in the middle the screen. No matter how I tried to crane the coiled neck, the glare was always there. What's worse is that the light itself sits over the Game Boy Advance screen meaning that you have to look at the screen from an angle to begin with. The only time the glare or light was not an obstruction was when the light was pointed away from the screen.
Still, for all of its downside, the Worm Light Advance casts a bright spotlight that evenly covers most of the screen and its low power consumption makes it an above-average choice in a field of sub-par peripherals.
Chi says: Much to my surprise, on most Game Boy-related newsgroups, the Pelican Light Shield appears to be the front-running favorite. I couldn’t disagree more. Out of the four lights we tested, I felt this was one of the worst. The construction appears cheap and the quality of lighting, while diffused evenly across the Game Boy Advance screen, was also WAY too dim. Vision may be permanently impaired by using the peripheral’s dull yellow light too long.
The Pelican model functions decently as a shield, but that’s of little consolation when its main purpose of lighting is substandard.
Dale says: Pelican's Light Shield tries to use duality as a selling point to prospective customers—the Light Shield is both a light and a screen protector, while in its down position. As is the case with most all-in-one pieces of technology, the Light Shield tries to wear two hats and fails at both. Unlike the rest of the lights we tested, the Light Shield uses a yellow light. Not only does this light have an adverse effect by muddying bright colors on the screen, it also drains batteries faster than any of the lights tested. That is quite ironic considering the Light Shield is the dimmest light we tested—why it has a brightness control is anyone's guess.
Pelican was gracious enough to incorporate a power switch that, on the surface, looks like a considerate feature to allow for battery conservation. I, however, can see an ulterior motive here. I had the damnedest time trying to disconnect the Light Shield from the Game Boy Advance and I figure Pelican knew this and wanted to facilitate a way for users to keep it on their Game Boy forever.
As a shield, the Light Shield is quite capable. In a "closed" position, only the outer edges come into contact with the Game Boy Advance screen, leaving the LCD screen unscathed. That said, I couldn't give the light a very good grade because I am sure more people care about the light aspect of the peripheral than the shield—in which case, the Light Shield fails miserably.

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Pecoware Unicorn Make My Own Secret Diary Set For Girls
Pecoware Unicorn Scrapbook Set Make a little scrapbook of memories with this beautiful unicorn themed scrapbook kit. this kit comes with diamonds to decorate as you please!
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Katy Perry is reportedly on the verge of quitting "American Idol" amid fierce fan backlash.
The most recent season of the ABC show was particularly trying for Katy, as she was sometimes booed for criticizing performances. The "Firework" singer was also dragged for mom-shaming another contestant who eventually quit the show.
As this went on, Katy felt like the wasn't getting proper backing from the higher-ups.
"Katy feels like [the producers] threw her under the bus. She feels like her comments could have been removed," a source told DailMail.com. "Katy became aware of the harsh criticism. Getting booed really upset her. She was trying to stay in her lane, do her job and go home."
The source continued, "She went into ["Idol"] thinking she was going to foster young talent. For her good intentions to be misinterpreted it was not what she wanted. She has accomplished so much in her career and is now being looked at as a nasty reality show judge. Katy's wanted out for some time now, but this season was way too much for her to handle."
Should Katy choose to leave the competition show, she will be walking away from a reported $25 million-a-season contract. For the hitmaker, it's worth it.
"[Katy's decision to quit] is not a money thing," the insider said. "For her, it is starting to be more of a legacy issue. She does not want her career defined by a talent competition show where she isn't even performing."
The pop star has dealt with controversy every season, but her comments about contestant Sara Beth Liebe went viral. While finding out that 25-year-old has three children, Katy said, "Honey, you been laying on the table too much."
After the episode aired, Sara posted a video on social media to air her thoughts. "At the start of my audition before I sang, I mentioned that I had three children and was a young mother and Katy Perry made a joke that wasn't super kind," she said. "I don't have too much to say on my feelings about it because it's probably pretty self explanatory. But, I did want to take this opportunity to say that I think that women supporting and uplifting other women is so cool and I think that mom shaming is super lame."
Although Sara was advanced to the next round following that very audition, she soon left the completion to be home with her children. Fans blamed Katy for Sara's exit.

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South African Garth Mulroy is hoping his affinity with Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club will help him win a second European Tour title in this week’s Joburg Open.
Mulroy was runner-up in 2008 after losing a play-off to compatriot Richard Sterne, and again had to settle for second place three years later behind runaway winner Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 Masters Tournament champion.
The 34 year old has a record of performing well on home soil too, his sole European Tour victory coming in the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in November 2011. He then produced a superb defence of the title to finish tied third in late 2012, when it was the second event of the 2013 International Schedule.
“I love going back to Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club,” said Mulroy ahead of the €1.3million event played over the East and West courses.
“The East course is my second favourite course in South Africa and to go back there to play in one of the country’s biggest tournaments is a lot of fun.
“You’ve got to hit the ball well there; you have to drive it well and hit it pretty long. If you’re not then you’re hitting good iron shots into the greens.
“It’s got that famous kikuyu rough so if you hit in that stuff around the greens you’re going to have a hard time. It just tangles around the club head so you just have to swat it and hope.
“A few years ago Charl got the better of us, and in 2008 I was in a play-off with Richard Sterne, and he hit one of the best shots I’ve ever seen out of a fairway bunker, so he deserved that one.
“When you have a chance you want to take advantage of it and win, but that year against Richard he hit that unbelievable long bunker shot and beat me.
“I always like playing in South Africa – there’s a different, more relaxed feel. It almost feels as if it doesn’t matter that much when you’ve got family and friends around. You get decent crowds there, and if you play well you’ll have a lot of people watching, so that’s always key.”


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2019 saw Pawsey host its inaugural research fellow, Jennifer Yeung from Oshawa, Canada, as part of its new high-performance computing (HPC) research fellowship program. This fellowship provides professional graduates from non-computational or data science backgrounds, with the opportunity to explore the development of their career in the HPC industry.
Jennifer, or Jenn as she prefers, is a qualified aerospace engineer who has worked in aircraft manufacturing and configuration engineering. After five years in this industry, Jenn’s career aspirations shifted to research, as she enrolled in a Masters of Science in Computer Science relating to Health Informatics, at Ontario Tech University. Jenn’s research focuses on applying HPC services and big data analytics for astronaut health monitoring on long-duration space missions.
While undertaking her Masters, Jenn was awarded the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Research Exchange Scholarship in 2018. With this Scholarship, Jenn found herself in sunny Perth as a Policy Officer with the Department of Health Western Australia (WA). Jenn’s interest in utilising big data analytics shifted from applications in the aerospace industry to the healthcare industry, where she worked with the Department of Health WA. During her time as a Policy Officer, Jenn worked to improve the lives of patients and motivate Precision Public Health, an emerging field in utilising data for accurate medical intervention.
While completing her Scholarship with the Department of Health WA, Jenn’s aerospace engineering experience and her passion for innovative science made her the ideal debut candidate for Pawsey’s Research Fellowship program. This unique program is a research collaboration between the Department of Health WA, Pawsey Supercomputing Centre and the Ontario Tech University.
As Pawsey’s first HPC research fellow, Jenn worked on progressing the capability of Artemis.
Named after the Greek goddess who protects child-bearing women and young children, Pawsey’s system is a computer analytics platform that analyses physiological data of neonatal babies.
This system conducts readings per second in real-time, monitoring health indicators like heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure through bedside monitoring devices. This research forms part of the development of a proof-of-concept that facilitates Artemis in neonatal intensive care units. The Artemis platform is utilised as an advanced tool in medical analysis and to support decision-making by identifying early signs of deterioration in a patients’ condition. Successful implementation of this platform will improve healthcare, increase survival rates for patients, reduce critical care patient transportation, and reduce healthcare costs. Jenn hopes that in continuing to support research projects like Artemis, innovative research can be considered and be developed into Precision Public Health strategies.
While at Pawsey, Jenn also worked on developing a high availability (HA) framework for the Artemis Platform architecture on Nimbus, streaming test data from the Artemis lab in Canada. HPC user operational time can be increased to nearly 100%, however, in doing this comes high expense. Jenn worked on how to increase HA models for HPC architecture, without costly up-scaling, this is an area of research she plans to continue.
Jenn is now back home in Canada completing her Masters. After graduating in the 2020 Canadian spring, she hopes to apply for a PhD in computer science. Jenn may find herself back in Perth following the direction of her PhD – she will hopefully pursue research in computing platform architecture in HA. During her time at Pawsey, Jenn says her exposure during this unique education opportunity has broadened her research horizons, and she hopes to one day return to continue her work with the Pawsey research community.

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text: Growing up in the urban bright lights on the south side of Chicago Illinois, Chris Sanders got his first real touch with music while studying in Percy L. Julian High School where he first joined the tumbling team in his Freshman and Sophomore years, and later played in his high school´s Marching band as a Snare drummer in his Junior and Senior years. After settling to Europe in the early 2000s Chris soon landed a dream job as the main hype MC for Billboard Hot 100 #1 artist, Darude. For the better part of three years touring with Darude took Chris all over the world hyping crowds of the masses. Chris has appeared on multiple recordings including Annie's album 'Don't Stop' which hit the Billboard Charts twice and reached #15 in the UK Independent Albums Chart. Chris wrote and sang on L.O.V.E. by K-System which hit #1 in the Finnish Dance Chart while the singles for Movetron (Voodoo Man) and Kendi (Connected) also hit charts in Finland peaking at #15 and #16 in the Finnish Singles Charts. I'Dees' debut album, Sweet Confusion, released in 2002, reached #18 in the Finnish Albums Chart. Since 2019 Chris and his son, Sean Sanders are also known as a producer team, Mass Mercury. Their first single together, 'Southern Shores' ft. Emma Gold, was released in the summer of 2019 via Hannu Sormunen's (Tik Tak, Robin) Lasso Entertainment, with distribution via Sony Music.


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Kish-Kash is a West Village spot from the people behind Taim, and the focus here is on couscous. It’s fast-casual during the day, but full-service and walk-in-only at night. Everything on the 12-item menu is under $21, and options range from starters (like a very good hummus with fresh-baked challah) to six couscous dishes with proteins like chicken tagine and short rib. The couscous is made in-house, and it’s light and fluffy, but otherwise, the food isn’t particularly memorable.
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4 Charles Prime Rib is an underground West Village steakhouse that should be approached with reckless intent. This is not a place to eat a salad.
Fedora is in the basement of a townhouse in the West Village, and it feels like a dinner party in a speakeasy that your friends happen to own.
A can’t miss West Village Infatuation go-to that’s Perfect For all kinds of things, including Brunch, Date Night, and Dinner with the Parents.
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Cafe Mogador is a Moroccan restaurant with a popular brunch and some outdoor seating on St Marks in the East Village.
Cafe Gitane is the quintessential Nolita place to “see and be seen,” especially if you’re hoping to see some avocado toast.
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Buvette is a French restaurant in the West Village that’s great for a date or a really good breakfast. Just be aware that it can get pretty cramped.
If that Dyson guy came up with Korean BBQ, Takashi is what it would look like. Modern, weird, excellent.
A falafel sandwich at Taim is the best thing you can get in NYC for less than $10 and also theoretically eat daily without disastrous consequences.
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BAGHDAD - the joy of pumice
Amid the challenges faced by Iraq financially, increasing the need for swift action to overcome this crisis, especially with the continued decline of the sale of crude oil prices and the lack of revenue that support the general budget.
Among the steps required tax collection to support the economy and investment, but this collection must be preceded by the development priorities of the tasks put, according to the Economic Advisory Ali Mahmoud.
And it confirms the need for the country to expert instruction and tax legislation towards design development purposes where the economic and technological development.
He points out that the tax mechanisms of action directed at the development-oriented jurist account, so called for the exemption of the shares in kind of capital companies from income tax.
On the tax reforms needed, the expert expressed the importance of amending Article 16 of the Companies Act No. 21 of 1997, by adding a new paragraph provides for the exemption of the kind quota of corporate capital income tax when the company registered with the Registrar of Companies.
Mahmoud said that the implementation of the proposal would bring a big boost in investment activity and in creating jobs and reducing unemployment, especially that kind of money capital is currently disabled or low and exploitation of real estate, agricultural land and non-agricultural fixed and other assets.
Under the general budget for 2016, which is scheduled to vote on the House of Representatives in the coming days on: «extinguish debts owed to the government owed by taxpayers to pay the tax due to the continuation of the official authorities to apply Article Project (20) of the Budget Law for the year 2008 for the period from 1/1/2009 until 31/12/2011 According to the provisions of paragraph (11) of Section IV of the Financial Administration Act No. 95 of 2004 amended. »
Observers believe economists that the imposition of taxes on essential goods and services reduces their ability to consumption, as well as on the production, which leads to low level of national income, and thus lead to a decrease in general and the lack of revenue for the state.
Also emphasizes the budget «expansion of open your door for investment and participation with the private sector by the ministries and departments not associated with the Ministry and the provinces up to its terms of reference and make up for this purpose a higher committee, that the Council of Ministers issued its own exceptions to the relevant laws instructions».
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text: This video here is about making a messy hair bun. First the hair is drawn into a ponytail. Then, using a thick rubber-band, insert the the middle of the ponytail partially into the rubber-band so as to make a loop. Then spread the hair strands of this loop to make it look messy. Now from this spread loop, take bunches of strands and lift it slightly upwards and fix it using a hairpin. Fix the hairpins firmly so that they stay in the place. Spread out this bun from the middle. Curl up or tuck in the hair below the bun.

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Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub after taking drugs, according to a coroner’s report release on Tuesday.
Carter, the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, was found submerged and dead in the bathtub of his home in Lancaster, California, on 5 November, at the age of 34.
An autopsy has now revealed that Carter's death was caused by drowning due to the effects of sedatives he had taken and gas he had inhaled.
The manner of his death was ruled an accident by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, with the first cause of death cited as drowning and the second being difluoroethane — an ingredient used in cans of compressed air — along with Alprazolam, which often sold under the brand name Xanax.
A post-mortem, obtained by US media outlets, said that the singer had died after becoming "incapacitated while in the bathtub" as the drugs took effect" leading to him becoming "submerged underwater" and ultimately drowning.
"Based on the autopsy findings, investigative reports and circumstances, as currently known, Mr Carter became incapacitated while in the bathtub due to the effects of inhaling compressed gas and taking alprazolam," the report stated.
"This resulted in him becoming submerged under water, unable to breath, and ultimately led to his death."
Drowning is the third-leading cause of unintentional injury death around the world, according to the organisation Stop Drowning Now.
Carter first found fame as a young boy with pop songs like I Want Candy and Crush on You before he released his debut studio album, Aaron Carter, in 1997.
He also joined The Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears on tour, and made regular appearances on kids' TV networks Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel.
The singer's fifth and final studio album, Love, was released in 2018.
Carter had faced legal troubles and struggled with addiction over the years, for which he sought treatment.
At the time of the singer's death, Nick Carter, his older brother and a member of the Backstreet Boys, said in a statement that even though he and his brother had a “complicated” relationship, his love for him had “never ever faded.”
He added, “Addiction and mental illness is the real villain here. I will miss my brother more than anyone will ever know.”


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HOUSING ACT, 1966
Provisions Applicable As Respects Compulsory Purchase Orders
1. A compulsory purchase order shall be in the prescribed form and shall describe by reference to a map the land to which it relates and shall incorporate, subject to the modifications hereinafter mentioned and any necessary adaptations—
(a) the Lands Clauses Acts (except sections one hundred and twenty-seven to one hundred and thirty-two of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and article 20 of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1890);
(b) the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919.
2. The modifications subject to which the Lands Clauses Acts and the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919, shall be incorporated in a compulsory purchase order shall be as follows:
(a) where the purchase money or compensation payable to a person claiming any interest in land does not exceed the sum of five hundred pounds, and the claimant gives prima facie evidence that he is a person having power to sell under the Land Purchase Acts or the Lands Clauses Acts, and satisfies the housing authority that, for not less than six years immediately preceding, he, or his immediate predecessor in title, has been personally, or by an agent, in receipt of the rents or profits of the land, or in actual occupation thereof, the claimant may be dealt with by the authority as the absolute owner of the interest in respect of which he claims, and the purchase money or compensation may be paid to him;
(b) where any interest in land, in respect of which purchase money or compensation not exceeding the sum of five hundred pounds is payable, is subject to any mortgage or charge, the amount of the purchase money or compensation may be paid to the person entitled to the mortgage or charge, or if there is more than one such mortgage or charge, then to the person entitled to the mortgage or charge which is first in priority, and the amount so paid shall be received in reduction of the principal sum for the time being owing in respect of the mortgage or charge, notwithstanding any direction, proviso, or covenant to the contrary contained in any instrument;
(c) where a housing authority have, pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this article, paid purchase money or compensation, not exceeding the sum of five hundred pounds, to any person, the person shall give the authority a receipt in the prescribed form for the purchase money or compensation and, except in the case of land to which a vesting order applies, the receipt shall, where it is given by a person who may be dealt with as absolute owner or by a person entitled to a mortgage or charge on the interest of any such person be effectual to vest absolutely in the authority, free from encumbrances and all estates, rights, titles and interests of whatsoever kind (other than a public right of way) the fee simple of the land in respect of which the purchase money or compensation was paid;
(d) a memorandum of the amount paid under paragraph (b) of this article shall, where practicable, be endorsed on the instrument creating the mortgage or charge, and shall be signed by the person receiving the purchase money or compensation, and a copy of the memorandum shall be furnished by the housing authority to all persons appearing to the authority to be entitled to any interest in the land subject to the mortgage or charge;
(e) a copy of the receipt mentioned in paragraph (c) of this article shall, on the request of any person entitled to any estate or interest in the land in respect of which the purchase money or compensation was paid, be furnished by the housing authority to that person;
(f) any person claiming to be entitled to any purchase money or compensation paid to another person under this article, may, within six years after the payment has been made, make an application to the Circuit Court and on the hearing the court may, as it thinks proper, either dismiss the application or make a decree against the housing authority for the amount found due in respect of the claim and the amount for which any such decree is made shall be a debt due to the authority by the person to whom the money was paid by them;
(i) it appears to the housing authority that the person making any claim for purchase money or compensation in respect of land, or any estate or interest in land, is not absolutely entitled to the land, estate or interest, or
(ii) the title to such land, estate, or interest is not satisfactorily shown to the housing authority,
and the purchase money or compensation does not exceed twelve hundred pounds, the authority may pay it into the Circuit Court and the court shall thereupon have with respect thereto all the jurisdiction exercisable by the High Court under the Lands Clauses Acts and the authority shall thereupon have with respect to the land, estate or interest all the like rights and powers as if the purchase money or compensation had been paid into the High Court;
(h) section 72 of the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, shall have effect as if “five hundred pounds” were substituted therein for “twenty pounds”;
(i) notwithstanding the repeal by this Act of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931 , “two” shall continue to be substituted for “three” in article 6 of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1890;
(j) article 24 of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1890, as amended by section 31 of the Act of 1948 (repealed by this Act) shall have effect as if “at which, on the date of such entry the local authority could borrow from the local loans fund” was substituted for “of three pounds per centum per annum”;
(k) the compensation shall be assessed in accordance with such of the provisions of this Act relating to the assessment of compensation in respect of land acquired compulsorily as are applicable to the particular case;
(l) the arbitrator shall not take into account—
(i) any interest in land created after the date on which notice of the order having been made is published in accordance with article 4 of this Schedule, or
(ii) any building erected or any improvement or alteration made after the said date if, in the opinion of the arbitrator, the erection of the building or the making of the improvement or alteration was not reasonably necessary and was carried out with a view to obtaining or increasing compensation.
3. If the compulsory purchase order relates to land which includes a house and the house is, in the opinion of the housing authority, unfit for human habitation and not capable of being rendered fit for human habitation at reasonable expense, the house shall be described in the prescribed manner in the order.
4. Before submitting the compulsory purchase order to the Minister the housing authority shall—
(a) publish in one or more newspapers circulating in their functional area a notice in the prescribed form stating the fact of such an order having been made and naming a place where a copy of the order and of the map referred to therein may be seen at all reasonable hours; and
(b) serve on every owner, lessee and occupier (except tenants for a month or a less period than a month) of any land to which the order relates a notice in the prescribed form stating the effect of the order and that it is about to be submitted to the Minister for confirmation and specifying the time within which and the manner in which objections can be made thereto.
5. (1) Where a compulsory purchase order has been submitted to the Minister, he may, if he thinks fit, and subject to the following provisions of this article—
(a) annul the order by an annulment order, or
(b) confirm the order with or without modification by a confirmation order,
as respects all or part of the land to which the compulsory purchase order relates and in case the Minister makes an annulment order or a confirmation order in respect of part of such land, the Minister may make an annulment order or a confirmation order or a further annulment or confirmation order, as the case may be, in respect of any part of such land to which neither a previously made annulment order nor a previously made confirmation order relates.
(2) The Minister shall not confirm a compulsory purchase order in so far as it relates to any land in respect of which an objection is duly made by any of the persons upon whom notices of the making of the order are required to be served until he has caused to be held a public local inquiry into such objection and until he has considered such objection and the report of the person who held the inquiry, unless—
(a) such objection is withdrawn, or
(b) the Minister is satisfied that such objection relates exclusively to matters which can be dealt with by the arbitrator by whom the compensation may have to be assessed.
(3) An order made by the Minister shall not—
(a) authorise the housing authority to acquire compulsorily any land which the relevant compulsory purchase order would not have authorised them so to acquire if it had been confirmed without modification;
(b) authorise the housing authority to acquire as being a house unfit for human habitation and not capable of being rendered fit for human habitation at reasonable expense any house not so described in the original order.
(4) If the Minister is of the opinion that a house described in a compulsory purchase order as being unfit for human habitation and not capable of being rendered fit at reasonable expense ought not to have been so described, he shall annul the order in so far as it relates to the house, unless he is of the opinion that the house may properly be acquired by the housing authority, in which case he shall modify the order so as to authorise the authority to acquire the house and to pay compensation in respect thereof assessed in accordance with Part II of the Fourth Schedule to this Act.
(5) In construing any enactment incorporated in a compulsory purchase order—
(a) any reference to the special Act shall be construed as a reference to this Act together with the order;
(b) any reference to the confirming authority shall be construed as a reference to the Minister;
(c) any reference to a local authority or the promoters of the undertaking shall be construed as a reference to a housing authority;
(d) any reference to Part I or Part II of the Act of 1890, shall be construed as a reference to this Act;
(e) any reference to land shall be construed as including a reference to any interest or right over land granted by or held from the authority by whom the compulsory purchase order is made.


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A history of Sotogrande, the first Polo field.
Many years ago now, as many as almost 60, at the dawn of Sotogrande, when even before finishing the works on the first beach club, the long-awaited Cucurucho, today Trocadero, the first Polo field already existed.
The polo, which Enrique Zóbel brought from the Philippines, creating the legendary field on the beach that gave so many good memories to the first residents of Sotogrande. In it, every afternoon, they all met to watch the games and have a fun time with friends. This was the seed of what Sotogrande polo means today throughout the world, being one of the few places where, internationally speaking, it is possible to play polo all year round. Today Sotogrande has great trophies, among which the "Sotogrande Gold Cup" stands out, which has been played since 1971 and has made the resort the world capital of this sport for weeks. In addition to the first field, it was the first one by the sea, what is now Sotogrande Beach, which everyone knows by its nickname of Los Lacasitos, right there, the first Polo field was located.
At that time, Polo was not as popular as it has become today, it was more of a family thing, the spectators were the relatives of those pioneers who brought this hobby to this corner, a hobby that had already gone deep in some places like Jerez, the closest to our environment. And that from here it has been given a huge push over the years, both from the Santa María Polo Club and from Ayala Polo.
At that time, the Rio apartments were being finished, and the ones on the beach were already available, the bridge over the river was newly opened and Sotogrande was beginning to take the course to become what it is today.
There was only the part of the Coast, the Kings and Queens area, with some large chalets already built, and only one entrance had the urbanization.
Great memories of an urbanization that we love and know, and of which we can say that Ayling Property Services, the real estate agency established in 1977 and with enough experience and track record, to be able to find you the property of your dreams without great difficulty in this paradise that continues to maintain its main characteristics: family, private, and dedicated to sports and tranquility.

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The C4-generation Corvette ZR-1 was always an uncommon sports car, as it eschewed the conventional pushrod engine for a Lotus-derived, dual-overhead-cam 32-valve V8. This 1993 Corvette ZR-1 was good for 405 horsepower, which made it one of the fastest vehicles on the road in its day.
Of course, building a bespoke, high-output, low-volume engine for the ZR-1 was a costly endeavor, and resulted in the ZR-1 having a base price of $66,278, compared to $34,595 for a contemporary base-model Corvette, according to NADA, in 1993.
The price premium and resulting low sales volume meant that the C4 ZR-1 was destined to be a rare and desirable car, and this particular example, which was recently donated to the National Corvette Museum, is one of the rarest of them all.
The 1993 Corvette ZR-1 was donated to the NCM by a Corvette lifer who currently owns several other examples of the sports car, and is a member of the museum. The donor, a decorated military veteran who wished to remain anonymous, wanted to see the car carry on because of his respect for the vehicle. Unfortunately, the donor is no longer able to enjoy the manual transmission-equipped ZR-1 due to a leg amputation as a result of being hit by an IED. Of the ZR-1, the donor said “you can do whatever you want with it, but when I drop it off, it’s like I had it so it’s now a piece of my history, too.”
The 1993 Corvette ZR-1 is painted in Black Rose Metallic, an option seldom selected over the standard black color. The rose metallic means that the paint has a striking purple, almost red wine-tinted hue to it that comes out in the sunlight. Throughout the entire ZR-1 model run, which covers 1990–1995 model years, just 70 examples were made in Black Rose Metallic. According to the donor, “they only made seven like this one,” referring to the 1993 model.
Interestingly, Corvette fans may recall that Chevrolet offered tribute to the color by briefly reintroducing it for the now-outgoing C7-generation Corvette in 2017 and 2018. The color ended up being just as rare as it was with the C4. It is possible that we will be talking about C7 units in Black Rose Metallic in the same nostalgic light some 20 years from now.


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Above: Percy Stith creates custom hats out of his Santa Fe studio. Photograph by Stefan Wachs.
A VETERAN OF NEW YORK'S fashion industry, Percy Stith came to hat making almost out of necessity. He’d lost his favorite Stetson, and the sticker shock of attempting to replace it awakened his memory of learning how to cut, block, and shape hats more than 15 years before. As proprietor of Percy’s Hat Shop, in Santa Fe, Stith crafts wool chapeaus—many with leather bands—to customer specs, from dapper derbies to hipster fedoras, high crowns to low-profile.
Thinking cap: Stith originally picked up the basics by watching his ex-wife make hats for 15 to 30 minutes a day. “But when I came back to hat making years later, I’d forgotten everything.”
Dyed in the wool: Stith developed his own process by watching videos online and through plenty of trial and error. He doesn’t use patterns and has only a few basic round block sizes to create his one-of-a-kind felted wool lids in natural browns, blacks, and whites, or dyed to suit. “There’s definitely a freedom and a personal touch to the cutting and hand-shaping process.”
Old hat, new hat: An innovator, Stith has been experimenting with dyeing techniques and developing a brim cutter that he hopes to patent. “The brim cutters I’ve been using are antiquated and have been the same for hundreds of years.”
Bee in his bonnet: Stith is launching a make-your-own kit, complete with video instruction, materials, and tools. “This will hopefully create a new generation of makers. This feels like a time where people are empowered to do for themselves.”
Hat tip: The key to wearing more hats? Own more hats. “Vintage hat advertisements advise different hats for different face shapes. But people can look great in any kind of hat. There’s no formula. Everyone can be a hat person.”


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He's written songs for everyone from Justin Bieber to Maroon 5, and he's set to unveil his own second album soon to follow up his new EP release 'The Truth', one which features his song 'Not That Simple'.
Seven songs to take you to victory, or seven songs to dry your eyes to.
Idris Elba has unveiled his new indie imprint 7Wallace Music.
It's that time of year again. 'Today we celebrate our Independence Day!'
We could watch this guy all day.


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Almost 90 percent of South Carolinians traveling this Thanksgiving holiday will be celebrating with a road trip.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A total of 656,000 South Carolinians are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving. And with gas prices at their lowest levels in five years, about 591,000 of those travelers will drive, an increase of about 24,000 more than last year, according to AAA Carolinas.
Gas prices in South Carolina have dropped dramatically in the past two months. The statewide average is around $2.59, down 57 cents from Labor Day, when the average was $3.16. And South Carolinians are paying 47 cents less at the pump compared to last Thanksgiving, when they paid $3.06.
"Lower prices at the pump have encouraged more people to hit the road this Thanksgiving holiday to spend time with their family and friends," said David E. Parsons, president and CEO of AAA Carolinas.
Parsons said Thanksgiving is one of the most dangerous holidays for motorists due to its five-day length and the heavy traffic caused by the high number of travelers on the road.
Last year, five people died in crashes on South Carolina highways during the Thanksgiving holiday, defined as Wednesday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 30. The highest number of travelers on the road will depart for their destinations on Wednesday, and most will return on Sunday, according to AAA.
"With Thanksgiving being the busiest travel weekend of the year, we want to remind families to take extra measures to ensure safety on the highways," Parsons said.

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Milwaukee 5936 Heavy Duty 4" x 24" Electric Belt Sander
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4" x 24" belt
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Rubber coated rear pulley for full traction under heavy pressure
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Milwaukee's 4 x 24 Belt Sander has all the features professionals ask for. A powerful 10-amp motor for fast continuous sanding. The weight is centered for optimum balance and control. The housing is designed to allow flush sanding and there is a quick release lever for changing sanding belts.
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It’s a sad reality that peer-on-peer sex abuse is on the increase amongst children. New figures published by the BBC showed that in 2016/17, there were 7,866 reports of sexual abuse committed by children and where the victim was also a child. By 2018/19, the number of reports had more than doubled to 16,102.
These numbers are horrendous, though sadly unsurprising. If anything, these figures are likely to be an underestimation of the problem, as they do not include the online offence of non-consensual sharing of private sexual images or videos and they do not take into account the many cases that go unreported.
We saw from the Ofsted review into sexual abuse in schools in June just how widespread sexual harassment is and how prominent sexist attitudes are from a young age. The review was carried out after the website ‘Everyone’s Invited’ exploded with survivors sharing their stories. Since 8th March 2021, over 51,000 anonymous testimonies have been submitted to the site, each explaining the sexual harassment or abuse they faced in education settings, often followed by an incredibly poor response from the school in return.
The Ofsted report concluded that sexual harassment has been normalised in schools, with unwanted nude images and inappropriate touching sadly becoming very common for children. However, despite sexual abuse in schools continuously returning to the headlines throughout this year, the government is still failing to effectively use one of the most valuable tools at its disposal: relationship education.
Whether the issue is child abuse or sexual harassment, it has always been clear to me that relationship education is fundamental in prevention. Helping children understand key ideas such as consent and respect from an early age is crucial in addressing the root causes of abusive behaviour. It’s so important that children understand what healthy relationships look like so that they don’t replicate inappropriate behaviour themselves, and know to tell a trusted adult if they are being abused themselves.
Statutory relationship, sex and health education (RSHE) was set to become mandatory for all children following my amendment to the children and social work bill in 2017. I was relieved that the government adopted my proposal, but it is now incredibly disappointing to watch as the government refuses to give schools the support they need to implement RSHE successfully.
The Ofsted review stated that many teachers did not feel confident teaching RSHE and that it was not being given sufficient time to be taught. It’s clear that this is having an impact on the children, with Ofsted reporting that many children felt RSHE hadn’t given them what was needed to understand the topic and relate it to their day-to-day lives. Many girls had turned to social media to teach themselves, and some were educating the other children in their class about what is unacceptable behaviour.
It’s extremely frustrating to read about children still being let down by a lack of relationship and sex education, when legislation on this very subject was passed four years ago. The government has had plenty of time to prepare for this and this school year must be the year we see genuine change.
The government has provided some training for teachers, but it is very limited in both scope and reach. Many schools have received no training at all. RSHE is a sensitive and often challenging topic to teach, and teachers require support in how to teach it, as well as the content itself.
Schools are doing the best that they can, but the government must now listen to children, parents and teachers to ensure RSHE is as effective as possible. For this to happen, the curriculum, and the way it’s taught, must be relatable to children’s lives and the struggles they face.
I have again written to the government explaining what schools need, whether that is funding, resources, training for teachers, or more help with sequencing and timetabling the content. It’s the government’s job to fill in the gaps – and to be blunt, if they fail to do so, we will continue to see more abuse.


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Dr. Juan Andrés Bisset, one of Cuba’s leading entomologists, will be a featured speaker at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016) in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Bisset, head of the Vector Control Department at the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine and an advisor to the Cuban Public Health Ministry, will deliver an invitational lecture called “Aedes aegypti Management Strategies for Dengue Control in Cuba” at a special symposium.
Dr. Juan Andrés Bisset
“When I received my first passport as a Brazilian citizen, it was stamped ‘not valid’ for Cuba,” said Dr. Walter Leal, one of the Co-Chairs of ICE 2016. “That sparked a curiosity about that country. After I become an entomologist and a U.S. citizen, my curiosity shifted toward entomology in Cuba. Fast forward to today: The International Congress of Entomology could not justify its theme, ‘Entomology without Borders,’ if we did not have at least one delegate from Cuba. We are absolutely delighted to host Dr. Juan Bisset, who will tell us how they control Aedes aegypti and mitigate transmission of dengue. We welcome Dr. Bisset, his knowledge, and input.”
Dr. John Hildebrand
In November 2014 in Portland, OR, the Co-Chairs of the 2016 International Congress of Entomology announced the selection of awardees and speakers for the 2016 International Congress of Entomology in Orlando, Florida.
The University of Arizona’s Dr. John G. Hildebrand is the recipient of the 2016 Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture Award.
In addition, Professors Angharad Gatehouse (University of Newcastle), Ring Cardé (University of California, Riverside), and Maureen Coetzee (University of the Witwatersrand) will receive Certificates of Distinction for Outstanding Achievements in 2016.
Finally, ICE 2016 will feature the following eight Plenary Speakers:
Dr. Jules Hoffmann
Dr. Jules A. Hoffmann, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will speak at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016), which will be held September 25-30, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Hoffmann is a professor of integrative biology at the Strasbourg University Institute for Advanced Study. He is also emeritus research director of the French National Research Center, and he served as vice-president and president of the French National Academy of Sciences from 2006-2010.
He is one of two Nobel Prize winners, along with Peter Agre (2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry), to agree to speak at ICE 2016, which promises to be the largest gathering of insect scientists in history, with more than 6,000 attendees expected.
Dr. Peter Agre
Dr. Peter Agre, the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, will speak at the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016), which will be held September 25-30, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Agre shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering aquaporins, a family of water-channel proteins found throughout nature that underlie numerous physiological processes and clinical disorders. He is deeply involved in multiple global issues, and is the current director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, which conducts research in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Royal Entomological Society, on behalf of the Wigglesworth Fund, is pleased to announce that the period for submitting nominations for the 2016 Wigglesworth Memorial Lecture and Medal Award is now open and will remain open until August 31, 2014.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE WIGGLESWORTH LECTURE ARE NOW CLOSED.
The awardee will give the lecture and receive the award at the 25th International Congress of Entomology in Orlando, Florida, USA, September 25-30, 2016.
The Florida Entomological Society (FES) has announced that it will co-locate its 2016 annual meeting with the XXV International Congress of Entomology (ICE), which will be held in Orlando, FL from September 25-30, 2016.
Like the Olympics, the International Congress of Entomology is held every four years, and it attracts thousands of participants from all over the world. This event promises to be the largest gathering of entomologists in history, as the Florida Entomological Society joins the Entomological Society of Canada (ESC) and the Entomological Society of America (ESA), who will all co-locate their 2016 meetings in Orlando along with the ICE 2016.
The organizers of ICE 2016, the XXV International Congress of Entomology, invite members of the global community of insect scientists to submit ideas for symposia for the 2016 meeting, which will take place September 25-30 in Orlando, Florida.
Each symposium at ICE 2016 will be 2-4 hours in length and will feature 15-minute presentations related to the symposium topic.
Each symposium will be assigned to one of the 30 identified scientific sections, which range from acarology to urban entomology.
The deadline for submissions is March 2, 2015.
Click here to submit a symposium idea for the 2016 International Congress of Entomology.
The Council for Congresses of Entomology wishes to award Certificates of Distinction at each International Entomological Congress. These awards are honorary only, and carry no monetary or material value; where possible the Council may assist with a contribution to travel expenses.
Entomologists are invited to nominate colleagues, either as individuals or as teams, for consideration by the Council for these awards in forthcoming Congresses. Successful candidates will be advised prior to the Congress and will be asked to present a special lecture on their work during the Congress.
The deadline for nominations for ICE 2016 is May 5, 2014.
Click here for criteria and procedures, and to submit your nominations.
Submissions for daily plenary speakers for the 2016 International Congress of Entomology are now being accepted from anyone in the global entomological community and related disciplines.
There are six easy steps to make a nomination. Each submitter may nominate only one speaker. The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2014. More information on submissions can be found here.
Submit a nomination.
May 15, 2013 — The Entomological Society of Canada (ESC) recently announced that it would co-locate its 2016 annual meeting with the 2016 International Congress of Entomology (ICE 2016) in Orlando, Florida. They will be joined by the Entomological Society of America (ESA), the host of ICE 2016, who will also co-locate their 2016 annual meeting in Orlando. This combination of three entomology meetings is expected to be the largest gathering of scientists and experts in the history of insect science, with an expected attendance of more than 6,000 delegates.
“The Entomological Society of Canada is very much looking forward to partnering with the ESA in the co-location of our meeting to the 2016 International Congress of Entomology,” said Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate, President of the Entomological Society of Canada. “We expect that it will create many enriching intellectual and interactive opportunities for our respective society members, while being embedded within the broader cultural melting pot provided by the ICE. I suspect having our actual societies, and not just individuals from our societies, attend the ICE will contribute to the sense of communities or cultures coming together, thus heightening the ‘Entomology Without Borders’ experience.”


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India''s Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft on Tuesday was 216 million km from earth and is expected to enter the martian orbit in the morning if September 24. Along an arc it has so far travelled 655 million km.
Just like on Earth, an average day on Mars lasts 24 hours. But for the 200-odd scientists at the Isro Telemetry Tracking and Command Network in Bangalore tracking the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft, there is no day or night.
In a major boost to the Indian scientific community, the Mars Orbiter Mission, on its maiden tryst with the red planet, has completed 300 days of its journey in space and is just 23 days away from reaching its intended orbit.
In about 34 days, India’s Mars orbiter mission (MOM) spacecraft will be hiding behind the Red Planet and not be visible from earth.
Mars orbiter spacecraft has completed 90 per cent of its journey to Mars and is slated to enter the orbit of red planet on September 24.
Isro chief K Radhakrishnan said that the final decision will depend upon the success of the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) orbit insertion on September 24, 2014.
Less than three weeks before India's first date with Mars, Isro' s spacecraft authorization committee will meet on Thursday to plan a crucial test—firing of the Mars orbiter's main engine before its rendezvous with the red planet on September 24.
The ambitious Mars mission, under a Rs 450-crore project, was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on November 5 last year.
With exactly a month left for the MOM to enter the Red Planet’s orbit, Isro activated a navigation technique to check the spacecraft’s position on a daily basis.
India''s Mars orbiter spacecraft crossed the halfway mark to the red planet on Wednesday 9.50am. The mission launched on November 5 last year will reach the Mars orbit on September 24 this year.
It will take another 233 days for MOM to reach Mars. MOM is 14.4 million km away from earth and is moving at a velocity of 31.3 km/s with respect to the Sun. As of now, a signal travelling at the speed of light takes around 48 seconds to reach MOM, ISRO has informed.
The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) 'Malgalyaan' is now 35 lakh km away from the earth, ISRO scientists have informed.
The fourth supplementary orbit raising manoeuvre of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft early this morning has been successfully completed. The observed change in Apogee is from 78,276km to 1,18,642 km.
In a supplementary exercise early on Tuesday, Isro scientists raised the orbit of Mars spacecraft to about 1.18 lakh km. The orbiter will leave Earth orbit on December 1.
The orbit-raising exercise of Mars spacecraft on Monday fell short of expectation, but the spacecraft is in good health, Isro has said. A supplementary exercise will be done tomorrow.
India's Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft is cruising over the Arabian Sea at an altitude of 12,165 km with a speed of 2.37 km/second at 5 pm today. The mission was launched on November 5.
Isro scientists have successfully carried out the first orbit-raising operation on the Mars orbiter launched on Tuesday. At the farthest point now, the orbiter will be around 28,000km from Earth.
Propellant filling for the fourth phase of PSLV-C25 is in progress. The rocket carrying the Mars orbiter will blast off from Sriharikota at 2.38pm Wednesday .


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Reportedly, in May, the Central Military Commission (CMC)’s Standing Committee and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) directed the whole military to accomplish military and defense affairs. Accordingly, they maintained combat readiness, firmly protected national sovereignty, closely worked with relevant forces to ensure safety for important events, especially SEA Games 31. In addition, units in the whole military mobilized troops to help Northern provinces to overcome flood aftermath, prevent illegal crossings, fight smuggling and drug-related crimes. Especially, Resolution No.05-NQ/TW of the Politburo on the organization of the Vietnam People’s Army in the 2021-2030 period and the following years were also synchronously conducted. Besides, the MND has instructed the whole military to well perform training and education with high quality, review the implementation of the CMC’s Resolution No.765-NQ/QUTW on raising the quality of training in the 2013-2020 period and the following … [Read more...] about Defense minister chairs briefing on task performance in May
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In Truong Sa (Spratly), Son Ca (Sand Cay), Nam Yet (Namyit), and Phan Vinh (Pearson Reef) islands, General San and the delegates offered incense in tribute to fallen soldiers and commemorated President Ho Chi Minh, Grand Duke Tran Hung Dao and General Vo Nguyen Giap. On this occasion, the defense leader visited and encouraged forces on duty on the islands, inspected the troops’ military and defense task implementation as well as logistic services in the areas. He also presented gifts to islanders in Truong Sa townlet, while encouraging them to go fishing at sea, join hands with the forces to firmly protect the national sovereignty over sea and islands. Reportedly, over the past time, the troops have embraced all resolutions and instructions of higher levels, grasped situations to be ready in any circumstances, raised training and combat readiness quality, well conducted mass mobilization and search and rescue work, and more. In acknowledgement of their task performance, General … [Read more...] about Deputy defense minister visits Truong Sa Islands
Given net-zero commitments, Vietnam is now at a crossroads to transform routes that benefit both the economy and the environment. Vietnam’s climate commitment at COP26 requires development pathways to ensure the balance of both economy and environment that the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) called reforms. UNDP Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen at the ceremony held in Quang Ninh Province on May 28. Photos: UNDP Vietnam would need a “Green Climate Doi Moi” to enable a green and inclusive economic rebound from Covid-19 as the country strives for a high-income level by 2045, while safeguarding the natural resources and environment for future generations, Caitlin Wiesen, UNDP Resident Representative, said today. This includes green, climate-resilient approaches to technology, capital markets, supply chains, business models, and the engagement of SMEs in innovation, Wiesen said at a national launching ceremony held on May 28 in response to World … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs “green climate Doi Moi”: UNDP
The two inventions included "Spherical mirror optics for medium-wave thermal imaging equipment" invented in 2017 and "Method for making high-temperature synthetic materials." The former helps self-research, design and manufacture camera-core and minimize the dependence on imports from abroad. Meanwhile, the latter helps produce materials able to meet harsh-working conditions in the military field. Viettel has so far been granted 56 patents in Vietnam and 11 patents in the U.S. by USPTO. Each year, the number of patents granted to Viettel increases by 142%, nearly 8 times higher than the average increase of 18% of domestic applicants. The group is currently a pioneer and key unit in implementing the Prime Minister’s intellectual property strategy to 2030, with the goal of increasing the number of patent applications and patent protection titles by an average of 16 - 18% per year. Translated by Mai Huong … [Read more...] about Viettel has two more exclusively-protected patents in the U.S.
In a cozy atmosphere, General Can expressed his pleasure to welcome the delegation on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (July 27, 1947 - 2022). Recalling the revolutionary history, General Can highlighted that, during the national resistance wars against foreign invaders and the implementation of international service, under the leadership of the Party, the Dong Nai provincial armed forces and people made great contribution to the cause of national liberation and unification. Over the past time, the local authorities and people have always overcome difficulties to gain important achievements. Reportedly, the province has also attached much importance to policy implementation for national contributors. On behalf of the GDP, General Can thanked the local Party Committee, authorities and people for helping the Vietnam People’s Army during their task performance. During the event, General Can also briefed delegates on the whole military … [Read more...] about GDP leader meets with national contributors in Dong Nai province
According to Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, the bill comprises seven chapters and 74 articles, adding many new contents to existing regulations in the field, including those on the implementation of democracy in agencies. Tra said that in the compilation of the bill, there have been different opinions on regulations on the realization of democracy in enterprises that need further discussion at the N.A. Following the Government’s opinion, the bill gives one chapter on the implementation of democracy in companies, she added. Delivering a verification report on the bill, Chairman of the N.A. Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung underlined that the committee agrees with the necessity of the law. Tung said the committee proposed that the Government continue to specify the implementation of democracy inside agencies of the Party, N.A., people’s committee at all levels, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations, the People’s Courts, People’s Procuracy, … [Read more...] about N.A. deputies debate draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level

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OUR SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF (PARENTAL OR GOVERNMENTAL) CHILD KIDNAPPING
We dedicate ourselves to recovering internationally abducted and wrongfully retained children.
International parental child abduction generally concerns a child who has been taken by one parent away from the other. That child has been then taken – without authorization or against existing agreements – to a foreign country.
You can also talk of international child abduction or wrongful retention if the child is not brought back or returned home on time. The International Criminal Court against Child Kidnapping intervenes, and recovers your child from any country in the world, when nobody hears you, when nobody helps you, and when everybody lets you down!
Sometimes the child is wrongfully retained in other countries with the help and support of corrupt judges and Government officials, who violate International Laws & Treaties, which leads to "Governmental Child Kidnapping" or "Enforced Disappearance" of your children. Without the support of these corrupt judges the other parent would not be able to retain the child illegally in the other country. This is where we come in and support you to be reunited with your children by exposing abuse of power and enforcing International Laws & Treaties against these criminal judges.
For example, authorities such as the "U.S. Department of Justice" have the tendency to create "beautiful looking brochures" regarding the Crime of Family Abduction, including an impressive Foreword from the U.S. Attorney General. However, "bad judges" undermine the entire legal system by violating Federal Laws, violating their Oath of Office, violating the Code of Conduct for Judges, Canon 1, 2 and 3 and the American Constitution as nobody really controls them.
Canons of Judicial Ethics. A judge should uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary. A judge should perform the duties of his office impartially and diligently. Our role is to expose these lawless judges under the Whistleblower Protection Act by filling official complaints with the Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division and the Office of the Special Counsel. These actions are serving the "left behind parent", the Government by reporting misconduct and encouraging all "law abiding judges to act under color of law" so the good system can function.
Message From Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson
Each year, more than 200,000 children become victims of family abduction. Taken from family, home, and friends by a parent or other family member, they are thrust into a life of uncertainty and isolation. As we work to protect children from harm, we must remain vigilant and informed about the dangers that face children within our communities. A critical part of this responsibility begins with the recognition that family abduction is a serious crime. This publication was written to provide victims and their families with knowledge and support in their time of crisis. For families undergoing this ordeal, there is comfort in knowing they are not alone and there are resources dedicated to assisting them in the recovery of their abducted children. The hard-earned knowledge provided in this publication came at great cost. May it bear rich dividends in helping others.
Laurie O. Robinson Assistant Attorney General
Title IV-D and Corruption
“The federal incentives drive the system. The more divorces, and the higher the child-support guidelines are set and enforced (no matter how unreasonable), the more money the state bureaucracy collects from the feds. Follow the money. The less time that non-custodial parents (usually fathers) are permitted to be with their children, the more child support they must pay into the state fund, and the higher the federal bonus to the states for collecting the money. " - Phyllis Schlafly
The reality is that NOBODY really cares to help you to get your child back, and even the highest judges in the USA are actively involved in "legalized kidnapping" of children because it brings Federal Government funding into the State budgets for every destroyed family. Under the Title - IVD Program the Federal Government pays 'kickbacks" to all 50 States on child support they order and collect, totalling Billions of Dollars every year. This can easily be $100,000 or more per case, even if your child as been kidnapped by the other parent and is illegally in the country (Emphasis added)!
How do we know that these "kickbacks" are a reality?
Because we have 'left behind parents" who came to us for help based on the fact that they became victims of these Crimes against Humanity, where U.S. Judges acted more criminal than the child abducting parent! These corrupt Judges ordered to keep the illegal immigrant children in the country and tried to collect child support every month from the left behind parents who live overseas. You don't believe it that such outrageous corruption can even exist? Click here for a reality check: Sec. 459A. International support enforcement
In looking at the Federal Social Security Act, Title IV, Part D, Section 458, you will see language that allows the US Federal Government to give back “Incentive Payments” to US states for performance based child support collection, paternity establishment, and administrative costs. Typically, these incentive payments go back to social services programs because the thinking is after a divorce many women will end up using programs like TANF and Welfare for which US States have little money in their budgets for. While the exact amount of money is hard to define because of performance, and the fact that different states get back different amounts, many studies show that the average is that for every one dollar collected in child support, one dollar is released from Social Security Coffers that can then be given back to US States.
Final Rule: Title IV-D of the Social Security Act: Child Support Enforcement Program - § 302.52 Incentive payments to political subdivisions and other States. (Your Children Become The Pawn To Even Finance Political Campaigns!)
The State plan shall provide as follows:
(a) When, pursuant to the State plan, a political subdivision of the State (or a legal entity of the political subdivision, such as a Prosecuting or District Attorney or a Friend of the Court) makes, for the State of which it is a political subdivision, or one State makes, for another State, the enforcement and collection of the support rights assigned under § 232.11 of this title (either within or outside of the State making the enforcement or collection), the IV-D agency making the distribution pursuant to § 302.51 of this Chapter of the amounts collected shall pay to the political subdivision or State making the enforcement and collection from the amounts which would otherwise represent the Federal share of the assistance payments to the family of the absent parent:
(1) An amount equal to 25 percent of any amount collected (and required to be retained by the State to reduce or repay assistance payments in accordance with § 302.51(b)(2) or (4)) which represents payment on the required support obligation owed for 12 months; and
(2) An amount equal to 10 percent of any amount collected (and required to be retained by the State to reduce or repay assistance payments in accordance with § 302.51(b)(2) or (4) which is attributable to the support obligation owed for any month after the first 12 months for which collections are made.
(b) The 25 percent incentive described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall be paid for any month in which amounts are collected (pursuant to an assignment under § 232.11 of this title) which represent payment on the required monthly support obligation owed for 12 months and shall continue to be paid for such amounts until the amounts that are collected equal the amount owed on the required support obligation for 12 months, even if the months during which such collections are made are not consecutive. In the case of a family who ceases receiving aid under the State's title IV-A plan, if such family begins receiving such aid again at a later date, a new 12 month period for payment of the 25 percent incentive shall commence.
(c) The jurisdiction making the collection shall transmit, no later than 10 days after the end of the month in which the collection was made, the entire amount of the collection to the appropriate IV-D agency. Such IV-D agency shall calculate and pay the incentive, if any, described in paragraph (a) of this section, within 60 days after the end of the month in which the collection was made by the collecting jurisdiction.
(d) In forwarding the child support collection to the appropriated IV-D agency, the collecting jurisdiction shall include, as appropriate, either a two digit code identifying the collecting State or a five digit code identifying the collecting county. Such codes shall be those defined in the Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (PIPS) by the National Bureau of Standards and also promulgated by the General Services Administration in Worldwide Geographical Location Codes and shall be used by the IV-D agency to track the collection and pay the incentive.
(e) Where more than one jurisdiction within the State is involved in the enforcement or collection, or more than one State is involved in the enforcement or collection, the amount of the incentive payment determined in paragraph (a) of this section shall be allocated among such jurisdictions in a manner described by instructions issued by the Office.
Suddenly and inexplicably abandoning their children, perhaps what we should believe instead is that a lucrative racket now is cynically using our children as weapons and tools to enrich lawyers and provide employment for judges and bureaucrats. Rather than pursuing ever greater numbers of fathers with ever more Draconian punishments, the Justice Department should be investigating the kind of crimes it was created to pursue — such as kidnapping, extortion and racketeering — in the nation's family courts.” -
Dr. Stephen Baskerville, PhD.
“I worked in the hell hole called child support for almost 6 years. I thought I was going to die. It was the most frustrating, sad, depressing, hideous job I have EVER had in my life.
When I quit, I told them I had received a more lucrative offer from a sweatshop in Calcutta. I still have friends there and things have not changed in the 2 years since I left. I had a letter hand delivered to Greg Abbott outlining the problems -- double dipping from two jobs, overcharging non custodial parents, defaulting people when they were not served, intercepting tax refunds illegally and my personal favorite; garnishing the savings accounts of two children, basically forcing them to pay their own child support!
The FIDM unit thought it was FUNNY. I failed to see the humor.” Melissa Puntenney - Former Paralegal for Attorney General’s office (TX)
LEFT BEHIND PARENTS:
If by now the above facts have not opened your eyes how you and your children are being abused as PAWN for Government funding programs, then you are not seeing reality.
We only act in your child’s best interest, and make this always our highest priority to restore their human rights, reunite you with your children by enforcing International Laws and Treaties to hold all "bad actors" accountable!
If your rights or the rights of your children have been violated, talk to us to enforce your children's rights and hold the perpetrators accountable!


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I had a
rather fraught early shift today… in retrospect it wasn’t that busy, but having
had a quiet one yesterday I had been hoping for more of the same. But within an
hour or so of starting work I had detected an atypical blood group antibody and
had identified it.
Anti-Kp(a) is rather obscure as antibodies go… with only two per cent of the population (at best) carrying the antigen it can be a challenge for those who produce antibody panels to be able to include it in their repertoire. I must admit I can’t remember having identified one myself before.
Directed at an antigen of the Kell blood group system, anti-Kp(a) can cause both haemolytic blood transfusion reactions and haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn. Rather than copying and pasting (which would fool no one, here’s a few references…
more can be found in less than thirty seconds with a search on Google.
I learned something today…


Nigeria Soccer Federation President Ibrahim Gusau has revealed that the gamers and officers of the Flamingos will likely be paid their World Cup bonuses sooner moderately than later.
The Nigeria U-17 Girls crew made the nation proud in India, after they received the bronze medal on the 2022 FIFA U-17 Girls’s World Cup in October.
The gamers and officers of the crew are but to be paid their bonuses since then, Gusau has now assured them that their wait will quickly be over.
“We’re fairly conscious of the truth that we’re owing them and I can guarantee them that they may receives a commission as quickly as potential. The Minister of Youth and Sports activities is working laborious to make sure that the cash meant for the crew’s bonuses and allowances are launched by the ministry of finance,” Gusau said.
“No cash was given to NFF to prosecute the African qualifying matches as much as the world cup correct. We sourced funds that enabled the Flamingos to take part within the World Cup and we have been additionally in a position to offset their each day allowances and different bills. They need to be affected person and belief us to get their cash, the method shouldn’t be straightforward that’s the reason for the delay,” the NFF president said.
The crew have been handled to a rousing welcome in October when the Minister of Youth and Sports activities Sunday Dare hosted them in Abuja.


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Alzheimer’s Society is a national support and research charity for people with dementia and their carers. They provide information and support about all forms of dementia through publications, their website and National Dementia Helpline.
Talking Point is an online forum for anyone affected by dementia. It’s a place to ask for advice, share information and join in discussion. www.alzheimers.org.uk/talkingpoint
National Dementia Helpline
Alzheimer’s Society operates a helpline which you can contact on 0300 222 1122 for information, support, guidance and signposting to other appropriate organisations. It is open from 9am – 8pm (Monday to Wednesday) 9am – 5pm (Thursday and Friday), 10am -4pm (Saturday and Sunday). You can email Alzheimer’s Society on: [email protected]
There are also lots of resources and information on the Alzheimer’s Society website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Support for callers who have speech and/or hearing difficulties Enquirers who have speech difficulties and/ or hearing difficulties and who have access to a textphone, or access to a PC adapted to operate as a textphone, can coverse with Society information providers via Text Relay(used to be RNID Typetalk). For more information please contact us at [email protected].


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Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Climate Resilience- A Guidance Paper for the Philippines
This guidance paper describes the concept of resilience and discusses its relation to climate change adaptation (CCA), discusses the challenges involved in measuring resilience, and describes existing measurement frameworks that address these challenges. It introduces an approach for developing an M&E framework for resilience in the Philippines and analyzes key national measurement frameworks to draw out lessons learned and options for measuring resilience. It then discusses recommendations for developing and operationalizing the M&E framework. Finally, in the conclusions the guidance paper discusses where Risk Resilience Sustainability Program (RRSP) investments should focus to ensure that investments contribute to the emerging evidence base for resilience nationally and internationally.
Macclune, Kenneth & McGinn, Colleen & Asif, Furqan & Venkateswaran, Kanmani. (2017). Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Climate Resilience- A Guidance Paper for the Philippines. 10.13140/RG.2.2.32606.95041.
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TURN ANY GET-TOGETHER INTO A SUPER FUN MEMORY, AND SEND YOUR GUEST HOME WITH A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF JEWELRY AND A LIFETIME OF SKILL!
ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 7 YEARS OF AGE
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A wire-wrapping jewelry party is a unique event to awaken the inner artists of your most discerning guests. Upon arrival, one of our staff members will accompany each guest to where all the supplies are. For most people, it's a rare site to see a table full of heavenly colors made up of vast amounts of natural gemstones, Swarovski Crystals, beads, and all the supplies waiting for them to make their masterpiece. The word we often encounter at their first site is a- WOW - Selecting what they like to use to make jewelry will begin our event's meet-and-greet portion. Then, under one of our exceptional craftsman's guidance, guests will have 30 minutes to select their stones and metals and bring them to their designated spot. We begin the jewelry-making process with step-by-step, hands-on instruction. Making the experience fun and straightforward. A trained jewelry designer will guide them throughout the process, answer all their questions and help where needed. The process will be displayed on a projected screen so each jewelry maker can see each step of the process. While working on making your masterpiece, we encourage you to help each other and connect beyond the reach of words. Once guests have completed their piece, they select a chain for their necklace and pick up their jewelry pouch included with the experience. The process of jewelry making is terrific and super easy. Guests are often amazed by what they can create. We also offer matching earrings, bracelets, and finished jewelry pieces for them to purchase if they choose to. Some guests are eager to learn the technique but don't usually wear jewelry. So the key chains are a great option. THE KEY CHAINS ARE A GREAT OPTION FOR THE GENTLEMEN WHO WOULD RATHER MAKE SOMETHING FOR THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF MAKING A UNIQUE GIFT FOR SPECIAL SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE. Disclaimer; We make it our job to ensure you and your guests have the most incredible and unique experience possible maybe that's precisely why we have been in business for over 22 years. Please take the time to check out the testimonials of some of our guests.


AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's redistricting commission on Monday approved county commission districts, but did not reach consensus on the state's congressional districts or legislative districts.
The commission heard public comments, but took no action on proposals for redrawing the line between the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts, or on state Senate district proposals. Republicans and Democrats planned to release their proposals for 151 state House districts later Monday.
The congressional proposals focus on Kennebec County, and both parties agree on moving the state’s capital city, Augusta, to the state’s northern district. There’s disagreement, however, on reshuffling a dozen other municipalities, including Waterville.
The panel meets again on Thursday. It faces a deadline for coming up with a compromise and issuing a report on Monday.
If there's no consensus, then the matter goes to state lawmakers who'd have 10 days to approve maps. The maps would go to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court if there's no consensus.


TWO of Harborough town centre’s most familiar independent names are set to close in the new year.
The Midland Army and Navy store in Adam and Eve Street is to shut up shop after more than 50 years.
And Walkers Bookshop, in St Mary’s Place, is also set to close in January with the loss of eight jobs.
Keith Castle, who has managed the Army and Navy store for 22 years, said the shop would be closed by the end of January after the elderly owner of the unit decided to lease it out rather than continue the business.
Originally located next door to the present shop at number 14 and called Adam and Eve Supplies, the shop opened in 1958.
It later moved to number 16 and, apart from a brief period in the 1990s, has remained under the same ownership, selling outdoor clothing, workwear and uniforms as well as offering an engraving service.
Mr Castle told the Mail: “We’ve got a closing down sale at the moment and once the stock goes that will be it. It’s a real shame.”
Walkers Bookshop opened in 2000 but is to close in mid-January after rent re-negotiations with the new owners of St Mary’s Place broke down.
The shopping precinct was bought by RREEF, an arm of Deutsche Bank, for £18.7m earlier this year and Walkers owner Tim Walker said the rent wanted by the firm was too high to make the business pay.
He said: “It’s heartbreaking. The staff have worked tremendously hard and the fact that we’re closing is no reflection on them.”
The Mail spoke to Alison Taylor of RREEF, who said the firm does not comment on rent negotiations.


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Popular Things to Do in Wrangell
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The small fishing village, nestled at the mouth of the Stikine River, boasts a friendly and welcoming atmosphere that pays tribute to its storied past, which can be explored through places like Chief Shakes Tribal House (a replica of 19th-century Tlingit Tribal quarters) and the Wrangell Museum.
If you're feeling more adventurous, trails like the 0.4-mile Mt. Dewey one (just steps from the museum) are perfect time-sensitive energy boosters with rewarding views. For those who want more of a challenge, try the Rainbow Falls trail (a 5- to 10-minute drive from the port), which is roughly 9 miles and takes several hours. Also a little more adventurous is the Anan Creek Wildlife Viewing Site, which can be accessed from Wrangell via a boat ride that takes you 35 miles southeast of Wrangell. Once at the site, a moderate hike takes you up to safe grounds, where you can observe black bears fishing for salmon just a few feet away from you.

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